The Pronoun Game

[HeroesUnlimited]

Pronouns are words that replace nouns. For example, we can replace "Clark Kent" with "he" or "him". We can replace "Lana Lang" with "she" or "her". This game is simple. Your job is to identify what the pronoun refers to (using a group of clues OR by figuring out the context from a piece of dialogue). A question on this thread may look like this:

-"it" was a theme in the episode "Unsafe"

-"it" finally happened for two main characters in the episode "Mortal"

-"it" sometimes got Lex Luthor into trouble.

The "it" in this case is "sex". *It doesn't have to be this obvious. I picked an easy example so people would get how to play the game.


OR

A question on this thread might look like this:

"I dug holes, I used my x-ray vision, but it's like she just vanished."

Who is "she" in the above quote? The answer, of course, is Sara Conroy (the quote comes from the episode "Slumber").

Make sense? Good. I'll go first...

-Lois did "it"

-Lana and Jason talked about doing "it"

-Lana thinks Seth does "it"

*What does "it" refer to?

[Bre723]

Leaving?

[a4g90]

escape?

[MrsK]

play video games?

[skully]

Hehehe. I took one look at this thread and thought "right up MrsK's alley". :D

[HeroesUnlimited]

Mrs Kent has it. "It" refers to playing video games. :)

[Sandraangel86]

Wow that seems to be a fun game. Nice idea HU :)

[MrsK]

She put her trust in someone she shouldn't have
She surprised a main character simply by her presence
She was a threat to some and a means to an end for another

Who is she?

[HeroesUnlimited]

Wow that seems to be a fun game. Nice idea HU :)

Thanks Sandra. Just one of those random ideas that popped into my head. I hurried up and posted it before I forgot about it. I have a VERY short attention span, lol

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She put her trust in someone she shouldn't have
She surprised a main character simply by her presence
She was a threat to some and a means to an end for another

Who is she?

Is "she" a guest star? If so, does "she" appear more than once? Could "she" possibly be someone connected to the murder investigation in Bound? Maybe Shannon Bell?

[SGuthrie27]

Could it potentially be Kara? She briefly put her trust in Lex. She surprised Clark by her mere presence, for sure. She was a threat to anyone who opposed her, and a means to an end for BRAINIAC. That's probably too simple, though...

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--

[MrsK]

Is "she" a guest star? If so, does "she" appear more than once? Could "she" possibly be someone connected to the murder investigation in Bound? Maybe Shannon Bell?
She is a 2-episode guest.
Not in Bound

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Could it potentially be Kara? She briefly put her trust in Lex. She surprised Clark by her mere presence, for sure. She was a threat to anyone who opposed her, and a means to an end for BRAINIAC. That's probably too simple, though...

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--
No, not Kara

[skully]

Hmm, is it Lara? Put her trust in Zor-El, surprised Clark by appearing in the FoS, means to and end for Zor-El, and laso a threat.

Or maybe Bridgette Crosby or Bette San Souci?

[MrsK]

No,neither of those.

Extra clues:
She is no longer alive.
Clark saved her at one point.
She appeared in 2 different seasons.

[skully]

Betty Fordman? Tina Greer?

[MrsK]

Nope.

[skully]

Did an actress play this person and a different person?

Was my character named?

[MrsK]

The character was named,and played by 2 different actresses, who didn't play anyone else.

[skully]

Is "she" Moira Sullivan?

[MrsK]

No, not Moira

[HeroesUnlimited]

Emily Dinsmore?

[MrsK]

Nope, not Emily, either

[SGuthrie27]

A-HA! It's Sasha Woodman, the Bee-Girl who appeared in Season 1's "Drone" and Season 7's "Cure!" She put her trust (erroneously) in Curtis Knox. She surprised Chloe by even being out of Belle Reeve and in Smallville. She was a threat to Martha, Paul Chan, and Felice, among others, but she was a means to an end for Curtis Knox, who was trying to help his wife become immortal like him.

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--

[MrsK]

Yes! Well done, SG. :)

[skully]

Nice work, SG. :)

[HeroesUnlimited]

Sasha was played by a different actress???

[skully]

Yes. She was played by Shonda Farr in Drone and by Jovanna Huguet in Cure.

[HeroesUnlimited]

Yes. She was played by Shonda Farr in Drone and by Jovanna Huguet in Cure.

Really? It looked like the same girl. I guess I'm easily fooled.

[HeroesUnlimited]

Guthrie is MIA

[SGuthrie27]

I was at work all day; sorry, folks! Okay, here's a new one. It may not be a terribly difficult one as it's my first attempt at this puzzle...

