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* BookEnds: The episode begins with Clark and Lana talking about swimming at Crater Lake, although the real Lana jokes she'd only go SkinnyDipping with him in his dreams.
* EccentricMillionaire: Lex is reluctant about doing a psychological test, because it may just confirm he's crazy, but Lionel "comforts" him by saying rich people are never crazy.
-->'''Lionel:''' When you're rich, you're not crazy-- you're eccentric!
-->'''Lionel:''' When you're rich, you're not crazy-- you're eccentric!
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* {{Fanservice}}: Clark and Lana going skinny dipping in the teaser.
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* {{Fanservice}}: [[MrFanservice Clark]] and [[MsFanservice Lana]] going SkinnyDipping in the teaser, with a plenty of {{Male|Gaze}} and FemaleGaze of them stripping, with Clark being {{shirtless|Scene}} Clark and Lana going skinny dipping being in her [[LingerieScene underwear]].
* ForcedSleep: Sara is being artificially kept in a coma by her EvilUncle via drugs. He does theteaser.same with Clark and Lana when attempting to kill them.
* GirlOfMyDreams: Clark Kent dreams of a girl named Sara Conroy before he ever met her. He saves her life in both the dream and real world, but they do not become attracted to each other at all, and she becomes a Clark/Lana ShipperOnDeck.
* ForcedSleep: Sara is being artificially kept in a coma by her EvilUncle via drugs. He does the
* GirlOfMyDreams: Clark Kent dreams of a girl named Sara Conroy before he ever met her. He saves her life in both the dream and real world, but they do not become attracted to each other at all, and she becomes a Clark/Lana ShipperOnDeck.
* ImNotAfraidOfYou: In Sara's nightmares, she is terrorized by The Traveler. Clark tries to fight the monster, but it seems unstoppable. Clark figures it out and encourages Sara not to be afraid of him anymore and once she does, it gets weakened and Clark destroys the monster with his [[EyeBeams heat vision]].
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* PlayingWithSyringes: Nicholas uses some kind of drug to keep Sarah comatose.
* ReusableLighterToss: Nicholas tries to kill Lana by pouring a line of gasoline and then trying to set her car ablaze by tossing his lighter to the ground, only for Clark to super-speed past and grab the lighter.
* SkinnyDipping: During the teaser Clark and Lana do this at Crater Lake.
* StealthPun: Songs by Music/{{REM}} play throughout this episode, which is about Clark being trapped in the dream world by Sarah.
* TheTease: Lana acts like this during Clark's dream.
* VillainOfTheWeek: Nicholas Conroy, Sarah's greedy EvilUncle.
* ReusableLighterToss: Nicholas tries to kill Lana by pouring a line of gasoline and then trying to set her car ablaze by tossing his lighter to the ground, only for Clark to super-speed past and grab the lighter.
* SkinnyDipping: During the teaser Clark and Lana do this at Crater Lake.
* StealthPun: Songs by Music/{{REM}} play throughout this episode, which is about Clark being trapped in the dream world by Sarah.
* TheTease: Lana acts like this during Clark's dream.
* VillainOfTheWeek: Nicholas Conroy, Sarah's greedy EvilUncle.
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* NoPeekingRequest: When Clark and Lana both want to go SkinnyDipping at Crater Lake, Lana says she doesn't mind swimming together as long as he doesn't peek while she strips. He keeps his back turned while she takes off her clothes behinds him, but [[CovertPervert does turn to catch a peek]] just as she's diving in.
* PlayingWithSyringes: Nicholas uses some kind of drug to [[ForcedSleep keep Sarahcomatose.
comatose]].
* ReusableLighterToss: Nicholas tries to kill Lana by pouring a line of gasoline and then trying to set her car ablaze by tossing his lighter to the ground, only for Clark tosuper-speed SuperSpeed past and grab the lighter.
* ShouldersUpNudity: When Clark and Lana strip naked to go SkinnyDipping, the camera doesn't pan below Lana's shoulders or Clark's waist.
* ShoutOut:
** Lex has a prop sword that he says is from his favorite Creator/AkiraKurosawa film, ''Film/ThroneOfBlood''.
** In the dream, when Clark questions Chloe's reasoning for taking down the Wall of Weird, she states that she's "done chasing windmills", which is a reference to ''Literature/DonQuixote''
** Chloe calls Clark and Lana going SkinnyDipping a "''[[Literature/TheBlueLagoon Blue Lagoon]]''" moment.
* SkinnyDipping: During theteaser teaser, due to a HeatWave both Clark and Lana do this [[ContrivedCoincidence coincidentally]] have the same idea to go SkinnyDipping on Crate Lake at Crater Lake.the same time. Clark attempts to leave at first but Lana says she wouldn't mind going skinny dipping with him and the two take their turns stripping before swimming together.
