Smallville (TV Series)

Echo (2009)

Tom Welling: Clark Kent

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• Clark Kent : How'd you know the pressure plate wasn't real?

  Oliver Queen : I didn't.

  Clark Kent : Oliver...

  Oliver Queen : I waited till the last person got out, Clark. I knew the explosion wouldn't kill you.

• Clark Kent : Jor-El. I'm reading people's thoughts. You said my trials had begun. Is this one of them?

  Jor-El : I've planted within you the seeds for this trial, designed to self-manifest when most needed. An event must have happened to trigger it, some kind of error or mistake in judgment.

  Clark Kent : I don't understand. I saved everyone in that factory.

  Jor-El : Assumptions are flaws inherent in the human instincts you have adopted, but they are beneath you. What you have yet to nurture is your Kryptonian intuition.

  Clark Kent : You shouldn't underestimate humans.

  Jor-El : Neither should *you*. Being able to discern why humans truly behave as they do will help you to better protect them. This ability is only temporary. You must learn to focus, Kal-El. Perception can be the difference between life and death.

• [Lois almost hits Clark with her car after the explosion] 

  Lois Lane : Clark, did I miss him?

  Clark Kent : If you by "him" you mean me, barely.

  Lois Lane : Not you, the Blur.

• Chloe Sullivan : What am I thinking right now?

  Clark Kent : No clue. So far, it's only been Lois.

  Chloe Sullivan : Okay. Well, I know that my Wall of Weird is so three upgrades ago, but I've spent enough time digitalizing the strange and unexplained in my life to know that you don't just catch ESP. So the question is how do we know that this isn't just your super-hearing on the fritz?

  Clark Kent : As loud as Lois is, even she can't speak with her mouth closed.

• Clark Kent : I haven't been paying enough attention to everything. There's been danger all around me that I haven't seen. Warning signs I haven't noticed. And people in need that I've neglected. I didn't realize how bad things are. I haven't been here for you. I'm sorry.

  Oliver Queen : Well, with all due respect, Clark, I'm not sure I'm worth your concern. You know, when I was reading that speech in there... when I decided to, uh... that speech wasn't just a laundry list of all my sins, it was... it was a fact sheet. Ever tell you how old I was when my parents died? Five. I never really knew 'em very well. Everything about my life... is not really mine. It's theirs. I didn't earn it. And it's all a lie. You of all people know what it's like to wear a mask, right? That's all this is, the Queen name, Green Arrow. Masks. And I just realized there's nothing underneath them.

  Clark Kent : You know, there is something behind those masks. You're just afraid to face it. You're not running away from who you are, you're running away from who you think you're becoming. You don't have to face it alone. Just because you've given up on Oliver Queen doesn't mean I have.

• Clark Kent : You're in a good mood today.

  Lois Lane : Would be in an even better one if our black-clad hero in hiding would've stuck around long enough for a quote. We'd at least know what the hell happened back there.

  Clark Kent : What happened back there is the Blur saved all those hostages. End of story.

  Lois Lane : There's always more to the story, grasshopper. Word on the street is the bomber isn't the one who flipped the switch. It was on a timer.

  Clark Kent : Why would the bomb be on a timer?

  Lois Lane : I don't know. I'm not a mind reader. Why would you take hostages and not make any demands?

• Lois Lane : I haven't seen you eat a thing all day.

  [offering him a paper bag] 

  Lois Lane : Owed you from earlier. Low blood sugar and all.

  Clark Kent : [looking inside]  Oh, look at this.

  [taking out a donut] 

  Clark Kent : Thanks for taking care of me.

  Lois Lane : Wait.

  [taking it and taking a bite, then handing it back] 

  Lois Lane : Now we're even.

• Clark Kent : You missed all the excitement last night.

  Lois Lane : If I remember correctly, it wasn't my excitement to have missed. Was it? I was expecting to read about the exploits of Metropolis' journalistic savior this morning.

  Clark Kent : Well, that's the thing. I may have bitten off more than I can chew.

  Lois Lane : Really? What's this?

  Clark Kent : [offering her a proof of an article with both their names]  It's, uh... it's me asking for help. I didn't exactly finish my story last night and I missed the deadline.

