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<i>Previously on</i> "Superman & Lois"...

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I'm stepping down from active duty.

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You're gonna be hard to replace.

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They'll find somebody.

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<i>John Henry's from another Earth.</i>

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<i>She was my wife,
the mother of my daughter.</i>

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I'm gonna be right back.

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Multi-verse and parallel universes

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each with its own Earth.

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- Mom!
<i>- I saw you die.</i>

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I lost Natalie.

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When you and your brother were about

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18 months old, I got pregnant.

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And I ended up losing the baby.

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We were gonna name her Natalie.

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I just wonder if you needed

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more time to process your grief.

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[WHOOSHING]

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[CRASHING]

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[WHISPERS] It can't be.

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<i>[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]</i>

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Mom?

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<i>♪ ♪</i>

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[MUFFLED SPEECH, LAUGHTER]

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Mom?

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- Mom!
- No, no, no, no.

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Nat. Nat! Nat! Nat! No! Nat. No. No. No.

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It's just... it's, um...

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[INHALES SHARPLY]
It's, um... it's complicated.

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Look, that's not...
that's not your mother.

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What?

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She's still gone.

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But then why are you here?

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Let me explain, okay?

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<i>[MUSIC GROWS TENSE]</i>

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<i>♪ ♪</i>

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[INDISTINCT WHISPERING]

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Lois, you have to say something.

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<i>♪ ♪</i>

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[ENGINE STARTS]

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<i>♪ ♪</i>

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<i>[DRAMATIC MUSIC]</i>

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<i>♪ ♪</i>

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- <i>Boys, we gotta go!</i>
- _

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Babe, do we have any Sancerre?

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We can bring a bottle
of Sauv Blanc if not.

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Yeah, it's just Sancerre's
Lana's favorite.

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Then swing by Lark's and get one.

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Okay.

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Anyone promising?

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Just more of the same.

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You know, Perry hired me

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when I barely had any experience.

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Sometimes with a cub reporter
it's more about

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their eagerness than anything else.

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What?

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Hey, where's your brother?

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Uh, I don't know, probably changing

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his outfit for the millionth time.

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Jordan, let's go!

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Oh, whoa.

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Something wrong?

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Um... [COUGHS]

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You'll... wow, you'll smell.

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Whew. Wow.

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Interesting cologne, sweetie.

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Yeah, you put on
the whole bottle there, chief?

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What's that?

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- Nothing.
- Nothing?

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It's a surprise for Sarah.

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You spending all day with her?

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She's been gone a month, Mom.

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Just be home for dinner.

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Yeah. Yeah.

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And, um...

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you know, it's Natalie's
first day at school today.

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You think you wanna call her,
wish her luck, something?

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Clark, I don't know what to tell you.

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She still won't talk to me, okay?

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Gotta get to these interviews.

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Dad, how long is she gonna be like this?

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I don't know.

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Come on, in the truck. Let's go.

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Oh, windows down, please.

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Is it really that bad?

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It's strong, bud. It's real strong.

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<i>[RISING ORCHESTRAL MUSIC]</i>

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[LAUGHTER]

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Hey, come on.

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<i>♪ ♪</i>

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[SCOFFS] Look at that bozo.

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It ain't cool they're making Superman

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all commercial like this.

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You know, last thing
we need is Smallville

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becoming some sort of tourist trap

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just because of what happened
here with Morgan Edge.

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Well, if it's helping
the local economy, who cares?

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- A lot of us.
- A lot of us don't.

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I think that's the one. [GRUNTS]

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- Hey!
- Hi!

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[LAUGHS] Hi!

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[BOTH GRUNT]

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[LAUGHS]

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Hi, honey. Oh, I missed you.

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I missed you too.

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[SPEAKING SPANISH]

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We got a lot of people
that are excited to see you.

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- Yup.
- Sophie, Jordan.

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Yeah, me too.

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So how was it?

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- How was camp?
- Yeah, good.

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I mean, it was good to be there.

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It just felt a little different
as a counselor.

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- Better?
- Yeah, everything...

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everything was better.

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[CAR DOOR SHUTS]

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So you were at "The
Messenger" for the last year?

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Finally got my first story published.

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Before that, I was doing
a lot of layouts,

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- proofing copy.
- Oh.

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Certainly use help
around here with that...

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among other things.

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Mainly though I was showing them

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how to monetize the site.

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- You know how to do all that?
- Of course.

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I probably make more
on my blog than they do.

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You have your own blog?

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[CHUCKLES]

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I'm the "WOAT or GOAT" guy.

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I have, like, 40,000 Twitter followers.

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Lois.

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- This is our 9:30...
- Hi, I'm Michael.

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Right, the... the "WOAT or GOAT" guy.

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Thank you for coming in.
It's nice to meet you.

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- We will be in touch.
- Okay.

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Thank you.

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If the rest of the interviews
we have lined up for today

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are more like him, then cancel.

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Lois, you didn't even talk to him.

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I didn't need to. We need
somebody who cares more

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about the job than about
how many twits follow them.

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Also, that article he wrote

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was predictive journalism at its worst.

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You haven't liked a single
person I've brought

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- in the past month.
- That is correct because

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- none of them were good enough.
- They were the best available.

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Look, we're gonna have
to compromise on something,

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or we're never gonna get
another reporter in here

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and we need help badly.

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Fine.

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Look what just showed up.

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Oh, I'm so excited.

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Ooh.

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Oh, these are fantastic.

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What do you think?

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Ah, yeah, they're great
if you like campaign T-shirts.

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Oh, you should put Daniel's face on it.

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He'd make a super hot mayor.

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No, it doesn't matter
what he looks like, Sarah.

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He just needs to beat George Dean

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and I will work as hard as possible

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to make sure that happens.

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<i>- Who's that?
- Oh, it's probably Jordan.</i>

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<i>I saw him walking up.</i>

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<i>He's here, like, now?</i>

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<i>He probably just wants to see you.</i>

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<i>He didn't text me first.</i>

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- Hey.
- Hey.

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Hi, I... I know I probably
should have texted first,

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but honestly, I... I just

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couldn't wait another second to see you.

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Well, your timing kinda sucks.

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My mom's got this big Daniel Hart, like,

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mayoral campaign event planned

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so the house is gonna be pretty crowded.

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Gotcha.

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Well, could you meet me

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at Atlas Pond in, like, an hour?

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I have something I wanna show you.

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[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]

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Hey, come on. Take 'em on.
Come on, Brady.

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White 22.

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White 22 set hut.

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[GRUNTING]

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<i>[MARCHING BAND MUSIC]</i>

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Good hands. Good hands.

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[GRUNTING]

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18 on the line.

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Yeah!

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Come on, baby. Let's go!

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Someone is coming on strong!

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Good job, son.

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- Hey, QB number two, let's go!
- Let's go.

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Come on, bring it in. It's go time!

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Time to work on them running plays.

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- Let's go.
- [GRUNTS]

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<i>I mean, Candice,
you were there. You saw it.</i>

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Literally not a single
pass play this week.

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Dad, did you talk to Coach Gaines yet?

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Yes, I did talk to him.

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He's just easing you back into things.

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Okay, yeah, but we've been
practicing for two weeks.

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Yeah, I know Jonathan,

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but you broke your arm twice last year.

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Okay, and yeah, but it's healed.

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Listen, I'm sure Coach
is just looking out

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for your best interest.

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Maybe you could talk to him,

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let him know you're frustrated,

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and see what he says.

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Yeah, you're right.

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I knew I was dating you for a reason.