*You might run across "it" while doing some light reading in a certain book.
*"It" has been passed among many people on Smallville.
*Clark has been surprised to discover that both Martha and Chloe have had "it" at different times on the show.

What is "it?"

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--

[redkryptoniteisthebest]

Is it a Kryptonian sickness?

[SGuthrie27]

It's Kryptonian, all right, but not a sickness.

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--

P.S. BTW, RedK, that is an awesome verse you have under your username, there.

[redkryptoniteisthebest]

Are they Kryptonian Powers?

(Thanks! I ran across the verse the other day...)

[SGuthrie27]

You're welcome! I've heard it before, but had forgotten it. No, it's not Kryptonian powers, either. "It" is something tangible.

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--

[redkryptoniteisthebest]

You're welcome! I've heard it before, but had forgotten it. No, it's not Kryptonian powers, either. "It" is something tangible.

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--

Hmm...

I feel like I know it, but I can't figure it out. :\

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Does it have something to do with a vision of some sort?

[SGuthrie27]

No, not really. I'll try to hint at it for you... Martha had "it" in Season 2 and Chloe had "it" in Season 8 (and actually held it in another couple of previous seasons, too). It's a Kryptonian item.

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--

[redkryptoniteisthebest]

The Kryptonian Key to the Fortress, maybe?

[SGuthrie27]

YES! You got it, RedK! It was hidden inside the book in the Kent barn. Many characters, like Virgil Swann, Steven Hamilton, Lex Luthor, Lionel Luthor, Chloe Sullivan, Martha Kent, Jonathan Kent, Dr. Walden, etc., have held the key. And, Martha hid it in a flour can and buried it in "Fever," which surprised Clark, and then Chloe used it to get to the Fortress in "Solitude," "Traveler," and "Beast," the last of which especially shocked C.K. You're up next!

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--

[redkryptoniteisthebest]

Awesome! I can't believe I didn't get that the first time. The book clue is obvious to me, now, haha.

(Give me a few minutes and I'll have mine posted.)

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* "This" has been referenced to, and seen, many times in the show.
* A certain Kryptonian gave another Kryptonian "this".
* "This" was used in the defeat of a character.

[MrsK]

Could it be Kara's bracelet?

[redkryptoniteisthebest]

Nope.

EDIT: The last clue is now fixed.

[HeroesUnlimited]

Raya's phantom crystal?

[redkryptoniteisthebest]

raya's phantom crystal?

Correct! You're up! :)

[HeroesUnlimited]

Lex didn't want "it" but got "it" anyway

Jimmy tried to share "it" with Chloe

Lois often worked with "it" on her job

[redkryptoniteisthebest]

On the last clue, I take it she no longer works with "it"?

[MrsK]

Was Lois's job at the time somewhere other than at the DP? Maybe when she worked at the Talon?

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I'm thinking tickets...

Lex didn't want a parking ticket, but got one in Dichotic, anyway.
Jimmy tried to share tickets to a concert with Chloe in Cure.
Not sure about Lois, but maybe the tickets she rang up at the Talon?

[HeroesUnlimited]

On the last clue, I take it she no longer works with "it"?

That's correct

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Was Lois's job at the time somewhere other than at the DP? Maybe when she worked at the Talon?

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I'm thinking tickets...

Lex didn't want a parking ticket, but got one in Dichotic, anyway.
Jimmy tried to share tickets to a concert with Chloe in Cure.
Not sure about Lois, but maybe the tickets she rang up at the Talon?

Yes, Lois worked with "it" at the Talon. However, "it" isn't tickets.

[wickedwango]

coffee?

[HeroesUnlimited]

Not coffee

[MrsK]

Is it something tangible?

[skully]

Lex didn't want "it" but got "it" anyway

Jimmy tried to share "it" with Chloe

Lois often worked with "it" on her jobI think "it" might be whipped cream.

Lex got it when Lana served him the "not even close" coffee during her one day at the Beanery in Hothead.

Jimmy brought a can of whipped cream as "dessert" to share with Chloe at the Talon apartment in Subterranean but was stymied by Javier's presence.

And Lois often laced her concoctions with whipped cream when she worked at the Talon (and even after - her triple espresso mocha cappulatte that she gave Chloe in Prototype had plenty of whipped cream on top).

[MrsK]

Ah! I think you have it, skully! I had actually thought of that scene in Hothead, but I didn't make the whipped cream connection! :D

[skully]

We shall see, I guess. Got a heavy day at work in front of me so may not be able to get another "pronoun" Q up until much later.

I have one ready if HU confirms.

[HeroesUnlimited]

I think "it" might be whipped cream.

