Crimson

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Contents 1 Summary 2 Recap 3 Recurring Role 4 Guest Cast 5 Featured Music 6 Episode Title 7 Notes 8 Continuity 9 Quotes 10 External Links

[edit] Summary

Lois tries on lipstick laced with red kryptonite and becomes overwhelmed with a desire for Clark and makes her move. Clark is infected when she kisses him. As Kal, he lets his feelings and emotions be known about several recent events in his life, and makes another plea to Lana to not marry Lex.

[edit] Recap

Chloe and Clark arrive at the Talon and Clark is appalled that there is an elaborate Valentine's Day party going on. Jimmy arrives shortly afterward with Lois, who is still upset over her breakup with Oliver. Chloe realizes Jimmy brought Lois because he is trying to set her up with Clark. Lois wanders over to a vendor booth run by Star, a mystic who sells novelties such as potions and future-readings. She guesses Lois has a broken heart and gives her a lipstick, claiming that after putting it on, she will fall in love with the first man she sees. She tells her she gets the deep red hue from red meteor rocks and when Lois puts it on, she sees Clark in the mirror behind her.

The next morning, Lois arrives at Clark's house in a leather jacket, knee-high boots and a miniskirt. She tells Clark that she's over Oliver now because she realized she was in love with him. Clark is stunned and remains speechless. She gives him a mix CD and advances onto him. Clark knows she is acting strangely and as soon as she mentions dancing and turns her back, he superspeeds away.

Chloe is leaving for work and finds Lana at her door. Lana says she realizes she left things in a weird place last time they talked and says she will quit asking Chloe about Clark's secret if Chloe admits that he has one. She asks Chloe to be her Maid of Honor and Chloe agrees. Later, Lana and Lex are getting ready for their engagement dinner when Lex shows her how he has made up a room into an elaborate and ornate nursery for the baby. He wants to announce Lana's pregnancy at the dinner but Lana is reluctant. She doesn't want everyone to think that she's only marrying Lex because she's pregnant. Lex thinks Lana is hesitating over her decision to marry him.

At the Daily Planet, Clark tells Chloe that Lois is acting strangely. She doesn't believe him until Lois herself shows up. Lois then shows Clark and Chloe a heart shaped tattoo which reads "Lois & Clark Forever" and they are both shocked. Chloe promises to look into what's causing her behavior while Lois drags Clark into a phone booth and makes out with him. The red kryptonite is transferred to Clark and Kal takes over. Kal takes her to an empty office and Lois recognizes she has kissed him before and says that he must be the Green Arrow. Clark flippantly replies that he was just dressed as the Green Arrow so she wouldn't know it was Oliver. Lois starts talking about Oliver, but Kal boasts that he is miles ahead of him. He takes her to the roof of the building and makes a super-powered leap to Queen Tower with Lois in his arms. Lois is amazed and turned on. They break into the Queen Tower loft and make out on Oliver's couch just as Kal notices an invitation to Lex and Lana's engagement dinner. He decides to crash the party.

Chloe is on her way to the party when Jimmy shows up. He has brought her flowers for Valentine's Day. He remarks that she is dragging her feet about getting to the party but Chloe denies it. She asks him to look into whatever is causing Lois' behavior and he reasons that Lois and Clark just have great chemistry. He thinks Chloe is jealous of Lois because of her feelings for Clark. Chloe gets annoyed and says she is tired of him bringing up their relationship, telling him to back off. Chloe goes to the party and Jimmy goes to visit the mystic and asks her for the antidote. She gives him a green glowing spray.

Kal arrives at the Luthor Mansion with Lois in tow and crashes the dinner. He offers his opinion on his mother's relationship with Lionel Luthor and rudely remarks that Chloe must be happy that Lana is getting married because now maybe her years of pining for Clark might pay off. Lex tells him to leave but Kal shouts back at him. He then finishes his tirade in front of the stunned guests by tossing Lex a rattle and toasting to Baby Luthor, the real reason Lana is marrying Lex. Lex is enraged and proceeds to attack him but Kal easily throws him off. He takes Lana's arm and drags her away with him. Martha realizes that Clark must be on red kryptonite as Jimmy arrives with the antidote. She goes after Clark while Chloe and Jimmy cure Lois. Kal takes Lana to the barn and tells her that they must still be in love and she should marry him instead. Lana is upset that he embarrassed her but she does not deny it. He forces a kiss on her and eventually she kisses him back. Lana tells him that he doesn't love her but just can't stand to see her in love with someone else. Just then, Lex arrives and Lana runs into his arms. Kal announces that Lex has always just wanted what he had and Lana is the consolation prize. Lex and Lana turn to go and when Kal tries to stop them, Lex points a gun at him. Kal grabs him by the throat and starts to choke the life out of him. Lex grabs a long chisel and tries to stab him with it. Kal crumbles to the ground in pain just as Martha shows up. She tells Lana to leave, but not before Lana notices the chisel on the ground, its point bent up. Martha reveals a green meteor rock as Kal writhes in pain, sweating profusely. He is restored to normal as Clark.

The next day, Clark has to face all the rude things he said and did as Kal. He says he didn't mean them, but Martha states that in fact, he says exactly what is on his mind when he is on Red K and shouldn't always bottle up his emotions. He says that he can't let Lana marry Lex, and Martha tells him he needs to let go of his feelings for her. Lois arrives at this point and it is evident that she does not remember anything about what happened yesterday when she was affected. Clark doesn't tell her the whole story, but he does show her the mix CD she made for him, and she is clearly embarrassed.

