Our "Twilight Zone" acid trip to the, uh, Phantom Prison --
that place was...
Kryptonian.
Mm.
And that horny-toad-looking thing
that crashed Chloe and Jimmy's wedding?
Kryptonian.
Mm.
And the spaceship that I found in the woods near the dam?
Also Kryptonian, but it wasn't mine --
it was my cousin's.
Sorry about the third degree, Clark.
It's just not every week
that a girl learns her boyfriend's an...
Alien?
And you're still okay with that?
Are you kidding me?
It's like...
Dating a God or...Bono.
[ Exhales ]
At least we're on a story in the boonies,
and I get to play 20 questions without...
Our nosy little Kitty cat sniffing around.
It's lucky that Tess sent us out here
to cover the Cherry Festival.
Clark Kent doesn't believe in luck.
What'd you do...
Clark?
[ Sighs ]
I didn't want you in the middle
of tonight's antihero protest.
Clark, that should have been my story.
Why did you chop-block me?
Lois, we both know that your articles in support of The Blur
put you in the eye of the antihero storm.
So, what, you're gonna lock me in a Castle Tower
like I'm some damsel in distress?
Lois, I just want to make sure that you're safe.
Clark, I love that an intergalactic powerhouse
wants to protect me...
But this Earth girl can take care of herself.
[ Explosion ]
[ Tires squeal ]
[ Car dinging, door closes ]
I didn't even see what we hit.
[ Exhales ]
Two flats and only one spare.
Looks like a job for...
AAA.
And there's no reception.
[ Clicks tongue ]
Want me to change that tire for you?
[ Chuckles ]
I think I can handle it.
Wow.
[ Clears throat ]
[ Object thuds ]
[ Squeaking ]
[ Laughs ]
[ Spinning ]
[ Creaking, slams gently ]
[ Exhales sharply ]
Thank you.
Girl: Oh, praise the Lord!
You're okay!
[ Chuckles ]
It's okay. There's nothing a mechanic can't fix.
Do you know where there's one nearby?
Um...Up the road a bit, in Meeker Springs. Thanks.
All right, Lois, well,
if we leave now, we'll be back in a flash.
Oh, but, Clark,
I'm such a delicate flower --
I will --
I will wilt in that heat.
I think I'll just stay with, um...
Charlotte, ma'am.
I got some fresh-squeezed lemonade
if you like.
Ah! Lovely. So we will have a big glass,
as we damsels in distress wait for Clark to...
Come rescue us.
Lois, is there a problem?
Okay. First it's not safe in the Asphalt Jungle,
and now I'm at risk in Green Acres?
Look, we're in the middle of nowhere.
You think horse-and-buggy girl is gonna hurt me?
What is she gonna do, dimple me to death?
Charlotte: Here you go! Uh...
[ Clears throat ]
Thank you, Charlotte.
Now, why don't we watch
while my knight in shining armor...
Saves the day?
It's gonna be a long walk, Lancelot,
but we will be right here
waiting for your triumphant return.
Still watching!
[ Wind gusting ]
[ Air whooshes ]
[ Car dinging ]
Lois?
Lois?!
♪ Smallville 10x06 ♪ Harvest Original Air Date on October 29, 2010
♪ Somebody save me ♪
♪ "Save Me" ♪ performed by Remy Zero
♪ let your warm hands break right through ♪
♪ somebody save me ♪
♪ I don't care how you do it ♪
♪ just stay ♪
♪ stay ♪
♪ come on ♪
♪ I've been waiting for you ♪
♪ just stay with me ♪
♪ I've made this whole world shine for you ♪
♪ just stay ♪
♪ stay ♪
♪ come on ♪
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Lois?
"No service."
[ Vehicle approaches, engine shuts off ]
[ Car door closes ]
Aah.
Man: Something I can help you with?
My girlfriend -- she's missing.
I went into town to get a flat fixed,
and...And now she's gone.
We were in a bit of an argument when I left,
and I thought maybe she was still mad at me,
but... I can't find her.
You know, I've searched everywhere.
Better wrap that.
Cut looks pretty nasty.
How bad was your little argument?
No, this is from the rim of the tire.
That's where I cut it.
Look, there was a girl here.
She might know where my girlfriend went.
Girl?
Charlotte -- she was about 12 years old.
She was selling produce on the side of the road.
She had a horse and buggy.
