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* CliffHanger: The episode ends with Clark finding Jonathan having a heart attack in the barn, Jonathan losing consciousness in Clark's arms, and Clark desperately yelling for his mother.

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* CliffHanger: {{Cliffhanger}}: The episode ends with Clark finding Jonathan having a heart attack in the barn, Jonathan losing consciousness in Clark's arms, and Clark desperately yelling for his mother.



* ForgotAboutHisPowers: In the final scene, Clark finds his father having a heart attack in the barn and, when Jonathan passes out, he seems to forget that he has SuperSpeed and thus could speed Jonathan to the hospital, instead screaming for his mother.
• Clark also forgets that to use super speed and invunerablity to save Coach Altman, Lana, Meagan, and Jordan.(Perhaps the writers didn't know how to have everyone but Jordan incapacitated so that Clark could keep his secret.)

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* ForgotAboutHisPowers: ForgotAboutHisPowers:
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In the final scene, Clark finds his father having a heart attack in the barn and, when Jonathan passes out, he seems to forget that he has SuperSpeed and thus could speed Jonathan to the hospital, instead screaming for his mother.
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Clark also forgets that to use super speed and invunerablity invulnerability to save Coach Altman, Lana, Meagan, and Jordan.(Perhaps the writers didn't know how to have everyone but Jordan incapacitated so that Clark could keep his secret.)



* {{Clairvoyance}}: Jordan has the power to see the future death of anyone he touches (except Clark, whom Jordan suggests will live forever). He loses his ability by the episode's end.

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* {{Clairvoyance}}: {{Seers}}: Jordan has the power to see the future death of anyone he touches (except Clark, whom Jordan suggests will live forever). He loses his ability by the episode's end.
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* {{Precognition}}: Jordan has the power to see the future death of anyone he touches (except Clark, whom Jordan suggests will live forever). He loses his ability by the episode's end.

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* {{Precognition}}: {{Clairvoyance}}: Jordan has the power to see the future death of anyone he touches (except Clark, whom Jordan suggests will live forever). He loses his ability by the episode's end.
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* TheForceisStrongWithThisOne: When Clark touches Jordan, Jordan experiences a vision of [[MythologyGag a red cape flying through space]]. He later tells Clark that, unlike other people he's touched, he didn't see Clark's death.

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* TheForceisStrongWithThisOne: TheForceIsStrongWithThisOne: When Clark touches Jordan, Jordan experiences a vision of [[MythologyGag a red cape flying through space]]. He later tells Clark that, unlike other people he's touched, he didn't see Clark's death.
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° Clark also forgets that to use super speed and invunerablity to save Coach Altman, Lana, Meagan, and Jordan.(Perhaps the writers didn't know how to have everyone but Jordan incapacitated so that Clark could keep his secret.)

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° Clark also forgets that to use super speed and invunerablity to save Coach Altman, Lana, Meagan, and Jordan.(Perhaps the writers didn't know how to have everyone but Jordan incapacitated so that Clark could keep his secret.)



* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: When Clark touches Jordan, Jordan experiences a vision of [[MythologyGag a red cape flying through space]]. He later tells Clark that, unlike other people he's touched, he didn't see Clark's death.

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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: TheForceisStrongWithThisOne: When Clark touches Jordan, Jordan experiences a vision of [[MythologyGag a red cape flying through space]]. He later tells Clark that, unlike other people he's touched, he didn't see Clark's death.
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° Clark also forgets that to use super speed and invunerablity to save Coach Altman, Lana, Meagan, and Jordan.(Perhaps the writers didn't know how to have everyone but Jordan incapacitated so that Clark could keep his secret.)
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Written by Drew Z. Greenberg & Mark Verheiden

Directed by Greg Beeman & James Marshall

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Written by Drew Z. Greenberg Creator/DrewZGreenberg & Mark Verheiden

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Directed by Greg Beeman Creator/GregBeeman & James Marshall
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-->'''Lana:''' ''We'' didn't cause the accident!\\
'''Mr. Altman:''' You might as well have!


