Line #27 Recap/SmallvilleS09E14Persuasion


1	Originally aired February 19, 2010
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3	Written by Creator/AnneCoffellSaunders
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5	Directed by Creator/ChristopherPetry
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7	Clark is exposed to a new type of Kryptonite that gives him the ability to persuade anyone to do whatever he tells them to do. Under Clark's unwitting influence, Lois quits the ''Daily Planet'' and moves in with Clark; Chloe decides that she must do more to protect Clark; and Zod reveals the identity of Jor-El's murderer.
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9	!!Tropes present in the episode:
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11	* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Clark wishes he had a more "traditional relationship" with Lois. Unfortunately he has just gained a CompellingVoice and Lois is compelled to make his wish come true... but hardly in the way he wanted.
12	* TheButlerDidIt: Alia reveals she's the one who murdered Clone!Jor-El in [[Recap/SmallvilleS09E07Kandor Kandor.]]
13	* CompellingVoice: Gemstone Kryptonite gives Clark this ability. Notably, it even works on himself when he wishes aloud in the mirror to "become a killer" like Zod after being told Tess killed Jor-El.
14	* CordonBleughChef: Lois's cooking is so bad, even Shelby won't eat it when Clark gives it to him.
15	* RePower: Zod is planning to use the Solar Tower to turn the yellow sun red to give himself and his fellow Kandorians their Kryptonians abilities back. Clark foils his plan by destroying it at the end of the episode.
16	* FaceDeathWithDignity: After she admits to murdering Jor-El, Alia kneels and waits for her execution.
17	* {{Fanservice}}: Tess shows a lot of skin during her BathtubScene.
18	* FrameUp: Zod falsely tells Clark that it was Tess who murdered Jor-El.
19	* GunStruggle: When Tess catches Chloe hacking her computer, a fight involving reaching the gun quickly breaks out between them.
20	* IDidWhatIHadToDo: Alia killed Jor-El because she feared that he would have destroyed the Kandorians.
21	* InterruptedBath: Zod decides to confront Tess about helping Clark while she's bathing. She's freaked out at first, but quickly composes herself and even [[TheVamp invites him to join her]].
22	* LethalChef: This episode shows how much of one Lois really is while under Clark's influence.
23	* KilledOffForReal: Alia is executed by Zod for killing Jor-El.
24	* MythologyGag: The {{Housewife}} look Lois sports, matches the comic book Lois; from Superman #36 (1945).
25	* NotDistractedByTheSexy: Despite his aggressive flirting, Zod's eyes never leave Tess face when she stands naked in front of him.
26	* ObliviousGuiltSlinging: Alia looks disturbed when Clark is talking to her and Faroa about who could have killed his father.
27	* RingOfFire: During Clark's RoaringRampageOfRevenge he traps Tess in one with his heat vision.
28	* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Zod manipulates Clark into one against Tess, when he frames her as Jor-El's murderer. He almost ends up killing her.
29	* ShamelessFanserviceGirl: Tess is having a relaxing CandlelitBath when Major Zod [[InterruptedBath invites himself into the bathroom]] to catch her in a moment of weakness. She turns the tables on him by acting unperturbed and climbing out of the water in front of him without an ounce of shame.
30	* ShouldersUpNudity: The camera stays above Tess's shoulders when she's naked in front of Zod.
31	* StayInTheKitchen: Thank's to Clark's CompellingVoice, Lois develops this attitude when told by Clark he wants "a traditional relationship."
32	* ToplessnessFromTheBack: When Tess [[SexySurfacingShot climb's out of her bathtub]], she has her bare back to the camera.
33	* QuittingToGetMarried: Lois quits her job to be a traditional {{Housewife}}, thanks to Clark's accidental use of his CompellingVoice.
34	* UnresolvedSexualTension: Tess and Zod's interaction is filled with sexual tension, with them flirting and exchanging veiled threats at the same time.
35	* ValentinesDayEpisodes: The episode takes place on Valentine's Day, with Clark going on a date with Lois, with his wish for a more "traditional relationship" while having a CompellingVoice kicking off the episode's plot.
36	* VikingFuneral: After Zod kills her, Alia is laid to rest in this fashion.
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