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* NeverMyFault: True to form, Lex blames Lana leaving him on her feelings for Clark. While there is some truth to this, Lana leaving Lex is more a result of Lex faking Lana's pregnancy to trick her into marriage.
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* DomesticAbuser / WouldHitAGirl: Lex slaps Lana after she tells him Clark means more to her than he ever will.

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* DomesticAbuser / WouldHitAGirl: DomesticAbuser: Lex slaps Lana after she tells him Clark means more to her than he ever will.
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Written by Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer

Directed by James Marshall

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Written by Todd Slavkin Creator/ToddSlavkin & Darren Swimmer

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Directed by James Marshall
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* DemonicPossession: When Martian Manhunter finds Bizarro he is doing this, with even a priest is trying to exorcise him.

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* DemonicPossession: When Martian Manhunter finds Bizarro he is doing this, with even a priest is trying to exorcise him.
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* MysteriousProtector: John Jones reveals to Clark that Jor-El asked him to watch over Clark/Kal-El from a distance.
-->'''John Jones''': When Krypton was on the verge of annihilation, [Jor-El] asked me to keep an eye out for you.

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* MysteriousProtector: John Jones J'onn reveals to Clark that Jor-El asked him to watch over Clark/Kal-El him from a distance.
-->'''John Jones''': -->'''J'onn''': When Krypton was on the verge of annihilation, [Jor-El] asked me to keep an eye out for you.



-->'''John Jones''': Watching from a distance. Your father wanted you to pass the test without any help.

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-->'''John Jones''': -->'''J'onn''': Watching from a distance. Your father wanted you to pass the test without any help.



-->'''John Jones''': When you unleashed those phantoms, your life was at stake. I didn't have a choice.

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-->'''John Jones''': -->'''J'onn''': When you unleashed those phantoms, your life was at stake. I didn't have a choice.



-->'''John Jones''': That's right.

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-->'''John Jones''': -->'''J'onn''': That's right.

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* DomesticAbuser / WouldHitAGirl: Lex slaps Lana after she tells him Clark means more to her than he ever will.



* SeasonFinale: The show's sixth.



* WouldHitAGirl: Lex slaps Lana after she tells him Clark means more to her than he ever will.
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* BodySurf: Bizarro survives by doing this to people.


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* DemonicPossession: When Martian Manhunter finds Bizarro he is doing this, with even a priest is trying to exorcise him.


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* KilledOffForReal: Bartlett by Bizarro.


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* SwissArmyTears: Chloe's tears activate her powers and heal Lois.
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* EurekaMoment: Lois agrees to stop following the 33.1 case and tears up the phone number she was given in half... and then realizes that the eight-digit number is now two four-digit numbers. It's actually coordinates.
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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Clark tries using the Crystal of El on Bizarro, only for [[NoSell the crystal to prove ineffective against the final Phantom]], thus enabling Bizarro to take a sample of his Kryptonian DNA and become his EvilTwin.

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Clark tries using the Crystal of El on Bizarro, only for [[NoSell the crystal to prove ineffective against the final Phantom]], thus enabling Bizarro to take a sample of his Kryptonian DNA and become his EvilTwin. Lionel also tries to stop Bizarro with kryptonite, only to find it makes him stronger instead.
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* AntagonistTitle: Bizarro is the titular phantom of the episode.
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Written by Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer

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Written by Todd Slavkin and & Darren Swimmer

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* GlamourFailure: Bizarro's face turns white and blocky when he's exposed to sunlight.



* WhatTheHellAreYou: Asked verbatim by Clark, to which Bizarro replies:

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* WhatTheHellAreYou: [[InvokedTrope Asked verbatim verbatim]] by Clark, to which Bizarro replies:
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-->'''John Jones''': When Krypton was on the verge of annihilation, [Jor-El] asked me to keep an eye out for you.
-->'''Clark''': Where have you been all these years?
-->'''John Jones''': Watching from a distance. Your father wanted you to pass the test without any help.
-->'''Lionel''': He wasn't to interfere unless it was absolutely necessary.
-->'''John Jones''': When you unleashed those phantoms, your life was at stake. I didn't have a choice.
-->'''Lionel''': Like what happened at the docks in Seattle.
-->'''Clark''': When that phantom infected my mind.
-->'''John Jones''': That's right.
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* SlasherSmile: Bizarro has this on full display as he flies towards the camera and his face changes to a chalky, stone-like visage, ending the season.


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* WhatTheHellAreYou: Asked verbatim by Clark, to which Bizarro replies:
-->'''Bizarro''': I'm you...only a little more bizarre.
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* PutOnABus: Martha Kent leaves Smallville, and therefore the series, in this episode.

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* PutOnABus: Martha Kent leaves Smallville, and therefore the series, in this episode.

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* BlackEyesOfEvil: Bizarro manifests these in his host bodies before becoming Clark's EvilTwin.



* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Clark embarks on this against Lex after learning Lana died.

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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Clark embarks on this against Lionel after finding out that Lionel blackmailed Lana into marrying Lex, and later against Lex after learning that Lana died.died and believing Lex is responsible.
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Clark learns that Lana is planning to leave Smallville forever and makes an important decision. Lex tries to track down the last Phantom Zone escapee in order to harvest its DNA so he can empower his super-soldier army. Lois ends up in grave danger in her quest to bring Lex to justice.

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Clark learns that Lana is planning to leave Smallville forever and makes an important decision.forever. Lex tries to track down the last Phantom Zone escapee in order to harvest its DNA so he can empower his super-soldier army. Lois ends up in grave danger in her quest to bring Lex to justice.



