Bulletproof (22 Jan. 2009)

Clark discovers John Jones was shot while working as a police officer, so Clark dons the uniform and goes undercover to find the culprit. Meanwhile, Lana confronts Tess and tells her Lex ... See full summary »

Director:

Morgan Beggs

Writers:

Jerry Siegel (character created by: Superman), Joe Shuster (character created by: Superman),

Stars:

Tom Welling, Allison Mack, Erica Durance

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Welling	...	Clark Kent
Allison Mack	...	Chloe Sullivan
Erica Durance	...	Lois Lane (credit only)
Aaron Ashmore	...	Jimmy Olsen (credit only)
Cassidy Freeman	...	Tess Mercer
Sam Witwer	...	Davis Bloome (credit only)
Justin Hartley	...	Oliver Queen / Green Arrow
Kristin Kreuk	...	Lana Lang
Phil Morris	...	John Jones
David Paetkau	...	Officer Danny Turpin
Byron Lawson	...	Terrence
Jim Thorburn	...	Officer Joe Simmons
Ty Olsson	...	Officer Talbert
Alessandro Juliani	...	Dr. Emil Hamilton
Patricia Isaac

Storyline

Clark discovers John Jones was shot while working as a police officer, so Clark dons the uniform and goes undercover to find the culprit. Meanwhile, Lana confronts Tess and tells her Lex isn't the man she thinks he is. Lana's shocking news forces Tess to reevaluate her position as the head of Luthorcorp.

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 January 2009 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Smallville Films, Tollin/Robbins Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

While undercover Clark uses the first name of "Joe" the same pseudonym his father (Jor-El) used when he first visited Earth in 1961. {Relic (#3.6)}

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Quotes

Clark Kent: Whoever that is, he can't just operate on Jones.
Oliver Queen: Why? 'Cause he's Martian? I get it, Clark. It's fine. He's in good hands with Emil. Trust me. After I got poisoned, I figured, you know, guys like us, could probably use a specialist on payroll.
Clark Kent: Since when did Jones become one of us?
Oliver Queen: Well, he's gotten me out of a few tight scrapes with the police, Clark.
Clark Kent: He wanted to meet with me after his shift to talk about something - I don't know what it was. If he hadn't sacrificed his abilities to save my ...
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Connections

References It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966)

User Reviews

View of superheroes from different perspective

Though critics are right in the fact that not much of the season plot moved forward in this episode, the show did serve to reveal more about the overall storyarc, and establish more of Clark's morals. Clark makes an investigation of who might of shot the Martian Manhunter by posing as a cop, only to learn that oftentime the police force has been jealous of the crimefighting pursuits of not just the Green Arrow, but the "red-blue" blur. Clark has the opportunity to see how outsiders occasionally view superheroes. Addiontionlly, Tess Mercer's heart is shattered when she has been used by Lex ever since her life had been spared by him in South America, probably not coincidentally around the first time BrainIAC surfaced on the Earth in a mortal body. The importance of the episode is for Clark to understands more what the world thinks of him and others who possess other meta-physical beings, and to establish the truth of what Lex is using Tess for.