Smallville

This post is mainly for fun, but file it under fiction and plot.

Imaginary conversation between Sam Jones III and the producers of Smallville about his single episode return after three years.

Prod: Hey Sam, welcome home buddy.

Sam: It’s great to be here.

Prod: Ok, we’re going to bring you back as the roadie for a rock band.

Sam: Really? That’s awesome!

Prod: No, you’re unhappy about it. You had hoped your life would have turned out better.

Sam: I’m like twenty years old on the show, right?

Prod: I don’t know. I guess. We don’t really keep track of these things.

Sam: Ok, well for a twenty year old guy, being the roadie for a rock band is a pretty awesome job.

Prod: No. No. You think you’re life has gone off track and you’re jealous of Clark.

Sam: Why would I be jealous? Clark doesn’t even have a job. He’s still working on the farm he always wanted to leave.

Prod: You just are.

Sam: Ummm, Ok.

Prod: Now, we’re gonna give you a power. You’ll have the ability to stretch.

Sam: Wasn’t that Jimmy Olson’s ability? He’s on the show now, you know.

Prod: That doesn’t matter. We veer from the source material all the time. Nobody notices.

Sam: I guess. I must have gotten my powers from all the times I was exposed to the meteor rocks, kind of like Cloe.

Prod: No. No. You get it from this gum that you found in a creepy old factory. Some Kryptonite leaked on it.

Sam: How did the Kryptonite get in the factory?

Prod: We’re not gonna address that. It’s just there.

Sam: Well, I don’t think you need to have that. I could just have the powers from the original meteor exposure.

Prod: That won’t work. You see, the gum is there so we can have a product placement for Stride gum.

Sam: Why would Stride would want to portrayed as a radioactive gum in a filthy factory? Wouldn’t that hurt their brand?

Prod: Beats me kid, beats me.

Sam: So, we’re just gonna phone this one in, aren’t we?

Prod: You got it kid. Welcome back to the show.

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