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<i>[DISTANT SHOUTING]</i>

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[SPEAKING KOREAN]

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[SPEAKING KOREAN]

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Hey, I'm gonna walk down
to Hubbard's farm.

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Ben wanted me to look
at the headers on his combine.

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All right, uh, yeah, we'll just...

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we'll just be hanging out then.

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So how far away is Hubbard's farm?

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[WHOOSHES]

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<i>[DRAMATIC MUSIC]</i>

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<i>♪ ♪</i>

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[THUNDER RUMBLING]

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<i>♪ ♪</i>

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[SHOUTING IN KOREAN]

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- [ENERGY PULSES]
- [GRUNTS]

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[HIGH-PITCHED TONE]

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[GRUNTING]

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<i>♪ ♪</i>

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[SPEAKING KOREAN] _

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- [ALARM BLARING]

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[GLASS SHATTERS]

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_

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_

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<i>[TENSE, DISSONANT MUSIC]</i>

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<i>[HIGH-PITCHED TONE]</i>

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_

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_

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<i>[HIGH-PITCHED TONE]</i>

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<i>[TONE QUIETS]</i>

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[ALARM BLARING]

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[DISTANT SHOUTING]

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[SPEAKING KOREAN] _

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[WHOOSHES]

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[METAL CRUNCHES, RUMBLES]

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[GLASS SHATTERING]

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[PEOPLE SHOUTING]

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[RUMBLING]

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[SPEAKING KOREAN] _

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- [MONITOR BEEPING]

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_

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<i>[DRAMATIC MUSIC]</i>

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<i>♪ ♪</i>

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[THUNDER RUMBLING]

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<i>♪ ♪</i>

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[THUDS]

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<i>[TRIUMPHANT MUSIC]</i>

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- _
- <i>♪ ♪</i>

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[ALL CHEERING]

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<i>♪ ♪</i>

262
00:11:59,692 --> 00:12:01,259
[WHOOSHES]

263
00:12:06,432 --> 00:12:08,529
<i>- Your name is...
- Natalie Johnson.</i>

264
00:12:08,534 --> 00:12:10,564
- And I'm...
- Henry Johnson.

265
00:12:10,569 --> 00:12:11,865
And we just moved here from...

266
00:12:11,870 --> 00:12:13,234
A planet that was totally destroyed

267
00:12:13,238 --> 00:12:15,039
by psychopathic Kryptonians.

268
00:12:16,008 --> 00:12:18,539
Nat, are you sure you wanna do this?

269
00:12:18,544 --> 00:12:19,874
Going to your old school,

270
00:12:19,879 --> 00:12:22,243
things could get confusing.

271
00:12:22,248 --> 00:12:23,544
Dad, I'll be fine.

272
00:12:23,549 --> 00:12:24,847
What if you run into the doppelganger

273
00:12:24,851 --> 00:12:26,147
of Regan or Annika?

274
00:12:26,152 --> 00:12:27,351
Then I'll pretend like I don't know

275
00:12:27,355 --> 00:12:28,356
that they're my best friends.

276
00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:29,656
Because they are not.

277
00:12:29,661 --> 00:12:31,625
- They're not the same people.
- I know.

278
00:12:31,630 --> 00:12:34,094
The only person on this whole
earth that I know is you.

279
00:12:34,099 --> 00:12:35,630
I just wanna make sure we don't attract

280
00:12:35,634 --> 00:12:37,958
- any unwanted attention.
- You mean like the same kind

281
00:12:37,963 --> 00:12:39,361
you get from flying around the world

282
00:12:39,365 --> 00:12:41,433
in steel war suit with Superman?

283
00:12:44,770 --> 00:12:46,604
Natalie.

284
00:12:47,706 --> 00:12:50,805
I'll pick up right here
when you get out.

285
00:12:50,810 --> 00:12:52,710
Sure thing, Henry.

286
00:12:55,281 --> 00:12:57,448
[ENGINE STARTS]

287
00:13:12,932 --> 00:13:15,300
[RUSTLING]

288
00:13:17,036 --> 00:13:18,799
[LAUGHTER]

289
00:13:18,804 --> 00:13:20,038
Hey!

290
00:13:22,107 --> 00:13:23,470
Jonathan?

291
00:13:23,475 --> 00:13:25,840
- Whoa, Mom, Mom...
- Oh, my God.

292
00:13:25,845 --> 00:13:27,342
Candice, I need you to leave right now.

293
00:13:27,346 --> 00:13:29,343
- Mrs. Lane, I... I'm so sorry.
- Right now!

294
00:13:29,348 --> 00:13:30,544
Mom, I can explain.

295
00:13:30,549 --> 00:13:32,146
You, where is your shirt?

296
00:13:32,151 --> 00:13:33,981
Um, it's, um...

297
00:13:33,986 --> 00:13:35,516
You know what? I don't even wanna hear

298
00:13:35,521 --> 00:13:37,852
whatever lame excuse
your brain is concocting.

299
00:13:37,857 --> 00:13:39,918
Get dressed and meet me downstairs.

300
00:13:39,923 --> 00:13:42,823
We are going to have a serious
conversation immediately!

301
00:13:42,828 --> 00:13:44,462
Yes, ma'am.

302
00:13:46,532 --> 00:13:49,163
<i>I'm aware of the implications.</i>

303
00:13:49,168 --> 00:13:50,798
Just let me talk to him.

304
00:13:50,803 --> 00:13:53,133
I'm sure I'll get this whole
thing straightened out.

305
00:13:53,138 --> 00:13:55,369
[WHOOSH, CRASH]

306
00:13:55,374 --> 00:13:58,639
Yes, he's just arrived.

307
00:13:58,644 --> 00:13:59,678
Yes, sir.

308
00:14:01,981 --> 00:14:03,110
This about the sub?

309
00:14:03,115 --> 00:14:04,645
It's not really playing well

310
00:14:04,650 --> 00:14:05,846
around these parts.

311
00:14:05,851 --> 00:14:07,147
I was just trying to save lives.

312
00:14:07,152 --> 00:14:09,383
Sure, I get it. I do.

313
00:14:09,388 --> 00:14:12,519
The problem is you rescued
a North Korean submarine,

314
00:14:12,524 --> 00:14:13,554
a nuclear one,

315
00:14:13,559 --> 00:14:15,389
and then you returned it to them.

316
00:14:15,394 --> 00:14:18,359
Couldn't you have just
dropped it by American soil?

317
00:14:18,364 --> 00:14:19,895
It's important that I stay out of the...

318
00:14:19,899 --> 00:14:21,528
Geopolitics of it all.

319
00:14:21,533 --> 00:14:25,532
It's just that we seem
to keep having these issues...

320
00:14:25,537 --> 00:14:28,369
communicating with each other.

321
00:14:28,374 --> 00:14:30,437
The whole reason
that I got this position

322
00:14:30,442 --> 00:14:34,074
is because I was the one
who knew everything about you...

323
00:14:34,079 --> 00:14:36,443
all your saves, all your history.

324
00:14:36,448 --> 00:14:38,913
Now it's feeling clear
to me that actually,

325
00:14:38,918 --> 00:14:40,881
I know nothing about you.

326
00:14:40,886 --> 00:14:43,155
Lieutenant Anderson, that's not true.

327
00:14:45,090 --> 00:14:46,620
Maybe a little true.

328
00:14:46,625 --> 00:14:49,523
Look, we don't need to be
best friends, okay?

329
00:14:49,528 --> 00:14:52,927
But we do need to be up-front
with each other

330
00:14:52,932 --> 00:14:55,162
just like you and General Lane were.

331
00:14:55,167 --> 00:14:56,564
- It wasn't that simple.
- Doesn't matter.

