Smallville, Season 6

Clark:
I don't understand. None of this makes any sense.

Lionel:
It was when Lex was possessed with Zod. I became possessed with all your father's knowledge. I found myself writing, in Kryptonian, the symbol for power.

Martian Manhunter:
It was a beacon. The same beacon Jor-El used when he needed me.

Clark:
You knew my father?

Martian Manhunter:
I worked for Jor-El, bringing criminals to justice. When Krypton was on the verge of annihilation, he asked me to keep an eye out for you.

Clark:
Where have you been all these years?

Martian Manhunter:
Watching from a distance.

Lionel:
Your father wanted you to pass the test without any help. He wasn't to interfere unless it was absolutely necessary.

Martian Manhunter:
When you unleashed those phantoms, your life was at stake. I didn't have a choice.

Lionel:
Like what happened at the docks in Seattle.

Clark:
When that phantom infected my mind?

Lionel:
That's right.

Martian Manhunter:
Unfortunately, I've lost a step since then.

Clark:
What happened?

Martian Manhunter:
Nothing.

[Clark opens Martian Manhunter's jacket and sees he was injured]

Clark:
That doesn't look like nothing.

Martian Manhunter:
I had a run-in with the last phantom. I have to leave Earth's atmosphere to heal, but first I must complete the job I started.