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Infamous
Series 8x15
Episode 167
Writer Caroline Dries
Director Glen Winter
Broadcast Date March 12, 2009
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[edit] Summary

Linda Lake returns to Metropolis and threatens to expose Clark's secret unless he promises to give her exclusive information on the red-blue blur so she can become a star reporter again. Refusing to be blackmailed, Clark tells Lois his secret and asks her to write his story for the Daily Planet.

[edit] Recap

Linda Lake is back
Lois gets out of a taxi in the pouring rain, when Clark shows up, Lois complains saying that she waited 3 hours for him. Clark apologizes for not being there. As Lois walks into the Daily Planet, Linda Lake suddenly appears behind Clark. She reveals that there isn't a worse prison than where she's been. She says she's been living two years underground, and that she knows that Clark is the Red-Blue Blur, and wants to expose him. She shows Clark a story she's been writing, and threatens to blackmail him in order to regain her fame and critical acclaim. Clark tries to grab Linda Lake, but she turns into water and disappears.

Chloe visits Clark in his barn, and Clark tells her about what had happened. Suddenly, after some thought and discussion of his options, Clark says that he will reveal his secrets to the world, on his terms. When Chloe seems doubtful, Clark says that as the world accepted "The Red-Blue Blur", there's a chance that they will accept him. Clark says that for the first time in his life, he may actually be able to be himself. Chloe insecurely smiles.

A nurse called Toni goes into the drug room with pills and Davis is standing there. Davis has his pockets full of pills, and the nurse asks him what he is doing. Davis replies that he is one of the EMT's. The nurse asks him to explain why he has taken so many pills. He says that he is restocking those pills he took, the nurse reads the pill's name: Anti-psychotics, used for multiple personalities. The nurse apologizes and says that she hopes that whoever needs it gets it. Davis says "So do I", and prepares to take the pills.
Clark reveals his secret to Lois

At the Daily Planet Clark watches Lois as she works. He decides to ask her to write his story. He says that he didn't forget to pick Lois up at the airport, the reason he wasn't there was because he was protecting people, and that he is the Red-Blue Blur. Lois laughs, disbelievingly thinking it's just an excuse and goes into a room to restock her papers. She steps up on a table and tries to reach for the paper, but she can't reach it. To prove to her the truth, Clark helps her by lifting up the table with one hand. Lois looks shocked, and when Clark lets go of the table Lois falls into his arms, and says "I guess I should stop calling you Smallville..."

Lois locks the door to the room she and Clark are in. She asks why she is the first person Clark told. Clark admits that Lana and Chloe has known it for years. Lois then begins to inquire what "guns" Clark has in his arsenal. Clark then tells her about his powers.
Clark is front page news
He tells her that he can blast fire out of his eyes, he can hear a dog barking from 10 miles away, he can see through solid objects (this alarms Lois), and that he can run faster than the speed of sound. Once again, Clark asks her to write the story. Lois agrees, thinking he is a meteor freak, which prompts Clark to tell her where he's really from.

The very next day's Daily Planet's front page reads: "CLARK KENT: ALIEN FROM KRYPTON". Clark is walking down the street observing the reactions of people as they see him. The person at the newspaper stand gives Clark a paper for free, and a little kid asks him for his autograph. Everywhere Clark goes, people smile, applauds, screams and take pictures of him. One fanatic girl jumps from a distance on purpose, but Clark super-speeds and catches her. Suddenly he is surrounded by the media, and Linda Lake appears and says that she will have the last word after he scooped her.

Chloe asks Toni about Jimmy. Toni says that he isn't there, and says that the hospital is full because of the paparazzi following Chloe - an alien's best friend. Chloe sees Davis and wants to talk to him about "what happened". Davis thinks that she is talking about when she was Brainiac-infected, but she actually meant when Davis kissed her. She admits that she deleted all the messages that Davis sent her, without checking them. The discussion ends with Davis saying it's dangerous having such a relationship as they have. Another nurse holds a copy of the day's Daily Planet, and incredulously asks Davis if he actually knows her. She says that Chloe is famous as she is the Kryptonian's best friend. As Davis heard Brainiac-infected-Chloe that his destiny was to kill "the other Kryptonian", he silently mumbles "Kryptonian..."