332
00:14:56,568 --> 00:14:57,866
That's how the upper brass see it.

333
00:14:57,870 --> 00:14:59,700
They're not my concern.

334
00:14:59,705 --> 00:15:02,140
Sure, not yet.

335
00:15:03,509 --> 00:15:06,340
But if I can't get your firm commitment

336
00:15:06,345 --> 00:15:09,710
that American interests come first,

337
00:15:09,715 --> 00:15:11,679
our working relationship's
gonna have to change.

338
00:15:11,684 --> 00:15:13,314
Lieutenant, we've been over this.

339
00:15:13,319 --> 00:15:15,516
I will continue to do everything I can

340
00:15:15,521 --> 00:15:17,484
- to help the DOD.
- That's not a commitment.

341
00:15:17,489 --> 00:15:20,521
It's the best I can do.

342
00:15:20,526 --> 00:15:23,157
<i>Clark, I need you home now.</i>

343
00:15:23,762 --> 00:15:24,825
I have to go.

344
00:15:24,830 --> 00:15:27,962
- Wait, what's so impor...
- [WHOOSHES]

345
00:15:27,967 --> 00:15:29,367
Important now?

346
00:15:30,436 --> 00:15:32,804
[WHOOSHES]

347
00:15:34,540 --> 00:15:36,608
Is everything okay?

348
00:15:37,643 --> 00:15:39,673
- Where's Candice?
- You knew she was here?

349
00:15:39,678 --> 00:15:41,909
Yeah, I dropped them
both off after practice.

350
00:15:41,914 --> 00:15:43,243
What happened?

351
00:15:43,248 --> 00:15:45,145
Go up to your room.

352
00:15:45,150 --> 00:15:46,551
Happily.

353
00:15:48,988 --> 00:15:52,052
What happened is that
I came home to find

354
00:15:52,057 --> 00:15:54,755
our not-even-old-enough to drive son

355
00:15:54,760 --> 00:15:57,458
in bed half-naked with Candice.

356
00:15:57,463 --> 00:16:01,668
Jonathan, come on, man.
What are you thinking?

357
00:16:01,673 --> 00:16:05,239
He's 15 years old and home
alone with his new girlfriend.

358
00:16:05,244 --> 00:16:07,067
It's pretty obvious
what he was thinking.

359
00:16:07,072 --> 00:16:09,470
What? You mean... no, th...

360
00:16:09,475 --> 00:16:11,305
I never would've done that
when I was his age.

361
00:16:11,310 --> 00:16:13,307
Well, then he clearly
takes after his mother.

362
00:16:13,312 --> 00:16:14,541
[LAUGHS]

363
00:16:14,546 --> 00:16:16,077
Do you want me to go up and talk to him?

364
00:16:16,081 --> 00:16:17,911
No, he's just gonna give you
some bogus answer.

365
00:16:17,915 --> 00:16:19,948
By the way, who knows what
Jordan's up to right now.

366
00:16:19,952 --> 00:16:21,548
- Oh, Lois, come on.
- What?

367
00:16:21,553 --> 00:16:23,518
He certainly didn't wanna tell
us anything this morning.

368
00:16:23,522 --> 00:16:25,952
He did tell us. He said
he had a surprise for Sarah.

369
00:16:25,957 --> 00:16:28,288
Well, if he can get away
with that non-answer,

370
00:16:28,293 --> 00:16:30,424
then don't be surprised
when we're grandparents

371
00:16:30,429 --> 00:16:31,992
- nine months from now.
- Wow.

372
00:16:31,997 --> 00:16:33,528
Clark, you really don't get it, do you?

373
00:16:33,532 --> 00:16:36,130
No. No, I guess I don't.

374
00:16:36,135 --> 00:16:37,831
But I'm trying to.

375
00:16:37,836 --> 00:16:40,520
- Don't do this right now.
- Lois, would you please

376
00:16:40,525 --> 00:16:42,188
just tell me what's bothering you?

377
00:16:42,193 --> 00:16:43,657
Is it the Natalie thing? Is it...

378
00:16:43,662 --> 00:16:46,359
No! This is what is bothering me!

379
00:16:46,364 --> 00:16:48,562
That you left our 15-year-old son

380
00:16:48,567 --> 00:16:50,430
home alone to have sex.

381
00:16:50,435 --> 00:16:52,332
You're acting like
I did something wrong.

382
00:16:52,337 --> 00:16:54,834
And you're acting like
this isn't a big deal.

383
00:16:54,839 --> 00:16:56,469
Not enough to use the ELT, no.

384
00:16:56,474 --> 00:16:58,104
Okay, so now you're just criticizing me.

385
00:16:58,109 --> 00:17:00,006
That is for real emergencies, Lois,

386
00:17:00,011 --> 00:17:03,247
not to get me home to talk
about some high school hook-up.

387
00:17:03,915 --> 00:17:06,484
You know what? Why don't you
go to Lana's without me?

388
00:17:06,489 --> 00:17:07,489
[SCOFFS]

389
00:17:08,287 --> 00:17:09,349
Fine.

390
00:17:09,354 --> 00:17:10,755
Fine!

391
00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:17,525
Are you ready now?

392
00:17:17,530 --> 00:17:21,535
Almost, just gimme a sec.

393
00:17:21,942 --> 00:17:24,205
I mean, not to cramp
your style or anything

394
00:17:24,210 --> 00:17:26,745
but this blindfold's really itchy, so...

395
00:17:28,782 --> 00:17:30,115
Here.

396
00:17:31,418 --> 00:17:33,181
<i>[SENTIMENTAL MUSIC]</i>

397
00:17:33,186 --> 00:17:35,884
Oh, wow.

398
00:17:35,889 --> 00:17:37,852
How'd you light all those?

399
00:17:37,857 --> 00:17:39,587
A magician never reveals his secret.

400
00:17:39,592 --> 00:17:42,624
Yeah, I'd believe that
if you were a magician.

401
00:17:42,629 --> 00:17:44,727
I just wanted to do something
nice for you coming back.

402
00:17:44,731 --> 00:17:48,936
<i>♪ ♪</i>

403
00:17:50,437 --> 00:17:51,666
Um...

404
00:17:51,671 --> 00:17:53,968
Is... is everything all right?

405
00:17:53,973 --> 00:17:58,640
Yeah, it's just, we got
arrested here and I'm...

406
00:17:58,645 --> 00:18:00,708
I'm feeling sort of crampy.

407
00:18:00,713 --> 00:18:02,377
Oh, uh,

408
00:18:02,382 --> 00:18:04,479
- I... I didn't know.
- Of course you didn't.

409
00:18:04,484 --> 00:18:07,052
I mean, it's not really
something I text you about.

410
00:18:10,990 --> 00:18:14,060
Well, uh, you wanna go home?

411
00:18:16,362 --> 00:18:17,492
I'm sorry.

412
00:18:17,497 --> 00:18:19,094
I mean, maybe we could try it again

413
00:18:19,099 --> 00:18:21,496
when I'm not feeling
really crappy and weird.

414
00:18:21,501 --> 00:18:22,564
Yeah, okay.

415
00:18:22,569 --> 00:18:24,169
[SIGHS] Okay.

416
00:18:28,174 --> 00:18:30,271
<i>- And here is a T-shirt.
- Thanks.</i>

417
00:18:30,276 --> 00:18:32,474
Yes, here is a T-shirt.

418
00:18:32,479 --> 00:18:34,743
There's some people I want you
to meet in the living room.

419
00:18:34,747 --> 00:18:37,278
- Okay.
- Great.