You are correct! Sorry for the delay. Computer problems here. I actually had to format my entire hard drive. I'm in the process of re loading all of my programs BACK onto my computer. What a pain in the neck.

[skully]

Don't you just hate it when that happens, HU? :(

OK...

Clark was adamant that he wasn't "it".

Mind-reading boy was "it" according to Lex.

Lex's best friend at boarding school was allegedly "it".

[HeroesUnlimited]

An outcast?

[skully]

Not an outcast.

[redkryptoniteisthebest]

A murderer? I feel bad for not remembering Lex's friend when he was in school.

[skully]

Not a murderer.

[SGuthrie27]

A Warrior Angel fan, perhaps? A telepath? Someone who is remarkably insightful?

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--

[skully]

A Warrior Angel fan, perhaps? A telepath? Someone who is remarkably insightful?

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--Not a WA fan, nor a telepath (Duncan had no abilities at Excelsior), nor an insightful one.

[SGuthrie27]

Hmm... A sidekick, maybe?

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--

[skully]

Hmm... A sidekick, maybe?

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--Yes!! Well done, SG.

Clark told Andrea Rojas he wasn't a sidekick in Vengeance. Lex asked about Clark's sidekick in Stray, and Ollie called Duncan Lex's trusty sidekick, Grease Spot in Reunion.

[SGuthrie27]

AH, I remember Grease Spot, now, and I knew Ryan was Clark's sidekick, but I'd forgotten about the Clark/Andrea reference... Very good one, skully!

And we can ignore the rest of what I wrote in this post as it was absolute jigsaw puzzle-induced lunacy!!!!

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--

[redkryptoniteisthebest]

Are you sure you posted the right questions?

[skully]

Hehehe, while it is a similar thread to the Tribond thread, this is slightly different, SG.

You need to find a common pronoun ("he", "she", "it", "them", "those").

You are jelly bean jigsaw brained. :D

[SGuthrie27]

Hahaha! I definitely am! D'oh, indeed! :p I don't know what I was thinking... LOL! Okay, give me a sec to come up with a REAL one.

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--

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-Chloe almost got "it" taken away from her.

-Clark found out his version of "it" held clues to a mysterious event.

-Lana WAS going to use "it" for something she wasn't supposed to, but decided against it.

THERE! That's a real puzzle for "The Pronoun Game." :D

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--

[redkryptoniteisthebest]

I want to say 'powers' but, I'm not sure.

[SGuthrie27]

No, it's not powers. Good try, RedK.

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--

[redkryptoniteisthebest]

Was it a relic or cystal of some sort?

[SGuthrie27]

No, not a relic either.

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--

[skully]

Looks good, and quite baffling at the moment, SG. :)

Hmm, does it have anything to do with memories or the past?

[SGuthrie27]

Thanks, skully! It doesn't really have much to do with memories or the past, no.

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--

[skully]

It is a tangible object or a concept, SG? Like a secret or an identity?

[SGuthrie27]

It is a tangible object, skully. Good, creative question.

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--

[redkryptoniteisthebest]

Kryptonite? :p

[SGuthrie27]

Nope, not Kryptonite either...

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--

[MrsK]

Is it something common that most people have?
Does it have anything to do with computers?

[Clana Kent]

It's not the three stones that made the Fortress-crystal, right?

No idea. This is a hard one :p

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Or maybe Friendship?

[HeroesUnlimited]

Hahaha! I definitely am! D'oh, indeed! :p I don't know what I was thinking... LOL! Okay, give me a sec to come up with a REAL one.

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--

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-Chloe almost got "it" taken away from her.

-Clark found out his version of "it" held clues to a mysterious event.

-Lana WAS going to use "it" for something she wasn't supposed to, but decided against it.

THERE! That's a real puzzle for "The Pronoun Game." :D

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--

How about their computers?

[SGuthrie27]

It does have to do with computers -- a particular kind of computer, actually, so MrsK or HU, you'll have to be a little more specific...

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--

[HeroesUnlimited]

laptops?

[redkryptoniteisthebest]

A smart-phone, perhaps?

[SGuthrie27]

You've got it, HU! Chloe almost got her laptop taken away in "Leech," but Eric Summers got it back from her. She also lost it in "Stiletto," but luckily Clark returned it to her then. Clark found out that HIS laptop had clues as to what had caused him to try to run over Chloe in "Delete." Lana was going to hunt for clues about Clark's secret on Chloe's laptop in "Trespass," but decided against it. What do you have for us next?

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--

[skully]

Nice one, SG, and well sorted, HU. :)

[SGuthrie27]

Thanks, skully! And indeed, HU did do a very nice job at figuring that one out.

