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* TalkingDownTheSuicidal: Clark meets a drunk Santa Claus who is preparing to jump from a rooftop, due to believing that the spirit of Christmas is dead. Clark talks him down by explaining to him that instead of spending Christmas with his girlfriend to help Chloe deliver toys to kids. This not only talks Santa down, it [[RestoredMyFaithInHumanity restored his faith in humanity]] and he goes to Chole to deliver the rest of the toys himself.
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* TalkingDownTheSuicidal: Clark meets a drunk Santa Claus who is preparing to jump from a rooftop, due to believing that the spirit of Christmas is dead. Clark talks him down by explaining to him that instead of spending Christmas with his girlfriend he chose to help Chloe deliver toys to kids. This not only talks Santa down, it [[RestoredMyFaithInHumanity restored his faith in humanity]] and he goes to Chole to deliver the rest of the toys himself.
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* RestoredMyFaithInHumanity: Santa believes that the spirit of Christmas is dead due to too much commercialism and greed, preparing to commit suicide while drunk. Clark convinces him it's not dead by explaining how he gave up spending a romantic Christmas Eve with Lana to help Chloe deliver toys to poor children, convincing Danta the spirit of Christmas was still alive after all.
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* RestoredMyFaithInHumanity: Santa believes that the spirit of Christmas is dead due to too much commercialism and greed, preparing to commit suicide while drunk. Clark convinces him it's not dead by explaining how he gave up spending a romantic Christmas Eve with Lana to help Chloe deliver toys to poor children, convincing Danta Santa the spirit of Christmas was still alive after all.
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* RestoredMyFaithInHumanity: Santa believes that the spirit of Christmas is dead due to too much commercialism and greed, preparing to commit suicide while drunk. Clark convinces him it's not dead by explaining how he gave up spending a romantic Christmas Eve with Lana to help Chloe deliver toys to poor children, convincing Danta the spirit of Christmas was still alive after all.
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* TalkingDownTheSuicidal: Clark meets a drunk Santa Claus who is preparing to jump from a rooftop, due to believing that the spirit of Christmas is dead. Clark talks him down by explaining to him that instead of spending Christmas with his girlfriend to help Chloe deliver toys to kids. This not only talks Santa down, it [[RestoredMyFaithInHumanity restored his faith in humanity]] and he goes to Chole to deliver the rest of the toys himself.
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Written by Holly Harold
Directed by Rick Rosenthal
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Written by Holly Harold
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-->'''Lex''': I know we've had our differences, but my wife--she's the mother of your grandchildren.
-->'''Dream!Lionel''': How could I have grandchildren? [[LampshadeHanging I don't have a son.]]
-->'''Dream!Lionel''': How could I have grandchildren? [[LampshadeHanging I don't have a son.]]
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-->'''Dream!Lionel''': Oh, Lex, what a sorry situation you have gotten yourself into.
-->'''Lex''': I don't think you understand. My wife is dying, and I need the helijet to save her.
-->'''Dream!Lionel''': I understand you perfectly. You turned your back on me seven years ago, but now you need my help. So, now you have no problem banging on my door, begging for favors in the name of family.
-->'''Lex''': I'm talking about Lana! I know we've had our differences, but my wife--she's the mother of your grandchildren.
-->'''Dream!Lionel''': How could I have grandchildren? [[IHaveNoSon I don't have a son.]]
-->'''Lex''': [[YouMonster You bastard!]] You can save her.
-->'''Dream!Lionel''': No, Lex. I'm not gonna do that. Don't you understand that every decision you've made has brought you to this very moment, beginning that day seven years ago in the hospital when you decided to forfeit the State Senate race to Jonathan Kent? I told you this would happen. I warned you, but you chose to give up your family. And when you made that decision, you gave up the money and the power that would've enabled you to save your wife. Pathetic. You said you didn't want to be a Luthor, that you wanted instead to be free to live happily ever after. [[KickTheDog Go on, then, Lex. You better get back to it.]]
-->'''Lex''': I don't think you understand. My wife is dying, and I need the helijet to save her.
-->'''Dream!Lionel''': I understand you perfectly. You turned your back on me seven years ago, but now you need my help. So, now you have no problem banging on my door, begging for favors in the name of family.
-->'''Lex''': I'm talking about Lana! I know we've had our differences, but my wife--she's the mother of your grandchildren.
-->'''Dream!Lionel''': How could I have grandchildren? [[IHaveNoSon I don't have a son.]]
