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Progeny

Episode Number: 128    Season Num: 6    First Aired: Thursday April 19, 2007    Prod Code: 2T7718
Lex discovers that Chloe's mother has special abilities and forces her to help him in exchange for Chloe's life. However, she has a trick or two of her own to use to escape.

Cast and Crew

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Writer: Genevieve Sparling
Director: Terrence O'Hara
Star: Michael Rosenbaum (Alexander ('Lex') Joseph Luthor),  Kristin Kreuk (Lana Lang),  Tom Welling (Clark Kent/Kal-El of Krypton),  Allison Mack (Chloe Sullivan),  Annette O'Toole (Martha Clark Kent)
Guest Star: Lynda Carter (Moira Sullivan),  Barclay Hope (Doctor)

Notes

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The following scenes didn't make it into the episode:

- Clark thanks Martha for saving him from the Kryptonite and for being there for him.
- Lana hasn't told anyone about the baby, but tells Lex she will put more committment into their marriage. (edit)
International Air Dates:
South Africa: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 on Mnet
Norway: Sunday, June 24, 2007 7.10 pm on TVNorge
Belgium: Saturday, February 2, 2008 5.50 pm on KanaalTwee
Australia: Thursday, February 14, 2008 8:30pm on TEN HD
Czech Republic: May 27, 2008 on TV Nova (edit)
Music: Steppin by Telepictures, As You Get Closer by Telepictures, Scruggs by Telepictures, Figured Out Love by Telepictures, Overture: The Flying Dutchman by Extreme. (edit)
Lynda Carter is no stranger to superheroes, having played Wonder Woman in the 1976-79 series of the same name. (edit)
When this episode airs on The CW, it ends with Erica Durance giving a brief tribute to Dana Reeve, who passed away March 6, 2006. Contact information for the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation was given, offering Superman tags with the money going to fund treatment for paralysis. (edit)

Quotes

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Lex: Well clearly Chloe gets her brazenness from her mother's side, but as meddlesome as she can be I've actually come to admire her.
(edit)
Chloe: (about her mom) She's never going to get to know the person I've become.
Clark: It's a good thing I told her.
Chloe: You did?
Clark: After I brought your mom to Oliver's apartment I gave her the complete Chloe Sullivan bio. (edit)
Chloe: Lex came to talk to me, Clark. Basically he said it's kill or be killed.
Clark: He threatened you?
Chloe: I'm in his crosshairs.
Clark: Yeah, well now he's in mine. (edit)
Clark: (about Lex) You're right. He'd feed (Lana) to the lions just to spite me. But it's inevitable. The war is about to begin. (edit)
Lex: This man is a violent psychopath.
Moira: Good for him. What does that have to do with me? (edit)

Trivia

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In this episode, we find out that Lana was never pregnant, but she's taken to the hospital with Lex's knowledge and he would know they would do blood test, yet he doesn't take any precautions. (edit)
Trivia: Among the items in Moira’s file are her birthdate of September 20, 1960 (Lynda Carter was born July 24, 1951) and the fact she “may be the key to finalizing Project Ares.” (edit)
Once again, Gabe Sullivan is inexplicably absent from the episode. He’s neither present when Moira commits herself, nor does anyone have any interest in setting up a meeting between himself and his briefly-not-catatonic wife at the end. (edit)
For some reason Lex goes the low-tech route at the beginning. He doesn’t use a CD player, a satellite radio, or an Ipod when he’s driving. He also doesn’t use a hands-free cell phone. (edit)
When Clark arrives at Chloe’s apartment in the morning, he simply knocks and enters. Rudeness aside, there’s no indication the door is locked. Given the number of times Chloe has been attacked and kidnapped, this seems unusual. (edit)

Allusions

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Chloe: I’m the road warrior. Let’s face it; I’m guilty as charged.
Road Warrior is a reference to Mel Gibson's sequal Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior a post- apocalyptic science fiction movie where cities are in ruins and wars rage on the roads. (edit)
Chloe: So, do we know who Racer X is?
This is a reference to the Cartoon Speed Racer. Racer X was a mysterious masked racer who would help Speed out in various ways. Unknowingly to Speed, it was actually his brother who had mysteriously disappeared. (edit)
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8.4
Great
Progeny
"Above average"
Wonder...Mom?
Continue » Posted Apr 23, 2008 7:54 pm PST
9.0
Superb
Progeny
"Cleverly plotted"
Chloe's mother returns and this time people get hurt when she comes back.
Continue » Posted Aug 31, 2007 6:16 pm PST
10.0
Perfect
Progeny
"Adventurous"
Great Episode
Continue » Posted Aug 23, 2007 7:28 am PST
7.5
Good
Progeny
"Above average"
Wonder Womama
Continue » Posted May 27, 2007 11:46 am PST
9.6
Superb
Progeny
"Informative"
The war is about to begin...
Continue » Posted May 2, 2007 3:36 pm PST
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