Tip:
Highlight text to annotate it
X
1
Previously on
Smallville
Welcome to the Phantom Zone.
Jor-El created this place
to hold criminals
from the 28 known
inhabited galaxies.
The Omega symbol --
it preys upon the dark side
that we already have.
It feeds on our doubts
and our distrust.
It just waits
for everybody's weaknesses,
and then we destroy
ourselves.
This is considered
a symbol of hope.
It's old blue.
Mom used to keep I
in her kitchen window.
It's the deed to the farm.
I've been worried that
if we didn't have this place
to come home to,
we'd lose each other.
Smallville is my home.
And if you need to move
to Metropolis
because that's who the world
needs you to be,
it's just fine.
Hey, Lois.
Where can I put this box?
Well, I don't think
that requires
any supersleuthing.
It does say "living room.
"
No, I can decipher
your scrawl.
I'm just thinking
it was mislabeled.
If you're talking about
my Whitesnake throw pillow,
loving everything about me
includes the sentimental.
I made this from my eighth-grade
concert t-shirt.
And I talked to Oliver,
and he told me how smoothly
he and Chloe
fused their
hero green and geek chic.
Don't worry --
my "for better or worse"
will include your love
of hair metal.
But seriously,
let me move us in a lot faster.
I can unpack this
in like two seconds.
No! No.
Hold the horsepower.
Part of us merging
our lives together is
taking the time to find
the right spot for everything.
All I know is my perfect spot
is here with you.
We'll take as much time
as you need.
Sorry for
the digital disruption,
but it's important.
What is it, Tess?
I just heard from
one of my military contacts.
Slade Wilson's back.
He was found unconscious
on a street corner.
He's in a coma
and completely unresponsive.
There's only way
out of the Phantom Zone.
It has to be activated
by a member of my family --
the House of El.
Well, I'd say
Slade is living proof
that someone stole
your family key
to never-never
escape land.
Clark, there's got to be
a better way to solve this
than sending yourself
into interdimensional exile.
I someone's releasing people
from the Phantom Zone,
I need to figure out
who and why,
before they release
anyone else.
You mean "we,"
right?
I'm going with him.
You told oliver
I was going in?
Hey, I come back here willing
to risk life and limb with you
in the Phantom Zone, I get not
so much as a "welcome back"?
Clark, you'll be
powerless there.
Oliver has more experience
with that.
Thanks.
You could use me in there.
Absolutely not.
I appreciate the offer,
but the Phantom Zone is not
a place for humans.
I need to do this alone.
Not completely alone.
Thanks to
Booster's upgrade,
in the future,
Watchtower should be able to
maintain two-way communication
using the frequency vibrations
in the crystal.
Tracking audio transmission.
"Should" as in
"might not.
"
It's not exactly
a vacation destination,
so I haven't had the chance
to test it.
Okay.
Clark.
Frequency locked.
Be careful.
Smallville 10x19♪
Dominion
Original Air Date on April 29, 2011
Somebody save me ♪
"Save Me" performed by Remy Zero
let your warm hands
break right through ♪
somebody save me ♪
I don't care how you do it ♪
just stay ♪
stay ♪
come on ♪
I've been waiting for you ♪
just stay with me ♪
I've made this whole world
shine for you ♪
just stay ♪
stay ♪
come on ♪
If I'd have know
about the long drop in,
I would have brought
some rappelling equipment.
If I'd have known you'd ignore
my warning to come here,
I would have told you
to bring it!
I know what I'm doing
you should have trusted me!
You should have more faith
in your friends, Clark.
Came here to help you.
Wherever the hell this is.
You know, where I'm from,
people just hang a wreath.
It's a warning
from the Zoners.
Consider it a not-so-friendly
"keep out" sign.
Guess we didn't corner
the market on darkness.
Darkseid's been to more places
in the galaxy than just Earth.
Guy really gets around.
You think
he had anything to do
with tossing Slade back
through the portal?
I don't know.
If he's strong enough
to make it here,
then no place is safe.
Listen, about this zone,
Clark --
you know, when you said
Jor-El built a prison,
I kind of pictured something
a little more confined
than a national park.
He built this place
so Krypton's worst criminals
could have some kind of life.
Sounds like
a real sweetheart.
Watchtower,
do you read me?
We're picking you up.
We've reached
the gateway.
