Originally aired November 5, 2010
Written by Holly Henderson & Don Whitehead
Directed by Christopher Petry
Clark and Lois receive a surprise visit from Lois' father Sam (Michael Ironside) and sister Lucy (Peyton List) for Thanksgiving, and Clark and Sam end up clashing over the Vigilante Registration Act.
Tropes present in the episode:
- The Bus Came Back: General Sam Lane and Lucy Lane return after only appearing in Season 4.
- Calling the Old Man Out: Clark does this to Sam on Lois' behalf.
- Daddy's Girl: Lucy and Lois, through Lois breaks out of it.
- Easily Forgiven: Lucy's actions in "Lucy" are never brought up by Clark.
- Event Title: The title of the episode refers to Sam and Lucy dropping in on Clark and Lois for Thanksgiving.
- Forceful Kiss: Lucy forces one on Clark just as Lois walks on them. She's not impressed with her sister.
- Inspector Javert: Sam means well, but he acts as an antagonist to Clark in this episode.
- Interrupted Intimacy: In the teaser, Sam and Lucy drop in on Clark and Lois in the middle of an intimate moment between them.
- Knight Templar Parent: Sam has the NSA investigate Clark when he starts dating Lois.
- Parental Marriage Veto: Sam forbids Lois from dating Clark when he suspects Clark to be in league with vigilantes.
- The Real Heroes: Sam dislikes vigilantes, saying soldiers, firefighters, and other such figures are this trope.
- Secret Test of Character: Sam is hard on Lois's boyfriends to see if Lois will actually try to stand up for them, proving that she really loves them. Clark is the first one she ever does.
- Sexy Shirt Switch: Lois wearing Clark's football jersey during the intro after they spend the night together.
- Sibling Rivalry: Lois and Lucy don't really get together very well. They make up at the end of the episode.
- Super Registration Act: Sam is trying to pass the Vigilante Registration Act.
- Title Drop: Done courtesy of Lois.
- Dropped again when Lois catches Lucy after she ambushes Clark in the barn.
- The Tease: Lucy acts like this towards Clark to pick a fight with Lois.
- Tracking Chip: Rick Flag manipulates Lucy into putting one on her father.
- Trash the Set: The Talon is destroyed by Flag's missile.
- There Is No Kill Like Overkill: Flag's attempt to assassinate Sam with a missile.
- Villain of the Week: Rick Flag.
- Western Terrorists Flag is a U.S. militia-esque nut who lashes out at anyone who wants to force super-powered vigilantes to register, complete with political assassinations, bombings, and missile strikes.
- "Well Done, Son" Guy: The Lane sisters.
- Clark accuses the normally-outspoken Lois of this towards her father when she doesn't argue with his Vigilante Registration Act.
- Lucy acts like this so her father will stop seeing her as the "troublemaking" sister.
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You Look Familiar: Elias Toufexis (Emil LaSalle) previously appeared as Bronson in Season 6's "Static."