420
00:18:37,283 --> 00:18:39,113
Mr. Hart, what are your plans

421
00:18:39,118 --> 00:18:41,082
for the settlement money
from Galaxy Holdings?

422
00:18:41,087 --> 00:18:42,250
Simple.

423
00:18:42,255 --> 00:18:44,085
To give back and build better.

424
00:18:44,090 --> 00:18:45,687
We're talking local infrastructure,

425
00:18:45,692 --> 00:18:48,223
community services, building
a new park for the kids.

426
00:18:48,228 --> 00:18:49,924
That's just what we need.

427
00:18:49,929 --> 00:18:51,993
Thank you.

428
00:18:51,998 --> 00:18:53,961
You see all this jibber jabber

429
00:18:53,966 --> 00:18:55,997
about infrastructure and parks

430
00:18:56,002 --> 00:18:57,795
and I still haven't heard anything about

431
00:18:57,800 --> 00:18:59,631
giving our kids' teachers a raise.

432
00:18:59,636 --> 00:19:02,867
- It's been what, five years?
- At least five years.

433
00:19:02,872 --> 00:19:05,203
It's been five years since
our teachers have had a raise.

434
00:19:05,208 --> 00:19:07,505
What are do you planning
to do about that?

435
00:19:07,510 --> 00:19:11,442
Well, I... well, I can
certainly look into that.

436
00:19:11,447 --> 00:19:13,411
Oh.

437
00:19:13,416 --> 00:19:17,148
What Daniel means
is that he is pro schools.

438
00:19:17,153 --> 00:19:19,183
And if that means giving the teachers

439
00:19:19,188 --> 00:19:20,618
the raises they deserve,

440
00:19:20,623 --> 00:19:23,091
then this administration
will see that it gets done.

441
00:19:26,129 --> 00:19:27,525
That's what I'm talking about.

442
00:19:27,530 --> 00:19:29,694
Yeah, that's what I'm talking about.

443
00:19:29,699 --> 00:19:31,429
And as you can see, I've already got

444
00:19:31,434 --> 00:19:33,131
the best people working for me.

445
00:19:33,136 --> 00:19:34,500
Would you mind getting me some more of

446
00:19:34,504 --> 00:19:36,133
that shrimp cocktail? It's delicious.

447
00:19:36,138 --> 00:19:37,635
Daniel Hart, ladies and gentlemen,

448
00:19:37,640 --> 00:19:40,204
Hey, meet a friend of ours, Daniel Hart.

449
00:19:40,209 --> 00:19:41,372
Friend, come on now.

450
00:19:41,377 --> 00:19:43,675
[SAUCE SPLASHES]

451
00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:45,176
Hey.

452
00:19:45,181 --> 00:19:46,978
Sorry I'm late.

453
00:19:46,983 --> 00:19:48,913
No man, it's... it's all good.

454
00:19:48,918 --> 00:19:51,883
Frankly, you're not missing much.

455
00:19:51,888 --> 00:19:53,384
Where's Lois?

456
00:19:53,389 --> 00:19:55,620
Uh, work.

457
00:19:55,625 --> 00:19:57,455
Wow, you're a terrible damn liar.

458
00:19:57,460 --> 00:19:58,723
- You know that?
- [CHUCKLES]

459
00:19:58,728 --> 00:20:01,993
Y'all aren't in a fight
or something, are you?

460
00:20:01,998 --> 00:20:04,359
- Yeah.
- Oh, damn, man.

461
00:20:04,364 --> 00:20:06,495
I'm... I'm sorry. I... I just thought

462
00:20:06,500 --> 00:20:08,700
y'all were the couple that
never argued, you know?

463
00:20:08,705 --> 00:20:10,535
No, it's just...

464
00:20:10,540 --> 00:20:12,004
I just... feels like there's something

465
00:20:12,008 --> 00:20:14,372
Lois isn't telling me, but...

466
00:20:14,377 --> 00:20:15,940
Listen, you want some advice?

467
00:20:15,945 --> 00:20:18,242
Best let sleeping dogs lie.

468
00:20:18,247 --> 00:20:21,412
- Really?
- See, women are...

469
00:20:21,417 --> 00:20:23,514
mysterious creatures, Kent.

470
00:20:23,519 --> 00:20:26,618
A lot of times where
there's mystery there's...

471
00:20:26,623 --> 00:20:28,486
there's danger.

472
00:20:28,491 --> 00:20:31,489
[DISTANT CHATTER, LAUGHTER]

473
00:20:31,494 --> 00:20:33,592
I hear Lana and Daniel are
working pretty well together.

474
00:20:33,596 --> 00:20:36,828
Yeah, couple of damn peas in a pod.

475
00:20:36,833 --> 00:20:38,496
Listen, if you'll excuse me,

476
00:20:38,501 --> 00:20:42,706
I got some sloppy-ass
shrimp cocktails to deliver.

477
00:20:52,715 --> 00:20:55,450
[DISTANT POLICE SIREN]

478
00:20:57,487 --> 00:20:59,917
Maybe she went to
the Met Museum after school.

479
00:20:59,922 --> 00:21:02,820
I'm afraid the museum
is still under repair

480
00:21:02,825 --> 00:21:04,555
from the Battle of Metropolis.

481
00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:06,791
Where could she be?

482
00:21:06,796 --> 00:21:08,330
Natalie.

483
00:21:11,534 --> 00:21:14,032
Nat. Nat.

484
00:21:14,037 --> 00:21:16,134
- Where have you been?
- Just went for a walk.

485
00:21:16,139 --> 00:21:17,435
School ended 3 hours ago.

486
00:21:17,440 --> 00:21:18,970
Well, I left before first period.

487
00:21:18,975 --> 00:21:21,572
Wait, did something happen?

488
00:21:21,577 --> 00:21:23,174
I mean, Annika looked right through me

489
00:21:23,179 --> 00:21:24,642
like I didn't even exist.

490
00:21:24,647 --> 00:21:26,211
But don't worry,
I didn't tell her I'm from

491
00:21:26,215 --> 00:21:28,813
some weird alien
dimension that imploded.

492
00:21:28,818 --> 00:21:29,948
That's not what I meant.

493
00:21:29,953 --> 00:21:32,617
But that's all that matters here.

494
00:21:32,622 --> 00:21:35,586
We're different while everyone
else is basically the same

495
00:21:35,591 --> 00:21:37,555
and living their best possible life.

496
00:21:37,560 --> 00:21:41,565
- I mean, just look at Mom.
- No, Lois is not your mother.

497
00:21:42,765 --> 00:21:44,562
No, no, you're right.

498
00:21:44,567 --> 00:21:46,667
In this world, she has two perfect boys,

499
00:21:46,672 --> 00:21:49,367
Superman for a husband.
She's way better off.

500
00:21:49,372 --> 00:21:52,270
Hey, look, you know...
you know it's not that simple.

501
00:21:52,275 --> 00:21:54,405
No, Dad, it's super simple.

502
00:21:54,410 --> 00:21:56,574
I never should've come here.

503
00:21:56,579 --> 00:21:58,241
We talked about this, okay?

504
00:21:58,246 --> 00:21:59,844
It's just... it's gonna take some time.

505
00:21:59,849 --> 00:22:02,647
No, I've been here three months!

506
00:22:02,652 --> 00:22:05,616
That's more than enough time
to realize that I don't belong.

507
00:22:05,621 --> 00:22:06,784
Nat, please.

508
00:22:06,789 --> 00:22:09,291
I just wish I died
like I was supposed to.

509
00:22:23,739 --> 00:22:26,404
- You're late.
- Is that dinner?

510
00:22:26,409 --> 00:22:28,477
Unless you're cooking something else.

