Episode Report Card Omar G: B+ | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Zoneno!
By Omar G | Season 8 | Episode 8 | Aired on 11.06.2008
Oliver's private plane. Oliver is looking at some folders labeled, "AL-65." One says, "Analysis data," while the other reads, "Test Group Dosages, Second Chance Halfway House." Is that about Davis? He puts the folders in a case just as Chloe is walking into the cabin. She complains that for a guy with three cell phones, he's hard to get a hold of. Oliver asks why Chloe is there. She says that Lois and Clark are missing. He asks if they might not be at The Daily Planet. Yes, douche. Chloe says she's checked everywhere. She thinks it has to do with the blue crystal, which she presents to Oliver. She tells Oliver that it's a link to his Kryptonian heritage. Oliver's not impressed. In fact, he says he steers clear when it comes to Clark's alien stuff. Chloe wants Oliver to steal some equipment for her. Chloe says the device will power the crystal and allow her to hack the crystal's database. The crystal has a database? That's a complicated crystal. Makes me think differently about Folger's flavor crystals. Maybe those can be hacked, too. Oliver thinks Chloe is joking. He wonders how she's going to hack alien technology. Hey, they did it in Independence Day, hater. Chloe says it's her only option. He asks why she's messing with the crystal if it's responsible for Clark's disappearance. Chloe says she knows what she's doing. Oliver asks what she's not telling him, but Chloe says she has no time to explain. She asks if Oliver's going to help or not. He asks who has the equipment they need. She says it belongs to Tess. "Mercy?" he asks, "why didn't you just say so." Burglary and clandestine nookie are Oliver's two favorite things.
The Phantom Zone. Clark, Lois and Kara, wearing a ridiculously long black cape, are walking along a scorched mountainside. Lois thinks Kent Farm must be ground zero for abductions. Ignoring that, Clark says they have to find a way out of here. Clark wants Lois to go with Kara. Lois wants to stick with Clark and his "Right hook." Kara says that Clark is guarding the entrance to the portal. Clark assures Lois that he'll be right behind her. She follows Kara. The wind picks up. Lois gives him one last glance as she goes. Clark stands there, waiting.
A giant cave. It looks like a black version of the Fortress of Solitude. Kara leads Lois to an altar. There's a big Superman symbol carved into it. Kara cuts her palm on the stone. "This is our DeLorean?" Lois asks. Kara says they just have to touch it. That's what Kara said! As Kara starts to put her palm down, Lois hears growling from outside. She thinks Clark needs them and starts to run. Kara holds her back. Kara says Lois has to go. She puts her hands down, making the symbol light up. A portal indeed opens up in front of them. The two women just stand there. Lois doesn't want to go. She wants to wait for Clark. Kara says there's no time. She pushes Lois forward, sending her into the portal. Lois is sucked into it. It's poetic given how much she sucks out of the show. Kara turns around. A wraith is flying toward her. She runs to stop it and is knocked aside. She flies through some glass as she's flung far away.