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We've already seen that Clark can be affected by magic, so while the reveal is shoching to his parents, it's not shocking to us, so not a Wham Line



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* DroppingTheBombshell: "Magic is real. And it can *hurt* me!"



* WhamLine: "Magic is real. And it can *hurt* me!"
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* BuxomIsBetter: Brianna is very pleased that her host body, Lois, has larger boobs.

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* BuxomIsBetter: BuxomBeautyStandard: Brianna is very pleased that her host body, Lois, has larger boobs.
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* WhamEpisode: Clark is exposed to the forces of magic for the first time and discovers that he is completely vulnerable to them.
* WhamLine: "Magic is real. And it can *hurt* me!"
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* ShirtlessCaptives: Clark spent quite sometime chained and shirtless on the barn while the witches interogate and torture him.
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* WildTeenParty: Not the first one in the series, but this one was Lois's fault -- it was a surprise party for Chloe's birthday), and as before, Clark's parents find evidence of it happening. Again, they're somewhat distracted from it by more serious matters: namely, when Clark tells them about the witches he was dealing with the night before, and that magic can hurt him.
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Originally aired November 10, 2004

Written by Creator/StevenSDeKnight

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Originally [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/spell2.JPG]]
[[caption-width-right:350:NotWhatItLooksLike, Mom and Dad.]]
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-->'''Jonathan:''' Son, is there maybe a little something you'd like to tell your mother and me? ''[holds up a bra]''
-->'''Martha:''' Where did that come from?
-->'''Jonathan:''' From out in the barn. In the hay.
-->'''Martha:''' Clark!
-->'''Clark:''' It was magic.
-->'''Martha:''' I'm sure it was.
-->'''Clark:''' No, I mean it really was!

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-->'''Jonathan:''' Son, is there maybe a little something you'd like to tell your mother and me? ''[holds up a bra]''
-->'''Martha:'''
bra]''\\
'''Martha:'''
Where did that come from?
-->'''Jonathan:'''
from?\\
'''Jonathan:'''
From out in the barn. In the hay.
-->'''Martha:''' Clark!
-->'''Clark:'''
hay.\\
'''Martha:''' Clark!\\
'''Clark:'''
It was magic.
-->'''Martha:'''
magic.\\
'''Martha:'''
I'm sure it was.
-->'''Clark:'''
was.\\
'''Clark:'''
No, I mean it really was!


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* NotHyperbole: Played for laughs. Clark's explanation that "It was magic" for the misplaced lingerie in the barn, followed by him insisting that, no, Mom and Dad, it ''literally'' was magic.
* APartyAlsoKnownAsAnOrgy: Clark's birthday party for Chloe in the Kent family barn is getting a little wild, worrying him. He hadn't seen nothing yet: Lana, Chloe, and Lois, having been possessed by [[MonsterOfTheWeek a trio of witches from the 1600s]], cast a spell that turns it into a bonafide orgy--the Kents are still finding misplaced underwear in the barn days later (fortunately for Clark, [[SeenItAll they're so used to bizarre events by season 4]] that his explanation that AWizardDidIt barely rates a raised eyebrow).
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Written by Steven S. [=DeKnight=]

Directed by Jeannot Szwarc

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Written by Steven S. [=DeKnight=]

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-->'''Brianna''': I'm gorgeous! (''holds up her breasts'') Look at these!
-->'''Isobel''': (''deadpan'') Yes, they're very nice.

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-->'''Brianna''': -->'''Brianna:''' I'm gorgeous! (''holds ''[holds up her breasts'') breasts]'' Look at these!
-->'''Isobel''': (''deadpan'') -->'''Isobel:''' ''[deadpan]'' Yes, they're very nice.



-->'''Jonathan''': Son, is there maybe a little something you'd like to tell your mother and me? (''holds up a bra'')
-->'''Martha''': Where did that come from?
-->'''Jonathan''': From out in the barn. In the hay.
-->'''Martha''': Clark!
-->'''Clark''': It was magic.
-->'''Martha''': I'm sure it was.
-->'''Clark''': No, I mean it really was!

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-->'''Jonathan''': -->'''Jonathan:''' Son, is there maybe a little something you'd like to tell your mother and me? (''holds ''[holds up a bra'')
-->'''Martha''':
bra]''
-->'''Martha:'''
Where did that come from?
-->'''Jonathan''': -->'''Jonathan:''' From out in the barn. In the hay.
-->'''Martha''': -->'''Martha:''' Clark!
-->'''Clark''': -->'''Clark:''' It was magic.
-->'''Martha''': -->'''Martha:''' I'm sure it was.
-->'''Clark''': -->'''Clark:''' No, I mean it really was!
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* WeakToMagic: Lana, Lois, and Chloe are possessed by the spirits of three witches who were burned at the stake and now want revenge. When Clark realizes what's happened, he tries to stop them but they are able to use their magic to overpower him, strip him of his powers, and restrain him. Eventually, he escapes and is able to burn the book that released the witches' ghosts, undoing the possession. Afterwards, visibly shaken, he tells his parents that magic is real and it can actually hurt him.
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* MythologyGag: Clark has always been vulnerable to magic.
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-->'''Brianna''': I'm gorgeous! (''holds up her breasts'') Look at these!
-->'''Isobel''': (''deadpan'') Yes, they're very nice.


