Visage
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| Visage | |
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| Series | 2x11 |
| Episode | 32 |
| Writer | Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer |
| Director | Bill Gereghty |
| Broadcast Date | January 14, 2003 |
| Production Code | 175060 |
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[edit] Summary
Whitney returns from a mission in Indonesia with amnesia, but Clark is suspicious. Lana tries to be nice to Whitney, all the while remembering that she broke up with him. Meanwhile, Helen dumps Lex, but then forgives him and takes him back.
[edit] Recap
Clark is trying to help Lana with a leaky drainpipe at the Talon. She runs to get a wrench and Clark uses his heat vision to weld the leak. Lana is amazed that he fixed it. Clark indirectly says he misses her living across the street from him. While cleaning up, Clark asks Lana about Whitney. Lana admits that she is scared because he's been missing for over a month and the military sent back his personal effects, including her meteor rock necklace. Clark asks if she's going to start wearing it again, but to his relief, she says it doesn't feel right. In Aceh Province, Indonesia, Whitney is trudging through the wetlands with two comrades in arms. They talk about how no one is looking for them any more, but they are determined to get back to base and back home. They start taking artillery fire and start running. They are very near a point where they can get a signal to the scouts. One man is hit as the other two trudge on, double time. When a second man is hit, Whitney goes back for him and pulls him through the water, but when they reach shore they appear to take a direct hit.
The next day at school, Pete and Chloe are all upset about Mrs. Biserri's class. She has told them that Alexander Graham Bell didn't actually invent the telephone. They are disillusioned that they believed one thing about a person and then find out it isn't true. Chloe mentions she felt the same way in first grade when she found out that Betsy Ross didn't design the U.S. flag.
Clark asks Lana to go to a winter festival with him, but she says she has to take extra shifts at the Talon. He tells her that working herself to the bone isn't the best way to cope with worrying over Whitney and she changes her mind and agrees to go. Just then, Whitney himself walks into the school. Lana runs into his arms, leaving Clark alone in the hallway. Clark tells his parents that Whitney has returned, but admits that he's sorry Whitney is back because he was just starting to get close to Lana. Jonathan doesn't appreciate Clark's attitude and tells him that Whitney deserves a hero's welcome.
At the Luthor Mansion, Lex confronts Helen with photographs of her with Lionel, despite her claims that she has never met the elder Luthor. Lex reveals that he's done a complete background check on Helen, and knows that Helen accepted thousands of dollars from LuthorCorp and demands an explanation. Helen is indignant and storms out.
Lana and Whitney are catching up at his house. He tells her that the thought of seeing her again kept him going and Lana realizes he never got the video she made. Whitney says some of his memories are gone and Lana does not tell him what the video letter said. Chloe and Lana talk before Whitney's Welcome Back party. Lana tells her that Whitney doesn't remember her breaking up with him and she can't dump him now that he needs her; she might even be falling in love with him again. He doesn't have all those annoying secrets. At the party at the Talon, Whitney seems changed, saying he's not interested in football or in giving the the Smallville Torch an exclusive interview. Lana tells Clark she can't go to the festival with him after all, and Whitney asks if they saw a lot of each other while he was gone.
The next day, Clark approaches Lana at school but she is angry with him. Whitney told her that "Clark" was the one in a jealous rage who tore apart the bathroom. Clark tries to tell her that Whitney is lying, but she is offended by the accusation.
A US Marine officer, Lieutenant McNulty, arrives at the Fordmans' to deliver the news that Whitney's remains had been found, but he is suitably confused when Whitney walks up to greet him, carrying a baseball bat. Whitney bludgeons the officer to death while his mother screams in horror. Whitney then takes Lana to visit her horse, Heisman, and notices that she is wearing her necklace again. He says he wants to be with her all the time and suggests they move in together. He gets upset when Lana disagrees, saying her hesitancy is because of Clark.
