1. Our Twilight Zone acid trip
to the, uh, Phantom Prison...
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- Mm.
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- Mm.
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in the woods near the dam.
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That wasn't mine. It was my cousin's.
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Why did you chop-block me?
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we'll be back in a flash.
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- Charlotte, ma'am.
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jungle and now I'm at risk in Green Acres?
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- Mm-hm.
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You know, I've searched everywhere.
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- Charlotte. She was about 12 years old.
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She had a horse and buggy.
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I'm not making this up.
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- Not going anywhere till Lois gets back.
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before you get yourself in trouble.
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- I'm not gonna say it again.
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how do you explain those?
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Let's take a hike.
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was drive my dad crazy.
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But I'm not allowed to go into town.
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back to cover the rally, I'm happy.
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he thinks I can't take care of myself.
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- Our whole congregation.
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so we could all live together.
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Charlotte just offered.
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to help those in need.
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I'm sure I could just hoof it from here.
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tell him the ham needs carving.
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Good. That's nice.
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132. - Happy birthday.
Happy birthday, Alexander.
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- Okay.
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for a remedy...
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any false promises.
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that his condition is irreversible.
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his body will eventually give out.
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where we can study him.
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he is like any other child.
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in his labs over the years.
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- Okay.
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- Alexander.
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to give people flat tires?
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- You said she was upset with you.
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A couple of meteors hit the spring.
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and destroyed acres of crops.
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I'm a freak.
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You're a beautiful little boy...
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you were drawing this.
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- You're safe here.
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in the whole world.
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- I'd never let anything happen to you.
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and no worldly temptation.
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of the harvest celebration.
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as soon as we're finished.
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Fun has nothing to do with it.
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- Oh, yeah. Stuffed.
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- You've been chosen.
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Rejoice, my people.
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I'm just glad you're okay.
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when we get home.
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do your super-speedy thing...
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some rescuing, big time.
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They've been drinking it for years.
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not to mention wackadoodle.
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around them, I don't have my abilities.
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them so my powers can come back.
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a guardian angel, Clark.
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The house seems to be surrounded.
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the guards before they fire a shot.
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I always found a way to escape.
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than Harry Houdini.
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stick out like a stripper in a seminary.
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when he takes off his shirt?
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I'll take it from here.
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- This barn is just like I remember.
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- No, it was real.
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to make that happen.
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He made my father hate me.
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So you can feel good about yourself?
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deep within your soul?
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so you could redeem the evil inside you.
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I shouldn't have done that.
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- Don't call me that.
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Are you all right?
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Clark.
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Hey.
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- I won't let you hurt her.
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but you know it's murder.
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with fire from above, just like Esther.
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his devoted flock.
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of how you've lead your people astray.
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- I have faith.
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to the city when he had the chance.
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the ceremony's about to begin.
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414. Take her, so that your people may see
another harvest of bountiful crops...
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415. and another year without sickness.
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416. Praise the Lord.
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417. Praise the Lord.
Praise the Lord.
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418. Get away from her.
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419. Clark.
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420. No, she must be sacrificed.
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421. This is a trick.
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422. Clark.
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423. - Clark.
- Look what he's been through, Joshua...
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424. and he's still alive. It's a sign.
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425. It's a sign.
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426. Yes, it's a sign.
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427. Move back.
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428. Way back, far away from him.
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429. You are not worthy
to be in his presence.
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430. Drop your weapon
and beg for forgiveness.
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431. No, I don't think you get it.
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432. He is a messenger sent from the heavens.
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433. I don't believe you.
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434. Lois.
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435. Oh, you better believe it.
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436. Because if you don't listen...
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437. he will strike down upon thee...
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438. with great vengeance
and furious anger.
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439. And he will use his heat vision
to raze your village...
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440. and his super-breath
to smite your crops!
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441. Amen.
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442. What do you say you speed us away
from these Children of the Corn, honey?
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443. Is this all that you were able to make?
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444. Considering we just found the research...
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445. we were only able to synthesize
a small amount, but it's a start.
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446. You said Alexander's condition
was irreversible.
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447. That's what we believed.
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448. But on your advice, we scoured
the LuthorCorp database...
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449. and came across
Peter Dinsmore's work.
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450. He's the architect of Lionel Luthor's
genetic engineering program.
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451. He cloned his own daughter...
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452. and encountered the same
accelerated mitosis complication.
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453. But I was able to use his research
and formulate that serum.
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454. A cure...
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455. to save Alexander.
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456. It's the breakthrough we wanted.
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457. This could be the redemption
we both have been praying for.
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458. I wanted so badly...
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459. to save that little boy.
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460. Miss Mercer, what are you doing?
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461. Destroy all of your research.
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462. And in the morning,
he'll be locked up again...
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463. for everyone's safety.
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464. If we don't begin his therapy,
he'll be dead in six weeks.
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465. That's the point.
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466. Because he's not just a clone.
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467. He is Lex Luthor.
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468. Hey.
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469. It seems our Stephen King's romp
in the backwoods...
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470. bumped Cat Grant's anti-hero crusade
from column one.
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471. Leave it to Lois and Clark to turn a quiet
day in the country into a major scoop.
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472. Friends at the bureau said our
Koresh wannabes were so low profile...
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473. they weren't on anybody's radar.
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474. I just wish we'd found them sooner.
We could've saved so many lives.
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475. I don't understand
how believers would allow themselves...
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476. to be led down such a dark path.
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477. I guess there's so much chaos
out there...
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478. people are just desperate
for something to give them hope.
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479. Now more than ever,
the world needs someone to believe in.
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480. - I think I know where this is going.
- Hear me out, Clark.
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481. Hey, I wasn't a big fan
of Ollie's coming-out party...
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482. and I used to think that it was best
for you to stay in the shadows too...
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483. but maybe, someday soon,
you'll have to step into the light.
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484. You could be a symbol to inspire everyone
that this planet could be a better place.
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485. I'm not sure anyone is ready to believe
in a stranger from a strange land.
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486. Hmm.
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487. If they know the real Clark Kent...
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488. then I am sure the rest of the world
will believe in you as much as I do.
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489. I'm sorry I was so overprotective.
I was trying to keep you safe.
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490. If it wasn't for you...
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491. I would be a crispy critter in Hellsville.
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492. No. You held your own...
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493. even when I didn't have my powers.
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494. Lois, you saved my life.
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495. Guess there's enough danger out there
for everyone.
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496. We just have to trust that we'll always
be there for each other...
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497. when times get tough.
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498. Which is why I want you to have this.
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499. Uh...
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500. The unabridged user's guide
to all things Kryptonian?
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501. It may fill in a few blanks.
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502. I want you to know me completely,
with no secrets.
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503. Because you're the one...
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504. you always will be.
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