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Score: 9.6 Superb 625 votes

Descent

Episode Number: 148    Season Num: 7    First Aired: Thursday April 17, 2008    Prod Code: 3T6316
No one is safe when Lex seeks the secret of Veritas, and Clark tries to stop him.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Don Whitehead, Holly Henderson
Director: Ken Horton
Star: Allison Mack (Chloe Sullivan),  Tom Welling (Clark Kent/Kal-El of Krypton),  Michael Rosenbaum (Alexander ("Lex") Luthor),  John Glover (Lionel Luthor),  Erica Durance (Lois Lane),  Aaron Ashmore (Jimmy Olsen)
Recurring Role: Anna Galvin (Gina)
Guest Star: Jill Teed (Captain Maggie Sawyer),  Connor Stanhope (Young Alexander "Lex" Luthor),  Don Broatch (Mysterious Attacker),  Shaw Madson (Lex's Henchman)

Notes

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International Air Dates:
Norway: Monday, April 28, 2008 10.50 pm on TVNorge
Denmark: Monday, June 9, 2008 on TV3
Australia: Thursday, July 10, 2008 8:30 on TEN HD (edit)
Kristin Kreuk and Laura Vandervoort are credited but do not appear in this episode. (edit)

Quotes

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Lionel: In my lifetime, I've known many famous and powerful men: presidents, sultans, kings. And I believed that I was superior to them all. But I've come to know the truth, Kal-El. My greatest accomplishment is that I have dedicated myself to protecting your life and serving you. For that, I am grateful. (edit)
Lex: My father just died and you're already breaking-and-entering?
Clark: Lionel would never take his own life.
Lex: I thought that you would least try to offer a word of comfort. Get out.
Clark: I'm not going anywhere. (edit)
Clark: I tried to be your friend, Lex. But all you care about is power and control.
Lex: This is Smallville! Meteor freaks, alien ships, cryptic symbols! These threats are real. Someone had to
take control. Someone has to protect the world.
Clark: Listen to yourself, Lex. You're so caught up in your own delusions, you've lost track of reality.
Lex: Have I? Then let's talk about something you can't deny. After years of pleading with my father, showed me some compassion, he turned to you with open arms. Now what would a worldly-billionaire have in common with a simple farmboy?
Clark: Maybe he just knew he could trust me.
Lex: Of course. Everyone can trust Clark Kent. You're the perfect son. So...so why did Jonathan Kent always seem so stressed? I mean, was raising the perfect son really that much work? I wonder how much of a strain it put on his heart?
Clark: Are you blaming me for my father's death? Are you?!? You're the guilty one, Lex, not me. And this time you're going to own up to what you've done. I know you killed Lionel.
Lex: (scoffs) Who's delusional now?
Clark: I have proof. (edit)
Lois: You shot me?
Gina: You weren't cooperating.
Jimmy: How about a warning? (edit)
Jimmy: I got an exclusive for you. When we get out of here, Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen are going to be world famous. (edit)

Trivia

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Trivia: At the end, Clark sprinkles dirt on Lionel's grave, a scene very reminiscent of the last scene of "Reckoning" in which Clark sprinkles a handful of snow and dirt on Jonathan's grave. (edit)
Lex was asked to identify his father's body on the stairs near Luthecorp building. Family members are usually doing that privately in the morgue and not on the street in front of everybody. (edit)
Lex killed Lionel at night time but in the picture Jimmy took, it's clearly daytime as there is sunlight shining through the window onto the desk. (edit)

Allusions

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Lois: I guess trying to take on one of Lex Luthor's fembots doesn't make me the smartest icicle in the freezer.
The fembots were originally created for an episode of The Bionic Woman. They were later parodied in the Austin Powers movies, and the term generally applies to any female robot. (edit)
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lbarreto0411
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10.0
Perfect
Descent
"Exactly why I watch this series"
The Lex Descent. One of the best episodes of the series. The Best episode of the year.
Continue » Posted May 26, 2008 1:52 pm PST

raluka87
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8.7
Great
Descent
"Character development"
"I was raised in your shadow. Now you're gonna die in mine. No one will even remember your name."
Continue » Posted May 12, 2008 4:01 am PST
10.0
Perfect
Descent
"A very special episode"
"Total absence of love... some said thats the definition of evil"...
Continue » Posted May 2, 2008 10:37 pm PST
9.0
Superb
Descent
"Character development"
Special alright!
Continue » Posted Apr 30, 2008 7:16 pm PST
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Perfect
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"Pivotal"
great episode
Continue » Posted Apr 29, 2008 4:09 am PST
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