Superman & Lois (TV Series)

The Eradicator (2021)

Tyler Hoechlin: Clark Kent, Superman

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• Clark Kent : Lana had an open house? When did that happen?

  Lois Lane : I don't know. Why don't you go talk to her? And can you also get light bulbs at the hardware store?

  Clark Kent : I can't. Teague Family Hardware went out of business.

  Lois Lane : What? That's the fourth local business in the last month.

  Clark Kent : I know. Smallville's really hurting. It's like Edge left this place worse than he found it.

  Lois Lane : Yeah, and it's not helping that the DOD is still here.

  Clark Kent : [hearing an ELT signal]  Speaking of, it's your dad.

  Lois Lane : Did he find Edge?

  Clark Kent : No. He seems upset.

  Lois Lane : He's always upset.

• Clark Kent : It's just not safe with Edge still out there.

  Jordan Kent : Jon and I still go to school. How is Sarah's house any less safe?

  Lois Lane : Will her parents be home?

  Jordan Kent : I guess.

  Lois Lane : You guess or you know?

  Jordan Kent : They're having another open house. I'm sure there'll be an adult somewhere.

  Clark Kent : Another open house? What?

  Lois Lane : I'm just asking 'cause you and Sarah have gotten pretty serious lately.

  Jordan Kent : Mom, please. We don't have to go over this for the billionth time.

  Clark Kent : We just wanna make sure you're making responsible choices.

  Lois Lane : Which is why I think you should take your brother with you.

  Jonathan Kent : No, no, no, I'm gonna take a pass on being chaperone. And, uh, also, I need to, you know, work on the hammer with John Henry.

  Lois Lane : You've been spending a lot of time with John Henry lately.

  Jonathan Kent : Okay, yeah, well, he's basically a genius that saved Dad's life twice. So, I mean, I think I could learn a lot from him, you know?

  Clark Kent : We're just not that comfortable with you building those kinds of weapons.

  Jonathan Kent : Okay, well, I mean, you can't have it both ways. Either Edge is a threat or he's not. I mean, I just wanna be prepared for when he shows up again.

  Clark Kent : All right, you're making too much sense. Come on. Let's go. You're excused.

• Lana Lang Cushing : Oh, hey, Clark. Jordan's out back with Sarah.

  Clark Kent : Oh, no, actually I'm just, uh, here for the open house. I'm not too late, am I?

  Lana Lang Cushing : Uh, no, of course not. Um, come right in.

  Clark Kent : Oh, thanks. Thanks.

  Lana Lang Cushing : [roleplaying a hostess]  So, what brings you to Smallville?

  Clark Kent : Oh, you know, I grew up here.

  Lana Lang Cushing : Oh, you did?

  Clark Kent : Yeah. Yeah. Loved it. Really. You know, great town, better people. Met my best friend here.

  Lana Lang Cushing : Well, he must be very lucky.

  Clark Kent : Uh, she. She. And, uh, believe me, I'm the lucky one. Although it, uh, kinda feels like she's been avoiding me lately.

  Lana Lang Cushing : I know. I'm sorry, Clark. It's just, every time I see you, I'm reminded of all that I'm losing.

  Clark Kent : Maybe it's a sign you should stay.

  Lana Lang Cushing : Listen, when you left, I would've done anything to keep you here, but you needed a fresh start, and that's what we need, too.

  Clark Kent : Yeah. I was a kid then, and you've been here your whole life. And now that my mom's gone, you're the heart of Smallville. You are.

  Lana Lang Cushing : But Smallville's gone. People around here used to look out for each other. After what Edge did, that trust, gone.

  Clark Kent : So stay and help rebuild it.

  Lana Lang Cushing : I'm sorry, Clark. I really am. We've made up our minds.

• General Sam Lane : "DOD holds Smallville hostage"? You know about this?

  Lois Lane : Chrissy ran it by me last night.

  General Sam Lane : Then why didn't you kill the story?

  Lois Lane : Because she raises a lot of good questions. She's just doing her job.

  General Sam Lane : By attacking the men and women trying to protect this town? She called us an occupying force.

  Clark Kent : Yeah, that might be a little hyperbolic.

  Lois Lane : [glaring at him]  The DOD has been here for a month. People wanna know when you're gonna leave.

  General Sam Lane : When I think it's safe. But I can't say that 'cause it'll cause a panic if people know that Morgan Edge is still out there. I agreed to speak at the town hall today to try to calm people's nerves. Now that's gonna be damn near impossible.

  Lois Lane : Then just be honest for once.

  General Sam Lane : Too many of those questions lead back to our family and the very secrets that keep you safe.

  Lois Lane : Is that really what this is about?

  General Sam Lane : Are you questioning my motives? Which is it, Lois? Am I protecting the world or protecting our family? 'Cause I never seem to get it right with you.

