Episode Report Card Tippi Blevins: B+ | 1 USERS: A+ YOU GRADE IT (Almost) Everybody Loves a Hero
By Tippi Blevins | Season 10 | Episode 13 | Aired on 02.11.2011
Martha is left near tears in his wake. "He's just worried about you, Mrs. Kent," Chloe says from the doorway. "We all are." She goes in for a hug, accidentally squeezing Martha's injured shoulder. After apologizing, Chloe gets riled up about the heroes needing protection, but Martha isn't surprised. She says she and Jonathan always knew what a big responsibility Clark would be. Chloe mentions Martha's "red queen" role in protecting Clark. Martha narrows her eyes thoughtfully. "I've been watching you, too," she says. Chloe looks a little uneasy. Was there a spycam hidden in that sofa bed last night? No, Martha's talking about Chloe taking over the Suicide Squad. What she doesn't understand is why Chloe left Clark in the first place, so Chloe explains it was to protect him... without overprotecting him. "We both needed to leave in order for Clark to stand up on his own," Martha says. That's not how her departure's been treated so far, but whatever. Martha's worried Chloe went too far. "Clark needs you as much as the world needs him." She says Chloe is part of their family. Chloe talks about how she looked to Martha as a mother figure. She credits Martha with teaching her how to take care of the people she loves. Martha asks Chloe to watch over Clark. Chloe smiles, but it looks like she just died a little inside.
Violence is breaking out in the streets of Metropolis. Clark has gone to the scene of the shooting where pro-hero and anti-vigilante groups are starting to get violent. There are only about two dozen people, but they're shoving each other enough for twice that number! Clark touches a spot of blood next to the podium. One of the flags is spattered with blood, too. He scans the crowd and sees a suspicious-looking guy in a hoodie. "Hey, what are you doing?" he asks. The guy turns to look at him; it's Oliver. "Does Chloe know you're out here?" Clark asks. Indeed, she does not. But Oliver was going crazy just hiding out in Watchtower. They were probably running out of clean sheets, too. They decide to work together. Oliver says the cops haven't even found any bullets. This puzzles Clark, so he goes sniffing around the area behind the podium. There's a phone booth nearby, its windows shattered. As Clark approaches, some of the glass lying in the street begins to glow green. He makes a pukey face and backs away. "It's kryptonite!" He says the bullets turned to dust on impact. He and Oliver realize that the shooter knew his weakness and meant for Clark to get in the way. "This wasn't political," Clark says. "It was personal!" Couldn't it be both? A lot of people know his weakness, even though it seems to come as a perpetual surprise to everyone on this show.