Smallville (TV Series)

Prophecy (2011)

Erica Durance: Lois Lane

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• Lois Lane : Maybe Jor-El wanted to teach us a little something about patience.

  Clark Kent : Well, if he did, you're about to fail. I'm driving.

• Clark Kent : Lois, I don't think Jor-El did what he did for you to get ahead at the office.

  Lois Lane : Clark, we were able to cover our deadline for the wedding day, the day after the wedding day and the day after the day after the wedding day. Look, I know it's hard go all four-alarm fire on this thing, but Jor-El's intentions might have been good.

  Clark Kent : You can't honestly believe that. By taking away my powers, he's made me vulnerable, and you...

  Lois Lane : Like 800% more awesome then yesterday?

  [Lois types super fast on her computer, the keyboard snaps in half] 

  Lois Lane : Okay, maybe 700% more. Maybe Jor-El wanted me to know what it felt like to be you.

  Clark Kent : I'm not so sure, Lois. In his own warped way, I think he's trying to tell us something about our relationship.

  Lois Lane : We're as bulletproof as your - *my* skin.

• Lois Lane : Also, I have a whole new appreciation for your jacket-and-boots thing. The number of heels I have broken super-stretching my legs today is out of control.

  Clark Kent : I'm happy that you have a new found appreciation for my wardrobe, but today of all days, I need you to be more careful.

  Lois Lane : Well, I'm almost 50% certain that the Burgundy Blur pulled it all off without a hitch.

• Clark Kent : This is when I would use my superhearing - to listen in on the Marionette boys to see how they operate.

  Lois Lane : Right, and a big part of that is the squinty head tilt, yes?

  Clark Kent : Apparently.

• Lois Lane : Wow. So, how does one ask for permission to marry on Krypton?

  Clark Kent : The last time that Kara was in town, she told me, in Kryptonian culture, the head of the house has to approve all life unions.

  Lois Lane : "Life unions"? Will you stop being so romantic?

• Jor-El : [voice]  Kal-El, my son, you have returned.

  Clark Kent : Jor-El, I come here today as a Kryptonian, as a member of your house, and your son. In honor of our home, I'm here to declare my desire to start a life bond with this woman... Lois Lane.

  Jor-El : Lois Lane, do you truly intend to initiate a life union with my son?

  Lois Lane : I do.

  Jor-El : [voice]  Your pledge is observed. If your lives are to be joined, then you must both understand.

• Clark Kent : Lois, are you okay?

  Lois Lane : I'm more than okay. I'm super.

• Lois Lane : I was so weak, Clark. You know, the very moment that Toyman threatened you, I put on that diode, and I let him control me... because you're my greatest weakness. And I'm afraid that I will be yours.

  Clark Kent : You're not my weakness. You're my strength. Okay? And I'm sorry that Jor-El dragged you into one of my trails, but it's over. Jor-El is as much a part of my past as the farm. My destiny is marrying you and for us to create our own future together. Come on, everyone's waiting.

  Lois Lane : Clark, I'm sorry. After today, I realized that us being together makes you vulnerable. And I - I can't just sit and watch a movie and eat ice cream, when at that very moment you could be saving five people. Clark, every moment of your life that I take for myself, I am stealing from people that need saved.

  Clark Kent : Lois, what are you saying?

  Lois Lane : [takes off ring]  I'm s...

  Clark Kent : What is this?

  Lois Lane : [crying]  I'm sorry, Clark.

  Clark Kent : No.

  Lois Lane : I can't marry you.

• Courtney Whitmore : What is it?

  Tess Mercer : From the scans I've done, it's a diode that emits a frequency into the brain stem, inhibiting higher motor functioning, leaving the wearer open to suggestion.

  Courtney Whitmore : Wait, so, it was controlling me?

  Clark Kent : You were a puppet.

  Tess Mercer : What I wanna know is who's behind Marionette Ventures?

