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Cut!
All right, you have been
listening to the next set up.
- Ok, fine.
- What have you seen here?
- Chloe.
- Hey!
Thanks to you, Smallville's
finally getting a close-up.
You know, when I said they could
film at the farm, I didn't realize
that half of Hollywood
would show up at my doorstep.
At least revel in the irony that
they've chosen a single-theater town
to shoot their bazillion-dollars
"Warrior Angel" film.
I guess I never really
got into comic books.
Oh, come on.
Who doesn't love
the story of a small-town boy
who grows up to save the
world from the evil Devilicus?
I didn't know you were
such an avid follower.
I'm not.
It's just right now, fiction's
a lot more appealing than reality.
I mean, you know,
dating is so overrated.
Who really need
the extra added headache of
worrying about tables for two and
wardrobe remorse on a movie night.
In other words, I've had plenty of free time
to create Kara's fake back-story.
Your cousin's secret identity
is practically Google-proof.
That's great.
Maybe when she clears her head
and comes home, she'll appreciate it.
Sorry, guys.
Got to move you back.
- Ok, place, please!
- All that for one star.
Clark, Rachel Davenport is not just a star.
She's practically her own constellation.
I mean, don't you watch movies at all?
Turns out miss super diva put a
moratorium on all press interviews.
God, an exclusive with her would definitely
put a snap back into my editor's suspenders.
And roll sound!
Roll camera!
Here we go.
Ok, roll playback.
And
action.
Steven, you won't believe
the photos I got us, baby.
Meet me at the French place in an hour.
And here we go
Good.
Cut.
That was perfect.
Rachel, that's a cut.
What the hell?
Rachel, that's a cut.
Oh, my god.
No!
Is it supposed to be like this?
Oh, my god!
Somebody help me!
Somebody help me!
So, you just totally
saved my life.
You're amazing.
Hey.
I can think of other ways
to burn calories.
- I didn't hear you to come in last night.
- I know.
You were already asleep
when I got home from Nell's.
And you looked so cute,
I couldn't bear to wake you.
But even heroes
need their beauty sleep.
LOCAL HERO CLARK KENT
SAVES HOLLYWOOD STARLET
After all this years of reading these articles,
you'd think I would have figured it out.
I guess people only see
what they think is possible.
Well, I, or one,
am glad I've seen the light.
And I think the spotlight
is better suited in Hollywood.
Clark Kent?
Ms.
Rachel Davenport is requesting
your company on the set.
Looks like I'm not your only fan.
Rachel is very busy, so keep it short
and don't ask for an autograph.
No problem.
Miss Davenport,
Your guest has arrived.
Attention, everyone.
Mr.
Kent and I need a little one-on-one.
See you back in five minutes.
Thank you.
Today we shoot
the famous date scene.
Warrior Angel's about
to stand me up.
It's heartbreaking.
In his defense,
I'm sure he has a good excuse.
Anyway, I just wanted to
thank you personally.
That was really brave,
what you did.
After what happened, I'm surprised
you're not in the hospital.
God, no.
I got my start
On a medical drama.
Two seasons of bad memories.
You mean you haven't memorized
my entire acting repertoire?
You know, I don't watch
a lot of movies.
Clark, I'm kidding.
You know, it's refreshing
for someone to see the real me,
Not just the tabloid version.
I'm sorry to interrupt,
Ms.
Davenport, but
this girl said she absolutely
needed to speak to Clark.
Rachel, this is my friend
Chloe Sullivan.
She works the Daily Planet
She'd love to interview you.
- Hi.
- Hi.
Usually I don't give interviews,
but you know what?
For a friend of Clark's
sure thing.
Wow.
Okay.
Except I'm I'm afraid I'm
actually in line behind the sheriff.
After you crashed, the police
autopsied your vehicle,
and it looks like someone jimmied
the accelerator and cut the brake line.
No offense, Ms.
Davenport but
the only accident here
Is that Clark saved your life.
It's Lois Lane, L-A-N-E.
Lane!
No time for chitchat,
chasing a lead.
If you were on point, you wouldn't have let
the Ledger scoop you on the Davenport story.
Why don't you head o to the set
and sniff out a scandal.
News flash.
White-collar crime
is this season's Hollywood D.
U.
I.
LuthorCorp recently purchased
A mile from the dam where Lex's
was building his toy soldiers.
And I'm stifling my yawn because?
Because it's not one of Lex's
"Look at me, I've changed" stories.
