Superman & Lois (TV Series)

The Perks of Not Being a Wallflower (2021)

Elizabeth Tulloch: Lois Lane

Quotes 

• Lois Lane : I'm gonna need to borrow your truck.

  Clark Kent : You gonna bring it back?

  Lois Lane : 50/50.

• Jonathan Kent : What's the most embarrassing thing you've ever heard?

  Lois Lane : Nope. Not appropriate.

  Jonathan Kent : Be honest, was there nudity involved?

  Clark Kent : Maybe when you guys are older.

• Lois Lane : Have you spoken to the boys since earlier?

  Clark Kent : Nope. Radio silence.

  Lois Lane : Do you remember the first time I caught you listening in on me?

  Clark Kent : How could I forget? Thought I was gonna lose you forever.

  Lois Lane : You almost did.

  Clark Kent : Pretty sure I spent about a week's salary on flowers just to get you to talk to me again.

  Lois Lane : It was two, and you got off easy because I was still madly in love with you.

  Clark Kent : Mm-hmm. Well... any suggestions on how to make things right with the boys?

  Lois Lane : Make them the same promise you made me.

• Clark Kent : Every power comes with its own burden.

  Lois Lane : And responsibilities.

  Jordan Kent : You mean rules.

  Clark Kent : Which are meant to protect you.

  Jordan Kent : Yeah. "Don't use my powers, don't draw attention to myself."

  Jonathan Kent : Oh, "don't feed him after midnight."

  Clark Kent : Hey, it's important that we don't draw unnecessary attention to our family. If anyone ever found out the truth about me, it would change everything.

  Lois Lane : It's not like we're worried you two are gonna post it on Facebook.

  Jonathan Kent : I mean, yeah, we're not soccer moms.

  Lois Lane : My point is, you need to be mindful of your actions. It's the small things that'll raise suspicion.

  Clark Kent : Look, when I was your age, my dad was really strict, and at the time, it seemed unfair. But now, I realize it gave me a normal life. And that's what I want for the two of you.

  Jordan Kent : Yeah, if by normal you mean we're cast out like lepers, Smallville High has it covered.

  Clark Kent : All I'm asking is that you're careful, okay? I can't always be there.

• Lois Lane : [while horsing around the house, Clark whooshes away upon hearing trouble]  Guess there was no reason to hide it now that you both know he's Superman.

• Sharon Powell : My son was a miner at the Edge facility in New Carthage.

  [taking a cup of coffee] 

  Sharon Powell : Thank you.

  Chrissy Beppo : Mm-hmm.

  Sharon Powell : He worked there, uh, six months. Made good money, too. He even sent some of it back home. But that all changed the day Morgan Edge offered him "the opportunity of a lifetime."

  Lois Lane : What kind of opportunity?

  Sharon Powell : I was never too clear on that. Derek had to sign a bunch of paperwork. Keeping him quiet.

  Lois Lane : And why do you think there was foul play involved?

  Derek Powell : [taking out her phone, she plays a voicemail message]  Hey, mom, wish I caught you. This opportunity isn't what I thought it was. Not sure what's gonna happen, so... just wanted you to know that I loved you. Bye.

  Sharon Powell : That was the last time I... ever heard his voice.

  Lois Lane : I'm sorry.

• Clark Kent : So, how was your first day?

  Lois Lane : I tried following up on those reverse mortgages, but it turns out people aren't interested in talking to someone not from Smallville.

• Sharon Powell : This the paper that just published that article about Edge Intercorp?

  Chrissy Beppo : Yes, along with a great piece on birdwatching and a pretty tricky crossword puzzle.

  Sharon Powell : Eh, it wasn't that tricky. Now, which one of you is calling around New Carthage looking for a new story?

  Lois Lane : That would be me. Miss...

  Sharon Powell : Powell. Sharon Powell.

  Lois Lane : Ms. Powell, I'm Lois Lane. Does this have anything to do with Morgan Edge?

  Sharon Powell : Yeah, you're damn right it does. I'm hoping you can help me nail that bastard's ass to the wall.

• Chrissy Beppo : How would you like to interview the keynote speaker at this year's Harvest Festival?

  Lois Lane : Not sure puff pieces are really my brand.

  Chrissy Beppo : Well, around here, they sell papers. I'm afraid not everything you write for me is gonna change the world.

• Lois Lane : Does this have too much blue in it?

  Clark Kent : I still like the Huntsman's Tribute.

  Jonathan Kent : Dad, I'm pretty sure that's just slang for "poop."

  Clark Kent : Hey.

  Lois Lane : Jonathan. Don't be gross. Also, he's not wrong.

  Jordan Kent : Mom, can we just pick something?

  Lois Lane : Sweetie, this is an important decision. We're finally putting our own stamp on this house.

  Jonathan Kent : If you'd make up your mind.

  Lois Lane : [picking up a wet paintbrush from its can]  What about this color? You like this color?

  Jonathan Kent : Yeah, it's fine.

  Lois Lane : Yeah?

  Jonathan Kent : Yeah.

  Lois Lane : [wiping it down the front of his shirt]  Ah!

  Jordan Kent : [chasing her around the room]  Someone is just asking for the Huntsman's Tribute.

