History Recap / SmallvilleS03E20Talisman

* KnifeNut: Jeremiah, after he touches the Starblade.

* AdultFear: Coming home to find your teenage son on the floor with a potentially-fatal stab wound.

Written by Kenneth Biller

Directed by John Schneider

-->'''Joseph Willowbrook''': (''to Clark'') Jeremiah is desperate to be someone he's not. And you are desperate not to be someone you are.

-->'''Clark''': (''to Lionel'') Mr. Luthor, those caves may not belong to my family, but this barn does. So get out.

-->'''Clark''': (''to Jonathan'') Professor Willowbrook thinks that I'm Naman. And Jor-El wants me to be some sort of Kryptonian warrior, but I just want to be Clark Kent.

* CainAndAbel: Kawatche myth says that Naman and Sageeth start out having a brotherly relationship before becoming enemies, much like two [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} other]] [[SelfDemonstrating/LexLuthor certain]] characters on the show.

Jeremiah Holdsclaw, a young Kawatche, gains superhuman powers similar to Clark's after touching an ancient Kawatche artifact and believes he is Naman, the legendary savior from the stars. When Jeremiah sets out to kill Lionel, Clark sets out to stop him.

* DarkMessiah: Exposure to the Starblade causes Jeremiah to believe he's Naman and that it is his duty to kill Lionel, whom he believes is Naman's mortal enemy Sageeth.
* DeusExMachina: Jor-El heals Clark through Jonathan using HealingHands.

* GetOut: Clark's response to Lionel when the latter threatens Joseph.

* HumanSacrifice: Jeremiah kidnaps Lionel, binds him to an altar, and prepares to kill him. Fortunately, Clark arrives to save the day.

** Jeremiah is first seen wearing glasses, but once he gains powers, he ditches them, much like how Clark removes his glasses as he changes into his Franchise/{{Superman}} costume in the comics.

* OhCrap: Clark attempts to subdue Jeremiah peacefully with a piece of Kryptonite, only for Jeremiah to be unaffected and ask "Huh? What is this?" Clark's face says it all.

* SatanicArchetype: Kawatche legend puts Sageeth in this category.

* VillainOfTheWeek: Jeremiah Holdsclaw

* AntiVillain: Jeremiah is a [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Type III]]. Under the Starblade's influence, he believes he's protecting his people from Lionel, whom he believes to be Sageeth, the bringer of darkness in Kawatche legend.

* CainAndAbel: Kawatche myth says that Naman and Sageeth start out having a brotherly relationship with one another before becoming enemies, much like two [[ComicBook/{{Superman}} other]] [[SelfDemonstrating/LexLuthor certain]] characters on the show.

* {{Foil}}: Jeremiah is one to Clark. [[LampshadeHanging Lampshaded]] by Joseph Willowbrook:

* HumanSacrifice: Jeremiah kidnaps Lionel, has him bound to an altar, and prepares to kill him. Fortunately, Clark arrives to save the day.

* TouchedByVorlons

Jeremiah Holdsclaw, a young Kawatche, gains powers similar to Clark's after touching an ancient Kawatche artifact and believes he is Naman, the legendary savior from the stars. When Jeremiah sets out to kill Lionel, Clark moves to stop him.

* AdultFear: Coming home to find your teenage son on the floor with a fatal stab wound.

* {{Foil}}: Jeremiah is one to Clark.
-->'''Joseph Willowbrook''': (''to Clark'') Jeremiah is desperate to be someone he isn't; you are desperate to not be someone you are.
* GetOut: Clark's response to Lionel when the latter attempts to get info out of him.
-->'''Clark''': (''to Lionel'') Those caves may not belong to my family, but this barn does. So get out.
* AGodAmI: After touching the Starblade and being given powers equivalent to Clark's, Jeremiah believes he is the mythological Naman and denounces Clark (whom the Kawatche, particularly Joseph Willowbrook, view as the true Naman) as a false prophet.
* HealingHands: Jonathan heals a mortally wounded Clark this way, with a little help from Jor-El.
* HumanSacrifice: Jeremiah kidnaps Lionel, has him bound to an altar, and prepares to kill him, but Clark arrives to save the day.
* IJustWantToBeNormal: Clark in the final act.
-->'''Clark''': (''to his parents'') Professor Willowbrook thinks I'm Naman. Jor-El wants me to be some kind of Kryptonian warrior. I just want to be Clark Kent.