• Lois Lane : [leaving the town hall]  We have to get back in there.

  General Sam Lane : That's not an option.

  Lois Lane : Smallville is tearing itself apart. If we don't do something...

  General Sam Lane : Did you not hear me? Edge is out, and he's got Larr with him.

  Lois Lane : Then we need to warn the town.

  Superman : [whooshing in]  He doesn't seem to be anywhere near Smallville.

  John Henry Irons : That's 'cause they got a different target. My tracker picked them up after they left the DOD. They're in Metropolis.

  Superman : Just like on your Earth.

  General Sam Lane : You two need to go, now.

  Lois Lane : Wait. On your Earth, Superman didn't act alone. He had an entire army. Does Edge really think that he and Larr can take an entire city?

  General Sam Lane : After what we saw him do when he escaped the DOD, maybe he can.

  Superman : Or maybe he just wants to hurt me. He saw my memories. He knows how much history we have in Metropolis.

  Lois Lane : Yeah, but if he just wanted to hurt you, why wouldn't he come straight to Smallville? There is a bigger picture we're not seeing. I should go with you. Can you keep the boys safe?

  General Sam Lane : I'll reach out, make sure they get back to the farm.

  Lois Lane : Do you have a location for Edge?

  John Henry Irons : [activating his helmet]  Looks like he's still in Centennial Park.

• Samuel Foswell : Lois, do you know what's going on here?

  Lois Lane : We think Morgan Edge is about to attack Metropolis. Is it just the two of them?

  Samuel Foswell : As far as I can tell. Do we have to worry about more of them?

  Superman : [with his powers, seeing the energy coursing through him]  I don't think that's Morgan Edge anymore.

  Lois Lane : Then who is it?

• Clark Kent : Just doesn't seem right, Smallville without Lana Lang. She's a part of this town.

  Lois Lane : Maybe she has a point, though. Maybe that Smallville is gone. I mean, Chrissy has worked at the Gazette her entire life just to have it...

  [snapping] 

  Lois Lane : ...vanish.

  Clark Kent : And there's nothing you can do?

  Lois Lane : Unless Superman starts robbing banks, no. She needs a miracle.

• John Henry Irons : I thought the Eradicator machine was destroyed.

  Superman : It was. This is something else. Keep an eye on Edge.

  [as he flies away, Leslie whooshes forward and knocks Irons backward] 

  A.I. Device : Beware of Leslie Larr.

  John Henry Irons : Telling me after doesn't help.

• Leslie Larr : Your friend has no part in this, Kal-El.

  Superman : Why are you here?

  Leslie Larr : We thought it poetic that the city you championed be the first to fall.

  Superman : We're not giving up the city, and you know you can't take it alone. The Eradicator is gone. Your subjekts are gone. Tal-Rho, no one else needs to get hurt.

  Leslie Larr : There is no Tal-Rho anymore.

  A.I. Device : John, picking up four new Kryptonian signatures in the park.

  John Henry Irons : We got company.

  [the crowd gasps as four civilians float into the air] 

  Tal-Rho : [in Kryptonian]  Go! And bring this city to its knees!

• Superman : Jonathan, what happened? Are you okay?

  Jonathan Kent : Edge took Jordan.

  Superman : What?

  Jonathan Kent : You need to find him! Go!

• Superman : How was Edge able to use the Eradicator?

  Leslie Larr : Always one step behind, Kal-El.

  Superman : When Edge was speaking earlier, it sounded like...

  John Henry Irons : A whole bunch of voices.

  Lois Lane : Maybe that's why you never found the Eradicator.

  John Henry Irons : Because, what, Edge somehow made himself the Eradicator? I mean, is that even possible?

  Lois Lane : It would explain his new powers.

  Superman : And the four new subjekts.

  Lois Lane : Okay, so let's say Edge can make subjekts. Where would he go next?

  Leslie Larr : Isn't it obvious? To make more.

• Lois Lane : What happened? Where are the boys?

  [getting scared] 

  Lois Lane : Where are the boys?

  Superman : Edge took Jordan.

  Lois Lane : No.

  Superman : I tried following him. It was too late.

  Lois Lane : No, go find him.

  Superman : Lois, Lois, I looked everywhere. He's gone. He's gone.

  Lois Lane : [sobbing into his shoulder]  What are we gonna do?

  Superman : I don't know. I just... I don't know.

• Superman : Who's left?

  John Henry Irons : [indicating Edge]  Just Chuckles over there. Let's finish this.

  General Sam Lane : [as they fly up to Edge, they're knocked backward]  What the hell just happened?

  Superman : I don't know. I've never seen anything like that.

  John Henry Irons : We didn't even touch him.

  Superman : [seeing Edge has disappeared]  He's gone.