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Students are engaging in wild, sometimes suicidal stunts, and Chloe and Pete are the next ones to become "infected"...and they use a piece of red meteor rock to get Clark to join them. Read full recap »

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Writers:: Todd Slavkin Darren Swimmer

Director:: Rick Rosenthal

Stars:: 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))

Guest Star:: Rob LaBelle (Dr. Fredrick Walden); Shaun Sipos (Travis); Haig Sutherland (Chloe's Boy Thing); Jason Jenkins (Assisant to Dr. Jenkins); Luciana Carro (Talon Waitress)

Chloe was a big part of the "Save the Cave" campaign in the "Skinwalker" episode. Why would she want to go to a rave party in the cave without even giving Clark a call? A party like that is sure to do damage to the cave that she fought so hard to save, and those caves mean a lot to Clark. edit »
When Clark is cleaning up the cave, all of the metal framing used to hold the rave lights and speakers and such are still in the cave, complete with different colored lights still attached to them. That kind of equipment is not cheap, and it seems out of place for the DJ and crew to have left it all in the cave. Assuming they might have been forced to, given the death of a student, then why are the mixing equipment and turntables gone? edit »
At 30:21, when Pete, Clark and Chloe are in the car. There is a car visible right behind them. (The car is really pushing the car the three are in.) edit »
At 33:30 as Chloe sits on the hood of Pete's car, the boom-mic is reflected in the window. edit »
Immediately after the opening credits, "Pete" is riding a motorcycle on the sidewalks of downtown Smallville. However, the camera makes no attempts to conceal that this is instead a stuntman. A simple pausing of the scene makes this glaringly obvious. Additionally, he makes quite a large jump off of a small sandwich board sign? edit »

Music: "I Just Wanna Be Loved" by AM Radio, "Never Gonna Come Back Down" by BT, "Bread And Water" by Sheila Nicholls, and "Don't Dream It's Over" by Sixpence None the Richer. edit »
John Glover doesn't appear in this episode. edit »
We get another mention of Principal Reynolds (Richard Gant) from "Redux" - so when do we get to see him on-camera again? (Ironically, he guest-starred in this week's episode of Charmed the week this episode originally aired - maybe he was too busy.) edit »
Note the use of title ("Rush") within the show - Peter mentions it the first pre-credits sequence and the Talon's marquee has it too. edit »
Working title of the episode was "Adrenaline". edit »

Lana: Clark, it doesn't take a genius to figure out that you and Chloe still have feelings for each other.
Clark: Lana, Chloe and I are just friends.
Lana: Obviously closer friends than we are. edit »
Chloe: Why the sudden Jekyll and Hyde? What--don't tell me you're thinking about Lana?
Clark: This has nothing to do with Lana.
Chloe: You don't have any real feelings for me, do you, Clark? Every time we hang out, it's just to get answers. "Chloe, why don't you research this?" or "Chloe, why don't you look up that?" I'm nothing more to you than your own personal search engine, and I'm sick of it. I want you, Clark. edit »
Chloe: I heard about that thing they extracted from me. Did they get a picture I can see?
Clark: You don't need to see it.
Chloe: It's gross?
Clark: (nods his head) Pretty bad. edit »
Clark: Hey, Chloe, I need the... (stops as he finds Chloe making out with a random student)
Chloe: Don't worry, Clark. We're done.
Guy: Can I get your number?
Chloe: Why? The thrill is gone. edit »
Pete: Guys, get a room.
Clark: Where's the fun in that, Pete? edit »

Pete: Clark's Achilles' heel.
Pete is referring to the Greek mythology of Achilles. Achilles' mother tried to make Achilles immortal by dipping her son in the river Styx. She neglected to wet the heel that she held him by, thus leaving this spot as Achilles' only vulnerable spot. This vulnerability would later be exploited in order to kill Achilles. edit »
Chloe: Why the sudden Jekyll and Hyde?
Chloe is referring to the novel, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. The novel vividly portrays the psychological condition of split personality. edit »
Chloe: These caves have survived for hundreds of years, I don't think a little Moby is going to hurt them.
Moby is an electronic musician who is best known for singles such as "Go", "Porcelain", and "South Side" with Gwen Stefani. He took his performing name from the novel, Moby Dick (which was written by his great-great-granduncle). edit »
Pete: Clark may be a Boy Scout, but I'm always prepared.
In comics and TV shows, Superman is often referred to as a "Boy Scout," or "the Big Blue Boy Scout." edit »

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cxtasy
member since: Jun 23, 2008
Rush
The Bottom Line: "Filler episode"
A cave-rave turns up a nasty parasite, which bites both Pete and Chloe, who go off their inhibitions. They then convert Clark to his dark side using red kryptonite, and Lana spots him in a lip-lock with Chloe - bad times coming. ...Continue »
07/23/08 08:51pm | report abuse
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techie775
member since: Aug 24, 2006
Rush
The Bottom Line: "Silly"
Alien bugs start making people nuts ...Continue »
07/08/08 01:10pm | report abuse
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lenzinoH20
member since: Jul 12, 2006
Rush
The Bottom Line: "Out of character"
I Like My Adrenaline Low, Thank You! ...Continue »
04/13/08 08:12pm | report abuse
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scorpionqueen86
member since: Aug 30, 2007
Rush
The Bottom Line: "Adventurous"
Parasites in the Kawatche Caves are causing Smallville High students to participate in deadly stunts. When Pete and Chloe are infected, Pete slips red meteor rock into Clark's shirt pocket, then Clark reveals his secret to, and makes out with, Chloe. ...Continue »
10/03/07 09:38pm | report abuse
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Beer75
member since: May 4, 2006
Rush
The Bottom Line: "Adventurous"
Great Episode ...Continue »
08/22/07 05:23am | report abuse