7.04 - Cure - Discussion Thread (Spoilers)

[KBX]

You know I have loved every scene with Phil Morris so far...

 

[AgentPat]

Okay, this is credited to Kiran at Sweet.

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AWESOME!!! I loved every second of that. :heart:

And I TOTALLY called the breakfast scene between Clark, Lana and Kara months ago! Damn, I'm good.

I wonder if Clark gives Kara some sort of lecture in the opening teaser about not showing off, because that bratty response from her about not showing off his powers came out of nowhere.

 

[Cmill216]

Cool scene.

BUT.....I'm totally not feeling Kara spitting out all these pop culture references. I'm guessing she just sits around watching TV all day.

 

[Serene]

AWESOME!!! I loved every second of that. :heart:

I did too. It's SO refreshing to see all these new dynamics at play.

And I TOTALLY called the breakfast scene between Clark, Lana and Kara months ago! Damn, I'm good.

How cute was that smile of his when Lana asked him if we really went all the way to the store? :heart:

I wonder if Clark gives Kara some sort of lecture in the opening teaser about not showing off, because that bratty response from her about not showing off his powers came out of nowhere.

Hm. I thought it went along perfectly with all his lecturing to her in Fierce about blending in and not standing out by using her powers. I guess "showing off" might be something he scolds her for too though.

 

[Serene]

Cool scene.

BUT.....I'm totally not feeling Kara spitting out all these pop culture references. I'm guessing she just sits around watching TV all day.

They did make a point of having her say that she's studying human culture. And I'm assuming that, like Clark, she's highly intelligent and can absorb a lot of stuff quickly.

 

[Cmill216]

They did make a point of having her say that she's studying human culture. And I'm assuming that, like Clark, she's highly intelligent and can absorb a lot of stuff quickly.

Then I'd like to see more of that. A throwaway scene of her observing people at the mall, flipping through television stations, etc. It's just when she goes off spouting out references to Rachel Ray and such, it comes across as odd to me considering she's just now starting to adjust to the concept of life on Earth.

I did like Lana in that scene. Her expressions with all that was going on in front of her were gold.

 

[Serene]

I did like Lana in that scene. Her expressions with all that was going on in front of her were gold.

Lana: Mars? How nice. *exit stage left*

I really wonder how they are going to resolve this animosity between MM and Kara. Zor-El appears to be the key to everything.

 

[AgentPat]

How cute was that smile of his when Lana asked him if we really went all the way to the store? :heart:

It reminded me of his interaction with Alicia at the ice rink in Unsafe, heating up her hot chocolate with his heat vision. Clark doesn't *want* to hide his powers, but he enjoys using them for other people. Most of the time, that usually amounts to some miraculous save. But small things gratify him too. Darting off for Shark Dogs (Truth), wine (Hypnotic) or maple syrup are things that he can do to make people happy. They're gifts. And since those people know his secret, he can feel normal and special at the same time. It pleases them AND him. The drive to fulfill his destiny is as much about helping others as it is not having to hide who he is.

Hm. I thought it went along perfectly with all his lecturing to her in Fierce about blending in and not standing out by using her powers. I guess "showing off" might be something he scolds her for too though.

In Fierce, he wanted her to learn how to control her powers. He didn't say not to use them, which I found interesting. His lecture about fitting in was to do so by not standing out, eg: not running around in a bikini or competing in a beauty contest.

 

[mellyM]

Okay, this is credited to Kiran at Sweet.

Ooo cool, I was hoping for a bit more clana in this ep....did I just say that?

How cute was that smile of his when Lana asked him if we really went all the way to the store? .

lol, I certainly hope he paid for it.

 

[OobeDoobBenubi]

I'm guessing she just sits around watching TV all day.

Im sure Lana is also giving her a few pointers but I can guess that both of them sit in front of the TV with Lana helping Kara figure out whats popular & stuff. Kara could end up being a mini Lana[/quote]

I really wonder how they are going to resolve this animosity between MM and Kara

Indeed Clark needs those two to play nice because you dont want Clark fighting Brainiac or something later in the season & then Kara & John comes in & instead of helping Clark fight they argue

Zor-El appears to be the key to everything

& its about time

 

[NateGray]

Okay, this is credited to Kiran at Sweet.

Awesome thanks

 

[rumpuso]

Lana looked a little freaked at the end there. Did anyone else think so? I wonder if this is all going to get to her in the end.

