SV (Run)
Smallville. Run AKA Two Super Powered Studs
- Bart/Flash.
What a little punk. Nah, I loved him.
"If I say I'm going to be somewhere I'll be there in a flash."
"There's a line. I don't do lines."
"I don't know. It's a big world. Figured it'd check it out. See if there's anyone like us. Maybe start a club or a league or something."
- Bart and Clark aka the next Buffy and Faith.
Bart: It's Bart, not that that it matters. Cause I'll be a thousand miles away before you can even blink.
Clark: I don't know. I can blink pretty fast.
Oooh, I love the slight antagonism and competiveness.
Bart: I always wondered if there was anyone else out there like me and it turns out to be you Jimmy Crack Corn, fresh from the farm.
The realization that there's another one out there. And the other one just happens to be a goody two shoes. How aggravating =P
Bart: I don't like spending the night out on the street. Stuff happens there. When I'm asleep I'm just as slow as everyone else. Dont make the big cow eyes there, Stretch. I always take care of myself.
It's a hard knocks life for one, the other one had better luck.
Bart: Let's take a closer look at the mysterious Clark Kent. Let's see. You like to read about Native American mythology. You've scrolled the name 'Lana' on your notebooks. And you have one of the most boring hobbies known to man: rock collecting.
::dies laughing:: Clark wrote 'Lana' all over his books? Did he draw hearts too? Clark is such a girl! I'd die if we got to see Lana coming across the notebooks. Or Lex.
Bart: I mean, dude, we are two super powered studs here. Why do you think I came to Smellyville looking for you? Man, lets go crank it up. Go have some fun. You ever seen Florida?
Yes, Clark! Come to Florida! ;)
Bart: Well, dude, there's this midnight showing of 'Speed' at the Mann's Chinese theater. Best popcorn and Keanu Reeves is in that one. Do you want to go?
Clark: That sounds great, just don't mention it to my dad.
He's asking Clark to the movies and Keanu Reeves is *incentive*? Yeah, that's not gay at all ;)
Clark: You haven't been listening to anything I've said. You can't go around stealing anything you want.
Bart: Why not?
Clark: Because there are laws.
Bart: For normal people. Why do you treat your abilities like they're a curse? They're not. They're a gift. I'm going to use them.
Faith: What bugs you is you know I'm right. You know in your gut we don't need the law. We *are* the law.
Bart: Whatever dude I'm not sticking around for another lecture.
Clark: What are you going to do? Run away again. You're not going to solve your problems.
Bart: Look, I'm not running away, Clark. I'm running towards something. I'm going to have everything I've ever dreamed of one way or another. Look, I thought you and I were the same but I was wrong. You are nothing like me!
Buffy: Yeah. You're a real bad-ass when it comes to packing. What was that you said about my problem? Gotta deal and move on? Well, we have the 'moving on' part right here. What about dealing?
Clark's attitude towards Bart throughout must of this episode annoyed the hell out of me. How does he expect Bart to change if he acts all morally superior and just lectures at him? How is anyone supposed to be responsive to that?
Bart: You know you can come with me.
Clark Or you could stay.
Bart: You have a great life but it's not mine. I have no reason to stay in Smallville.
Clark: You have me.
At this point I'm just thinking there's something about Clark that turns every guy within a 5 mile radius gay. It must be his pretty little face ;)
- Bart/Chloe
Clark: Chloe, this is my friend Bart. He's from --
Bart: -- The future.
Chloe: Really?
Bart: Yeah, I ran all the way back in time to tell you we're still in love a hundred years from now.
Clark: Bart.
Bart: What's your favorite kind of flower, Chloe?
Chloe: Ah, tulips. ((He hands her a tulip)) How did you do that?
Bart: Magic.
Chloe: Ooohh.
Bart: Want to see some more?
Clark: Knock it off.
Hee! Wally/Chloe! And yeah for the record, I don't think Clark's 'knock it off' approached any level that can be interpreted as jealous. Mostly annoyed that Barts trying to mack on one of his friends. And he's a lot smoother than Clark can ever hope to be.
Bart: Well, Chloe shut me down, but you know her loss.
Well, give it a few years.
- Lana/Jason
Jason: I don't care about the tattoo okay. But what bothers me is for some weird reason you felt like you needed to hide it from me. I've seen what keeping secrets have done to my parents. I'm not going to end up like that.
Lana: Jason, the last thing I ever want to do is hurt you but there are some things I'm not comfortable sharing with you yet. I'm sorry.