Lex vents to Clark about Helen over a game of pool and Clark tells him about Whitney's erratic behavior. Lex offers to set Whitney up with a specialist in post-traumatic stress disorder. Whitney terrorizes his mother for information of his old life, but Clark interrupts him by ringing the doorbell. Clark tells him that he needs help, but Whitney is still hostile and pushes Clark down the steps and across the lawn. Recognition dawns on Clark. He x-rays Whitney and sees a glowing green skeleton which he recognizes as Tina Greer. Back inside, Whitney morphs into Tina Greer in front of Mrs. Fordman.
Clark goes to the Torch office to tell Chloe and Pete that Whitney is Tina Greer in disguise. Chloe says it's impossible because Tina committed suicide in the hospital last week by burning herself alive. Clark is skeptical, and outside the office he tells Pete that Tina probably knows his secret. He tells Pete to go warn Lana, and Lana overhears them. Clark reluctantly tells her his theory. He asks her to stay with Pete while he goes back to the Fordmans' where his mother confirms that Whitney is Tina. Lana promptly walks away from Pete and when he tries to catch up, she throws him across the hallway and knocks him out, revealing herself to be Tina in disguise.
She goes to the Talon as Whitney proposes to Lana. Lana is overwhelmed and finally confesses that she broke up with Whitney while he was gone. He seems to accept her decision and asks her for her necklace and she gives it to him. Tina pretends to be Jonathan, subdues Clark with the necklace, and throws him into the storm cellar speculating that the meteor shower must have done something to him, too. She ties his arms behind his back saying that she knows whom Lana wants to be with, explaining that she loves Lana and she will do anything to be with her. She morphs into a copy of Clark saying how easy it will be to live as him. He has a perfect life: great parents, good friends. She leaves him languishing in the cellar. In pain, Clark tries to work his hands loose. Suddenly, the ship lights up and emits a blast of light, neutralizing the kryptonite in the necklace. Shortly afterward, Jonathan finds him and Clark quickly explains that the ship saved him and superspeeds away to save Lana.
Tina is going through Lana's clothes and morphs into Chloe as Lana comes in from the shower. She says that she talked with Whitney, and she says that Lana belongs with Clark. This almost blows her cover.
Tina goes to the Talon disguised as Clark and tells Lana that he's in love with her. He starts to kiss her, and she pushes him away just as the real Clark arrives. Lana is confused until Clark says he's the one who fixed the drainpipe. Lana recoils from Tina, calling her a freak. Tina is enraged and throws Lana across the room, knocking her out. Tina throws Clark through a door and they battle in the alley, seriously damaging the greenhouse. Tina advances on Clark and he superspeeds out of the way. She is impaled on broken wood and dies, asking Clark to take care of Lana.
Jonathan brings Clark home and reports that Mrs. Fordman will make a full recovery, but Whitney died in combat. Clark wonders if he could be as brave as Whitney if he weren't bullet proof, but Jonathan assures him that they are positive that he would. He takes the kryptonite necklace to the Kawatche Caves and Lana shows up. She begins to cry as she talks about Whitney's death and how everybody she's ever gotten close to has left her. She tells Clark that she is sorry she isn't a better friend to him. She says she doesn't care if Clark has secrets because he is such a good friend and a constant in her life. Clark hugs her as she cries.
Lex confronts Helen at the Talon and again asks for an explanation. She tells him that Lionel bribed her to dump Lex and even when she didn't, he paid her anyway. Lex is apologetic, but she is still angry and leaves. Later, he goes to the hospital to apologize again and begs Helen to take him back, saying he needs her help to prevent himself from becoming his father. They leave hand in hand.
[edit] Recurring Role
- Dr. Helen Bryce - Emmanuelle Vaugier
[edit] Guest Cast
- Tina Greer - Lizzy Caplan (also played by Eric Johnson, Kristin Kreuk, John Schneider, Tom Welling and Allison Mack)
- Whitney Fordman - Eric Johnson
- Betty Fordman - Catherine Barroll
- Lt. McNulty - D. Neil Mark
[edit] Featured Music
- "Little Bit Strange" - Walkabout
- "American Rock And Roll" - Bumblefoot
- "The Anthem" - Good Charlotte
- "Days Go By (guitar version)" - Dirty Vegas
- "Love" - Rosey.
- "Feel Like A Man" - Susan Barth.
