Smallville (TV Series)

Zod (2006)

Tom Welling: Clark Kent

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• Zod : So easily beaten. Disappointing.

  Clark Kent : I won't let you destroy Earth like you did Krypton.

  Zod : Jor-El couldn't stop me, and neither will his son.

  Clark Kent : Then I'll die trying.

  Zod : But you won't be the only one. These humans you care so much about. Swear your allegiance to me, and I'll allow the ones you love the most to live. Kneel before Zod. Kneel.

  [Clark kneels and Zod extends right his hand. Clark slips the Kryptonian crystal into Zod's hand releasing him from Lex's body. Clark stands back up] 

  Clark Kent : My father sends his regards.

• Raya : Zod is a soldier. He will kill you.

  Clark Kent : If there is a way for you to save everyone you loved, wouldn't you risk dying?

  Raya : You truly are your father's son.

• Clark Kent : The fortress is dead. Everything's changing. Dad's gone. I can't talk to Lex. Lana's...

  [pause] 

  Clark Kent : I don't know where to go from here.

  Martha Kent : Neither did I when I was your age. Just follow your heart and you'll always do the right thing.

  Clark Kent : Maybe some Kryptonians believed the same thing. Jor-El sacrificed himself trying to save Krypton. Raya died saving me.

  Martha Kent : Every world needs its heroes, Clark. They inspire us to be better than we are. And they protect us from the darkness that's just around the corner.

• Clark Kent : Um, Chloe. Before I left, there was this moment that we, um...

  Chloe Sullivan : You mean when I laid one on you? Don't worry, Clark, it was the end of the world. It's not like I'm expecting us to hook up.

• Clark Kent : Why haven't you used the gateway yourself?

  Raya : It won't open for anyone except the House of El. Your father kept it a secret. A back door in case anyone tried to imprison his family here.

  Clark Kent : Why would he have to worry about that?

  Raya : Jor-El was a great man. And like all great men, there were those who wished him ill.

• Clark Kent : Who are you?

  Raya : Raya. Not that names matter here.

  Clark Kent : Where is "here", exactly?

  Raya : Jor-El created this place to hold criminals from the 28 known inhabited galaxies.

  Clark Kent : So it's a prison? That makes you an inmate.

  Raya : I may be trapped here, but I'm not one of the prisoners.

  Clark Kent : Am I supposed to just trust you? I'm running a little low on that lately.

  Raya : Good. In the Zone, trust can get you killed. Or worse. The most vicious offenders are condemned for eternity. Their corporeal bodies destroyed, their essence haunting the wasteland.

  Clark Kent : The Phantoms, like the ones that attacked me.

  Raya : The crystal your father gave me is the only thing they fear.

• Raya : Where are you from? Where?

  Clark Kent : I was born on Krypton. I was raised on Earth.

  Raya : Earth?

  [realizing who he is] 

  Raya : Kal-El?

  Clark Kent : How do you know my Kryptonian name?

  Raya : I knew your father.

• Clark Kent : I have to go. I have to stop Zod.

  Raya : Zod?

  Clark Kent : He's on Earth because of me.

• Clark Kent : How did you know Jor-El?

  Raya : I was one of his assistants.

  Clark Kent : When you were five?

  Raya : Time is meaningless here. I wanted to stay with Jor-El in the final hours. But he wouldn't hear of it. He thought I'd have a better chance in the Phantom Zone.

  Clark Kent : Why didn't he and my mother come with you?

  Raya : 'Cause he wouldn't stop trying to save Krypton, and your mother wouldn't leave his side.

  [showing him the crystal around her neck] 

  Raya : This is all I have left of your father. Every day, he still saves my life.

• Zod : You could have been at my side as Krypton is reborn. Now you'll die with all the rest.

  Clark Kent : Let her go.

  Zod : [surprised to see him]  Kal-El.

• Raya : His blood, the blood of the House of El, is the key to opening the gateway.

  Clark Kent : I trusted you.

  Nam-Ek : Trust is for the weak.

  Raya : You're right.

  [she turns and cuts his throat] 

• Lois Lane : Hey, Smallville.

  Clark Kent : Hey, how you feeling?

  Lois Lane : Bad enough to know I'm still alive. Guess I have your mom to thank for that. You know, honestly... I don't even remember the plane going down. The cabin lost pressure. I was gasping for breath. And then I was in this palace of ice. And it was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen. I was bathed in this warm light... and I knew everything was gonna be okay.

  Clark Kent : Lois, you were, uh, hurt pretty badly. Maybe you were hallucinating.

  Lois Lane : No, it was real. I think I died and went to heaven.

  Clark Kent : Then I'm glad you're back.

• Martha Kent : Lionel told me his connection to Jor-El is gone.

  Clark Kent : Along with any influence he had over him.

  Martha Kent : Maybe we're all better off without Jor-El in our lives.

• Chloe Sullivan : Clark. Oh, my god. I thought you were dead.

  Clark Kent : Hi. Um, so did I, for a while there.

  Chloe Sullivan : What happened? Where did you go?

  Clark Kent : A place I never wanna go again. Are you okay?

  Chloe Sullivan : Yeah. Everything's great now that you're here.