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This article is about the Season 7 episode. For the Veritas prophecy regarding The Traveler, Clark Kent, please see the Veritas Society page.

Traveler
Series 7x14
Episode 146
Writer Don Whitehead and Holly Henderson (Teleplay) Al Septien and Turi Meyer (Story)
Director Glen Winter
Broadcast Date March 20, 2008
Production Code 3T6314
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[edit] Summary

Lionel arranges to have Clark kidnapped and held in a kryptonite-lined cell at a LuthorCorp facility. After Chloe and Lana find a military electric probe at the farm, they confront Lionel, who throws suspicion onto Lex. Chloe takes Kara to the Fortress and begs Jor-El to restore her memory as she is the only one who can save Clark.

[edit] Recap

Lionel Luthor is handed a warning message: the son of Krypton belongs to Veritas.

At the Kent Farm, Clark Kent opens the book containing the key when he is suddenly attacked with a kryptonite taser. He manages to fend off his attacker, but his attacker calls in reinforcements. They shoot Clark with more kryptonite tasers before knocking him out and capturing him.
Clark is captured.

After they leave, Lana Lang and Chloe Sullivan both enter the barn and notice extensive damage. At first, they guess that Clark went to the Fortress of Solitude so Jor-El can restore Kara Kent's memory and powers, but Chloe finds that the key is still in the loft. They then find a kryptonite taser on the ground. Clark wakes up in a cage-like cell. His captor powers up the cell, exposing him to kryptonite, and warns him to stay in the center of the cell. Clark tries to break out, but he is unable to do so. His captor can control the intensity of the kryptonite lining, and he threatens to increase the kryptonite charge even more if Clark tries to escape again.

Lionel meets with Patricia.
Lionel steps out of a helicopter and meets with Patricia Swann, Virgil Swann's daughter. He accuses her of sending him the cryptic messages he received earlier. Patricia explains that she received all of her father's research after he passed away. He was particularly obsessed with a "traveler" who came to Smallville during a meteor shower. Her father, along with the Queens, the Teagues, and Lionel, used to gather every summer to prepare to welcome the traveler. They formed a secret society called Veritas. Patricia points out that everyone died except for Lionel. She then accuses him of killing Edward Teague and Robert and Laura Queen, and assisting in her father's death. Lionel turns to leave, but Patricia says that she has evidence linking him to their murders. She demands to be taken to the traveler, or else she will release the evidence. Lionel doesn't comply.
Lex convinces Kara to do the procedure.

At the Luthor Mansion, Kara looks at documents supposedly from her past. Lex enters and convinces her once again to have the procedure to regain her memory. When Kara finally decides to do the procedure, Lex exits her room and meets with one of his assistants who has Kara under surveillance. The assistant is hesitant about giving Kara the procedure so soon, but Lex demands that she get the lab ready as soon as possible.

Lionel enters the control room of Clark's cell and orders Clark's captor to stop torturing Clark. Lionel reveals that he built the cell to contain Clark, but he doesn't want the captor to harm Clark in any way. Later, Lana and Chloe enter Lionel's LuthorCorp office and show him the kryptonite taser. They blame Lionel for Clark's capture since he knows Clark's weakness, but Lionel tells them that Kara's memory might be coming back, causing Lex to figure out Clark's secret. Lana threatens to kill Lex if he harms Clark.

Lana and Chloe work together to rescue Clark.
At the Daily Planet, Chloe shows Lana research on an abandoned airstrip purchased by Lionel and re-constructed with a ton of refined meteor rock. Chloe determines that Kara is the only one who can break into the place, so she tells Lana that she can use the key to bring Kara to the Fortress so Kara can get her memory and powers back. Lana says that they can sneak Kara out of the Luthor Mansion by using Lex's secret exit passageways.

Patricia meets Lex in his mansion and gives him a gift: a painting of the Veritas insignia that Lex painted when they were kids. She explains that their parents, along with the Queens and the Teagues, called themselves Veritas, but she didn't tell him what secret things they talked about. Later, Lex visits Lionel in his office and shows him the painting. Lionel still won't give him any information about Veritas, so Lex declares that he would go back to Patricia. After Lex leaves, Lionel calls Patricia and tells her that he is ready to make a deal.