- "Mad World" - Michael Andrews ft. Gary Jules
[edit] Notes
- With Whitney's appearance of sort, this is the final episode to feature appearances by all 8 members of the original cast (As Pete doesn't make an appearance in Facade).
- Whitney arrives at the school wearing his formal Marine Corps "Dress Blues". According to the US Marine Corps website, this is the only United States military uniform that contains all three colors of the American flag- red for sacrifice, white for honor, and blue for bravery, and a red stripe down the leg symbolizing blood from the Mexican War. However, some innaccuracies can be noted: only officers and noncommissioned officers uniform's have a blood stripe, and Whitney is a Private Frist Class. Also, he is wearing the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal, which is only awarded after three years of good service. Finally, Whitney is also wearing his Dress Blue White Cap. Privates are taught to remove it while indoors unless standing an official post, or face reprimand. (These details were probably added for dramatic effect.)
- Chloe says that Tina "couldn't have pulled off a Martin Guerre". This is a reference to a famous case of identity theft in which a 16th Century French peasant abandoned his family, but upon his return, found that another man had been living with his wife and son for three years, claiming to be him.
- Kristin Kreuk shows off her spin kicks in this episode, an ability she shows off again in Precipice.
- When Tina is disguised as Clark, she is wearing tan and gray rather than Clark's usual red, yellow and blue.
- The Marine officer who comes to inform Whitney's mother about her son's death identifies himself as lieutenant but is wearing captain insignia.
- In this episode Lana sees Clark as jealous again. This is interesting, since after Clark had saved Lana (and Chloe) from Ian, they (Lana and Chloe) promised to not see Clark as "the jealous boyfriend". And this was only 2 episodes before.
- This episode also shows clearly that Clark isn't really used to fight against other metahumans. Because when Clark fought Tina Greer, he could've easily used his superspeed, as Tina Greer only has the ability to shift forms and possesses superhuman strength. In later seasons, when Clark fights Bizarro for the first time, Clark will fight using his superspeed (although as Bizarro has all of Clark's abilities, Bizarro superspeeds too).
- Lex says that he doesn't wanna become like his father. Ironically, Lex becomes the evil man, just like his father, and meanwhile, his father becomes the "good friend" of Clark.
[edit] Episode Title
- vis·age [viz-ij]–noun[1]
- 1. the face, usually with reference to shape, features, expression, etc.; countenance.
- 2. aspect; appearance.
[edit] Continuity
- Lizzy Caplan reprises her role as Tina Greer, the shapeshifting girl from the first season episode X-Ray.
- The officer Tina (as Whitney) kills is the father of Van McNulty. Van becomes a "meteor freak hunter" in the Season 3 episode Extinction.
- Whitney Fordman will make a final appearance in the fourth season episode Façade.
- This is the second time the ship has activated to save Clark's life (in Tempest the ship followed Clark into the tornadoes).
- Clark fights his double again in Season Six when he fights against Bizarro.
- Before his defeat, Bizarro actually succeedes in living Clark's life with Lana for about a month while the real Clark is trapped in the Fortress of Solitude.
[edit] Quotes
- Lana: Maybe one day I'll figure out how Clark Kent does the things he does.
- Chloe: You spend your whole life thinking you know the truth about someone only to find out that it may be a total lie.
- Lex: Now, unless you both share a passion for feeding pigeons, there must be a reason for your meeting.
- Helen: It took me five dates to figure it out. You're delusional.
- Whitney: We're gonna make it back. You hear me? I'm gonna get back and see Lana.
- Lex: People are seldom whom they appear to be.
- Clark: If I knew someone was investigating me, I'd be a little ticked off too.
- Lex: I wish I shared your eternal optimism, Clark.
- Pete: Clark. What's going on?
- Clark: Look, I know this may sound crazy, but Whitney may not be Whitney.
- Chloe: Are you getting existential on us, or is this Wall of Weird material?
- Clark: I think he's Tina Greer.
- Chloe: The mighty-morphing power girl?
- Lana: I don't care if you have secrets, Clark. You're the one good constant thing in my life and I don't want to lose you too.
- Tina: Take care of... Lana.
- Lex: Help me, Helen. I don't want to become my father.
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