Individual Responsibility

Season 2, Episode 20, Aired
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Intergang, now headed by Bill Church Jr., kidnaps Perry when Franklin Stern refuses to sell the Daily Planet and Superman allows the kidnapping because he's being affected by a strange new substance- "Red Kryptonite". When Clark gets upset with Lois and Scardino's dates, he asks her out again.moreless
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  • Fantastic episode one of the best in the season

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    By Rising_Punk, Oct 21, 2007 Report Abuse
    The first thing i should say is i am biased to anything with Bruce Campbell in it but this has to be one of the best episodes of the season if not the series, the introduction of Red K was very enjoyable for a long time superman fun such as myself, Bruce Campbell puts in a classic first apperance as Bill Church Jr, and perry really gets a chance to shine in the main story, the only thing i really disliked about this episode was the Scardino or Clark side story which i never really enjoyed mostly because Scardino wasn't a very interesting Character aside from that classic episode with a solid story.moreless

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    By MrBond5000, Mar 30, 2007 Report Abuse
    This is one of my fav epsiodes of this show. The main reasons being Bruce Campbell as a great villian. Also the Red Kryptonite was a cool idea. The plot was also good. I liked how the villains used the stone to make Superman not care. The plot was the planet was trying to be sold. They refused to sell to Intergang so they kidnap Perry. Now Superman dont care cause of the Red Kryptonite. Also Lois is still mad and gets close to Scardino. Since Clark keeps missing their dates. Simply cause he is Superman and something happens. I thought this was a great epsiode. With a very good plot. In the end Superman stopped Bill Church Jr. Also Lois dumped Scardino and got back to Clark. This is one of my top five episodes of season two.moreless

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    • Goof: At the end, we see Perry sitting in his chair from behind, laughing. When we see him from the front, he has his right arm up with the pen in his hand. When the camera switches to his back, he has his left arm up. Edit
    • Nitpick: The men searching for the red kryptonite are using metal detectors, but if they were looking for radioactve meteorite crystals, they should be using a geiger counter. Edit
    • The kid that delivers the flowers from Scardino was the same messenger who delivered the note from the fake Superman in "Vatman". Edit

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    • The scientist Gene Newtrich is the father of the sisters Nell and Lucille Newtrich who will attempt to steal Superman's powers in the third season episode "Ultrawoman". Edit
    • We learn that red kryptonite makes Superman unconcerned with doing his job, whereas the green kryptonite can kill him. Red kryptonite also has other effects on Superman, as seen in future episodes, but it can also counteract the deadly effects of green kryptonite if the dose of the green is low enough. Edit

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    • (Superman, completely frustrated, punches a hole in Dr Friskin's office where a married couple wait) Older Woman: You see, Bob? He's in touch with his feelings! Superman: Uh, sorry about the wall, I just... Dr Friskin: No, no. It's all right. I'd have gone with a primal scream, though. Edit
    • Lois: (as the robbers drive off) Superman, you let them get away! Superman: (still under the effects of red kryptonite) It's no big deal, Lois. Most criminals are repeat offenders, I'll probably just catch them again later. Lois: What?! Superman: And if I don't, well... (shrugs) See ya. (he flies off) Edit
    • Bill Church Jr: (after discovering the effects of red kryptonite) Well, this is better than killing him. He just doesn't care. That was the problem with the green kryptonite, it always ticked him off. Edit

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    • Lois: Well, thank you for that analysis, Dr. Freud. Sigmund Freud was an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist who created the technique of psychoanalysis, revolutionizing the field of psychology. Edit
    • Lois: Well, that's the $64,000 question. The $64,000 Question was an immensely popular American television game show that ran from 1955 to 1958, consisting in a series of progressively harder trivia questions in a particular subject. The contestant was awarded money for each correct answer; the value of each successive question was twice that of the previous, beginning with $1 and culminating in the final, $64,000 question. Edit

    • Lois: Did you bring your Mission: Impossible toolbox?

      Mission: Impossible is an American television series that originally aired on the CBS from 1966 to 1973. The show followed the adventures of the Impossible Mission Taskforce, government spies who were assigned to accomplish "impossible missions". The first Mission Impossible movie was released May 22nd, 1996. When this episode of Lois & Clark aired in April of 1995, the movie was already the talk of the town.

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