  Lois Lane : Okay.

  Clark Kent : [heading to their desks]  I guess I'm not ready to fly solo just yet.

  Lois Lane : [proofreading the article]  The sky is a big place. Wow. There.

  [handing it back] 

  Lois Lane : Looks like you've got one too many names on there.

  Clark Kent : I just thought you'd wanna have some creative input. Lois, I am sorry for letting you down.

  Lois Lane : Is this an olive branch? 'Cause there better be a whole tree somewhere in here. And maybe a new pair of jeans, too.

• Lois Lane : You know, it's not every day Lois Lane allows herself to be stood up.

  Clark Kent : Well, then it's a good thing it was only... "like" a date.

  Lois Lane : Heh.

  Clark Kent : I don't even know how someone would get a second date after messing things up like that.

  Lois Lane : Well, if people were to try that again... they might wanna do it on a slower news day. Hypothetically speaking.

  Clark Kent : Well, those don't come along very often.

  Lois Lane : No.

  Clark Kent : I'm sure people would make sure they got it right the next time. Hypothetically speaking, of course.

  Lois Lane : My thoughts exactly.

• Clark Kent : Chloe, we have to get these people out of here now. Oliver's standing on a land mine.

  Chloe Sullivan : Just give me one second.

  Oliver Queen : [reading the confession Toyman gave him]  And I...

  Winslow Schott : Confess!

  Clark Kent : [the emergency alarm is activated, and the guests head to the exits]  I'm not gonna ask. Nice one, Chloe.

• Clark Kent : Winslow, how do I disarm the bomb?

  Winslow Schott : I don't know who you are, but you're interrupting my game. I can't just go changing the rules for someone who isn't even playing.

  Clark Kent : This isn't a game. It's a man's life!

  Winslow Schott : No. It is a game. And Toyman makes the rules now.

  Clark Kent : What you're doing is pointless. Oliver would never let those people die.

  [realizing] 

  Clark Kent : But you already know that, don't you? You don't allow for human error. You have to control who wins. That's why you put a timer on the factory bomb. The pressure plate that Oliver is standing on is fake, isn't it? It's on a timer.

  Winslow Schott : You follow my work. It's always nice to have a fan.

• Clark Kent : How long does Oliver have?

  Winslow Schott : Not long enough.

  Clark Kent : You know what, Toyman? I might be your biggest fan. And I know that the real Winslow Schott would wanna live and dance on Oliver's grave.

  Winslow Schott : Five. Four. Three. Two...

  Clark Kent : [using his heat vision, revealing Schott is just a machine]  No one wins the game if you both lose.

• Chloe Sullivan : [thinking]  It's a good thing he can't hear what I'm thinking, or else...

  Clark Kent : Or else what, Chloe?

  Chloe Sullivan : [out loud]  Or else I would have to tell you that I don't want you breaking my cousin's heart. Clark, how was I supposed to react when I find out that you've been rifling through Lois' brain like you lost your keys in there? You can't just trick someone into dating you.

  Clark Kent : I didn't trick her into anything, and it's not a date.

  Chloe Sullivan : You didn't see her when she left my apartment, Clark. Believe me, it was a date. And to add insult to injury, now you're standing her up?

  Clark Kent : No, I asked her out, not on a date before I knew our bomber was an innocent man.

  Chloe Sullivan : [he shows her the article about Winslow Schott]  Toyman's back.

  Clark Kent : Winslow Schott is responsible for the explosion at Oliver's building. That's why I didn't call Lois back. The last thing I need is her showing up here and following me into harm's way. Winslow's trying to smoke Oliver out of hiding. He's insane.

  Chloe Sullivan : Yeah, he was crazy enough before Oliver framed him for Lex's murder.

• Clark Kent : [after his telepathy ability is cured]  Thanks, dad.

• Doorman : Name?

  Clark Kent : Kennair.

  Doorman : You have a plus-one tonight, Mr. Kennair?

  Clark Kent : [hearing something, he turns and comes face to face with a monster truck]  Lois.

  Lois Lane : I can handle this, Smallville. You've already done enough tonight.

  Clark Kent : What are you doing here?

