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 |
Kristin Kreuk |
Lana Lang |
Moneca Delain |
Mara |
Guest Star |
Ryan Merriman |
Jason Dante |
Guest Star |
Colin Corrigan |
Dante's Goon |
Guest Star |
Ian Somerhalder |
Adam Knight |
Recurring Role |
Camille Mitchell |
Sheriff Nancy Adams |
Recurring Role |
Françoise Yip |
Dr. Lia Teng |
Recurring Role |
In the final race with Dante, Pete shifts from either 2nd to 3rd or 3rd to 4th gear. However, when the camera cuts to the rpm gauge, the RPM is going up. Shifting should have made the rpm go down. Pete could have been running that close of gear ratios, but we never saw him quickly shift again. His next shift afterwards was to late and would have caused the engine to blow or hit the rev limiter.
The car Pete is driving is a Ford Mustang with the logo removed.
How fast did Adam fix up the apartment? The first time you see it, it is filled with boxes, it's all dusty, there's garbage everywhere, and almost no furniture. But when we next see the apartment it's fully decorated.
When Clark told Dante that the race is off, Clark doesn't seem to notice that he has kryptonite until Dante reveals he's holding it.
How on earth did Dante get to the other end of the first race so quickly? We see no cars driving ahead of the racers, and none following them, yet he's there as soon as Pete gets out of the car.
Why doesn't Chloe know about any of the green-k related drag racing going on? Clark mentions there's been a series of fatal car accidents recently. Cars spewing green-k fumes and moving at super-accelerated speeds (well, sorta - see above). Sounds like Wall of Weird material, but there's no indication she has a clue what's going on. later she tells Clark she knows about Pete's drag racing, but Clark doesn't know she knew. So...they're both keeping secrets from each other?
In the scene where Clark forces Pete to stop in the middle of a road you can see the beautiful snow covered mountains of Kansas.
When Clark speaks to Pete at the car garage, Dante is present, then he goes off and we see him working at an engine. After the cut back to Clark and Pete we see him go off again.
The first time Pete uses the boost, he goes from 80 mph to 100 mph in a split second. When Clark is in the trunk and Pete hits the boost, it takes like 10 seconds to get from 80 to about 99, and they keep flashing between the speedometer and Clark in the trunk with all kinds of stuff happening. The timing is out of sync with the boost. Then when Clark pulls the plug, all the gas pours out of the back and Pete's car comes to a stop. But how could the gas tank be ruptured? It doesn't go through the side of trunk! Then Dante's car is seen crashing way behind Pete. But when they both come to a stop, they are just a few feet apart!
How come Lana discovers the article about Adam being dead, yet it eludes journalist Chloe and Lex?
When Dante's car goes out of control, there's only one small explosion below the backseat. The fuel tank, engine, and possibly a nitrous oxide system's explosion would create a much bigger explosion, not like the fuel-less stunt-car explosion we saw.
So what happened with Dante's body? Did they report it? Flee the scene? Hide the evidence? It seems doubtful that the sheriff would have let them off so easily. Certainly Clark's parents would have said something if they were aware that he was partially responsible for someone's death.
Pete tells Clark to guard the kryptonite-enhanced car. How could they possibly think that was a good plan?
During Pete's street races, they frequently showed his speedometer, and the highest it ever got was around 101 mph. Even a stock Ford Mustang can go over 101, and "tricked out" street racers usually hit speeds of 140 to 160 miles per hour when they hit their boost. Apparently the kryptonite wasn't really helping at all.
Dante's backers were out $20,000. Since Pete was the odds-on favorite to win, that means that Pete's opponent who was supposed to win would have had relatively high odds against him. Let's say the odds on Pete's opponent were, conservatively, about 3-to-1. In other words, if that guy wins, anybody betting on him wins $3 for every $1 wagered. So...someone was intending to win $60,000+ dollars on a single drag race as a result of Dante's scheme?!? That's just an...insane amount of money for what appears to be small-town backroad drag racing.
Where does Dante think Pete is going to get $20,000, and without raising suspicions that would inevitably lead back to Dante? For that matter, apparently Dante plans on killing Pete's mom, the judge, if Pete doesn't give him the money. Like that won't draw any attention to his criminal activities.
Dante: (to Pete) Well, I got to hand it to you, Boss. You got quite a pair of lug nuts to take me on.
(Clark and Martha visit Jonathan in the hospital)
Jonathan: If you're suggesting that your biological father has anything to do with this...
Clark: He gave you powers to bring me home that no human was meant to have, and I don't think your heart could handle it.
Martha: Clark, no. There were other factors.
Clark: If I hadn't put on that ring and abandoned you and Mom when you needed me most, you wouldn't be lying here in this bed.
Jonathan: As hard as this is for you to believe, not everything that goes wrong in Smallville is Clark Kent's fault.
Clark: My friend got mixed up with the wrong crowd, and now they're making him pay for it.
Lex: Is this the old proverbial friend who happens to be you?
Clark: Believe me, if that was the case, it'd be a lot easier.
Lex: Well, tell your friend that in my experience, money-hungry thugs are like stray dogs. You feed them once, they're at your back door every night asking for more.
Sheriff Adams: As usual, Mr. Kent, your information's about as accurate as the local weatherman.
Pete: Go Kal on an ATM machine. You've done it before.
Clark: When I was on red kryptonite.
Pete: Then go slip on a ring.
Sheriff Adams: Next time you think there's a storm brewin', Mr.Kent, I better see some rain.
Chloe: So Dante is more of Grand Theft Auto than Indy 500?
Pete: Clark, you're not exactly one to talk about breaking the speed limit.
Martha: I'm going to make lunch. I got you some low-sodium turkey.
Jonathan: Low-sodium turkey?
Martha: Jonathan . . .
Jonathan: Sounds good, sweetheart
Dr. Teng: I think you've seen one too many science fiction movies, Mr. Luthor.
Lex: (to Chloe) Privacy laws don't seem to phase you much, do they?
Dr Teng
In the comics, Dr Teng was a scientist at Lexcorp. Teng developed the cloning process responsible for creating Bizarro, and later oversaw the cloning of Lex Luthor. Luthor eliminated Teng and his lab to hide the evidence of his rebirth.
Music: "Fix Up Look Sharp" by Dizzee Rascal, "The Way I am" by Knoc-Turnal, "Wonderwall" by Ryan Adams, "You know" by Saq, "Evolution" by Shocore, and "Rawkfist" by ThousandFootKrutch.
The WB's Smallville Torch website spells Françoise Yip's character as Dr. Lia Teng. In the comics, Dr. Teng leads Lex Luthor's staff in the creation of the Superman clone: Bizarro.
John Glover doesn't appear in this episode.
The trailers for this episode advertised it as "Smallville Velocity," putting the title of the episode in the commercials, which doesn't happen too often.
Lex is seen examining Adam's medical records on his laptop. On the left of the screen is a section titled "Post Operative Patient Status Report" - the text appears to be taken verbatim from a self-diagnosis website here.
Chloe: So Dante is more of Grand Theft Auto than Indy 500?
Referring to two popular Sony Playstation 2 games: Grand Theft Auto (GTA) and Indy 500. On GTA, other than racing cars, you could also steal cars.
Chloe: As long as Lana has the Talented Mr. Ripley living above her . .
Referring the movie of the same name.
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