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--

[skully]

Paging Mr HU....Mr HU...A message for Mr HU.

[HeroesUnlimited]

Paging Mr HU....Mr HU...A message for Mr HU.

Sorry, I was having my nipples pierced.

new question coming right up

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-Clark destroyed "it"

-Lois was disgusted when she looked at "it"

-Lex found "it" in a very unusual place

[skully]

:D

[Sandraangel86]

Is "It" kryptonian?
Is it made of metal?

[HeroesUnlimited]

"It" is not Kryptonian. "It" has metal parts, but itsn't entirely metal.

[Clana Kent]

It's not the CD that Lois made for Clark in Crimson, is it? :p

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Is it the same object all three of them saw? Or are there more of it?
Is it an object made by machines or by hand?

[MrsK]

Is it something you can hold in your hand?
Does anyone handle it?

[skully]

Did Lex find it indoors or outdoors?

[HeroesUnlimited]

It's not the CD that Lois made for Clark in Crimson, is it? :p

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Is it the same object all three of them saw? Or are there more of it?
Is it an object made by machines or by hand?

It's not the mix CD Lois made for Clark or any other CD

It isn't the same object in each case - just the same kind of object

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Is it something you can hold in your hand?
Does anyone handle it?

It can be held in your hand. It isn't something you would hold for a long period of time. Lex handles "it". And I believe Clark does (off screen). I don't think Lois actually handles "it" although she does look at "it" in a disgusted way. Actually, we see her look at "it" in a disgusted way more than once (in separate episodes)

[skully]

Did Lex find it indoors or outdoors?Ahem.

[HeroesUnlimited]

Ahem.

Sorry. Long day out in the hot sun. He found it outdoors

[skully]

Just drying the pierced nipple wounds, HU? :D

So was Lois disgusted because seeing this indicated some saucy activity had been going on, because someone did something to disappoint her, or because it was disgusting looking?

Was Lois a main or a guest when disgusted?

Did Clark destroy "it" before or after Chloe knew his secret?

[MrsK]

Were Clark and Lex friends when Lex found it?

[HeroesUnlimited]

Just drying the pierced nipple wounds, HU? :D

So far, no infections so i'm good. ;)

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So was Lois disgusted because seeing this indicated some saucy activity had been going on, because someone did something to disappoint her, or because it was disgusting looking?

Actually, none of those really "fit" perfectly. I'd say she was disgusted because of what "it" signified. If would kind of be like the expression you'd get on your face if you got a letter in the mail saying you had jury duty. "It" represented something Lois didn't really want to have to deal with.

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Was Lois a main or a guest when disgusted?

She was a guest on both ocassions.

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Did Clark destroy "it" before or after Chloe knew his secret?

Before

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Were Clark and Lex friends when Lex found it?

Yes

[MrsK]

So we are looking at S4. In Lois's case does it have anything to do with Lucy?

[HeroesUnlimited]

So we are looking at S4. In Lois's case does it have anything to do with Lucy?

You're getting warmer! :D

[redkryptoniteisthebest]

Is it a phone?

[HeroesUnlimited]

not a phone

[skully]

How about an alarm clock?

Clark destroyed one in Lineage, crushing it when he hit the snooze button.

Lois moaned about someone calling at 3.00 am (it was Lucy) when she looked at the clock at the beginning of Lucy.

Lex opened Phelan's box with the "bomb" in the newspaper dispenser outside the Metropolis Museum to find it was a ticking alarm clock in Rogue.

[HeroesUnlimited]

How about an alarm clock?

Clark destroyed one in Lineage, crushing it when he hit the snooze button.

Lois moaned about someone calling at 3.00 am (it was Lucy) when she looked at the clock at the beginning of Lucy.

Lex opened Phelan's box with the "bomb" in the newspaper dispenser outside the Metropolis Museum to find it was a ticking alarm clock in Rogue.

Bingo! Nice job Skully! Lois also "moaned" when the police came by her dorm at 7 in the morning in Recruit.

[MrsK]

Nice one, HU! And good job, skully. :)

[skully]

Okey dokey...

Clark had "it" applied to his hand

Alicia insisted Chloe use "it" wisely

Lex alleged that "it" was defective.

[MrsK]

Hmm. Alicia and Chloe don't have many scenes together...


Maybe a pen?
Alicia tells Chloe to use "that poison pen" of hers to enlighten Smallville in Pariah.
Lex claimed his pen didn't work when Oliver wanted him to sign over all of his assets to charity in Rage.
Jessie used a pen to write her number on Clark's hand in Red.

[skully]

Hehehe, spot on, MrsK. :D

[HeroesUnlimited]

Nice...

