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Anybody who has seen a good horror/suspense/thriller movie knows that as soon as you stop beating up the killer to rescue your family member/loved one, the killer will wake up and then you will both be in trouble. Lois had been screaming for a while, another ten minutes while Gretchen-Chloe put a divot in Michael's skull wouldn't have mattered. Or at least throw him down the stairs and break a few bones so it makes it harder for him to run after you. If you are ever caught by a serial killer, and get the upper hand, please take note.

Michael does recover just before Gretchen-Chloe is able to free Lois, and is therefore able to get both of them tied up. While the episode might have looked like The Grudge earlier, we now begin to see something a lot more like Hostel or Saw. Like any good villain, as soon as he gets his victims strapped up, he has to go into a monologue that will reveal why he was so messed up. Isn’t it supposed to be "killing me softly" and not "killing me with lots of boring dialogue"? Then again, since I am not exactly known for being concise, I'll shut up now. So basically, Michael takes after his dad who taught him that many women couldn't be trusted, starting with his own mother. His father showed him how he could find out others' secrets and take away their pain, all by slitting the wrists of a woman while wearing a special bracelet. That's the kryptonite bracelet if you haven't been paying attention.

Quite obviously Michael is out to do some damage, but this time, he is a little more sadistic. He's not going to just cut Chloe and Lois; he wants them to do it themselves. He starts by handing a knife to Lois, and telling her that he will shoot Chloe if she doesn't start cutting. Poor guy, he doesn't know Lois. Instead of cutting herself, Lois takes the knife and throws it at him. It's so convenient that her father is a general, forcing her to live on a base and pick up things like hand-to-hand combat, defensive driving, and knife throwing. Michael is caught off-guard, and the knife hits him in the chest.

By this time, Clark had figured out that Michael was involved and where he lived. After he left the dorm, he went to the Daily Planet, checked the browser history from Gretchen-Chloe's last visit, and sped off to help. Normally, things would be over, and Clark did help a little, but Chloe still had the kryptonite bracelet, and so he couldn't do much besides buy a little more time. It was enough time, however, for Gretchen-Chloe to get Michael listening. Remember, he was upset that Gretchen had rejected him, and so she began to speak like she accepted him, calling him Mikey and telling him that she wants him to make her pain go away. Michael doesn't understand, but as he gets closer to Gretchen-Chloe, she somehow manages to use the bracelet to transfer into his body. Now within Michael's body, Gretchen gives herself a heart attack or something, and kills him. Her spirit is free, having avenged her own death, and everybody else is just happy they didn't have to wait for the drill bit in the kneecap. Still, I am a little confused as to why he died.

With all of this behind them, Clark visits Chloe at the Daily Planet. Chloe is very happy that Clark didn't leave her to be dissected at Belle Reve. She's also a little concerned why Gretchen would have chosen her to help out. Personally, I would have wondered why she waited until Chloe was in the shower, but again, I'm not going to complain. Clark tells Chloe that she was chosen because she cares about other people more than any other person that he knows, but she still has it in the back of her mind that maybe it's because she is like her mom. You know, crazy.

The sad thing about all of this is that she doesn't even know what is wrong with her mother. Chloe's mom left when she was twelve, but she doesn't remember much more. In fact, she hasn't seen her since that time. You know, between puberty and high school and faking her own death, it was hard to find time to visit. She has always been scared to face her mom, but she decides that there is no better time than the present. Thankfully, her mom wasn't locked away in a place like Belle Reve, but one of those nice places like in 12 Monkeys where people are painting and playing board games, minus random time travelers eating spiders. Chloe sees her mom, and in a very touching scene, she walks up, and gives her hug. There are tears in her eyes, and although we never see her mom's face (hopefully it's not Lionel in drag) we are sure she is just as thankful to see her daughter after all these years.

So this episode was obviously just a filler, but it did take care of a few questions besides giving us a little more insight into Chloe. We hear that Lex is looking for Professor Fine, and although we know that Milton is dead, Brainiac takes many forms in the comics, so it wouldn't be impossible to see him come back. We also learned that Martha is seriously thinking about taking her husband's Senate seat. Lionel was actually very compassionate talking with her about the death of Jonathan, saying that he knows how it feels, and that it twill get better if she gives herself time. I think he is saying this just so it would be easier for him to manipulate her later, but still he scores a few points.

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Posted by J-Unit on February 13, 2006 11:13 PM