Smallville (TV Series)

Finale (2011)

Erica Durance: Lois Lane

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• [last lines] 

  Lois Lane : Are you ready?

  Clark Kent : I've been ready for seven years.

  Flustered Reporter : Somebody tell Perry White! Just came in over the wire! There's a bomb in an elevator uptown!

  Clark Kent : Just tell the minister I'm gonna be a few minutes late.

• Lois Lane : There's no Chloe quip that's gonna change my mind. Clark can hear the world's cries for help, and he's duty-bound to answer the call. I'm not gonna stand in his way.

  Chloe Sullivan : He can't listen all the time, Lois. He's not God. He can't be aware of every bird or blade of grass, okay? He's a man. And sometimes he needs to not listen. He needs to rest, to love, to laugh. And when he finally does to decide to take to the skies, he's gonna need you to ground him.

  Lois Lane : Well, that's what I'm afraid of. I'm grounding him, keeping him from soaring to new heights.

  Chloe Sullivan : Oh, Lois... that is so not what he thinks. But since you're not gonna meet him at the altar...

  [gives Clark's vows to Lois] 

  Chloe Sullivan : ...you should hear that from his own words.

• Lois Lane : You think those three prophets, or whatever you call them, took Tess?

  Clark Kent : We're about to find out. She left her cellphone underneath the car seat with a video message for one of us to find.

  Lois Lane : One of us with x-ray vision, maybe.

• Lois Lane : How many "Great Ceaser's ghosts"?

  James Bartholomew Olsen : Four, *before* his coffee. But... did you get my shots?

  Lois Lane : Love the framing, love the colors. Where's the drama?

  James Bartholomew Olsen : Um... Um, did you see the one with the elephant?

  Lois Lane : The Man of Steel deserves something better than a circus incident and a fender-bender. I want pecs, I want cape, I want pearly whites.

  James Bartholomew Olsen : Yes, Miss Lane.

  Lois Lane : Great. Your brother left big shoes for you to fill, Olsen. I know you're up to the task.

• Clark Kent : [Lois reads his vows]  I, Clark Kent, take you, Lois Lane, to be my companion, forever. And with you by my side, I will never be alone. Though the world sees a strong and independent woman, I've never known someone with such gentle grace and a more pure heart. When I've been lost, you've always been there to bring me back. So on this day, at this moment, I pledge the rest of my life to you. You've always believed in me, and I believe in you. And when you believe in someone, it's not for a minute or just for now. It's forever.

  Lois Lane : [crying]  I'm such an idiot.

• Lois Lane : [Clark reads her vows]  I wanted these vows to be perfect. But perfection's a hard thing to get your hands on. But life is meant to be a little messy. And when it comes to love, I think it's like my dad always said about the army. You only sign up if it's the only thing you could ever imagine doing. And, Clark, I cannot imagine spending a moment of my life without you. So I promise that I will always have your back as you will always have mine. You're my best friend. You're my home, and you are my true love. And I am yours, and will be forever.

  [putting her ear to the door] 

  Lois Lane : Clark?

  Clark Kent : I'm here. I'll see you at the chapel.

• Lois Lane : [after Clark walks her down the aisle]  Everything okay, Smallville?

  Clark Kent : Perfect. It's perfect.

• Clark Kent : Lois, we know the prophets use the people's darkness to mark them with an Omega. What we don't know is why. And Tess quoted one of the prophecies as saying that the markings weren't just spiritual. There's some sort of ant-life dark force that could bring about the Apocalypse.

  Lois Lane : You mean like bringing a giant planet crashing into ours?

  Clark Kent : Exactly like that. Maybe the marking has some sort of unexplainable gravitational pull.

  Lois Lane : Too bad anti-life equations aren't covered in Physics 101.

  Clark Kent : I need to figure out a way to lift the darkness and break whatever's binding these people to that planet.

  Lois Lane : Today definitely tops Chloe's Wall of Weird. Exactly how many are marked?

  Clark Kent : [scans the people in the room with his x-ray vision, they are marked with the Omega]  More than you want to know.

• Lois Lane : Look, I grew up in the military. That speech has buzz words... "precision plan," "swift action." They're gonna nuke that thing. Only, that thing isn't the little meteor that'll break apart like they think it is. It's a planet, and it won't even make a dent. But the radioactive fallout of this missile... it'll kill millions.

  Janet Dawson : Take it to The Inquisitor. I've got a plane to catch with the President.

  Lois Lane : Oh. Okay, well, then you tell him that he can't press the proverbial button.

  Janet Dawson : Why not?

  Lois Lane : Because The Blur will save us before it ever comes to that.

  Janet Dawson : [Scoffs]  The Blur? Oh, my God, Lois. If you think the President, his military advisers, or anyone is ever gonna take you seriously...

  Lois Lane : [Knocks her out]  I'm sorry. I wouldn't have had to do that if the world wasn't in jeopardy... and you weren't such a bitch.

• Secretary of Defense : This is not a time for your little hero crusade, miss...

  Lois Lane : This is exactly the time for my hero. He will be here. He will save us. I promise. Now, I know that you all want to see your families again. You just need to give our heroes a chance.

  Secretary of Defense : ...Your heroes have five minutes.

• Lois Lane : Clark, you inspired the darkness out of Oliver.

  Clark Kent : I can't do that for everyone on the planet, Lois. If Tess knows how to stop this, I need to find her.