[MrsK]

Clark used "it" to distract someone.
Lois used "it" to test someone.
A guest offered "it" to Clark

What is "it"?

[Clana Kent]

Is it a trangible object we're talking about?

Did Clark take 'it', when the guest offered it?

[MrsK]

Yes, it is a tangible object
Clark left before the guest returned with it

[Clana Kent]

A cup of coffee? Or tea? :p

[MrsK]

No, but you are on the right track...

[Sandraangel86]

Is it maybe the can of coke Clark shook to distract a gard in a hospital (or was it a police man?) when he was there with Chloe

[Clana Kent]

Is it maybe the can of coke Clark shook to distract a gard in a hospital (or was it a police man?) when he was there with Chloe
Good one, that's probably it!

I loved that scene :lol: When he opened that can... :rotfl:

[Sandraangel86]

But I don't know if a guest ever offered a can of coke to Clark or if Lois used it to test someone?

[Clana Kent]

We'll find out soon when MrsK answers the question, I guess ;)

[MrsK]

Is it maybe the can of coke Clark shook to distract a gard in a hospital (or was it a police man?) when he was there with Chloe

Yes!

Clark shook the can to distract the guard in Lockdown.
Lois had Oliver shoot at a soda can in Wither to earn the right to kiss her.
Uncle Nicholas offered Clark a soda in Slumber.


You're up, Sandra :)

[Sandraangel86]

Oh wow. Thanks :) That will be my first try on this thread. I hope it will be okay.... I have to think about a new one....

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Chloe doesn't like it very much
Lana is very good at it
Clark does it from time to time

[skully]

Is it a physical activity? Anything to do with computers?

Or is it more an emotional skill, like counselling or being supportive?

[Sandraangel86]

it is a physical activity :)

[HeroesUnlimited]

Cheerleading? lol ;)

[Saph]

Lol. HU, that was my first initial guess too and then I saw that Clark did it occassionally :p

Is the activity seen often in SV?

[Sandraangel86]

Lol cheerleading. Nice guess!
It's not cheerleading.
We don't see it very often in SV, but a couple of times.

[HeroesUnlimited]

Horseback riding?

[MrsK]

Good guess, HU. I think that sounds right.

[Sandraangel86]

Horseback riding?

Thats it HU. Well done! You are up!

[HeroesUnlimited]

Clark offered to do "it"

Lois did "it" badly

Chloe excused Lana from the burden of doing "it"

[MrsK]

Might "it" be cooking?

[skully]

Could be. :)

[HeroesUnlimited]

Might "it" be cooking?

Yes, that's right. Sorry it took so long to respond. I've been doing some major cleaning here. (Taking advantage of some time off from work)

[MrsK]

Jonathan did "it" without meaning to.
Lex was nearly forced to do "it" twice.
Lucas refused to do "it."

[skully]

Sign a contract or legal document?

Jonathan signed over the farm to Bob Rickman in Hug.

Lex in Rage by Ollie and hmmm....

Lucas at the mansion with not-so-blind Lionel in Prodigal.

[MrsK]

Close enough - sign away something that belonged to them

Jonathan in Hug
Lex in Rage and also I was thinking of Heat (I think in my head I combined the pre-nup that Lionel made him sign with the will that he signed giving everything to Desiree - doesn't really fit my clue after all. Sorry!)
and Lucas in Prodigal.

You're up!

[HeroesUnlimited]

good one...

[skully]

Clark has thrown "it" away
Martha has witnessed an unusual and dangerous event while using "it"
Lionel has held "it" in both hands.

[MrsK]

Is "it" the same item in all 3 cases, or a similar item?

[skully]

Not necessarily but similar versions.

[HeroesUnlimited]

Tractor? lol

[skully]

That's it, HU.

Clark threw the tractor in Perry
Martha saw the swarm of bees sent by Sasha in Drone while riding the tractor.
Lionel-in-Clark lifted the tractor for Jonathan with two hands in Transference.

[HeroesUnlimited]

WOW! Talk about a lucky guess!

I'll put up a new one shortly...

[skully]

:D

[HeroesUnlimited]

-Lex gave "them" as a reward for a nice try

-Even working together, Clark and Pete didn't get enough of "them" to do what they set out to do

-A one episode guest used "them" as a way to keep things equitable

[Sandraangel86]

Is it maybe money?

[HeroesUnlimited]

Is it maybe money?

not money

[MrsK]

Is the one episode guest male or female? powered? Good or bad? Older than Clark?

[HeroesUnlimited]

Is the one episode guest male or female? powered? Good or bad? Older than Clark?

male, powered, bad, about the same age as Clark

[MrsK]

Is the one-ep guest a student at SV High?

