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[meimichi]

OMG. The iTunes store is my new best friend: I didn't know until now that you could get SV there. It is so worth paying two bucks to have caps without that fucking CW logo! The caps are a little grainy when sharpened, but still!

And there were so many cool little flashes in the episode that I didn't notice until I capped it, which made me love it more. Especially the "Vessel" scene. The kids running directly through the Planet basement doors! The Superman logo flashing across the top of the "Vessel" kiss (SO. FREAKING. EPIC).

You can see a stream of (non-Doomsday) Kryptonian symbols running across the screen when Clark gets erased, with the Superman logo featuring prominently (I am going to take a stab and guess it's the message from "Rosetta"? anyone know?) which fade away as the camera closes in on Chloe enveloped in the Doomsday symbol.

And when Chloe takes Davis' hand, the Doomsday symbol flashes on top of the Superman symbol, like it's blotting Clark out.

Also loved how they remembered only to show the kisses Chloe remembers, I'd kind of forgotten she only remembers the first, "Magnetic," and "Vessel." Chloe is getting screwed, memory-loss-wise, that's half she's forgotten...





"What's going on...? This isn't what happened."



"Okay, I know this looks a little weird."
"What's going on, Chloe?"
"Jimmy's right. I have been drawing a few blanks."
"A few?!"
"Well, yeah, but I've just been kinda using this as... 'Chloe Sullivan's Crib Sheet.' And whenever I forget someone, like...my fiancee... I come here to remind myself of how we're connected."
"Listen to what you're saying. You've had to paste your entire life on these walls. There's something seriously wrong with you."
"I still remember you."



"The night that I saw you catch that car with your bare hands.... It changed my life. For the better. Clark, thanks to you, I've actually made an impact on the world. I wouldn't trade that for anything."



"Do you remember the name Kal-El?"
"...should I...?"
"What about Krypton? Or Brainiac?"
"Brainiac? Oh, people used to call me that when I was a kid! ...right...? What, I'm forgetting something important now! What don't I remember?! Look, Clark, this isn't gonna stop. I'm losing everything..."



"Got any advice for an MRI rookie?"
"It won't take long. You'd best better just close your eyes, and think of a place that makes you happy."



"I know you've been thinking about it all day. So I figured we'd just get it out of the way..."




"I can't lose you, Clark!"
"Chloe, I'll never leave you."





"Davis...?"
"Hey, Chloe."



"My memory's MIA."
"Then how could you know who I am?"
"I don't know! I just do! But you're the only one! It's like you've become my entire world!"
"Listen, Chloe, we should call your friends."
"No, no, no! I can't remember any of my friends! Davis, I don't trust anyone but you!"



(I lol'ed so hard here. Five years of nobody giving Chloe a second glance, and now that Lana's off the show, every guy in the room adores her more than anyone else. ABOUT DAMN TIME.)



"You've been the best friend and ally I could have had, Chloe. The truth is, you've saved me more than I ever could have saved you. I'm sorry to go back to hiding the truth from you. But the best way that I know how to protect you...is to let you go."



"I gotta get to Metropolis to drop off our check to the florist before they close."
"I'll make a run to the city for you."
"Are you kidding me? That's a good two hour trip, and you drive like an old lady."




"I heard you're not gonna be able to make it to my wedding. I'm really gonna miss you being there."
"Chloe, I lied. They don't need me at the hospital that day."
"Please tell me this isn't because of all the drama I put you through..."
"No. No. It's not you. You're...beautiful."



"There's some sort of connection between us, Chloe, and I know that you feel it, too."
"Okay, stop. Davis, this...this connection...it was never this."
"I understand. But I am not ready to let you go. I will wait for as long as it takes. You know where to find me."



"Your son is destined to fail. Soon a new age will dawn on Earth. An age of power and strength. And the fall of the House of El. Doomsday is coming!"



In conclusion: mindrape is bad, Clark is a dumbass, Chloe is absolutely awesome and is going to kick Clark's ass when she finds out, I love these two more than Clark loves pie, and did I mention how EPIC this episode was? EPIIIIIC.

Also, I HEART JAMES MARSTERS' VOICE. EPIIIIIIC.

"Bride" promo: The wedding color scheme in the promos makes it pretty clear as to the Brainiac question. Like Chloe would stand for orange and yellow as her wedding colors if James Marsters weren't the one still driving. SO FUG. Her wedding dress is gorgeous, though!

Comments

Awesome!

[ayanne-c.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for posting these. There are so many details I missed & WOW!! The Vessel kiss connected to the Superman image. :)

[lacylaces.livejournal.com]

Thanks for sharing this awesome picspam. It beautifully captures the epicness of this episode that I felt while watching.

[savingpeople.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for posting these!

I was shocked at how many times they threw in the "Vessel" kiss and the car catch! To have it interwoven in there with the "S" shield is just icing on the cake.

I also found it interesting that there were different uses of the Doom symbol. Most of the time, it was black, and somtimes, things were inverted, but I thought the Doom symbol over Clark, right before he catches the car in the "Pariah" flashback was cool because it was actually red and blue, like Clark in that moment, emphasizing his super-ness, which was getting removed from Chloe's brain.

I love the determined look on Clark's face as he rebuilds the Fortress.

The visual symbolism of YoungChlark running into The DP together, hand-in-hand into the "Vessel" memory makes my heart all kinds of happy.

I thought it was super cute that Chloe grabbed for Clark's watch.

The FoS Chlark scene is so pretty because it's all red, white, and blue.

I had a good chuckle about all Chloe's suitors in one room together. SO funny because they were all like "I want to take care of her" and Clark is all "Why does she remember YOU, Davis?" :)

Realizing that Davis is a dark, twisted version of Clark makes that Chloom kiss all the more interesting. It's almost like she was kissing Clark...ALMOST. :)

[simplytoopretty.livejournal.com]

That was an awesome picspam! I missed some of the moments when I watched it, so this helped a lot.

[cheerful-earl.livejournal.com]

Hehe, I often wonder if the show notices these things... My optimistic side says it was on purpose. Today, I'll believe it! :D

[butifulyletdown.livejournal.com]

Awesome! Thanks so much for putting in the effort for these caps.

[kissme-myfool.livejournal.com]

Such a beautiful picspam of Abyss. My favorite episode in a LONG LONG time.

[babydee1.livejournal.com]

Wow!

Thank you so, so much for these! The memory flashes went by so quickly it was a 'blink-and-you-miss-it' thing, but there is so much going on there, and this really helps to piece things together in awesome clarity.

Minus the mindwipe, it was such a Chlarky episode, and I really, really hope Chloe gets her memory back somewhere down the line - and whacks Clark with a Kryptonite boulder when she finds out!

Thanks again!

[darci-marie.livejournal.com]

Found you via chiri_chan! Amazing CAPS! I'm adding you to my flist, lol.

It's so obvious now that Chlark is the ship, if anyone had doubts!

Awesome!

[olgashevchiuc.livejournal.com]

......)))