Linda then goes to see the Daily Planet's City Editor, Randall Brady and tells him that she has a story for him. Randall dismisses her immediately claiming that the Daily Planet does not care for gossip columns anymore and suggests that she gets a new career. She says it's about the Clark, rousing his interest.

Clark getting shot at by police

Clark is talking to Martha, who warns she may be forced to go on leave as a Senator. Chloe makes her way through paparazzi at the Kent farm, and states Clark and Lois have been given penthouse offices at the Daily Planet. They notice a news broadcast on TV of an anguished mother whose husband died when Clark wasn't there, making Clark feel bad that he can't be there for everyone. Chloe reveals that Linda was held at Black Creek and her power can be neutralized by electricity. They suddenly see on TV that Linda has called a press conference. She announces that Clark is the first wave of an alien invasion, not a savior. She tells the press that the real hero was Lex Luthor, whom Clark killed. Federal Agents arrive and Clark refuses to leave, going outside to confront them while Chloe slips out the back.

The feds are questioning Clark about how he came to earth and the claims he killed Lex. He denies that he killed Lex but the head agent tells him that they will need to run some tests. Clark gets angry and says that nobody will be running any tests. However more agents come in to accost him and opens fire on Clark when he throws one across the room. The bullets merely bounces off his chest before he superspeeds away. He catches up with Chloe and says that they need to leave Smallville and hide until the media dies down. He says he will find her later and that he plans to use the Legion ring to go back in time so that he can stop Linda Lake before she blackmails him, unaware that she is in fact listening.

Randall comes down to the basement of the Daily Planet and shows Lois Linda's story on the front page of Clark's murder of Lex Luthor. Lois then gets in the elevator to go and protest to Tess and finds herself with Linda who is thrilled to have people turn on Clark. Lois barges into Tess' office to find the agents waiting for her.
Clark's exposed to kryptonte
Before they can arrest her, Clark superspeeds her away to the barn. Clark says that he can make everything go away by using the Legion ring but Lois urges him to stay and fight back. She says that she understands his decision but is disappointed that she will forget his secret, knowing that he won't tell her the next time. Clark opens the toolbox and is exposed to kryptonite planted by Linda who comes out of hiding and knocks Lois out. At Isis, Chloe is deleting all information and shredding papers. Davis stumbles in and says he can't stop it and says he's built up a tolerance to the anti-psychotic pills. He remembers that Brainiac told him it was his destiny to destroy Clark, and that he's a Kryptonian as well. Chloe realizes that he's Doomsday and Davis tells her to warn Clark. He starts to transform and tells her to run.
Davis transforms into Doomsday
She runs out into the street and calls Lois to leave a message for Clark. She gets to her car but Doomsday easily catches up and shakes the car about before he rips off the car door. Linda shows Clark she has the Legion ring and tells him that she plans to go into the future and find out stories before they happen therefore she will gain an advantage on the big stories over all her peers. Lois then awakens and the two tussle before Lois knocks Linda out. Clark grabs the Legion ring as Lois answers her message from Chloe and begins to tell Clark that Davis Bloome is Doomsday but before she finishes, he disappears.
Clark uses electricity to keep her in her human form
He arrives back in his barn two days earlier and goes to Linda's apartment. She is surprised at his presence and he shows her the story he wrote about her murders and says she is going to jail. She attempts to escape but Clark uses electricity to keep her in her human form.

Lois steps out of Clark's truck, with him picking her up this time. He admits that things got crazy during the wedding and Lois suggests they forget everything they discussed there. She invites him for coffee later but says it's okay if he doesn't.