God, did Lana take a lesson from Clark on how to be an asshole while trying to protecting your secrets?
Jason continues to be a good boyfriend. And has taken Lana's place with the 'secrets are bad!' speech. Please kill me. I thought she was being reasonable in why she wasn't telling him. She doesn't know him that well so I thought it was fair to not be giving out that information yet.
Lana: When Clark first found these caves I had no idea why he was so obsessed with them. I always felt like he was keeping these secrets from me because he was afraid of how I was going to react. I don't want to live like that. I don't want to be afraid all the time.
Lana: I had to come back to these caves. I had to find out why I was missing 12 hours of my life but all I found where more questions.
Jason: It's the same as yours. What does the symbol mean?
Lana: I don't know. Jason, I don't know what's happening to me.
Jason: Hey, whatever it is we'll figure it out together, okay?
I suppose now Lana should be more understanding of Clark's actions. Or less. Because she actually decided to tell someone close to her what was happening. Actually found it a little odd that in the end and so quickly she did tell him. It's good for their relationship and it's good for her to have that support. But info wise, wouldn't it have made sense for her to go to Clark who knows about the caves or Lex who has the resources to get to the bottom of what's going on?
Jason: Okay, wait a second. You're saying that some strange symbols on the tomb of a dead countess gave you a tattoo?
Lana: I know how it sounds. Why do you think I didn't want to tell you.
Thank you Smallville for making it clear to me how much of an idiot I'll sound like if I try to explain the arc of this season. This is almost as bad as describing Buffy.
- Clark/Lex
Jonathon: Look, son, I understand what that friendship means to but please don't forget he had you investigated. Be careful.
Clark: I'm not going into this with my eyes closed. He wants another chance to prove he's changed.
Excuse me, Clark. I believe this is what Lex said:
Lex: It's over, Clark. It really is. Look I'm willing to give this friendship another shot if you are.
Lex: Yeah, but I can feel (my dark side) creeping over the corners. Your friendship helps keep it at bay. It reminds me there are truly good people in the world. I'm not willing to give up on that.
Does that sound like Lex begging for Clark to take him back?
Clark: I thought you weren't interested in this stuff anymore.
Lex: I'm still interested, Clark, just not obsessed. Which is why I'm not keeping this from you. I'd like it if we could work on this mystery together.
Clark: I'd like that.
The 'interested, not obsessed' thing? I bet that describes Lex's feelings for you now, Clark. Or it should. And dammit Lex is letting you in on things, trying to spend time with you, and this whole thing is a charade. Because you don't want him to find out about the manuscript pages, you don't want him to find where the map leads, and you have your own agenda.
Lex: Swing by tomorrow. Roll up your sleeves.
Pull down your pants. Whichever.
Lex: So you don't know who did this?
Clark: No, I don't.
Lex: I believe you. I know a real friend would never lie to me.
Gah! ::kills Clark:: Man, just strap a lie detector on him and be done with it. Or get a kyrptonite taser to use on him everytime he lies. Eventually he'll learn. Dogs can, then so can Clark. And just knowing Lex knows Clark is full of shit kills me. He's practically willing Clark to be up front and Clark just won't be. Lex and Lana really should start a club so they can discuss what a horrible liar Clark is and how to guilt him by pretending they actually believe him.
Lex: Don't worry, Clark. Our liar thief is going to learn there's no where on earth he can run from Lex Luthor.
Muahahahahaha. Fear him, yo.
Lex: I decided to play cowboy and got my spurs handed to me.
Hee! But man Lex kung fo is hot.
Lex: Clark. I thought you'd like to know I had the manuscript page examined by a team of experts as soon as it turned up. Do you know what they discovered? That I paid too much for it. Thanks for checking in on me.
And now he lies back. Awww, I'm so glad the both of you have learned your lesson. This friendship has a chance! =P
- Jonathon and Martha
Martha: And spend some time with a ruggedly handsome farmer
Jonathon: You're in luck. There just happens to be one sweating in your driveway right now.
Martha: Maybe I should get a hose and a bucket of soap.
Jonathon: I really missed you.
Awwww!
Clark and Jonathon
Clark: But hanging out with Bart reminded me that I'm not normal, dad. Maybe its time to stop running from who I really am.
Jonathon: What you really are is a 17 yr old boy?
Clark: I spend so much time trying to hide who I really am I'm starting to feel like two different people.
Jonathon: Clark, I think you'd be really surprised to find out how many normal people feel exactly the same way.
Thank you, Jonathon! And you can't help but have secret superhero identity = gay teenager parallels. You can't!
