Smallville

Previously on Smallville...

A darkness has come to earth.

This isn't your fight.

I'm not gonna stand here and do nothing.

You've been on earth all this time,

and you can't even fly?

The woman that I, uh -- that I love...

She sacrificed everything to protect me.

First I'll eat...

Then I'll molt...

Then I'll mate.

I am the Brain Interactive Construct.

Do not underestimate me.

Aaaah!

It is safer for you if you're in the shadows.

It's safer for all the heroes.

Maybe people deserve to know the truth.

I am Green Arrow.

There is darkness in you and great power.

You're afraid you'll never be the hero you want to be.

You will never be earth's savior.

Good question.

Maybe you're right, Jor-El.

Maybe I'm not the one.

Maybe none of us are.

Lois...

Um, sorry I've been kind of out of it lately.

I left you a message.

Yeah, three days ago. You feeling better?

Well, no worries.

You didn't miss anything in the news department.

Okay.

Seems The Blur took a little vacation this week, too.

There must be something going around.

Hero haters.

Just when you think the world can't get

more upside down, right?

People probably don't want to put hope their in someone

who's gonna let them down.

He never would... Let us down.

The Blur, I mean.

And this person, for one, is gonna stand by her hero

no matter how much mud they sling.

Why?

Because that's what you do when you believe in someone.

You know what you need?

A pick-me-up.

Thanks, Lois, but I don't think playing quarterback

is gonna make my day.

Depends on the cheerleader.

Come on. Did you forget?

Tomorrow's our Smallville high reunion.

Did you say our reunion?

Yes.

You were enrolled there for like --

23 days.

You showed up for five.

That's a record in my book.

Smallville is the closest thing to a past

that this military brat has, and I am not gonna miss it.

We don't have to be dating to show up at a reunion together.

There's a lot of memories there for me.

Come on, Clark.

It would mean a lot to me,

seeing all those familiar faces.

It was like I had a place, like I fit in.

And you...

I mean, you put the Smallville in Smallville, Smallville.

Besides, what's the worst thing that could happen?

I've wasted a decade picking up the pieces

from meteor mutant students.

"How do I get into college with a criminal record?"

You can't, freak.

You see, I have spent years hearing their stories.

And -- and no -- no matter how crazy they are,

they always mention one person...

You.

Clark Kent.

So nice of you to come back to the reunion, save me a trip.

Looks like your bill is up,

and it is time for you to pay.

It's time to move on from the past.

Leave Clark Kent to me.

Guess I just haven't been back in a while.

Ooh!

There's Eddie from chem class.

Hey.

Oh, and Jake and the cupcake girl are together now.

Hi.

Sally "pep rally" Dickinson has put on a few.

Lois, I don't really have a good feeling about all this.

Oh!

Nietzsche?

I didn't realize you had a dark side, Clark.

Doesn't everybody?

Yeah, I guess so.

So, what are you, man or superman?

Well, look who it is.

Clark Kent.

Have I got something for you.

A hug!

Um, thanks.

Oh, now, don't leave early.

We've got a special treat for you.

A couple more hugs,

and maybe you'll have the bah-humbugs squeezed out of you.

Welcome back, everyone. Isn't this great?

I have the whole day mapped out for you.

Adelia! Laney!

Lois Lane. Chess Club?

I sat through an entire game once.

Oh. Mark!

Hey, Mark. Smokin' times, huh?

Should I know you?

Like you don't remember all of us behind the gym

on a smoke break.

I mean, I was chewing gum at the time, but --

really? Nothing?

Hey, Lois, let's, um, go inside.

Clark!

I can't believe you're here!

What happened to the bumbling nerd?

Susan Capra.

Suzanne, actually.

You always mixed us up.

Well, you haven't changed a bit.

Bak-bak, crow.

Oh. Here you go.

Thank you.

Are you his plus-one?

I went to school here, people.

Lane, Lane, Lane, Lane.

Lang.

Wow.

Old flames.

I should have known this would happen.

I haven't seen her since...

Your barn, when we were about to --

she's not coming.

I forgot how many memories you have here.

It started out as a scrapbook

and just kind of mutated.

What is it?

I call it the Wall of Weird.

So, what do you think?

Clark.

I'm sorry.

Maybe I shouldn't have brought you back here.

Oh...My...God.

You were friends with Chloe Sullivan.

Yeah. What happened to her?

I mean, she was the rising star at The Daily Planet,

like she always dreamed, and now --

it's like she just vanished,

like someone found out that she knew too much.

Looks like somebody took a bite

out of Chloe's conspiracy cookie.

I'm sorry to disappoint you, but Chloe couldn't make it.

Yeah.

Wait a minute. I know you.

You're Lois Lane.

Yes. Thank you.

You dated the Green Arrow, A.K.A. Oliver --

Oliver Queen. Oliver Queen.

Oh, what's it like to date a real superhero?

It -- it was really quick, just -- just a flash.

But I-I would date one again in a heartbeat.

So, this is all that's left of the Torch?

Are you kidding?

We carry the Torch with us every day --

everything you need to know

about the mysterious and the unexplained.

The Wall of Weird has gone viral.

The Blur.

What?

Okay, promise not to tell anyone?

Look, we have a theory that The Blur was born --

and raised in Smallville! ...In Smallville.

Okay, I think your virtual weird wall

has left you a pushpin short.

You're the one who writes about him.

You seriously never considered

that all of these miraculous saves

that Chloe wrote about in the Torch

started right before The Blur showed up in Metropolis?

I wouldn't waste any more time on The Blur.

Seems like he's gone away,

and I'm not so sure he'll be back.

I think what Clark is trying to say

is that it's great that The Blur has been there

to be a role model for kids like you to look up to.

I mean, how many people in the world has he inspired?

Exactly.

Maybe it's a good thing he didn't show up for the reunion.

I mean, he would have stolen your thunder, Clark.

What thunder?

Okay, crows, give it up

for your alumni Homecoming King -- Clark Kent!

Now, this is the homecoming I'm talking about.