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Storyline
Jimmy is approached by a shady government agent, named Vanessa Weber, who thinks that Chloe is part of a terrorist sleeper cell and wants him to spy on her. However, Chloe is helping Clark try to find the missing Kara while running the Isis Foundation while Lana is still comatose. Elsewhere, Lex travels to Switzerland to a bank to try to retrieve the contents in a safety deposit box hoping to seek answers to the identity of the Traveler. Written by
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TV-PG
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Trivia
Jimmy changing from his disguise to a tuxedo is a visual reference to the "James Bond" spy franchise.
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Goofs
At about 35 minutes into the show they show a shot of the Daily Planet from above, pulling away as from a helicopter. If you watch closely to the buildings to the right and bottom of the screens, the steam coming from the buildings is actually running in reverse and going into the buildings.
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Quotes
Jimmy Olsen:
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to Agent Webber]
Look, I'm not your James Bond. I went to a Halloween party once as James Bond. Everyone thought I was the maître d'.
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Soundtracks
"Shiver"
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Written by
Edita Malovcic
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"I went to a Halloween party once as James Bond and everyone thought I was the Maitre D".
That's a hilarious line Jimmy Olsen utters just before he's recruited by the government to take part in some secret agent action. "Sleeper" is mostly a Jimmy Olsen episode, and while far from being the best episode of the season, it still has enough fun moments to keep me entertained. Personally I'd still rather watch a slightly fun weak episode like this than a flat out dull weak episode like "Subterranean" from season 6.
I think one reason for this episode being poorly received has to do with it's placement in the episode order. As is common in late season episodes, "Sleeper" attempts to tell an amusing stand alone story, that can only be described as useless filler, in the midst of all the epic end of season story arcs. Following the episodes of Traveller, Veritas and Descent, and immediately preceding the final 3 episodes of the season, this was bound to disappoint when there's so little focus given to the larger story.
By no means is "Sleeper" a great episode, but for me it's just entertaining enough to watch on multiple viewings.