Smallville (TV Series)

Booster (2011)

Tom Welling: Clark Kent

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• Clark Kent : Lois, I was like that in Smallville. The thought of going back to that, I...

  Lois Lane : Clark, the real you can burn holes through buildings with a look, and lift a freight train with one finger. Get over it.

  Clark Kent : You know, the last thing you should worry about is teaching me Mild-Mannered 101. You should be focusing on that promotion now that Steve Lombard went to Daily Star. They said that desk could be yours.

  Lois Lane : I'm counting on it.

• Lois Lane : Booster Gold's star will burn out faster than you can say "up, up, and away." Now let's focus on what's really important here.

  Clark Kent : And what is that, Lois?

  Lois Lane : Unmaking Clark Kent so that we can get the Blur out there.

• Booster Gold : I'm about to get the key to the city. And history says whoever gets the key becomes this city's Man of Steel. Or Gold. All you got to do is show me up. Reveal yourself to the world. Put that suit on display and... steal my thunder. What do you say?

  Clark Kent : The suit doesn't make the hero. A hero's made in the moment by the choices that he makes and the reasons that he makes them. A hero brings out the best in people. I don't doubt behind that star, there is a hero... but I haven't seen him. Not yet.

• Booster Gold : Well, you know what? I've got some advice for you too.

  Clark Kent : What's that?

  Booster Gold : "The Blur." No. No, no, no. It sounds like a roller coaster or something. You need something strong. You need something simple. Something that actually starts with that "S" you wear. Something... super. You got to brand it, baby. You know?

  Clark Kent : I'll start brainstorming.

• Clark Kent : You helped Jaime break free of that scarab.

  Booster Gold : I was using your words.

  Clark Kent : It doesn't matter. The fact is, in the moment you believed them. And so did he.

• Clark Kent : Look, we need to get together and find Kord's missing weapon. It's dangerous.

  Booster Gold : Danger... is my middle name. So is fame, fortune, and front page, Clark.

• Clark Kent : Legion ring. You're from the future? You're a Legionnaire?

  Booster Gold : Not exactly. But they're really good friends of mine.

  [pause] 

  Booster Gold : Ah, they're more like acquaintances,

  Clark Kent : You stole that ring!

  Booster Gold : I *borrowed* the ring.

• Clark Kent : After seeing all the trouble that Booster went through hiding his insecurities, I think I can make the glasses work. But...

  Lois Lane : But what, Smallville? You owned it today. You went from sleek to geek in under 24 hours. What could be wrong with that?

  Clark Kent : I saw the way Cat looked at me. I also heard what she said.

  Lois Lane : Yeah, and it's perfect.

  Clark Kent : It's not perfect. Lois, it doesn't matter what people say about me. This is about you.

  Lois Lane : Me?

  Clark Kent : You see, I can fly under the radar. I can live down expectations of Clark Kent as long as the Blur's out there saving people, but...

  Lois Lane : But what?

  Clark Kent : What are people gonna think about you? The strong and... extremely sexy Lois Lane wants to marry...

  [putting his glasses on] 

  Clark Kent : ...this new Clark Kent. How could they ever understand that you'd be interested in this?

  Lois Lane : [he rips his shirt open]  Whoa, whoa, whoa. Stop right there. Oh, trust me, Smallville.

  [taking his glasses off and leaning in to kiss him] 

  Lois Lane : We can make this work. Oh, boy, can we.

• Booster Gold : I thought if I did everything you did, or are going to do, I could take your spot in history.

  Clark Kent : Question is, why?

  Booster Gold : [sardonic chuckle]  Why? I forget, you've never felt it. The rush, of being out there and being that miracle that people are hoping for. Looking people in the eye and letting them know you're gonna be safe. Ugh. You never wanna let that feeling end. And that poor kid down there, he took the brunt of my ego, Clark. I mean, I always knew all of this was gonna blow up in my face sooner or later. I mean, it always does. The truth is, I am from the future, but I'm no hero. I was a sports star, who started betting on his own games. And then I started throwin' 'em. It was easier to lose than try to win.

