1 | Originally aired November 6, 2001 |
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3 | Written by Creator/MarkVerheiden |
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5 | Directed by Creator/JamesFrawley |
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7 | Clark begins developing XRayVision, and he struggles to control his new power. Tina Greer, a metahuman with shape-shifting powers, schemes to kill Lana and take over her life. Lex turns the tables on tabloid reporter Roger Nixon when the latter tries to blackmail him. |
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9 | !!Tropes present in the episode: |
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11 | * AccidentalMurder: When Tina and her mother Rose fight over the backpack full of stolen bank money, her backpack strap breaks, causing Rose to fall down the stairs and die from a broken neck. Tina is distraught by this and phones the police, but changes her mind after seeing her reflection in the cracked mirror. |
12 | * BlatantLies: Tina as she displays her superpowers to her mother: "I didn't do it. Lex Luthor did." |
13 | * {{Blackmail}}: Nixon attempts to blackmail Lex by threatening to expose his wild past. Lex turns the tables on him by threatening to [[UnPerson eliminate any evidence that he ever existed]]. |
14 | * BullyingADragon: Nixon tries to blackmail Lex for money. Big mistake. |
15 | * BuriedAlive: Near the end, Tina seals Lana inside a stone tomb in the Smallville Cemetery. Fortunately, she's rescued by Clark. |
16 | * DeadPersonImpersonation: At one point, Tina assumes her dead mother's form to fool Martha. |
17 | * EvilTwin: Lex jokingly suggests this as a possibility after Tina robs a bank disguised as him. |
18 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: Tina's obsession with Lana in the episode takes on a whole different meaning once she's revealed to be a lesbian in ''[[Recap/SmallvilleS02E11Visage Visage]]''. |
19 | * GreenEyedMonster: Tina thinks Lana has a perfect life, which is why she decides to replace her. |
20 | * KillAndReplace: Tina's goal is to kill Lana and take over her life. |
21 | * LipstickLesbian: Tina in her first appearance as she's very feminine and is mistaken for Lana. |
22 | * IJustWantToBeYou: Tina wanting to be Lana. Lampshades by a worried Clark and Pete. |
23 | -->'''Pete:''' She wants to kill Lana? |
24 | -->'''Clark:''' Worst. She wants to ''become'' Lana. |
25 | * NewSuperpower: Clark develops XRayVision in this episode. |
26 | * PreserveYourGays: During a fight, Tina gets thrown onto a tree and falls unconscious. She survives only to be arrested and taken away to Belle Reeve. |
27 | * PowerPerversionPotential: The second time that Clark's XRayVision activates, he ends up seeing through a wall and into the girls' locker room, and [[CovertPervert he grins widely as he watches Lana disrobe]]. |
28 | * RadiationInducedSuperpowers: Tina gained her shape-shifting powers after being treated for soft bones with Kryptonite radiation. |
29 | * RedRightHand: When Clark uses XRayVision, Tina's bones are seen glowing green; this allows him to tell her apart from others. |
30 | * SelfMadeOrphan: In the teaser, Tina accidentally causes her mother to fall down the stairs and break her neck. |
31 | * SpotTheImposter: In the teaser, the banker noticed something odd about Lex (really Tina) when his signature on his check doesn't match the one in the bank's database. |
32 | * StalkerWithoutACrush: Tina is completely obsessed with Lana, to the point she plots to [[KillAndReplace kill her and take her place]]. |
33 | * SuperStrength: Tina has it enough to put up a fight against Clark. |
34 | * ToplessnessFromTheBack: When Clark accidentally peeks on Lana in the locker. |
35 | * UnPerson: Lex threatens Nixon with this to rope the reporter into his service. |
36 | * VillainOfTheWeek: Tina Greer, a [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshifter]] who's obsessed with Lana. |
37 | * VoluntaryShapeshifting: Tina's power. |
38 | * XRayVision: Clark develops this ability in this episode. |
39 | * {{Yandere}}: Tina towards Lana, when she tries to have the "perfect life" and Lana refuses. |
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