Jor-El restores Kara's memory and powers.
Lana and Chloe head off to get Kara. Lex and his assistant are preparing to take Kara to the lab when they suddenly lose their surveillance feed. While Lex orders a lockdown, Lana and Chloe order Kara to come with them. They escape before Lex enters Kara's room. Clark wanders around the cell when his captor finally comes out of the control room to talk to him. He was the head of security for 33.1. Once again, he increases the kryptonite charge before calling Clark a freak.

That night, Chloe takes Kara to the Fortress of Solitude. Chloe asks Jor-El to restore Kara's memory and powers in order for her to help Clark, but Jor-El doesn't respond. Chloe continues making a heartfelt speech to Jor-El. Suddenly, the Fortress dims and a bright light lifts Kara up. Although Kara has no memory of being taken to the Fortress, the rest of her memory and her powers are restored.

Kara rescues Clark.
A worried Lionel watches Clark stumble around his cell. Patricia enters the control room and orders to see the traveler before handing over the incriminating evidence. She is horrified to see that Lionel has put him in a cage. Patricia then demands to meet with him face-to-face before saying that she will take him away. Pierce, the captor, knocks out Patricia, allowing Lionel to steal the evidence without handing over Clark. Lionel orders Pierce to return Clark discreetly to his home, but Pierce points a gun at Lionel and refuses to let Clark go. He fears that Clark is dangerous and a threat to national security. Lionel denies that Clark is a threat, but Pierce knocks Lionel out before increasing the kryptonite charge to a fatal level. Clark collapses to the ground. The doors burst open, and Kara blasts the controls with her heat vision. She lifts the cage off of Clark and throws it towards the control room. Clark is revived and they embrace. Pierce aims a gun containing kryptonite darts at them, but Lionel pushes Pierce to his death. Clark looks shocked to see Lionel standing in the control room.
Clark reads Virgil Swann's journal.

At the Kent Farm, Patricia tells Clark that Virgil Swann admired him very much. She gives him a journal of her father's. Clark looks through it and hopes that he can live up to everyone's expectations of him. Patricia explains that Lionel killed Robert and Laura Queen, Edward Teague, and probably Virgil Swann because he wanted the traveler all to himself. Although Clark declines her offer to go with her, she decides to stay in Metropolis to be there for him.

Lex holds Patricia's necklace and the Veritas painting.
Clark enters Lionel's office and Lionel apologizes for having to lock Clark in the cell. He tells Clark that he was only trying to ensure his safety since he received letters saying that Clark was going to be kidnapped. Clark is upset and questions why he built the cell in the first place. Lionel goes on to explain that he built it to hold other dangerous Kryptonians. Clark says that he knows about the Veritas murders, but Lionel claims to be a changed man. Clark doesn't believe him.

While Clark is repairing the damage to the barn, Kara enters. Clark gives Kara her bracelet back and thanks her for saving him. Kara feels foolish for trusting Lex, but doesn't understand why he and Lionel have saved them before. Clark tells her that the Luthors are a lost cause; they will only do the right thing if it benefits them.

Patricia's limousine stops in the middle of the road, and her driver gets out and shoots her. Later, Lex chillingly wipes the blood off of Patricia's locket and examines it along with the Veritas painting.

[edit] Recurring Role

[edit] Guest Cast

[edit] Featured Music

  • "Der Holle Rache" - Mozart

[edit] Episode Title

  • Traveler refers to "one who travels or has traveled, as to distant places."
  • This episode focuses on an alien known as "The Traveler" which Veritas believes will come to Earth from a distant planet. The Traveler is probably Clark Kent, although it could also refer to any number of Kryptonians who have come to Earth in the past (including many members of the House of El, General Zod and his Disciples, Brainiac, Dax-Ur, and Raya).
  • Chloe also travels to one of the most distant places on Earth - the Arctic - to beg Jor-El to restore Kara's memory.

