1 | Originally aired April 2, 2010 |
2 | |
3 | Written by Creator/GenevieveSparling |
4 | |
5 | Directed by Creator/KevinFair |
6 | |
7 | Clark and Lois stay at a bed-and-breakfast, only to run into Oliver and Chloe. Lois accidentally rips a painting, causing the Silver Banshee to be released. Tess confronts Zod and learns he has gained his powers. |
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9 | !!Tropes present in the episode: |
10 | |
11 | * AlternateIdentityAmnesia: Women the Silver Banshee possesses have no memory of their actions while possessed. |
12 | * BetaCouple: Oliver and Chloe, to Clark and Lois. |
13 | * BodySurf: The Silver Banshee possesses three women: an unnamed woman, Chloe, and then Lois. |
14 | * BulletCatch: How Zod exposes himself to Tess. |
15 | * CainAndAbel: Siobhan [=MacDougal=] had this sort of relationship with her brother, leading to her becoming the Silver Banshee. |
16 | * CallBack: Chloe references her high school crush on Clark. |
17 | * CursedItem: The painting of the Silver Banshee. |
18 | * DemonicPossession: The Silver Banshee has this power, and she takes control of an unnamed woman, then Chloe and, finally, Lois. |
19 | * FriendsWithBenefits: Chloe expresses a desire to keep her relationship with Oliver restricted to this trope and gets upset when Oliver gives her a gift. Oliver, for his part, is motivated by Clark's suggestion that he not take Chloe for granted. |
20 | * InterplayOfSexAndViolence: Zod and Tess have sex right after trying to kill eachother. |
21 | * InterspeciesRomance: Zod and Tess end up sleeping together in this episode. |
22 | * ManOfSteelWomanOfKleenex: |
23 | ** {{Discussed|Trope}} briefly between Clark and Chloe after Chloe brings up that, last time she checked, Clark had a bit of a problem in the bedroom department. Clark explains that his training with Jor-El has enabled him to be intimate with non-powered women without hurting them. |
24 | --->'''Chloe:''' Okay, so, not that I haven't seen enough of Clark Kent's private life tonight, I-- |
25 | --->'''Clark:''' I don't like where this is going. |
26 | --->'''Chloe:''' You took Lois on a romantic getaway to some sort of a bed-and-breakfast. While I doubt that the whole "breakfast" part poses any problems, correct me if I'm wrong, I seem to recall you having some kind of a concern about the beds and non-powered people and what would happen in the beds with the non-powered people-- |
27 | --->'''Clark:''' Okay, stop! |
28 | --->'''Chloe:''' Thank you. |
29 | --->'''Clark:''' My training with Jor-El has helped me to manage my powers better. Let's just say that I'm in control...of everything. |
30 | ** And, apparently, Zod and Tess sleep together without any problems. |
31 | * ModestyBedsheet: Zod and Tess after they sleep together. |
32 | * ModestyTowel: Chloe, possessed by the Silver Banshee, walks into [[ShowerScene Clark's shower]] and drops her towel in an attempt to seduce him. Trying very hard not to look, Clark hastily wraps her up again. |
33 | * MonsterOfTheWeek: The Silver Banshee. |
34 | * MundaneUtility: Clark uses his [[EyeBeams heat vision]] to fix a broken pipe, and cleans the room up with SuperSpeed. |
35 | * NeckLift: Zod does this to Tess after she tricks him into revealing his powers. |
36 | * NotWhatItLooksLike: When Lois catches Clark and Chloe embracing while half naked in the bathroom. |
37 | * SealedEvilInACan: The Silver Banshee is sealed inside a painting. |
38 | * SexGoddess: Zod is very impressed after sleeping with Tess, saying she's "able to spar with him on a equal footing," which is quite a feat considering he just got his powers back. |
39 | * ShouldersUpNudity: Chloe after she drops her towel. |
40 | * ShoutOut: |
41 | ** Chloe mentions [[Film/{{Psycho}} Norman Bates]] while speaking to Clark. |
42 | ** She also says her crush on Clark was "[[Franchise/StarWars in a Smallville far, far away]]." |
43 | * ShowerScene: Clark gets one. |
44 | * SmithicalMarriage: While they are adamant that they are strictly FriendsWithBenefits, Chloe and Oliver check in as Mr. and Mrs. Green. |
45 | * SuperScream: Silver Banshee's primary power. |
46 | * ToplessnessFromTheBack: Chloe when she's naked in front of Clark and Tess getting out of bed after sleeping with Zod. |
47 | * VillainOfTheWeek: The Silver Banshee. |
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