The Daily Smallville 03:19 Memoria • The Daily Rios

03:19: MEMORIA

Prologue

Act One

Writers Alfred Gough & Miles Millar / And directed by Millar. Important episode!
no Pa Kent again. Apparently Schneider was prepping for his directing debut next episode.
“When your heart’s been thru something like that the scars don’t magically disappear.” Remember last episode when Lana said she wasn’t talking about them? The writers are always giving their dialogue double meanings. Ugh. Be done with it.
I wish they wouldn’t put the special guest stars at the top. Gives spoilers.
Clark brings up Lana being trampled by a horse. There’s trauma he shouldn’t bring up again
Lex bringing up finding Clark in the middle of the road
See? Clark pronounces it Belle “Reeve”.
Lex is being snarkier than usual
Summerholt and Dr Garner are back.
Rosenbaum gets to drive cool cars in the show
Lex has been getting treatment. And of course it’s Meteor Rock related.
No one came to Lex’s 12th birthday party
Lionel gives young Lex the lead box that Lex gave Clark in season 1 episode 2. The box that eventually housed Lana’s necklace.
Lionel’s story about putting all fears and doubts into that box. What box does Lionel have? Almost as if Lex is his box
Look at Lionel being a father. Glover’s story telling about St. George is fantastic.
What is Garner really after with these tests?
Clark calling Lex his best friend. Is he though? Especially after the way the two have doubted each other this season?
Clark now knows Lex wants those seven weeks back again. Including what he saw Clark do.

Act Two

Clark goes to Lionel. Such a good scene. Clark thinking he has Lionel about Lex maybe remembering info about his grandparents (I forget how Clark knows this) and then Lionel turns it back on Clark with a video clip from Lex’s time at Belle Reve. “I know your secret Clark”. Lionel continues to be a beast
I also like how this episode is pulling from previous episodes. Either character mentions or threads. A strong mythos episode.
First physical appearance of Lillian Luthor
“That’s why they have you Lionel.” Ouch. Lillian wants a divorce
Hm. Did Lex kill Julian or was it a cover for his mom
“You have to believe me.” Yup. Lex is covering for his mother.

Act Three

Act Four

“Where does he come from”
Now Lex is going to have to save Clark
Our first glimpse of Jor-El and Lara putting Clark into the ship. Is this the first time we’re learning her name?
Look at the clothing colors: red blue yellow.
Looks like she has a Golden Age Green Lantern ring.
How did Clark not die in the tank of Kryptonite?
How does Lex not go after Lionel for this? He knows Clark is there in exchange for shutting down Lionel’s treatments.
Or Clark for that matter. Did he know this was Lionel’s doing?

Act Five

Lex: “I will never become my father. I will never sacrifice you or anyone I care about to bring him down”. No he’ll just sacrifice his father.
Clark: “Why does your father hate you so much?”
And here we go. The truth. This is gruesome.
Maybe if Julian had a name that started with “L” he might have survived
Garner is comatose. Secrets hidden away forever
Wow. Great scene between Lex and Lionel. Powerful. Good acting.
And now Lionel has learned that his hatred towards Lex has been unfounded.
And now Clark and Martha. Telling her he wishes he could remember Lara
Lara was Clark’s first word. “A mother’s love never dies.” That makes the scene where Clark screams out her name even more powerful. In an episode about repressed memories. This is Clark’s earliest memory.
Holy heck this last act was good. Super emotional.
This whole episode was good. Solid. And an episode about Mothers and Sons for once.

Next episode: Talisman!