Superman & Lois (TV Series)

Haywire (2021)

Dylan Walsh: General Sam Lane

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• General Sam Lane : Boy, they really pack 'em in here, huh?

  Lois Lane : Dad?

  General Sam Lane : I know it's a surprise, but it's Jon's home opener.

  Lois Lane : You never came to any of my games.

• General Sam Lane : How could you not tell me?

  Lois Lane : What? That he's good at football?

  General Sam Lane : He's not. The kid's a buck twenty soaking wet, never played a down of tiddlywinks. Now he's T-boning players twice his size? He has powers and you didn't tell me.

  Lois Lane : All right, well, it'll probably never even happen again. Bottom line, he doesn't have powers. We just wanna keep an eye on him.

  General Sam Lane : That's why you moved to Smallville?

  Lois Lane : No! Well, yeah, sort of.

  General Sam Lane : And now he's playing football? Mistake. The Kent family needs to fly under the radar.

  Lois Lane : My sons need to live their lives. Dad, Clark and I can handle this.

  General Sam Lane : Clark? How is he helping? By coaching the team?

  Lois Lane : He's involved, which is a hell of a lot more than you ever were.

  General Sam Lane : I don't like his priorities changing.

  Lois Lane : It's called being a father.

• General Sam Lane : [surprised to see Jordan's football tackle]  Something you wanna tell me?

• General Sam Lane : I wanna say, I'm sorry for the changes you're having to endure. Jordan, I know that you're showing signs of being special.

  Jordan Kent : Not that big a deal, really.

  Jonathan Kent : Yeah. Yeah, come on, Grandpa. He's just the same old barely-above-average kid.

  General Sam Lane : All right, well, what I do know is your dad is very special. I didn't want you to know that, yet here we are. And given that your dad is the most important force for good in the entire world, that means you have an obligation, too. Don't waste his time. Try to think about the fact that when your dad gets distracted, lives are at stake. Understood?

  Jordan Kent : Yes.

  Jonathan Kent : Sure.

  General Sam Lane : Then act accordingly. And for the record, hell of a hit last night.

• General Sam Lane : There's an armored nutjob on the loose who wants you dead, and your priority seems to be...

  Clark Kent : Coaching my sons, yes. And there are nutjobs who wanna kill me all the time.

  General Sam Lane : You need to understand, the military is terrified of you. They note any change in routine. I'm the one keeps 'em in check.

  Lois Lane : Yes, and we are grateful for that.

  General Sam Lane : Moving out of Metropolis raised a red flag. Nobody's seen you in the skies. Crime groups like Intergang are already planning an uptick of activity. The higher-ups wanna transfer high-risk inmates out of Metropolis Penitentiary. Why? Because if Superman's not around, the site is more vulnerable to attack.

  Lois Lane : So, what? Is he supposed to babysit a prison?

  General Sam Lane : Show of good faith. Escort the transfer. They're moving Thaddeus Killgrave, the psycho genius who got radicalized off hating you.

  Clark Kent : If anything goes wrong, I will be there, but I am not throwing away time with my family for a show of good faith.

  General Sam Lane : So you're going against my advice?

  Clark Kent : I don't work for you, Sam.

  General Sam Lane : Fine. New day in the Kent house. Let me get my bag from the car. Stick around this weekend. Maybe it'll be easier if I pitch in.