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Season |
Episodes |
Originally aired |
DVD release date |
Country |
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DVD cover |
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1 |
21 |
2001 – 2002 |
September 23, 2003 |
USA |
Widescreen, Boxset |
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2 |
23 |
2002 – 2003 |
May 18, 2004 |
USA |
Widescreen, Boxset |
50px |
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3 |
22 |
2003 – 2004 |
November 16, 2004 |
USA |
Widescreen, Boxset |
50px |
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4 |
22 |
2004 – 2005 |
September 13, 2005 |
USA |
Widescreen, Boxset |
50px |
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5 |
22 |
2005 – 2006 |
September 12, 2006 |
USA |
Widescreen, Boxset |
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- See also: Smallville Characters Season One and Smallville season 1 overview
Picture |
Title |
Writer(s) |
Director |
Original Airdate |
# season |
# total |
125px |
"Pilot" |
Alfred Gough & Miles Millar |
David Nutter |
October 16, 2001 |
1 |
1 |
Clark rescues Lex from an auto accident. He also attempts to avoid Lana's green kryptonite necklace and stop an avenging scarecrow man while not revealing his powers to anyone. Clark also learns he's not from earth. |
125px|Greg Arkin spewing bug bile |
"Metamorphosis" |
Alfred Gough & Miles Millar |
Michael Watkins & Philip Sgriccia |
October 23, 2001 |
2 |
2 |
Greg Arkin is a nerdish bug collector. He is transformed into a monster by the kryptonite irradiated bugs of Smallville. A fixation on Lana leads to Greg wanting to make her his bug-world queen. After killing his mother Greg is defeated by Clark in a meteor rock studded defunct foundry. |
125px|Coach Arnold in his Sauna |
"Hothead" |
Greg Walker |
Greg Beeman |
October 30, 2001 |
3 |
3 |
Coach Walt Arnold (Dan Lauria), a win-at-any-cost football coach turns deadly when exposure to kryptonite in his sauna gives him the power to cause rooms or people to be engulfed in flames. Coach Arnold turns violent after information implicating him in his player's cheating threatens the perfect season. Clark is rescued from the sauna by his father and the Coach blows himself up trying to burn Clark. |
125px|Pete as seen with Clark's x-ray vision |
"X-Ray" |
Mark Verheiden |
James Frawley |
November 6, 2001 |
4 |
4 |
Clark devolops the power of X-ray vision which at first he has no control over, it comes randomly and to varying effects. He uses this power to confront Tina Grier, a kryptonite enhanced changeling and student who can take on the appearance and emotional traits of anyone. Tina's obsession with Lana causes her to try to move in with Lana. When Tina kills her mother and is rejected by Lana, she decides to become Lana. Clark defeats Tina and saves Lana in a cemetary where Tina has entombed Lana. |
125px|Sean Kelvin turns blue due to his new powers |
"Cool" |
Michael Green |
James A. Contner |
November 13, 2001 |
5 |
5 |
A fall into icy, Kryptonite-laced Crater Lake turns Smallville High student Sean Kelvin into a hypothermic monster who seeks to rob others of their body heat. Clark saves Chloe from being the next victem. |
125px|Lex getting his fortune told |
"Hourglass" |
Doris Egan |
Chris Long |
November 20, 2001 |
6 |
6 |
Harry Bollston, an old man at a nursing home, falls into a meteor rock filled pond that can reverse the aging process. Harry then decides to gain vengeance on the children of the jury that put him away for murder decades earlier. Meanwhile Cassandra Carver, an old woman at the same old folks' home, has prophetic abilities and she sees the futures of both Clark and Lex. |
[[Image:Smallville 107 craving.jpg|125px|Amy Adams in a fatsuit]] |
"Craving" |
Michael Green |
Philip Sgriccia |
November 27, 2001 |
7 |
7 |
Clark must save Pete from literally being devoured by a Jodi Melville (Amy Adams)whose crash diet of kryptonite-infected vegetables causes her to shed weight faster than she can handle, forcing her to eat humans to satisfy her ravenous hunger. Meanwhile, Lex gets one step closer to the truth about Clark after funding a study on the green meteor fragments. |
125px|Clark, Lex, and Earl Jenkins in an elevator |
"Jitters" |
Cherie Bennett and Jeff Gottesfeld |
Greg Beeman and Michael W. Watkins |
December 11, 2001 |
8 |
8 |
Clark and Lex team up to rescue Clark's high school class after Earl Jenkins (Tonny Todd), a janitor, takes them hostage in LuthorCorp. He claims his deadly "jitters" were caused by a mysterious contaminant and threatens to kill everyone unless he is shown a secret sublevel 3- which Lionel Luthor denies ever existed. Eventually Clark finds Level 3, but as Earl stands on a rickety bridge he suddenly gets another outburst of the 'jitters'. As Lex clings to the janitor hanging from the bridge which is about to crash to the floor Clark tries to pull them up only to find that the janitor is infused with Kryptonite making it difficult for Clark. |
