Smallville (TV Series)

Redux (2002)

Tom Welling: Clark Kent

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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.

• William Clark : I knew Martha was making the biggest mistake of her life when she married you.

  Clark Kent : That's not true, granddad.

  William Clark : You're gonna have to swallow your pride if you're gonna save this farm, Jonathan.

  Jonathan Kent : I don't need a lecture from you on how to take care of my family, thank you.

  William Clark : You're just as stubborn and pig-headed as you were the day I met you.

• 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.

• Clark Kent : What happened that was so bad? I mean, it can't be any worse than what's in the storm cellar. Can it?

  Jonathan Kent : When your mother and I decided to get married, I went down to his office to ask him for her hand.

  Clark Kent : What'd he say?

  Jonathan Kent : I remember his exact words. "I will not let my daughter throw her life away by marrying some hick farmer that couldn't possibly support her."

  Clark Kent : Whoa. That's harsh.

  Martha Kent : He was a corporate lawyer. That's the way he dealt with people.

  Jonathan Kent : When he realized that we were serious about getting married, he... he lost it. He... tried to shove me out of his office.

  Clark Kent : What happened?

  Jonathan Kent : I hit him. I'm not proud of that; I tried to apologize to him, but he wouldn't have anything to do with it. Your grandfather and I haven't said a word to each other since.

  Clark Kent : That was twenty years ago. He was willing to drive all the way out here. Maybe he wants to try again.

  Jonathan Kent : Believe me, Clark, he's not here to help. He's here to gloat.

• Clark Kent : Mr. Reynolds, I don't understand. We just met. How could you judge me so quickly?

  Principal Terrence Reynolds : How do you know Lex Luthor?

  Clark Kent : Well, he's a friend of mine. Why?

  Principal Terrence Reynolds : A person is judged by the company they keep. In my experience, Lex Luthor doesn't have friends. He sees people as a means towards an end.