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* YoureNotMyFather: Evan says this to Clark after an argument over his birth father Tanner, who doesn't want to see him.
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* HopeSpot: Luthor suggests a bone marrow transplant that could save Evan, and his birth father Tanner is the right match. Not only does Tanner refuse to help, but Teenage!Evan accidentally kills him. They needed a ''live'' donor.

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* HopeSpot: Luthor suggests a bone marrow transplant that could save Evan, and his birth father Tanner is the right match. Not only does Tanner refuse to help, but Teenage!Evan [[AccidentalMurder accidentally kills kills]] him. They needed a ''live'' donor.
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* HopeSpot: Luthor suggests a bone marrow transplant that could save Evan, and his birth father Tanner is the right match. Not only does Tanner refuse to help, but Teenage!Evan accidentally kills him. They needed a ''live'' doner.

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* HopeSpot: Luthor suggests a bone marrow transplant that could save Evan, and his birth father Tanner is the right match. Not only does Tanner refuse to help, but Teenage!Evan accidentally kills him. They needed a ''live'' doner.donor.
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Written and Directed by Steven S. [=DeKnight=]

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Written and Directed by Steven S. [=DeKnight=]
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* HopeSpot: Luthor suggests a bone marrow transplant that could save Evan, and his father Tanner is the right match. Not only does Tanner refuse to help, but Evan accidentally kills him. They needed a ''live'' doner.

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* HopeSpot: Luthor suggests a bone marrow transplant that could save Evan, and his birth father Tanner is the right match. Not only does Tanner refuse to help, but Evan Teenage!Evan accidentally kills him. They needed a ''live'' doner.



* PapaWolf:

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* PapaWolf: MaternalDeathBlameTheChild: Tanner sees Evan as "the thing that killed Karen".
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* HopeSpot: Luthor suggests a bone marrow transplant that could save Evan, and his father Tanner is the right match. Not only does Tanner refuse to help, but Evan accidentally kills him. They needed a ''live'' doner.

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Clark and Lana find an abandoned baby in a cornfield, and the baby turns out to be a metahuman with rapid aging powers. Genevieve threatens to kill Lex unless Lionel gives her one of the Kryptonian stones.

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Clark and Lana find an abandoned baby in a cornfield, and the baby baby, named "Evan," turns out to be a metahuman with rapid aging powers. Genevieve threatens to kill Lex unless Lionel gives her one of the Kryptonian stones.



* AngerBornOfWorry: Lana displays this toward Evan after he returns to the Kents' home after having ran off earlier.

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* AngerBornOfWorry: Lana displays this toward towards Evan after he returns to the Kents' home farmhouse after having ran running off earlier.



* DeathByChildbirth: Happens to Evan's mother, Karen, when she gives birth to him, letting out an energy blast that vaporizes her and her car. All that's left afterwards when Clark and Lana come by the area is a crater and the surviving baby.

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* DeathByChildbirth: Happens to Evan's mother, Karen, in the teaser when she gives birth to him, letting out an energy blast that vaporizes her and her car. All that's left afterwards when Clark and Lana come by the area is a crater and the surviving baby.



* TheDiaperChange: Clark does this to Evan, who nearly pees on him.



* IHaveNoSon: Tanner refuses to accept responsibility for his son.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: When Tanner argues with his son, he accidentally gets impaled on a mechanic's tool, killing him.

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* IHaveNoSon: Tanner refuses to accept responsibility for his son.
son, much to Clark's dismay and anger.
* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: When Tanner argues with his son, he accidentally gets fatally impaled on a mechanic's tool, killing him.tool during a tense moment with Evan.



** After Genevieve threatens to kill Lex if he doesn't hand over one of the Kryptonian stones, Lionel poisons her and withholds the antidote from her as she reaches for it and gasps for air.

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** After Genevieve threatens to kill Lex if he doesn't hand over one of the Kryptonian stones, Lionel poisons her and withholds the antidote from her as she reaches lays on the floor, reaching for it and gasps gasping for air.



* SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome: Evan's meteor power.

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* SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome: Evan's meteor power.power, explained by him building up energy and expending it through rapid cell division.
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Written and Directed by Creator/StevenSDeKnight

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Written and Directed by Creator/StevenSDeKnight
Steven S. [=DeKnight=]
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Written and Directed by Steven S. [=DeKnight=]

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Written and Directed by Steven S. [=DeKnight=]
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** Clark develops this attitude toward Evan.

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** Clark develops this attitude toward Evan, to the point where he gets aggressive with Tanner when the latter denies any kind of relationship to Evan.