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-->'''Jonathan''': Son, is there maybe a little something you'd like to tell your mother and me? (''holds up a bra'')
-->'''Martha''': Where did that come from?
-->'''Jonathan''': From out in the barn. In the hay.
-->'''Martha''': Clark!
-->'''Clark''': It was magic.
-->'''Martha''': I'm sure it was.
-->'''Clark''': No, I mean it really was!

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* PlotDevice: The Crystal of Fire, which restores Clark's powers after the three witches strip them.

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* PlotDevice: Two of them.
** Isobel's spell book, which allows the witch to possess Lana when the latter touches it.
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The Crystal of Fire, which restores Clark's powers after the three witches strip them.



* VillainOfTheWeek: Isobel

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* VillainOfTheWeek: IsobelIsobel and her cohorts.
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* HydePlaysJekyll: Madelyn convincingly poses as Chloe for a brief moment.

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* HydePlaysJekyll: Madelyn convincingly poses as Chloe for a brief moment.moment to taunt a restrained Clark.
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Lana is possessed by the spirit of her ancestor Isobel, who then works a spell that allows the spirits of her companions Madelyn and Brianna to inhabit the bodies of Chloe and Lois. The three witches set out to find the Stones of Power, and when Clark moves to stop them, they strip him of his powers.

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Lana is possessed by the spirit of her ancestor Isobel, a witch who then works a spell that allows the spirits of her companions Madelyn and Brianna to inhabit the bodies of Chloe and Lois. The three witches then set out to find the Stones of Power, and when Clark moves tries to stop them, they strip him of his powers.



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%%* BuxomIsBetter* BuxomIsBetter: Brianna is very pleased that her host body, Lois, has larger boobs.



* {{Depower}}: Isobel, Brianna, and Madelyn use their magic to strip Clark of his powers.

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* {{Depower}}: Isobel, Brianna, and Madelyn use their magic to magically strip Clark of his powers.



* HotWitch: Isobel, Brianna, and Madelyn in Lana, Chloe, and Lois' bodies.
* HydePlaysJekyll: One of the witches convincingly poses as Chloe for a brief moment.

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* HotWitch: Isobel, Brianna, and Madelyn in Lana, Chloe, and Lois' Lois's bodies.
* HydePlaysJekyll: One of the witches Madelyn convincingly poses as Chloe for a brief moment.

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* FindingABraInYourCar: In the final act, Jonathan finds a bra in the loft and questions Clark about it. Clark then tells his parents about his vulnerability to magic.



* IdenticalGrandson: Isobel resembles her descendant Lana.
* PlotDevice: The Crystal of Fire, which restores Clark's powers after Isobel strips them.

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* IdenticalGrandson: Isobel Lana resembles her descendant Lana.
Isobel.
* PlotDevice: The Crystal of Fire, which restores Clark's powers after Isobel strips the three witches strip them.
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* TorchesAndPitchforks: And a few axes.
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Written by Steven S. [=DeKnight=]

Directed by Jeannot Szwarc

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* DemonicPossession: Isobel pulls this on Lana in the teaser after Lana touches her spell book, and she later works a spell that causes her two cohorts Brianna and Madelyn to possess Lois and Chloe.
* {{Depower}}: Isobel, Brianna, and Madelyn use their magic to strip Clark of his powers.



* HydePlaysJekyll: One of the witches convincingly poses as Chloe for a brief moment.



* PlotDevice: The Crystal of Fire, which restores Clark's powers after Isobel strips them.



* VirginPower: Isobel's possession spell requires strands of hair from two virgins.

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* VirginPower: Isobel's possession spell requires strands of hair from two virgins.virgins, namely Clark and Lana.
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* TomeOfEldritchLore: Isobel's spell book.
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* IdenticalGrandson: Isobel resembles her descendant Lana.


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* TomeOfEldritchLore: Isobel's spell book.

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* BroughtDownToNormal: After being stripped of his powers by the witches, Clark confronts them in the Kawatche Cave chamber with nothing but Jonathan's shotgun.



* EvilWearsBlack: The three witches all wear black and other dark colors.



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* VillainOfTheWeek: Isobel
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* HemoErotic
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Originally aired November 10, 2004

Lana is possessed by the spirit of her ancestor Isobel, who then works a spell that allows the spirits of her companions Madelyn and Brianna to inhabit the bodies of Chloe and Lois. The three witches set out to find the Stones of Power, and when Clark moves to stop them, they strip him of his powers.
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!!Tropes present in the episode:

%%* BuxomIsBetter
* HemoErotic
* HotWitch: Isobel, Brianna, and Madelyn in Lana, Chloe, and Lois' bodies.
%%* ShowingOffTheNewBody
* TerribleTrio: Isobel, Brianna, and Madelyn.
* VirginPower: Isobel's possession spell requires strands of hair from two virgins.
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