Episode Report Card Tippi Blevins: C+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Patriot Acting Up
By Tippi Blevins | Season 10 | Episode 7 | Aired on 11.05.2010
In the kitchen, Lois is doing an admirable job of putting together the Thanksgiving dinner. The turkey looks golden brown, the cranberries appear to have been turned into a chunky relish. Clark walks into the kitchen. She immediately lays into him for not putting up with her dad for one day like she had asked. Clark very reasonably tells her that Sam had him investigated by the Pentagon. There were surveillance pictures of him with Kara. Further, he's pretty sure that Lucy planted them in the loft. Speak of the harlot, she's just walking down the steps into the kitchen, with Sam in tow. They both have their bags with them. "I thought it would be a good idea if we all went to your place tonight," she says. "Without Clark," she adds with a snitty look in his direction. Lucy gives her daddy a kiss on the cheek, sneaking the homing pen into his pocket as she does so. "Come on, let's go," he says to Lois. Lois tears up. "That's an order, young lady." She looks back and forth between her men, begging her father to stay and work things out. He refuses. He says Clark is dishonest and has dangerous friends. He tells Lois one more time to come with him. With an apology to Clark, she leaves with her annoying family.
In the Suicide Squad's black van, the monitors show that the General is leaving the farm. Goatee confirms this for us, in what now sounds like a vaguely Spanish accent. Flag is pleased, as this means Clark won't be able to rescue him. He uncovers a small rocket emblazoned with the American flag on its side. "Clark may be faster than a speeding bullet," he says, "but I bet he can't outrun this." He gives the missile an inappropriately salacious look. This guy is just all about the inappropriate.
Talon. Lois shows her annoying family into the apartment. She pleads with her father to talk things out with Clark, but Sam won't budge. He thinks Lois will get hurt when Clark "finally pays the price" for having vigilante friends. Lois tries to argue that not all the vigilantes are bad. Sam reaches into his pocket for his cellphone and pulls the homing pen out at the same time. He deposits the pen onto a nearby counter and starts dialing the NSA to do more digging into Clark. Lois finally finds a little piece of her spine and proclaims her love for Clark. "Everything you need to know about Clark is standing right in front of you," she says, her voice thick with the threat of tears. If he wants to know about Clark, all he has to do is ask her. It's her opinion that matters. "I'm staying with Clark," she says. The tears spill over. "And if you love me, you will respect that." Sam, for once, has no bluster to offer. Lucy quietly leads him away from the apartment. Naturally, he leaves the homing pen behind.