[HeroesUnlimited]

Is the one-ep guest a student at SV High?

He was, briefly

[MrsK]

Did he survive the ep?
Is he in jail, Belle Reve, or 33.1?

[HeroesUnlimited]

Did he survive the ep?
Is he in jail, Belle Reve, or 33.1?

Still alive - sent to 33.1

[mildmannered...]

Is the one-ep guest mxylptlk (Ok, I seriously don't know if I spelled it right...)

So if he is, then is "them" threats?

Now that really doesn't make sense given the second line of your clue HeroesUnlimited

[skully]

Maybe "votes" or "pledges"? Or maybe "exceptions" as Mikhail did for Chloe (she wanted to bet after the game stated).

Is the one episode guest Mikhail Mxyzptlk?

[HeroesUnlimited]

Mikhail IS the guest, however, "Them" does not refer to:

threats
votes
pledges
or
exceptions

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congrats on 14K Skully

[MrsK]

Is "them" something tangible?

[HeroesUnlimited]

Is "them" something tangible?

no

[mildmannered...]

Were what Clark and Pete trying to get enough of in one episode or a multi-episode story arc?

[Sandraangel86]

is the word we are looking for maybe points or credit?

[MrsK]

Points... good guess, Sandra!

[mildmannered...]

Inspiration struck me...is it tips?

[HeroesUnlimited]

is the word we are looking for maybe points or credit?

YES!!! It's POINTS!

-Lex gave Carrie Castle "points" for style when she tried to manipulate him into an interview with car trouble

-In Leech, Clark didn't have his powers and participated in a pick-up basketball game with Pete against Whitney and his friend. Clark and Pete didn't score enough "points" so they lost the game.

-And in Jinx, Mikhail is the bookie. Bookies take and give points ("the point spread") as part of their business.

Good Job Sandra!

[skully]

Hehe, nice one HU, and well done Sandra. :)

[Sandraangel86]

Thanks Skully and HU :)
Clark got it from Lex
Chloe used it without Clakrs permission
Clark offered it to Lois

[MrsK]

Is "it" something tangible?
If so, is "it" the same thing in each case, or something similar?

[Sandraangel86]

it is something tangible.
I think it is the same thing in each clue. But we can't be 100% sure. There are probably several items that look exactly the same.

[MrsK]

When Clark offered "it" to Lois, did either of them work at the DP?

[Sandraangel86]

They both worked at the DP

[MrsK]

Was Clark upset when Chloe used it without permission?

[Sandraangel86]

I would say he was surprised but not upset.

[MrsK]

Did Lex give it to Clark, or did Clark take it from the mansion?

[Sandraangel86]

Lex gave it to Clark but not at the mansion

[MrsK]

Were they at the farm when Lex gave it to him?

[Sandraangel86]

No not at the farm either.

[MrsK]

Was Clark in high school when Lex gave it to him?

[Sandraangel86]

Yes he was.

[MrsK]

Recap:

Clark got it from Lex
- Lex gave it to him
- not at the mansion or the farm
- when Clark was in high school
Chloe used it without Clark's permission
- it surprised Clark but didn't upset him
Clark offered it to Lois
- when they both worked at the DP
It is something tangible.
I think it is the same thing in each clue. But we can't be 100% sure. There are probably several items that look exactly the same.

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Is it something that can fit in one hand?

[Sandraangel86]

It could probably fit in one hand but not in a closed fist

[MrsK]

When Clark offered it to Lois, did she accept it?

[Sandraangel86]

We don't see him offer it but he must have done it. I think Lois was in no condition to reject the offer.

[MrsK]

Was she drunk/hung over? Is it something in Committed?

[Sandraangel86]

We saw it in Committed :)

[MrsK]

So we saw the item and know Clark offered it to her, but he did so off-screen, so sometime between the party and when she woke up at the farm?

[Sandraangel86]

Yes. we see Lois with the item the next morning.

[MrsK]

Ah...is it Clark's football jersey?

Lex gave them to the team in Devoted.
Chloe wore it in the same episdoe.
Lois wore it in Committed.

[Sandraangel86]

That's it :) Well done MrsK!

[MrsK]

All right! I'll get a new one up in a bit.

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Lois helps Clark with "it"
Tess comments on "it"
Lionel asked Lex where "it" was

What is "it"?

[HeroesUnlimited]

Thanks Skully and HU :)
Clark got it from Lex
Chloe used it without Clakrs permission
Clark offered it to Lois

Almost sounds like Clark's football jersey

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Ah...is it Clark's football jersey?