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* NeverFoundTheBody: When Clark went to the burning building to rescue Jordan and Mr. Altman, he only found Jordan.
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*** And right before the above moment, there's a banner on the wall reading "[[ComicBook/GreenLantern Emerald Knights]]."

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*** And right before the above moment, there's a banner on the wall reading "[[ComicBook/GreenLantern Emerald Knights]]."Knights]]".

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* CliffHanger: The episode ends with Clark finding Jonathan having a heart attack in the barn, Jonathan losing consciousness in Clark's arms, and Clark desperately calling for his mother.

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* CliffHanger: The episode ends with Clark finding Jonathan having a heart attack in the barn, Jonathan losing consciousness in Clark's arms, and Clark desperately calling yelling for his mother.



* ForgotAboutHisPowers: In the final scene, Clark finds his father having a heart attack in the barn and, when Jonathan passes out, he seems to forget that he has SuperSpeed and thus could speed Jonathan to the hospital, instead screaming for his mother.



** When Clark touches Jordan, the audience gets treated to a shot of a fluttering red cape bearing the familiar ComicBook/{{Superman}} "S."
** And right before the above moment, there's a banner on the wall reading "[[ComicBook/GreenLantern Emerald Knights]]."

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** When Clark touches Jordan, the audience gets treated to a shot of a fluttering red cape bearing the familiar ComicBook/{{Superman}} "S."
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And right before the above moment, there's a banner on the wall reading "[[ComicBook/GreenLantern Emerald Knights]]."



* TakingYouWithMe: Coach Altman kidnaps Lana and Megan, ties them both up in his basement, and then sets fire to the place, intending to die along with them.

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* TakingYouWithMe: Coach Altman kidnaps Lana and Megan, ties them both up in his basement, and then sets fire to the place, intending to die along with them.
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* AntiVillain: Coach Altman is a [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Type II]]. He just wants to be [[TogetherInDeath reunited with his daughter]].

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* AntiVillain: Coach Altman is a [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Type II]]. He just wants to be [[TogetherInDeath reunited with his dead daughter]].



* TogetherInDeath: In the teaser, Coach Altman attempts suicide in order to be with his deceased daughter Julia, and he's not happy that Clark saves him. He still plans to kill himself along with Lana and Megan later in the episode.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Clark saving Coach Altman from attempting suicide ends up endangering Lana and Megan, since Altman learns that Megan had argued with his daughter Julia and Lana let Julia leave alone on the night Julia was hit by a car, and decides that Lana and Megan have to pay for what happened to Julia. It's even discussed between Clark and his mother in the final act.

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* TogetherInDeath: In the teaser, Coach Altman attempts suicide in order to be with his deceased daughter Julia, and he's not happy that Clark saves him. He still then plans to [[TakingYouWithMe kill himself along with Lana and Megan Megan]] later in the episode.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Clark saving Coach Altman from attempting suicide ends up endangering Lana and Megan, since Altman learns that Megan had argued with his daughter Julia and Lana let Julia leave alone on the night Julia was hit by a car, and decides that Lana and Megan have to pay for what happened to Julia. It's even discussed {{discussed|Trope}} between Clark and his mother in the final act.
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* WhamLine: Jordan tells Lana that Adam wasn't just hurt; he actually ''died''.

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Clark befriends Jordan, a new student who has the power to see the future death of anyone he touches. Chloe begins investigating Adam.

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Clark befriends Jordan, a new student who has the power to see the future death of anyone he touches. Chloe begins and Lex begin investigating Adam.



* AntiVillain: Coach Altman wants to be [[TogetherInDeath reunited with his daughter]].

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* AntiVillain: Coach Altman is a [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Type II]]. He just wants to be [[TogetherInDeath reunited with his daughter]].



* BroughtDownToNormal: Jordan loses his powers after he and Clark successfully save Lana and Megan from the burning house.

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* BroughtDownToNormal: Jordan loses his powers after he and Clark successfully save Lana and Megan from the burning house.



* DisproportionateRetribution: After learning that Megan had a fight with Julia and that Lana let Julia leave the night Julia was hit by a car, Coach Altman decides he was wrong to blame himself for taking Julia off life support a month ago and plans to kill the two girls [[TakingYouWithMe along with himself]].