--->'''Lionel''': Parenthood--it's an interesting phenomenon, isn't it? The lengths we go to to protect our children. No limits.
--->'''Genevieve''': (''drops the wine glass and collapses, choking'') What are you--
--->'''Lionel''': The wine you've just drunk will kill you in a matter of minutes. I'm told that the pain will be excruciating. How about a trade? You give me the stone that you stole from Bridgette Crosby, and I give you the antidote. One more thing--you go near my son, and anything that happens to him happens to you. Is that understood?

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--->'''Lionel''': --->'''Lionel:''' Parenthood--it's an interesting phenomenon, isn't it? The lengths we go to to protect our children. No limits.
--->'''Genevieve''': (''drops --->'''Genevieve:''' ''[drops the wine glass and collapses, choking'') choking]'' What are you--
--->'''Lionel''': --->'''Lionel:''' The wine you've just drunk will kill you in a matter of minutes. I'm told that the pain will be excruciating. How about a trade? You give me the stone that you stole from Bridgette Crosby, and I give you the antidote. One more thing--you go near my son, and anything that happens to him happens to you. Is that understood?
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* DeathByChildbirth: Happens to Evan's mother, Karen, when she gives birth to him, letting out an energy blast that vaporizes her and her car. All that's left afterwards and Clark and Lana come by the area is a crater and the surviving baby.

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* DeathByChildbirth: Happens to Evan's mother, Karen, when she gives birth to him, letting out an energy blast that vaporizes her and her car. All that's left afterwards and when Clark and Lana come by the area is a crater and the surviving baby.
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* DeathByChildbirth: Happens to Evan's mother, Karen, when she gives birth to him, letting out an energy blast that vaporizes her and her car. All that's left afterwards and Clark and Lana come by the area is a crater and the surviving baby.


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* ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice: When Tanner argues with his son, he accidentally gets impaled on a mechanic's tool, killing him.
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--->'''Lionel''': Parenthood--it's an interesting phenomenon, isn't it? The lengths we go to to protect our children. No limits.
--->'''Genevieve''': (''drops the wine glass and collapses, choking'') What are you--
--->'''Lionel''': The wine you've just drunk will kill you in a matter of minutes. I'm told that the pain will be excruciating. How about a trade? You give me the stone that you stole from Bridgette Crosby, and I give you the antidote. One more thing--you go near my son, and anything that happens to him happens to you. Is that understood?
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* WithholdingTheCure: Lionel does this to a poisoned Genevieve as she reaches for the antidote he holds and he demands one of the Kryptonian stones.
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* AngryBornOfWorry: Lana displays this toward Evan after he returns to the Kents' home after having ran off earlier.

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* AngryBornOfWorry: AngerBornOfWorry: Lana displays this toward Evan after he returns to the Kents' home after having ran off earlier.

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Clark and Lana find an abandoned baby in a cornfield, and the baby turns out to be a metahuman with rapid aging powers. Genevieve Teague threatens to kill Lex unless Lionel gives her one of the Kryptonian stones.

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Clark and Lana find an abandoned baby in a cornfield, and the baby turns out to be a metahuman with rapid aging powers. Genevieve Teague threatens to kill Lex unless Lionel gives her one of the Kryptonian stones.



* AngryBornOfWorry: Lana displays this toward Evan after he returns to the Kents' home after having ran off earlier.



* IHaveNoSon: Tanner refuses to accept responsibility for his son.



* PapaWolf: After Genevieve threatens to kill Lex if he doesn't hand over one of the Kryptonian stones, Lionel poisons her and withholds the antidote as she writhes on the floor.

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* PapaWolf: PapaWolf:
** Clark develops this attitude toward Evan.
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After Genevieve threatens to kill Lex if he doesn't hand over one of the Kryptonian stones, Lionel poisons her and withholds the antidote from her as she writhes on the floor.reaches for it and gasps for air.
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* ParentsForADay: Clark and Lana become the surrogate parents of Evan.
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* CallBack: Near the end of the episode, when Evan tells Clark he's lucky he was found by him, Clark replies "I don't think we found you. I think you found us," echoing Martha's words to Jonathan in the pilot after they found Kal-El.

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* CallBack: Near the end of the episode, when Evan tells Clark he's lucky he was found by him, Clark replies "I don't think we found you. you; I think you found us," echoing Martha's words to Jonathan in the pilot after they found Kal-El.


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* LukeYouAreMyFather: Teenage!Evan goes to see his birth father Tanner and tells him he's his father. It doesn't end well.
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* CallBack: [[spoiler:Near the end of the episode, when Evan tells Clark he's lucky he was found by him, Clark replies "I don't think we found you. I think you found us," echoing Martha's words to Jonathan in the pilot after they found Kal-El.]]

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* CallBack: [[spoiler:Near Near the end of the episode, when Evan tells Clark he's lucky he was found by him, Clark replies "I don't think we found you. I think you found us," echoing Martha's words to Jonathan in the pilot after they found Kal-El.]]