We're in the middle of nowhere.
Never seen anybody set up shop here.
[ Chuckling ] There's not enough traffic.
Well, I know what I saw, all right? I'm not making this up.
Why don't we go down to the station?
I'm not going anywhere till Lois gets back.
Mister, calm yourself down.
Look.
This must be what we ran over.
Now, if our blowout wasn't an accident,
someone could have done this on purpose.
I think you better get a move on
before you get yourself in some trouble.
Just trying to show you. I'm not gonna say it again!
Those are tracks from the horse and buggy.
Now, if there was no girl, how do you explain those?
They do look fresh.
Run up the logging road a bit.
All right, you proved your point.
Let's take a hike.
If your girlfriend is out there...
We'll find her.
Charlotte: Giddap!
Lois: Look at you drive that horse.
At your age, the best I could do was drive my dad crazy.
Lucky for me, you were around.
So, how much longer before our carbon-free hayride
gets us to the train station?
Oh, not much.
But I'm not allowed to go into town.
My father will give you the ride from here.
As long as I can make the express back to cover the rally,
I'm happy.
I am not gonna miss out on a front-page story
just because he thinks I can't take care of myself.
[ Exhales ]
So, your town is quaint.
How many people live out here?
Our whole congregation.
We're believers.
Father bought this land long before I was born
and moved his flock here from Idaho
so we could all live together.
[ Sighs ]
Charlotte: Whoa.
[ Exhales ]
Looks like you're having some sort of shindig.
It's the Harvest Festival.
Whole town comes out to celebrate.
Bless us, child.
How could you bring a guest to our home unannounced
when we're unprepared to welcome them?
I'm Ruth. Ruth Cavanagh.
Ah. Lois Lane.
Miss Lane just needs father
to give her a ride to the train station
so she can get back to the city.
I don't mean to impose. Charlotte just offered.
Oh, never an imposition to help those in need.
But my husband likes his supper promptly at sundown.
He'll take you right after we eat.
You know, if you point the way,
I'm sure I could just hoof it from here.
Oh, don't be foolish.
If you're not familiar with these parts,
you could get lost in those woods.
Stay.
Break bread with us.
Mother always makes more than enough.
Oh.
Rally's not for another couple hours.
And I could really use a home-cooked meal.
Good. Good.
Go fetch your father, Charlotte.
Tell him the ham needs carving.
This way.
Did you see her, father?
Good work, child.
You've saved us all.
[ Cheering, glasses clinking ]
Together: Happy Birthday!
[ Breathes deeply ]
Thank you.
This is the best party ever!
You're welcome.
I have a little bit of work to do,
so make sure you save me
a really big piece of cake, okay?
- Okay. - Okay.
[ Tapping ]
My team is still searching for a remedy.
But I don't want to make any false promises.
All our tests indicate
that his condition is irreversible.
If the accelerated mitosis persists,
his body will eventually give out.
I'm very sorry.
He's aged four years in two weeks.
"Sorry" isn't good enough!
[ Scribbling ]
He needs to be at the facility,
where we can study him around the clock.
Alexander stays here... With me.
I want him to believe that he is like any other normal child.
But we both know he's not normal.
And no matter how many parties you throw him,
he never will be.
[ Scribbling continues ]
I just want to protect him.
I want to give him a second chance.
Dr. Lamell, I know that you had a hand
in the horrors that Lex Luthor committed
in his labs over the years.
And I chose you to run this team
because I know, deep down in your heart,
you want to make things right.
More than anything.
Okay.
You find me a cure to save Alexander,
and I promise you
I will not let him become that monster.
[ Girl screams, clatter ]
Girl: Help! Someone come quick!
Alexander!
[ Breathing heavily ]
Do something!
Help him!
[ Breathing heavily ]
Clark: Lois!
Lois!
Mister, I think we're barking up the wrong tree.
There's nothing out here for miles.
Look, these tracks were probably left by hunters.
They pull carts back here to haul out game all the time.
Do they also leave spikes in the road
to give people flat tires?
2x4 probably fell off a passing truck.
Look, it's only natural
for you to be worried about your girlfriend.
She's the most important thing in my life.
Well, you said she was upset with you.
I bet she hitched a ride.
You go back to Metropolis,
and I guarantee she'll be waiting.
- There are crystals in this water? - Ah.
Meteor shower of '89.
Couple of meteors hit the spring.
