Smallville (TV Series)

Escape (2010)

Odessa Rae: Maggie McDougal, Silver Banshee

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Quotes 

• Silver Banshee : I was denied vengeance, just as I was denied power. But now I shall have both.

  Oliver Queen : I'm all about the girl power really, but, I got to be honest with you, I don't see you breaking through any glass ceilings with that hair.

• Silver Banshee : You know who I am.

  Clark Kent : And I know your story. But killing men won't make up for what was done to you.

  Silver Banshee : Maybe not. But it does make me feel better.

• Maggie McDougal : [after Lois accidentally scratches a painting]  If you ask me, great-great-great-uncle Bevan had it coming.

  Lois Lane : So, what did he do to deserve getting his face scratched off?

  Maggie McDougal : Usurped his sister Siobhan's birthright, took her crown and castle, and then killed her.

  Lois Lane : For a country that prides itself on men wearing skirts, you'd think they'd be a little more progressive than that.

• Chloe Sullivan : Tell me you found something.

  Maggie McDougal : How about Bevan's diary?

  Chloe Sullivan : [opening it]  I don't suppose you read Gaelic?

  Maggie McDougal : I may not have believed all the ghost stories, but I'm still a McDougal.

• Maggie McDougal : The legend of Siobhan McDougal is just a ghost story. It's not real.

  Clark Kent : You've got a confused co-ed in your living room and a dead body in your yard. Now, we need to hear the rest of Siobhan's story.

  Maggie McDougal : You really think a centuries-old spirit has come back for revenge?

  Chloe Sullivan : We've seen weirder things.

• Maggie McDougal : After Siobhan was killed, her soul was sent to the underworld, where she was given great powers.

  Chloe Sullivan : What kinds of powers?

  Maggie McDougal : Uncommon strength, and... the ability to slay any man that hears her wail. Superstitious villagers also gave her a new name: Silver Banshee.

  Chloe Sullivan : Okay, the last time I checked, the underworld was still underground. So how is it that this wailing wonder has gotten topside?

  Maggie McDougal : Legend tells of a portal through which her spirit could return to this world. It was said to be a relic created in Siobhan's own image. But after several deaths in the village, Bevan feared that he would soon be Silver Banshee's next victim. So he conducted an ancient Scottish ritual and covered the relic in Siobhan's spilled blood, sealing the portal shut.

  Clark Kent : A relic in her image? Like a statue or an engraving?

  Chloe Sullivan : Or a painting.

  Clark Kent : [x-raying the painting]  There's another portrait painted under this one. Bevan didn't just use blood to paint over his sister's image. He used it to paint his own portrait over hers.

  Chloe Sullivan : And then Lois must have accidentally opened the portal when she scraped it.

  Clark Kent : Chloe, you need to figure out how to close that portal. I'll find out who Siobhan inhabited next.

• Maggie McDougal : According to legend, Siobhan felt so robbed of her life on earth, she wanted to return from the underworld and live again. She was granted her wish, at a price. Since she was betrayed by a man, she was cursed to kill men. Any that crossed her path.

  Lois Lane : Oh, murder, misogyny, and mayhem. I can see why you left that out of the brochure.

• Maggie McDougal : How about a cup of tea while you wait for your boyfriend?

  Lois Lane : [glancing at a couple nearby necking]  How about... we just take Mr. and Mrs. PDA's room, because, you know, they obviously don't need it?

  Maggie McDougal : [nervously]  Um...

  Lois Lane : Just kidding.

  Maggie McDougal : Oh.

  Lois Lane : I'll go check on Clark. He is used to baling hay, but I'm sure he's just bailing buckets to stay afloat.

• Maggie McDougal : Yes, can I help you?

  Lois Lane : Hey.

  Clark Kent : Sorry about that. Uh, we're late. The reservation's under Kent.

  Maggie McDougal : Oh, I apologize, but thanks to the storm, the room you reserved sprang a leak. I tried to call, but the line wouldn't connect. Cell reception is horrible around here.

  Clark Kent : [Lois subtly hits him]  Well, that's f-fine. We'll, um, take any room that you have available.

  Maggie McDougal : Uh, there... isn't one. Before I realized the pipe had burst, I gave the last room away.

  Lois Lane : Okay, well, um...

  [checking the sign-in log] 

  Lois Lane : ...let's, uh, hope that, uh, Mr. and Mrs. Green didn't quite finish unpacking, because the only inn they're gonna be staying at is called Holiday.