2x17 Rosetta - Smallville Episode Guide

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Episode: 02x17
Title: Rosetta
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: N/A
First Aired: Feb. 25, 2003

Season 2 » Episode #17 - Rosetta

Summary: Determined to find out where he came from, Clark travels to New York to meet Dr. Swann, a brilliant scientist who holds a message for Clark from Krypton. Lana decides to move out of Chloe's house after the two girls get into another argument about Clark...

Who appeared in this episode?

Dr. Fredrick Walden	played by Rob LaBelle
Doctor	played by Barclay Hope
Delivery Guy	played by Joe MacLeod

Episode Quotes

Season 2 / Episode 17: - Rosetta

Clark Kent: Can I tell you a secret?
Lana Lang: That would be a first.

Season 2 / Episode 17: - Rosetta

Clark Kent: [reading Kryptonian] "We will be with you, Kal-El, for all the days of your life." What does this mean?
Dr. Virgil Swann: I'm not sure, but one thing I've learned about science is the value of patience.

Clark Kent: Is that where Krypton is?
Dr. Virgil Swann: No, that's where Krypton was. I followed the signal's path billions of miles out into space. I was hoping to discover its origin but instead, I found nothing.
Clark Kent: Planets just don't disappear. What do you think happened to it?
Dr. Virgil Swann: Oh, it could be any one of a million different scenarios. War, famine, disease. I mean, look at the world around us. Is it really that hard to believe?
Clark Kent: Well, I can't be the only one. There must be others like me.
Dr. Virgil Swann: There was only one message.
Clark Kent: Why me? There must be a reason why I was sent to this planet.
Dr. Virgil Swann: You won't find the answers by looking to the stars. It's a journey you'll have to take by looking inside yourself. You must write your own destiny... Kal-El.

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MISTAKES/GOOFS

CONT: When Clark opens the tool box and finds the key, the objects around the key change position without Clark having touched them.

TRIVIA

The scenes with Dr. Swann were shot on the set of "Third Watch" (1999).
Christopher Reeve's character's name, "Dr. Swann", is a reference to the Superman artist of the 70s and 80s, Curt Swann.
"Rosetta" and "Legacy" marked Christopher Reeve's final film appearance before his death. Music from the original Superman (1978) film can be heard during his scenes.
The musical score for Dr. Virgil Swann is "The Fortress of Solitude" and "Main Theme" from Superman (1978), originally composed by John Williams (I).

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