Smallville - Cassidy Freeman | Tess Mercer #12: Because we wish she had arrived sooner.

jette_ · 11-11-2014, 04:14 AM

Welcome to the Tess Mercer
and Cassidy Appreciation Thread

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Tess Mercer

"I actually loved how Tess ended, because she was a martyr.
I love that she played a part in the story that sets it up for how we know Superman;
where the story picks up later with Lex Luthor not knowing anything about Clark Kent or Superman.
I loved that she played that part and then kind of faded away again into the background of being dead."

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Favorite Tess Mercer Episodes

Season 8: Turbulence

"I had these blue sheets that I used to pull up over my head… and it made me feel like
I was underneath the ocean. And I would hide in there and, uh, pretend to be the little mermaid,
waiting, dreaming of my prince to come rescue me…The bastard shattered my eardrum.
And he broke my arm… three times. I bet you didn’t expect the in-flight entertainment
to include my true Hollywood story, huh?"

Season 9: Checkmate

"This might be the last time that I ever see you. When I joined Checkmate,
I took an oath. An oath I wanna break. But there's only one way to leave Checkmate. "

Season 10: Isis

Clark: You took care of Cat and you figured out how to put Isis back in the amulet.
Pretty impressive with ‘low-tech laptop’ too.
Oliver: Now let’s see what you can do with something a little more powerful.
Like Watchtower. Welcome to the team.
Tess: Thank you.

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1. Wingster
2. antisocial
3. now.it.all.begins
4. Bryanna23
5. BiCaRdiBrEeZa
6. Lazy
7. zania1
8. dancing in the rain
9. AliB23
10.Heyding
11. lisagslack14
12. CJG18
13. jette
14. Daydreamer09
15. loveslullaby
16. Mushkah
17. Talkative One
18. OTHlove1991
19. kp1227
20. lady_fun_rock
21. sweet_zelda
22. Starryeyed15
23. Pauli_Abby
24. BreanBamonFan
25. MiniAnneBoleynx8
26. thropplands
27. Zizi718
28. costas22
29. MissDreavus33
30. Olderroswellfan
31. baelfire24
32. Paradise
33. sourburst
34. eternalfate

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Cassidy Freeman

“The greatest compliment I ever got from anyone wasn’t that I was pretty or that I was whatever,
it was that I was likable. I think that’s a really awesome compliment because, as an actor,
if you’re likable, then people are always rooting for you even if you’re doing stuff that’s pretty messed up.”

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Future Titles

B/c "she came in one way and left a completely different way."
B/c "she was a martyr."
B/c Tess was one the deepest characters on Smallville
B/c She was yearning for the light and got into it
B/c Her eyes can pierce through your soul
B/c She got her redemption
B/c She's a badass who can use a gun...and multiple weapons
B/c You will respect me!
B/c she got to use a samourai sword

jette_ · 11-11-2014, 04:15 AM

Tess Mercer Episode Survivor: Season 10
Round #10
(vote for your least favorite)

#1 - Lazarus
Voted Out in Round #9
Tess: It’s okay, I won’t hurt you. What’s your name?
Alexander: I’m Alexander.

#2 - Shield
Voted Out in Round #4
Tess: I had Luthorcorp ballistics people up all night taking up that slug from Cat’s car.
Clark: I appreciate that, thanks.
Tess: I’m not asking for your thanks Clark, just your trust. You need me.

#3 - Isis

Clark: You took care of Cat and you figured out how to put Isis back in the amulet.
Pretty impressive with ‘low-tech laptop’ too.
Oliver: Now let’s see what you can do with something a little more powerful.
Like Watchtower. Welcome to the team.
Tess: Thank you.

#4 - Harvest
Voted Out in Round #8
Tess: I will help you.
Alexander: Why? So you can feel good about yourself?
So you can exorcise those demons deep within your soul?
Isn't that what you've always wanted?
To save the world so you can redeem the evil inside you?

#5 - Ambush
Voted Out in Round #9
Oliver: We’ve uh, we’ve survived tax audits, and typhoons together,
Tess I think we’re practically like family at this point.
Tess: We’ve come a long way. From the middle of the ocean to the top of the city.

#6 - Abandoned

Tess: thought I could handle that on my own. I’m so used to looking after myself.
Clark: You’re part of my team now. I wasn’t gonna abandon you.

#7 - Patriot
Voted Out in Round #5
Lois: Okay, you know how I hate being all emo-relationship chick?
It’s just, I can’t get you on the phone, but Tess can Skype with you?
Clark: This isn’t a social call.
Lois: And I am? We practically share a desk chair, but now I’m still not the real work wife.
Tess: Sorry to interrupt “The Real Housewives of Metropolis,”
but there’s something we need to know about this alloy we tested.