  [running a search] 

  Clark Kent : Our internal database shows it's registered to...

  Lois Lane : A company called Preclox?

  Clark Kent : Yeah. It was founded only six weeks ago.

  Lois Lane : According to their bank records, they have limitless funds.

  Clark Kent : Genetic research.

• Lois Lane : I only know of one mega-mogul who's obsessed with genetic engineering. Lionel Luthor.

  Clark Kent : Who knows that he's being tracked by Tess Mercer.

  Lois Lane : Yeah, but the GPS went down with the satellites.

  Clark Kent : It should tell us where he was fifteen minutes ago.

  [finding a result] 

  Clark Kent : Lois, that's the Luthor mansion.

  Lois Lane : But that place burned to the ground.

  Clark Kent : Maybe what Lionel's after is underground. The Luthor mansion was built on a labyrinth of corridors underneath it.

  [the room rumbles] 

  Clark Kent : Lois, no matter what happens...

  Lois Lane : Clark, a person that I greatly admire once told me that when you believe in someone, it's not for a few minutes or sometimes or just for now. It's forever. Now go save the world.

• Clark Kent : Lois?

  Lois Lane : All satellite and Internet connections went down fifteen minutes ago. Have you found Tess?

  Clark Kent : Only her abandoned car. She was on her way to Smallville to warn us.

  Lois Lane : I think with that planet hurtling toward Earth, everyone got the warning.

• Clark Kent : Some people take the day off when it's their wedding day.

  Lois Lane : There is no wedding. Don't pretend you didn't hear what I said last night. And you're one to talk. That blue underoo sticking out of your collar means you're on the job, too.

  Clark Kent : Just keeping busy. I didn't want to crowd you. You know, you haven't called in eight hours. Usually you figure things out when I give you some space. Or you can just keep avoiding me.

  Lois Lane : I'm not avoiding you. I have work to do. President just arrived in town for a fundraiser, plus a huge stack of police reports just came in. And I have to call all the guests and let them know that the big day has been canceled.

  [as she holds up the guest list, he takes it with his super-speed] 

  Lois Lane : Nice try, speedy, but you can't make 411 disappear.

  [as she takes out her phone, he takes that with his speed, too] 

  Lois Lane : Your Copperfield act's impressive, but it won't change my mind.

• Clark Kent : Lois, there's a whole team of heroes protecting the world. So we can get married.

  Lois Lane : You really don't see it, do you? You're a hero, and that's how it should be. It's just that you've gotten so used to the fact that you know you're gonna be able to fix everything and make everything right that you cut out any possibility that there are some things that you just... you can't fix.

  Clark Kent : We don't need fixing.

  Lois Lane : We don't. But we are in an impossible situation, one that you can't superspeed or superhear or superleap your way out of. Clark, every minute that you spend with me, having dinner, arguing about paint colors, arguing about whether or not to get married... you could be out there saving someone.

  Clark Kent : Lois, this is my future and I want you to be a part of it.

  Lois Lane : Yeah, well, maybe we don't get what we want. I'm just in your way.

  Clark Kent : [seeing her mind is made up, he moves to leave]  You're not in my way, Lois. You're by my side. And if you really want to go through with canceling the wedding, then you're gonna have to leave me standing at the altar.

• Lois Lane : All right, come on, people. Air Force One landed an hour ago and they still haven't left the hangar. This news hound smells a story. Give me something I can sink my teeth into.

• Clark Kent : Lois? Lois.

  Lois Lane : [shutting the door on him]  Careful there, Prince Charming. It's bad luck to sneak a peek at the bride before you go to the altar. I know that technically you saw me this morning, but the rules only apply when the wedding is officially on.

  Clark Kent : On? Lois, I-I thought you called off the wedding.

  Lois Lane : Don't have a cow, farm boy. But I read your vows, and I know that that is against the rules, but a little birdie bridesmaid gave it to me, and... they were beautiful. And I-I realized that I was a fool because I was... what we have is a gift and I was trying to return it. And we're a perfect fit.

  [sliding a sheet of paper under the door] 

  Lois Lane : So here's my vows. Now we're even.

• Clark Kent : Lois, sometimes you can see things that I can't. And you-you walked away, I thought because you couldn't bring yourself to be the one to stand in the way of my destiny.

  Lois Lane : Well, here's the thing about that. I can be loud. And, at times, I'm a little bossy. So someone might wonder why a person of your god-like caliber would be with a woman who is so imperfect. Well, don't take this the wrong way, but you come with some baggage of your own. And it's made me a better person. Just like being with me will make you a greater man, and a super hero. I hope.

  Clark Kent : Lois, what if you were right? With your family not being here, and the doubts that you had yesterday... maybe the stars aren't aligned.

  Lois Lane : Well, believe me, it's a buzzkill that the chief of staff whisked daddy away into some hush-hush meeting, but... I'm a big girl. I can walk myself down the aisle. As my mom always said, the ones you love are always with you. And right now, my dad would be telling me that I should have laid out all my clothes the night before so that I wouldn't be whirling around like a dervish. And mom, she's reminding me that I need to breathe and take in every moment so that I can remember them forever. What would your dad say, Clark?

  Clark Kent : I'm not sure he would say anything, Lois. That's kind of the way it was with my dad, you know? I always knew exactly what he was thinking.

• Lois Lane : [to Janet]  I'm sorry. I wouldn't would have to do that if the world wasn't in jeopardy and you weren't such a bitch.