511
00:22:31,514 --> 00:22:34,779
- How'd it go with Sarah?
- It was good.

512
00:22:34,784 --> 00:22:38,549
- Good?
- Yeah, good.

513
00:22:38,554 --> 00:22:39,884
That's it?

514
00:22:39,889 --> 00:22:41,752
What do you want me to say?

515
00:22:41,757 --> 00:22:44,622
You could start by giving
me an actual answer.

516
00:22:44,627 --> 00:22:47,592
I... I did and then
you got all weird about it.

517
00:22:47,597 --> 00:22:49,427
Excuse me?

518
00:22:49,432 --> 00:22:50,932
We went to Atlas Pond.

519
00:22:52,168 --> 00:22:53,865
Where you got arrested?

520
00:22:53,870 --> 00:22:55,333
Yeah, I...

521
00:22:55,338 --> 00:22:57,869
I checked with the owners
first. It was fine.

522
00:22:57,874 --> 00:23:00,271
Look, I... I just...

523
00:23:00,276 --> 00:23:04,442
I don't want to talk
about it, all right?

524
00:23:04,447 --> 00:23:07,016
Can... can I just go up to my room now?

525
00:23:25,300 --> 00:23:26,997
Hey, how did it go?

526
00:23:27,002 --> 00:23:29,533
Did Sarah totally lose it or what?

527
00:23:29,538 --> 00:23:32,402
Not really. She wasn't feeling well.

528
00:23:32,407 --> 00:23:35,372
Really? Did she say that?

529
00:23:35,377 --> 00:23:36,410
Yeah.

530
00:23:38,247 --> 00:23:40,448
You sure she was telling the truth?

531
00:23:41,450 --> 00:23:44,081
Wait, why... why would
she be lying about that?

532
00:23:44,086 --> 00:23:46,116
I mean, I don't know.

533
00:23:46,121 --> 00:23:50,420
Just... I guess the timing
seems a little sus, no?

534
00:23:50,425 --> 00:23:52,956
Jordan, hey, I... I wasn't trying
to freak you out or anything.

535
00:23:52,961 --> 00:23:55,592
I'm sure it's all good.

536
00:23:55,597 --> 00:23:57,165
Yeah.

537
00:23:59,334 --> 00:24:01,465
And just so you know,
I think we might get a little

538
00:24:01,470 --> 00:24:03,967
talking-to from Dad later.

539
00:24:03,972 --> 00:24:06,007
About what?

540
00:24:07,476 --> 00:24:09,540
If Daniel can get Aidy's support,

541
00:24:09,545 --> 00:24:13,277
he might be able to take
the farm vote away from Dean.

542
00:24:13,282 --> 00:24:15,579
I think he's got a real shot.

543
00:24:15,584 --> 00:24:17,915
Yeah, me too.

544
00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:20,317
So what does Kyle think about

545
00:24:20,322 --> 00:24:23,921
all the work you've been putting in?

546
00:24:23,926 --> 00:24:25,835
- Why? Did he say something?
- No.

547
00:24:25,840 --> 00:24:28,137
- He's not jealous, is he?
- Well, I... I don't know.

548
00:24:28,142 --> 00:24:30,074
- Why would he be jealous?
- No, no, it's just him and I

549
00:24:30,078 --> 00:24:32,075
have talked about this repeatedly.

550
00:24:32,080 --> 00:24:33,343
I'm sure you have.

551
00:24:33,348 --> 00:24:36,012
I'm just saying you might
wanna check in with him.

552
00:24:36,017 --> 00:24:37,481
Right.

553
00:24:37,486 --> 00:24:39,149
So he did say something.

554
00:24:39,154 --> 00:24:41,251
Lana, he didn't say anything.

555
00:24:41,256 --> 00:24:43,753
I'm sorry, it's just

556
00:24:43,758 --> 00:24:45,822
Kyle can be so frustrating.

557
00:24:45,827 --> 00:24:48,291
I mean, it doesn't matter
how many times I ask him,

558
00:24:48,296 --> 00:24:51,165
- he just...
- Avoids the question?

559
00:24:52,766 --> 00:24:55,230
It makes me feel like he's
hiding something from me.

560
00:24:55,235 --> 00:24:57,099
But then acts like somehow
you're to blame

561
00:24:57,104 --> 00:24:58,169
for wanting to know what's wrong.

562
00:24:58,173 --> 00:24:59,469
- Exactly.
- Even though

563
00:24:59,474 --> 00:25:00,705
all you're trying to do is help,

564
00:25:00,709 --> 00:25:02,238
it turns into some kind of argument

565
00:25:02,243 --> 00:25:04,474
and then that makes you the bad guy.

566
00:25:04,479 --> 00:25:07,014
Are we still talking about Kyle?

567
00:25:08,516 --> 00:25:10,413
[CHUCKLES]

568
00:25:10,418 --> 00:25:13,383
Things haven't been great
with me and Lois lately.

569
00:25:13,388 --> 00:25:15,585
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.

570
00:25:15,590 --> 00:25:18,859
I'm trying to help her.
I just really don't know how.

571
00:25:19,995 --> 00:25:21,992
And I guess we're just gonna have to

572
00:25:21,997 --> 00:25:23,626
finish this whole bottle of wine

573
00:25:23,631 --> 00:25:25,061
and see if we can't figure it out.

574
00:25:25,066 --> 00:25:26,329
[RUMBLING]

575
00:25:26,334 --> 00:25:29,570
<i>[HIGH-PITCHED TONE]</i>

576
00:25:33,274 --> 00:25:34,842
Did you feel that?

577
00:25:36,444 --> 00:25:39,413
[DISTANT CAR ALARM BLARING]

578
00:25:40,982 --> 00:25:43,413
Was that an earthquake?

579
00:25:43,418 --> 00:25:44,814
Doubtful.

580
00:25:44,819 --> 00:25:46,082
Probably just some

581
00:25:46,087 --> 00:25:48,518
mining equipment getting started up.

582
00:25:48,523 --> 00:25:50,253
Any luck?

583
00:25:50,258 --> 00:25:52,522
No. [GRUNTS]

584
00:25:52,527 --> 00:25:56,426
Thought I'd have had it
sorted out by now,

585
00:25:56,431 --> 00:26:00,263
but I can't get the damn
thing to turn on.

586
00:26:00,268 --> 00:26:02,065
Well, you're home early.

587
00:26:02,070 --> 00:26:04,167
Everything okay with you and Jordan?

588
00:26:04,172 --> 00:26:05,802
Yeah.

589
00:26:05,807 --> 00:26:08,038
Well, he didn't get handsy
with you now, did he?

590
00:26:08,043 --> 00:26:12,248
No, no, no, no, no.
He was a total sweetheart.

591
00:26:13,982 --> 00:26:16,450
It was just...

592
00:26:17,485 --> 00:26:20,350
- It's too much?
- Yeah.

593
00:26:20,355 --> 00:26:23,920
Yeah, well, he's insecure.

594
00:26:23,925 --> 00:26:25,255
I mean, let's be real,

595
00:26:25,260 --> 00:26:27,223
kid is batting way out of his league.

596
00:26:27,228 --> 00:26:28,763
Dad.

597
00:26:29,931 --> 00:26:33,596
You're the alpha
in this relationship, okay?

598
00:26:33,601 --> 00:26:36,566
You set the tone

599
00:26:36,571 --> 00:26:39,306
and I think best thing
you can do is just be honest.

600
00:26:43,111 --> 00:26:45,842
That wasn't terrible advice.

601
00:26:45,847 --> 00:26:48,078
That's kind of where
I'm setting the bar as a dad.

