Smallville Lazarus - Clark saves Lois and Daily Planet

[KrSaPow]

This costume is AWESOME

[apollonas101]

Clark achieves ''Super-speed'' upgrade in this scene love it'' proving he can travel at any given speed and perform 100 tasks outside time''

[fgmPostApocalypticTV]

My 3 questions are how did he run like that & not burn his shoes totally off, how is he never totally buried in dead bugs after running that fast for some distance, & if the run didn't do the shoes in, how did hitting that taxi not leave pieces of shoe behind, if not the charred remains of his shoes??? They never explained in earlier seasons if he was reenforcing his shoes with concrete, asbestos, or anything else, 'cause as someone who has gone that fast before, you wind up losing shoes badly!

[AcademicAlgeria]

@fgmPostApocalypticTV It's like in all the movies when they wake up in the morning and look astonishingly good...

[ddd82451]

@fgmPostApocalypticTV The bioelectric forcefield surrounding his body allows him to super speed without producing a sonic boom or igniting all matter in their path.

[Bloggerboy1000]

@ddd82451 The what?? It's just a blur trail...

[ddd82451]

@Bloggerboy1000 Bioelectric forcefield: it's an invisible aura surrounding his body that gives Clark his invulnerability(think about, when Clark is shot, bullets bounce off him, because the bullets hit his bioelectric forcefield).

[Bloggerboy1000]

@ddd82451 He has impenetrable skin. That's different than a forcefield.

The only time we see effects like this is when he's superspeeding (and this scene does stretch the visuals). When bullets hit him there are no forcefields like in this scene.

[ddd82451]

@Bloggerboy1000 When he superspeeds the aura you see is an effect of his forcefield.

[Bloggerboy1000]

@ddd82451 But it's a trail that he leaves behind him to illustrate his speed.

If he had a forcefield you'd think it would be mentioned in Superman's powers. Not even in SV-verse are there any dialogue to support this. The effects are only regarded as a side effect of his super speed/reflexes.

[ddd82451]

@Bloggerboy1000 It's been posted on Smallville's website that Clark's invulnerability is due to a bioelectric forcefield(in one episode it's been shown his hair is impentrable to due his forcefield).

[Bloggerboy1000]

@ddd82451 Is there a link?

In any case, if it's not on the actual show it's not canon. The writers and producers say a lot of things that's at odds with what's displayed onscreen.

[ddd82451]

@Bloggerboy1000 Yes: smallville wikia(look up kryptonian) and dc wikia(look up"Superman" then go to "powers and abilities" then go to "invulnerability") it's called an aura.

[Bloggerboy1000]

@ddd82451 According to sv-wiki his cells emit the aura but there's no indication there would be an external visual effect for this in the entry.

DC Database says it's and/or. It's nothing definite. Superman has a dense molecular structure, that I can believe. The aura thing was used to explain why his costume didn't break but as I've understood it that's been retconned a long time ago. Nowadays he just wears a costume made of really endurable kryptonian fabric.

[ddd82451]

@Bloggerboy1000 In some shows, it's his skin, and in others it's an aura/forcefield.Either way, I wish I was kryptonian.

[ddd82451]

@Bloggerboy1000 Actually no. If you watch several clips of Smallville you will see that whenever Clark is shot the bullets bounce off him(this is because the bullets bounce off his bioelectric forcefield)and this is before he wears his superman suit. Plus, if only Superman's skin was durable then the bullets would penetrate his clothes and only dent upon impact when it hits his skin(the reason it doesn't is because of his forcefield around his body).

[Bloggerboy1000]

@ddd82451 In S8's Infamous the bullets pierce Clark's jacket & shirt, in S9's Crossfire they don't...but in S10's Patriot Slade's bullets pierce Clark's shirt again.

It's inconsistant. Probably budget reasons. Still don't buy a forcefield explanation, sorry.

[ddd82451]

@Bloggerboy1000 In Infamous, Clark's invulnerability was still developing(he wasn't fully indestructible yet) And in Patriot they do bounce off of Clark's shirt. When Slade says"are you a man, or of steel?Can't be both." Shoots Clark and bullets bounce off and hit Slade in the arm.

[Bloggerboy1000]

@ddd82451 The bullets had no effect on Clark and they ricocheted in Infamous as well. In Patriot they pierced Clark's shirt and left black marks on it. His skin is invulnerable yes but there is not a force field shielding his clothes imo.

First gunshots Clark received on the show hit his skin, made it red and even left bullets/shells etc. There's no force field, only thick skin caused by a dense cellural stucture imo.

