The Emily Dinsmore character from "Accelerate" in Season 2 returns, but she's aged by several years and is even more dangerous. She's the result of Luthorcorp's human cloning experiment, whose base cells were from Lana's childhood friend, the real Emily. Neil Flynn plays her father Pete again, but his role in minimal. Emily now has the power to walk right through walls, making her confinement in a glass cell moot. Still yearning for her friendship with Lana, she finds her way to the Talon, executing the new owner and taking over the operation under the guise of being the daughter. Sometimes the return of a previous character doesn't play too well, but this script is effective, and Emily, played this time by Amber Rothwell, is reasonably sinister and scary.
The departure of Lana for Paris continues to progress, with Lex providing an upgrade to first class. Clark wants to delay all this, but then he always wants what he cannot have, and Lex wisely advises letting her go. Clark gets a lot of good advice from the more mature Lex, and it isn't always self-serving. Of course, Lex does not have to deal with a secret identity, just his secret motivations.
Pete Ross tells Clark more about his family's breakup, setting the stage for Pete to either stay in Smallville with his father for his senior year, or move with his mother. He's still driving that rare '64 blue Ford Falcon convertible, not a classic, but interesting because it's 40 years old and still on wheels. Just when Sam Jones is being written out of Smallville, he gets his best role and performs his most effective acting job of the series.
Clark makes another stab at keeping Lana close - inviting her to dinner with the intent of finally telling her who he really is. She hesitates, but he does the "something I should have told you" routine, and she's hooked.
Lionel brings Pete Dinsmore to the cell from which Emily escaped - and they think she would have gone to Lana. He presses Pete to find Emily.
Meanwhile, the Talon is unchanged, Chloe and Lana hearing from Emily that it won't become a restaurant. Emily persuades Lana to show her the ropes of running the Talon as always. Dinsmore comes in, letting Lana know the terrifying news about Emily, but he's interrupted by his own murder at Emily's hand, and Lana takes a blow across the room, awakening in a big glass cell, out in the country somewhere.
When Clark tells Martha about his plans to tell all to Lana, there's some misgivings, but also support for an important decision. It looks like Lana won't be making the dinner engagement.
Lex and Lionel have the usual confrontation, during which Lionel nails Lex for his betrayal in working with the FBI to prosecute Lionel. Lex is unrepentant when Lionel rips out the wire. What is so important that Lionel would risk everything? How about an alien from another galaxy with powers far beyond those of mortal men? Lionel has also been working with the FBI, perhaps a rogue agent.
Clark is stood up for the big secret unveiling, but Jonathan is back in the cast after a few weeks off, and supports Clark taking responsibility for a major life decision. Clark looks for Lana next day, finding Emily at the Talon, who claims Lana has left for Paris. Clark is incredulous and stunned at the news. Ms. Kreuk is really exceptional in conveying her fear at the prospects of being Emily's caged pet for life. Clark tells Lex that the new owner of the Talon says Lana is gone; Lex replies, "the new owner doesn't have a daughter." That night, Clark confronts Emily, both have superspeed, but only Emily can run through solid walls - Clark could follow, but that would involve a lot of destruction.
Lionel pushes Chloe into looking for Lana, identifying Emily by photo, giving Chloe just enough details to sound the alarm. When Lana manages to bash Emily and escape, she finds two bodies, and Emily catches up, saying ominously, "You're not my friend any more." Some really effective lighting makes Ms. Mack look just stunning, as she discusses the missing Lana with Clark and they try to nail down where Emily lived as a child. By now, Emily has a tank of chlorine gas set up to asphyxiate Lana, but Clark arrives in time to save her, Emily escaping for a moment, until Clark drops a whole water tank on the running girl, in some pretty slick special effects and stunts. How will he deal with the continuing threat posed by Emily?