- Blue meteor rock? - Yeah.
Killed one local and destroyed acres of crops.
But it did give us a gift.
[ Slurping, sighs ]
Best drinking water in the county.
Meteor seems to purify it.
And everyone here is okay?
'Cause I grew up in Smallville.
The green meteor rock has been harming people
for the last 20 years.
Not here.
Been drinking this water my whole life.
I haven't had so much as a common cold.
[ Chuckles ]
Yep, we're all just fine.
[ Bell tolling ]
If there's nothing out here, then what was that?
Something I wish you hadn't heard.
[ Lock clicks ]
I'm sorry I ruined the party.
It's not your fault.
I know that something's wrong with me.
I'm a freak.
No. No, you're not.
You're a beautiful little boy,
and I promise you
that I am going to make everything okay.
Okay?
[ Breathes deeply ]
But you have to tell me something.
Right before you blacked out,
you were drawing this.
How do you know this symbol?
I-it's just a drawing.
Alexander...
I found these...
Hidden in your closet.
Please tell me what they mean to you.
It's the symbol...
Of the bad man.
He comes into my dreams...
To hurt me.
I'd never let anyone hurt you.
You can't stop him.
You're safe here.
No!
He's the strongest man in the whole world!
You can't protect me!
I'd never let anything happen to you.
He wants to kill me!
[ Clatter ]
[ Exhales ]
I know this is hard for you to believe
when you're so frightened, but...
Alexander, I'm here for you.
[ Lock clicks ]
Alexander?
Alexander!
Yummy.
And to think you fixed this all without a Kitchenaid
or...Costco.
We believe in livin' the simple life.
No modern technology
and no worldly temptation.
We keep to ourselves.
Helps us stay on the righteous path.
Uh, speaking of paths --
isn't it time we... Hit the road?
Our teachings say,
when people come together to eat,
you make time for your fellow man.
Oh, trust me.
You don't forget Sunday school on the military base.
You should finish your dinner.
It would be bad luck
for a guest to leave our table early
on the night of the harvest celebration.
[ Chuckles ]
As long as we hit the road as soon as we're finished.
I would love to stay and see the festivities one day.
Bet that's a lot of fun.
Mr. Cavanagh: Fun has nothing to do with it.
We glorify the day we were shown the Lord's sign.
What exactly... Was the sign?
[ Crunching ]
[ Exhales ]
A fire came from the heavens...
To tear down our village.
And our daughter Esther was taken from us.
She was... Ringin' the town bell...
To warn everyone of the danger.
She was struck down where she stood.
Oh, I am so sorry.
That's awful.
Mr. Cavanagh: Before that,
we suffered a terrible drought
and years of bad crops.
People were hungry and sick.
[ Breathes deeply ]
But our daughter gave her life so that we could all prosper.
Charlotte: Ever since,
our crops have been bountiful
and our people never get sick.
Amen.
And you think this happened because your daughter died.
I'm pretty sure that didn't make it into the...
Good book I read.
I don't expect you to understand.
You're not a believer.
But every year
since her death, we have offered...
Our Lord a sacrifice.
And he has rewarded us.
[ Exhales ]
If you're done, I'll clear your plate.
Oh. Yeah.
Stuffed!
Thank you. [ Exhales ]
It's lovely.
Psst, Charlotte.
I'm a little squeamish when it comes
to the slaughtering of the fatted calf.
So just tell your parents "thank you." Okay?
I-I'm gonna go.
We'll never let you leave.
What?
You've been chosen.
Just like my sister.
[ Chuckles ] This was your last supper.
[ People shouting indistinctly ]
No! No! [ Grunting ]
Mr. Cavanagh: Rejoice, my people!
We have our sacrifice!
Together: Praise the Lord!
Lois: What is wrong with you people?!
Lois: Clark.
Clark, wake up.
Lois.
What happened to you?
I really stepped in it.
I was steamed you kept me from that rally scoop,
and I ended up trapping us in the Village of the Damned.
I've been looking for you for hours.
I'm just glad you're okay.
You won't be for long.
These Holy Rollers from Hell
want to make me a human sacrifice
so they can grow bigger tomatoes.
I promise to eat a heaping helping of crow when we get back home,
but right now,
do your superspeedy thing because...
This fair lady needs some rescuing, big-time.
I can't.
Clark, now is not the time for jokes!