There must be some clue
to who opened the portal
Phantoms
I thought this was just
a clever name for "jail.
"
They're the most dangerous
prisoners here.
We need to hurry.
How's it look?
Someone took the crystal.
But the gate's
still open, right?
You don't understand.
The crystal is the gate.
Whoever sent Slade back
must have taken it with him.
It's our only ticket
out of here, Clark.
Get ready.
They're coming.
Okay, here we go.
They aren't back yet?
Lois.
I-I told you that
I had this under control.
My entire future
just leapt head-first
into a world
that makes hell
look like the Taj Majal.
I am not gonna leave here
until I know he's safe.
Why did that just cut out?
I don't know.
I'm trying to reach them,
and I'm getting no signal.
Maybe the problem's
on our end.
No.
Either the signal's
been blocked,
or the communicator
has been destroyed.
Okay, what do we do next?
There is no next.
What?
Clark and Oliver
are on their own now.
Kneel.
Where are you
taking Oliver?
You're worried for him
you should be.
But there's nothing
you can do.
I know.
It's terrible,
feeling so
Powerless, when you know
you've got such strength
inside of you,
with no way
of unleashing it
even without
the yellow sun,
I will find a way
to defeat you.
You'll have to work
twice as hard.
Because when
I arrived here,
I made a very special
acquaintance,
someone you know,
and someone I'm very, very
- Fond of.
- Who?
Me.
The original Zod's phantom.
Finallyback in the body
that you stripped me of.
Now I have the full knowledge
of two lives, and you
you are my enemy in both.
I defeated you in both.
Which is why it will give me
double the satisfaction
to see you kneel
and serve
until you die.
You sent me
to my death sentence.
You left me at the mercy
of those Kandorians.
This was my punishment.
Jor-El built this place
for your kind.
My kind.
Is that why you
sent Slade here?
What would Jor-El think
about you using his prison
for your purposes?
There's no trial,
no jury --
just the rule of Kal-El.
But I suppose
in the end,
it became your undoing,
didn't it?
It was all a trap.
And you knew once that I saw
Slade had been sent back,
I'd come here
looking for answers.
And you came.
You have
the console crystal.
How?
We're blood brothers
Kal-El.
Have you forgotten
how you healed me
with your blood
on Earth?
We're not brothers.
I saved you because
it was the right thing to do.
We have nothing
in common.
We're from
the same world.
Do you really think
that having powers
is the only thing
that makes you Kryptonian?
It's not.
We share
the same instincts.
We're decisive
Single-minded,
headstrong.
We were meant
to be leaders.
Leaders?
You're a tyrant
who only believes in himself.
Who else should I put
my faith in?
We both know that trusting
others is a calculated risk,
one a Kryptonian
is not willing to take.
Oh, we can easily fool
those closest to us, can't we?
But we can lean on no one.
Do you remember
that most famous story
about two brothers
from your adopted planet?
You've got Cain
and Abel.
Which brother are you,
Kal-El?
Well, I'd never *** you.
I saved you.
You exiled me.
I'm in charge here
and you're about to find out
what that means
Brother.
Clark!
They want you to fight.
To the death.
Look out!
The shield! Use the shield!
Look.
Hey.
Here.
In the arena,
we answer failure
with the only thing suitable --
death.
Never!
You killed him
for no reason!
In any arena,
one fighter walks away.
Oh, when are you going to learn
it's kill or be killed?
It always was.
Maybe in your world,
but not in mine!
This is my world.
Oh, and consider this
your one free pass.
If you fail to finish
the job again,
it'll be you dragged along
by your heels.
Still noting?
Still nothing.
You got big dinner plans?
That's the third time
you checked your watch.
I'm just checking to see
how long they've been in there.
Lois, I'm as nervous about this
as you are, okay?
But you have to trust me
because I've been in
this situation enough time
to know that
cool heads prevail.
Okay?
Okay, but you haven't actually
been to the Phantom Zone.
I've been there.
And now that the phantoms
have found Clark and Oliver,
we have to get them out.
I'm trying.
Well, not hard enough!
You haven't even checked
the crystal laser thingy.
What if that's why
we lost contact?
Fine.
Oh, my God.
Tess is going to destroy
the gate.
We have a better chance
of surviving your dad's desert
than Zod's Thunderdome.
Heading out in the wasteland's
not going to help us.
