'Smallville': Holding out for a hero

"Smallville" continues to introduce characters from the vast Superman universe... this week: Wonder Twin powers activate!

Lois and her trippy, sexy, post-apocalyptic dream again... and this time, Clark is there to call her on leaving him for 15 minutes. She is only so eager to sign for an unknown package if it changes the subject. And how! The mystery box contains bound and gagged undercover police officers swimming in drugs, with a giant "S" on the building across the street to boot. Seems Metropolis has "Blur posers" trying to fulfill their hero worship by helping the guy out. Next up is the nefarious district attorney Ray Sacks, playing with his seemingly ill-gotten diamonds until a lion causes the limo driver to skid on ice that came out of nowhere. Why yes, it is indeed the Wonder Twins here to save the day. Unfortunately for them, they kill power to Metropolis in the process AND he loses his phone.

It doesn't take Clark too long to track down the twins once he finds the phone. He transports them to Watchtower where Chloe threatens them to within an inch of their lives if they squeal about what they've seen. Meanwhile, because of all the unwanted attention, Clark believes he just has to reveal himself to the masses (ignoring the end result the last time he tried that.)

As for Lois, she's secretly been seeing a therapist on the side about her feelings for Clark (and the Blur to a certain extent.) The Holding Out for a Hero ringtone is a particularly nice touch. Lucy van Pelt tells Lois to focus her energy Clark. Of course, the antics of the Faux-Blur are making that easier than it sounds. Just as her frustrations boil over due to having to finish her story by typewriter, who else but the REAL Blur calls, taking some of the blame for the antics of the twins. All is well... until the Wonder Twin also known as Simon Camden bumps the call scrambling equipment at Watchtower, revealing Clark's true voice to Lois in the end!

Understandably excited that Clark and the Blur are one and the same, she drives all the way out to the Kent Farm to show Clark her above-the-fold article. This is where they see on TV the evil DA encouraging the Blur to come forward and fight crime in the public eye. Sensing DA Sacks only wants to utilize the Blur to cover-up his own misdeeds, Lois fights to keep our hero on the down low. Chloe also tries to stop Clark from doing this... again. It's only after Lois commandeers the DA's microphone at the public assembly and reveals the Blur should remain anonymous because of the ugly political side that Clark backs down.

This doesn't help Lois in the meantime, as she's unwittingly lured to the Daily Planet roof by said evil DA. When she won't reveal her source of pleasure, the cronies throw her off the building, Peter Pan style. Unbeknownst to both Clark and Lois, the Wonder Twin also known as Claudia Donovan was a ladybug in disguise at the rally, so she warns the other and together... together they create enough of a diversion to allow for Clark to save Lois (hanging on for dear life) without her OR the public knowing his true identity. The icing on the cake is Chloe's forgery of Clark's Blur voice to throw Lois off track even more.

As for Ray Sacks, there's no way he'll leap to the mayor's office now, what with being mangled by a pit bull.

In the end, Clark teaches our hero worshippers A Very Valuable Lesson: believe in yourselves, but be careful as there's no room for mistakes. Chloe sees to it that Clark joins the Blur movement by awarding him his very own "S" branded coffee mug. As for our star-crossed lovers, well, Clark has a surprise for Lois: very large glasses. Seeing as how he's nearsighted (but trying to resist wearing them), Lois offers contacts as a viable alternative. He's touched Lois went as far as to think he was a super hero, which makes him all the more irresistible as they passionately make out yet again... but this leads to a repeat of her end-of-the-world dreams again. This time, she doesn't wake up.