Pete is set up by the rogue FBI agent, who beats him around in a clumsy attempt to get information on Clark for Lionel. Somehow Lex knows where to find this assault, since he thought he was the employer here. Lex looks for evidence to indict Lionel - Chloe reveals she has recovered his confession of murdering his parents in "Truth," although in that episode the incriminating voice mail she recorded had been deleted by Lionel. Chloe still has it - how badly does Lex want to put away his father? The end of Pete - the beating has convinced him that life around Clark is just too dangerous, and gives Clark a final warning about Lex. Pete is moving to Wichita, and Clark sees his good friend slipping away, Mr. Welling showing some of his better emotional range about this loss. Hey, Wichita is only a couple hours drive from Smallville - it's not like he's moving to another planet!
Lana has recovered, they mention Emily escaping from Belle Reve - well, that was a dumb idea of Lionel or someone to put her there - everyone involved knew she could walk through walls. So Emily may be back yet again. About the secret? Clark just lost a good friend with knowledge of his secret - he realizes he cannot tell Lana, and endanger her the same way Pete was endangered. Lana says goodbye - now she is bound for Paris. How long will she be out of the cast?
Lex gets his revenge for confinement, electrotherapy, loss of memory - leading the FBI in to Lionel's office - with an arrest warrant for murder of his parents. The Lex-LIonel war escalates, to the score of classical music - nicely done.
"Forsaken" appears to be Part One of the season climax, and is heading to some significant changes in cast and story lines. Pete leaving the cast, Lana departing for an unknown period, and perhaps Lionel headed to prison. Of course the writers still have the often-used prerogative of reversing any of these events with the stroke of a pen. Everything is done well, script, direction, lighting, tension, significant cast developments - it's well above average. Re-run rating B.moreless
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Episode Summary
Clark decides to tell Lana his secret so they can finally be together. Meanwhile, an errant FBI agent kidnaps and tortures Pete to try and force him to reveal Clark's secret. Also, Lex panics after the FBI gives him 24 hours to turn over information on his father or face jail time, but help arrives from an unexpected source.moreless
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Annette O'Toole
Martha Clark Kent
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Michael Rosenbaum
Alexander ('Lex') Joseph Luthor
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John Schneider
Jonathan Kent
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ADD TRIVIA- After Lana successfully escapes her cage, she runs straight ahead further into the barn, which is covered with bales of hay. However, to her right was a large open door leading out of the barn. Why didn't Lana run outside where she would have a better chance of calling out for help and escaping Emily. Edit
- After Emily is hit by the water and laying on the ground, her right arm is angled upward towards her head, and her left is slightly on her stomach. Then when the camera switches back from Clark, her arms are both by her side. Edit
- When Loder arrested Lionel, he didn't read him his Miranda rights. Based on the Supreme Court's decision in Miranda vs. Arizona, if Lionel appealed his case to the Supreme Court, he could get a conviction overturned. Edit
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Notes
ADD NOTES- The following scenes didn't make it into the episode: - Pete Dinsmore mentions to Lionel that he should have been left in charge with the responsibility of his daughter and then blames Lionel for her escape. Lionel defends himself by stating that Emily is no ordinary daughter. - Loder believes that Lex is trying to gain information on Lionel to divert the FBI's attention from Dr. Teng's murder and states that he has 24 hours to obtain evidence before the case is dropped. Edit
- Lana's glass cell set is a leftover from the Birds of Prey episode "Feat of Clay." Edit
- Last appearance of Samuel L. Jones as a regular. Edit
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Quotes
ADD QUOTES- Clark: You sound like Lex. He thinks I'm the reason Lana's leaving. Pete: I hate to agree with Uncle Fester, but I don't think Lana's going to Paris just to see the Mona Lisa. Edit
- Emily: You're leaving! We won't be friends! Lana: (helpfully) Well, we could write... Edit
- Lex: (to Pete) Clark was probably right confiding in you instead of me. He couldn't ask for a better friend. Edit
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ADD ALLUSIONS- Lionel: Be careful son. Don't forget, Judas hung himself with his own rope. After Judas betrayed Jesus he felt guilty and hung himself with his own rope. Edit
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Lionel: Forgive them for they know not what they do.
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Pete: I hate to agree with Uncle Fester...
Referring to the bald coat-wearing member of the Addams family, played by Jackie Coogan in the original series and Christopher Lloyd in the movies. Edit
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