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* DisproportionateRetribution: After learning that Megan had a fight with Julia and that Lana let Julia leave the night that Julia was hit by a car, Coach Altman decides he was wrong [[ItsAllMyFault to blame himself for taking Julia off life support a month ago ago]] and plans to kill the two girls [[TakingYouWithMe along with himself]].himself]].
* DownerEnding: See CliffHanger above.



* HatesBeingTouched: Jordan, due to the fact that coming into physical contact with another person causes him to experience a vision of that person's death.

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* HatesBeingTouched: Jordan, [[JustifiedTrope due to the fact that coming into physical contact with another person causes him to experience a vision of that person's death.death]].



* {{Mundanger}}: Coach Altman
* MythologyGag: When Clark touches Jordan, the audience gets treated to a shot of a fluttering red cape bearing the familiar ComicBook/{{Superman}} "S."

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* {{Mundanger}}: Coach Altman
Altman has no superhuman powers.
* MythologyGag: MythologyGag:
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When Clark touches Jordan, the audience gets treated to a shot of a fluttering red cape bearing the familiar ComicBook/{{Superman}} "S."
** And right before the above moment, there's a banner on the wall reading "[[ComicBook/GreenLantern Emerald Knights]].
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* {{Precognition}}: Jordan's power. He loses his ability by the episode's end.

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* {{Precognition}}: Jordan's power.Jordan has the power to see the future death of anyone he touches (except Clark, whom Jordan suggests will live forever). He loses his ability by the episode's end.



* TogetherInDeath: In the teaser, Coach Altman attempts suicide in order to be with his deceased daughter Julia, and he's not happy that Clark saves him.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Clark saving Coach Altman from attempting suicide ends up endangering Lana and Megan, since Altman learns that Megan had argued with his daughter Julia and Lana let Julia leave alone on the night Julia was hit by a car, and decides that Lana and Megan have to pay for what happened to Julia.
* VillainOfTheWeek: Coach Altman, a man who wants to be reunited with his dead daughter.

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* TogetherInDeath: In the teaser, Coach Altman attempts suicide in order to be with his deceased daughter Julia, and he's not happy that Clark saves him.
him. He still plans to kill himself along with Lana and Megan later in the episode.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Clark saving Coach Altman from attempting suicide ends up endangering Lana and Megan, since Altman learns that Megan had argued with his daughter Julia and Lana let Julia leave alone on the night Julia was hit by a car, and decides that Lana and Megan have to pay for what happened to Julia.
Julia. It's even discussed between Clark and his mother in the final act.
-->'''Clark''': Mom, by helping Mr. Altman, I put three other lives in jeopardy.
-->'''Martha''': But you were there for them.
-->'''Clark''': If it wasn't for me, he wouldn't have hurt anyone.
-->'''Martha''': Clark, what's this really about?
-->'''Clark''': I'm wondering if that's why I was really sent here--to change destiny. What if I make a wrong choice and I'm not there to make it right?
-->'''Martha''': It's a huge responsibility. You have to concentrate on the good you do. Think of all the people you've saved--your dad and me, and Lex; he's turned out to be a really good friend. Sweetheart, you just have to do the best you can. You can't save everybody.
* VillainOfTheWeek: Coach Altman, a man who [[TogetherInDeath wants to be reunited with his dead daughter.daughter]].
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* VillainOfTheWeek: Coach Altman

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* VillainOfTheWeek: Coach AltmanAltman, a man who wants to be reunited with his dead daughter.

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* AntiVillain: Coach Altman

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* AntiVillain: Coach AltmanAltman wants to be [[TogetherInDeath reunited with his daughter]].



* CassandraTruth: Jordan mentions to Clark that, whenever he experienced a vision of someone's death, he and his father tried to warn people, but no one listened.

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* BroughtDownToNormal: Jordan loses his powers after he and Clark successfully save Lana and Megan from the burning house.
* CassandraTruth: Jordan mentions to Clark that, whenever he experienced a vision of someone's death, he and his father tried to warn people, but no one listened.listened to them.



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* MythologyGag: When Clark touches Jordan, we get treated to a shot of a fluttering red cape bearing the familiar ComicBook/{{Superman}} "S."

