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Nocturne

Episode Number: 26    Season Num: 2    First Aired: Tuesday October 22, 2002    Prod Code: 175055
Lana has a new stalker - a boy imprisoned in his basement by his parents who sneaks out at night to visit her. Meanwhile Lionel hires Clark's mother as his personal assistant.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Brian Peterson, Kelly Souders
Director: Rick Wallace
Star: Annette O'Toole (Martha Clark Kent),  Michael Rosenbaum (Alexander ('Lex') Joseph Luthor),  John Schneider (Jonathan Kent),  Allison Mack (Chloe Sullivan),  Tom Welling (Clark Kent/Kal-El of Krypton),  John Glover (Lionel Luthor (Recurring Season 1, Regular Season 2+)),  Kristin Kreuk (Lana Lang),  Sam Jones III ('Pete' Ross (Seasons 1-3))
Recurring Role: Mitchell Kosterman (Sheriff Ethan)
Guest Star: Sean Faris (Byron Moore),  Richard Moll (Mr. Moore),  Gwynyth Walsh (Mrs. Moore),  Jonathan Sutton (Tad)

Notes

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Another one of Superman's nicknames is used to describe Clark when Lana calls him the "Man of Steel." Of course here she was referring to his lack of sensitivity rather than his super-strength. (edit)
Although Clark doesn't know it yet, he (presumably) gets his great strength and other powers from the same source as Byron -- Earth's yellow sun. (edit)
Music: "Crazy Richie" by Cactus Groove, "Underneath It All" by No Doubt, "Don't Ask Me" by OK Go, OK Go , and "Love Song" by Sheila Nicholls. (edit)

Quotes

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Byron: How can you let him do this to me?
Mrs. Moore: You have put your father through enough, just be glad that things are back to normal.
Byron: Normal kids aren't hunted by their fathers. (edit)
Lana: You pulled one of your trademark disappearing acts last night.
Clark: Well I figured uh, you could use some time alone with Byron. (edit)
Lana: Why do you leave me these poems?
Byron: Because you inspire me. (edit)
Clark: Don't you think it's weird? This guy's sneaking around watching you?
Lana: Come on, Clark, tell me you've never watched somebody from afar. (edit)
Chloe: I'd love to help you but Pete just sent an SOS for his Playstation 2. (edit)

Trivia

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At 4:13 Pete grabs the poem from Lana and hands it to Clark, but when the shot changes back to Lana, she shifts in her seat and the poem is visible back in her hand. (edit)
When Lionel is "playing" the piano, you can see he isn't atually playing, as none of the piano hammers appear to be striking. This is apparent when Lionel resumes "playing" after Lex exits the scene. (edit)
In the scene in the Torch after Chloe prints the death certificate, the green iMac she uses is clearly hollow (not filled with computer innards). (edit)
When Jonathan, Clark, Lana and the sheriff went to Byron's home, why didn't Clark scan the house with his X-ray vision? (some contributors thought that he might have a difficult time explaining how he found what he found, but Pete always seemed to buy those "hunch" hints last year in episodes like X-Ray. Also, the whole house plus the ground around the basement would have to be lead to thwart Clark's x-ray vision!) (edit)
Lana says Byron's poem is "personal" when Lex picks it up. From the counter where she laid it. Where it's laying all nice and out in the open. Which she says other people have been giving her a hard time about. (edit)

Allusions

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Pete: This place (with hunting trophies) is like an NRA petting zoo.
NRA is the "National Rifle Association, an American gun owners organization formed in 1871. Membership is common among hunters. (edit)
Pete: You're a regular Dr. Dolittle.
Hugh Lofting wrote a series of books about Dr. Dolittle, a doctor who could speak to animals. The most recent film version featured Eddie Murphy. (edit)
Pete: You should come with an instruction manual.
On the TV series Greatest American Hero the protagonist had a suit that gave him superpowers but lost the instruction manual that gave him Superman-like powers. (edit)
Lex: Take me to you, imprison me, for I never shall be free, Nor ever chaste, except you ravish me.
This is an excerpt from Donne's Holy Sonnet XIV, slightly misquoted. (edit)
Chloe: Metron Pharameuticals
In the DC universe Metron is one of the "New Gods", created by Jack Kirby and a "god" of knowledge for the sake of knowledge. (edit)
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Community Reviews (8)

 
6.2
Fair
Nocturne
"Average"
"I'm a Freak and Obsessed With Lana" Part 3
Continue » Posted Apr 13, 2008 1:19 pm PST
10.0
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Nocturne
"Adventurous"
Great Episode
Continue » Posted Aug 22, 2007 4:18 am PST
8.2
Great
Nocturne
"Not my favorite storyline"
Plain and boring
Continue » Posted Apr 4, 2007 9:02 am PST
10.0
Perfect
Nocturne
"Fine example"
Great Episode.
Continue » Posted Oct 15, 2006 1:11 am PST

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5.0
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Nocturne
"Painful to watch"
Lana has a new admirer who leaves her poems, but is the new guy harmless?
Continue » Posted Jul 14, 2006 12:21 pm PST
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