The Adventures of Superboy (1988) s03e13 Episode Script
Neila and the Beast
[Announcer] Rocketed
from a distant planet
to a bold new
destiny on Earth.
Found by a Kansas family
and raised as Clark Kent,
he learned he possessed
the strength of steel,
the speed of light
and the desire to
help all mankind.
He is Superboy.
Remember me?
You did this?
I thought you were going
back to your own planet.
There was a revolution.
All the aristocrats
were killed,
slaughtered by farmers
and shopkeepers.
I'm the only one left.
- I'm not going to fight
- I wouldn't ask you to.
I need you to
help me stay alive.
Will you?
They won't be happy
until I'm dead, too.
They sent a creature after me.
That's why I made this,
to contact you.
[sighs] Well, it's better
than tearing up the street.
Much.
But if I could find you
so easily so could that.
[growling]
[roars]
Ready?
[grunts]
He's ice cold,
but we didn't hit him
hard enough to
What are you doing?
Leaving.
But you can't go home.
And I can't stay
with you either.
We've been through that before.
If you were going to hurt me,
you would have done it already.
- I don't want to hurt you.
- Not this time.
- We're no longer rivals.
- We never were.
You're right.
We never were.
But we do have other
things in common,
like character,
strength, courage.
You were willing to sacrifice
yourself last time I was here.
I admire that.
That's why I came to you.
We don't have anything
in common.
Wait.
I'm alone.
All alone.
I need someone I can trust.
What about your own planet,
the other aristocrats?
I can't go back.
- You have to help me.
- "Have to"?
Please.
[man] It's almost too easy.
All I had to do was look into
her transporter's frequency.
We always knew finding
her wouldn't be the problem.
Yes, unfortunately
killing her will be.
This sure wasn't in
my job description.
Clark, is this why you
signed up with the bureau?
Well, there were a few things I
wanted to get to the bottom of.
Once we decontaminate this
thing, we oughta lay it
right on Jackson's desk.
He'd still think it was a hoax.
You've been at that window
all day, haven't you?
They're all gone.
Everybody I ever knew.
Murdered by animals.
If they acted that way, maybe
that's how they were treated.
Maybe they were.
This is a new place,
a new world,
filled with new people.
- They're all commoners.
- So? I'm one.
And you said you
admired my courage.
They'll be others.
[chuckles]
Come on, you're
coming with me.
[rock music playing]
They're all so happy.
Why shouldn't they be?
[scoffs] Why? Because they're
lives are petty and meaningless.
They may not be as
strong as you, but they
have the same emotion.
Can I buy you ladies a drink?
[scoffs] I'm not thirsty.
You're not making this
easy, you know.
Why should it be easy?
She'd love a drink,
and I'll just have a soda.
Be right back.
It wouldn't hurt to be
a little more friendly.
It wouldn't help either.
[sighs] Don't be so sure,
I think he likes you.
But he's a commoner.
- Give him a chance.
- Why?
Well, maybe because
I gave you one.
[sighs]
[man] Well, there is one good
thing about being a plumber,
there's always plenty of work.
So what do you do?
[Lana] I'm working on
an internship with a
government agency.
And you?
An executive maybe?
I don't work.
Rich?
She's looking for work.
She's new here.
New? Where you from?
Uh
A lot of places.
I know what you mean, I've
traveled around a lot myself.
It's tough
settling in to a new place.
- You miss your friends.
- You do.
There's a way you
can fix that, though.
There is?
You can make
new friends.
Interested?
Um, yeah, why don't
you call us?
I'll do that.
All right, go ahead.
Kill me.
[clears throat]
Harmless to the touch,
but when you focus it,
that's a different story.
Think you're going to have any
trouble getting her here?
None whatsoever.
So what do you think?
Definitely anthropoidal.
Some kind of mutant?
Maybe, but not terrestrial.
What's the chance of
this being a hoax?
No hoax.
[chuckles]
- Clark.
- Hi, Lana.
It's safe to come in, he's
already been decontaminated.
No thanks.
Are you going to be done
with this in time for dinner?
Assuming you still wanna eat?
Yeah, but are you sure
it's such a good idea?
Clark, she's got
nowhere else to go,
and this guy we met
seems really nice.
I just want her to feel
like she has a home here.
[Clark] I'm just
worried about you.
[Lana] I'll be fine.
