Smallville · Season 1
I know what you're doing, Jonathan. You can't take the place of Clark on this farm, no one can. Every other farm in the county has at least five hands to help out.
Sweetheart, my family managed to run this farm for generations before Clark came around. I see no reason why I can't run it by myself.
Sometimes I wonder which one of you is more stubborn.
Why don't I give you a clue?
Martha, what exactly is it that you want me to do? You want me to tell our teenage son that we couldn't possibly survive around here without him? What kind of parents would that make us?
Honest ones. How many times has he asked be treated like an adult? This decision took a lot of maturity.
Or guilt. Martha, Clark still feels responsible for my heart problems. I'm not going to allow him to do this out of pity.
It's not pity, Jonathan. Clark knows that if he leaves, he can only come back a few times a year. And he doesn't want one of those times to be your funeral.
You're making a big mistake Jason. I know she's your mother but don't think for a second she won't turn on you. Trust me on this one.
Jason...
It's okay, Mother. I don't expect him to understand the meaning of family loyalty, especially when the only thing running through the Luthor blood is betrayal.
Lex, your father has one of the stones.
And what do you want from me?
I have a feeling that he'd sooner die than give up that stone. But all that might change if his own flesh and blood were at stake.
You obviously don't know my father as well as I do.
I hope for your sake you're wrong.
Dad, you raised me to make my own decisions. Why don't you trust me on this?
Because you are a lot like me. I had a full ride to Met. U. waiting for me when I graduated. Problem is, my father needed me on this farm. So I stayed.
Dad that's a pretty big footnote to leave out. Why didn't you tell me?
I didn't want it to weigh you down. As much as I loved my father, a part of me still resents him for needing me that much. I don't want you to feel that. That's not the kind of father I ever wanted to be.
Dad. This isn't about the kind of father you are. It's about the kind of son I want to be.
I took this career test in some magazine - it said that my perfect job would be a radio disc jockey.
That makes sense. You talk enough. There won't be any dead air.
You mock me now Smallville, but you just wait and see.
Journalism. You ever thought about that? You wrote some half decent articles in your short lived career at the Torch.
Nah, kill me first. Even if I could spell, the last thing I'd wanna do is spend my time in a newsroom. With my luck I'd probably end up across the desk from the most bumbling reporter on the masthead.
I realize hand-eye coordination isn't one of your strong suits. Here, let me help you with that.
[annoyed] Lois, I'm not sure what I'm gonna do without you.
Oh, come on, Clark, your future is laid out right in front of you. You're going to go to community college, major in agriculture, probably minor in law enforcement. And then you and Lana are going to have a nice little church wedding.
Excuse me?
It's written in the stars and you know it. It's only a matter of time before you join the bowling league, take over the family farm, and then, well, you and Lana can bring little Clark Jr. into the world.
I think you're hallucinating.
No. Hallucinating would be imagining Clark Kent going off to the big city to make his mark in the world. I'm just being realistic.
Look, I know we've had our disagreements in the past. And I will be the first to admit that I've made it my own little hobby to bust your chops.
I'm used to it. Besides, I know I haven't been the most gracious host.
Look, I just want you to know, Clark, that when I'm sitting in the audience today at your graduation and you stand up on that stage in front of all those people, I'm gonna be looking up at you and thinking one thing.
What's that?
Please, God, don't let him trip.
The knowledge of the universe is meant for you only. Yet you chose to deny your heritage. Today, you will witness the consequences.
Then you sent the meteor shower?
I have done nothing, Kal-El. Human blood has stained one of the elements and awakened a great danger from the darkness of space.
What can I do to stop it?
There is nothing you can do to prevent what is already in motion. But the meteor shower is just the beginning, Kal-El. I warned you that the elements could not fall into the hands of a human. The three must become one. It is the only way to save Earth from total annihilation.
I don't know where they are! I don't have time to find them!
If you don't unite them at once, you, my son, will be seared by a fire from the sky even you can't survive. The future of mankind rests in your hands, Kal-El.
You're gonna have to go without me.
Do I have to remind you, Clark, that the last time we had a meteor shower, it was full of kryptonite?
If the same happens today it could kill you. You have to come with us.
I spoke to Jor-El. He told me I have to find the other two stones right now, and unite them with the one in the cave.
No! You're my son. You're not gonna go on some kind of suicide mission.
Clark, you might be stronger than steel, but you're not invincible.
I know, Dad. But I'm the only one who can do this.
All right. But I want you to listen to me right now. All the years that your mother and I spent raising you from that wide-eyed toddler running around on this farm to the man who is standing in front of me right now was for this moment. You do this, son. You make us proud.
Kal-El, you must continue your education. You cannot stop.
She's my friend! She needs help!
Your destiny is far greater than saving one human life.
No, I won't let her die!
Each time you let your emotions guide you, the fate of the entire planet is at risk. That is your weakness, Kal-El.
I wasn't born anywhere near Smallville. In fact, I wasn't born anywhere near this galaxy.
Okay... okay... so that would make you an...
Yeah.
But you... you look so--
Human? I'm still the same person.
Clark... I think you're so amazing. You save people's lives and take zero credit for it. To me, you're more than just a hero. You're a super hero.
Chloe--
I'm serious, Clark. If more humans were like you, the world would be a better place.
[to Clark] I want you to know, I'll never be the iceberg to your Titanic, and your secret will never ever leave my lips. No matter what.
How'd you get that frog in your throat?
That's what happens when you get a neck massage from Barbie the Barbarian. Doctor says I shouldn't talk too much.
Oh, gee. That's too bad.
Don't get your hopes up, Smallville. It's not permanent.
You can get hurt now; you're vulnerable.
Isn't that what it means to be human?
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