** Jeremiah is first seen wearing glasses, but once he gains powers, he ditches them, much like how Clark removes his glasses as he changes into his Superman costume in the comics.
** Clark is seen with a red blanket wrapped around his shoulders.
* OhCrap: Clark attempts to subdue Jeremiah peacefully with a piece of kryptonite, only for Jeremiah to be unaffected and ask, "Huh? What is this?" Clark's face says it all.

* SaveTheVillain: Clark saves Lionel from being sacrificed by Jeremiah.

Jeremiah Holdsclaw, a young Kawatche, gains powers very similar to Clark's after touching an ancient Kawatche artifact and believes he is Naman, the legendary savior from the stars. When Jeremiah sets out to kill Lionel, Clark moves to stop him.

* AntiVillain: Jeremiah, under the Starblade's influence, believes he's protecting his people from Lionel, whom he believes to be Sageeth, the bringer of darkness in Kawatche legend.

* DeusExMachina: Jor-El healing Clark through Jonathan.

* SatanicArchetype: Sageeth, according to Kawatche legend.

* HealingHands: Jonathan heals a mortally wounded Clark this way, with help from Jor-El.

* AdultFear: Coming home to find your teenage son dying of a fatal stab wound.

* {{Foil}}: Jeremiah to Clark, as stated by Joseph Willowbrook.

* AGodAmI: After touching the Starblade and being given powers equivalent for Clark's, Jeremiah believes he is the mythological Naman and denounces Clark (whom the Kawatche, particularly Joseph Willowbrook, view as the true Naman) as a false prophet.

** Jeremiah is first seen wearing glasses, but once he gains powers, he ditches them.

* DarkMessiah: Exposure to the Starblade causes Jeremiah to believe he's Naman and that it is his duty to kill Lionel, whom he believes is Sageeth, Naman's mortal enemy.

* AGodAmI: After touching the Starblade and being granted powers equivalent for Clark's, Jeremiah believes he is the mythological Naman and denounces Clark (whom the Kawatche, particularly Joseph Willowbrook, view as the true Naman) as a false prophet.

-->'''Clark''': Professor Willowbrook thinks I'm Naman. Jor-El wants me to be some kind of Kryptonian warrior. I just want to be Clark Kent.

* DirectedByCastMember: John Schneider (Jonathan) directed this episode.

* DarkMessiah: Exposure to the Starblade causes Jeremiah to believe he is Naman and that it is his duty to kill Lionel, whom he believes is Sageeth, Naman's mortal enemy.
* DirectedByCastMember: John Schneider directed this episode.

Jeremiah Holdsclaw, a young Kawatche, gains superpowers very similar to Clark's after touching an ancient Kawatche artifact and believes he is Naman, the legendary savior from the stars. When Jeremiah sets out to kill Lionel, Clark moves to stop him.

* AGodAmI: After touching the Starblade and being granted superpowers, Jeremiah believes he is the mythological Naman and denounces Clark (whom the Kawatche, particularly Joseph Willowbrook, view as the true Naman) as a false prophet.

* PlotDevice: The Starblade, which grants anyone who touches it Kryptonian abilities.

* MacGuffin: The Starblade.

* ConvenientComa: [[spoiler:Jeremiah after he loses hold of the Starblade.]]

* AGodAmI: After touching the Starblade and being granted superpowers, Jeremiah believes he is the mythological Naman and denounces Clark as a false prophet.