602
00:26:48,083 --> 00:26:50,184
[LAUGHS]

603
00:26:51,419 --> 00:26:54,350
Why don't you hand me
that 3/8 over there,

604
00:26:54,355 --> 00:26:56,553
see if we can get this
old bird fired up, yeah?

605
00:26:56,558 --> 00:26:57,987
Yup.

606
00:26:57,992 --> 00:27:00,957
<i>[SENTIMENTAL MUSIC]</i>

607
00:27:00,962 --> 00:27:03,230
[CAR DOOR SHUTS]

608
00:27:09,971 --> 00:27:11,805
Everything okay?

609
00:27:13,274 --> 00:27:15,509
I snapped at Jordan earlier.

610
00:27:17,879 --> 00:27:19,380
What did that one do?

611
00:27:20,815 --> 00:27:22,946
He just wasn't ready to talk
about Sarah yet

612
00:27:22,951 --> 00:27:25,815
and I couldn't let it go.

613
00:27:25,820 --> 00:27:28,155
Huh, I see.

614
00:27:41,970 --> 00:27:45,034
Things haven't been okay for months.

615
00:27:45,039 --> 00:27:47,237
And I've been blaming you.

616
00:27:47,242 --> 00:27:48,809
And I'm sorry.

617
00:27:50,812 --> 00:27:53,276
Ever since you told me
to say something to Natalie

618
00:27:53,281 --> 00:27:55,979
and I just stood there frozen.

619
00:27:55,984 --> 00:27:58,381
You were in shock.

620
00:27:58,386 --> 00:27:59,816
All of us were.

621
00:27:59,821 --> 00:28:01,117
It's more than that.

622
00:28:01,122 --> 00:28:05,054
She was my daughter
in that other world and...

623
00:28:05,059 --> 00:28:09,864
seeing her standing there
and calling me "Mom..."

624
00:28:11,833 --> 00:28:14,264
I felt nothing.

625
00:28:14,269 --> 00:28:17,033
And in that moment,

626
00:28:17,038 --> 00:28:19,001
I finally realized how my mom

627
00:28:19,006 --> 00:28:21,471
must have felt the day she left us.

628
00:28:21,476 --> 00:28:23,539
- Lois.
- I've wondered

629
00:28:23,544 --> 00:28:25,742
how she could do that my entire life,

630
00:28:25,747 --> 00:28:29,752
how a mother could just...

631
00:28:31,586 --> 00:28:34,050
[VOICE BREAKING] abandon her children.

632
00:28:34,055 --> 00:28:36,686
And now I know.

633
00:28:36,691 --> 00:28:37,921
She didn't feel.

634
00:28:37,926 --> 00:28:39,188
She didn't feel anything.

635
00:28:39,193 --> 00:28:40,957
Not for me. Not for Lucy.

636
00:28:40,962 --> 00:28:42,458
Lois, you can't know that for sure.

637
00:28:42,463 --> 00:28:43,927
Yes, I can, Clark.

638
00:28:43,932 --> 00:28:45,728
And every time you ask me about Natalie

639
00:28:45,733 --> 00:28:48,198
or tell me to call her,
it's just bringing up

640
00:28:48,203 --> 00:28:52,001
all of those feelings in me
and all of this guilt.

641
00:28:52,006 --> 00:28:54,003
You have nothing to feel guilty about.

642
00:28:54,008 --> 00:28:55,871
She called me "Mom", Clark.

643
00:28:55,876 --> 00:28:57,374
- But she's not your daughter.
- I know, but...

644
00:28:57,378 --> 00:29:01,383
Lois, her mom died.

645
00:29:01,783 --> 00:29:03,880
And there's absolutely nothing
you could've said

646
00:29:03,885 --> 00:29:07,550
or... or done to change that.

647
00:29:07,555 --> 00:29:10,620
But I know how she felt.

648
00:29:10,625 --> 00:29:13,823
And she must have been so crushed

649
00:29:13,828 --> 00:29:16,797
seeing me look at her that way.

650
00:29:18,299 --> 00:29:20,663
You are not your mother.

651
00:29:20,668 --> 00:29:22,565
What happened with Natalie, that's...

652
00:29:22,570 --> 00:29:24,634
that's a completely different thing.

653
00:29:24,639 --> 00:29:27,003
I just hate this feeling.

654
00:29:27,008 --> 00:29:28,671
Here, come here.

655
00:29:28,676 --> 00:29:31,875
<i>[SOFT EMOTIONAL MUSIC]</i>

656
00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:35,378
<i>♪ ♪</i>

657
00:29:35,383 --> 00:29:38,051
[RUMBLING]

658
00:29:39,754 --> 00:29:42,585
[GLASS CRACKING]

659
00:29:42,590 --> 00:29:44,654
Lois, get the boys. Get some cover.

660
00:29:44,659 --> 00:29:46,956
- Why?
- We're having an earthquake.

661
00:29:46,961 --> 00:29:48,258
[DISTANT THUD]

662
00:29:48,263 --> 00:29:49,959
[WHOOSHES]

663
00:29:49,964 --> 00:29:53,000
[PEOPLE SCREAMING]

664
00:29:54,102 --> 00:29:57,337
[RUMBLING, SHATTERING]

665
00:29:59,540 --> 00:30:01,441
[GLASS SHATTERS]

666
00:30:08,516 --> 00:30:10,046
[SIRENS WAILING]

667
00:30:10,051 --> 00:30:11,314
[BABY CRYING]

668
00:30:11,319 --> 00:30:13,353
[PEOPLE SCREAMING]

669
00:30:14,750 --> 00:30:16,647
[METAL CREAKING]

670
00:30:16,652 --> 00:30:18,616
[WATER RUSHING]

671
00:30:18,621 --> 00:30:21,619
<i>[DRAMATIC MUSIC]</i>

672
00:30:21,624 --> 00:30:23,754
<i>♪ ♪</i>

673
00:30:23,759 --> 00:30:26,861
[WHOOSHING]

674
00:30:29,732 --> 00:30:31,929
[WIND BLOWS]

675
00:30:31,934 --> 00:30:34,598
[ICE CRACKLES]

676
00:30:34,603 --> 00:30:37,435
<i>♪ ♪</i>

677
00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:39,670
[EXPLOSIONS BOOM]

678
00:30:39,675 --> 00:30:42,673
[PEOPLE SCREAMING]

679
00:30:42,678 --> 00:30:46,883
<i>♪ ♪</i>

680
00:30:52,088 --> 00:30:54,456
[ROCKS TUMBLING]

681
00:30:56,659 --> 00:30:59,094
[MAN SHOUTS]

682
00:31:03,933 --> 00:31:06,501
[WHOOSHES]

683
00:31:08,571 --> 00:31:12,776
[RUMBLING, BLASTING]

684
00:31:13,843 --> 00:31:17,345
[HEAVY THUDDING]

685
00:31:32,061 --> 00:31:34,262
<i>- [HIGH-PITCHED TONE]</i>
- [GRUNTS]

686
00:31:37,032 --> 00:31:40,435
[BREATHING HEAVILY]

687
00:31:41,570 --> 00:31:44,606
[PANTING]

688
00:31:49,678 --> 00:31:52,580
[WHOOSHES]

689
00:31:55,718 --> 00:31:57,118
Get him up, get him up!

690
00:32:00,156 --> 00:32:04,361
<i>♪ ♪</i>

691
00:32:05,294 --> 00:32:06,857
[SIRENS WAILING]

692
00:32:06,862 --> 00:32:08,792
[PEOPLE SCREAMING]

693
00:32:08,797 --> 00:32:11,295
<i>Welcome back. I want full debrief.</i>

694
00:32:11,300 --> 00:32:13,734
<i>Yes, sir, Lieutenant Anderson.</i>

695
00:32:16,405 --> 00:32:18,406
Think Dad would want us to keep that?