 

[OobeDoobBenubi]

I guess it could be possible that Lana might not get used to all of these aliens that Clark is hanging out with. Shed be the only human in the group & could feel left out.

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

good to see MM back

 

[RakuMon]

Lana: Mars? How nice. *exit stage left*

I really wonder how they are going to resolve this animosity between MM and Kara. Zor-El appears to be the key to everything.

Maybe, in the end, Zor-El allied himself with Zod? Or maybe Zor-El created Brainiac and/or Bizarro? Who knows at this point? I just hope it isn't "Zor-El had an affair with Lara" because that would upset me a great deal.

 

[Captain_BluTac]

this preview doesnt get me hyped

 

[mellyM]

Maybe, in the end, Zor-El allied himself with Zod? Or maybe Zor-El created Brainiac and/or Bizarro? Who knows at this point? I just hope it isn't "Zor-El had an affair with Lara" because that would upset me a great deal.

I don't think he and his family would be arrested for that.

 

[Captain_BluTac]

it could count as treason

 

[mellyM]

it could count as treason

You can't have Superman's mother being an adulterer

 

[Captain_BluTac]

why not could have whole kara clark bro ans sis thing then realise theyre not

 

[AgentPat]

Has this been posted yet? It's a great read:

Dean Cain Flies Into 'Smallville'
By Kate O'Hare, Zap2it
October 18, 2007

Come Thursday, Oct. 18, "Smallville" offers two CKs for the price of one.

Following in its tradition of having guest stars previously associated with the "Superman" franchise -- including Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder -- The CW's young-Superman series features an appearance by Dean Cain, who played Clark Kent/Superman in the 1990s series "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman."

In "Cure," Cain plays Dr. Curtis Knox, who has been treating people affected by the same Kryptonite meteor shower that deposited the alien child Kal-El, a k a Clark Kent (Tom Welling), in the Kansas town of Smallville.

Desperate to get rid of her own meteor-caused supernatural abilities, Daily Planet reporter Chloe Sullivan (Allison Mack) makes an appointment with Knox, unaware that the doctor has ulterior motives.

"I'm evil with a smile," Cain says.

When it's pointed out that Curtis Knox and Clark Kent have the same initials, Cain says, "Isn't that interesting? I don't think it's a coincidence. But it really doesn't manifest in much more than that. I do not wear [Clark Kent-style] glasses. There was some talk of the glasses, and the glasses got nixed."

Cain did have to deal with not being the one who is Clark Kent.

"It was odd having someone else say Clark Kent and someone else being Clark and me not being Clark," he says. "That was a little odd. There was the inevitable, 'OK, everybody freeze. We'll do some super-speeding...' I'm like, 'Wow, that's the first time the super speed is happening, and I'm not doing it.'

"It was interesting being on the other side of the coin."

Calling Welling "cool, fun, a nice guy," Cain says he also enjoyed working with Michael Rosenbaum, Lex Luthor on "Smallville" (John Shea played the same role on "Lois & Clark").

"He's clinically insane," Cain says. "The guy kills me. He's going to have an interesting career. It'll be interesting to see what happens with Rosenbaum. He's a pretty dynamic fellow."

Cain says he didn't go out on the town in Vancouver, Canada (where "Smallville" shoots) with Rosenbaum, but adds, "Michael had a party here in Los Angeles that I was back here for, but I did not make it to that party. I wish I had, because he described it to me afterward, and I wish I had attended. Let me just say that.

"I believe I made a tragic miscalculation."

Cain did a pilot for a one-hour drama called "Protect and Serve," with "Las Vegas" executive producer Gary Scott Thompson, whom he met while doing a recurring role on that NBC drama. It didn't get picked up, and Cain is pondering what, if any, TV drama he might go for next.

"I don't even know what my dream project would be," he says. "I'd like to play a character that is more like me. Tom Selleck, when he played 'Magnum, P.I.,' I suspect that's a lot like Tom Selleck. That [makes it] a lot of fun to go to work every day.

"I don't think Michael Rosenbaum playing Lex Luthor is a lot like Michael Rosenbaum. It's a lot of work. That's the thing that's tough. I'd like to have somebody closer to me."