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* MythologyGag: When Clark touches Jordan, we get the audience gets treated to a shot of a fluttering red cape bearing the familiar ComicBook/{{Superman}} "S."



* {{Precognition}}: Jordan's power, though he loses his ability by the episode's end.

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* {{Precognition}}: Jordan's power, though he power. He loses his ability by the episode's end.

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Clark befriends Jordan, a new student who has the power to see the future of anyone he touches. Chloe begins investigating Adam.

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Clark befriends Jordan, a new student who has the power to see the future death of anyone he touches. Chloe begins investigating Adam.



* AntiVillain: Coach Altman



* DisproportionateRetribution: After learning that Megan had a fight with Julia and that Lana let Julia leave the night Julia was hit by a car, Coach Altman decides he was wrong to blame himself for taking Julia off life support a month ago and plans to kill Lana and Megan along with himself.

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* DisproportionateRetribution: After learning that Megan had a fight with Julia and that Lana let Julia leave the night Julia was hit by a car, Coach Altman decides he was wrong to blame himself for taking Julia off life support a month ago and plans to kill Lana and Megan the two girls [[TakingYouWithMe along with himself.himself]].
* EvilTeacher: Mr. Altman, a coach at Smallville High.



* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: When Clark touches Jordan, Jordan experiences a vision of a red cape flying through space. He later tells Clark that, unlike other people he's touched, he didn't see Clark's death.

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* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: When Clark touches Jordan, Jordan experiences a vision of [[MythologyGag a red cape flying through space.space]]. He later tells Clark that, unlike other people he's touched, he didn't see Clark's death.


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* MythologyGag: When Clark touches Jordan, we get treated to a shot of a fluttering red cape bearing the familiar ComicBook/{{Superman}} "S."
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Written by Drew Z. Greenberg & Mark Verheiden

Directed by Greg Beeman & James Marshall

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* BirthDeathJuxtaposition: Jordan's mother died shortly after he was born.

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* BirthDeathJuxtaposition: Jordan's mother died shortly after he was born.born during the 1989 meteor shower.



* DisproportionateRetribution: After learning that Megan had a fight with Julia and that Lana let Julia leave the night Julia was hit by a car, Coach Altman decides he was wrong to blame himself for taking Julia off life support and plans to kill Lana and Megan along with himself.

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* DisproportionateRetribution: After learning that Megan had a fight with Julia and that Lana let Julia leave the night Julia was hit by a car, Coach Altman decides he was wrong to blame himself for taking Julia off life support a month ago and plans to kill Lana and Megan along with himself.


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* TogetherInDeath: In the teaser, Coach Altman attempts suicide in order to be with his deceased daughter Julia, and he's not happy that Clark saves him.
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* CliffHanger / DownerEnding: The episode ends with Clark finding Jonathan having a heart attack in the barn, Jonathan losing consciousness in Clark's arms, and Clark desperately calling for his mother.

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* CliffHanger / DownerEnding: CliffHanger: The episode ends with Clark finding Jonathan having a heart attack in the barn, Jonathan losing consciousness in Clark's arms, and Clark desperately calling for his mother.

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* CassandraTruth: Jordan mentions to Clark that, whenever he experienced a vision of someone's death, he and his father tried to warn people, but no one listened.



%%* DisproportionateRetribution

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%%* DisproportionateRetribution* DisproportionateRetribution: After learning that Megan had a fight with Julia and that Lana let Julia leave the night Julia was hit by a car, Coach Altman decides he was wrong to blame himself for taking Julia off life support and plans to kill Lana and Megan along with himself.
* HatesBeingTouched: Jordan, due to the fact that coming into physical contact with another person causes him to experience a vision of that person's death.



* KillItWithFire: Coach Altman attempts this on himself, Lana, and Megan.



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%%* MeaningfulName* MeaningfulName: ''Jordan Cross'' = "crossing the River Jordan."


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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: Clark saving Coach Altman from attempting suicide ends up endangering Lana and Megan, since Altman learns that Megan had argued with his daughter Julia and Lana let Julia leave alone on the night Julia was hit by a car, and decides that Lana and Megan have to pay for what happened to Julia.