  Clark Kent : You still feel that way now?

  Booster Gold : No. I don't. But the damage is done now. I mean, in the future, I got caught. My fame, my fortune went right down the toilet, along with my dignity and my reputation and... you were right, I-I stole the ring. I stole the suit, even Skeets.

  Skeets : Affirmative, sir.

  Booster Gold : I came here to make a fresh start, and I made all the same mistakes. My own sister, she said the exact same thing to me when my football career ended. She said "the suit doesn't make the hero."

• Booster Gold : Like the Legion, yes, I'm from the future, Clark. And I always know exactly what to do at exactly the right time, thanks to the assistance of my...

  [snapping his fingers and pointing to his earpice] 

  Booster Gold : ...historical data droid. Say hello, Skeets.

  Skeets : Pleasure to meet you, Mr. Kent.

  Clark Kent : Time travel's nothing to play around with. The fact that you're here means you've already changed history, and I doubt that Skeets has any record of what happened to Kord's scarab.

  Skeets : [Booster taps his earpiece to check]  Negative, sir.

  Booster Gold : It doesn't matter. I can handle whatever comes around the corner, Clark. Listen, you're talking to the single greatest hero of the 25th century, all right? I'm worshipped by billions. I'm kind of a big deal.

  Clark Kent : Until someone gets hurt.

  Booster Gold : It's not gonna happen. Trust me. Besides... I know what this is really about. You can't stand the fact that people are choosing me over you, right? I understand. I get it. You want the glory, don't you? I'm gonna give you your chance to claim it.

• Lois Lane : What is it, Clark?

  Clark Kent : The billboard.

  Lois Lane : Yes! They put them up already.

  Clark Kent : Lois, what are you doing?

  Lois Lane : Well, I had a run-in with our gloating guardian, and he actually thinks... he can replace you.

  Clark Kent : I appreciate the support, but this is not a competition.

  Lois Lane : Clark, I am not gonna let the Blur be forgotten because some bright and shiny object flies up into the sky.

• Clark Kent : Booster is not the bright and shiny object we need to be worried about.

  Lois Lane : [he hands her the folder he took from Kord]  What is this? A bug?

  Clark Kent : That's what Ted Kord is looking for. I checked the file, it's some sort of extraterrestrial technology. And when they brought this scarab in for study, it bonded with one of Kord's scientists like it was a parasite. The guy's name was Dan Garrett. He and the scarab merged as one. Garrett killed three people, and then he died when they tried to take it off.

  Lois Lane : And this thing is somewhere in Metropolis.

  Clark Kent : Yeah. Kord hired Booster to bring it back in exchange for the key to the city.

  Lois Lane : *Your* key to the city. He's been here, like, a day. I mean, if there was ever a time for the Blur to debut his dashing smile...

  Clark Kent : You know I can't do that yet.

  Lois Lane : No, not until we've reverse-Pygmalioned this serious stud into a blunder of beige. Still, I'd love to see you boost our golden boy up into the stratosphere.

  Clark Kent : Well...

  Lois Lane : [her phone rings]  Speak of the showboat.

• Lois Lane : I appreciate the thought, but you have to stop it. The all-new, all-different Clark Kent would not be sending me roses. He's allergic to them, remember?

  Clark Kent : I didn't send these.

  [taking the card] 

  Clark Kent : Booster.

  Lois Lane : [throwing them away]  Ew. Okay, Romeo will take the hint soon enough and lose interest.

• Clark Kent : Did you know in the last 24 hours, Booster Gold has made it to every major accident and crime scene in the city?

  Lois Lane : Okay, not to ask the obvious, but what's wrong with having another hero in town? I mean, aside from his ridiculous personality. You know, Clark, if I didn't know better, I'd say you were jealous of this guy.

  Clark Kent : Jealous? Me? No. Lois...

  Lois Lane : Okay.

  Clark Kent : He seems to know when and where these things are gonna happen. But he doesn't stop the accident. He just sweeps in at the last second. He makes the save, and he gets the photo-op.

