History Recap / SmallvilleS01E14Zero

* MythologyGag:
** Roy mentions he found the Jude lookalike in [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bludhaven]].

* WomanScorned: Amanda, who is revealed to have shot and killed Jude during his altercation with Lex at Club Zero.

* YourCheatingHeart: Amanda Rothman, a friend of Lex's, caught her fiance Jude cheating on her at Club Zero, leading to the incident that killed him.

Teleplay by Mark Verheiden

Story by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar

Directed by Michael Katleman

-->'''Lex''': (''referring to the Jude lookalike'') Who's that?
-->'''Roy''': Lucky break. Couple weeks after Amanda's funeral, I walk into a greasy spoon in Bludhaven and there he is. I couldn't believe it. Short-order cook flipping burgers. You know how they say everyone in life has a double? I had to look twice. I figure if he can fool me, he can fool you.

-->'''Lex''': Where's Amanda?
-->'''Roy''': She's dead, Lex. She committed suicide a year ago.
-->'''Lex''': I never knew.
-->'''Roy''': Because you cut her out of your life. She was never the same after Club Zero. Jude's death devastated her; he was the love of her life. You took all that away. She had nothing to live for.

** Roy mentions he find the Jude lookalike in [[Franchise/{{Batman}} Bludhaven]].

-->'''Lex:''' ''(to Jude)'' You brought this on yourself.

-->'''Chloe''': Since you continue to play obstructionist, I've had to find information through other means. I found that your adoption was done through Metropolis United Charities, but this is the strange part: They were in business for six months and, from what I can tell, yours is the only adoption they handled.
-->'''Clark''': I can't believe you did this, Chloe.
-->'''Chloe''': You didn't know? I just assumed that your parents would have told you. I mean, weren't you interested?
-->'''Clark''': Why would I be? My biological parents are either dead or didn't want me. You're prying into my private life.
-->'''Chloe''': I was just trying to be thorough.
-->'''Clark''': This is a class project! I spent an hour yesterday with Lana; that's it. That's all I needed. I'm not some mystery for you to solve. (''leaves the ''Torch'''')

Lex's shady past comes back to haunt him when he is being stalked by Jude Royce, a man who was killed in an altercation at a Metropolis nightclub three years ago. Chloe starts to probe into Clark's adoption as part of a class assignment.

* BigBrotherInstinct: Roy takes this to the extreme.
* DeadPersonImpersonation: Roy Rothman hired a cook who looked just like Jude as part of his plan to get {{revenge}} on Lex.

* TheDogWasTheMastermind: The Talon's contractor turns out to be Roy Rothman, who wants revenge on Lex for his sister committing suicide.

-->'''Clark''': This is a class project! I spent an hour yesterday with Lana; that's it. That's all I needed. I'm not some mystery for you to solve. (''leaves'')

* {{Mundanger}}: Roy Rothman is the true culprit behind Lex's torment.

Lex's past comes back to haunt him when he is being stalked by Jude Royce, a man who was killed in an altercation at a Metropolis nightclub three years ago. Chloe starts to probe into Clark's adoption as part of a class assignment.

* TheButlerDidIt: The Talon's contractor turns out to be Roy Rothman, who wants revenge on Lex for his sister committing suicide.

* DeadPersonImpersonation: Roy Rothman hired a cook who looked just like Jude as part of his plan to get {{revenge}} on Lex for his sister committing suicide.

Lex's past comes back to haunt him when he is being stalked by Jude Royce, a man who was killed at a Metropolis nightclub three years ago. Chloe starts to probe into Clark's adoption as part of a class assignment.

* DeadPersonImpersonation: Roy Rothman hired a cook who looked just like Jude as part of his plan to get revenge on Lex for his sister committing suicide.

* DeadPersonImpersonation: Roy Rothman hired a cook who looked just like Jude Royce as part of his plan to get revenge on Lex for his sister committing suicide.
* DrivenToSuicide: What happened to Amanda Rothman after the events at Club Zero.

* AlliterativeName: [[spoiler:'''R'''oy '''R'''othman]]
* DeadPersonImpersonation: [[spoiler:Roy Rothman hired a cook who looked just like Jude Royce as part of his plan to get revenge on Lex for his sister committing suicide.]]
* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:What happened to Amanda Rothman after the events at Club Zero.]]
* {{Mundanger}}: [[spoiler:Roy Rothman is the true culprit behind Lex's torment.]]
* VillainOfTheWeek: [[spoiler:Roy Rothman is revealed to be the mastermind behind everything happening to Lex.]]
* WomanScorned: Amanda, [[spoiler:who is revealed to have shot and killed Jude during his altercation with Lex at Club Zero]].

* Mundanger: [[spoiler:Roy Rothman is the true culprit behind Lex's torment.]]

* WomanScorned: [[spoiler:Amanda, who is revealed to have shot and killed Jude during his altercation with Lex at Club Zero.]]

* DrivenToSuicide: [[spoiler:Amanda's fate after the events at Club Zero.]]

* YourCheatingHeart: Amanda caught her fiance Jude cheating on her at Club Zero, leading to the incident that killed him.

Lex's past comes back to haunt him when he is being stalked by a man who was killed at a Metropolis nightclub three years ago. Chloe starts to probe into Clark's adoption as part of a class assignment.