"A Regular Guy"
DIRECTED BY GREGORY SMITH ("EVERWOOD," "ROOKIE BLUE") - After some concerning interactions in town, Clark (Tyler Hoechlin) is determined to protect the secret that he's Superman - a task complicated by Jonathan (Michael Bishop) and Jordan (Alex Garfin). Lois (Elizabeth Tulloch) considers the future of the Gazette after Chrissy (Sofia Hasmik) proposes something drastic. Gregory Smith ("Everwood," "Rookie Blue") directed the episode written by Katie Aldrin & George Kitson (#407). Original airdate 11/11/2024.
First, I'll warn you all now that my CW affiliate, KTLA, is yet again preempting S&L next week!
11/18/2024 will be showing NBA basketball.
I'll have to watch it On Demand and post late. AGAIN.
KTLA won't be showing ep 8 until 11/23 at 8PM.
Really sucks this is happening in the final season!
Photo credit: The CW
Episode 7:
Metropolis. Clark says when I first started being a superhero, my job was easy. I could disappear in a moment's notice. Just another face in the crowd. In Smallville, I was just Clark Kent. Why would anyone suspect otherwise? But then I died. And some people saw something - something that raised questions about me.
Plane on the news with burning engines about to crash. Clark excuses himself and flies off to save it. Then returns to the store. Denise says that's $15.46.
Lois trying to put something together. A crib gift for Chrissy and Kyle. And she missed a step. Clark returns home. Boys says they're going to see a movie. Lois asks about Luthor. He's back in Metropolis. john Henry hasn't gotten Otis to talk.
House searching. Chrissy and Kyle looking online. $300,000. Perfect is totally out of our budget. Kyle says they'll figure out how to make it work.
Clark finds the coach. Coach wants him to work as assistant coach. Clark declines. When Jon was last on the team, he took drugs. Clark fakes hurting his hand in a car door. Coach runs for ice.
Daily Planet. Jimmy wants Clark to play on the softball team. Can't we be pals? Clark says we already are. Jimmy says friends hang out outside work. Clark says he's swamped with the interGang story, sorry. Clark tells Lois he can't play sports. She wants him to have friends. Be terrible! Clark thinks, and decides he can bunt. I love bunts!
Jon and Jordan. Jon confronted my Timmy. Accuses the twins, You have super powers! Jon keeps denying things. Timmy keeps pushing them. Kyle breaks up the boys. Timmy says you've ruined my life, Kent. Superboy wins again.
Lois shows Chrissy the crib. It's so big! Lois says maybe have Kyle do a safety check. Chrissy says the only way we can afford the house is if I sell my share of the Gazette. Lois says we're supposed to be a team. Chrissy says I'm about to be part of a new team. Lois gets that. But it could be the end of the Gazette. Chrissy doesn't want that - but she has to do this for her family. Do you hate me? No. Of course not. they hug. Then Chrissy hurries away to pee.
Clark meets with Kyle at the fire house. Kyle is selling his grill. I'm flat broke. But he called Clark to tell him about Timmy.
Clark on the Daily Planet team. He bunts the ball. Lois cheers. Jimmy is thrilled. Clark won the game for them. Clark didn't know being on a team could feel this good.
Jordan and Jon. Jon feels guilty about the confrontation.
Lois tells Clark about Chrissy. He tells her about Kyle's grill. Lois calls the boys for dinner. Clark asks about Timmy. Then asks the boys who else knows. Candice. Jordan lost Sarah because of the secret, so he didn't want Jon to go through that. Clark says the secret is our only chance at normal! You'll protect it with everything you have. Is that clear? Fine.
**So much for dinner.
Farm, morning. Boys playing video game. Lois says we need to talk. your father has been keeping this a secret his whole life. I don't think you understand what it means. He was only 4. His parents were so hard on him. They were terrified someone would take him from them. It's all he's known. He was on an island, isolated, for so long. All I'm asking you guys is to cut your dad some slack.
Softball. Clark asks how many innings he missed. Lois says 8. Jimmy comes over. Says they need the Bunt King. Lois encourages him to get out there.
Kyle and Chrissy. She tells him she tried to sell the Gazette. But the only lead she had was a shell corp for Luthor. Kyle says he'll sell his grill, his truck..... Chrissy says it doesn't matter what we sell. That house wasn't meant to be. Raising a baby in a tiny studio apartment isn't the worst thing of all time.
Boys tell Clark they're sorry. Clark says I'm not trying to make your lives miserable. I'm trying to make them better. They want to help. Clark has an idea.
Timmy's house. His mom went to school with Clark. Timmy insists. She asks if he's using drugs again. No. She apologizes to the Kents. Let me go talk to him. Give Lois my best.
Metropolis. Clark finds Jimmy. Missed a game. Jimmy says the craziest thing doesn't happen 3 times in a row. Jimmy says there's a pattern here. Shows Clark photos. Every game you missed, Superman was making a save. You and I are friends, right? It's you. You're Superman. Clark laughs. Jimmy says give me the truth. Clark Kent, are you Superman? No. I am not Superman. Jimmy doesn't believe him. The championship game is Friday. Hopefully, nothing happens.
