Smallville (TV Series)

Metamorphosis (2001)

Michael Rosenbaum: Lex Luthor

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• Lex Luthor : Your form's good but his gait's off. You might want to check your shoes. Lex Luthor. I'm a friend of your aunt's.

  Lana Lang : Sneaking up like that. You're lucky you didn't get kicked.

  Lex Luthor : You must be Lana. It's a pleasure to finally meet you.

  Lana Lang : We've already met.

  Lex Luthor : I seriously doubt I'd forget meeting you.

  Lana Lang : You were a little preoccupied at the time.

  Lex Luthor : I get the feeling I didn't make a great first impression.

  Lana Lang : When I was ten, I went to Metropolis for a riding competition. Your father invited us to stay over. My aunt said you had an indoor pool. When I went to check it out, I found you and a girl skinny dipping. I think you were teaching her the breast stroke.

  Lex Luthor : That was you? Wow. You're all grown up now.

  [sees a case of ribbons, trophies, and plaques] 

  Lex Luthor : Very impressive.

• Lex Luthor : Can't knock your taste in women. You want to tell me what happened last night?

  Clark Kent : It was just a stupid prank.

  Lex Luthor : You were tied to a stake in the middle of a field. Even the Romans saved that for special occasions. You could have died out there.

  Clark Kent : I appreciate your help. I just want to forget it ever happened.

• Lex Luthor : If you hadn't pulled him out of that truck, your problems would be solved.

  [Clark looks at him] 

  Lex Luthor : I'm kidding of course. Don't worry, Clark. I've got your Trojan horse.

  [he takes the box with Lana's necklace in it off the fireplace; he opens it and Clark backs away] 

  Lex Luthor : Clark, you okay?

  Clark Kent : Yeah, I'm fine.

  [Lex closes the box and Clark's pain stops] 

  Clark Kent : That's a cool box. What's it made of?

  Lex Luthor : Lead. My mother bought it in a casbah in Morocco. A little guy told her it was made from the armor of St. George, the patron saint of boy scouts. She gave it to me before she died. I think she was trying to send me a message.

  [offers it to Clark] 

• Lex Luthor : I know the feeling. Kind of makes you wonder if you're with the right guy. One chucks footballs, the other helps save lives.

• Lex Luthor : [to Clark]  Save any lives on your way over? You keep it up and you could make a career out of it.

  Clark Kent : Just dropping off your produce. Sorry my parents gave you a hard time.

  Lex Luthor : Oh, if push came to shove, I would have arm-wrestled them for it.

• Jonathan Kent : Hey, Clark, what is the holdup, son?

  Lex Luthor : Mr. Kent, it's good to see you.

  Jonathan Kent : [shaking hands as a courtesy]  Lex. Come on, we've gotta finish up.

  Clark Kent : Okay, dad.

  Lex Luthor : At least I got a handshake this time.

• Clark Kent : Planning an invasion?

  Lex Luthor : My father gave this to me when I was nine.

  Clark Kent : Cool gift.

  Lex Luthor : It wasn't a gift. It was a strategy tool. My father equates business with war. Take the battle of Troy. It started because two men were in love with the same woman. Kinda like you and the quarterback. That's why he strung you up in that field, isn't it?

  Clark Kent : If we're at war, Whitney's pretty much won.

  Lex Luthor : You lost one battle, Clark, that's all. Besides, I don't believe Lana is as infatuated as you think.

  Clark Kent : The guy's captain of the football team. Whole town treats him like a god. Game over.

• Lex Luthor : That's an unusual necklace.

  Lana Lang : Thanks. It's very special to me.

  Lex Luthor : How come you're not wearing it?

  Lana Lang : I lent it to my boyfriend.

  Lex Luthor : Lucky guy. What's his name?

  Lana Lang : Whitney Fordman.

  Lex Luthor : The kid that Kent saved today?

  Lana Lang : Just came back from seeing him. He's lucky Clark was there.

• Clark Kent : I can't take that.

  Lex Luthor : What is it about Kents and gifts? It's yours. Hand it to Lana and tell her what happened. Trust me. Once she opens it, you'll win her heart. That necklace gives you the power, Clark. All you've gotta do is use it.