But, he points out, "One thing I do find crazy, me being an ex-football player, can't seem to get into a football movie."

http://www.zap2it.com/tv/zap-story-smallville-deancain,0,887876.story

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

its funny, everytime I look at Cain I still think of Scott Peterson

 

[heliorei]

Dean Cain Flies Into 'Smallville'
By Kate O'Hare, Zap2it
October 18, 2007

Come Thursday, Oct. 18, "Smallville" offers two CKs for the price of one.

Following in its tradition of having guest stars previously associated with the "Superman" franchise -- including Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder -- The CW's young-Superman series features an appearance by Dean Cain, who played Clark Kent/Superman in the 1990s series "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman."

In "Cure," Cain plays Dr. Curtis Knox, who has been treating people affected by the same Kryptonite meteor shower that deposited the alien child Kal-El, a k a Clark Kent (Tom Welling), in the Kansas town of Smallville.

Desperate to get rid of her own meteor-caused supernatural abilities, Daily Planet reporter Chloe Sullivan (Allison Mack) makes an appointment with Knox, unaware that the doctor has ulterior motives.

"I'm evil with a smile," Cain says.

When it's pointed out that Curtis Knox and Clark Kent have the same initials, Cain says, "Isn't that interesting? I don't think it's a coincidence. But it really doesn't manifest in much more than that. I do not wear [Clark Kent-style] glasses. There was some talk of the glasses, and the glasses got nixed."

Cain did have to deal with not being the one who is Clark Kent.

"It was odd having someone else say Clark Kent and someone else being Clark and me not being Clark," he says. "That was a little odd. There was the inevitable, 'OK, everybody freeze. We'll do some super-speeding...' I'm like, 'Wow, that's the first time the super speed is happening, and I'm not doing it.'

"It was interesting being on the other side of the coin."

Calling Welling "cool, fun, a nice guy," Cain says he also enjoyed working with Michael Rosenbaum, Lex Luthor on "Smallville" (John Shea played the same role on "Lois & Clark").

"He's clinically insane," Cain says. "The guy kills me. He's going to have an interesting career. It'll be interesting to see what happens with Rosenbaum. He's a pretty dynamic fellow."

Cain says he didn't go out on the town in Vancouver, Canada (where "Smallville" shoots) with Rosenbaum, but adds, "Michael had a party here in Los Angeles that I was back here for, but I did not make it to that party. I wish I had, because he described it to me afterward, and I wish I had attended. Let me just say that.

"I believe I made a tragic miscalculation."

Cain did a pilot for a one-hour drama called "Protect and Serve," with "Las Vegas" executive producer Gary Scott Thompson, whom he met while doing a recurring role on that NBC drama. It didn't get picked up, and Cain is pondering what, if any, TV drama he might go for next.

"I don't even know what my dream project would be," he says. "I'd like to play a character that is more like me. Tom Selleck, when he played 'Magnum, P.I.,' I suspect that's a lot like Tom Selleck. That [makes it] a lot of fun to go to work every day.

"I don't think Michael Rosenbaum playing Lex Luthor is a lot like Michael Rosenbaum. It's a lot of work. That's the thing that's tough. I'd like to have somebody closer to me."

But, he points out, "One thing I do find crazy, me being an ex-football player, can't seem to get into a football movie."

http://www.zap2it.com/tv/zap-story-s...0,887876.story

I haven't seen the episode and yet I hope he returns. Fierce should be a fun episode.

 

[Prison Mike]

its funny, everytime I look at Cain I still think of Scott Peterson

me too! I enjoyed the preview and it was cool that clark blocked that punch kara was going to give to MM. I loved MM's expression when Lana thought he was kryptonian. He gave a "oh brother" kind of look. Hilarious.

 

[AgentPat]

I haven't seen the episode and yet I hope he returns. Fierce should be a fun episode.

Cain's in Cure, not Fierce. Fierce was eyeroll worthy LOL.

me too! I enjoyed the preview and it was cool that clark blocked that punch kara was going to give to MM. I loved MM's expression when Lana thought he was kryptonian. He gave a "oh brother" kind of look. Hilarious.

HAHAHA! Oh yeah. "You two know each other?" That CRACKED me up. And I'm VERY happy to see that both MM and Clark can handle Kara. MM didn't even flinch - as if to say, "give it your best shot babe," and Clark stopped her cold mid-swing, so bravo on that front. The look on MM's face when Lana asked if he was from Krypton was even better than her face when Clark told her that he was from Mars. "All rightly then, I've got to meet Nell in Metropolis. Carry on..." Baaahaaa!