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Clark befriends Jordan, a new student who has the power to see the future of anyone he touches.

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Clark befriends Jordan, a new student who has the power to see the future of anyone he touches. Chloe begins investigating Adam.



* CliffHanger / DownerEnding: The episode ends with Clark coming across Jonathan having a heart attack in the barn, Jonathan losing consciousness, and Clark desperately calling for his mother.

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* BirthDeathJuxtaposition: Jordan's mother died shortly after he was born.
* CliffHanger / DownerEnding: The episode ends with Clark coming across finding Jonathan having a heart attack in the barn, Jonathan losing consciousness, consciousness in Clark's arms, and Clark desperately calling for his mother.



* InterruptedSuicide: Clark saves Coach Altman from being hit by a car. This occurs after Jordan has a vision of Altman walking onto the middle of the road so he can get hit by a car and die.

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* InterruptedSuicide: In the teaser, Clark saves Coach Altman from being hit by a car. This occurs after Jordan has a vision of Altman walking onto the middle of the road so he can get hit by a car and die.die.
* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers: When Clark touches Jordan, Jordan experiences a vision of a red cape flying through space. He later tells Clark that, unlike other people he's touched, he didn't see Clark's death.
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* {{Precognition}}: Jordan's power.

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* PlayingWithSyringes: Chloe catches Adam injecting something into his arm.
* {{Precognition}}: Jordan's power.power, though he loses his ability by the episode's end.
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* CliffHanger / DownerEnding: The episode ends with [[spoiler:Clark coming across Jonathan having a heart attack in the barn, Jonathan losing consciousness, and Clark desperately calling for his mother.]]

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* CliffHanger / DownerEnding: The episode ends with [[spoiler:Clark Clark coming across Jonathan having a heart attack in the barn, Jonathan losing consciousness, and Clark desperately calling for his mother.]]



* {{Mundanger}}: [[spoiler:Coach Altman]]

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* {{Mundanger}}: [[spoiler:Coach Altman]]Coach Altman



* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Coach Altman kidnaps Lana and Megan, ties them both up in his basement, and then sets fire to the place, intending to die along with them.]]
* VillainOfTheWeek: [[spoiler:Coach Altman]]

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* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Coach Coach Altman kidnaps Lana and Megan, ties them both up in his basement, and then sets fire to the place, intending to die along with them.]]
them.
* VillainOfTheWeek: [[spoiler:Coach Altman]]Coach Altman
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* CliffHanger / DownerEnding: The episode ends with [[spoiler:Clark finding Jonathan having a heart attack in the barn, Jonathan losing consciousness, and Clark desperately calling for his mother.]]

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* CliffHanger / DownerEnding: The episode ends with [[spoiler:Clark finding coming across Jonathan having a heart attack in the barn, Jonathan losing consciousness, and Clark desperately calling for his mother.]]
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* VillainOfTheWeek: [[spoiler:Coach Altman]]

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* CliffHanger / DownerEnding: The episode ends with Clark finding Jonathan having a heart attack in the barn, Jonathan losing consciousness, and Clark desperately calling for his mother.

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* CliffHanger / DownerEnding: The episode ends with Clark [[spoiler:Clark finding Jonathan having a heart attack in the barn, Jonathan losing consciousness, and Clark desperately calling for his mother.]]
* InterruptedSuicide: Clark saves Coach Altman from being hit by a car. This occurs after Jordan has a vision of Altman walking onto the middle of the road so he can get hit by a car and die.
* {{Mundanger}}: [[spoiler:Coach Altman]]


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* TakingYouWithMe: [[spoiler:Coach Altman kidnaps Lana and Megan, ties them both up in his basement, and then sets fire to the place, intending to die along with them.]]
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!!Tropes present in the episode:

* CliffHanger / DownerEnding: The episode ends with Clark finding Jonathan having a heart attack in the barn, Jonathan losing consciousness, and Clark desperately calling for his mother.
* {{Precognition}}: Jordan's power.
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Originally aired February 4, 2004

Clark befriends Jordan, a new student who has the power to see the future of anyone he touches.
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