She's different now,
all she wants to do is fit in.
[growls]
Here's the address
and don't be late, OK?
Am I ever?
[growls]
I talked to him on the phone
for two hours today.
Two hours?
Ooh, you're giving a lot of your
time to a plumber, aren't you?
He doesn't always have
to be a laborer.
What if he wants to be?
Why would he want to do that?
Maybe he likes it.
Well, how could he?
The whole idea of this
country is to let people
be who they wanna be.
Nobody's born any better
than anyone else.
We had a revolution over that.
So did we.
- I'm sorry.
- It's all right.
You just put it into
perspective, that's all.
You have to accept people
for what they are.
Especially if you want
them to care about you.
Working kinda late,
aren't you?
I guess I just kinda
lost track of time.
There's just something
about this thing.
The aroma perhaps?
Clark, there's something
[growling]
[grunts]
Clark! What are you, crazy?
Um, I'm gonna go get some help.
[air rushing]
- Hi.
- Hi.
Hello. [chuckles]
Clark should be
along any second.
I gave him the address.
- Clark?
- My friend, remember?
[sniffing]
[air rushing]
[grunts]
[growling]
Oh.
They're going to kill her.
Who?
The ones from her planet.
You were trying to help her?
I love her.
I'm sure Clark will
be here any minute.
Of course, he may
not show up at all.
That would be a tragedy.
You know, I
should just leave.
I hope you guys won't
be too disappointed.
I'll show you to the door.
I guess you won't be.
By the way, if Clark
shows up, will you tell
him to meet me at the club?
Will do.
Thank you.
Could you pour me some
more wine, please?
Not so superior anymore,
are you?
You're one of them?
Yes.
One of them.
Slaves to your kind.
Dirt under your feet.
But I found your weakness,
didn't I?
[inhales] Finish it.
If it makes up for
what we did to you
do it.
[growling]
[growling]
- It saved me.
- He loved you.
It died for me?
The creature was dead all
along, I gave it life.
What are you?
This this is all I am.
I was exploring your planet
when I first saw you.
I chose this body because
of its strength.
That is what you worship,
isn't it? Strength? Brutality?
I used to.
But no longer.
- Where are you going?
- It doesn't matter now.
No.
from a distant planet
to a bold new
destiny on Earth.
Found by a Kansas family
and raised as Clark Kent,
he learned he possessed
the strength of steel,
the speed of light
and the desire to
help all mankind.
He is Superboy.
Remember me?
You did this?
I thought you were going
back to your own planet.
There was a revolution.
All the aristocrats
were killed,
slaughtered by farmers
and shopkeepers.
I'm the only one left.
- I'm not going to fight
- I wouldn't ask you to.
I need you to
help me stay alive.
Will you?
They won't be happy
until I'm dead, too.
They sent a creature after me.
That's why I made this,
to contact you.
[sighs] Well, it's better
than tearing up the street.
Much.
But if I could find you
so easily so could that.
[growling]
[roars]
Ready?
[grunts]
He's ice cold,
but we didn't hit him
hard enough to
What are you doing?
Leaving.
But you can't go home.
And I can't stay
with you either.
We've been through that before.
If you were going to hurt me,
you would have done it already.
- I don't want to hurt you.
- Not this time.
- We're no longer rivals.
- We never were.
You're right.
We never were.
But we do have other
things in common,
like character,
strength, courage.
You were willing to sacrifice
yourself last time I was here.
I admire that.
That's why I came to you.
We don't have anything
in common.
Wait.
I'm alone.
All alone.
I need someone I can trust.
What about your own planet,
the other aristocrats?
I can't go back.
- You have to help me.
- "Have to"?
Please.
[man] It's almost too easy.
All I had to do was look into
her transporter's frequency.
We always knew finding
her wouldn't be the problem.
Yes, unfortunately
killing her will be.
This sure wasn't in
my job description.
Clark, is this why you
signed up with the bureau?
Well, there were a few things I
wanted to get to the bottom of.
Once we decontaminate this
thing, we oughta lay it
right on Jackson's desk.
He'd still think it was a hoax.
You've been at that window
all day, haven't you?
They're all gone.
Everybody I ever knew.
Murdered by animals.
If they acted that way, maybe
that's how they were treated.
Maybe they were.
This is a new place,
a new world,
filled with new people.
