"Being a part of this world, working at the Daily Planet... It's always been my dream."

[meimichi]

Today is the fourth anniversary of the airing of this episode, so it has been unofficially declared Chloe Sullivan Day.

Thus, in celebration, I am picspamming Thirst.

OR, AS IT IS MORE FONDLY KNOWN, "THE LESBIAN VAMPIRE EPISODE."










"I didn't ask Lionel to do that."

"Well, you didn't say no, either, did you?
Then you must have done something to piss Lionel off, because he got you fired.
I remember that day. I believe we had cake."


OH SNAP. FUCK I LOVE THIS SCENE.





"Being a part of this world, working at the Daily Planet... It's always been my dream."

"Well, we all have to wake up sometime, don't we, Sullivan?
...by the way, we don't validate."

"You know what, Ms. Khan? I know you may be editor-in-chief now, but even you had to start somewhere.
And I am not going to give up until I get the same chance!"

"I started by being a damn good reporter.
You want a break? Bring me a story."


I have no intelligent commentary here, really.

I just love that Chloe paid for her massive fuckup. I love that Carrie Fisher is the one to hire her. I love that Chloe never gives up.

AND I LOVE THAT KHAN SAYS THEY DON'T VALIDATE.





Welcome to the Tri-Psi Sorority House.
I think that's Greek for "bimbos, bikinis, and beer."





Meet Buffy Saunders. President of the Tri-Psi Sorority.
By the way, I changed the names to protect the vapid.





"In the final days of the Roman Empire, wealth and power were the only things the emperor coveted.
What about the good citizens of Rome? What did they do? Did they rise up, burn their bras and their draft cards?
No. They went to the Colosseum. They stood idle while an evil man destroyed their world.

In your lifetime, each of you may be faced with a similar situation.
The question is: will you leave your footprints on the history of time?
Or let them be washed away by the tides of more powerful men?
Mr. Kent... What about you?"


Brainiac, you are totally embarrassing Clark in front of his boyfriend, that is so mean.

I hate that college got dropped. This scene is such a perfect example of a great way to use it as a device.





"Would one of your research sources be Clark Kent? I know you hired him as your assistant."

"Now, why would a man of your stature be so concerned with the comings and goings of a freshman farmboy?"

"If you know so much about me, Professor, I'm sure you realize that I donate a considerable amount of funding to this university.
That allows me an unusual level of access to the Dean, and the academic review board."

"Yeah, I know. The buying of influence is part of my second semester."


I love it when someone basically calls Lex on wanting Clark's ass and then he totally dodges the issue to threaten them instead.





And KK was like, "Fuck you, AlMiles, you got one totally pointless lesbian kiss out of me, you do not get two." I DON'T BLAME YOU.





"And I'm supposed to just swallow all of this?"

"You wouldn't be the great Lex Luthor if you did.
No, you'll spend a fortune checking and rechecking...
Convinced what you believe must be true."

"And what is it I believe, Professor?"

"That everyone is hiding secrets as dark as yours."


GUYS DO YOU REMEMBER HOW AMAZING THEIR SCENES WERE AND HOW RIFE WITH SEXUAL TENSION?!

AND IT WAS AWESOME?!!

Also, I love that James Marsters and Phil Morris both insist on saying Lex's name the right way. It's so fanboyish.








This is one of my favorite Chloe tops. Holy Chloevage, Batman!

Also, HI KAT FROM BSG





"I'll be at the library, researching ways to kill my roommate."

FUN FACT: in college senior year, my dorm room was also 222 and I was ABSURDLY HAPPY WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT






TRANSLATION FROM HAMSTER WHEEL HOME WORLD LANGUAGE TO PLAIN ENGLISH:

LANA: I want you inside me.
CLARK: I am extremely confused and perplexed by the vagueness of your statements.
LANA: SEX NOW.
CLARK: But I want to talk about my feelings!
LANA: We're in COLLEGE now, Clark. That means we have sex first and then I pretend to care about your whiny bullshit afterwards. Meaning, I WANT SEX NOW.
CLARK: I don't really understand what you're trying to say here, Lana.
LANA: If you're not going to give it up, I'm dumping your ass. You're only good for one thing.
CLARK: Hey! I have various other excellent qualities!
LANA: Yeah? Name one.


I remember on the original airing I was so freaked out that they were going to have sex on Chloe's bed, because I NEVER WOULD HAVE RECOVERED FROM THAT.

ALSO, UNREPENTANTLY BITCHY LANA IS MY SECOND-FAVORITE OF LANA'S MULTIPLE PERSONALITIES.





OH JAMES MARSTERS I LOVE YOU.





THIS IS MY FAVORITE TOTALLY RANDOM SMALLVILLE MOMENT EVER

CHLOE HAS A PHOTO OF MULDER'S DEAD COW FROM "BAD BLOOD" IN HER VAMPIRE PHOTO FOLDER.

WHAT A NERD. THIS IS WHY YOU ARE MY FAVORITE CHLOE.

ALSO ILU VANCOUVER PRODUCTION STAFF





Remember when KK was overheard by someone visiting the set calling this episode "stupid shit"?

And then suddenly everyone decided right then that KK was awesome?






"Costume party?"

"It's the perfect cover for us to get in there and poke around."

"I hate costumes."





"Right, invitation. I had one when I was at the nail salon,
and then, um, and then, of course, I went to get waxed,
and to the tanning bed, so I, um...
Carlos, do you remember where put it? Carlos?"

Sorority bunny girl is possibly the most memorable SV bit part actress in the history of the show.

Her rolling her r's cracks me up EVERY SINGLE TIME.








Superhearing♥





"Clark, there's no such thing as vampires."


JM was all, SDK wrote this script and he should KNOW BETTER.

Also, HI DOCTOR SKULLS FROM BSG, ARE YOU FRIENDS WITH DOCTOR GAETA?





THIS MOMENT IS SO EPIC IN RETROSPECT.

Of course it meant nothing at the time, and wasn't intended to…

But now just him staring thoughtfully at her, like he's appraising her value for later, is so awesome.






I swear she barely touched Lex.

All you need is to look at him wrong for him to get knocked out, lol.





Lana being apparently turned on by her own reflection to activate her heat vision?

PRICELESS.







"Clark!"

"Less hair. More money."


AHHHH. YES DELETED SCENE. BEST DELETED SCENE EVER.

This scene was in the spoilers and I was so mad when it got cut. Then I got to rejoice when it was on the DVD after all.

LEX. AND THE TOUCHING. OMG.

I miss them so much, you guys. THEY WERE MY FAVORITES. :(





Ah, for the days when Lana killed indiscriminately and often.







This scene is one of the cheesiest EVER.





"He's only after the truth."

"I think he's after more than that."


Lex is upset since SoFine implied his own intentions towards Clark were less than GENTLEMANLY,
and now he thinks Brainiac is into Clark too. SoFine was right about his suspicious mind!

lol at Lex trying to protect Clark's virtue or whatever. ...is there a hetero way to take this scene?
I don't even try, I just take the most homoerotic option and run with it.





The most exciting part about completing a story is not finishing it, but having someone else read it.

"Hmm."

"Is that a good 'hmm' or a bad 'hmm'?"





"Welcome to the Daily Planet, kid."





She never did print the article, but I don't care.
I got in on the ground floor of my dream.
Okay, so it's actually the basement...





But it's the Daily Planet!
The paper of record for kings, presidents, and prime ministers.
…not to mention future superheroes...





The way I look at it, I had no place to go but up...





...up...





...and away.

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[nyonyo.livejournal.com]

S5 hair was the beeeest.

Thanks!