Clark: You don't want to be here! Still think what you do doesn't hurt anyone?
See this little scene did a hundred times more than the minutes and minutes of lecturing. *This* is my Clark.
Jonathon: You can't force people to change no matter how strong you are.
Lex! It's not set in stone! It's not set in stone!
- Martha/Lana
Martha: It's like it never stops. I don't know how you managed all this and went to school too, Lana.
Lana: It wasn't easy, but I don't remember staying this late after closing every night.
Martha: Well, it's easier to do this here than at home.
Lana: Is everything alright, Mrs. Kent?
Martha: Jonathon thinks the only reason I took this job was to help out with our finances. I love him so much but after everything that has happened, all his health problems, the only time I'm not worried about losing him is when I'm here, working.
Lana: But if you're here all the time then you don't see him anyway. Isn't that like you lost him already?
Martha: A summer in Paris has really given you some insight. Thank you for reminding me.
Lana: Reminding you of what?
Martha: That it's easier to deal with your fears if you share them with someone you love.
What? Huh? First of all, of course it was never realistic that Lana went to school and managed the Talon which is fine but don't draw attention to it. Don't have a very capable woman like Mrs. Kent wonder how a teenage girl in high school handled a business she's trying to juggle. And then don't have them have a quick chat that manages to open the woman's eyes and then marvel at how the girl has grown over the summer. People who think well of Lana just do and don't need character endorsements. And those who don't think well of Lana wouldn't think better of her even if she set up Clark and Lex for marital bliss. So stop.
You know what's funny? At first when Martha said "it's easier to deal with your fears if you share them with someone you love" I thought she was saying she loved Lana. Loved her in a you're the daughter-in-law I never had, *not* in a femslashy way!.
fox1013 has Smallville Code Icons a la the terrorist alerts. Such as Code Yellow: "Dear WB, You are so lucky I value pretty people over my morals. I'm just saying." Hee!
I'm so proud of South Florida. I've been getting lots of election related mail (all of it pro Democrat or official stuff like sample ballots), two automated calls reminding me to vote, and a door-by-door voter volunteer to tell me where I can vote early.
Veronica Mars was great. I have Dandy Warhols's We Used To Be Friends stuck in my head. Wish I had the song on my comp ;)
- Bart/Flash.
What a little punk. Nah, I loved him.
"If I say I'm going to be somewhere I'll be there in a flash."
"There's a line. I don't do lines."
"I don't know. It's a big world. Figured it'd check it out. See if there's anyone like us. Maybe start a club or a league or something."
- Bart and Clark aka the next Buffy and Faith.
Bart: It's Bart, not that that it matters. Cause I'll be a thousand miles away before you can even blink.
Clark: I don't know. I can blink pretty fast.
Oooh, I love the slight antagonism and competiveness.
Bart: I always wondered if there was anyone else out there like me and it turns out to be you Jimmy Crack Corn, fresh from the farm.
The realization that there's another one out there. And the other one just happens to be a goody two shoes. How aggravating =P
Bart: I don't like spending the night out on the street. Stuff happens there. When I'm asleep I'm just as slow as everyone else. Dont make the big cow eyes there, Stretch. I always take care of myself.
It's a hard knocks life for one, the other one had better luck.
Bart: Let's take a closer look at the mysterious Clark Kent. Let's see. You like to read about Native American mythology. You've scrolled the name 'Lana' on your notebooks. And you have one of the most boring hobbies known to man: rock collecting.
::dies laughing:: Clark wrote 'Lana' all over his books? Did he draw hearts too? Clark is such a girl! I'd die if we got to see Lana coming across the notebooks. Or Lex.
Bart: I mean, dude, we are two super powered studs here. Why do you think I came to Smellyville looking for you? Man, lets go crank it up. Go have some fun. You ever seen Florida?
Yes, Clark! Come to Florida! ;)
Bart: Well, dude, there's this midnight showing of 'Speed' at the Mann's Chinese theater. Best popcorn and Keanu Reeves is in that one. Do you want to go?
Clark: That sounds great, just don't mention it to my dad.
He's asking Clark to the movies and Keanu Reeves is *incentive*? Yeah, that's not gay at all ;)
Clark: You haven't been listening to anything I've said. You can't go around stealing anything you want.
Bart: Why not?
Clark: Because there are laws.
Bart: For normal people. Why do you treat your abilities like they're a curse? They're not. They're a gift. I'm going to use them.
