Line #7 Recap/SmallvilleS01E04XRay


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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