Chloe thanks Jimmy for his help in restoring Lois. She gushes about how great they work together, but Jimmy brings up Clark's behavior. Chloe brushes him off and Jimmy gets annoyed, saying that Clark was acting like a jerk and Chloe always makes excuses for him. She tries to assure him that there's more to the story, but Jimmy gets upset and challenges her by saying if she had to choose between him and Clark, she would choose Clark. Chloe assures him that she likes him, but he doesn't believe her. He says they should take a break and leaves as Chloe starts to cry, heartbroken.

Lex gets Dr. Langston to check up on Lana and he gives her a clean bill of health. Lex indirectly mentions that Lana was kissing Clark back and Lana asks him if he was going to shoot Clark. Lex admits that he felt he had a right to go after Clark. He says he doesn't know what he would do if he lost Lana. Lex exits and meets the doctor in the hall, who remarks that Lana's pregnancy "isn't typical" but is progressing "as scheduled." Lana reveals that she has hidden the bent chisel Lex used on Clark in her dressing table.

[edit] Recurring Role

• Jimmy Olsen - Aaron Ashmore

[edit] Guest Cast

• Star - Simone Bailly
• Dr. Langston - Fred Henderson

[edit] Featured Music

• "Our Finest Hour"- Ginger

[edit] Episode Title

• The color "crimson" is a purplish red to a vivid red, the color of Lois's lipstick. Red is also the color of the kryptonite that infects Clark in this episode.
• Crimson can be used as a verb meaning, "turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame". After Lois and Clark recover from the red kryptonite, they are both deeply embarrassed by their actions.

[edit] Notes

• Interestingly, Lionel Luthor does not appear in this episode, even when it is his son's engagement party and Martha is there. In a deleted scene, Martha goes to the Mansion and gives Lana a gift, a piece of heirloom family jewelery. She explains that Lionel was out of the country and unable to return.
• According to the Smallville Official Companion Season 6 book, Annette O'Toole objected to Martha attending the party, out of loyalty to Clark. However, the writers explained that Lana thought she intended to stay after dropping off the gift, so she did in order to not hurt Lana's feelings.[1]
• Chloe gives Jimmy a bow tie for Valentine's Day, a nod to the character traditionally wearing one.
• It is interesting that Lois and Oliver were invited to the engagement party, since Lex has openly expressed disdain for both of them: Lois in Solitude and Oliver in Reunion. Lana could have invited them, but she doesn't know Oliver at all and she and Lois are really just acquaintances with common friends. Lois is not seen at the wedding.
• Jimmy jokes that aphrodisiacs work like "Barry White songs", a reference to the American singer famous for his sensual soul and disco love songs.

[edit] Continuity

• It is stated for the first time that the entity that saved Clark in Static and Labyrinth is the "Martian Manhunter", a name presumably thought up by Chloe.
• The truth behind Lana's atypical pregnancy is revealed in Progeny .
• This is the first appearance of red kryptonite since season 4, and Lois' first encounter with Clark's Kal personality.
• Since Red Kryptonite brings out Clark's inner most thoughts and desires, this episode reveals that he is still in love with Lana, hates Lex, has thought about kissing Chloe, and is physically attracted to Lois.

[edit] Quotes

Clark: (to Chloe) You're the only person who can make me feel guilty, relieved, and a little sad, all in one sentence.

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Clark: Welcome to the love-fest.

Lois: Yeah, and me without my Uzi.

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Chloe: What are you doing? We were supposed to take Clark out tonight, remember?

Jimmy: Yeah, well, Lois was out alone, and then it hit me; Lois, and Clark.

Chloe: Lois and Clark?!

Jimmy: You got to admit, they got chemistry.

Chloe: Yeah, so do nitroglycerin and peroxide, and I don't suggest putting them together.

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Lois: Please tell me we weren't just set up.

Clark: Looks like it.

Lois: Us? That's like...hot fudge and halibut.

Clark: I take it I'm the halibut.

Lois: Naturally.

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Clark: Lois is... into me.

Chloe: She's into you? What like--(Clark holds up Lois' mixed CD) Wow. She really pulled out all the stops.

Clark: She's not herself, all right? It's like she-- overdosed on Love Potion #9 or something (Chloe giggles) and this isn't funny!

Chloe: Oh, it's pretty funny!

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Kal: I'd like to see Oliver do this-- (Kal grabs Lois and jumps from the Daily Planet rooftop to Oliver's balcony) What did you say about a dorky farm boy?

Lois: Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. I cant wait to see what else you can do.

Kal: Well I'm fast, but not too fast.

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Kal: And look. My own mother would rather raise a glass with the enemy than stand by her own son.

Martha: Clark. You're not yourself.

Kal: It's okay, Mom. You're more a Luthor than a Kent these days, anyway.

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Kal: (to Chloe) After all, once Lana's off the market, all those years of unrequited pining may actually pay off. Can't say I haven't thought about it.

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Kal: To baby Luthor. The real reason that Lana's marrying you.

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Jimmy: (about Lois) It's so weird to see her acting like a girl.

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Lois: Lana is your past. I'm your future.

Kal: This is the present.

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Lois: I knew I'd kissed you before-- in the alley. You're Green Arrow.

Kal: Hardly-- I was just pretending to be so you wouldn't know it was Oliver.

Lois: Oliver? Oh my God. All those times he disappeared. What is my deal with emotionally-unavailable weekend warriors?

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Lois: Well, I guess it's better that neither of us remembers. I can't even really picture the two of us, um... You don't think that we...

Clark: Think that we what?

Lois: You know...that we...

Clark: No, Lois.

Lois: Ahh.

Clark: I think I'd remember.

Lois: Yeah, of course you would.

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Lex: So I have this dilemma: I can’t decide between Stegosaurus or Mr. Duck.

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Chloe: Hey, put another one down for the J-Chlo team!

[edit] External Links

• TV.com

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