Smallville (TV Series)

Echo (2009)

Erica Durance: Lois Lane

Quotes 

• [Lois almost hits Clark with her car after the explosion] 

  Lois Lane : Clark, did I miss him?

  Clark Kent : If you by "him" you mean me, barely.

  Lois Lane : Not you, the Blur.

• Lois Lane : [Clark hears her thoughts]  God, I am dragging ass today. I should go for coffee. No, no, what I actually need is a B12 shot. I have to keep up with Clark. You know, you got to remember what the general always says, "on certain days, you wear certain underwear." And why today of all days you decided to go with a tho...

  [the elevator doors open, and she stops mid-thought] 

  Lois Lane : [out loud, awkwardly]  Hey, Smallville.

• Clark Kent : You're in a good mood today.

  Lois Lane : Would be in an even better one if our black-clad hero in hiding would've stuck around long enough for a quote. We'd at least know what the hell happened back there.

  Clark Kent : What happened back there is the Blur saved all those hostages. End of story.

  Lois Lane : There's always more to the story, grasshopper. Word on the street is the bomber isn't the one who flipped the switch. It was on a timer.

  Clark Kent : Why would the bomb be on a timer?

  Lois Lane : I don't know. I'm not a mind reader. Why would you take hostages and not make any demands?

• Lois Lane : I haven't seen you eat a thing all day.

  [offering him a paper bag] 

  Lois Lane : Owed you from earlier. Low blood sugar and all.

  Clark Kent : [looking inside]  Oh, look at this.

  [taking out a donut] 

  Clark Kent : Thanks for taking care of me.

  Lois Lane : Wait.

  [taking it and taking a bite, then handing it back] 

  Lois Lane : Now we're even.

• Clark Kent : You missed all the excitement last night.

  Lois Lane : If I remember correctly, it wasn't my excitement to have missed. Was it? I was expecting to read about the exploits of Metropolis' journalistic savior this morning.

  Clark Kent : Well, that's the thing. I may have bitten off more than I can chew.

  Lois Lane : Really? What's this?

  Clark Kent : [offering her a proof of an article with both their names]  It's, uh... it's me asking for help. I didn't exactly finish my story last night and I missed the deadline.

  Lois Lane : Okay.

  Clark Kent : [heading to their desks]  I guess I'm not ready to fly solo just yet.

  Lois Lane : [proofreading the article]  The sky is a big place. Wow. There.

  [handing it back] 

  Lois Lane : Looks like you've got one too many names on there.

  Clark Kent : I just thought you'd wanna have some creative input. Lois, I am sorry for letting you down.

  Lois Lane : Is this an olive branch? 'Cause there better be a whole tree somewhere in here. And maybe a new pair of jeans, too.

• Lois Lane : You know, it's not every day Lois Lane allows herself to be stood up.

  Clark Kent : Well, then it's a good thing it was only... "like" a date.

  Lois Lane : Heh.

  Clark Kent : I don't even know how someone would get a second date after messing things up like that.

  Lois Lane : Well, if people were to try that again... they might wanna do it on a slower news day. Hypothetically speaking.

  Clark Kent : Well, those don't come along very often.

  Lois Lane : No.

  Clark Kent : I'm sure people would make sure they got it right the next time. Hypothetically speaking, of course.

  Lois Lane : My thoughts exactly.

• Chloe Sullivan : Whoa-ho-ho, Lois. Why so fancy?

  Lois Lane : Monster trucks.

  Chloe Sullivan : Monster trucks. Lois, I've seen you do monster trucks before, and this is definitely more than that. I would say that this is strictly "rhinestones on mudflaps" territory. Who's the Prince Charming?

  Lois Lane : I never thought I'd say this out loud, but... Clark Kent.

  [Chloe is surprised] 

  Lois Lane : I know, right? It's the weirdest thing. Of the five things to do in Kansas, Clark picked the one thing I've wanted to do for weeks. We've been on the same wavelength, like, all day today.

  Chloe Sullivan : I'll bet. Sort of like he's been reading your mind? Like he's hearing things you've never actually said out loud?

  Lois Lane : Exactly.

  Chloe Sullivan : Huh. That is the weirdest thing.

  Lois Lane : Me and Clark. I don't know. I mean, we certainly kick all kinds of ass at work, but lately, it... it feels like we're more than just partners, you know? I think I've gotten so used to carrying the load all by myself, uh... what if I don't have to anymore, you know? Clark and Lois versus the world. Oh, wow. Kind of lost myself in there somewhere, huh?

