Doc feels a bit more hope is needed in these proceedings. "April and another friend are working on a way to get Clark back," he says to Martha. "Nobody's going to let him be banished forever."

Victor looks particularly uneasy about this whole "killing the vessel" business, since he himself was recently possessed. From what he's heard, though, there's little chance of getting Zod to change like the King of Hearts did. One hand briefly slides up to his throat, as he remembers his own thoughts shortly after April got him free of the King. Kill myself to save everyone else. . . . "There's no other way?" he whispers, though he's not expecting Jor-El to answer him. All the AI's attention seems to be on Martha.