  Courtney Whitmore : John Jones and I looked into that company. We know who the shareholders are. Dark Archer, Roulette, Metallo, and some dude named Manta? I mean, that must've been why I was targeted, but, I mean, we never figured out what they were up to.

  Clark Kent : They're buying land above the city's aquifer. They're on the verge of controlling all of Metropolis' water.

  Lois Lane : Well, that makes sense. They charge big money for every drop, and then the city is at their mercy.

  Tess Mercer : [seeing the engraved initials W.S]  Is that who I think it is? Winslow Schott.

  Clark Kent : Toyman.

  Lois Lane : When in doubt, I say go straight to the source.

  [she whooshes away] 

• Clark Kent : Toyman put a diode on her neck. How long until sunset?

  Tess Mercer : [Lois grabs and throws him across the room]  You need to stall her. The sun's almost down.

  Clark Kent : Lois, Toyman thinks he can control you. Don't let him. Don't...

  [she puts her hand around his throat and begins to choke him] 

  Clark Kent : Lois, you have to fight it.

  Tess Mercer : Hold on, Clark, just a little bit longer. Twenty seconds.

  Clark Kent : You're the most stubborn, iron-willed woman I've ever met. Don't let him win. I love you.

  Lois Lane : [Toyman's control over her breaks and she lets him go]  Clark.

• Lois Lane : Naughty, naughty. Someone still hasn't learned to play nice. I'll give you a time-out, except you've already been put in one.

  Winslow Schott : Well, well, well. Lois Lane. How on earth did such a mild-mannered, ladylike reporter like yourself get clearance to visit a deadly catch like me? Well, I used to be deadly. I confess, recently I've mended my michevious ways. Haven't you heard?

  Lois Lane : You can pretend all you like, but I know that you've been collecting an evil posse of pen pals with handles like Roulette and Dark Archer to do your dirty work on the outside. What I haven't figured out, if that's the case, why are you still playing telephone from the Stryker Island day spa?

  Winslow Schott : People tend to underestimate you when they think they're in control.

  [noticing the bulge in his shirt pocket, she takes out a cell phone with her super-speed] 

  Winslow Schott : The guards give me certain liberties.

  Lois Lane : Sorry. Your calling plan has been revoked.

• Winslow Schott : Looks like the Blur has given you a sparkly token of his affection.

  Lois Lane : My love life has nothing to do with the Blur.

  Winslow Schott : Oh, really?

  Lois Lane : Mm-hmm.

  Winslow Schott : Then you may not have heard of the Blur's first love. She was willing to sacrifice everything for her bulletproof beau. How heartbreaking. The tragic tale of one... Lana Lang and Clark Kent.

  Lois Lane : [laughing, then scoffing]  Ohh... I don't know what's in the water you've been drinking, but you are lost at sea if you think Clark Kent is connected to the Blur.

  Winslow Schott : You've got quite the poker face, Ms. Lane. And I certainly hope you're right. Because at this very moment, my team of villains are closing in on the Blur. What a shame it would be for the blushing bride to be wearing a black veil on her special day.

• Lois Lane : What's your game, Toyman?

  Winslow Schott : You give me the phone back, and wear this...

  [offering her a diode like Courtney's] 

  Winslow Schott : ...stylish steel accessory. They'll abort their mission and you'll save your fiance's life.

  Lois Lane : How do I know I can trust you?

  Winslow Schott : What kind of gamesman wouldn't follow his own rules?

  Lois Lane : Call off your dogs.

  Winslow Schott : [she takes the diode and puts it on]  And don't worry. I will keep our agreement and call off the minions. But... I think I'll send you instead. Kill the Blur.

  [she whooshes away] 

• Clark Kent : Are you okay?

  Lois Lane : Clark, you have to ignore all these people crying out for help, in pain, every time?

  Clark Kent : I don't ignore them, but I do have to prioritize; who needs help and how soon.

  Lois Lane : Like an ER doctor, right?

  Clark Kent : Sure.

  Lois Lane : I'm just not sure I can handle the whole emotional triage of it all.

