History Recap / SmallvilleS05E13Vengeance

* KickTheSonOfABitch: After he successfully forces Lionel to hand control of [=LuthorCorp=] back to him, Lex has these words for his ArchnemesisDad:
-->'''Lex:''' I hope you enjoyed your stay. Sorry it was so short.

-->'''Lex:''' ''[takes the keycard from Lionel]'' [[KickTheSonOfABitch I hope you enjoyed your stay. Sorry it was so short.]]

Clark learns that Andrea Rojas, a mild-mannered ''Daily Planet'' intern, is secretly a vigilante whom Chloe dubs "the Angel of Vengeance." He and Andrea join forces to track down a thug who attacked Martha earlier, and Clark's bottled-up grief threatens to get the better of him. Lionel moves to re-take control of [=LuthorCorp=] from Lex, who introduces a shocking trump card.

* HollywoodNerd: Andrea in her civilian guise.

Written by Turi Meyer & Al Septien

Directed by Jeannot Szwarc

-->'''Lex''': I hope you enjoyed your stay. Sorry it was so short.

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-->'''Lex''': What good is having a family if they don't watch out for each other? On the off chance that unshakable family loyalty fails, there's always those Luthor closets to rummage through.
-->'''Lionel''': All right, let's skip the prologue, Lex. What ancient skeleton do you think you've dug up now?
-->'''Lex''': Well, it's not quite a skeleton yet; more like a freshly-laid corpse. I wonder how Martha Kent would feel if she knew you had a secret meeting with her husband right before he died. Now, a transgression like that would test the virtues of even the most forgiving woman.
-->'''Lionel''': What do you want, Lex?
-->'''Lex''': (''takes the keycard from Lionel'') [[KickTheSonOfABitch I hope you enjoyed your stay. Sorry it was so short.]]

Written by Turi Meyer and Al Septien

* {{Blackmail}}: Lex threatens to reveal to Martha that Lionel met with Jonathan just before his death unless Lionel hands control of [=LuthorCorp=] back to him. It works.

* KickTheSonOfABitch: After he successfully blackmails Lionel to hand control of [=LuthorCorp=] back to him, Lex has these words for his ArchnemesisDad:
-->'''Lex''': Hope you enjoyed your stay. Sorry it was so brief.

* RageBreakingPoint: The episode deals with Clark holding in his grief over Jonathan's death. He comes close to killing Snake in a fit of grief-fueled rage, but backs down. Finally, he breaks down in tears after seeing a home movie of himself and Jonathan.

* The organization that Andrea's mother worked for is called "Acrata," Andrea's superhero name in the comics continuity.

Clark learns that Andrea Rojas, a ''Daily Planet'' intern, is secretly a vigilante whom Chloe dubs "the Angel of Vengeance." He and Andrea join forces to track down a thug who attacked Martha earlier, and Clark's bottled-up grief threatens to get the better of him. Lionel moves to re-take control of [=LuthorCorp=] from Lex, who introduces a shocking trump card.

* BadassLongcoat: Part of Andrea's superhero costume.
* {{Blackmail}}: Lex threatens to reveal to Martha that Lionel met with Jonathan just before his death unless Lionel hands control of [=LuthorCorp=] back to him.
* ClarkKenting: Andrea wears a pair of glasses in her civilian garb.

* HappierHomeMovie: In the final scene, Clark enters the house to find Martha watching a home movie of Jonathan teaching a young Clark how to drive a tractor. It becomes tragic when Jonathan in the video turns to the camera and says a spirited "Bye-bye" with a wave.

* {{Mundanger}}: Snake

** Andrea working as a mild-mannered reporter at the Daily Planet while leading a double life as a vigilante.

* RageBreakingPoint: The episode deals with Clark holding in his grief over Jonathan's death.

* MythologyGag: In a home movie, Jonathan calls a young Clark a "man of steel."

* {{Expy}}: Andrea could very well be a {{GenderFlip}}ped ComicBook/{{Batman}}.

Clark learns that Andrea Rojas, a reporter for the ''Daily Planet'', is secretly a vigilante whom Chloe dubs "the Angel of Vengeance." He and Andrea join forces to track down a thug who stole Jonathan's watch, and Clark's bottled-up grief threatens to get the better of him. Lionel moves to re-take control of [=LuthorCorp=] from Lex, who uses a shocking trump card.

* ManlyTears: [[spoiler:At the end of the episode, Clark finally breaks down and grieves for his father.]]

* ManlyTears: Clark finally breaks down and grieves for his father.