History Recap / SmallvilleS06E19Nemesis

* MagnificentBitch: The newly minted Lana [[ItRunsInTheFamily Luthor]] ''oozes'' this energy throughout the episode, from taking advantage of Lionel's medical condition to gain leverage over him, to willingly leaving Lex to die in the tunnels so she can get rid of him, to expertly manipulating him at the end of the episode when he confronts her about her behavior the day of their wedding. Lionel says it best when he tells her "I see you've embraced wholeheartedly what it means to be a Luthor."

* MadBomber: Jodi, who was a member of the US Army's explosive ordinance disposal unit.

* WomanScorned: The Source of Lana's grudge against Lex, or to put it in layman's terms, Hell Hath No Fury like a woman who's husband tricks her into thinking she's pregnant so that she'll marry him and ''then'' lets her believe she's miscarried after he locks her down with the wedding.

* Woman Scorned: The Source of Lana's grudge against Lex, or to put it in layman's terms, Hell Hath No Fury like a woman who's husband tricks her into thinking she's pregnant so that she'll marry him and ''then'' lets her believe she's miscarried after he locks her down with the wedding.

Written by Caroline Dries

Directed by Mairzee Almas

* AntiVillain: Jodi just wants to find her husband, Wes.

-->'''Clark''': Mom, what if part of who Lex is is because of me? What if I gave up on him too soon?
-->'''Martha''': You'll never give up on anyone, Clark, because your greatest strength might also be your greatest weakness: your hope.

* {{Determinator}}: Clark is forced to crawl past chunks of kryptonite to keep up appearances. Yes, this is a big deal for ''Superman.''

* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Lex discusses this Trope. Lex claims that Clark sees the world in terms of this trope, and is unable to see Lex's good side.
* CreateYourOwnVillain: Clark tells his mother, that he might have some responsibility for Lex becoming who he is.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Lex got in danger because he was in an unusual place at a difficult time. The time and place were convenient for doing work that is off the books.
* DeathOfTheHypotenuse is discussed by Lana, who suggests they do nothing because she thinks Clark cannot die. Lana withholds key information that could help Lex and Clark, until she learns that Clark is also in danger.
* DeathTrap: The bomber rigged one to coerce Lex into telling her where her husband is.
* KryptoniteIsEveryWhere: "Dust from meteor rocks, it's all over the place around here." This trope, played straight, is why Chloe does not think Clark can survive anything.

* JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: Lana threatens to damage Lionel's oxygen supply, and threatens to make very bad health care choices for him if does not give information. In Lionel's condition, this amounts to torture. The bomber, of course, is trying, to get information from Lex by threatening to make the walls come down on him, when he is trapped far below ground, so it amounts to low altitude interrogation technique[[HighAltitudeInterrogation]].
* MuggleAndMagicalLoveTriangle: A zig zag of this trope is played for drama, is getting intense. The trope came into force when Lanna learned that Clark has powers, she was coerced to proceed with her marriage to Lex, but really wishes Lex would die so she could have Clark.
* NotQuiteDead: The bomber expects that her husband is not really dead and threatening Lex will get him back. Under threat of his life Luthor denies strenuously her husband is alive [[BlatantLies]].
* RunAwayBride: This tropes is discussed. Lex explains how much it hurt when he thought he was abandoned at the alter.
* SaveTheVillain: Clark plays this trope straight. Lanna discusses averting this trope to achieve goals given under death of the hypotenuse.
* ShootOutTheLock: Lana opens a briefcase by this method.
* VillainousRescue: Double subversion. Clark is buried in rubble, and calls to Lex. Lex seems to be responding, and then run off as if he would leave Clark to die in the rubble. Clark is surprised that he returns with objects that he can use to save Clark.
* TimeBomb: There is one ticking through most of the episode.

* NotQuiteDead: The bomber expects that her husband is not really dead and threatening Lex will get him back. The trope is subverted.

* BlackAndWhiteMorality: Lex discusses this claiming that Clark sees the world in terms of this trope, and is unable to see Lex's good side.

* RunAwayBride: Lex explains how much it hurt when he thought he was abandoned at the alter.

* DeathOfTheHypotenuse: is discussed by Lana, who suggests they do nothing because she thinks Clark cannot die. Lanna withholds key information that could help Lex and Clark until she learns that Clark is also in danger.

* NotQuiteDead: The bomber expects that her husband is not really dead and threatening Lex will get him back. The trope is subverted.

* BackFromTheDead: The bomber expects that her husband is not really dead and threatening Lex will get him back. The trope is subverted.

* JackBauerInterrogationMethod: Lana threatens to damage Lionel's oxygen supply, and threatens to make very bad health care choices for him if does not give information. In Lionel's condition, this amounts to torture. The bomber, of course, is trying, to get information from Lex by threatening to make the walls come down on him, when he is trapped far below ground, so it amounts to low altitude interrogation technique[[HighAltitudeInterrogation]].

* DeathOfTheHypotenuse: is discussed by Lanna, who suggests they do nothing because she thinks Clark cannot die.
* KryptoniteIsEveryWhere:It is everywhere if you live in the meteor capital of the world. This trope, played straight, is why Chloe does not think Clark can survive anything.

* SaveTheVillain: Clark plays this trope straight. Lanna discusses averting this trope to achieve goals given under death of the hypotenuse.

* DeathOfTheHypotenus: is discussed by Lanna, who suggests they do nothing because she thinks Clark cannot die.

* MagicOrMuggleLoveTriangle: A zig zag of this trope is played for drama, is getting intense. The trope came into force when Lanna learned that Clark has powers, she was coerced to proceed with her marriage to Lex, but really wishes Lex would die so she could have Clark.
* SaveTheVillain: Clark plays this trope straight in the end. Lanna discusses averting this trope to achieve goals given under death of the hypotenuse.

* MoralityPet: Lex claims that Clark was this to him in the past.

%%* MoralityPet