This fiction should come with nodoz.
Besides, orphanages, hospitals
nobody goes to bed Satan
and wakes up Oprah.
It's a front.
Yore new here, so maybe
you didn't read the memo, but
you need proof to write a story.
There's nothing on the property
except a lone cabin
And a bunch of "danger
no trespassing" signs.
Do yourself a favor, Lane.
Drop the lead.
You decided to join us.
Water.
Oh, of course.
You must be parched.
Where am I?
Who are you?
I'm Marilyn.
Why haven't you taken me
to a hospital, Marilyn?
Wow.
Not even a "thank you" before
you start asking for silk sheets.
Aah! What is
I
What the hell is this?
You unlock it, Marilyn.
You know I can't run that risk.
Not even for Lionel Luthor.
They're gonna find me, Marilyn.
It's only a matter of time, you know.
As far as I know, there's
not a lot of people looking.
Maybe it's time
you found some better friends.
It's Marilyn.
He's finally awake.
Tell me the truth.
Are you
different than other men?
How can you ask me that?
You barely know me.
I know you enough to see you walk
around with a secret so powerful
It won't let you close to anyone.
"You should be with someone who
can give you the love you deserve.
"
"You are that someone.
�
But you want to lie and run away.
Why?
Um, uh, "Penelope, if I ever hurt you
You can't hurt me if you love me.
What?
It's okay.
It's part of t scene.
Yeah, but I have a
Girlfriend?
Lana.
Rehearsing lines.
This is, um
Rachel.
I know, I'm Lana.
Hi.
Hi.
I hope that Clark saved some of
those lines to rehearse with me later.
You know what?
I'm gonna go to the kitchen,
Have some cookies,
and drink whole milk.
I didn't realize that Rachel
was actually staying here.
I figured the farm was more off the radar.
No one would look for her here.
Well, I didn't want to freak her out,
but Chloe might have found
a clue about the attacker.
She got sidetracked by her editor,
but she e-mailed us this.
Warrior Angel Internet blogs?
Turns out that not all the fans are
enthusiastic about the film's interpretation.
The movie stays true to the
mythology in all ways but one.
In the comics,
Warrior Angel's girlfriend dies.
And in the movie, she doesn't.
Blogs, message boards, fan forums
these are al pretty extreme.
How are we supposed to narrow this down
to the one psycho who's willing to kill?
There's one poster, Devilicus Rebel,
who's becoming more and more aggressive.
"When will Davenport learn
our hero lives in solitude?"
Her blood will unleash the truth.
Grew up on a farm with two dogs,
Only child, home-schooled.
Looks like our 19-year-old from
Minnesota keeps a flawless record.
Keep searching.
I just read about your heroics
in the paper.
Who needs Warrior Angel when
we've got our own Clark Kent?
Actually, that's why I'm here.
I was wondering if you could
help me with a reference.
You're the biggest
Warrior Angel fan I know.
Was a fan.
I haven't picked up a comic
since we were friends.
Back when I saw life
as black and white.
When I realized good and evil was
gray, the stories lost their magic.
Though I have to admit, yours is the
last nose I'd expect to find in a comic.
Someone wants Rachel Davenport
out of the movie.
This could be a clue
to the next attack.
"A hero in solitude.
"
Issue number 5.
One of my favorites.
It's the first time the archrival
Devilicus gets the upper hand.
Warrior Angel's girlfriend
gets in over her head.
In trying to expose
Devilicus' darkness,
She goes face to face with one
of the most powerful villains
in the fantasy comics Universe.
So Devilicus does something
no reader sees coming.
He shoots her.
Warrior Angel
can't get there in time,
And she dies in his arms.
I read the script.
In the movie version,
Warrior Angel saves his girlfriend's life.
Sounds like Hollywood
went for the happy ending.
In the comic-book world,
when you're destined
to save mankind,
You're destined to be alone.
Here you are, sir.
Locked, loaded and ready to go.
Thanks.
We're rolling.
Rolling!
Sounds bit.
Right on the set.
And
action.
You'll never live to expose me.
If it's not me, it'll be someone else.
Sooner or later, you'll be seen
for who you really are.
Cut!
Ok, that was great.
Moving on, extra.
Nice catch.
Superhero.
Wow, I am really good at this.
Remind me to change my locks.
Lex.
I thought you were being honored
by the green cross tonight.
Where did you get this?
You know, Lois,
journalists have spent the last
decade unearthing my life,
turning whatever dirt they can
find into bad headline puns.