Kents return home. It sucked. Boys head upstairs. Clark finds Lois looking at the house Chrissy and Kyle want. Lois has an idea. They meet at the diner. Chrissy and Kyle say they've changed their mind. Lois says we want to buy. Dad left some money and we want to invest it. Kyle says we can't. Lois makes her case. I'm not ready to give up on this. And if Chrissy ever wanted to buy back her half, the door is always open. Kyle and Chrissy can't refuse. Kyle insists on buying dinner.
Jon not hungry. Jordan says you gotta eat. Jon says I'm starting to get why Dad has no friends. It's sad. I don't want to end up like that. Jordan says at least we have each other.
Kyle makes a toast. When we were growing up, I wasn't always the nicest to you. But the two of you have been there for us every step of the way. Two the kindest, most loyal people I know. It's going lovely......until Candice's dad shows up. Little birdie told me something about you. Couldn't wait to have a chat about it. Clark mutters He knows who I am.
**Why would Candice, who lives with her aunt because her dad is an abusive asshole, tell him about Superman???
So, Kent, you wanna know what that little birdie told me? Clark wants to step outside. The jerk says no. you're not really nothing, are you, Superman. Kyle says I've known Clark my whole life. He's not Superman. Lois says that's enough. But Candice's dad keeps pushing. And then he pulls a gun! I'm not leaving until everyone here knows the truth! Clark tells him to put the gun down. Emmet, please! He fires. Slow motion bullet. Clark looks at Lois. then removes his glasses and sets them down. Faces the bullet. Pulls his shirt open to let it hit the suit - and bounce off broken. Superman stands in the diner. Emmet says it is you. Kyle step forward and walks Emmet out. Clark looks to Lois. Clark then says I'm sorry I lied to you for so long.
Jon says it wasn't Candice. She hasn't spoken to her dad in months. It was Luthor. Clarksays he'll keep sending people, unless...we don't keep it a secret. Clark thinks maybe it's been doing more harm than good. It needs to be a family decision. There's no going back. Jon says we're with you, Dad. Jordan agrees. Lois says I'm always with you. Clark apologizes. I wanted to give you the kind of life I had. Jordan says you did, for a long time. Jon says we'll get through it like we always do, as a family. Lois asks are you sure? Clark says it's time. Then Lois knows who to call.
Daylight. Lois tells Clark this may be the hardest thing you've ever done. Clark goes downstairs. Lots of people in the house. He shakes their hands. Quiet on set! We are live! 5, 4, 3, 2.....
Daily Planet tv. Who is Superman? Today, we finally have our answer. Janet Olsen sitting with him. My name is Clark Kent, and yes, I am Superman. Janet says I've known you as Clark for years. How is that possible? Clark says it took a lot of work, and you'd be suprised what a pair of glasses will do. He explains how he kept the secret. For a lot of years, it works. And then.....I died. Some good people saw something. I saw the strain this souble life put on my family, and I decided to come forward. How does it feel? Nervous, but also excited. What do you want people to know most about you? That I'm just a regular guy. Beyond the powers. I'm a husband. I'm a father, to two amazing sons. I struggled to balance it all. I'm just like anyone else out there who loves their family and wants to be better for them. Janet says We can all relate. But let's back up - who are your parents?
Interview ends. Janet akss if there's anything she missed? Clark says one thing.
Jimmy celebrating with the team. Clark wasn't there. I get it now. You just didn't want to play. It's fine. Hey, we won. No one said we had to be buds. Then the team leaves for drinks. Lois asks Clark if he's okay. He says yeah. I'm used to it.
Farm. Clark struggling with whether to put the glasses on.....then leaves them on the counter.
Lois and the boys downstairs. She says you look good without the glasses. Kisses him. Get out of here.
Diner. Denise says good morning, Mr. Kent. Jimmy calls Clark over. Clark apologizes. Jimmy says I get it. I missed you too, pal. We have so much to catch up on. They sit and start chatting.
Next ep - Luthor wants Lois to debate him face to face. He shaved the beard!
“I kind of teared up the first time I read it,” Erik Valdez (Kyle) tells TVLine of the jaw-dropping moment. “I was very emotional, and I felt honored to be part of such a profound moment in such a massive story — not only on our show, but with the Superman property as a whole. It was really cool to be on set in that moment, knowing that [when it airs] it’s going to rock people’s world.”
So, what led Clark to let Streaky the Supercat out of the bag? His crisis of conscience was partially the result of some long-overdue introspection, as he finally examined the unintended consequences of his secret. As he explained in his TV interview, “I made good people doubt themselves,” expressing remorse over gaslighting some of his nearest and dearest.
“Did you see how quickly Chrissy pulled Kyle back?” Valdez says. “She’s like, ‘Whoa, whoa, you’ve got a kid coming!'”
“The way that moment was shot was just incredible,” Valdez adds, offering a tip of his hat to Smith’s inspired direction. “The way Greg chose to direct that whole thing, what a great moment.”