Faith: What bugs you is you know I'm right. You know in your gut we don't need the law. We *are* the law.
Bart: Whatever dude I'm not sticking around for another lecture.
Clark: What are you going to do? Run away again. You're not going to solve your problems.
Bart: Look, I'm not running away, Clark. I'm running towards something. I'm going to have everything I've ever dreamed of one way or another. Look, I thought you and I were the same but I was wrong. You are nothing like me!
Buffy: Yeah. You're a real bad-ass when it comes to packing. What was that you said about my problem? Gotta deal and move on? Well, we have the 'moving on' part right here. What about dealing?
Clark's attitude towards Bart throughout must of this episode annoyed the hell out of me. How does he expect Bart to change if he acts all morally superior and just lectures at him? How is anyone supposed to be responsive to that?
Bart: You know you can come with me.
Clark Or you could stay.
Bart: You have a great life but it's not mine. I have no reason to stay in Smallville.
Clark: You have me.
At this point I'm just thinking there's something about Clark that turns every guy within a 5 mile radius gay. It must be his pretty little face ;)
- Bart/Chloe
Clark: Chloe, this is my friend Bart. He's from --
Bart: -- The future.
Chloe: Really?
Bart: Yeah, I ran all the way back in time to tell you we're still in love a hundred years from now.
Clark: Bart.
Bart: What's your favorite kind of flower, Chloe?
Chloe: Ah, tulips. ((He hands her a tulip)) How did you do that?
Bart: Magic.
Chloe: Ooohh.
Bart: Want to see some more?
Clark: Knock it off.
Hee! Wally/Chloe! And yeah for the record, I don't think Clark's 'knock it off' approached any level that can be interpreted as jealous. Mostly annoyed that Barts trying to mack on one of his friends. And he's a lot smoother than Clark can ever hope to be.
Bart: Well, Chloe shut me down, but you know her loss.
Well, give it a few years.
- Lana/Jason
Jason: I don't care about the tattoo okay. But what bothers me is for some weird reason you felt like you needed to hide it from me. I've seen what keeping secrets have done to my parents. I'm not going to end up like that.
Lana: Jason, the last thing I ever want to do is hurt you but there are some things I'm not comfortable sharing with you yet. I'm sorry.
God, did Lana take a lesson from Clark on how to be an asshole while trying to protecting your secrets?
Jason continues to be a good boyfriend. And has taken Lana's place with the 'secrets are bad!' speech. Please kill me. I thought she was being reasonable in why she wasn't telling him. She doesn't know him that well so I thought it was fair to not be giving out that information yet.
Lana: When Clark first found these caves I had no idea why he was so obsessed with them. I always felt like he was keeping these secrets from me because he was afraid of how I was going to react. I don't want to live like that. I don't want to be afraid all the time.
Lana: I had to come back to these caves. I had to find out why I was missing 12 hours of my life but all I found where more questions.
Jason: It's the same as yours. What does the symbol mean?
Lana: I don't know. Jason, I don't know what's happening to me.
Jason: Hey, whatever it is we'll figure it out together, okay?
I suppose now Lana should be more understanding of Clark's actions. Or less. Because she actually decided to tell someone close to her what was happening. Actually found it a little odd that in the end and so quickly she did tell him. It's good for their relationship and it's good for her to have that support. But info wise, wouldn't it have made sense for her to go to Clark who knows about the caves or Lex who has the resources to get to the bottom of what's going on?
Jason: Okay, wait a second. You're saying that some strange symbols on the tomb of a dead countess gave you a tattoo?
Lana: I know how it sounds. Why do you think I didn't want to tell you.
Thank you Smallville for making it clear to me how much of an idiot I'll sound like if I try to explain the arc of this season. This is almost as bad as describing Buffy.
- Clark/Lex
Jonathon: Look, son, I understand what that friendship means to but please don't forget he had you investigated. Be careful.
Clark: I'm not going into this with my eyes closed. He wants another chance to prove he's changed.
Excuse me, Clark. I believe this is what Lex said:
Lex: It's over, Clark. It really is. Look I'm willing to give this friendship another shot if you are.
Lex: Yeah, but I can feel (my dark side) creeping over the corners. Your friendship helps keep it at bay. It reminds me there are truly good people in the world. I'm not willing to give up on that.
Does that sound like Lex begging for Clark to take him back?
Clark: I thought you weren't interested in this stuff anymore.
Lex: I'm still interested, Clark, just not obsessed. Which is why I'm not keeping this from you. I'd like it if we could work on this mystery together.