Lois, the water is contaminated with the blue meteor rock.
They've been drinking it for years.
Maybe that's what makes them so healthy --
not to mention a little wack-a-doodle.
No, that's not all, Lois. It's infected their bodies.
When I'm around them,
I don't have my abilities.
I've got to get far enough away from them
so my powers can come back.
Meteor rock.
Maybe that's why when I pulled
that blue dagger out of your chest,
you -- you healed.
You did that?
Yeah.
Lois, you didn't just heal me. You brought me back.
You saved me.
Well...
Sometimes even the hero needs a Guardian Angel, Clark.
I just wish you had wings that could fly us out of here.
The house seems to be surrounded.
Our best chance is for me to get past the guards
before they fire a shot.
Okay, I hate to burst your bubble, Smallville,
but without your powers,
you won't be able to outrun their speeding bullets.
But maybe there's another way out of Dodge.
Clark!
If this leads to a cellar,
there might be a way out of here.
[ Sighs ]
Clark.
[ Grunts ] [ Exhales sharply ]
I can't.
[ Exhaling sharply ]
Whenever the general grounded me,
I always found a way to escape.
This army brat has picked more locks than Harry Houdini.
In the meantime, you should change your clothes,
or you're gonna stick out like a stripper in a seminary.
[ Sighs ]
Why are we never someplace romantic
when he takes off his shirt?
Thank you for locating him.
I'll take it from here.
Alexander.
This barn is just like I remember.
But you've never been here before.
Yes, I have.
Do you see his bow tie?
It was the first one he ever wore,
and I tied it for him...
Here.
That was probably just a dream.
No. It was real.
Right here, he told me that we'd be friends forever,
that he wanted to be my brother.
And...at the window...
I told him that our friendship
would be the thing of legend.
Alexander, if that's what you want...
You have a chance to make that happen.
How can I ever trust Clark again?
He made my father hate me.
He took away everything that I ever cared about.
And the last time I was up here,
I begged him to tell me the truth about himself.
But as always, he denied who he really was.
Clark is not the bad man, Alexander.
Lex is.
He used you just like he used me.
And you don't deserve what's happened.
You don't have to buy in to his memories.
I will help you.
Why?
So you can feel good about yourself?
So you can exorcise those demons deep within your soul?
Isn't that what you've always wanted?
To save the world
so you could redeem the evil inside you?
Stop it.
But you couldn't do it alone,
so you clung to powerful men.
Enough!
First Oliver Queen,
then me...
Then Zod...
And now, Clark Kent.
I'm so sorry.
I shouldn't have done that.
I-I just want to help you. I know that I can do this.
I know that I can save you.
How can you save me when there's so much
you don't even know about yourself?
Please...
Alexander...
Don't call me that.
My name is Lex.
Sandra: Sister!
You don't have flowers for the celebration.
Thank you...
Sister.
[ Grunts ]
It's you!
Well, I guess you can't get the city
out of this country girl, huh?
Come on, let's go.
Don't let them get away!
[ Indistinct shouting ]
Oh!
[ Horse neighs ]
You will be offered up tonight.
I won't let you hurt her.
You're a mere mortal.
And you will not defy the will of our Lord! Aah!
Lois: Clark! [ Groans ]
Clark.
No! Clark!
Clark!
Clark! Clark! Clark!
Get off!
[ Groaning ]
No!
[ Lois straining ]
[ Lois breathing deeply ]
[ Exhales ]
You...
You didn't have to kill him.
He would have told others about us.
[ Exhales ]
No one can keep us from our Holy task.
Our Lord has shown us the light.
[ Exhales ]
Light?
You justify this by calling it a sacrifice,
but you know it's murder.
Whatever happened to "thou shalt not kill"?
[ Sighs ]
We...Follow his example.
Every year, for 20 years,
a young woman has been sacrificed with fire from above,
just like Esther.
And for that,
our Lord has rewarded his devoted flock.
My daughter was the first to give her life.
You won't be the last.
I can't imagine the pain you must have suffered...
When you lost Esther.
But killing all of those women
in her name was wrong.
She would be ashamed of how you've led your people astray.
Silence!
You do not understand,
because...
You do not have faith.
I have faith.
I have faith!
Faith has nothing to do
with blindly following this misguided messiah.
I believe in knowing right from wrong,
just like you all do.
Deep down, you know this isn't right.
