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1Originally aired November 13, 2009
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3Written by Creator/AnneCoffellSaunders
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5Directed by Creator/GlenWinter
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7Zan and Jayna, two young metahuman siblings who are huge fans of The Blur, perform heroic feats and leave their hero's symbol at the sites of their acts; this causes Metropolis's district attorney to demand that The Blur reveal himself. Lois starts to suspect that Clark and The Blur are one in the same.
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9!!Tropes present in the episode:
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11* AmoralAttorney: Ray Sacks, Metropolis's District Attorney who tries to kill Lois and make it look like The Blur is responsible.
12* {{Animorphism}}: Jayna's power.
13* AscendedFanboy: Both Zan and Jayna are fans of The Blur, and they get to help him keep his identity safe from the public.
14* BoundAndGagged: A group of officers are sent to Lois inside a crate like this.
15* ByThePowerOfGrayskull: "Powers activate!"
16* ClarkKenting: This episode marks another appearance of Clark's glasses, which he'll later begin to wear more frequently the next season.
17* CliffHanger: The episode ends with Lois having a seizure and collapsing in Clark's arms.
18* CostumeCopycat: Zan and Jayna are trying to help The Blur by crediting their heroics to him via his mark.
19* ElementalShapeshifter: Zan's power allow him to do this with water.
20* {{Fanservice}}: Clark [[ShirtlessScene shirtless]] and Lois wearing only a ModestyBedsheet in Lois's vision of them after sex in the BadFuture.
21* FrameUp: Ray plans to murder Lois and pin the blame on The Blur.
22* HeroWorshipper: Zan and Jayna idolize The Blur.
23* {{Mundanger}}: Ray Sacks is a regular human being.
24* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Zan and Jayna cause most of the episode's problems through their irresposible heroics.
25* RelationshipUpgrade: Clark and Lois kiss at the end of the episode, thus causing Clois to FINALLY become canon.
26* SiblingTeam: Zan and Jayna the ComicBook/WonderTwins.
27* {{Shapeshifter}}: Jayna and Zan power's.
28* {{Telepathy}}: Zan and Jayna share some kind of telepathic link.
29* ToplessnessFromTheBack: Lois briefly in her vision of the BadFuture.
30* VillainOfTheWeek: District Attorney Ray Sacks.

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