[ddd82451]

@Bloggerboy1000 It was stated by the producers of the tv show that in Infamous his invulnerability hadn't fully developed yet(and stated it was a force field, not just a dense molecular structure).

[Bloggerboy1000]

@ddd82451 Where did they say that?

But like I said, if it ain't in the show itself it doesn't exist. It isn't the first time the writers/producers talk something like that only for the show to state things differently.

Let's agree to disagree ok?

[ddd82451]

@Bloggerboy1000 Go smallville wiki, then go to clark kent, look under powers and abilities, and look up invulnerability.

Plus, think about it. In Patriot the bullets bounce off of Clark. If he just had super dense skin, the bullets would've dented on impact and fell to the ground. But the bullets didn't, it bounced off, because of Clark's forcefield.

[Bloggerboy1000]

@ddd82451 Like I said, if it's not on the show then it's not canon for me. Anyone can edit a wiki page.

Bullets ricochet from hard objects all the time. Clark's skin doesn't have to be any different especially given the velocity of the projectiles.

You say force field, I say super speed/slow motion effect. Let's leave it at that.

[ddd82451]

@Bloggerboy1000 Slow motion isn't it at all. In the comics, Superman is able to lift planetary sized objects(such as in this video), and that's because the forcefield around his body extends outward to prevent large objects crumbling under its own weight.

[Bloggerboy1000]

@ddd82451 I think you're talking Pre-Crisis Superman. His powers were toned down after that.

It's not accepted as canon for the majority (non-comic book) versions of the character. He didn't have a force field in Superman: The Movie, not in Returns and not in Smallville either.

The physics of your example are comic book physics since the show didn't state otherwise. Oh and btw if you are referring to the Daily Planet globe...that's not planetary sized.

[ddd82451]

@Bloggerboy1000 But it's large.

And I'm referring to modern Superman. And Superman does have a force field in Smallville, it's been implied numerous times(he travels at supersonic speeds, and the reason he doesn't produce a sonic boom, like in THIS clip, is because his forcefield prevents it).

[Bloggerboy1000]

@ddd82451 Even if that is true I'm not convinced since the show itself hasn't established the power and Clark's new powers always got an explanation...usually an entire episode was devoted to them. His microvision's been the only exception and even that was descriped in dialogue even if it was lazy.

What I'm saying is judging by the Smallville pattern I personnally am not convinced there's a force field. You have your views, I have mine, let's leave it at that.

[ddd82451]

@Bloggerboy1000 You are entitled to your own opinions, but not to your own facts. You keep saying Clark just has super dense skin. If this was true, then when he travels through fire, his clothes should get burned off(but it doesn't). If it was just his skin, then when Clark gets hit by energy weapons(like"Clark vs Blue Beetle") then the energy beam should destroy his clothes but leave his skin unharmed, but his clothes survive. Because of his forcefield. Your beliefs contradict the show.

[Bloggerboy1000]

@ddd82451 And like I keep saying the effect is not consistant. It's to do with budget. Sometimes they show bullet holes and burn marks on his clothes (like when Clark goes to space on top of the rocket)

I'm going with dense skin because that's what we saw and hear about on the show. Clark sticks his hand to a blade that rips his clothes off in the Pilot. He gets shot and we see marks on his skin during S1. At no point do we get force fields JUST effects for superspeed!

[ddd82451]

@Bloggerboy1000 That's not because of the budget. That's because Clark's invulnerability hasn't fully developed yet. And in one episode, when Clark is playing a football game, he super speeds to save Chloe, and you can see the FORCEFIELD aura when he superspeeds.

[ddd82451]

@Bloggerboy1000 And plus, when Clark travels at supersonic speeds, he doesn't produce a sonic boom, because of his forcefield(like IN THIS CLIP).

[Bloggerboy1000]

@ddd82451 You say force field, I say super speed effect. End of story.

[ddd82451]

@Bloggerboy1000 Correct, super speed effect, because of his force field. Don't know why you can't accept facts.

[Bloggerboy1000]

@ddd82451 If you can't produce an episode where the characters use the term force field when talking about the effect that is caused by Clark's super speed...then your force field theory is just fanwanking on your part based on second hand information that doesn't qualify as fact either.

[Gazzara5]

Nothing can stop the Big S.

[Luci93]

Run,Clark,run!



[narutocaprirequest2]

that was epic

[adventfear]

I dont care what the creators say, he flew.

[MrHoppers002]

clark's finally gotten to flash like speed. hooray

[jkdreamer01]

@MrHoppers002 bring bart back and put another race.

I guess this means Clark can run on water too.

[MrHoppers002]

he should be able to if not then clark is a laughing stock

[TeamDBZ17]

cool

[redkqueen1989]

This Is A Great Scene.