696
00:32:21,400 --> 00:32:23,697
Yeah.

697
00:32:23,702 --> 00:32:25,937
The rest can go.

698
00:32:28,507 --> 00:32:30,771
<i>[ATMOSPHERIC MUSIC]</i>

699
00:32:30,776 --> 00:32:33,240
<i>♪ ♪</i>

700
00:32:33,245 --> 00:32:34,946
[LINE RINGING]

701
00:32:37,282 --> 00:32:38,378
Lois?

702
00:32:38,383 --> 00:32:40,514
<i>Hey.</i>

703
00:32:40,519 --> 00:32:43,087
Can we meet, please?

704
00:32:44,957 --> 00:32:47,154
<i>We're still monitoring the situation,</i>

705
00:32:47,159 --> 00:32:50,023
but the tremor seemed to have stopped...

706
00:32:50,028 --> 00:32:51,492
[WHOOSHES]

707
00:32:51,497 --> 00:32:53,030
For now.

708
00:32:54,900 --> 00:32:56,134
Dismissed.

709
00:32:59,071 --> 00:33:00,267
Who are they?

710
00:33:00,272 --> 00:33:02,369
- They're from our school.
- Your school?

711
00:33:02,374 --> 00:33:04,204
Surely General Lane told you

712
00:33:04,209 --> 00:33:07,140
that the DOD is training
some of our gifted students.

713
00:33:07,145 --> 00:33:08,909
I think they did a great job

714
00:33:08,914 --> 00:33:10,977
on their inaugural mission
tonight, don't you?

715
00:33:10,982 --> 00:33:13,279
Saving people during an
earthquake, that's one thing.

716
00:33:13,284 --> 00:33:15,150
They're not ready for
what's out there in the world.

717
00:33:15,154 --> 00:33:16,750
I disagree.

718
00:33:16,755 --> 00:33:20,254
Regardless, it's not your call.

719
00:33:20,259 --> 00:33:23,490
I asked you repeatedly,

720
00:33:23,495 --> 00:33:24,925
"Be part of my team".

721
00:33:24,930 --> 00:33:27,627
What you asked for was
my allegiance to America.

722
00:33:27,632 --> 00:33:28,729
And you refused.

723
00:33:28,734 --> 00:33:29,831
Because I gave it to the world

724
00:33:29,835 --> 00:33:31,398
a long time ago.

725
00:33:31,403 --> 00:33:34,201
America needs to come first.

726
00:33:34,206 --> 00:33:36,470
And to them, it does.

727
00:33:36,475 --> 00:33:38,342
And the rest of my new team.

728
00:33:41,280 --> 00:33:44,882
When it does to you, come on back.

729
00:33:46,218 --> 00:33:49,316
I'd love to have you.

730
00:33:49,321 --> 00:33:50,751
Bring your friend.

731
00:33:50,756 --> 00:33:52,586
I told you, he's done.

732
00:33:52,591 --> 00:33:54,692
Then they're who I'm calling.

733
00:33:57,563 --> 00:33:59,096
Anderson.

734
00:34:00,766 --> 00:34:02,863
That crest you put on their suit,

735
00:34:02,868 --> 00:34:04,869
it's not yours to give.

736
00:34:06,038 --> 00:34:09,336
That's the most recognizable
symbol on the planet.

737
00:34:09,341 --> 00:34:12,406
I want everyone to know
that we are the good guys.

738
00:34:12,411 --> 00:34:14,107
Besides,

739
00:34:14,112 --> 00:34:17,344
America can have more than one Superman.

740
00:34:17,349 --> 00:34:20,347
<i>[TENSE MUSIC]</i>

741
00:34:20,352 --> 00:34:21,385
<i>♪ ♪</i>

742
00:34:24,100 --> 00:34:26,498
Told you the rhubarb was good.

743
00:34:26,503 --> 00:34:28,837
(SIGHS) Not worth the drive.

744
00:34:36,179 --> 00:34:37,776
You're unbelievable.

745
00:34:37,781 --> 00:34:39,377
We need help.

746
00:34:39,382 --> 00:34:40,512
We need help.

747
00:34:40,517 --> 00:34:42,551
Nat!

748
00:34:47,357 --> 00:34:50,355
<i>[TENSE EMOTIONAL MUSIC]</i>

749
00:34:50,360 --> 00:34:54,565
<i>♪ ♪</i>

750
00:35:07,043 --> 00:35:10,775
I'm sorry for what happened
to you, Natalie.

751
00:35:10,780 --> 00:35:13,611
You don't have to apologize.

752
00:35:13,616 --> 00:35:14,712
You don't even know me.

753
00:35:14,717 --> 00:35:17,715
No, but I'd like to.

754
00:35:17,720 --> 00:35:19,755
Yeah, okay.

755
00:35:23,626 --> 00:35:26,357
When I saw you come out of that pod

756
00:35:26,362 --> 00:35:30,567
and you were looking at me, I froze.

757
00:35:30,572 --> 00:35:33,737
I had no idea how I was
supposed to react.

758
00:35:33,742 --> 00:35:37,135
I've been thinking a lot
about that moment

759
00:35:37,140 --> 00:35:39,370
since you left.

760
00:35:39,375 --> 00:35:42,377
What I could have said
or done differently.

761
00:35:43,480 --> 00:35:46,211
Is that why you kept calling?

762
00:35:46,216 --> 00:35:48,917
To make yourself feel better?

763
00:35:50,553 --> 00:35:53,051
No.

764
00:35:53,056 --> 00:35:55,052
Look, you didn't have
to say anything, okay?

765
00:35:55,057 --> 00:35:56,955
You're not...

766
00:35:56,960 --> 00:35:58,890
- you're not my mom.
- I know I'm not.

767
00:35:58,895 --> 00:36:00,929
And I would never pretend to be.

768
00:36:03,333 --> 00:36:06,965
But I could have at least
explained the situation to you.

769
00:36:06,970 --> 00:36:10,969
I'm just sorry that I let you walk away.

770
00:36:10,974 --> 00:36:13,972
I was hoping that
we could maybe be friends.

771
00:36:13,977 --> 00:36:15,773
I don't wanna be a charity case.

772
00:36:15,778 --> 00:36:18,013
That's not what this is.

773
00:36:20,550 --> 00:36:23,047
But you already have kids.

774
00:36:23,052 --> 00:36:25,287
You have a family.

775
00:36:26,489 --> 00:36:28,790
Why would you want me in your life?

776
00:36:30,126 --> 00:36:32,590
Because you seem wonderful,

777
00:36:32,595 --> 00:36:35,760
smart, poised, lovely.

778
00:36:35,765 --> 00:36:39,297
You're a survivor. So many reasons.

779
00:36:39,302 --> 00:36:43,101
I just think it'd be good
for both of us...

780
00:36:43,106 --> 00:36:45,370
if we're in each other's lives.

781
00:36:45,375 --> 00:36:49,580
<i>♪ ♪</i>

782
00:36:52,582 --> 00:36:53,978
<i>I hate to say it but</i>

783
00:36:53,983 --> 00:36:56,147
Firebird's giving me a run for my money.

784
00:36:56,152 --> 00:36:58,550
Yeah, but it's a great project

785
00:36:58,555 --> 00:37:00,018
you're doing with Sarah.

786
00:37:00,023 --> 00:37:01,719
It's a good idea, babe.