  Lois Lane : [thinking]  Standing the shadow of a six and a half feet of handsome. No, Lois, he doesn't get off that easy. Kick his ass.

  [out loud] 

  Lois Lane : Do you honestly think that stacked parking, not having a cocktail dress, and being three steps behind you on your mystery man story was gonna stand in my way, did you? Or that you hid the fact that Oliver returned for the sake of an article? Clark, you can't get rid of me that easily. I have the Internet on my phone.

  Clark Kent : I can explain.

  Lois Lane : Oh, ho-ho. I know how the boy's club works. You wanted to scoop me on a story. Prose before ho's.

  Clark Kent : Now, wait a second.

  Doorman : Good evening.

  Lois Lane : [thinking]  How could you be so stupid, Lois? This was never about more than a story. Maybe it never will be.

  [out loud] 

  Lois Lane : For your sake, there better be an open bar, because I think that Bone Dawg has my purse in his truck.

• Clark Kent : Mr. Murphy, our mystery man's puppet, just got out of surgery. He's still unconscious.

  Lois Lane : Well, I've hit enough dead ends for today. Really no reason for us to keep hanging out here, then, huh?

  Clark Kent : You're absolutely right.

  [akward silence] 

  Clark Kent : Why don't we just call it a night?

  Lois Lane : That's good. I have plans.

  [thinking, as she walks away] 

  Lois Lane : A lifetime and some Chunky Monkey. Or Rocky Road. Maybe both.

  Clark Kent : Lois. I was hoping that we could grab something to eat tonight once we finished up. You know, you said yourself I hadn't eaten all day.

  Lois Lane : [thinking]  Is Clark Kent asking me out on a date? Like a "date" date?

  Clark Kent : I'm not saying we should go on a date.

  Lois Lane : [thinking, disappointed]  Oh.

  Clark Kent : Just something like a date.

  Lois Lane : [out loud]  As sweet as that notion is, Smallville, this is Metropolis on a Saturday night. We ain't getting in anywhere without a reservation.

  [thinking] 

  Lois Lane : Except maybe the truck rally downtown, but there's no way he'd, uh...

  Clark Kent : We could probably still get tickets to the monster truck rally down at the coliseum. It doesn't start for a few more hours.

  Lois Lane : [thinking]  Shut up!

  [out loud] 

  Lois Lane : I'll meet you there. Standard protocol. Two cars at the beginning of the night, no drama at the end of it.

• Lois Lane : [thinking]  No voicemails. No e-mails. Just be a big girl and get over the fact that the Blur downgraded you from confidante to sidekick to nobody.

  Clark Kent : Lois.

  Lois Lane : [out loud]  Computer's frozen again.

  [thinking] 

  Lois Lane : Doesn't help that stupid intern Jeff took the last stupid maple donut from the stupid donut box.

  Clark Kent : [speeding away and returning with Jeff's donut]  Here you go. My eyes are bigger than my stomach this morning.

  Lois Lane : No. Okay, I'd love to.

  Clark Kent : A bump in blood sugar might help you from punching someone.

• Lois Lane : Why ever whoever did what he did, he couldn't have picked a less interesting place to do it. Run of the mill textile factory?

  Clark Kent : Run of the mill textile factory which is a subsidiary of Queen Industries. You'd think it'd be enough to get Oliver's attention.

  Lois Lane : [thinking]  That only matters if Ollie's sober enough to give a crap.

  Clark Kent : You might be right.

  Lois Lane : [out loud]  What'd you say?

  Clark Kent : What?

  Lois Lane : What?

• Clark Kent : I was just trying to call you.

  Lois Lane : From a payphone?

  Clark Kent : Apparently.

  Lois Lane : How'd you get here so fast, anyway? My guy at Met PD didn't leak this until a few minutes ago.

  Clark Kent : We all can't be as fashionably late as Lois Lane.

  [trying to climb over a patrol cruiser, she slips and he catches her] 

  Lois Lane : [thinking]  Hello, sailor.

  Clark Kent : [putting her down]  What'd you just say?

  Lois Lane : Nothing. You should get your hearing checked.

  [thinking] 

  Lois Lane : Hot stuff.