Do you really think you're different?
I don't have any secrets left.
It's not a secret that
you purchased land by the dam
where you were conducting
illegal experiments?
I never authorized the purchase
of any land by the dam.
Well, not to be callous,
But with your dad MIA, there aren't a whole
lot of Luthors around these days with
authorization privileges.
Mr.
Luthor?
Escort her off the premises.
Yes Sir.
Careful, Lionel.
We're not all millionaires.
Look
I was wrong earlier.
I should thank you
for everything.
To be honest,
it's starting to get a little lonely all
the way out here in the middle of nowhere.
It's nice having company.
But I don't have time!
Here he comes.
Clark, would you have a few minutes?
What's it like dating a Hollywood starlet?
Is it true that Rachel's staying
here at your farm?
Would you like to make comments?
How long have you been dating?
Are you an aspiring actor?
Do you have any future plans?
Rachel, the sheriff said that he
wasn't able to come up with any more
leads.
This place is surrounded by paparazzi.
What are you doing?
More like undoing six hours in a body
harness and the stress of a death threat.
Rachel, if the paparazzi found you,
then the person who attacked you
knows you're here.
So much for de-stressing.
- Can you excuse us, please?
- Sure.
Can you hand me
that robe over there?
Yeah.
Rachel, what's this?
A messenger delivered it.
A Warrior Angel comic book?
I SAW WHAT YOU DID.
IT�S YOUR JOB
TO SAVE THE WORLD.
SAVE IT.
What's going on, Clark?
Let's go.
We're leaving now.
This place isn't safe anymore.
It's you.
Thank god.
How did he escape, Marilyn?
- I don't know.
- I'm not paying you to make mistakes.
Don't say a word.
Clark, hi.
Just watching a movie
with aunt Nell.
Of course, I'll pick up Rachel
as soon as I can.
Okay.
Chloe, I'm glad you're still here.
Yeah, well, overtime really
helps me resist all temptation
to grace Jimmy's my space page.
What's up?
The fan stalking Rachel must
have seen me catch that bullet.
He's the only one
who knew it was real.
Now he thinks I'm a superhero.
Oh, my god, Clark.
This guys' blog gets, like,
One post, and all of a sudden you're
everybody's favorite Boy Wonder.
Can you track this Warrior Angel
Comic to its owner?
I'd be a pretty lame sidekick
if I couldn't.
Ok, when I was scanning
all of those blogs,
I came across the collector who
tracks the Warrior Angel comic sales.
Maybe he's registered this one.
Here we go.
Cosmic comics
In Metropolis
sold one to a Ben Meyers
last week.
815 Vine street.
I knew you'd find me.
Only a real hero would.
You're the production assistant
from the movie.
Where are you?
Oh, come on.
If I told you that,
you'd never let me go.
You're behind the attacks,
aren't you?
Warrior Angel was all I had.
He gave me
something to believe in.
He gave me hope.
Warrior Angel wouldn't try
to kill someone.
You can't mess with
someone's idol.
That's exactly why nobody
believes in heroes anymore.
Including you, Clark.
And that's where I come in.
Just like Devilicus
made warrior Angel stand up
and save the world.
You need help.
You just don't know it yet.
Dad?
You're alive.
I never gave up on you.
Lex, why did you do this?
But I see you've given up on me.
Don't you make me pull the trigger.
Easy.
We can all be roes, Lex.
Besides, I read about you Luthors.
Lionel would rather stick around
and have his other wrist broke
Than be saved by you.
Dad.
Dad!
Dad!
Lana, I'm sorry for what you saw
in Clark's loft.
Rehearsing lines?
It's in his eyes.
You are
the center of Clark's universe.
I've only seen love like that
once in my life.
What happened?
The director yelled "cut.
"
Updated call sheets.
Oh, God.
I can't escape work
for three seconds?
How d you find me?
Destiny.
Ooh!
Sorry, Lana.
But there's a hero living among us,
And there's only one way
He'll accept his calling.
You need to die.
What did you mean when you said
that he was trying to make you
accept your destiny?
I was supposed to
stand for something greater.
It was my job to save the world.
He didn't think organic farmer
was a close second?
This guy's delusional, Chloe.
You couldn't possibly agree with him.
Do you want to cue my editorial,
or do you want to help me find
the guy who's gonna out you
in front of a thousand people?
What about his hard drive?
It might help.
I think it's too rational.