* StealthPun: Songs by Music/{{REM}} play throughout this episode, which is about Clark being trapped in the dream world bySarah.
* TheTease: Lana acts like this during Clark's dream.Sarah.
* StockFootage: The footage of Clark using his SuperSpeed to travel to Conroy's house is recycled from "[[Recap/SmallvilleS02E07Lineage Lineage]]", with the only difference being that Clark's shirt has been recolored to match the scene.
* TheTease: Lana acts like this during Clark's dream, [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl not minding]] going SkinnyDipping with him and [[YouCanLeaveYourHatOn stripping seductively while throwing her clothes towards him]] and later commenting she [[EatingTheEyeCandy greatly enjoyed the view]] when he had to [[SeXySurfacingShot climb out of the water]]. This [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Out Of Character behavior]] is the first hint that it's actually AllJustADream, with Lana acting like that merely because Clark was having an EroticDream. The ending scene has the real Lana jokingly dismiss the idea of going SkinnyDipping with him.
-->'''Lana:''' Well, it's been like an oven outside so I was thinking we could go swimming at Crater Lake?\\
'''Clark:''' I really don't think skinny-dipping is a good idea.\\
'''Lana:''' Who said anything about skinny dipping? Maybe in your dreams, Clark.
* VillainOfTheWeek: Nicholas Conroy, Sarah's greedyEvilUncle.EvilUncle who wants to keep her comatose so he can control the family fortune.
* PlayingWithSyringes: Nicholas uses some kind of drug to [[ForcedSleep keep Sarah
* ReusableLighterToss: Nicholas tries to kill Lana by pouring a line of gasoline and then trying to set her car ablaze by tossing his lighter to the ground, only for Clark to
* ShouldersUpNudity: When Clark and Lana strip naked to go SkinnyDipping, the camera doesn't pan below Lana's shoulders or Clark's waist.
* ShoutOut:
** Lex has a prop sword that he says is from his favorite Creator/AkiraKurosawa film, ''Film/ThroneOfBlood''.
** In the dream, when Clark questions Chloe's reasoning for taking down the Wall of Weird, she states that she's "done chasing windmills", which is a reference to ''Literature/DonQuixote''
** Chloe calls Clark and Lana going SkinnyDipping a "''[[Literature/TheBlueLagoon Blue Lagoon]]''" moment.
* SkinnyDipping: During the
* StealthPun: Songs by Music/{{REM}} play throughout this episode, which is about Clark being trapped in the dream world by
* TheTease: Lana acts like this during Clark's dream.
* StockFootage: The footage of Clark using his SuperSpeed to travel to Conroy's house is recycled from "[[Recap/SmallvilleS02E07Lineage Lineage]]", with the only difference being that Clark's shirt has been recolored to match the scene.
* TheTease: Lana acts like this during Clark's dream, [[ShamelessFanserviceGirl not minding]] going SkinnyDipping with him and [[YouCanLeaveYourHatOn stripping seductively while throwing her clothes towards him]] and later commenting she [[EatingTheEyeCandy greatly enjoyed the view]] when he had to [[SeXySurfacingShot climb out of the water]]. This [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness Out Of Character behavior]] is the first hint that it's actually AllJustADream, with Lana acting like that merely because Clark was having an EroticDream. The ending scene has the real Lana jokingly dismiss the idea of going SkinnyDipping with him.
-->'''Lana:''' Well, it's been like an oven outside so I was thinking we could go swimming at Crater Lake?\\
'''Clark:''' I really don't think skinny-dipping is a good idea.\\
'''Lana:''' Who said anything about skinny dipping? Maybe in your dreams, Clark.
* VillainOfTheWeek: Nicholas Conroy, Sarah's greedy
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Written by Drew Z. Greenberg
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* Skinny Dipping: During the teaser Clark and Lana do this at Crater Lake.
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* Skinny Dipping: SkinnyDipping: During the teaser Clark and Lana do this at Crater Lake.
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* {{Fanservice}}: Clark and Lana going skinny dipping in the teaser.
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* StealthPun: Songs by Music/{{REM}} play throughout this episode, which is about Clark being trapped in the dream world by Sarah.
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-->'''Clark''': Pete, how could you miss him? He had a [[Franchise/{{Superman}} big red cape]] on!
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Clark comes to the aid of Sarah, a young girl being hunted by a monstrous creature. Lionel demands that Lex undergo a psychological evaluation.
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Clark comes to the aid of Sarah, a young girl being hunted by a monstrous creature. Lionel demands that Lex undergo a psychological evaluation.evaluation before giving him full access to [=LuthorCorp=].