[edit] Notes

Jimmy is seen in the background.
  • Lois Lane does not appear in this episode.
  • Although Jimmy Olsen has no dialogue, he can be seen in the background passing behind Chloe and Lana in the basement office of the Daily Planet. (Note: he is featured briefly in a deleted scene)
  • Aaron Douglas, who played Pierce, also played Deputy Birdego in Obscura.
  • Kara's yearbook dedication reads, "This has been the best year ever! Thanks to all of my teachers and fellow students for their friendship and help. I will be modeling this summer."
  • Clark stores his key inside a copy of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. This was mentioned in an earlier episode to be Johnathan Kent's favourite book.
  • Lana doesn't know about the key or how to use it to transport people from the Kawatche Caves to the Fortress. Clark actually showed her the key and transported her to the Fortress in Reckoning. Clark had Jor-El reset time to reverse her death, but the Lana in the new timeline had no recollection of the key or how it works.
  • After Kara regained her memory, she immediately began wearing red and blue, Supergirl's colors. While she had amnesia, she only wore white with the exception of the diner uniform she wore in Fracture.
  • Lana notes that the only people who know about Clark's weakness are her, Chloe, and Lionel. She has apparently forgotten that Martha Kent, Pete Ross, the entire Justice League, and countless villains from Clark's past are all alive and know that meteor rocks are his weakness. (See also: secret keepers)
  • In Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman's first-season finale, The House of Luthor, Lex Luthor also trapped Superman in a kryptonite cage.
  • "The Traveler" also happened to be the name of a red-cloaked creature in Slumber. It was a subconscious manifestation of Sarah Conroy's fear of her uncle.
  • The trailer for this episode showed that the letter that Lionel reads at the start of the episode said "Heed our warning. The son of Krypton belongs to Veritas". However, this was cut out of the final version.) [1]

[edit] Continuity

  • Patricia Swann is the daughter of Virgil Swann, who appeared in Season 2's Rosetta and Season 3's Legacy.
  • When Patricia gives Clark the journal, she mentions that it was transcribed by her father's assistant. Although not mentioned in this episode, Virgil Swann's assistant was Bridgette Crosby.
  • Kara mentioned two instances when the Luthors came to the rescue: when Lex saved her from Finley in Fracture, and when Lionel saved her and Clark from Agent Carter in Lara.
  • Chloe tells Lana she followed Clark to the Fortress, which occurred in Commencement and Solitude. This is Chloe's third time to the Fortress.
  • Lex's assistant Gina also appeared in Bizarro, Action, Gemini, Hero, Veritas and Descent.
  • Lana mentions that the kryptonite prison was built around the time that Lionel found out Clark's secret. This happened in the season four finale, Commencement.

[edit] Quotes

Chloe: If it means saving Clark, I'd climb Mt. Everest.
Chloe: (to Jor-El, in the Fortress of Solitude) Out of all the planets across the universe you decided to send your only son to this one, to Earth! You trusted us to protect him! Now please, Jor-El, I need you to trust me. I love your son! He's in danger and he needs our help!
Lana: (about Lex) If he harms Clark, I will kill him.
Pierce: I’ve seen a lot of terrible things in your town. How could a place called Smallville be filled with such death and destruction? I think it has something to do with you.
Clark: Maybe you want to reconsider keeping me in this cage. You work for the government?
Pierce: I was head of security for 33.1. I've tracked down a lot of meteor freaks, but you... you're in a category all to yourself. The government wouldn't know what to do with you... but I do.
Lana: Lex likes to keep his women on a short leash.
Chloe: Sounds more like a choke chain if you ask me.
Clark: Lex and Lionel are only capable of doing the right thing if it benefits them. I want to see the good in people, Kara, but I think the Luthors are a lost cause.
Patricia: Somehow, I never pictured the last son of Krypton making coffee.
Lionel: The truth can be very easily manipulated.
Clark: You would know that better than anyone, Lionel, you've been doing that for years.
Lionel: I'm different now. I'm a different man.
Clark: No, you're not.
Clark: All these prophecies about the Traveler. I just hope I can live up to what everyone thinks I'm suppose to be.

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[edit] References

1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx8GQnlOtTk


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