Smallville (TV Series)

Pandora (2009)

Cassidy Freeman: Tess Mercer

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• Lois Lane : [to Tess]  You redheaded rat!

  Zod : Do you know her?

  Tess Mercer : She used to work for me. But then she disappeared.

  Lois Lane : [punches Tess in her face]  Traitor!

  Tess Mercer : I am this planet's savior! I helped General Zod take power to ensure this Earth's survival.

  Lois Lane : Tess Mercer, the ultimate ecoterrorist.

  Zod : And what are *you*? I understand you were seen talking to Clark Kent. It was only a matter of time before the resistance got to him.

  Lois Lane : The only thing I'm resisting is the urge to kick both your asses. And if Clark were here right now, he would back me up.

  Zod : The only reason Clark is still alive is because I hoped he'd join us to bridge the gap between our people.

  Tess Mercer : Trust me, Zod. No one has worked as hard as I have to get Clark to see the good that we're doing. But I think we fooled ourselves long enough. He won't come around.

  Zod : Which is why neither of you is any good to me alive.

  Lois Lane : Excuse me?

  Zod : A double execution will send out a strong message to anyone who would dare defy me. Hmm. Take heart, Lois. At least you can enjoy a glorious last meal.

• Stuart Campbell : Spying on Lois' computers and hacking into her therapist files. Did you really need to escalate into kidnapping her from a coma ward?

  Tess Mercer : There's a mystery surrounding Ms. Lane. And this is my chance to solve it.

  Stuart Campbell : So, what, all this because she told a shrink she has headaches and sees weird futuristic flashes?

  [seeing her look] 

  Stuart Campbell : What? I can't hack in these files and not read them.

  Tess Mercer : They're called boundaries, Stuart. Find some. And these futuristic flashes may not be imaginary. Besides, Lois was investigating Zod's orb when she vanished for three weeks.

• Tess Mercer : Can't you get more than just fragments?

  Stuart Campbell : I-I'm sorry, Tess, but her mind is like a mental mosh pit right now, okay? Only a human...

  Tess Mercer : Pause it.

  [recognizing a building] 

  Tess Mercer : That's Zod's solar tower. Exactly as it's designed to be built. But the plans haven't even gone public yet.

  [realizing] 

  Tess Mercer : Lois did go to the future.

  Stuart Campbell : Okay, well, you better pop some popcorn. 'Cause she's remembering something.

• Tess Mercer : [waking from Lois' memories]  Chloe kills me.

  Stuart Campbell : I'm not sure what you saw in there, but out here, you are still alive. So I guess I did okay, right?

  Tess Mercer : You did your job, Mensa boy. Now finish it. I don't want Lois waking with the memories that I just saw. That'd be too dangerous. Use the device to wipe them out.

  Stuart Campbell : Tess, if I make a mistake, she could come out of this catatonic.

  Tess Mercer : Don't argue with me, Stuart.

• Tess Mercer : [impaled by an arrow]  You always were a good shot.

  Oliver Queen : I didn't do this to you. I didn't.

  Tess Mercer : No, I did this to myself. It was a risk, choosing Zod over my own people. But someone had to save the Earth. I couldn't give up on that.

  Chloe Sullivan : [standing over them as she dies]  I had the shot. I had to take it.