Clark: I'd like that.
The 'interested, not obsessed' thing? I bet that describes Lex's feelings for you now, Clark. Or it should. And dammit Lex is letting you in on things, trying to spend time with you, and this whole thing is a charade. Because you don't want him to find out about the manuscript pages, you don't want him to find where the map leads, and you have your own agenda.
Lex: Swing by tomorrow. Roll up your sleeves.
Pull down your pants. Whichever.
Lex: So you don't know who did this?
Clark: No, I don't.
Lex: I believe you. I know a real friend would never lie to me.
Gah! ::kills Clark:: Man, just strap a lie detector on him and be done with it. Or get a kyrptonite taser to use on him everytime he lies. Eventually he'll learn. Dogs can, then so can Clark. And just knowing Lex knows Clark is full of shit kills me. He's practically willing Clark to be up front and Clark just won't be. Lex and Lana really should start a club so they can discuss what a horrible liar Clark is and how to guilt him by pretending they actually believe him.
Lex: Don't worry, Clark. Our liar thief is going to learn there's no where on earth he can run from Lex Luthor.
Muahahahahaha. Fear him, yo.
Lex: I decided to play cowboy and got my spurs handed to me.
Hee! But man Lex kung fo is hot.
Lex: Clark. I thought you'd like to know I had the manuscript page examined by a team of experts as soon as it turned up. Do you know what they discovered? That I paid too much for it. Thanks for checking in on me.
And now he lies back. Awww, I'm so glad the both of you have learned your lesson. This friendship has a chance! =P
- Jonathon and Martha
Martha: And spend some time with a ruggedly handsome farmer
Jonathon: You're in luck. There just happens to be one sweating in your driveway right now.
Martha: Maybe I should get a hose and a bucket of soap.
Jonathon: I really missed you.
Awwww!
Clark and Jonathon
Clark: But hanging out with Bart reminded me that I'm not normal, dad. Maybe its time to stop running from who I really am.
Jonathon: What you really are is a 17 yr old boy?
Clark: I spend so much time trying to hide who I really am I'm starting to feel like two different people.
Jonathon: Clark, I think you'd be really surprised to find out how many normal people feel exactly the same way.
Thank you, Jonathon! And you can't help but have secret superhero identity = gay teenager parallels. You can't!
Clark: You don't want to be here! Still think what you do doesn't hurt anyone?
See this little scene did a hundred times more than the minutes and minutes of lecturing. *This* is my Clark.
Jonathon: You can't force people to change no matter how strong you are.
Lex! It's not set in stone! It's not set in stone!
- Martha/Lana
Martha: It's like it never stops. I don't know how you managed all this and went to school too, Lana.
Lana: It wasn't easy, but I don't remember staying this late after closing every night.
Martha: Well, it's easier to do this here than at home.
Lana: Is everything alright, Mrs. Kent?
Martha: Jonathon thinks the only reason I took this job was to help out with our finances. I love him so much but after everything that has happened, all his health problems, the only time I'm not worried about losing him is when I'm here, working.
Lana: But if you're here all the time then you don't see him anyway. Isn't that like you lost him already?
Martha: A summer in Paris has really given you some insight. Thank you for reminding me.
Lana: Reminding you of what?
Martha: That it's easier to deal with your fears if you share them with someone you love.
What? Huh? First of all, of course it was never realistic that Lana went to school and managed the Talon which is fine but don't draw attention to it. Don't have a very capable woman like Mrs. Kent wonder how a teenage girl in high school handled a business she's trying to juggle. And then don't have them have a quick chat that manages to open the woman's eyes and then marvel at how the girl has grown over the summer. People who think well of Lana just do and don't need character endorsements. And those who don't think well of Lana wouldn't think better of her even if she set up Clark and Lex for marital bliss. So stop.
You know what's funny? At first when Martha said "it's easier to deal with your fears if you share them with someone you love" I thought she was saying she loved Lana. Loved her in a you're the daughter-in-law I never had, *not* in a femslashy way!.
fox1013 has Smallville Code Icons a la the terrorist alerts. Such as Code Yellow: "Dear WB, You are so lucky I value pretty people over my morals. I'm just saying." Hee!
I'm so proud of South Florida. I've been getting lots of election related mail (all of it pro Democrat or official stuff like sample ballots), two automated calls reminding me to vote, and a door-by-door voter volunteer to tell me where I can vote early.
Veronica Mars was great. I have Dandy Warhols's We Used To Be Friends stuck in my head. Wish I had the song on my comp ;)