Lex gave them to the team in Devoted.
Chloe wore it in the same episdoe.
Lois wore it in Committed.

Ahhhh too slow. :(

[skully]

All right! I'll get a new one up in a bit.

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Lois helps Clark with "it"
Tess comments on "it"
Lionel asked Lex where "it" was

What is "it"?
Is it a tie?

Lois in Commencement.

Tess in Toxic.

Lionel to young Lex at LCHQ in flashback in Veritas.

[MrsK]

It is a tie. Good job, skully. :)

[skully]

OK...

Lois hates "it"
Clark predicted "it"
The Luthors are allegedly experts on "it"

[MrsK]

uncomfortable silence?

[skully]

Damn, you're good. I thought that may last a little while. :D

[MrsK]

That was a wild guess! When did Clark predict it?

[skully]

That was a wild guess! When did Clark predict it?In Reaper, Dominic Sanatori told Jonathan that Lex had been investigating the Kents. Jonathan found out that Clark knew but didn't tell Jonathan. A man-to-man huff ensued and Clark said to Martha "First, we'll have a week of uncomfortable silence, and then we'll start talking about something trivial, and then we'll move on."

[MrsK]

Ah, of course!

All right, then. Thinking...

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Clark lied about "them"
Lana used "them" against someone
Lex complained that Lionel was holding "them"

What are they?

[Sandraangel86]

is it something tangible?
Did Lana use them in a fight? Was she working at the Talon in the time?

[HeroesUnlimited]

uncomfortable silence?

nice...

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Does "them" refer to people?

[MrsK]

is it something tangible?
Did Lana use them in a fight? Was she working at the Talon in the time?
Yes, it is something tangible
Lana wasn't in a fight when she used them
She was not employed at the Talon at the time

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Does "them" refer to people?
No

[skully]

So them mean it's plural? As in "points"?

Is it a solid noun e.g. jerseys? Or a conceptual noun e.g. intentions?

Or is it some other sort of word?

[MrsK]

It is a solid noun - something you can hold in your hand.


So them mean it's plural? As in "points"?Online dictionaries describe "them" as a "noun used with a singular or plural verb" and "noun - plural but singular or plural in construction." How's that for crystal clear? ;) The word is plural, but we use it to describe what most would consider a single item

[skully]

Hehehe, now I'm just confused. :D

Just kidding.

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Bumping:

Clark lied about "them"
Lana used "them" against someone
Lex complained that Lionel was holding "them"

What are they?

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Maybe "Stones of knowledge"?

[MrsK]

No, not the stones. This is a much more common item.

[skully]

When you say Lex complained that Lionel was holding them, do you mean physically holding in his hands (or in possesion of) or holding as in keeping prisoner (or similar)?

[MrsK]

In the context of a metaphor that Lex used, he meant physically holding them

[skully]

Did Clark lie about "them" to protect himself (or his identity)? Or to protect someone else. Or for someother reason?

Did Lana use "them" against a main (MS? M/F? Ever guest? Dead? Clark's age or older) or a guest (M/F? >2<5? Powers? Dead?)

[MrsK]

Clark lied to protect his secret

Lana used them against a former, single-season, male main who was never a guest and is now dead.

[skully]

So Lana used them against Jason. Did she use them out of spite/revenge/retribution or playfulness?

[MrsK]

Out of anger, I guess.

[skully]

Was this angry moment before or after Chloe found out the secret of the century?

[MrsK]

Before.

[skully]

Maybe "powers" or "secrets"? But they are not solid nouns [scratches head].

[HeroesUnlimited]

This one is tough...

[skully]

Recap:

Clark lied about "them" (to protect his secret)
Lana used "them" angrily against Jason in the 1st half of S4
Lex complained that Lionel was holding "them" (in the context of a metaphor that Lex used, he meant physically holding them)

"They" are solid nouns that can be held in one's hands and are common items.

[HeroesUnlimited]

Are "they":

-alien?

-the exact same items in all three cases or merely similar items?

-lightweight or heavy?

-can be used as a weapon?

-small enough to fit in a closed fist?

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This is a long shot, but could "they" mean "maps? Maps were a common theme in season 4...

[skully]

Could be, HU.

[MrsK]

No, not maps.

They are not alien - actually pretty common item.
Not necessarily the same exact item.
Lightweight - easily lifted with one hand.
Not intended to be a weapon, but can be used as one - Lana used them that way.
Would not fit in a closed fist.

[skully]

Was Lana herself when she used them, or was she Isobel?

[MrsK]

She was not Isobel.

[skully]

Is Jason with Lana when she used "them" against him angrily?

