Writers:
Philip Levens, Alfred Gough, Miles Millar Director: James Marshall Air Date: May 7, 2002
Guest
Cast
Adam
Brody (Justin Gaines), John Glover
(Lionel Luthor), Hiro Kanagawa (Principal Kwan), Donna
Bullock (Pamela Jenkins), James Purcell (Dr. Wells),
Kevan Ohtsji (Danny Kwan), Anaya Farrell (Renee),
Catherine Barroll (Mrs. Fordman), Serge Houde (Pastor)
Summary
Justin
Gaines, a student at Smallville High, returns to school after
spending months in treatment recovering from a hit-and-run accident.
Before the accident, Justin was a cartoonist for the Smallville
Torch, but injuries to his hands have prevented him from drawing
since. After the accident, while still mostly immobile due to
injuries, Justin discovered that he could move things with his
mind. Justin didnt believe that his doctor did all that
he could to help him, so before leaving Metropolis Childrens
Hospital, Justin used his telekinetic abilities to seriously injure
his doctor.
Before
Justins arrival, Chloe argues with Clark about feeling ignored.
Pete lets Clark know that Chloe likes him and is planning to ask
him to Spring Formal. Chloe, still angry with Clark, strikes up
a relationship with Justin, whom she had been e-mailing while
he was away. Justin told Chloe that he had always had a crush
on her. During a kiss in which nearby objects start floating,
Justin is forced to tell Chloe about his gifts. Chloe accepts
them and assures Justin that he would never end up on her Wall
of Weird. Seeing Chloe and Justin together makes Clark realize
that he may have feelings for Chloe. He shares his new feelings
with Lana. Clark tells Chloe that he distrusts Justin, but she
ignores his warnings.
Justin
mistakenly traces the license plate of the vehicle involved in
his accident back to Principal Kwan. Wanting revenge and justice
for the accident, he uses his gifts to kill the principal. Clark
investigates the crime and discovers that Principal Kwans
son was actually driving the car that hit Justin, not his father.
Clark convinces Kwans son to turn himself in.
After
seeing Justins drawings depicting his crimes, Chloe realizes
how dangerous he is and races off to tell Clark. Chloe calls Clark
from his barn, asking his whereabouts, but Justin enters the barn
and breaks Chloes cell phone. He uses his gifts to knock
Chloe out and attempts to kill her with a chainsaw. After racing
back to the barn, Clark enters in time to deflect the chainsaw
and save Chloe. After Clark defeats him, Justin is sent off to
Metropolis for psychological help. Clark and Chloe make a date
to attend a journalism conference together.
Meanwhile,
on the anniversary of his mothers death, Lex encounters
Pamela Jenkins, the woman who took care of him while his mother
was ill. She wants to talk, but Lex feels there is nothing left
to say between them. At a later meeting, Pamela tells Lex that
his father sent her away after his mothers death and threatened
to disinherit Lex if she contacted him. She asks for Lexs
forgiveness for leaving him as a child, but he doesnt give
it to her. Lexs father tells Lex that Pamela is dying of
cancer. Lex goes to visit her in the hospital and they share a
moment where he seems to forgive her.
Throughout
the episode Whitneys father is mentioned as getting better.
Lana mentions that since his fathers recuperation, Whitney
has been paying more attention to her. At the end of the episode
Whitneys father passes away and everyone attends his funeral.
Notable
Quotes
Chloe:
Whenever Lex and Lana are around, its like
the rest of us dont exist.
Chloe:
You know, most men are from Mars, but youre from
some distant galaxy that Ive never even heard of.
Pete:Clark, maybe if you took off your Lana-blinders, youd
realize that Chloe likes you.
Clark:
Its like you find out this secret and it colors
everything.
Lana:
Sometimes the right person can be right in front
of your eyes and you never even know it.
Lex:
For arguments sake, lets call them Lana and Chloe.
Clark:"Im not jealous. Im concerned. Pete: Why?
Because Chloes falling for a nice guy? Its got me
worried too."
Superman
References
Danny
Kwan (to Clark):I see you in a uniform, flying.
Platitude
Count
Dr.
Wells:As one door closes, another one opens.
Justin:
out of sight, out of mind.
(Hey,
Jonathan Kent wasn't in this one! Not much room for platitudes
here!)
Continuity
& Goofs
This
episode marks the final appearance of Principal Kwan in Smallville.
Pete
makes a reference to working for Mayor Siegel in this episode.
What about Mayor Tate, referenced in "Ryan?"
