Originally aired November 9, 2006
Written by Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer
Directed by James Marshall
Clark learns that Oliver has been injecting himself with an experimental drug that allows him to heal quickly, but also causes highly aggressive behavior. Lana learns she is pregnant with Lex's child.
Tropes present in the episode:
- Disposable Vagrant: Invoked. Dr Pamela Black decided to test out the drug in a halfway house.
- Don't You Dare Pity Me!: Lana's reaction when Clark drops by the Luthor Mansion, finds her in a foul mood, and tries to get her to tell him what's wrong.Clark: What happened? What did Lex do?Lana: He didn't do anything.Clark: If you're in trouble, Lana, I can help.Lana: Clark, this has nothing to do with you! Could you please just go?
- Drugs Are Bad
- Empowered Badass Normal: Oliver uses the RL-65 to become one.
- Fantastic Drug: RL-65, as developed by Queen Industries.
- Mexican Standoff: Between Oliver and Lex.
- Save the Villain: After Oliver shoots Lex with an arrow, Clark injects Lex with RL-65 to save his life.
- Sexy Shirt Switch: Lois tries it on Oliver. Too bad he's off saving some people from muggers, and the only ones to enjoy the view are...come to think of it, that's us who get to enjoy it, so it's not that bad at all.
- Thanksgiving Episode: The episode is set around Thanksgiving. It ends with a Thanksgiving dinner between Clark, Chloe, Martha, Lois, Lionel, and Oliver, as well as one between Lex and Lana.
