Superman & Lois (TV Series)

Fail Safe (2021)

Jordan Elsass: Jonathan Kent

Quotes 

• Jordan Kent : Today's gonna suck.

  Sarah Cushing : It feels like the Salem witch trials are here.

  Jordan Kent : Hey, Sarah.

  Sarah Cushing : Where's everybody going?

  Jonathan Kent : School assembly about Edge.

  Sarah Cushing : I can't do this today.

  Jordan Kent : W-Where you going?

  Sarah Cushing : Anywhere but here.

• Jonathan Kent : So, you really built this thing from scratch, huh? Pretty amazing.

  John Henry Irons : You're a gear head?

  Jonathan Kent : I don't know what I am. Always been an athlete, you know, so...

  John Henry Irons : Me, too. You know, you can be more than one thing.

  A.I. Device : Perhaps you could tell Jonathan a tale from your own upbringing.

  John Henry Irons : Would you please just shut down?

  Clark Kent : [coming in]  Jonathan? Why aren't you in school?

• Lois Lane : Do you have any idea how much trouble you're in? You can't just skip school. I don't care if you're mooning over Sarah Cushing or coming home to build robots with John Henry.

  Jordan Kent : Mooning?

  Jonathan Kent : It's a war suit.

  Clark Kent : Look, guys, you've been through a lot. You wanna blow off some steam, I get it. But there are rules, and you do not disrespect your teachers by ignoring the work they put into your classes.

  Jonathan Kent : We're sorry.

  Jordan Kent : Really sorry.

  Clark Kent : You want to try saying that a little more convincingly, please?

  Jonathan Kent : I'm sorry.

  Jordan Kent : I'm sorry.

  Clark Kent : Thank you.

• Clark Kent : Jon, it's not like you to break the rules.

  Jonathan Kent : I know, I know, but there's this girl, and she's a junior And, I don't know. I thought... I thought she was out of my league, you know?

  Clark Kent : You skipped class to impress a girl?

  Jonathan Kent : Well, that's the thing. She just wanted to talk about what happened, like, Edge, powers, Grampa...

  Clark Kent : And?

  Jonathan Kent : I mean, I didn't say anything.

  Lois Lane : [coming in]  We need to talk.

  Clark Kent : Yeah, we do. Jon skipped class.

  Lois Lane : What? Go upstairs. I will deal with you later.

  [Jon leaves] 

  Lois Lane : We can talk about him after we talk about what I wanna talk about. You told my dad to keep 7734?

  Clark Kent : I did, I did. I should have talked to you first.

  Lois Lane : [sensing that he's eavesdropping]  Jonathan, upstairs.

• Clark Kent : I spoke with your grandfather. The DOD's gonna stick around town a little longer than they planned.

  Jonathan Kent : Until you guys find Leslie Larr or...

  Clark Kent : That, and they're shutting down the mines.

  Jordan Kent : Why?

  Lois Lane : Gonna get all the X-Kryptonite out so no one else gets hurt.

  Jordan Kent : So no one else gets powers, you mean.

  Lois Lane : Also true.

  Jonathan Kent : And then-then what? And then we're just supposed to go back to school and pretend like none of this ever happened?

  Lois Lane : Principal Balcomb's holding an all-school assembly today. She'll talk to everyone about it, answer any questions she can.

  Jordan Kent : Maybe we should just stay home.

  Clark Kent : Yeah, nice try.

  Lois Lane : As far as everyone is concerned, Edge was experimenting with people, giving them powers, mind control. I discovered what he was up to with the help of your grandfather, who had help from Superman, we stopped him. Copy?

  Jonathan Kent : Yeah, don't worry, Mom. We're getting pretty good at cover stories, so...

• Timmy Ryan : Dude, is it true? Your grandpa runs the DOD?

  Jonathan Kent : Uh, yes. Yeah, something like that. Yeah.

  Malcolm Teague : Sounds like some "Get Out"-level stuff went down.

  Corey Wellnitz : Come on, man. How'd Edge do it?

  Ms. Sharp : [passing by]  Okay, gentlemen, head to the gym.

  [ushering them down the hall] 

  Ms. Sharp : Let's get a move on. Let's go. You too, Mr. Kent.

• Tegan Wickhem : Today's gonna be weird, isn't it?

  Jonathan Kent : Uh, yeah. Yeah, no, I... I, um... I'd honestly rather be pretty much anywhere but here right now.

  Tegan Wickhem : We can be. We could just find something better to do.

  Jonathan Kent : We?

• Tegan Wickhem : Are you making fun of my car?

  Jonathan Kent : No, no.

  Tegan Wickhem : Says you. You can't even drive.

  Jonathan Kent : I like these seat covers. Nice thread count.

  Tegan Wickhem : [laughing]  You guys live somewhere out here, don't you?

  Jonathan Kent : Uh, yeah, yeah, not too far from here. How'd you know?

  Tegan Wickhem : Someone may have told me.

  Jonathan Kent : Yeah? What else did someone tell you?

  Tegan Wickhem : That you have a girlfriend in Metropolis.

  Jonathan Kent : Nah. Had. We broke up. How about you? Are you, um... are you hanging out with anyone or...

  Tegan Wickhem : Nope, no one.

  Jonathan Kent : Cool.

  Tegan Wickhem : I think I know where we can go.

• Tegan Wickhem : You know, your mom's a legit role model.

  Jonathan Kent : Yeah?

  Tegan Wickhem : One year, I even dressed up as her for career day.

  Jonathan Kent : Okay, well, full... full disclosure, uh, I did, too.

• Tegan Wickhem : Your family is really cool.

  Jonathan Kent : Nah.

  Tegan Wickhem : Well, between your mom and your grandfather, there's no question.

  Jonathan Kent : So you heard about my grandpa. From someone?

  Tegan Wickhem : From everyone. I mean, your family is kind of in the middle of the biggest thing to happen to Smallville.

• Tegan Wickhem : Do you think those people were actually brainwashed?

  Jonathan Kent : What?

  Tegan Wickhem : They're saying that Edge was experimenting on his employees. My cousin said that she saw Avery Phan's mom fly.

  Jonathan Kent : I heard about that. That's... that's crazy, right?

  Tegan Wickhem : Well, what does your grandpa think? Does he know how Edge gave them all powers?

  Jonathan Kent : [sensing her ulterior motive]  Tegan, why did you bring me here?

  Tegan Wickhem : I wanna get to know you.

  Jonathan Kent : I mean, you weren't interested in me last week, and then what... I mean, what changed?

  Tegan Wickhem : I don't know, Jonathan. I just...

  Jonathan Kent : Just wanted information.

  Tegan Wickhem : Well, we're also hanging out.

  Jonathan Kent : Yeah. Uh, I think I'm gonna walk home.

  Tegan Wickhem : Wait, wait, wait, wait, Jonathan. Everyone wants to know what happened.

  Jonathan Kent : Right. And obviously, you want to be the one to tell them. So, I... I get it. See ya.