She does not know what we suffered
before his fiery wrath rained down from the heavens!
But you remember those dark days.
If we let her live,
a vengeful God will smite us yet again.
And mark my words!
This time, he will take one of your daughters.
Ben...
Would you give up your daughter, Sarah?
Any of you?
I say...
Better to sacrifice a nonbeliever...
Than to lose another one of our own.
[ Breathes raggedly ]
You don't have to do this.
This won't bring her back.
Shh!
It won't.
Shh!
God forgives you.
[ Chains rattling ]
You think he was still alive when we buried him?
If he was, he's dead now.
He forced our hand.
He should have listened to me and headed back to the city
when he had the chance.
Together: Praise the Lord.
Come on, now. The ceremony's about to begin.
Let us pray!
Dear Lord,
accept this offering
as our complete devotion to you.
Take her so that your people
may see another harvest of bountiful crops
and another year without sickness.
Together: Praise the Lord!
[ Lois crying softly ]
[ Gunshot ]
[ Indistinct shouting ]
[ Gun cocks ]
Get away from her!
Clark!
No, she must be sacrificed.
Aaaah!
This is a trick!
Clark.
[ Breathing deeply ]
Clark.
Look at what he's been through, Joshua.
And he's still alive. It's a sign!
Yes, it's a sign.
Move back.
Way back!
Far away from him.
You are not worthy to be in his presence.
Drop your weapon and beg for forgiveness.
No, I don't think you get it.
He is a-a messenger sent from the heavens!
I don't believe you.
Lois.
Oh, you better believe it,
because if you don't listen,
he will strike down upon thee...
With great vengeance...
And furious anger!
And he will use his --
his heat vision to raze your village...
And his superbreath to smite your crops!
Amen.
What do you say you speed us away
from these children of the corn, honey?
Ah!
[ Air whooshes ]
Is this all that you were able to make?
Well, considering we just found the research,
we were only able to synthesize a small amount,
but it's a start.
You said Alexander's condition was irreversible.
That's what we believed.
But on your advice,
we scoured the Luthorcorp database
and came across Peter Dinsmore's work.
He's the architect
of Lionel Luthor's genetic engineering program.
He cloned his own daughter...
And encountered the same
accelerated mitosis complication.
But I was able to use his research
and formulate that serum.
A cure... To save Alexander.
It's the breakthrough we wanted.
This could be the redemption we both have been praying for.
I wanted so badly to save that little boy.
Miss Mercer, what are you doing?!
Destroy all of your research.
And in the morning,
he will be locked up again...
For everyone's safety.
If we don't begin his therapy immediately,
he'll be dead in six weeks.
That's the point.
Because he's not just a clone...
He is Lex Luthor.
Hey.
It seems our Stephen King's romp in the backwoods
bumped Cat Grant's antihero crusade...
From column one.
Leave it to Lois and Clark
to turn a quiet day in the country
into a major scoop.
My friends at the Bureau said our Koresh wannabes
were so low-profile, they weren't on anybody's radar.
Just wish we would have found them sooner.
We could have saved so many lives.
I just don't understand how the believers
would allow themselves to be led down such a dark path.
I...
I guess there's so much chaos out there,
people are just desperate
for something to give them hope.
Now more than ever,
the world needs someone to believe in.
I think I know where this is going.
[ Chuckles ]
Hear me out, Clark.
Okay, I wasn't a big fan of Ollie's coming-out party,
and I used to think that it was best
for you to stay in the shadows, too, but...
Maybe...
Someday soon, you'll have to step into the light.
You could be a symbol to inspire everyone
that this planet could be a better place.
I'm not sure anyone is ready to believe
in a stranger from a strange land.
[ Chuckles softly ]
If they know the real Clark Kent,
then I am sure the rest of the world
will believe in you as much as I do.
I'm sorry I was so overprotective.
I was trying to keep you safe.
If it wasn't for you...
I would be a crispy critter in Hellsville.
No.
You held your own...
Even when I didn't have my powers.
Lois, you saved my life.
Guess there's enough danger out there for everyone.
We just have to trust
that we'll always be there for each other
when times get tough.
[ Chuckles ]
Which is why I want you to have this.
Uh...
The "unabridged users guide to all things Kryptonian"?
It may fill in a few blanks.
I want you to know me completely,
with no secrets.
'Cause you're the one.
You always will be.
-- sync, corrected by elderman --