787
00:37:01,724 --> 00:37:03,588
[CHUCKLES]

788
00:37:03,593 --> 00:37:06,658
[EXHALES] It's a big year for her.

789
00:37:06,663 --> 00:37:08,964
Wow, 15.

790
00:37:12,235 --> 00:37:13,798
Honey,

791
00:37:13,803 --> 00:37:15,300
all the time that I'm spending

792
00:37:15,305 --> 00:37:17,602
with Daniel for the campaign,

793
00:37:17,607 --> 00:37:21,612
you know I'd rather
be here with you, right?

794
00:37:22,045 --> 00:37:23,674
Even if my mug's not splattered

795
00:37:23,679 --> 00:37:25,577
all over a T-shirt?

796
00:37:25,582 --> 00:37:28,479
Even if your sexy mug

797
00:37:28,484 --> 00:37:30,715
is not splattered all over a T-shirt.

798
00:37:30,720 --> 00:37:32,884
[CHUCKLES]

799
00:37:32,889 --> 00:37:35,887
<i>[SENTIMENTAL MUSIC]</i>

800
00:37:35,892 --> 00:37:40,097
<i>♪ ♪</i>

801
00:37:40,897 --> 00:37:45,102
You guys do have a bedroom
down the hall...

802
00:37:45,107 --> 00:37:46,641
with a door.

803
00:37:48,338 --> 00:37:50,735
[BOTH LAUGH]

804
00:37:50,740 --> 00:37:51,769
Ew.

805
00:37:51,774 --> 00:37:53,408
[PHONE BUZZES]

806
00:37:56,312 --> 00:37:58,347
[PHONE BUZZES] _

807
00:37:58,351 --> 00:38:00,346
_

808
00:38:00,350 --> 00:38:02,384
[SIGHS]

809
00:38:06,589 --> 00:38:08,586
[SIGHS]

810
00:38:08,591 --> 00:38:10,321
[SOFT KNOCK]

811
00:38:10,326 --> 00:38:12,490
Hey, is everything okay out there?

812
00:38:12,495 --> 00:38:14,792
Yeah, things seem to have settled down.

813
00:38:14,797 --> 00:38:16,394
Fortunately, nobody's hurt.

814
00:38:16,399 --> 00:38:19,964
That's not what I came up here
to talk about though.

815
00:38:19,969 --> 00:38:21,365
- Thanks, Jon.
- Here we go.

816
00:38:21,370 --> 00:38:23,668
No, no, no, no. No.

817
00:38:23,673 --> 00:38:26,838
Hey, this one's on you, buddy.

818
00:38:26,843 --> 00:38:31,048
Now we cannot have a repeat
of what happened here today.

819
00:38:31,053 --> 00:38:33,010
Well, I don't think you have
to worry about that.

820
00:38:33,015 --> 00:38:34,612
I'm pretty much scarred for life, Dad.

821
00:38:34,617 --> 00:38:35,980
Probably, yeah.

822
00:38:35,985 --> 00:38:38,082
Maybe you'll think twice next time.

823
00:38:38,087 --> 00:38:39,917
Look, you guys are both 15 years old.

824
00:38:39,922 --> 00:38:44,127
I get wanting to be intimate
with someone,

825
00:38:44,694 --> 00:38:46,958
but that's an adult decision

826
00:38:46,963 --> 00:38:48,759
and it comes with
some pretty adult feelings

827
00:38:48,764 --> 00:38:51,696
that you might not be ready for yet.

828
00:38:51,701 --> 00:38:55,566
So if and when you guys
have any questions,

829
00:38:55,571 --> 00:38:58,936
you can always come to us, okay?

830
00:38:58,941 --> 00:39:01,806
All right, um, how old were you

831
00:39:01,811 --> 00:39:05,080
the first time you, you know?

832
00:39:08,618 --> 00:39:10,148
Older than both of you.

833
00:39:10,153 --> 00:39:13,918
- [MOUTHS "MOM"]
- [SNORTS]

834
00:39:13,923 --> 00:39:16,087
I just want you guys to be responsible

835
00:39:16,092 --> 00:39:17,355
and more importantly,

836
00:39:17,360 --> 00:39:20,758
you respect whoever you're with.

837
00:39:20,763 --> 00:39:22,427
Always. Is that clear?

838
00:39:22,432 --> 00:39:23,695
- Yes.
- Of course.

839
00:39:23,700 --> 00:39:25,496
Okay.

840
00:39:25,501 --> 00:39:27,965
- Good talk.
- Wait, does that mean that

841
00:39:27,970 --> 00:39:29,634
Mom's not gonna talk to us now or...

842
00:39:29,639 --> 00:39:30,668
Oh, no.

843
00:39:30,673 --> 00:39:31,936
No, you're gonna hear

844
00:39:31,941 --> 00:39:33,805
more than a few words from her.

845
00:39:33,810 --> 00:39:36,808
I think things are gonna get
back to normal around here.

846
00:39:36,813 --> 00:39:38,142
Finally.

847
00:39:38,147 --> 00:39:40,812
[ENGINE RUMBLES]

848
00:39:40,817 --> 00:39:42,217
What is it?

849
00:39:51,327 --> 00:39:53,524
What's going on?

850
00:39:53,529 --> 00:39:56,594
Well, I went to finally talk to Natalie

851
00:39:56,599 --> 00:39:58,863
and I realized I couldn't
let her leave again.

852
00:39:58,868 --> 00:40:01,666
So... so what? They're...
they're moving here now or...

853
00:40:01,671 --> 00:40:04,201
They're gonna stay
in Smallville for a while

854
00:40:04,206 --> 00:40:05,503
and see how they like it here.

855
00:40:05,508 --> 00:40:08,272
And if it's okay with you guys,

856
00:40:08,277 --> 00:40:11,280
stay at the farm until
they find someplace to live.

857
00:40:13,883 --> 00:40:15,918
Whatever we can do to help.

858
00:40:19,720 --> 00:40:21,149
Natalie, this is my husband Clark,

859
00:40:21,154 --> 00:40:22,954
and these are my boys,
Jonathan and Jordan.

860
00:40:22,959 --> 00:40:25,156
Hi, it's nice to finally meet you.

861
00:40:25,161 --> 00:40:26,457
Yeah, you too.

862
00:40:26,462 --> 00:40:28,092
My dad's told me a lot about you guys.

863
00:40:28,097 --> 00:40:29,160
Why don't we go inside

864
00:40:29,165 --> 00:40:30,695
and you guys can show her around?

865
00:40:30,700 --> 00:40:32,000
Sure, yeah.

866
00:40:38,908 --> 00:40:40,171
You sure you're okay with this?

867
00:40:40,176 --> 00:40:42,407
[CHUCKLES] Of course.

868
00:40:42,412 --> 00:40:44,976
Happy to help a friend.

869
00:40:44,981 --> 00:40:46,844
Thanks, man.

870
00:40:46,849 --> 00:40:49,847
<i>[GENTLE EMOTIONAL MUSIC]</i>

871
00:40:49,852 --> 00:40:52,850
<i>♪ ♪</i>

872
00:40:52,855 --> 00:40:55,253
[DISTANT RUMBLE]

873
00:40:55,258 --> 00:40:59,463
<i>♪ ♪</i>

874
00:41:10,273 --> 00:41:12,103
<i>[OMINOUS MUSIC]</i>

875
00:41:12,108 --> 00:41:14,176
[DISTANT RUMBLING]

876
00:41:14,944 --> 00:41:18,580
[RUMBLING CONTINUES]

877
00:41:19,882 --> 00:41:23,118
[HEAVY THUDDING]