  [giving her a goodbye hug] 

  Lois Lane : Don't wait up.

• Doorman : Name?

  Clark Kent : Kennair.

  Doorman : You have a plus-one tonight, Mr. Kennair?

  Clark Kent : [hearing something, he turns and comes face to face with a monster truck]  Lois.

  Lois Lane : I can handle this, Smallville. You've already done enough tonight.

  Clark Kent : What are you doing here?

  Lois Lane : [thinking]  Standing the shadow of a six and a half feet of handsome. No, Lois, he doesn't get off that easy. Kick his ass.

  [out loud] 

  Lois Lane : Do you honestly think that stacked parking, not having a cocktail dress, and being three steps behind you on your mystery man story was gonna stand in my way, did you? Or that you hid the fact that Oliver returned for the sake of an article? Clark, you can't get rid of me that easily. I have the Internet on my phone.

  Clark Kent : I can explain.

  Lois Lane : Oh, ho-ho. I know how the boy's club works. You wanted to scoop me on a story. Prose before ho's.

  Clark Kent : Now, wait a second.

  Doorman : Good evening.

  Lois Lane : [thinking]  How could you be so stupid, Lois? This was never about more than a story. Maybe it never will be.

  [out loud] 

  Lois Lane : For your sake, there better be an open bar, because I think that Bone Dawg has my purse in his truck.

• Clark Kent : Mr. Murphy, our mystery man's puppet, just got out of surgery. He's still unconscious.

  Lois Lane : Well, I've hit enough dead ends for today. Really no reason for us to keep hanging out here, then, huh?

  Clark Kent : You're absolutely right.

  [akward silence] 

  Clark Kent : Why don't we just call it a night?

  Lois Lane : That's good. I have plans.

  [thinking, as she walks away] 

  Lois Lane : A lifetime and some Chunky Monkey. Or Rocky Road. Maybe both.

  Clark Kent : Lois. I was hoping that we could grab something to eat tonight once we finished up. You know, you said yourself I hadn't eaten all day.

  Lois Lane : [thinking]  Is Clark Kent asking me out on a date? Like a "date" date?

  Clark Kent : I'm not saying we should go on a date.

  Lois Lane : [thinking, disappointed]  Oh.

  Clark Kent : Just something like a date.

  Lois Lane : [out loud]  As sweet as that notion is, Smallville, this is Metropolis on a Saturday night. We ain't getting in anywhere without a reservation.

  [thinking] 

  Lois Lane : Except maybe the truck rally downtown, but there's no way he'd, uh...

  Clark Kent : We could probably still get tickets to the monster truck rally down at the coliseum. It doesn't start for a few more hours.

  Lois Lane : [thinking]  Shut up!

  [out loud] 

  Lois Lane : I'll meet you there. Standard protocol. Two cars at the beginning of the night, no drama at the end of it.

• Lois Lane : [thinking]  No voicemails. No e-mails. Just be a big girl and get over the fact that the Blur downgraded you from confidante to sidekick to nobody.

  Clark Kent : Lois.

  Lois Lane : [out loud]  Computer's frozen again.

  [thinking] 

  Lois Lane : Doesn't help that stupid intern Jeff took the last stupid maple donut from the stupid donut box.

  Clark Kent : [speeding away and returning with Jeff's donut]  Here you go. My eyes are bigger than my stomach this morning.

  Lois Lane : No. Okay, I'd love to.

  Clark Kent : A bump in blood sugar might help you from punching someone.

• Lois Lane : Why ever whoever did what he did, he couldn't have picked a less interesting place to do it. Run of the mill textile factory?

  Clark Kent : Run of the mill textile factory which is a subsidiary of Queen Industries. You'd think it'd be enough to get Oliver's attention.

  Lois Lane : [thinking]  That only matters if Ollie's sober enough to give a crap.

  Clark Kent : You might be right.

  Lois Lane : [out loud]  What'd you say?

  Clark Kent : What?

  Lois Lane : What?

• Clark Kent : I was just trying to call you.

  Lois Lane : From a payphone?

  Clark Kent : Apparently.

  Lois Lane : How'd you get here so fast, anyway? My guy at Met PD didn't leak this until a few minutes ago.

  Clark Kent : We all can't be as fashionably late as Lois Lane.

  [trying to climb over a patrol cruiser, she slips and he catches her] 

  Lois Lane : [thinking]  Hello, sailor.

  Clark Kent : [putting her down]  What'd you just say?

  Lois Lane : Nothing. You should get your hearing checked.

  [thinking] 

  Lois Lane : Hot stuff.