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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Clark attempts to use the Crystal of El on Aldar, only to find [[NoSell it doesn't work]]. Aldar then remarks he has his physical form, unlike most of the other Zoners.
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Written by James Morris & Shintaro Shimosawa

Directed by James L. Conway

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Written by James Morris Creator/JamesMorris & Shintaro Shimosawa

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Directed by James L. Conway
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* BavarianFireDrill: Clark walks into the medical tent at the Seattle port, and the doctor mistakes him for a medical student; since he wants information, he just lets her think that.

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* BavarianFireDrill: Clark walks into the medical tent at the Seattle port, and the doctor mistakes him for a medical student; since he wants information, he just lets her think that. He then swipes her ID and bluffs his way to the crime scene.
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* BavarianFireDrill: Clark walks into the medical tent at the Seattle port, and the doctor mistakes him for a medical student; since he wants information, he just lets her think that.
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Written by James Morris and Shintaro Shimosawa

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Written by James Morris and & Shintaro Shimosawa






* HorrorHunger / ImAHumanitarian: Aldar rips his victims open, tears out their bones, and sucks out the marrow.

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* HorrorHunger / ImAHumanitarian: HorrorHunger: Aldar rips his victims open, tears out their bones, and sucks out the marrow.
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* BavarianFireDrill: After arriving in Seattle, Clark grabs a badge from a table and uses it to fool other police officers into thinking he's an investigator.

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* BadassInDistress: Aldar overpowers Clark and prepares to kill him, necessitating a BigDamnHeroes moment from ComicBook/MartianManhunter.



* BigDamnHeroes: When Aldar is about to kill Clark, he gets killed by a mysterious figure.

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* BigDamnHeroes: When Aldar is about to kill Clark, he gets killed by a [[ComicBook/MartianManhunter mysterious figure.figure]].



* EarlyBirdCameo: Though he's not really seen, Martian Manhunter makes his first appearance in this episode.

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* EarlyBirdCameo: Though he's not really seen, Martian Manhunter ComicBook/MartianManhunter makes his first appearance in this episode.



* ImAHumanitarian: Aldar rips his victims open, tears out their bones, and sucks out the marrow.

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* HorrorHunger / ImAHumanitarian: Aldar rips his victims open, tears out their bones, and sucks out the marrow.



* MythologyGag: After Aldar is killed and he sees his mysterious rescuer, Clark then steps on an Oreo. Later, in the loft, he finds another Oreo. These instances reference Martian Manhunter's liking for Oreo cookies in the comics.

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* MythologyGag: After Aldar is killed and he sees his mysterious rescuer, Clark then steps on an Oreo. Later, in the loft, he finds another Oreo. These instances reference Martian Manhunter's ComicBook/MartianManhunter's liking for Oreo cookies in the comics.

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A metahuman named Bronson imprisons Lex in another frequency where he can see and hear everyone, but he himself can't seen or heard by others. Clark heads to Seattle, Washington, to confront another Phantom Zone escapee, a powerful humanoid alien that feasts on the bones of his victims.

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A metahuman named Bronson imprisons Lex in another frequency where he can see and hear everyone, but he himself can't seen or heard by others. Clark heads to Seattle, Washington, Seattle to confront another Phantom Zone escapee, a powerful humanoid alien that feasts on the bones of his victims.



* BigDamnHeroes: When Aldar is about to kill Clark, Aldar is killed by a mysterious figure, saving Clark's life.

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* BigDamnHeroes: When Aldar is about to kill Clark, Aldar is he gets killed by a mysterious figure, saving Clark's life.figure.


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* MythologyGag: After Aldar is killed and he sees his mysterious rescuer, Clark then steps on an Oreo. Later, in the loft, he finds another Oreo. These instances reference Martian Manhunter's liking for Oreo cookies in the comics.
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* CliffHanger: The episode ends with Lex asking Lana to marry him.


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* VisibleInvisibility: Thanks to Bronson, Lex is trapped in another frequency where he can see and hear everyone, but everyone else can't see or hear him. He appears to the audience without any problem, though.
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Written by James Morris and Shintaro Shimosawa

Directed by James L. Conway
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* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:When Aldar is about to kill Clark, Aldar is killed by a mysterious figure, saving Clark's life.]]
* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler:Though he's not really seen, Martian Manhunter makes his first appearance in this episode.]]

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* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:When When Aldar is about to kill Clark, Aldar is killed by a mysterious figure, saving Clark's life.]]
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* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler:Though Though he's not really seen, Martian Manhunter makes his first appearance in this episode.]]



* RedEyesTakeWarning: [[spoiler:The mysterious rescuer shows these.]]

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* RedEyesTakeWarning: [[spoiler:The The mysterious rescuer shows these.]]
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* BavarianFireDrill: After arriving in Seattle, Clark grabs a badge from a table and uses it to fool other police officers into thinking he's an investigator.
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:When Aldar is about to kill Clark, Aldar is killed by a mysterious figure, saving Clark's life.]]
* EarlyBirdCameo: [[spoiler:Though he's not really seen, Martian Manhunter makes his first appearance in this episode.]]
* ImAHumanitarian: Aldar rips his victims open, tears out their bones, and sucks out the marrow.
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: Clark attempts to use the Crystal of El on Aldar, only to find [[NoSell it doesn't work]]. Aldar then remarks he has his physical form, unlike most of the other Zoners.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: [[spoiler:The mysterious rescuer shows these.]]
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!!Tropes present in the episode:

* VillainOfTheWeek: A twofer in this case--Bronson and Aldar.
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Originally aired November 16, 2006

A metahuman named Bronson imprisons Lex in another frequency where he can see and hear everyone, but he himself can't seen or heard by others. Clark heads to Seattle, Washington, to confront another Phantom Zone escapee, a powerful humanoid alien that feasts on the bones of his victims.
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