05x13 - Martha (Extras)
Trailer for 05x13: Martha
Pompous!WBVoice: Next time, on Smallville... After Great Personal Tragedy...
[Shot of Jonathan's casket being lowered into the ground.]
[Shot of Clark sprinkling dirt onto the casket.]
[Shot of a downcast grieving Martha.]
Pompous!WBVoice: ...Is Martha Kent Ready...
[Shot of Lionel looking sincere.]
Lionel: Think of it as a gift.
Martha: A gift?
Lionel: For a friend in her time of need.
[Shot of Martha in Lionel's arms.]
[Lionel bends down to kiss her.]
[Cut to black screen before their lips meet.]
Pompous!WBVoice: ...For a New Love in Her Life?
[Shot of Martha and Lex dining in a fancy restaurant.]
Lex: I was half convinced you wouldn’t show.
Martha: Metropolis born and bred, Lex. I was taught that a lady's word means something.
[Shot of Lex smiling and saluting her with his glass.]
Lex: Not with the ladies I know.
TW: This seems to be taken a little out of context...
[Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get it On" starts to play.]
[Black screen.]
[Heavy breathing and moans.]
Lex: You're an (grunt) amazing woman, (gasp) Martha.
Martha: God, Lex. Harder!
Lex: MARTHA!
[More moaning.]
AM: WHERE THE *(&% IS THE BRAIN BLEACH?
KK: Is this a real trailer?
[Shot of Martha pleading with Clark.]
Martha: You’re so young to be tying yourself down to this life.
[Shot of Clark looking petulant.]
Clark: I’m old enough to decide that it’s what I want.
[Wham's "Everything She Wants" begins to play.]
[Shot of Clark with Martha in his arms.]
[He whispers into her hair.]
Clark: I love you.
Martha: More than you'll ever know.
Pompous!WBVoice: Things Heat Up On a Fresh Smallville, Thursdays at Nine.
TW: I. Hate. You. So. Much. Michael.
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Trailer for 05x14: Wake
Pompous!WBVoice: Next time, on Smallville...
Lois: What's covered in the scales...
[Shot of something moving quickly past the screen.]
Lois: ...bigger than my house...
[Shot of a large hulking figure moving outside a window.]
Lois: and dead for millions of years?
[Black screen, and a loud roar.]
[Shot of Chloe walking and talking on the phone.]
Chloe: With all the strange events that happen around Smallville on a regular basis, we already strain the boundaries of credibility.
[She stops dead in her tracks.]
Chloe: But this?
[She drops the phone.]
Chloe: (awed) Puts us in definite sci-fi territory.
Pompous!WBVoice: An Ancient Menace...
[Shot of Chloe joking with Clark.]
Chloe: C'mon, if you've got a Y chromosome, then you liked dinos when you were a kid. It's practically written in your genes!
[Shot of Clark's rueful face.]
Clark: I wasn't your average kid.
[Shot of Clark using his hands to force the jaws of a T-Rex shut.]
Lana: Hey there...
[Shot of Lana inching forward and gently touching a small creature.]
Lana: It's going to be alright.
[A loud shriek. Lana looks up into the sky.]
Lana: Oh. My. God.
[Shot of Lana's eyes widening in fear.]
Pompous!WBVoice: ...Brings New Opportunities.
[Shot of Lex in dark blue lighting.]
Lex: If you let me, Clark, I can give you back your father.
[Shot of Clark's unreadable face.]
[Shot of Chloe smirking.]
Chloe: Ladies and gentlemen, say hello to the new Triassic.
[Shot of an reptilian eye opening. Cut to black screen.]
Pompous!WBVoice: Fresh Smallville, Thursdays at nine.
KK: Accounting's going to have a heart attack.
AM: Think we'll get in trouble if we splice in shots from Jurassic Park to cut down expenses?
MR: Depends. Is Jurassic Park owned by Warner Brothers?
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Cat's Corner Talks with Annette O'Toole About "Martha"
CC: So, why an episode about Martha Kent?
AoT: (laughing) Why not an episode about Martha Kent? I think she can be an interesting character in her own right and here we focus on the kind of lessons she can teach Clark.
CC: -even though he's already in college.
AoT: Exactly. I'd like for people who know the comics to go, "Oh, here's where Superman's so-and-so come from. Here's where he learned those values."
CC: "Martha" feels very different than your usual Smallville episode. Would you say that the tone of the episode indicates a new direction for the show?
AoT: We'll have to wait and see, but one of the reasons "Martha" is slower and more serious is because of its focus. I don't think that'll be the case with the other episodes, though you can never tell with this group of writers.
CC: Speaking of writers, Smallville producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar announced that the show would be undergoing some changes in writing staff. Can you shed some light into what they meant by that?
AM: No comment. Sorry. I would love to spill the beans on what's going on behind the scenes, but Al and Miles would kill me if I did.
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Notes for Episode 05x13: Martha
Holly Harold - Harold is a Smallville writer who has written the episodes "Magnetic"(03x07), "Obsession"(03x14), "Facade" (04x03), "Pariah"(04x12), "Lexmas"(05x09), and "Void"(05x17)
Senator Rucka - Named after Greg Rucka, a comic book writer who has worked on the Detective Comics (Batman) and Wonder Woman titles. He was also the co-creator of Gotham Central and the creator of Queen and Country (Oni Press). Rucka is considered to be one of the big name writers at DC Comics, along with Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Mark Waid, and Judd Winick.
Senatorial Committee Procedure - Read the scene with Senator Martha in session like this: the other senators were laughing at her hand-raising and Rucka raised his own hand to mock her. I'm pretty sure that's not the correct procedure for that situation.
Project Oya - Oya is the warrior-goddess of wind, lightning, fertility, fire, magic, and guardian of cemetaries in Yoruba mythology.
The Bat Embargo - The term that online fans have devised for DC Comics' reluctance to allow characters associated with the Batman title to appear in certain television shows. Usually used in association with Justice League. However, it is likely that Smallville could have similar restrictions, since DC mandates limit the appearances of semi-regular Lois and a recognizable Batman character has yet to appear on the show.