7.07 Repercussions by AM & AoT (Part VI)

AM: Hope steps aside but she doesn't take her eye of the bad guy.
AoT: "So, Lex, let me tell you how this is going to work."
AM: Kahloe is amused. She whispers into Lex's ear seductively, "You were afraid you might never have the chance to earn my love. This is your chance, my darling, to be the good guy. Show him what you're made of."
MR: I think I'm going to vomit.

AoT: Town meeting. Martha is taking questions from the public.
AM: Villain man is in sniper position in a rafter above the crowd. He aims.

AoT: The big meeting.
AM: Bittleman tries to butt in pretending to be an immigrant worker with little knowledge of English.
AoT: While he occupies their attention Lois snatches up a couple unguarded gadgets including an alien gun.
AM: Unfortunately someone spots her.
AoT: Just as Hasaad's goon is about to go medieval on Lois Lex announces the meeting is over. He tells the them Hassad has a day to decide if it wants to play by Lex's rules or play at all.
AM: The guy that found Lois, "Hey boss!"
AoT: But Hasaad's number two just waves him off. A couple goons point their guns at Lex, "You don't leave this room, Luthor, until we say it's OK."
AM: Kahloe leans in. "Looks like it's time to play hard ball, Lex. Do you have what it takes?"
JG: Hee! Does Lex have hard balls?
AM: What?
JG: That wasn't intentional?
AM: No!
JG: Oh.
AoT: Lex, "Of course."
JG: I have hard balls! [Pounds the table laughing]
AM: [Irritated] Yeah, that's just hilarious, John. Hasaad's flunky smiles, "I thought so."

AoT: Villain man fires.
AM: Show mo shot of the bullet heading for and entering Martha's chest.
TW: You're not going to kill off Martha are you? The body count this season is already out of control!
AM: I've been meaning to talk to Bryan about that.
KK: I swear to you, Allison, if you...
AM: Besides, do you really think Annette is going to let her own character die?
AoT: It would cut into my screen time.
AM: After all, only a fool would kill off their own character.
KK: I heard that!
AM: Heh. You were supposed to.
AoT: Chaos ensues. The crowd makes a run for the various exits.
AM: Villain man reloads calmly. Mutant guys hits the ground as guards rush to cover Martha.
AoT: Villain guy takes a shot at mutant guy and scores a hit.
AM: One of the guards yells for the EMTs. Several guards pull their guns and wave them around hoping to spot the attacker.
AoT: The EMT's rush in and put Martha and the mutant guy on stretchers. Villain guy smiles and craws for an exit.

AM: Big meeting.
AoT: Lex, "I'm disappointed. I'd hoped we could come to a mutual understanding."
AM: Kahloe, "Don't lie Lex. You can't wait to show your strength. You hoped for this. You're going to enjoy it, aren't you?"
AoT: The goon, "Yeah? I'm sure you'll get over it."
AM: Lex, "I'm sure I will." Lex pauses.
AoT: Kahloe smiles, knowing what is coming.
AM: "Now."
AoT: The PAS attack with lightning speed. Hasaad's men who aren't slaughtered flee in a panic.
AM: Bittleman and Lois get caught in the cross fire.
AoT: Lois saves Bittleman's ass and gets them out of the room safely.
ED: Yes!
AM: Crane shot of Lex and Kahloe admiring their handiwork. Kahloe claps in admiration. Hope walks from body to body checking for pulses and taking weapons. Occasionally she finds a live one. And shoots him. Kahloe, "How does it feel to finally be the good guy, Lex?"
AoT: "It feels good."
AM: Flirty, "I bet, since the good guy always gets the girl."
AoT: Lex studies her for a second, not sure what to say.
AM: "Oh, come on, Lex. I've been in your mind. You can't hide your feelings from me."
AoT: "That's ancient history."
AM: Kahloe chuckles, "All those women... and the only one you never got over... was the lonely high school outcast."
AoT: Lex looks away, not wanting to accept the truth.
MR: It's not the truth!!!
AM: The truth? You can't handle the truth!
JG: Oh, good one, Allison.
AM: Kahloe kisses him. Then as she stares into his eyes, "It's hardly surprising, though. We always were so much alike."
ED: I think a lot of people are going to be surprised. I mean like that ever happened.
AoT: Erica, did you ever wonder why the first "Lois" didn't work out?
ED: What do you mean? I didn't know that was another Lois.
MR: [to AoT] Ixnay on the oriLay.
AoT: Michael, I think she deserves to know.
JG: I agree with Michael. That's a really, really, bad idea.
ED: What do I deserve to know?
KK: Didn't you think it was strange that all the scenes without you, me, or Jensen were already in the can and ready to go when you showed up?
ED: [shrugs] I thought it was bad scheduling. And since you and Jenson started filming the same time I did...
MR: Kristen, don't do this! Please.
KK: You're the one who the started it, Michael! Besides, what have I got to loose?
ED: What? Started what?
KK: Re-introducing season 3.5.
ED: 3.5? Heh. [pause. ED's turns serious] But that's just a conspiracy theory we all joke about. Al and Miles have sworn it never happened. Repeatedly.
JG: Erica is right.
MR: It never happened. Ever. And even if it had [significant look at AM] Allison would have to be insane to dredge it back up.
AM: Or very, very angry.
ED: So there really is a season 3.5?
MR: I swear, Erica, let sleeping dogs lie. Trust me on this. You don't want to get involved.
AoT: I'll tell you all about it after the reading, dear.

AM: Outside the conference center. Lois and Bittleman take a moment to rest outside the scene of the "crime". They're still in staff uniforms. "We have no proof, no photos, no tapes, and someone stole my new Italian suit! Bravo, Jasmine. This is truly a spectacular day in the history of modern journalism."
AoT: "At the Inquisitor..."
AM: "Yeah, the Inquisitor would probably turn it into some alien conspiracy story, slap a stock photo of everyone's favorite extraterrestrial on the cover and run the headline 'LuthorCorp stops E.T. from phoning home' without an inkling of what actually happened or a shred or evidence to back it up. But you're not at the Inquisitor anymore, Dorthy. You walk into Kahn's office without the facts to back your story up and she'll hand you your head on a silver platter."
AoT: Lois pulls out an alien gun. "Well, we do have this."
AM: Scoffing, "What the hell is that? A toy gun?"
AoT: Lois tucks it in her purse, "I don't know what it is. We'll take it to my dad's friend a S.T.A.R. labs."
AM: "Cue the music because here comes the general's daughter!" Ted hums the presidential march, "Bum bum ba bum bum bum ba bum ba bum bum. Seriously, Barbie, I hope you plan on putting your dad's name down for your next by line because you haven't shown me you could connect the dots on the back of a Pizza Hut kids menu without the help of someone from daddy's Rolodex."

AoT: The EMTs roll the stretchers into an ambulance behind the meeting hall and slam the doors.
AM: Martha and mutant guy's bodies dissolve.
AoT: Pan up to show Chloe sitting next to Martha. Martha thanks Chloe.
AM: Cue up "Lean on me."
AoT: Momma Kent is about to sing!
MR: You've got to be kidding me.
AM: It's just a little musical background for the last couple of scenes. It's not the end of the world.
MR: No, Lex falling in love with Chloe is the end of the world. I tell you the end times are upon us!

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