-->'''Lex''': [[YouMonster You bastard!]] You can save her.
-->'''Dream!Lionel''': No, Lex. I'm not gonna do that. Don't you understand that every decision you've made has brought you to this very moment, beginning that day seven years ago in the hospital when you decided to forfeit the State Senate race to Jonathan Kent? I told you this would happen. I warned you, but you chose to give up your family. And when you made that decision, you gave up the money and the power that would've enabled you to save your wife. Pathetic. You said you didn't want to be a Luthor, that you wanted instead to be free to live happily ever after. [[KickTheDog Go on, then, Lex. You better get back to it.]]
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* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: Power and money will ensure that you will live a happy, comfortable life.
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After Lex is mugged and shot, he wakes up in a dream world where he is married to Lana with a young son. Chloe enlists Clark's help to deliver Christmas presents to poor children, and Clark has a surprising encounter with Santa Claus.
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After Lex is mugged and shot, he wakes up in a dream world where he is married to a pregnant Lana with a young son. Chloe enlists Clark's help to deliver Christmas presents to poor children, and Clark has a surprising encounter with Santa Claus.
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* FamilyUnfriendlyAesop: Power and money will ensure that you will live a happy, comfortable life.
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* ItsAWonderfulPlot: Lex gets a glimpse of what his life could like if he turns from the dark path he's on. In the end, he decides to continue down the road of darkness.
* MythologyGag: Clark's interaction with Santa, references various times when ComicBook/{{Superman}} and Santa often work together to save Christmas in the comics.
* MythologyGag: Clark's interaction with Santa, references various times when ComicBook/{{Superman}} and Santa often work together to save Christmas in the comics.
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* DeathByChildbirth: Dream!Lana dies after giving birth to her and Lex's daughter.
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* IHaveNoSon: Dream!Lionel tells Lex this.
* ItsAWonderfulPlot: Lex gets a glimpse of what his life could like if he turns away from the dark path he's on. In the end, he decides to continue down the road of darkness.
* MythologyGag: Clark's interaction withSanta, Santa references various times when ComicBook/{{Superman}} and Santa often work together to save Christmas in the comics.comics.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Dream!Lionel gives one to Lex, shaming him for turning away from [=LuthorCorp=] and the wealth and power that came with it. This most likely influences Lex to continue down his evil path.
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* IHaveNoSon: Dream!Lionel tells Lex this.
* ItsAWonderfulPlot: Lex gets a glimpse of what his life could like if he turns away from the dark path he's on. In the end, he decides to continue down the road of darkness.
* MythologyGag: Clark's interaction with
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Dream!Lionel gives one to Lex, shaming him for turning away from [=LuthorCorp=] and the wealth and power that came with it. This most likely influences Lex to continue down his evil path.
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Written by Holly Harold
Directed by Rick Rosenthal
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* ChristmasEpisode: The episode takes place on Christmas Eve.
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* MythologyGag: Clark's interaction with Santa, references various times when ComicBook/{{Superman}} and Santa often work together to save Christmas in the comics.
* SantaClaus: Clark encounters Saint Nick during his delivery round.
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* MythologyGag: Clark's interaction with Santa, references various times when ComicBook/{{Superman}} and Santa often work together to save Christmas in the comics.
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* SantaClaus: Clark encounters Saint Nick himself during his delivery round.
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* SubbingForSanta: Sort of. Chloe calls on Clark to deliver Christmas presents to underprivileged children. At one point during his delivery run, Clark is spotted by a little kid who says he's not Santa, to which our hero replies "I'm the new-and-improved model."
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* SpiritAdvisor: Lillian serves this role to Lex.
* SpiritAdvisor: Lillian serves this role to Lex.
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* ItsAWonderfulPlot: Lex gets a glimpse of what his life could like if he turns from the dark path he's on. In the end, he decides to continue down the road of darkness.
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* ItsAWonderfulPlot: Lex gets a glimpse of what his life could like if he turns from the dark path he's on. In the end, he decides to continue down the road of darkness.
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Originally aired December 8, 2005
After Lex is mugged and shot, he wakes up in a dream world where he is married to Lana with a young son. Chloe enlists Clark's help to deliver Christmas presents to poor children, and Clark has a surprising encounter with Santa Claus.
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After Lex is mugged and shot, he wakes up in a dream world where he is married to Lana with a young son. Chloe enlists Clark's help to deliver Christmas presents to poor children, and Clark has a surprising encounter with Santa Claus.
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