- They're all commoners.
- So? I'm one.
And you said you
admired my courage.
They'll be others.
[chuckles]
Come on, you're
coming with me.
[rock music playing]
They're all so happy.
Why shouldn't they be?
[scoffs] Why? Because they're
lives are petty and meaningless.
They may not be as
strong as you, but they
have the same emotion.
Can I buy you ladies a drink?
[scoffs] I'm not thirsty.
You're not making this
easy, you know.
Why should it be easy?
She'd love a drink,
and I'll just have a soda.
Be right back.
It wouldn't hurt to be
a little more friendly.
It wouldn't help either.
[sighs] Don't be so sure,
I think he likes you.
But he's a commoner.
- Give him a chance.
- Why?
Well, maybe because
I gave you one.
[sighs]
[man] Well, there is one good
thing about being a plumber,
there's always plenty of work.
So what do you do?
[Lana] I'm working on
an internship with a
government agency.
And you?
An executive maybe?
I don't work.
Rich?
She's looking for work.
She's new here.
New? Where you from?
Uh
A lot of places.
I know what you mean, I've
traveled around a lot myself.
It's tough
settling in to a new place.
- You miss your friends.
- You do.
There's a way you
can fix that, though.
There is?
You can make
new friends.
Interested?
Um, yeah, why don't
you call us?
I'll do that.
All right, go ahead.
Kill me.
[clears throat]
Harmless to the touch,
but when you focus it,
that's a different story.
Think you're going to have any
trouble getting her here?
None whatsoever.
So what do you think?
Definitely anthropoidal.
Some kind of mutant?
Maybe, but not terrestrial.
What's the chance of
this being a hoax?
No hoax.
[chuckles]
- Clark.
- Hi, Lana.
It's safe to come in, he's
already been decontaminated.
No thanks.
Are you going to be done
with this in time for dinner?
Assuming you still wanna eat?
Yeah, but are you sure
it's such a good idea?
Clark, she's got
nowhere else to go,
and this guy we met
seems really nice.
I just want her to feel
like she has a home here.
[Clark] I'm just
worried about you.
[Lana] I'll be fine.
She's different now,
all she wants to do is fit in.
[growls]
Here's the address
and don't be late, OK?
Am I ever?
[growls]
I talked to him on the phone
for two hours today.
Two hours?
Ooh, you're giving a lot of your
time to a plumber, aren't you?
He doesn't always have
to be a laborer.
What if he wants to be?
Why would he want to do that?
Maybe he likes it.
Well, how could he?
The whole idea of this
country is to let people
be who they wanna be.
Nobody's born any better
than anyone else.
We had a revolution over that.
So did we.
- I'm sorry.
- It's all right.
You just put it into
perspective, that's all.
You have to accept people
for what they are.
Especially if you want
them to care about you.
Working kinda late,
aren't you?
I guess I just kinda
lost track of time.
There's just something
about this thing.
The aroma perhaps?
Clark, there's something
[growling]
[grunts]
Clark! What are you, crazy?
Um, I'm gonna go get some help.
[air rushing]
- Hi.
- Hi.
Hello. [chuckles]
Clark should be
along any second.
I gave him the address.
- Clark?
- My friend, remember?
[sniffing]
[air rushing]
[grunts]
[growling]
Oh.
They're going to kill her.
Who?
The ones from her planet.
You were trying to help her?
I love her.
I'm sure Clark will
be here any minute.
Of course, he may
not show up at all.
That would be a tragedy.
You know, I
should just leave.
I hope you guys won't
be too disappointed.
I'll show you to the door.
I guess you won't be.
By the way, if Clark
shows up, will you tell
him to meet me at the club?
Will do.
Thank you.
Could you pour me some
more wine, please?
Not so superior anymore,
are you?
You're one of them?
Yes.
One of them.
Slaves to your kind.
Dirt under your feet.
But I found your weakness,
didn't I?
[inhales] Finish it.
If it makes up for
what we did to you
do it.
[growling]
[growling]
- It saved me.
- He loved you.
It died for me?
The creature was dead all
along, I gave it life.
What are you?
This this is all I am.
I was exploring your planet
when I first saw you.
I chose this body because
of its strength.
That is what you worship,
isn't it? Strength? Brutality?
I used to.
But no longer.
- Where are you going?
- It doesn't matter now.
No.