Rather take my chances playing
paddy-cakes with the phantoms.
Zod has what we need
to get home.
We're running out of time.
Before you invited yourself,
Tess and I put a plan in motion
to protect Earth
if any phantoms escaped.
What'd she do --
set it to self-destruct?
She set it
to self-destruct.
It's the only option.
How's Lois feel
about that?
Lois doesn't know.
But I hope
to get us out of here
before we have to worry
about that.
Yeah, how you
going to do that?
You can't bend metal
in here.
You can't superspeed us
back in time, Clark.
I know everything
that Jor-El wrote
about the Phantom Zone.
And I know how Zod thinks.
Well, I hope all your studying
paid off,
'cause it's test time.
Crystal's fine.
Like I said, the problem
has to be on their end.
Well, I guess you have it all
worked out, then, don't you?
Destroying the crystal
was a last resort, Lois.
I didn't want to worry you.
Well, I'm sorry if I'm not
cheering the game plan,
but you do realize that this I
Clark and Oliver's lives
we're talking about here.
Yeah.
Clark knew the risks.
And you know what could come
through that gateway
if it stays open.
It's like a homing signal
for anything in there.
So, what you're just gonna
shut it behind them,
with no way home?
I cannot believe
you turned on them.
You were supposed to be a member
of this team.
I'm following
Clark's orders.
Well, that is
a terrible plan.
And there's no way
he'd be okay with it.
You said it yourself, Lois.
These phantoms --
they're dangerous.
The last time they got out,
people died,
and Clark wouldn't want that
to happen again.
I know this is hard,
okay?
And I-I understand
that you love Clark,
and you'd do anything
not to lose him.
You bet I would.
Lois
I don't want to give up
on Clark, either.
I don't, but we have
a responsibility
to not put the world at risk
for selfish reasons,
which is what you're doing
by wanting to see him again.
I will not
let you sacrifice him.
Being with a hero
means accepting
that hero's sacrifices.
That's where you're wrong.
Being a hero's wife
means never
accepting defeat.
At least here, you are
on equal footing with Kal-El.
Having to walk alongside someone
with the powers of a God
must be so demoralizing.
My ego's firmly intact,
thank you very much.
If you'll release
your pet monkeys here,
I'd be more than willing
to give the wicked witch
a personal demonstration.
Go.
Yeah.
That's it.
That's the anger
I was looking for.
That dark side you
that you fear so badly --
and you should.
I've seen what Darkseid
is capable of.
What do you know?
After the Kandorians
sent me here,
a verypowerful entity
came looking for me.
Darkseid promise lordship
over this dominion
If I solve one problem
for him.
Clark.
Darkseid has certain ambitions
for your planet.
The thing is,
we took care of that.
We blocked him.
Took care of his
three little minions, too.
Kal-El might delude himself,
as usual,
that he's won, but
there are millions --
millions on Earth
just waiting to surrender
to the will of Darkseid,
and you
friend, are one of them.
I know exactly
what you're doing.
Yeah.
But you know it's true,
don't you?
And it goes way back.
After your parents
were murdered,
that anger
and desire for revenge --
ah, you can feel it now,
can't you, that
darkness bubbling
under the surface.
It terrifies you.
Even if that were true,
I'd beat it.
Too late.
You're an agent
of Darkseid now,
just one of the many sinful
souls at his back and call.
What would Clark think,
knowing you were
a marked man?
He would
He'd stand by me.
But his faith in you
would be compromised.
That mistrust --
it would grow.
It would manifest
like a cancer.
Inevitably,
you'll be cast aside,
out of his good graces,
like I was.
We can rule here
together, as brothers.
I was looking for a brother
in Kal-El.
I was.
Ultimately, I realized
we have nothing in common.
Unlike you and I.
He does set the bar
pretty high, doesn't he?
Kal-El would never
embrace his dark side,
and because of that,
he will die here.
But you --
you can be saved,
if you're brave enough
to walk along that darker path.
You have to honor it.
You have to draw
from that darkness
Because if you don't,
you will die.
Stop.
Congratulations.
At last, I have found
a brother-in-arms
worth joining me.
But this
this kill is mine.
At last, Kal-El,
you will know
my vengeance.
I will have my revenge.
No more second chances.
No!
In terms of crippling wounds,
I've had worse.
