| “ | I'm gorgeous! Look at these! | „ |
| ~ Brianna after being resurrected in Lois' body and fondles her breasts. |
Brianna Withridge is one of the secondary antagonists in the Season Four episode "Spell", appearing on the WB television series Smallville. She was a comrade of Countess Margaret Isobel Thoreaux and a skilled witch.
She was resurrected in the 21st century along with her coven when their spirits possessed the bodies of three Smallville women, with Brianna possessing the body of Lois Lane.
Her original form was portrayed by Melanie Papalia and while possessing Lois Lane by Erica Durance, who also played Faora and Isis in the same series.
History[]
Past[]
Isobel and her coven are burned at the stake.
Brianna Withridge was born in the late 16th century and lived in a French village with Margaret Isobel Thoreaux and Madelyn Hibbins where the three practiced witchcraft. In 1604, Isobel desired to acquire the legendary Kryptonian Stones of Power with Brianna and Madelyn helping her in the quest to search for them.
Isobel managed to steal a map that would lead them to one of the Stones from a Duchess named Gertrude (the ancestor of Genevieve and Jason Teague). The Duchess had Isobel and her comrades arrested, captured by the townspeople and magistrate.
En-route to the fields, Brianna and Madelyn were fearful and tried to escape while asking Isobel what to do but the Countess promised they would rise again if they fell that night. They lost their magic when the townspeople took their spell book. The angry mob shouted as Brianna marched through it and was tied, begging for mercy but Magistrate Wilkins sentenced the witches to burn at the stake for practicing witchcraft. She and Madelyn screamed while Isobel cackled when the flames consumed them.
Spell[]
Centuries later, Countess Isobel's descendant, Lana Lang, visited her tomb in France when a Mark of Transference appeared on Lana's lower back after touching a symbol on the tomb that would allow Isobel to possess her. Upon returning to Smallville, Lana purchased Isobel's spell book online and once she touched a page stained with her blood, Isobel awakened and possessed Lana's body.
To find the Stones of Power, Isobel would need the assistance of her sisters once again and found Lois Lane and Chloe Sullivan to be perfect vessels for them. Isobel concocted a magic potion to resurrect the spirits of her fallen comrades Madelyn and Brianna within Chloe and Lois.
Brianna Withridge resurrected in Lois Lane's body.
The potion was used with spiked wine during a toast before Chloe's surprise party that both Chloe and Lois drank in the woods. After consuming the potion, Lois' eyes glow purple then lightning flashed and the resurrected spirits returned with Brianna's spirit transferred into the body of Lois.
Brianna seemed to relish having such an attractive and well-endowed vessel. She loved her new body calling herself gorgeous and fondled Lois' breasts much to Isobel's annoyance. Isobel explained that they would continue their quest for the Stones of Power, but Madelyn and Brianna both pointed out that this was the same quest that got them killed in the first place. Due to possession of Lois' body, Brianna had access to her memories and knowledge that she used to navigate this new world. Brianna and Madelyn wanted some fun before continuing their quest. Not at all fazed by the modern age, Brianna marveled at the opportunities for decadence.
Isobel, Brianna and Madelyn arrive at the party.
At the Kent Farm, a worried Clark tried to keep the wild party under control when Isobel, Brianna and Madelyn arrived dressed as goth girls. Brianna dressed herself in a sexy black costume and changed her hair and style to a darker tone, looking like a modern witch. Clark pulled "Lois" aside telling her the Princeton representative was coming any minute and asked why she was so late.
Brianna immediately became attracted to him saying she took the scenic route and loved the view, referring to Clark. She attempted to flirt with him (with Clark believing that she was drunk) asking where she had been the whole time. Madelyn and Isobel conversed and Brianna noted seductively the bodies in this century were hard.
The witches then decided to liven the party and by the power of three they cast a spell on all the party goers, including Clark, to lose their inhibitions and suddenly start dancing in various states of undress. Brianna danced with a shirtless jock on the staircase when the Princeton representative came to interview Clark who made a "great first impression".
