Hero - Recap

Jimmy and Kara go to an underground venue at a gum factory where OneRepublic is performing. Kara was there previously before she lost her memories, but it doesn’t help her to remember anything. Pete Ross is working as a roadie for the band and goes to the storage room to get some gum for them. He grabs a package for himself, unaware that it’s contaminated with kryptonite. Back in the main room, a speaker on the catwalk above breaks free and falls toward Kara. Jimmy reaches for her and his arms stretch enough to let him grab her and pull her out of the way. Jimmy gets a picture of the rescue on the cell phone.

Lionel visits Clark and Lana at the farm and they discuss what to do about Kara. Clark wants to take her to the Fortress and tell her truth, but Lana and Lionel both worry that she’s been subverted by Lex. Clark decides that her missing bracelet with the “S” symbol is important. Lionel heads out and bumps into Pete at the door. He quickly leaves as Pete gives him a hostile glance and then greets old friends Clark and Lana.

Kara visits Lex to let him know she still can’t remember anything about her past, and that she thinks Clark is hiding secrets. Lex doesn’t trust Clark either and Kara wonders if Clark is hiding something about her pre-amnesia past. Lex asks her about the missing bracelet and shows her pictures of other places around Smallville where the symbol has appeared, including burned into the Kents’ barn.

After Lana leaves, Clark and Pete play some one-on-wall and Pete gets up-to-speed on everyone who now knows about Clark’s secret. He’s especially angry at Lionel knowing, since Lionel was responsible for his family losing their company in Smallville. Clark wonders why Pete didn’t call and Pete admits that he was worried that someone might try to get to Clark through him so he put his life on hold. He then shows Clark his stretching abilities, saying he understands what it’s like to have superpowers. Clark is worried, wondering if the kryptonite hasn’t twisted Pete’s mind. Pete figures Clark is jealous and warns him he’ll reveal Clark’s secret if Clark gets in his way.

Chloe is at work at the Daily Planet when she gets locked out of her computer system. Jimmy shows her the photo he took and Chloe recognizes Pete. Jimmy’s set up an interview and a promotional scheme to help publicize meteor-freaks in a positive manner, but Chloe is nervous given her own secret powers. After Jimmy leaves, she calls Clark but discovers that Lex is uploading her photo. She goes after him in his office but Lex tells her to mind her own business, do her job, and she has no rights, then tells her to get out.

Clark goes to see Pete at the gum factory but finds Jimmy there following up on the story. Clark also warns Jimmy that he may be putting the meteor-infected in danger by publicizing them but Jimmy refuses to listen. After he leaves, Clark is weakened and realizes there’s a stream of kryptonite leaking onto the gum.

Pete visits Chloe and reveals his power, and she tells him about Lex’s current scheme. He offers to help and wonders if she isn’t feeling stressed from trying to cover for Clark: something he knows about.

Kara goes through Clark’s high school stuff at the barn when Lana finds her and wants to know what she’s p to. Kara asks Lana about the symbols and Lana badly lies about her ignorance. Kara admits she learned about the symbols from Lex and Lana tries to warn her about him, without any luck.

Jimmy gets back to the newspaper and goes up to Lex’s office where he spots Pete putting a virus into the computer system. He hides as Lex arrives and tries to convince Pete to join him. When that doesn’t work, Lex threatens to reveal Chloe’s secret of being a meteor freak if Pete doesn’t get the bracelet for him. Jimmy overhears the entire thing.

Clark arrives to tell Chloe about the source of Pete’s powers and all the computers shut down. Jimmy tells them that Pete is going to LuthorCorp to get the bracelet.

Pete goes into Lionel’s office and uses his powers to open the vault door from the inside. Among the items is a box full of kryptonite. Pete finds the bracelet, but Clark is waiting for him and tries to get through to him. Pete insists on saving the day and uses the kryptonite to weaken Clark. Leaving it on his chest, Pete goes to get rid of Lex, the cause of all their problems. He meets with Lex at the gum factory and tries to strangle him, but Lex’s bodyguard knocks him down, knocking the gum out of his mouth. Lex and the bodyguard start torturing Pete for the location of the bracelet.

Lionel arrives at his office and gets the kryptonite away from Clark. Clark wants to discuss why Lionel has the bracelet but says they’ll talk later. He goes to the factory at superspeed and invisibly knocks out Lex and his man, then gets Pete to safety.

Later, Pete apologizes to Clark and says that he was really blaming his own problems on Clark’s secret. He says that now he’s going to find a way to save the world without powers. He goes to apologize to Chloe as well, and admit he knows she has a power. He says she doesn’t have to tell him what and gives him a hug, and a jealous Jimmy notices them. After Pete leaves, Chloe tells Jimmy that she and Pete are just friends, and he says the same thing for him and Kara. He hesitantly asks her to come out for a cup of coffee with him and she agrees.

Clark hides the bracelet in a lead-lined box in the barn.

Lex is studying astronomical configurations and discovers that the Luthor family crest has a constellation that matches to the day of the first meteor shower. Kara comes in and asks to stay with him since she no longer trusts Lana and Clark. Lex smiles and ushers her in.


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