  Lois Lane : Okay, so drama sells.

  Clark Kent : So do ratings. He's on every single station. But if people find out that he's doing this for personal fame... they're gonna lose faith in the heroes just like they did before.

• Lois Lane : Hey, I recognize him.

  Clark Kent : It's Ted Kord, Kord Industries.

  Lois Lane : Kord Industries. The Blackwater of the Midwest.

  Clark Kent : Some kind of high-tech device went missing when one of his trucks crashed into Booster Gold. Now, Kord claims that his company is all about technology, but their research and development includes many things that are not listed on their annual stock report.

  Lois Lane : Like what?

  Clark Kent : Disarming recovered superweapons. Lois, I need to clean up Booster's mess and find this missing tech. It could be dangerous.

  Lois Lane : [he whooshes away]  And I'll see what I can uncover about our gold-plated glory hound.

• Lois Lane : I'm trying to help.

  Clark Kent : Help. By making me stumble into Ron Troupe?

  Lois Lane : Yeah, it's a start. Clark, you want people to look down on Clark Kent so they can look up to the Blur. Which, by the way, isn't exactly gonna be a fitting name after, you know, stop blurring and start standing in the spotlight.

  Clark Kent : Well, the spotlight's kind of crowded with Booster Gold.

  Lois Lane : Okay, not that my curiosity isn't in overdrive about booster boy. But you are making way more out of this than you need to. Okay?

  Clark Kent : Okay.

  Lois Lane : I'm sure our flying car salesman will... buzz off as fast as he buzzed in.

• Clark Kent : You're sitting at my desk.

  Booster Gold : Yeah, I can read. So, where is the greatest reporter that this city has ever known?

  Lois Lane : [entering]  All right, everybody, back to work.

  Booster Gold : Mm, there you are, the hero maker.

  [pushing past Clark] 

  Booster Gold : Excuse me. Lois Lane. Booster Gold.

  Lois Lane : What can I do for you?

  Booster Gold : We're gonna help each other, gorgeous. Because one exclusive in-depth interview with the gold guardian of Metropolis, and you're gonna lock up that promotion that you're up for. It's a Booster Gold guarantee.

  Lois Lane : How did you know I was up for a... never mind. I'm not interested in you, Goldilocks, and neither is the Daily Planet. So why don't you see if you can fit that big old head of yours through the exit door?

• Clark Kent : He said "nice glasses", like he knew who I really was.

  Lois Lane : Maybe he just liked your glasses.

  Clark Kent : Lois.

  Lois Lane : Or not. Are you sure you've never seen him before?

  Clark Kent : How could you miss that? Booster Gold didn't come here for no reason. I need to figure out who he is and why he's here.

• Clark Kent : Lois, we're going against traffic.

  Lois Lane : That's sort of the point here, Clark. Try and keep up.

  Clark Kent : These glasses are driving me crazy.

  Lois Lane : So you've said.

  Clark Kent : And this jacket, it's not helping.

  Lois Lane : Okay, you were the one who chose to take his hero game public, so either the Blur starts wearing a mask or...

  Clark Kent : Clark Kent does, I know.

  Lois Lane : Your words, not mine.

• Clark Kent : After all the hero hating and the VRA, if the Blur doesn't show his face soon, people are gonna stop trusting me again.

  Lois Lane : [showing him the front page of the Planet]  That didn't stop the mayor from offering the Blur the key to the city.

  Clark Kent : Yeah, but that's...

  Lois Lane : Yeah. But before that handsome hero face ends up on Jumbotron screens in all your red and blue glory, we need to make sure that there is nothing handsome or heroic about Clark Kent.

  Clark Kent : And that's supposed to help?

  Lois Lane : Yes! So, just, I don't know, slope your shoulders a little bit, speak a little softer, and stop being so... so...

  Clark Kent : What?

  Lois Lane : Great. Honey, you need to be invisible and forgettable and...

  [spotting a man across the street fighting with his map] 

  Lois Lane : ...exactly like that.