I mean, if Ben is this fractured,
we're gonna need to loosen
a few screws of our own.
Approach his next move like someone who's
blurred the line between fiction and reality.
So, let's think.
If I'm Devilicus, what is the worst
possible thing I could do
to Warrior Angel
to make him accept his destiny?
Lana.
- Let me go!
- I can't.
Don't you see?
Clark was made for a greater glory.
But until he gives up his own desires
And focuses on the rest of the world,
thousands of lives are a stake.
And mine doesn't matter?
I know it's not easy being
a superhero's girlfriend, Lana.
But Clark has to face
his destiny alone.
And you're standing in the way.
Lana.
This is crap.
Are you reading it upside down?
Lionel Luthor lives!
And he was found on LuthorCorp land that no
one in the company claims to have purchased.
Now, did Lex use my tip
to find his father,
or as he be keeping him there
all is time?
You went behind my back.
The rules were,
stay away from the Luthors.
Careful, Grant.
You're starting
to sound like you care about me.
More like annoyed
that I'll have to baby-sit you
Friday night.
The Planet's being honored.
You're going with me to accept.
Tempting.
I take notes and look pretty,
you get to sit at the bar and
schmooze with all the important people.
I was thinking
more along the lines of,
you getting some face time
with the who's who of Metropolis
and rescuing me
from some long-winded speeches.
- You asking me on a date?
- God, no.
I'm your boss.
You know what? That's it.
You're fired from being my plus one.
You can't fire me.
I never accepted.
Here.
Something tells me you don't want
to be scooped again by the Ledger.
Oh, and for the record,
If I had been your plus one,
You would have been
my arm candy.
Lex told me you're living here now.
Well, you haven't wasted
much time
getting back to your roots,
have you?
Lionel, I heard what happened.
Are you okay?
It's hardly reassuring
to read your own obituary, but
you should know that,
I suppose, shouldn't you?
They said that you were being
held captive by a crazy woman.
Indeed I was.
You.
I would never be involved
in something like that.
Oh please.
That line stopped working for you
the day you faked your own death.
Lex filled me in on the details
which leaves only one question unanswered.
How much does Clark know?
I'm sure that he's thrilled
that you are alive and well.
I'm sure that you have managed
to convince yourself
that you did everything
for the sake of Clark Kent.
That your love could protect him
half a world away.
Finding your body and
paying your captor seems
rather complicated from
a hotel in Shanghai.
You may have lost the Luthor name,
But it's the Luthor instincts that
keep those claws of yours sharp.
Lana, please listen to me.
You are on the edge
of a dangerous precipice.
You could easily tumble down
into someplace very dark
and very hard to escape.
I hope you don't plan on
spreading these lies to Clark.
Lies?
I don't believe
your good intentions.
You're not trying to protect Clark.
This is about retribution.
Let him go, Lana,
before it's too late.
Lex Luthor.
What are you doing here?
I thought You might enjoy this.
Here.
These are rarest
Warrior Angel comics ever.
They're worth a fortune.
Why are you giving me this?
Because I've been know
to believe in something
after the whole world
tells me I'm wrong.
Devilicus he said that exact line
to the president in issue
Ben, they dragged you in here
kicking and screaming
Because you claimed you saw a man with
superpowers swipe a bullet out of thin air.
I'm here to listen.
There's nothing to say.
It was all in my head.
Help, somebody!
Got ya!
Did you ever consider
a career in acting?
I wanted to say goodbye.
But don't worry,
I'll be back for the sequel.
What's this?
Thanks for showing me Smallville
had more to offer than a tax break.
It's a little something from the movie.
Every superhero needs one.
I signed onto Warrior Angel
for publicity and a paycheck,
But after meeting you, I'm starting
to believe that heroes really do exist.
There's something special
about this one, Lana.
Hold on to him.
I sure hope that comment
about a sequel was a joke.
You okay?
Just thinking about what Ben said.
Oh, Lana, don't.
Ben was
a crazy fan
who got locked up In Belle Reeve.
He needed a hope,
And he's not wrong.
Millions of
people look up to Warrior Angel.
What if those people
could look up to you instead?
Well, Lana, there's not even
a million people in Smallville.
Clark, I just want to grab on
to you and never let you go
but one day the world
will need you more than I do,
And I don't want to be
the one holding you here.
I'm not going anywhere.
For the first time in my life,
I have everything I've ever wanted,
and it's right here on this farm with you.
Okay.