  Clark Kent : It's a lot to take on, but right now, just focus on the clothing store, okay?

  Lois Lane : [hearing a struggle]  I hear an ugly argument in there, and it's not about fashion. That's my cue.

• Clark Kent : Nothing suspicious to report from this end.

  Lois Lane : Right.

  Clark Kent : [noticing a bullet hole in her coat lapel]  Lois, I thought you said you were going to get Parmesan.

  Lois Lane : Well... a guy actually brought a gun to a knife fight.

  Clark Kent : At the condiment stand?

  Lois Lane : No. In Wisconsin. Well, the TV behind the counter had a news report from the Great Lakes about the hostage thing, and I couldn't resist... lending a hand.

  [giving him a wedge of cheese] 

  Lois Lane : I brought you a souvenir. Then on my way back down through the heartland, there was this flood, so I had to use my freeze breath.

  Clark Kent : Arctic breath?

  Lois Lane : To stop it.

• Lois Lane : Clark, I know that you feel like you've been let down, but we still don't know what his motive is, and he did say that you'd get your powers back at sunset.

  Clark Kent : [checking his phone]  There's a lot of time left in the day for things to go wrong beore 6:58.

  Lois Lane : Okay, why don't we take this gift and face value and just be open to all possibilities?

  [a thought strikes her] 

  Lois Lane : Huh. Speaking of.

  [climbing on top of her desk] 

  Lois Lane : Yes. I have been wasting all my time worrying about the business that sold out to Marionette Ventures and not what they had in common. A little blue line.

  Clark Kent : It's a boundary for the underground reservoir. It provides all the drinking water in Metropolis.

  Lois Lane : Yes, and along with all the building purchases come the water rights. There is only one business that Marionette hasn't purchased that's located above the aquifer.

  Clark Kent : And if they're able to purchase the one last holdout, they'll control all the water rights to the city.

  Lois Lane : I think it's time we pay a visit to this holdout. It's time for a good, old-fashioned superpowered stakeout.

• Clark Kent : Lois? Sorry that I'm late. I got the final offer on the farm.

  Lois Lane : [a thump is heard]  Ow!

  [climbing out from under her desk, holding her head] 

  Lois Lane : Son of a bitch. Hoo!

• Clark Kent : I know that you've been overwhelmed lately.

  Lois Lane : Challenged.

  Clark Kent : Right.

  Lois Lane : Well, with the wedding planning and the new promotion, you've hardly left the office.

  Lois Lane : I had everything covered. And then we lost our crab cakes.

  Clark Kent : Crab cakes?

  Lois Lane : Exactly. But they are the beginning of a much larger conspiracy.

  Clark Kent : It's only a conspiracy if you think someone's hiding something from you.

  Lois Lane : Yes, and right now you are. So, go jump in the river.

  Clark Kent : The river?

  Lois Lane : [indicating a map on the floor]  The river, Clark. Your size 14s are standing on a school, a church, and a high-rise.

• Clark Kent : What does a map of Metropolis have to do with our hors d'oeuvres?

  Lois Lane : Well, the catering company that was covering our blessed event went under in the blink of an eye. Bought out by something called Marionette Ventures? Well, naturally, I got a little bit, heh, upset. So when I called to file a complaint with the Chamber of Commerce...

  Clark Kent : And you realized it wasn't the only local company bought out recently.

  Lois Lane : Exactly.

  Clark Kent : Lois, it's just a sign of the times.

  Lois Lane : Then why did all the former owners suddenly skip town? I'm sorry, Clark, but I have to slay this monster of a story before the wedding.

  Clark Kent : Okay, well, there's only one thing left on my wedding list that you can help me check off.

  Lois Lane : Well, we booked the chapel, bought the rings, and the League is on patrol to protect the city while you're MIA, and everybody is currently converging on the rehearsal dinner. What could we possibly have left to do?

  Clark Kent : Look, I told your father about the wedding. But I didn't tell mine.