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Smallville: Progeny

Lex brings Chloe's mother, Moira, out of her catatonic state and uses her to control other meteor freaks. Lana makes a shocking discovery about her pregnancy.


9.1/10 (8 Votes cast)

Episode Info


Episode number: 6x18
Production Number: 2T7718
Airdate: Thursday April 19th, 2007



Special Guest Stars
Lynda CarterLynda Carter
As Moira Sullivan

Co-Guest Stars
Barclay HopeBarclay Hope
As Doctor
Recurring
Main Cast
Tom WellingTom Welling
As Clark Kent / Kal-El
Allison MackAllison Mack
As Chloe Sullivan
Michael RosenbaumMichael Rosenbaum
As Lex Luthor
Kristin KreukKristin Kreuk
As Lana Lang
Annette OAnnette O'Toole
As Martha Kent

Recap

In March 1995, a woman, Moira, is at home when her daughter comes in, boasting of her article in her elementary school newspaper. Moira apologizes to her daughter, Chloe, as two men come in to take Moira to a sanitarium...

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Episode Notes
Erica Durance and John Glover do not appear in this episode.



Episode Quotes
Young Chloe: Mom! Mom! Mom, mom, I want you to be the first to read it - Long Live the Loch Ness Monster! Mr. Hedgis said it was my best story yet - even better than the one about the alien abduction. Something tells me those aren't happy tears. What's wrong?
Moira Sullivan: I'm so proud of you... my little cub reporter. Chloe, I'm so... I'm so sorry.

Clark: Maybe you're sleepwalking.
Chloe: Last night, possibly, but this isn't the first time this has happened. Two days ago, I was typing on my computer at the Daily Planet and then, boom, I'm waking up at home the next morning. Clark, do you think maybe something's starting to happen to me, like in a krypto-freak kinda way?
Clark: Hey, don't reporters usually deal in facts, not jumping to conclusions?
Chloe: Yeah, I know. It's just that ever since I found out that I'm a member of the meteor-infected masses, I've been seriously and secretly freaking out.

Chloe: Do the math, Clark. The muddy boots, the missing button. It's me. I'm the road warrior.
Clark: Chloe, before you throw the book at yourself, there's probably another explanation.
Chloe: Can you explain this? Let's face it. I'm guilty as charged.
Clark: Chloe, whatever you did, you clearly weren't yourself.

Clark: Does this have anything to do with what happened the day of your wedding? You told me you weren't gonna marry Lex and then, all of a sudden, somehow... something changed your mind. What was it?
Lana: It was just wedding day jitters, that's all.
Clark: Lana... it was more than that. I can help you. You don't need to be afraid. Whatever you need...
Lana: Clark, I need you to stop worrying about me. It's okay, really. I'm going to get through this like I always do.

Lex: When my wife ends up in the hospital, that means you've made a grave mistake.
Moira Sullivan: I didn't mean for anyone else to get hurt, I just wanted you to suffer.
Lex: Well, clearly Chloe gets her brazenness from her mother's side. But, as meddlesome as she can be, I've actually come to admire her. That's what makes this so difficult.
Moira Sullivan: You stay away from my daughter.
Lex: Oh, it's too late for that.

Moira Sullivan: Remember when you were 8 and you hurt your hands?
Chloe: Yeah, how could I forget? I had to wear those bandages for weeks. You know, I've never played kickball since then.
Moira Sullivan: You didn't hurt your hand playing kickball. You came home from school and your hands were all covered in ink. So, I told you to go wash your hands and instead, you-you went to play with your computer. I was so frustrated. I sent you to go wash your hands and scrub them till all the ink was gone.
Chloe: Mom, what are you saying?
Moira Sullivan: I found you in the bathroom. There was blood everywhere. You had scrubbed your hands raw. That's why I left - to protect you from me. And, now, I have to protect you from Lex Luthor. This man that brought you here - he knows you're infected. You have to get out of here.
Chloe: No, we have to get outta here. Mom, you can control people with powers. Is there anyone in here whose ability could free us?

Lex: "LuthorCorp Crimes Against Humanity" - it's catchy. Too bad it'll never make it to print.
Chloe: Lex, I'm tired of playing hardball or softball or any ball, for that matter. Game's over.
Lex: I'll tell you, your audacity's impressive, Chloe, especially given your recent late-night activities. What? You don't remember? You ran my car off the road a few nights ago. Investigators have boot prints, hair fibres, samples of the mud found in your apartment.
Chloe: You were in my apartment?
Lex: Tell me, how many years do you get for aggravated assault, 10? 20?
Chloe: For what you've done, they're gonna throw away the key.
Lex: What I've done? You don't have a shred of proof about any of this and you never will. But, rest assured, the evidence I have against you is locked away safe and secure. Make that article disappear and you'll remain a free woman. Deal?
Chloe: My mother sacrificed everything to protect the world from scum like you. And, if taking you down means spending some quality time behind bars, sign me up.
Lex: You know, I thought you might say that. That's why there's a plan b firmly in place... a plan that makes prison look like a picnic.

Doctor: Did you give yourself injections or did you take pills?
Lana: I took prenatal vitamins, that's it.
Doctor: Vitamins don't cause fatigue, nausea and the suspension of your menstrual cycle. Synthetic hormones do.
Lana: Synthetic hormones? What do you mean?
Doctor: That's what we found in your bloodstream. That's what you took to fake a pregnancy and to force a marriage to a billionaire. When you stopped taking them, it appeared as if you'd simply miscarried, didn't it?
Lana: I don't understand. I saw the sonograms. I saw my baby.
Doctor: I don't know whose baby you saw but I can assure you, it wasn't yours.

Chloe: Um... it's just so unfair. I mean, she's never gonna be able to read any of the articles I've written, you know, or meet Jimmy. She's never gonna get to know the person that I've become.
Clark: It's a good thing I told her.
Chloe: You did?
Clark: After I brought your mom to Oliver's apartment, I gave her the complete Chloe Sullivan bio. She was so proud. That's something no-one can ever take away.
Chloe: Lex came to talk to me, Clark. Basically, he said it's either kill or be killed. The story or me.
Clark: He threatened you?
Chloe: I'm in his cross hairs.
Clark: Yeah, well, now he's in mine.
Chloe: Think about Lana. We can't do anything to him until we know she's safe.
Clark: You're right. He'd feed her to the lions just to spite me. But, it's inevitable. The war's about to begin.



Cultural References
Chloe: Do we know who Racer X is?

Refers to the character from the anime, Speed Racer, in which no one knew who he was until later in the show.

Although they don't make any obvious references, actress Lynda Carter played another DC Comics hero, Wonder Woman, in the 70s series, Wonder Woman.



Other Episode Crew

DeveloperAlfred Gough  |  Miles Millar
OtherJerry Siegel (Superman Created By)  |  Joe Shuster (Superman Created By)
Main Title ThemeRemy Zero
 
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