Smallville (TV Series)

Tempest (2002)

Tom Welling: Clark Kent

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• Lex Luthor : Any relationship founded on lies is destined to fail. It's a good thing we don't have that problem.

  Clark Kent : Lucky us.

• Chloe Sullivan : I have this horrible nightmare that you are gonna rush to the bus station after Whitney leaves and profess your undying love for Lana, and I'm gonna be waiting at the gym all alone. And if you do that to me, Clark, I will never speak to you again. Okay? I said it.

  Clark Kent : Chloe, I'm going to the dance with you not by default, but because I want to.

• Chloe Sullivan : Clark Kent, man of mystery. Just when I think I have you figured out, you surprise me.

  Clark Kent : How's that?

  Chloe Sullivan : The song, the tux, tonight.

  Clark Kent : And I'm still here.

  Chloe Sullivan : Yeah, you are.

• Chloe Sullivan : My dad's talking about moving us back to Metropolis, permanently.

  Clark Kent : What about the Torch and all your friends?

  Chloe Sullivan : Can't even think about it right now.

  Clark Kent : Wh... hey!

  Chloe Sullivan : Clark, I'm not exactly psyched about having to fight my way through the high school hierarchy all over again. You're gonna miss me, right?

  Clark Kent : Do you even have to ask?

  Chloe Sullivan : Just promise me Saturday night's gonna be great.

  Clark Kent : It'll be a night you won't forget.

• Jonathan Kent : I can't believe that Lex would run that thing into the ground in less than a year.

  Clark Kent : Why are you blaming Lex? His dad closed the plant. Lex...

  Jonathan Kent : Son, whatever issues Lionel Luthor has with his son have now cost half the town their jobs.

  Clark Kent : You should be happy, then. It means Lex is going back to Metropolis and out of our lives.

  Jonathan Kent : The plant closing is gonna hurt a lot of people, Clark. Now, as much as I would like Lex out of our lives, I wouldn't wish that on anybody.

  Clark Kent : I know, dad. It's just... Lex cares about the town. He said he had big plans.

  Jonathan Kent : The road to hell is paved with good intentions.

• Lex Luthor : You sure you can afford being seen with the town pariah?

  Clark Kent : I'll take my chances. What happened, Lex?

  Lex Luthor : The two theories seem to be I either ran the plant into the ground through incompetence or did it deliberately so I can go back to Metropolis.

  Clark Kent : Your dad already offered you a job in Metropolis; just tell people the truth.

  Lex Luthor : Then I get stuck with the incompetence rap. Being reviled is the lesser evil.

  Clark Kent : I guess you're going back to Metropolis, then.

  Lex Luthor : That's why my father orchestrated his coup, but... this isn't over.

  Clark Kent : You have a plan?

  Lex Luthor : Maybe.

  Clark Kent : [standing up to leave]  You have a lot of work to do.

  Lex Luthor : Clark. Thanks for stopping by. It means a lot.

  Clark Kent : What are friends for?

• Clark Kent : Why would your father be against the plant?

  Lex Luthor : We have a complicated relationship, Clark. My father wants me to believe it's built on trust, but it's not. It's built on lies and deceit. Any relationship with that foundation is destined to fail. Lucky we don't have that problem.

  Clark Kent : Lucky us.