Brianna attacks Clark with magic.
Clark later discovered "Lana" using magic against her boyfriend Jason and went to confront her at his barn. There Clark meets "Lana", "Chloe" and "Lois", but at first had no clue that they were in fact witches. Mistaking Clark as being like everyone else despite his speed, Brianna recited a spell in Latin violently striking Clark with a large farmhouse wheel using magical telekinesis.
She quickly realized that his invulnerability made it so it had no effect on him. They thought he was a sorcerer instead of an alien. Isobel then subdued Clark with her magic and pinned him to the ground. Brianna and Madelyn then climbed on top of him pinning him down and Brianna said she could feel his power.
The three witches take Clark's powers.
Just before draining his powers, she rubbed his face with affection. Isobel then removed Clark's shirt and cast a spell that removed his abilities that ensured he'd stay out of their way. The three then tied Clark to a post in the barn shirtless and powerless.
Brianna stood in bewilderment when Isobel said Clark was not a sorcerer but something else, something special. Brianna and Madelyn then approached Clark when he feigned knowledge about the three Stones of Power. When Madelyn mentioned he touched them, Brianna said they could feel it. After Brianna and her fellow witches shackled Clark, she couldn't resist touching his bare chest as she tried to persuade him into revealing where one of the Stones were located. Brianna begged Clark to tell them where the one Element was that he hid but refused. After magically seducing the answer out of Clark, Isobel, Brianna and Madelyn teleported away whilst leaving him behind still chained.
Brianna and Madelyn's spirits are exorcised when the spellbook is destroyed.
In the Kawatche Caves, the witches listened as Isobel explained why they were resurrected here in this time far away from their home. They approached a wall and sensed the first Stone of Power calling to them.
Isobel opened her book and began chanting a spell. Brianna and Madelyn joined in the chant causing the fissure to glow with a white light around the octagonal hole, which opened the pathway to the inner chamber. Brianna approached the table that held the Crystal of Fire staring with such lust saying that tonight their future began.
Clark then arrived armed with a shotgun to stop the witches apologizing that he couldn't let them do this, but Brianna told him he didn't have a choice and magically used telekinesis to remove the gun from Clark. Isobel then tried to obtain the Crystal, but it glowed, burning her hand. Clark caught the Crystal before it hits the ground, restoring his powers as Brianna announced it. Before the witches could take his powers away once again, Clark destroyed the spell book with his heat vision, and Brianna's spirit was removed from Lois' body. She awoke confused but was alright.
Powers and Abilities[]
It seemed Isobel's powers were far greater than those of her two cohorts, Brianna and Madelyn, who were only able to muster a handful of spells, like mild illusions and energy spells, while Isobel seemed to have a massive reservoir of powers. Brianna appeared to be more adept at casting telekinetic spells, such as when she threw a barn wheel at Clark, which he was able to either brush off or deflect with his heat vision, respectively.
Brianna also removed the shotgun from Clark with magical telekinesis. Like Isobel and Madelyn, Brianna's magic gave off a violet glow when she conjured. Brianna had heightened senses to detect other worldly forces as she could feel Clark's powers. She didn't have the ability to defy death, requiring Isobel to resurrect her; as it was her (Isobel) who drained Clark's Kryptonian powers from him, using herself as a conduit to siphon all of them away.
Quotes[]
| “ | Clark: The guy from Princeton is almost here. Why are you so late? Brianna: I took the scenic route. Love the view. |
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| ~ Brianna to Clark who immediately becomes attracted to him. |
| “ | Madelyn: The food is so good in this century. Isobel: And the men actually bathe. Brianna: [Sighs] And their bodies are so hard! |
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| ~ Isobel and her comrades discuss the joys of this new world. |
| “ | You don't have a choice! | „ |
| ~ Brianna to Clark when she disarms him with magic. |
