History Recap / SmallvilleS02E21Accelerate

%%* CloningBlues

* HeroicSacrifice: Years ago, when Lana slipped and feel into a river, the real Emily jumped into the river and saved Lana, but at the cost of her own life.

Teleplay by Brian Peterson & Kelly Souders

Story by Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer

Directed by James Marshall

-->'''Lionel''': (''enters Lex's study'') Lex, what's the crisis? One minute, you want nothing to do with me and then I'm inundated with urgent messages.
-->'''Lex''': How does it feel to play God, Dad?
-->'''Lionel''': (''sighs in annoyance'') If I left in the middle of brunch with the Governor--
-->'''Lex''': I know you've reopened Level Three.
-->'''Lionel''': Ah, the ominous Level Three.
-->'''Lex''': Instead of abandoning the project like you claimed, you dispersed the research into smaller, undetectable labs.
-->'''Lionel''': How could you buy into such a myth?
-->'''Lex''': Your connection to Dinsmore is more than a myth. You're genetically engineering human beings.
-->'''Lionel''': Oh, Lex. Lex. Extraterrestrials, secret labs--it's science fiction, son. (''turns to leave'')
-->'''Lex''': I saw Emily Dinsmore with my own eyes.
-->'''Lionel''': (''stops, then turns back to face Lex'') If you'd kept your mind on business, you might have noticed that the state has placed the conservator-ship of the Kawatche Cave under my control, effective today.
-->'''Lex''': That's impossible. I was under contract for five years.
-->'''Lionel''': That's what I told the Governor. But, apparently, somehow, he's learned of a series of accidents and several unfortunate deaths that occurred under your watch. (''{{beat}}'') I'm sorry, son. [[KickTheDog I've tried to teach you: Always keep a sharp eye on the ball.]] (''leaves'')

-->'''Lionel''': (''entering the room and seeing all the sweet foods on the table'') I knew you had your vices, son, but I didn't think gluttony was one of them.
-->'''Lex''': Well, I suppose if there's anyone who's an authority on the Seven Deadly Sins, it'd be you, Dad.

-->'''Dinsmore''': She's flawed, but she's my daughter.
-->'''Lionel''': No. No, she's not. She's a poor approximation. This specimen is defective.
-->'''Dinsmore''': You can't take her away from me. She's my life.
-->'''Lionel''': She's the property of [=LuthorCorp=].

Teleplay by Brian Peterson and Kelly Souders

Story by Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer

Clark investigates when Lana claims to have seen Emily, a childhood friend of hers who drowned several years ago.

* CallingTheOldManOut: Lex confronts Lionel over resuming the Level 3 experiments into human cloning, but Lionel denies any involvement and instead chides Lex for becoming so obsessed with what he's "supposedly" been up to that Lionel was able to attain control of the Kawatche Caves.

* CreepyChild: Emily

* VillainOfTheWeek: Emily Dinsmore
* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: In the final scene, Lionel regards Emily as property of [=LuthorCorp=] as he drops Pete Dinsmore from the project.

* AntagonisticOffspring: Emily skewers her father with an implement.

* CallingTheOldManOut: Lex confronts Lionel over resuming the Level 3 experiments into human cloning, but Lionel denies any involvement and instead chides Lex for becoming so focused on what he's "supposedly" been up to that Lionel was able to attain control of the Kawatche Caves.