#8 - Luthor

Clark: When Lex does show up, we’ll face him together. You’re not alone anymore.

#9 - Icarus
Voted Out in Round #7
Tess: You couldn’t stare at me in my office?
Lieutenant: I realize this room's a little cozy.
Tess: You’re trying to make me uncomfortable. Why don’t we just cut to the chase?
Yes, I share letterhead with Oliver Queen. No, I don’t know where he is. You see I work, and he plays.

#10 - Beacon

Tess: You keep blaming everybody, but look who has the gun in their hand. I know how you feel.
After living in the darkness for so long, you feel like you can’t step into the light, ‘cause it makes you feel ashamed.
But Clark was the one that changed everything for me. He can do the same thing for you.
Alexander: W-Why would you want to help me? I’m your enemy. We’ve been locked in battle for years.
Clark: You’re not locked into anything. You had something that Lex never had, and that’s Tess. She loved you.
Tess: I still love you. I do. And I know I’m not perfect. But I’ll always be there for you.

#11 - Fortune
Voted Out in Round #2
Tess: Chloe, do you want to take this (Watchtower)?
Chloe: No. I think it’s in good hands.

#12 - Scion

Lionel: I should never have trusted Clark more than my own flesh and blood.
Tess: Considering what happened to me, I’d say that turning your back on your own is the dominant Luthor trait.
Which is why the Luthor legacy ends with you.

#13 - Kent

Clark Luthor: You have feelings for Clark Kent. If you were meeting him here,
you wouldn’t be so nervous, and you’d be in control.
Tess: Funny. I don’t feel out of control.
Clark Luthor: That’s because you have a habit of lying to yourself.

#14 - Dominion
Voted Out in Round #2
"Lois, I don’t want to give up on Clark either. I don’t, but we have a responsibility.
To not put the world at risk for selfish reasons, which is what you’re doing by wanting to see him again."

#15 - Prophecy
Voted out in Round #1

#16 - Finale Part I
Voted Out in Round #3
Granny Goodness: You were special. Every soul on earth charts its own destiny,
each decision tipping it towards the light or toward the darkness.
I could always tell which side of the balance my girls would fall to but you were different.
You were born to darkness, yet you yearned for the light.
Tess: Being a Luthor doesn't determent my fate.

#17 - Finale Part II
Voted Out in Round #6

Lex: I love you, sis. You know I’m actually saving you.
Tess: From what?
Lex: From turning into me.
Tess: It’s too late. Clark already did.

jette_ · 11-11-2014, 04:16 AM

Shouldn't the title be: "we wish she had arrived sooner."? My grammar skills aren't the best but it kind of sounds better to me.

FrellingTralk · 11-11-2014, 04:52 AM

Tftnt

now.it.all.begins · 11-11-2014, 06:02 AM

I think you're right Jette and tftnt

costas22 · 11-11-2014, 06:32 AM

Thanks for the new thread guys.

And while I didn't pick a title, I would have gone with this one anyway.

Wow. 6 episodes left and all of them were pivotal episodes for Tess. Very hard to choose. Voting out #6 Abandoned (and it pains me because I'm a huge fan of Granny Goodness!)

thropplands · 11-11-2014, 07:09 AM

TFTNT

I vote out #12, Scion

jette_ · 11-11-2014, 01:24 PM

Abandoned revealed so much about Tess, her back story, her fears and glimpsed at her possible future being "a part of Clark's team'. I don't wanna see that episode go just yet. So I'm gonna I vote off Scion, as well. I like the scenes between her and Lionel and how she stood up to him. But tbh there was nothing really new to it. The same dynamic we already saw between earth!2 Lionel and Tess. Plus, the whole Little!Alexander being Connor thing and Tess just leaving him at the Kent for Clark to deal with him was one of the weakest plots of season 10, imo.

#6 - 1 vote
#12 - 2 votes

MissDreavus33 · 11-11-2014, 09:23 PM

YEAH my Title!!

Sorry for the initial grammar... I'm from Quebec, first language is French heh...

It is getting reaaaaal hard to choose an episode now....!
I'm gonna go with #10 Beacon. I loved the Cless in Abandoned waaaaay too much,
and the first scene in Scion just forces me to vote for another episode. But I love all of the remaining ones, that's for sure.

jette_ · 11-12-2014, 09:37 AM

Don't worry about that mistake. I make them too, all the time.

