(to Booster Gold) The suit doesn't make the hero. A hero's made in the moment by the choices that he makes and the reasons that he makes them. A hero brings out the best in people. I don't doubt behind that star, there is a hero...but I haven't seen him. Not yet.
“Unfinished Business” · Season 1, Episode 15
In this episode: Dean Winchester (940), Damon Salvatore (715), Sam Winchester (665), Olivia Benson (637), Stephen Fry (608), Narrator (554), Clark Kent (523), Nate (486)
SSkeets
May I offer a piece of advice from your former career, sir?
Football?
SSkeets
Go big or go home.
Well, you know what? I've got some advice for you too.
What's that?
"The Blur". No. No, no, no. It sounds like a roller coaster or something. You need something strong. You need something simple. Something that actually starts with that "S" you wear. Something...super. You got to brand it, baby. You know?
I'll start brainstorming.
TKTed Kord
This boy is absolutely unique. He managed to shut down the scarab.
I'm guessing not everyone has what it takes to do that. So, Mr. Kord, does this mean that you'll be able to remove it from him?
JRJaime Reyes
I-- No. I mean, will that take away the powers it gives me?
TKTed Kord
Yes, but--
JRJaime Reyes
I want to learn how to use them. I want to be a hero like Booster Gold.
I don't know, kid. You know... what do you say we give Miss Lane here an exclusive on the real hero of the day?
Hey, Lois. Where can I put this box?
Well, I don't think that requires any super-sleuthing. It does say "living room".
No, I can decipher your scrawl. I'm just thinking it was mislabeled.
If you're talking about my Whitesnake throw pillow, loving everything about me includes the sentimental. I made this from my 8th grade concert t-shirt. And I talked to Oliver, and he told me how smoothly he and Chloe fused their hero green and geek chic.
Don't worry. My "for better or worse" will include your love of hair metal.
Listen, about this Zone, Clark -- You know, when you said Jor-El built a prison, I kind of pictured something more confined than a national park.
He built this place so Krypton's worst criminals could have some kind of life.
Sounds like a real sweetheart.
I know, it's a terrible feeling. So powerless when you know you've got such strength inside of you, with no way of unleashing it.
Even without the yellow sun, I will find a way to defeat you.
You'll have to work twice as hard. Because when I arrived here, I met a very special acquaintance, someone you know, and someone that I'm very, very...fond of.
Who?
Me.
The original Zod's phantom.
Finally back in the body that you stripped me of. Now I have the full knowledge of two lives, and you...you are my enemy in both.
I defeated you in both.
Which is why it will give double the satisfaction to see you kneel...and serve...until you die.
You have the console crystal. How?
We're blood brothers, Kal-El. Have you forgotten how you healed me with your blood on Earth?
We're not brothers. I saved you because it was the right thing to do. We have nothing in common.
We're from the same world. Do you really think that having powers is the only thing that makes you Kryptonian? It's not. We share the same instincts. We're decisive...single-minded, headstrong. We were meant to be leaders.
Leaders? You're a tyrant who believes only in himself.
Who else should I put my faith in? We both know that trusting others is a calculated risk, one a Kryptonian is not willing to take. Oh, we can easily fool those closest to us, can't we? But we can lean on no one. Do you remember that most famous story about two brothers from your adopted planet? You've got Cain and Abel. Which brother are you, Kal-El?
Well, I'd never murder you. I saved you.
You exiled me. I'm in charge here. And you're about to find out what that means, brother.
I've seen what Darkseid is capable of.
What do you know?
After the Kandorians sent me here, a very powerful entity came looking for me. Darkseid promised me lordship of this dominion if I solved one problem for him.
Clark.
Darkseid has certain ambitions for your planet.
The thing is, we took care of that. We blocked him. Took out three of his three little minions, too.
Kal-El might delude himself as usual, that's how he's won, but there are millions -- millions on Earth just waiting to surrender to the will of Darkseid, and you friend, are one of them.
Kal-El, my son, you have returned.
Jor-El, I come here today as a Kryptonian, as a member of your house, and your son. In honor of our home, I'm here to declare my desire to start a life bond with this woman...Lois Lane.
Lois Lane, do you truly intend to initiate a life union with my son?
I do.
Your pledge is observed. If your lives are to be joined, then you must both understand.
I'm starting to regret not packing my intergalactic dictionary about now. No way these are Celtic.
No. They're Apokolyptian.
(sees Kara trapped in a ray beam) You're Clark's cousin, Kara, right?
Yeah.
How long have you been down here? I got to get you out.
No, wait. It'll kill you. (throws a rock at the ray beam, rock disintegrates)
Right. Okay. There's got to be some way to turn off this death ray from hell.
So let me get this straight -- whoever wields the Bow of Orion can use it to vanquish darkness. Is that what you're saying?
According to the prophecy, yeah.
Well, that's me. Think about it -- a bow, right? The medium is the message.
You never told me why you were seeking it.
Well, promise you won't tell anyone, but I'm trying to change my fate. The Bow of Orion is the key. It worked for him, right?
Only after he found the strength to turn away from the darkness, even though that meant turning away from his father.
Orion is Darkseid's son.
Yes. He was raised by someone who believes in spreading the light instead of the darkness his birthfather created. And eventually he swore to serve that light instead.
There are two paths laid before you, Kara. You can leave Earth now and allow Kal-El to embrace his destiny, or you can stay and help him, risking the future of this planet.
Kal-El and I have fought Darkseid before.
You involved Kal-El against my wishes. He was too weak then, and he was almost overcome by darkness. You have grown strong. Your will is no longer at the mercy of my command. You will need that strength to forge your own path. It is in your hands to choose.
You want me to just walk away?
Kara, your own destiny is written. It is in another place and time. But this is Kal-El's battle, and he must fight it alone. Even though a time will come when he turns away from me, in the end, he will make the right decision. He is ready. This is his time.
He's the only family I have left. I have to at least warn him.
Sometimes the greatest sacrifice a person can make is to give up what they hold most dear.
Kal-El, I trust you found my gift to the both of you illuminating.
It wasn't a gift. It was a trial. And it wasn't about Lois appreciating what it was like to have my abilities or me realizing what it was like to be human. It was about control.
Your trials are not a riddle, Kal-El. They are stepping stones on a long path.
A path that I have blindly walked forever, but I understand now. This whole time, it's been up to me to decide when to take control of my own destiny. The trials end when I'm ready for them to end.
Your journey is far from over.
But I can only be what the world needs when I can finally admit that I am no longer just the son of Jor-El or Jonathan Kent. And you knew the time would come when neither of you can guide me anymore, and that time...is now. Goodbye, Jor-El.
This is the story of an amazing boy who grew up in the fields of Kansas in a little town called Smallville. When he became a man, he believed the only way to seize his destiny was to turn his back on both his parents and refused to see the darkness descending on Earth. But all that was about to change. He was about to face his greatest challenge.
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