Oops...
When
Whitney's mother returns in the episode "Visage,"
she is played by actress _____________.
Although
Principal Kwan is referred to as "H. Kwan" on his
driving record, the Smallville
Torch lists him as James Kwan. We'll go with the "Robert
Bruce Banner" theory and speculate his name as H. James
Kwan.
Justin
Gaines is referred to in the one-shot Smallville: The Comic.
Chloe
has bad luck with the opposite sex next in the episode "Dichotic."
(unless, of course, you count Clark being a doofyhead in "Vortex.")
John
Schneider has no lines in this episode; however, he does appear
in the funeral scene at episode's end.
Clark
says that Chloe got a fax at 4:43 pm, but just after the fax
comes in a school bells rings and kids flood the hallway. Thats
a pretty late school day!
Nitpicks
Whitney
gets tickets to Our Town just because Lana was reading
it at school? It could have been a class assignment that Lana
was bored to death reading.
Justin
told Chloe that he could no longer do his cartoon for the paper,
but then he shows up with a beautiful picture of her and she
doesnt question it? It took me all night doesnt
explain anything.
Chloe
mentions that the police report said that Kwans car was
on. Later, Kwans son says that his father had the keys
with him. Wouldnt the police find this terribly interesting
and include it in their report? If so, why didnt Chloe,
the research queen, pick up on that?
Clark
asks Justin how many innocent people hes willing to kill
and Justin replies just one more and then throws
Clark into the hayloft. So does that one more mean
Clark? If so, is he not planning to kill Chloe anymore? Or if
he thinks she is already dead, why the chainsaw bit?
Character
Revelations
Pete:
His
mother is a judge; he will be working with Mayor Siegel during
the summer.
Lex:
His mother, Lillian Luthor, was born in 1951 and died in
1993. Lex hadnt seen Pam, the woman who cared for him
during his mothers illness, in nine years, since his mother
died. Lexs mother left some of her LuthorCorp stock to
Pamela.
Clark:
He realizes Chloe likes him and thinks he also has feelings
for her.
Lana:
She thinks Whitney is suddenly paying more attention to her;
she wants to redefine their relationship. She was reading Our
Town at school.
Whitney:
He buys tickets to see Our Town for Lana. His father
dies.
Superpowers
Guide
Superspeed:
Clark uses his superspeed to get from the Talon where Chloe
called to say she was in danger to the barn in time to save
her from being killed. After Clark throws him into the loft,
Clark manages to appear behind him using his speed.
Invincibility:
To
protect Chloe, Clark steps in front of the chainsaw that Justin
had flying towards her. He is unhurt and the chainsaw breaks
into fragments.
Superstrength:
Clark tosses Justin into a wall
Clark's
List of Excuses
None!
Props
Lex
leaves white flowers at his mothers tomb.
An
edition of the Torch shows one of Justins cartoons, Flaming
Crows Feet.
A
newspaper headline from the Metropolis Inquisitor reads Going
Down! Doctor Loses Hands in Freak Accident.
Justin
draws a pencil drawing of Chloe and then a colored finished
drawing of Chloe
The
book of poetry read from by Lionel and quoted by Lex (and handled
by Pamela) is by Walt Whitman.
Lana
orders organic apple pies from Martha Kent via Clark
Random
office supplies (pencil, stapler, coffee mug, and green alien
figure) all float while Justin and Chloe kiss.
Fax
machine and paper with small typing and Got a match
in large, underlined handwriting
Principal
Kwans car had the Kansas license plate DDI 035
Principal
Kwan was pinned to the garage door with a lawn light with a
sharpened end.
Clark
was reading a copy of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from
Venus.
Chloe
was hit with a horseshoe, rendering her unconscious.
Justin
tried to kill Chloe with a chainsaw.
Fashion
Police
Chloe
wears a funky green patterned shirt in her smoochy scene with
Justin.
Photo
Gallery
Professional
Commentary
"There
must be a universal law that I have to die a horrible death on
every show that I'm on. I accept this as my life. Anyway, it could
have been a lot worse--I'm happy to have survived the killer bee
episode!"
- Hiro Kanagawa, on the death of Principal Kwan
Superman
For All Seasons Smallville explores the story of
a young Clark Kent and his place in the world on television. In
the comics, this was very well illustrated in Jeph Loeb and Tim
Sale's "Superman For All Seasons." This has been labeled a "must
read" by many fans and also listed as the favorite Superman story
of recent years by many. Check it out!
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