#6 - 1 vote
#10 - 1 vote
#12 - 2 votes

FrellingTralk · 11-12-2014, 12:13 PM

now.it.all.begins · 11-12-2014, 06:01 PM

#6 - 1 vote
#10 - 1 vote
#12 - 4 votes

jette_ · 11-13-2014, 03:09 AM

Time for a new round:

Tess Mercer Episode Survivor: Season 10
Round #11
(vote for your least favorite)

#1 - Lazarus
Voted Out in Round #9
Tess: It’s okay, I won’t hurt you. What’s your name?
Alexander: I’m Alexander.

#2 - Shield
Voted Out in Round #4
Tess: I had Luthorcorp ballistics people up all night taking up that slug from Cat’s car.
Clark: I appreciate that, thanks.
Tess: I’m not asking for your thanks Clark, just your trust. You need me.

#3 - Isis

Clark: You took care of Cat and you figured out how to put Isis back in the amulet.
Pretty impressive with ‘low-tech laptop’ too.
Oliver: Now let’s see what you can do with something a little more powerful.
Like Watchtower. Welcome to the team.
Tess: Thank you.

#4 - Harvest
Voted Out in Round #8
Tess: I will help you.
Alexander: Why? So you can feel good about yourself?
So you can exorcise those demons deep within your soul?
Isn't that what you've always wanted?
To save the world so you can redeem the evil inside you?

#5 - Ambush
Voted Out in Round #9
Oliver: We’ve uh, we’ve survived tax audits, and typhoons together,
Tess I think we’re practically like family at this point.
Tess: We’ve come a long way. From the middle of the ocean to the top of the city.

#6 - Abandoned

Tess: thought I could handle that on my own. I’m so used to looking after myself.
Clark: You’re part of my team now. I wasn’t gonna abandon you.

#7 - Patriot
Voted Out in Round #5
Lois: Okay, you know how I hate being all emo-relationship chick?
It’s just, I can’t get you on the phone, but Tess can Skype with you?
Clark: This isn’t a social call.
Lois: And I am? We practically share a desk chair, but now I’m still not the real work wife.
Tess: Sorry to interrupt “The Real Housewives of Metropolis,”
but there’s something we need to know about this alloy we tested.

#8 - Luthor

Clark: When Lex does show up, we’ll face him together. You’re not alone anymore.

#9 - Icarus
Voted Out in Round #7
Tess: You couldn’t stare at me in my office?
Lieutenant: I realize this room's a little cozy.
Tess: You’re trying to make me uncomfortable. Why don’t we just cut to the chase?
Yes, I share letterhead with Oliver Queen. No, I don’t know where he is. You see I work, and he plays.

#10 - Beacon

Tess: You keep blaming everybody, but look who has the gun in their hand. I know how you feel.
After living in the darkness for so long, you feel like you can’t step into the light, ‘cause it makes you feel ashamed.
But Clark was the one that changed everything for me. He can do the same thing for you.
Alexander: W-Why would you want to help me? I’m your enemy. We’ve been locked in battle for years.
Clark: You’re not locked into anything. You had something that Lex never had, and that’s Tess. She loved you.
Tess: I still love you. I do. And I know I’m not perfect. But I’ll always be there for you.

#11 - Fortune
Voted Out in Round #2
Tess: Chloe, do you want to take this (Watchtower)?
Chloe: No. I think it’s in good hands.

#12 - Scion
Voted Out in Round #10
Lionel: I should never have trusted Clark more than my own flesh and blood.
Tess: Considering what happened to me, I’d say that turning your back on your own is the dominant Luthor trait.
Which is why the Luthor legacy ends with you.

#13 - Kent

Clark Luthor: You have feelings for Clark Kent. If you were meeting him here,
you wouldn’t be so nervous, and you’d be in control.
Tess: Funny. I don’t feel out of control.
Clark Luthor: That’s because you have a habit of lying to yourself.

#14 - Dominion
Voted Out in Round #2
"Lois, I don’t want to give up on Clark either. I don’t, but we have a responsibility.
To not put the world at risk for selfish reasons, which is what you’re doing by wanting to see him again."

#15 - Prophecy
Voted out in Round #1

#16 - Finale Part I
Voted Out in Round #3
Granny Goodness: You were special. Every soul on earth charts its own destiny,
each decision tipping it towards the light or toward the darkness.
I could always tell which side of the balance my girls would fall to but you were different.
You were born to darkness, yet you yearned for the light.
Tess: Being a Luthor doesn't determent my fate.

#17 - Finale Part II
Voted Out in Round #6

Lex: I love you, sis. You know I’m actually saving you.
Tess: From what?
Lex: From turning into me.
Tess: It’s too late. Clark already did.

MissDreavus33 · 11-13-2014, 07:32 PM

#10, Beacon

thropplands · 11-13-2014, 07:39 PM

#13

It gets harder and harder to eliminate now

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