And it's definitely before the scene in Pariah where Alicia opens Chloe's eyes to Clark's secret?

I am totally stumped. :)

[MrsK]

Before Pariah.

Jason is with Lana when she uses them against him.

Clark lies about them to Lana/Isobel.

[skully]

Recap:

Clark lied to Lana/Isobel about "them" (to protect his secret)
Lana used "them" angrily against Jason in the 1st half of S4
Lex complained that Lionel was holding "them" (in the context of a metaphor that Lex used, he meant physically holding them)

"They" are solid nouns that can be held in one's hands and are common items.


Are "they" scissors?

[MrsK]

Yes!

[skully]

When did Lana use scissors angrily against Jason?

Nevermind, I remember now. It was in the loft in Jason's nightmare in the opening teaser of Scare.

Good one MrsK. You have raised the bar. :)

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OK, try this...

Lionel used "it" as a bargaining chip
Clark thought he heard himself described as "it"
Chloe refused to become "it".

[Sandraangel86]

is it maybe meteorinfected?

[skully]

No, not "meteor-infected" Sandra.

[Sandraangel86]

is "it" a characteristic? Is it something tangible? Did Clark like being described as that?

[skully]

It is some thing tangilble. "It" can be held in one hand. Clark did not like being described as "it".

[MrsK]

Is the person Clark thought described him as "it" a main?
Did he misunderstand, or hear only part of a conversation?
Was he using his super-hearing at the time.

[skully]

Yes, the person that described Clark as "it" is a main.

Hmm, I think didn't hear correctly is probably closer to the mark.

No, Clark wasn't using his superhearing.

[MrsK]

Is the main in question current? Male/female? Multi-season? Ever a guest?

[skully]

The main is former, male, MS, was a guest.

[MrsK]

Lex or Lionel?

[skully]

Lionel.

[MrsK]

Maybe a lab rat?
Clark thought he heard Lionel threatening to strap him down like a lab rat in Splinter (as a bargaining chip to get Jonathan to accept his campaign contribution)
Chloe refused to stay at the hospital and be turned into some sort of lab rat after Clark rescued her from the morgue in Bizarro.

[HeroesUnlimited]

Maybe a lab rat?
Clark thought he heard Lionel threatening to strap him down like a lab rat in Splinter (as a bargaining chip to get Jonathan to accept his campaign contribution)
Chloe refused to stay at the hospital and be turned into some sort of lab rat after Clark rescued her from the morgue in Bizarro.

That's good thinking Mrs. Kent...

[skully]

Maybe a lab rat?
Clark thought he heard Lionel threatening to strap him down like a lab rat in Splinter (as a bargaining chip to get Jonathan to accept his campaign contribution)
Chloe refused to stay at the hospital and be turned into some sort of lab rat after Clark rescued her from the morgue in Bizarro.Well, the bargaining chip I was thinking of was Lionel offering up Clark to Dr Garner to get him to stop his memory recovery experiments on Lex in Memoria, but the other will do as well. The instance you refer to in Splinter was when Clark thought he heard himself being described as a potential "lab rat".

Well done, right again MrsK. :)

[MrsK]

"It" provided a way in.
"It" helped a main find someone.
"It" is something a main wouldn't intentionally leave behind.

What is "it"?

[Sandraangel86]

is it a tangible object?
is it maybe a map or plan?

[MrsK]

It is a tangible object.
Not a map or a plan.

[Sandraangel86]

does it fit one hand? is it exactly the same item in all three clues? is it made of soft material or hard?

[MrsK]

It does fit in one hand, but not in a closed fist.
It is not exactly the same item.
Made of hard material.

[skully]

Maybe a gun?

[MrsK]

No, not a gun.

[skully]

Bumping for ease of consideration:

"It" provided a way in.
"It" helped a main find someone.
"It" is something a main wouldn't intentionally leave behind.

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Was it a way in through a door, a portal, a conversation, a window, another dimension?

[HeroesUnlimited]

an electronic key card?

[MrsK]

an electronic key card? No


Bumping for ease of consideration:

"It" provided a way in.
"It" helped a main find someone.
"It" is something a main wouldn't intentionally leave behind.

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Was it a way in through a door, a portal, a conversation, a window, another dimension?through something you haven't named - it is a physical barrier in this dimension.

[skully]

Is the main that wouldn't intentionally leave it behind current? MS? M/F? Ever guest? Dead? Age relation to Clark?

Is it a way in to a safe or vault?

Is it maybe Chloe's lap top?

[MrsK]

Main is current, MS, female, never a guest, Clark's age.
No, ot a way into a safe or vault
not Chloe's laptop, but good guess