Smallville (TV Series)

Redux (2002)

Michael Rosenbaum: Lex Luthor

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• Clark Kent : I got to get going, I'm gonna be late.

  Lex Luthor : Hey, Clark, you need a lift?

  Clark Kent : No thanks, I was just going to... run.

  Lex Luthor : [chuckles]  No offense, Clark, but I don't think you could outrun my Porsche.

• Lex Luthor : Let me guess. Reynolds wants to know where you see yourself five years from now? He made me do the same assignment when I was at Excelsior. He's nothing if not consistent.

  Clark Kent : Yeah, well, I hate to break it to you, Lex, but he doesn't exactly have a high opinion of you.

  Lex Luthor : Well, I wasn't a model student, but imagine being a bald fourteen year old in an elite prep school.

  Clark Kent : Must have been tough.

  Lex Luthor : I had a major chip on my shoulder. But Reynolds saw through it. He challenged me to own up to my own actions, not just to assume the mantle of the spoiled rich kid. He was tough, but fair, and I liked him for that.

  Clark Kent : Well, I wish the feeling was mutual. Whatever he has against you, I think he's taking it out on me.

  Lex Luthor : I'm sorry being friends with me comes with such a high price.

• Lex Luthor : So, exactly, uh... how long were you planning to work on this essay?

  Clark Kent : I'm just not ready to go home yet.

  Lex Luthor : Something wrong?

  Clark Kent : No, it's just family stuff.

  Lex Luthor : Come on, Clark. I'm the king of family dysfunction.

• Lana Lang : I was wondering if you could do me a favor.

  Lex Luthor : I take it Nell couldn't identify the mystery man?

  Lana Lang : If she could, she wouldn't tell me anything. I just... I want to know who it is.

  Lex Luthor : Well, that shouldn't be hard to find. But coming to terms with it could prove to be more complicated.

  Lana Lang : What do you mean?

  Lex Luthor : Come on, you know the story of Pandora. She was given a box by Zeus and warned never to open it. She couldn't resist the temptation.

  Lana Lang : I'm not afraid of the truth, Lex.

  Lex Luthor : Neither was Pandora. But once the box was open, it could never be closed, and all the misery she released could never be put back.

  Lana Lang : I appreciate the warning, and anything you can tell me.

• Lex Luthor : Spare the rod, spoil the child. You haven't changed a bit. What's next, school uniforms?

  Principal Terrence Reynolds : I'd appreciate it if you'd stay away from my school and my students, Luthor.

  Lex Luthor : Listen, Mr. Reynolds, I know we had our share of run-ins at Excelsior, but I was fourteen. Don't you think it's a bit petty to be holding a grudge after all these years?

  Principal Terrence Reynolds : Well, that's awfully noble coming from a Luthor.

• Lex Luthor : Interesting choice. "The Count of Monte Cristo". Classic tale of a man whose past comes back to haunt him.

  Principal Terrence Reynolds : Why are you here, Lex?

  Lex Luthor : We're upgrading our computer system at the plant. Thought we might donate our old computers to Smallville High.

  Principal Terrence Reynolds : You're not an alumnus.

  Lex Luthor : Call it a thank you. You pushed me, and in hindsight I appreciate that. In some ways, you're responsible for the man I am today.

  Principal Terrence Reynolds : I'm not sure that's a burden I care to take on. Besides the tax deduction, what's the quid pro quo?

  Lex Luthor : Now, why do you think I want anything in return?

  Principal Terrence Reynolds : Because I've learned there's always a price when dealing with the Luthors.

  Lex Luthor : I want you to stop turning your antagonism towards me against Clark Kent.

  Principal Terrence Reynolds : Lionel has taught you well.

  Lex Luthor : My father?

  Principal Terrence Reynolds : Yes. This meeting, it reminds me of the incident that almost got you expelled.

  Lex Luthor : He had nothing to do with that.

  Principal Terrence Reynolds : No. Only later. After receiving notice of your expulsion hearing, he generously offered the school's trustees a new library, with two conditions: that you were allowed to stay, and I was allowed to go. History has an interesting way of repeating itself, doesn't it?