Recap - 'Smallville': 'Booster'

Lois is thrilled that the Blur is due to receive the key to the city, but Clark is still struggling with his new civilian persona. He is keen to show people the face of the Blur, but Lois says they need to make Clark Kent more "invisible and forgettable" first. Lois spots a gawky teenager, Jaime Reyes, nearby and suggests that Clark mimic him. While crossing the street, Jaime is almost hit by a car. Clark rushes to help him, but another costumed hero - Booster Gold - saves the day instead. As the smug, glory-hungry Booster flies away, a beetle-type creature crawls from the crashed vehicle into Jaime's backpack.

Booster pays a visit to the Daily Planet and offers Lois an exclusive interview, claiming that it will help her to secure the promotion she has been fighting for. Lois rejects him, but her rival Cat Grant is a big fan of the new hero and announces her intention to interview him and land the promotion herself. Meanwhile, Clark follows Booster's activities and notices that the costumed adventurer has been present at every major accident or crime scene for the past 24 hours. Clark suspects that Booster is somehow involved with the incidents, and worries that he could damage people's faith in heroes. Clark and Lois watch footage of a press conference held by Ted Kord, the head of military contractor Kord Industries. When Kord announces that one of his high-tech devices went missing in the crash involving Booster and Jaime, Clark decides to investigate.

At a celebrity signing, Cat tries to secure Booster for an interview, but he is only interested in Lois, who arrives at the event. Lois again rejects Booster's offer and tells him that he will never replace the Blur. As she leaves, Booster converses with his robotic companion Skeets and reveals his plan to usurp Clark's destiny and become the world's finest hero. Meanwhile, Clark confronts Ted Kord and quizzes him about the lost device. Though Kord refuses to reveal anything, Clark uses his abilities to overhear a phone conversation between the businessman and Booster. Kord reveals that the lost device is a powerful weapon - the scarab - and Booster agrees to retrieve it if the Mayor presents him, and not the Blur, with the key to the city. As Clark departs, he uses his super-speed to steal Kord's file on the scarab.

At a rehearsal for the lavish key presentation, Jaime tries to speak to Booster about the scarab. The device is now releasing powerful bursts of energy, but Booster brushes off the teenager's concerns. However, as Jaime leaves, he becomes fused to the scarab and is transformed into the powerful Blue Beetle. Back at the Daily Planet, Clark shows Kord's file to Lois and explains that the scarab is an extraterrestrial object, which previously merged with a scientist named Dan Garrett and caused him to go on a homicidal rampage. Lois gets a call from Booster, but Clark answers and tells him they need to work together to recover the scarab.

Confronting Booster face to face, Clark spots his new rival's Legion ring and realises that he is from the future. Booster taunts Clark, inviting him to put on a costume and steal his thunder, but Clark tells him that simply wearing a suit does not make him a hero. Booster ignores Clark and begins final rehearsals for the key ceremony, but the proceedings are interrupted by the Blue Beetle. With a helpless Jaime trapped inside, unable to control the suit, the Beetle attacks Booster Gold. As the onslaught continues, Clark uses a nearby phone booth to transform into the Blur and saves Cat Grant, who is disguised as one of Booster's dancing girls, from the Beetle's powerful energy rays.

As Booster battles the Beetle, Jaime explains that he cannot control the suit. Booster uses Clark's words and tells Jaime that the suit does not make the hero, urging the teen to assert control. With effort, Jaime is able to disable the suit's power and is returned to normal. With the crisis averted, Booster apologises to Clark for trying to take his spot in history. He admits that, in his own time, he is no hero, but a corrupt sports star who was caught rigging his own games. Though a shamed Booster prepares to return home, Clark encourages him to stay and look after Jaime. Booster agrees, but jokingly tells Clark that he needs to invent a better name for his hero persona than 'The Blur'.

Sometime later, Lois has received the promotion, having landed an exclusive interview with Jaime. Cat moves onto Lois's old desk, sitting next to Clark, who has now mastered his new awkward demeanour. That night, Clark worries that people will think less of Lois for marrying the new 'Clark Kent', but she assures him that they will find a way to make things work.