  Lois Lane : Anything but dad's color!

  Clark Kent : [insulted]  Oh, come on!

  [Jordan grabs a brush and wipes paint down his arm] 

  Clark Kent : You really wanna do this?

  Jordan Kent : No super-tricks.

• Clark Kent : [Coach Gaines has allowed him to help out on the football team]  Thanks for the assist.

  Lois Lane : You sure about this?

  Clark Kent : No. But I've gotta try.

  Lois Lane : [kissing]  All right, I gotta run. See you later, Coach.

• Subjekt 11 : [Lois takes out her ELT]  Ah, that won't help you.

  Lois Lane : [activating it]  No, but he will.

  [Superman crashes through the door] 

• Lois Lane : [after Jordan shouts at Clark]  He didn't mean all that.

  Clark Kent : You sure?

  Lois Lane : He's 14. He was lashing out. I'm not saying that makes it acceptable, but we can't take everything he says at face value.

  Clark Kent : Then how am I supposed to know what he needs?

  Lois Lane : All I'm saying is maybe figure out the reason behind Jordan's anger and address that.

• Lois Lane : I think Sharon Powell might have given us our big break.

  Chrissy Beppo : Or, and here's another theory, that lady was half in the bag, selling a conspiracy theory about her son. Did you smell her breath?

  Lois Lane : I am aware she'd been drinking.

  Chrissy Beppo : I looked into Derek Powell while you were with his mom. It turns out the guy has a pretty checkered past.

  Lois Lane : Even if that's true, that voicemail was really compelling.

  Chrissy Beppo : Out of context, sure, but he never once mentioned Morgan Edge. Maybe it was just a drug deal gone wrong.

  Lois Lane : That is a stretch.

  Chrissy Beppo : But a bazillionaire making the guy disappear isn't?

  Lois Lane : At least give me the chance to prove I'm right.

  Chrissy Beppo : Look, this isn't the Daily Planet. We don't have the resources to run an investigation for weeks on end.

  Lois Lane : But you hired me to write this kind of story.

  Chrissy Beppo : [hearing a noise outside, they go to investigate and see a car has been firebombed]  I hate to ask, but you don't happen to drive a station wagon that's on fire right now... do you?

• Clark Kent : How could you possibly think it was okay to join the football team?

  Jordan Kent : You didn't say it wasn't.

  Clark Kent : No, no. Don't... don't do that. I see what you're doing.

  Jordan Kent : As long as you don't mention it, it's not a lie, right?

  Lois Lane : Your father apologized for that.

  Clark Kent : Your powers are not something to be taken lightly, Jordan.

  Jordan Kent : Yeah, well, I barely have any, remember? That's what Grand Pabbie told us at Elsa's ice castle.

  Lois Lane : That's not funny.

  Clark Kent : He was only comparing your powers to mine.

  Jordan Kent : No, he said my powers suck. Don't act like he didn't.

  Clark Kent : I admit, taking you to see him this early was a mistake.

  Jordan Kent : Mistake? You know what? Everything you do is a mistake. You get fired, you bring us here. You know, I just wish you would go back to not being around anymore.

  Clark Kent : Go upstairs.

  Jordan Kent : Yeah.

  Clark Kent : Right now.

  Jordan Kent : Yeah.

  Jonathan Kent : I-I'm with you guys. I don't know what he was thinking.

  Clark Kent : You, too.

• Kyle Cushing : I'm sorry about your car, Lois.

  Lois Lane : Morgan Edge was behind this, Kyle.

  Kyle Cushing : Now, hold on. You shouldn't go around making baseless accusations like that.

  Lois Lane : It's not baseless. We just finished talking to a source about him.

  Chrissy Beppo : We still haven't verified those claims.

  Kyle Cushing : Y'all have a good night.

• Lois Lane : I made a total fool of myself accusing Edge like that.

  Clark Kent : It's an honest mistake.

  Lois Lane : We have been here for a week, and somebody's already tried to blow up my car.

  Clark Kent : Look, folks in Smallville, they're good people. Don't let what happened today change that. Besides, it's not like it's your first Molotov cocktail.

  Lois Lane : I just feel like everyone here has their walls up. Maybe I should just hand the story off and mend some fences.

  Clark Kent : Well, what's your gut telling you?

  Lois Lane : That there's more to this.

  Clark Kent : Well, then you have to dig deeper. Listen. I will support whatever decision you make. I just want you to be able to live with it.

  Lois Lane : I love you.

  Clark Kent : Still?

  Lois Lane : Thanks for the flowers.

• Coach Gaines : You wanna be an assistant coach?

  Clark Kent : I just want to help out. I don't know if you know this, but I was actually the team manager back in high school.

  Coach Gaines : LinkedIn résumé notwithstanding, you're a little late. We've been staffed up since the summer.

  Clark Kent : Well, you see, the thing is, with both my boys on the team now, I-I'd really just like to find a way to spend more time with them.

  Coach Gaines : Take 'em camping. Rent a canoe. Make some s'mores.

  Clark Kent : Look, I-I promise I won't get in the way. I'll do whatever job you need.

  Lois Lane : Not to mention, he'll work for free.

  Coach Gaines : You should've started with that, Kent.