* PapaWolf: After Genevieve threatens to kill Lex if he doesn't hand over one of the Kryptonian stones, Lionel [[spoiler:poisons her and withholds the antidote as she writhes on the floor]].

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* PapaWolf: After Genevieve threatens to kill Lex if he doesn't hand over one of the Kryptonian stones, Lionel [[spoiler:poisons poisons her and withholds the antidote as she writhes on the floor]].floor.

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* CallBack: [[spoiler:Near the end of the episode, Evan tells Clark he's lucky he was found by him; Clark replies "I don't think we found you. I think you found us," echoing what Martha said to Jonathan in the pilot after they found Kal-El.]]

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* CallBack: [[spoiler:Near the end of the episode, when Evan tells Clark he's lucky he was found by him; him, Clark replies "I don't think we found you. I think you found us," echoing what Martha said Martha's words to Jonathan in the pilot after they found Kal-El.]]



* PapaWolf: After Genevieve threatens to kill Lex if he doesn't hand over one of the Kryptonian stones, Lionel [[spoiler:poisons her and withholds the antidote as she writhes on the floor.]]

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* DisappearedDad: Tanner, Evan's birth father who wants nothing to do with his son.
* PapaWolf: After Genevieve threatens to kill Lex if he doesn't hand over one of the Kryptonian stones, Lionel [[spoiler:poisons her and withholds the antidote as she writhes on the floor.]]floor]].
* ScreamingBirth: Karen, Evan's mother, in the teaser.
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Clark and Lana find an abandoned baby in a cornfield, and the baby turns out to be a metahuman with rapid aging powers. Meanwhile, Genevieve Teague threatens to kill Lex unless Lionel gives her one of the Kryptonian stones.

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Clark and Lana find an abandoned baby in a cornfield, and the baby turns out to be a metahuman with rapid aging powers. Meanwhile, Genevieve Teague threatens to kill Lex unless Lionel gives her one of the Kryptonian stones.



* CallBack: [[spoiler:Near the end of the episode, Evan tells Clark he's lucky he was found by him; Clark replies "I don't think we found you. I think you found us," echoing what Martha said to Jonathan in the pilot after they found Kal-El in the field.]]

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* CallBack: [[spoiler:Near the end of the episode, Evan tells Clark he's lucky he was found by him; Clark replies "I don't think we found you. I think you found us," echoing what Martha said to Jonathan in the pilot after they found Kal-El in the field.Kal-El.]]



* PapaWolf: After Genevieve threatens to kill Lex if he doesn't hand over one of the Kryptonian stones, Lionel [[spoiler:poisons her wine and withholds the antidote from her as she lays on the floor, choking on the wine.]]

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* PapaWolf: After Genevieve threatens to kill Lex if he doesn't hand over one of the Kryptonian stones, Lionel [[spoiler:poisons her wine and withholds the antidote from her as she lays writhes on the floor, choking on the wine.floor.]]
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* CallBack: Near the end of the episode, Evan tells Clark he's lucky he was found by him; Clark replies "I don't think we found you. I think you found us," echoing what Martha said to Jonathan in the pilot after they found Kal-El in the field.
* DeliberatelyCuteChild: Evan
* PapaWolf: After Genevieve threatens to kill Lex if he doesn't hand over one of the Kryptonian stones, Lionel poisons her wine and withholds the antidote from her.

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* CallBack: Near [[spoiler:Near the end of the episode, Evan tells Clark he's lucky he was found by him; Clark replies "I don't think we found you. I think you found us," echoing what Martha said to Jonathan in the pilot after they found Kal-El in the field.
field.]]
* DeliberatelyCuteChild: Evan
Evan as a child.
* PapaWolf: After Genevieve threatens to kill Lex if he doesn't hand over one of the Kryptonian stones, Lionel poisons [[spoiler:poisons her wine and withholds the antidote from her.her as she lays on the floor, choking on the wine.]]
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Originally aired May 4, 2005

Clark and Lana find an abandoned baby in a cornfield, and the baby turns out to be a metahuman with rapid aging powers. Meanwhile, Genevieve Teague threatens to kill Lex unless Lionel gives her one of the Kryptonian stones.
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* CallBack: Near the end of the episode, Evan tells Clark he's lucky he was found by him; Clark replies "I don't think we found you. I think you found us," echoing what Martha said to Jonathan in the pilot after they found Kal-El in the field.
* DeliberatelyCuteChild: Evan
* PapaWolf: After Genevieve threatens to kill Lex if he doesn't hand over one of the Kryptonian stones, Lionel poisons her wine and withholds the antidote from her.
* SoapOperaRapidAgingSyndrome: Evan's meteor power.
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