Recap
At the [I]Daily Planet[/I], Tess is on her cell phone and telling someone to wait. Clark comes in and she’s cuts off, and he demands to know why she’s running articles on Davis’ killing spree. Tess insists she’s not endangering people, but Clark is by refusing to step up and take care of Doomsday. Clark continues to insist he is a normal person, but Tess figures that once Davis claims his next victim, Clark will know where to find him. She points out that Chloe is protecting Davis but Clark insists that Chloe is being held hostage. Tess wonders if Clark is afraid to face his destiny and do what needs to be done. When she turns to the window, Clark hears Chloe calling for him with his superhearing and superspeeds away...
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Episode Quotes
Tess: Well, you seem to be taking my open door policy a little liberally these days, don't you?
Clark: I guess I assumed after you ambushed me at my barn and accused me of being an alien Jesus, we had dropped any formalities.
Tess: You know, I can't say that the sarcasm adds to your core charm, but please, come in.
Dr. Emil Hamilton: When it comes to affairs of the heart, everyone uses secrets and lies to protect the ones they love.
Oliver: You're always very perceptive. You know, I like that in a woman. It's a turn-on.
Tess: If I remember correctly, when it comes to the opposite sex, there's little that doesn't turn you on.
Oliver: All you cared about was saving the planet.
Tess: Oh, I still want to save the planet. It's just some of the people that I could do without.
Oliver: Put your ego aside. You have a responsibility.
Clark: My responsibility is to do what's right. Like it or not, we stand for something. We set an example for others to follow and if we don't, then we're no better than the people we fight.
Oliver: I'm not your enemy, Clark.
Clark: Then who are you?
Clark: This isn't your battle.
Tess: So you admit that it's yours.
Tess: But the truth is that's out of your hands now. You can't avoid your fate.
Clark: Lex did teach me one thing. The word "fate" is used by people who've lost sight of who they are.