From friendly fire?
Wasn't really
part of the plan.
Well, come on, now.
You were the man with the plan.
Get Zod to pit us
against each other,
knowing that he'd want to finish
you off himself.
That's very smart.
Gave us a chance
to grab the crystal.
But the plan
isn't why we're here.
We're here because
we trusted each other.
I knew that whatever Zod
said to Oliver,
he'd still
follow through.
Yeah.
No, it's -- had to reel
him in somehow, right?
I'm really glad
you guys are back.
But I think I'm gonna have
to call Dr.
Emil
to take a look at that.
Thanks.
Clark, those Omegas
that we saw at the gate --
seems like the darkness
is everywhere.
What if it comes back?
We'll fight it.
Yeah
Clark
What if one of us
were to get infected
with the darkness?
What would we do then?
We'd have to lock them up.
Darkness is
a powerful thing.
It almost got me once.
And once it gets in
I don't think
there's a way out.
Yeah, hey, I mean, at least
we took care of Zod, right?
Can't say I'll be missing
that guy.
Some of the things
he said
Half the things that come out
of his mouth are a lie.
He knows how to take
the greatest fear
you have about yourself
and use it against you.
Well,
I'll tell you what --
I know someone's
darkest fear
will be never seeing
her fiancé again.
Clark, Lois has got to be
worried sick.
You should go see her.
This -- this is nothing.
I'll be fine.
Go.
Get out of here.
Clark!
I knew you'd make it.
I told you I would.
What happened to
taking the time
to merge
our lives together?
Finding the right place
for everything?
Oh, well, you know me.
Waiting isn't exactly
my strong suit.
So I guess nervous energy
equals power unpacking.
What'd you do?
Enlist John Jones and Bart?
There's no way
that you could have
How long were we gone?
Three weeks.
We were only in there
a few hours.
The crystal -- crushing it
must have altered time.
So a few hours for me
was almost a month for you.
You waited all that time.
Well, the League decided
that it wasn't safe
to send
any more people in
After you,
so Tess and I took turns
camping out
at Watchtower
Trying to re-establish contact
with you and Oliver.
I, uh
brought the pillow with me
for downtime,
becauseWell,
it reminds me of you now.
Silly, huh?
After three hours,
Tess was supposed to
Blow up the gate.
Yeah.
Tess and I had a little
unexpected heart to heart
about your secret plan.
I brought her around
to seeing things my way.
I just
I wish you could have had
a little faith in me, too.
Lois, I didn't want you to have
to make that kind of choice.
I was trying to
Protect me?
I know.
But you're part
of me now, Clark.
A half of a whole.
So, in the future,
if there's even a chance
that the mission might claim
my better half,
sign me up
Because I'd rather be in some
sand-blown purgatory with you
than in the hell of not knowing
if I'll ever see you again.
Lois, I am so sorry.
I try to make choices
using my human side,
but sometimes my Kryptonian side
takes over.
I try to control
the situation.
Instead of hiding
that side,
I should try to help you
understand it.
Promise to put that
in your wedding vows.
Wait, the wedding.
Yeah, t-minus two days
Smallville.
You didn't postpone it.
No.
I couldn't.
Believing that you would
come back to me
was the only thing
that kept me going.
But if you want to postpone,
that's fine.
Lois.
Hmm?
There's nothing in this world
that could prevent me
from walking down
that aisle.
I knew you were coming.
Sneaking up on me
is just showing off.
Your hunch was right.
The constellation
in the Veritas journal
cross-translates
with Carter's notes
as the Bow of Orion
And as associated
with these coordinates
on the Celtic coast.
Since we're still
going Dutch
on supersonic jet fuel,
do you mind telling me
why you're suddenly interested
in the treasure hunt?
It's not a treasure.
It's, uh
It's Hawkman's quest.
He saw this guy
Orion use it
the last time he kicked
Darkseid's ***
halfway across
the universe.
But he was never able
to locate the weapon
that the hunter used
to defeat him.
My family's Veritas journals
were the missing piece
that Hawkman never had.
Now we know where to look
for the weapon, so
It's my job to go find it.
Oliver.
Fighting Darkseid isn't
your own personal quest.
We're all
in this together.
I just need you to trust me
on this one, okay?
There's enough water
under our collective bridge
that if you need me
not to ask questions
I can do that.
Thank you.