Originally aired October 22, 2010
Written by Genevieve Sparling
Directed by James Marshall
Lois is possessed by the Egyptian goddess Isis, who sets out to resurrect her dead lover, Osiris.
Tropes present in the episode:
- Antagonist Title: The title of the episode refers to Isis, the Villain of the Week.
- Cursed Item: The Amulet of Isis.
- Epileptic Trees: An In-Universe example. Cat Grant witnesses Lois (possessed by Isis) use superpowers and then concludes that Lois is The Blur. Tess actually bursts into laughter at Cat's theory.
- The Glomp: Lois gives one to Clark after he reveals to her that he's The Blur (despite her already knowing).
- Grand Theft Me: Isis takes over Lois body via the amulet Lois brought back from Egypt.
- Hot God: Isis in Lois's body.
- Human Sacrifice: Or, in this case, a Kryptonian Sacrifice (again). Isis attempts to sacrifice Clark so she can resurrect Osiris.
- Inspector Javert: Cat while trying to expose Lois as The Blur, thanks to the powers Isis has while in Lois body.
- Intrepid Reporter: Cat proves herself as one when going after Isis.
- Kick the Dog: Oliver, grieving and guilty over Chloe's departure, takes it all out on Tess when she's genuinely just trying to help.
- Mirror Monologue: When we first see Lois she is talking to a mirror, rehearsing what she wants to tell Clark when she tells him that she knows he's the Blur.
- Necromantic: Isis seeks to bring her dead lover, Osiris, Back from the Dead.
- Oh, Crap!: With her back turned, this is Tess's reaction when Cat says she knows the identity of The Blur and that they're "right in your bullpen".
- Plot Device: Isis's necklace, which allows Isis to possess Lois. Later in the episode, Clark takes it and uses a burst of heat vision on it to banish Isis from Lois's body.
- Villain of the Week: Isis.
- Weaksauce Weakness: Sunlight seals her back into the amulet. Kryptonian heat vision works nicely, as it's basically concentrated solar energy.
