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Teenager Greg Arkin, who lives alone with his mother Mrs. Arkin, collects insects in his home. After arguing with his mother, he puts the insects in his car and has an accident on the road, and is attacked by the insects. He has a metamorphosis, becoming a powerful insect. He kills his mother and he chooses Lana Lang to be his mate for procreation purposes. In the end, Clark saves Lana from Greg's cocoon.
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The substance that the bug boy pulls off in the shower is not real skin but ham.
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Goofs
Traffic enforcement seems a little lax in Smallville as we see Greg Arkin who is presumably a 14-year-old freshman drive his VW Bettle. In the State of Kansas a 14-year-old can get a learner's permit to drive, however, Greg violated one of those restrictions since Kansas law also states that an adult 18 years and older must be along at all times when they drive. So Greg is violating state law by driving alone and without adult supervision when the provisions of having a Restricted Permit even when 15 years old requires licensed adult supervision to drive. Even if he went out on his own behind his mothers back after driving home from Lana''s aunts house she doesn't seem to care about her son breaking the law or try and hide the car keys which is evident by him going out again moments later to run away with his bugs.
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Quotes
Clark Kent:
You know the old Creekside Foundry?
Whitney Fordman:
The one that got hit with the meteor shower?
Clark Kent:
Follow the dirt track, about a hundred yards back, there's a tree fort in the woods.
Whitney Fordman:
How do you know he's there?
Clark Kent:
Greg used to collect bugs there when we were kids.
Whitney Fordman:
Look, Kent, I want to apologize...
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while he's not looking, Clark whooshes away]
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Smallville: Blank (2005)
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Underdog (Save Me)
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Turin Brakes
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As far as superheroes go, I can't recall Spider-Man or Batman or any other superhero having over hundreds of small villains to ward off. I mean, there were always main enemies to fight, but Smallville's great ability to have an amazing show and endless amount of episodes comes from all the meteor rocks giving powers to regular people and having Clark someone new to fight.
As this episode shows us, humans take guilt very hard and it's what separates us from any other species, really. This episode focuses on Clark's guilt and that he feels responsible for killing Lana's parents because he brought the meteor rocks with him. As he tries to let go of his guilt, Greg (Chad E Donnella) has become filled with a power linked to the abilities of bugs. Worse off, he's chosen Lana as his mate.
While most will believe that Superman can quickly dispose of any foe who comes along, that's incorrect because many of the fight scenes occur near some meteor rocks (unknown to Clark to be Kryptonite) which cause him to weaken and give his enemies the upperhand. It's not just the people who he faces as his enemies, but his own inner demons of not knowing who he is, who his parents are, where he comes from and what his destiny is, Clark is actually a very fragile and flawed character in some sense.
As this episode progresses, we learn the reason why Clark can't fly and truly become Superman yet is because he is afraid of heights. Along with the rest of what he doesn't understand, he's afraid and it's hard to be a hero if you're scared.
This episode is about transformation for both Greg and Clark. Character development is very prominent in this episode as well as bonds begin to grow in this episode, primarily between Clark and Lana, Chloe and Clark, Lex and Clark and even Lex and Lana. It's amazing what forty-four minutes of Smallville can do.