History Recap / SmallvilleS03E02Phoenix

Written by Brian Peterson & Kelly Souders

Directed by James Marshall

-->'''Lex''': Abraham threw Isaac on the pyre to prove his faith to {{God}}. What was your excuse?
-->'''Lionel''': Lex?
-->(''Lex removes his hood'')
-->'''Lionel''': Son. (''moves toward Lex'')
-->'''Lex''': (''holds Lionel at gunpoint'') Disappointed I'm not basking in the fires of {{Hell}}?
-->'''Lionel''': Lex, put the gun down.
-->'''Lex''': Sorry I screwed up your plan.
-->'''Lionel''': Why would I murder my own flesh and blood? Son, you're not yourself.
-->'''Lex''': I'm feeling more like myself than ever. What the hell did you do with Helen?
-->'''Lionel''': She's living very comfortably in your mansion. Why don't you ask her?
-->'''Lex''': She's alive?
-->'''Lex''': Yes. And she told a truly harrowing tale of survival that left you quite the posthumous hero. She said the pilot took your money and bailed out.
-->(''{{Flashback}} of [[RashomonStyle what allegedly happened on the plane]]'')
-->'''Lionel''': Quite a story, don't you think? A sacrificial death that would make any father proud. But something tells me that's not what really happened, Lex. I warned you not to trust her, Lex.
-->'''Lex''': (''swipes things off a desk'') Don't turn this on Helen! You had my name carved into a tombstone!
-->'''Lionel''': I had search parties scouring half the world for you.
-->'''Lex''': Looks like you picked the wrong half.

-->'''Edge''': Where's my package?
-->'''Clark''': I don't have it.
-->'''Edge''': I wonder if the cops want to know where you are. (''starts to dial his phone'')
-->'''Clark''': I don't think you heard me! (''rips off the car door and hauls Edge out'') The package is gone! Luthor doesn't know who took it, so forget about it! [...] Take your sorry ass down the road back to Metropolis. I don't want to see you in Smallville again. Ever.

* IdiotBall: Clark revealing his weakness to Kryptonite to Edge so he can give the crime lord a sample of his blood to give to Lionel, who demanded that Edge return the package[[note]]The package in question was a vial of Clark's blood[[/note]] he had Clark, as Kal, steal from Lionel's office in the previous episode. This comes back to haunt Clark in "[[Recap/SmallvilleS03E08Shattered Shattered]]."

* LetsGetDangerous: When Edge shows up at the Kent Farm demanding the package, Clark uses some of his "Kal" persona to physically threaten Edge and order him to leave Smallville. Edge complies...for a time, at least.

** Possibly a {{meta}} example, but this episode shares the same title (somewhat[[note]]The ''Series/LoisAndClark'' episode was titled "The Phoenix" while ''Series/{{Smallville}}'''s is simply "Phoenix"[[/note]]) of an episode of ''Series/LoisAndClark'', which featured the return of SelfDemonstrating/LexLuthor.

* BlackWidow: Helen is revealed as one.

* CallingTheOldManOut: After returning from the island, Lex confronts Lionel in his office at [=LuthorCorp=] and holds the man at gunpoint, believing him to be the one responsible for causing his plane to crash. It later turns out that Lionel isn't the culprit; Helen is.

After making a mysterious deal with Jor-El, Jonathan, possessing temporary Kryptonian superpowers, faces off against Clark. Lex returns and tries to figure out who engineered his plane crash: Lionel or Helen.

* BlackWidow: Helen is revealed as this.

* IdiotBall: Clark revealing his weakness to Kryptonite to Edge so he can give the crime lord a sample of his blood to give to Lionel, who demanded that Edge return the package[[note]]The package in question was a vial of Clark's blood[[/note]] he had Clark, as Kal, steal from Lionel's office in the previous episode.
* IHaveYourWife: Edge and his men hold Jonathan and Martha hostage to force Clark to hand over the package.

* {{Mundanger}}:
** Edge and his men.
** Helen, as well.

* VillainHasAPoint: Lionel ends up being right about Helen arranging the plane crash.

After making a mysterious deal with Jor-El, Jonathan faces off against Clark. Lex returns and tries to figure out who engineered his plane crash: Lionel or Helen.

* CallingTheOldManOut: After returning, Lex holds Lionel at gunpoint, believing him to be the one responsible for causing his plane to crash. It later turns out that Lionel isn't the culprit; Helen is.

* IdiotBall: Clark revealing his weakness to Kryptonite to Edge so he can give the crime lord a sample of his blood to give to Lionel, who demanded that Edge return the package[[note]]The package in question was a vial of Clark's blood[[/note]] he had Kal steal from Lionel's office in the previous episode.

** Possibly a {{meta}} example, but this episode shares the same title (somewhat) of an episode of ''Series/LoisAndClark'', which featured the return of SelfDemonstrating/LexLuthor.
%%* RashomonStyle

* Possibly a {{meta}} example, but this episode shares the same title (somewhat) of an episode of ''Series/LoisAndClark'', which featured the return of SelfDemonstrating/LexLuthor.

* MythologyGag: After Clark destroys the Red Kryptonite ring and [[ChestInsignia the El symbol]] starts to disappear, said symbol resembles the Superman "S" for a brief second before disappearing completely.

* CallingTheOldManOut: After returning, Lex holds Lionel at gunpoint, believing him to be the one responsible for causing his plane to crash. It later turns out Lionel isn't the culprit; Helen is.

%%* IdiotPlot

** Morgan Edge, Metropolis crime boss who tries to deliver Clark to Lionel.

After making a mysterious deal with Jor-El, Jonathan faces off against Clark. Lex returns to civilization and tries to figure out who engineered his plane crash: Lionel or Helen.

* BlackWidow: Helen is revealed as one of these.
* {{Mundanger}}: Edge and his men.
** Also Helen.
* VillainOfTheWeek: Morgan Edge

* BlackWidow: [[spoiler:Helen is revealed as one of these.]]

** Also [[spoiler:Helen]].