* CliffHanger: Season 6 ends with Lana apparently dead, Lionel trapped under rubble, Chloe unconscious after using her meteor ability to heal Lois, Lex being arrested for Lana's murder as Reeves Dam starts to collapse, Clark sent flying through the air, and Bizarro flying towards the camera.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Bizarro
* EvilTwin: Bizarro in the final act, after taking some of Clark's DNA.

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* CliffHanger: Season 6 ends with Lana apparently dead, Lionel trapped under rubble, Chloe unconscious apparently dead after using her meteor ability to heal Lois, Lex being arrested by the police for Lana's murder as Reeves Dam starts to collapse, Clark sent flying through the air, air by Bizarro, and Bizarro flying towards the camera.
camera with a SlasherSmile.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Bizarro
Bizarro speaks in a deeper tone of voice, no matter what form he's in.
* EvilTwin: Bizarro becomes Clark's in the final act, after taking some of Clark's DNA.



* MysteriousProtector: John Jones reveals that Jor-El asked him to watch over Clark/Kal-El from a distance.

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* MysteriousProtector: John Jones reveals to Clark that Jor-El asked him to watch over Clark/Kal-El from a distance.



* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Clark tries using the Crystal of El on Bizarro, only for the crystal to prove ineffective against the final Phantom, thus enabling Bizarro to take a sample of Clark's Kryptonian DNA and become Clark's EvilTwin.

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* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Clark tries using the Crystal of El on Bizarro, only for [[NoSell the crystal to prove ineffective against the final Phantom, Phantom]], thus enabling Bizarro to take a sample of Clark's his Kryptonian DNA and become Clark's his EvilTwin.
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* CliffHanger: Season ends with Lana apparently dead, Lionel trapped under rubble, Chloe unconscious after using her meteor ability to heal Lois, Lex being arrested for Lana's murder as Reeves Dam starts to collapse, Clark sent flying through the air, and Bizarro flying towards the camera.

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* CliffHanger: Season 6 ends with Lana apparently dead, Lionel trapped under rubble, Chloe unconscious after using her meteor ability to heal Lois, Lex being arrested for Lana's murder as Reeves Dam starts to collapse, Clark sent flying through the air, and Bizarro flying towards the camera.
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* CliffHanger: Season 7 ends with Lana apparently dead, Lionel trapped under rubble, Chloe unconscious after using her meteor ability to heal Lois, Lex being arrested for Lana's murder as Reeves Dam starts to collapse, Clark sent flying through the air, and Bizarro flying towards the camera.

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* CliffHanger: Season 7 Season ends with Lana apparently dead, Lionel trapped under rubble, Chloe unconscious after using her meteor ability to heal Lois, Lex being arrested for Lana's murder as Reeves Dam starts to collapse, Clark sent flying through the air, and Bizarro flying towards the camera.
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Written by Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer

Directed by James Marshall
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* ActingForTwo: Tom Welling plays both Clark and Bizarro.
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* PutOnABus: Martha Kent leaves Smallville, and therefore the series, in this episode.
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* ActingForTwo: Tom Welling plays both Clark and Bizarro.
* CliffHanger: Season 7 ends with Lana apparently dead, Lionel trapped under rubble, Chloe unconscious after using her meteor ability to heal Lois, Lex being arrested for Lana's murder as Reeves Dam starts to collapse, Clark sent flying through the air, and Bizarro flying towards the camera.
* EvilSoundsDeep: Bizarro
* EvilTwin: Bizarro in the final act, after taking some of Clark's DNA.
* KillAndReplace: Bizarro announces his intentions to do this to Clark after taking on his form.
-->'''Bizarro''': I took a little piece of your DNA. Now I'm gonna take your life.


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* NeckLift: Bizarro executes this on Clark after taking his form.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Clark tries using the Crystal of El on Bizarro, only for the crystal to prove ineffective against the final Phantom, thus enabling Bizarro to take a sample of Clark's Kryptonian DNA and become Clark's EvilTwin.
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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:Clark embarks on this against Lex after learning Lana died.]]
* VillainOfTheWeek: [[spoiler:The final Phantom Zone escapee, otherwise known as Bizarro.]]
* WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler:Lex slaps Lana after she tells him Clark means more to her than he ever will.]]

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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: [[spoiler:Clark Clark embarks on this against Lex after learning Lana died.]]
died.
* VillainOfTheWeek: [[spoiler:The The final Phantom Zone escapee, otherwise known as Bizarro.]]
Bizarro.
* WouldHitAGirl: [[spoiler:Lex Lex slaps Lana after she tells him Clark means more to her than he ever will.]]
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* MysteriousProtector: John Jones reveals that Jor-El asked him to watch over Clark/Kal-El from a distance.

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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Clark embarks on this against Lex after learning Lana died.
* WouldHitAGirl: Lex slaps Lana after she tells him Clark means more to her than he ever will.

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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Clark [[spoiler:Clark embarks on this against Lex after learning Lana died.
died.]]
* VillainOfTheWeek: [[spoiler:The final Phantom Zone escapee, otherwise known as Bizarro.]]
* WouldHitAGirl: Lex [[spoiler:Lex slaps Lana after she tells him Clark means more to her than he ever will.]]

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Originally aired May 17, 2007

Clark learns that Lana is planning to leave Smallville forever and makes an important decision. Lex tries to track down the last Phantom Zone escapee in order to harvest its DNA so he can empower his super-soldier army. Lois ends up in grave danger in her quest to bring Lex to justice.
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* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Clark embarks on this against Lex after learning Lana died.
* WouldHitAGirl: Lex slaps Lana after she tells him Clark means more to her than he ever will.
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