Clark tells Chloe what happened and remembers how he thought things would work out when he told Lois about his secret identity. Chloe suggests that he create a secret identity to fight crime. Clark insists that he can't tell Lois and explains that he destroyed the Legion ring. Chloe wonders what might have changed this time.
Davis murders Linda
Toni goes into a room with pills and Davis is standing there. Davis has his pockets full of pills, and the nurse asks him what he is doing. Davis replies that he is one of the EMTs. Toni then tells him that a patient is asking for him. He goes to the criminal containment room and finds Linda Lake. She says she knows his secret, telling him to unleash the beast and break her out of the chains. Linda goads him and he begins to transform but Davis becomes angry and smothers Linda to death before he stops transforming. He leaves the room and throws away the pills.

Lois is waiting for Clark at the coffee shop, with him standing across the street, looking at her, contemplating whether or not to go. He sends her a message saying he can't make it and she sends one back saying she couldn't either. Lois continues to sit at the table with her coffee, dejected as Clark walks away saddened.

[edit] Featured Music

  • "Dreamer" - Uh Huh Her

[edit] Recurring Roles

[edit] Guest Stars

  • Toni - Laura Mennell

[edit] Episode Title

  • Infamous means "Having an exceedingly bad reputation; notorious". It also has a legal definition: "Punishable by severe measures, such as death, long imprisonment, or loss of civil rights."
  • In this episode, Clark becomes infamous when his secret is revealed to the world by Linda Lake and he is widely thought to be an "invading alien".
  • Clark also is threatened with imprisonment and capture by the government in this episode.

[edit] Notes

  • When Lois finds out about Clark's secret, she says that she shouldn't call him Smallville anymore. She said the same thing in Blank before her memory was erased.
  • Lois doing Clark's interview about his origins and heritage is a direct reference to the interview from Superman: The Movie.
  • Clark going back in time because he made a bad decision is similar to what Superman does in Superman: The Movie.
  • This is the fourth time that time travel has been featured on Smallville. The other times were Reckoning, Apocalypse and Legion.
  • Though Martha wasn't seen in this episode, she was mentioned when Clark talk to her through the phone. The last time she was mentioned was in Wrath.
  • Tess, Jimmy, and Oliver do not appear.

[edit] Continuity

  • Linda Lake appeared in season six's Hydro. She was presumed dead after Lana hit her with her car and Linda turned into water, but she somehow survived.
  • Chloe mentions Lana leaving Clark, which happened in Requiem
  • Clark was given the Legion ring by Rokk Krinn in Legion.
  • Clark confesses to Lois that it was him that saved her from the speeding car in Identity.
  • Clark also confesses to Lois that he caused the barn door to fly off its hinges which occurred in Sneeze.
  • Lois tells Clark that now that she knows about his powers, she "can't call you Smallville." She said something very similar in Blank when she discovered his powers.
  • Davis and Chloe discuss about the kiss they shared, that occurred in Abyss.
  • Davis mentions being in the Arctic with Chloe, which happened in Legion
  • Chloe mentions Doomsday's attack on her wedding to Lois, which happened in Bride.

[edit] Quotes

Clark: Lois, I want you to write my story.
Lois: What story?
Clark Kent: I'm the Red-Blue Blur.
Lois Lane: (laughing) That's the best you can do.
Chloe: You know, Clark, maybe you can have your cape and wear it, too. Say that Clark Kent, the unassuming journalist, buttoned up in a starched shirt and tie, but then, when he's playing the hero, he...
Clark: Steps out of the shadow into his red and blue, creating two completely separate identities?
Chloe: Yeah.
Linda Lake: (referring to Clark Kent) He is the first wave of an alien invasion.
Clark: Linda Lake is lying through her teeth.
Davis: You told me that it was my destiny to kill the other Kryptonian.
Chloe: Davis, what are you talking about? What other Kryptonian? There's only one Kryptonian. There's only Clark!
Davis: I'm Kryptonian!
Chloe: You're Doomsday!
Davis: I was sent to this planet to kill Clark!
Clark: My father sent me here with a dying wish that I use my abilities to protect mankind. It's what I've always done, it's what I'm going to continue to do.
Davis: A friendship like ours... it could be dangerous.
Clark: For the first time in my life, I may actually be able to be myself.

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