Annette O'Toole credited as playing...
Martha Kent
- Martha Kent: No matter where I am or who I'm choosing to bring in my life, your father is always with me. And he's with you, if you just allow yourself to - to see him.
- Clark Kent: I did. Last year. I thought I was talking to him. But then I realized it was just an excuse for me not to face my future - just I was waiting for Jor-El to show me the way. I had to move on.
- Jonathan Kent: I knew you'd see me again when you were ready.
- Clark Kent: I made a mistake, Dad. I thought I had to leave you behind. But it's you and Mom and everyone that I care about that makes this world worth saving.
- Jonathan Kent: But you're worried you're gonna fail this time. I know you're scared, son.
- Clark Kent: I faced Darkseid before. He knows my weakness. He almost defeated me. I need your help.
- Jonathan Kent: But, son, he never saw the man standing before me now. Clark Kent, as much as your mother and I tried to protect you from your origins, tried to prepare you to face any challenge... I'm sorry, son, but our guidance just isn't enough anymore. You're gonna have to let Jor-El guide you from here on out.
- Clark Kent: I can't, Dad. I turned my back on him like I did you.
- Jonathan Kent: He's your father. He'll understand.
- Martha Kent: Don't doubt yourself, Clark. This has been coming for a long time. Before you arrived, we wanted a child so badly. The day you found us in that field, you were the miracle we prayed for. Now the world needs that same miracle.
- Clark Kent: Mom. I thought you were staying at the bed and breakfast.
- Martha Kent: And I thought I was coming back to a home that you and Lois were building together.
- Clark Kent: We are, in Metropolis. I hope. I sent you a message. We close escrow in a few days.
- Martha Kent: Clark, I think you misunderstood when I sent you the deed. This is our home.
- Clark Kent: We've already accepted the offer. You're-you're right in the middle of a re-election campaign.
- Martha Kent: Just because I'm moving ahead with my life doesn't mean I'm letting go of everything that came before. That was a hard lesson to learn.
- Martha Kent: I'm so proud of the man you've become.
- Clark Kent: But why bring up dad today of all days?
- Martha Kent: Because this is a day to celebrate the next step in the journey you're on, and everyone who's been a part of it.
- Clark Kent: And you don't think I'm doing that?
- Martha Kent: Clark, you're so focused on what's ahead that you're starting to cut out the parts of your past that made you who you are. I... I can't begin to imagine the pain you see every day when you're out there. I know you have to put blinders on to cope with your responsibilities, but if you turn your back on all the experiences that made you strong and compassionate because they hurt... I'm afraid that, one day, everything you learned in Smallville will have been for nothing.
- Clark Kent: I'm never gonna let that happen.
- Martha Kent: You already are, and you don't see it. Sweetheart... all I'm saying is you don't have to let go of the past to move on.
- Clark Kent: Yes, you do, mom. I'm sorry, I love you, but you have to find a way to put all of this behind you just like I did. It's the only way to move on.
- Martha Kent: The Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Defense Department aren't saying anything until the president makes a statement. If the Pentagon's not stepping up, I'll call in every available agent. Something tells me we'll need them all.
- Chloe Sullivan: No offense, but I think we're gonna need a bigger team. And if Watchtower's down, I got to go to Star City to access my database.
- Oliver Queen: Well, then I'm going with you.
- Chloe Sullivan: No, I got this. Your talents are better used here with Clark. We got to figure out what happened with Watchtower.