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* AllJustADream: The teaser and first act of the episode is revealed to have been a dream experienced by Clark, thanks to Sarah.
* ComatoseCanary: Sarah Conroy for most of the episode. She wakes up after conquering her fear of the Traveler.
* ComatoseCanary: Sarah Conroy for most of the episode. She wakes up after conquering her fear of the Traveler.
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* AllJustADream: The teaser and first act of the episode is revealed to have been be a dream experienced by Clark, thanks to Sarah.
* ComatoseCanary: Sarah Conroy for most of the episode. She wakes up after conquering her fear of theTraveler.Traveler/Nicholas.
* ComatoseCanary: Sarah Conroy for most of the episode. She wakes up after conquering her fear of the
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* VillainOfTheWeek: Nicholas ConroyConroy, Sarah's greedy EvilUncle.
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* AllJustADream: The teaser and first third act of the episode is revealed to have been a dream experienced by Clark, thanks to Sarah.
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* EvilUncle: Nicholas Conroy, Sarah's uncle who keeps his niece in a comatose state so he can control her inheritance money.
* HeavySleeper: Thanks to Sarah, Clark sleeps for three days.
* HeavySleeper: Thanks to Sarah, Clark sleeps for three days.
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* EvilUncle: Nicholas Conroy, Sarah's uncle who keeps his niece in a comatose state so he can control her inheritance money.
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* HeavySleeper: Thanks to Sarah, Clark sleeps forthree days.a day and a half.
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* LotusEaterMachine: Sort of. The first third of the episode is basically Clark's ideal world--his parents buy him a fancy new truck, and he and Lana are on better terms. Then things start to go downhill when Lex discovers Clark's powers and vows to expose Clark to the world.
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* LotusEaterMachine: Sort of. The first third of the episode is basically Clark's ideal world--his parents buy him a fancy new truck, and he and Lana are on better terms. [[DreamApocalypse Then things start to go downhill when Lex discovers Clark's powers and vows to expose Clark to the world.world]].
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** Clark's line to Pete in the dream world after he sees the Traveler reflected in the glass:
-->'''Clark''': Pete, how could you miss him? He had a [[Franchise/{{Superman}} big red cape]] on!
** Clark's line to Pete in the dream world after he sees the Traveler reflected in the glass:
-->'''Clark''': Pete, how could you miss him? He had a [[Franchise/{{Superman}} big red cape]] on!
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* ComatoseCanary: Sarah Conroy for most of the episode.
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* AllJustADream: The first third of the episode is revealed to have been a dream experienced by Clark.
Clark, thanks to Sarah.
* ComatoseCanary: Sarah Conroy for most of the episode. She wakes up after conquering her fear of the Traveler.
* ComatoseCanary: Sarah Conroy for most of the episode. She wakes up after conquering her fear of the Traveler.
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* KatanasAreJustBetter: In Clark's dream, Lex draws a katana and tries to attack Clark with it, exposing his powers. In the real world, the katana turns out to be a prop from a Japanese movie.
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* EvilUncle: Nicholas Conroy, Sarah's uncle who keeps his niece in a comatose state so he can control her inheritance.
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* EvilUncle: Nicholas Conroy, Sarah's uncle who keeps his niece in a comatose state so he can control her inheritance.inheritance money.
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* CoolCar: In Clark's dream, his parents buy him a spiffy new truck.
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* ReusableLighterToss: Nicholas tries to kill Lana by pouring a line of gasoline and then trying to set her car ablaze by tossing his lighter to the ground, only for Clark to super-speed past and grab the lighter.
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* EvilSoundsDeep: The Traveler in Sarah's dream.
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* InTheHood: The Traveler, the monstrous representation of Nicholas in Sarah's dream, wears a red cloak.
* {{Mundanger}}: Nicholas Conroy, who has no special powers.
* {{Mundanger}}: Nicholas Conroy, who has no special powers.
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* VillainOfTheWeek: Nicholas Conroy
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!!Tropes present in the episode:
* AllJustADream: The first third of the episode is revealed to have been a dream experienced by Clark.
* EvilUncle: Nicholas Conroy
* HeavySleeper: Thanks to Sarah, Clark sleeps for three days.
!!Tropes present in the episode:
* AllJustADream: The first third of the episode is revealed to have been a dream experienced by Clark.
* EvilUncle: Nicholas Conroy
* HeavySleeper: Thanks to Sarah, Clark sleeps for three days.
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Originally aired October 22, 2003
Clark comes to the aid of Sarah, a young girl being hunted by a monstrous creature. Lionel demands that Lex undergo a full psychological evaluation.
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Clark comes to the aid of Sarah, a young girl being hunted by a monstrous creature. Lionel demands that Lex undergo a full psychological evaluation.
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