125px|Clark stops a bus, in clear view of Sam Phelan |
"Rogue" |
Mark Verheiden |
David Carson |
January 15, 2002 |
9 |
9 |
Clark's secret identity is at stake when Sam Phelan (Cameron Dye), a bad cop, witnesses him use his superhuman powers and blackmails Clark into joining forces with him. When Clark double-crosses the cop it causes problems for him and his family. Phelan plants a body on the Kent farm, and is killed in a shootout with the police when they arrive to investigate. Meanwhile, Lex receives a proposal from Victoria Hardwick (Kelly Brook), an old British flame. Victoria wants Lex to help her father take over Luthercorp but Lex counters with a plan to take over Victoria's Father's company. |
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"Shimmer" |
Mark Verheiden and Michael Green |
D.J. Caruso |
January 29, 2002 |
10 |
10 |
Amy Palmer (Azura Skye), the daughter of one of Lex's employees, is obsessed with Lex. This causes her brother Jeff Palmer (Kett Turton) to use his powers of invisibility to stalk Lex and attach Lex's girlfriend Victoria. Clark uses his x-ray vision to intervene. Also, Lana is driven to Clark because Whitney has become distant due to his fathers illness. |
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"Hug" |
Doris Egan |
Chris Long |
February 5, 2002 |
11 |
11 |
His Kryptonite-infused handshake seals the deal! A manipulative, wheeler-dealer entrepreneur exerts a mysterious power over Smallville residents - and even convinces Clark's dad to sell the family farm. |
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"Leech" |
Timothy Schlattmann |
Greg Beeman |
February 12, 2002 |
12 |
12 |
Let's see how the other 99.999999% live. After a fluke lightning strike, Clark experiences teh joys and pains of a normal human existence, and a classmate suddenly has the powers once wielded by Clark. |
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"Kinetic" |
Philip Levens |
Robert Singer |
February 26, 2002 |
13 |
13 |
Whiney falls in with the wrong crowd -- ex-jocks turned thieves whose Kryptonite-saturated tattos alter their molecular structure so that they can pass through walls...and rob banks and Lex's mansion with ease. |
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"Zero" |
Alfred Gough and Miles Millar |
Michael Katleman |
March 12, 2002 |
14 |
14 |
A nemesis presumed to be dead for three years resurfaces in Smallville and stalks Lex. Chloe uncovers intriguing information about Clark's adoption |
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"Nicodemus" |
Greg Walker and Michael Green |
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March 19, 2002 |
15 |
15 |
Jonathan turns against his son, Lana becomes a sexy flirt and Pete sets out to settle a score with Lex. They all exhibit unusual behavior after coming into contact with a strange, toxic flower -- and there appears to be no antidote to the flower's poison. |
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"Stray" |
Philip Levens |
Paul Shapiro |
April 16, 2002 |
16 |
16 |
A child who can read minds escapes his cruel parents and finds happiness with the Kents. But that joy may be brief when his parents come looking for the boy so they can use his psychic gifts in a life of crime. |
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"Reaper" |
Cameron Litvack |
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April 23, 2002 |
17 |
17 |
Angel of mercy or death? After a Kryptonite-related incident gives a young man the ability to kill via mere touch, he sets out to use his newfound power on people who are gravely ill. |
125px|Clark running for class president |
"Drone" |
Michael Green and Philip Levens |
Michael Katleman |
April 30, 2002 |
18 |
18 |
Running on a platform of truth, just and... other stuff, Clark vies for class president. But a beekeeping rival contender vows Clark and the other aspirants will feel the sting of her candidacy. |
125px|Chloe cornered |
"Crush" |
Alfred Gough and Miles Millar |
James Marshall |
May 7, 2002 |
19 |
19 |
After a hit-and-run accident that destroys his drawing hand, a cartoonist is left with bitterness, pain...and an unexpected gift of telekinesis that he turns into an instrument of revenge. |
125px|Clark looking for Lana |
"Obscura" |
Mark Verheiden and Michael Green |
Terrence O'Hara |
May 14, 2002 |
20 |
20 |
Lana has eerie visions involving a kidnapping of Chloe. Lex's ongoing inquiry into the mystery surrounding Clark takes an intriguing turn when a crop duster reveals what he saw fall from the sky during the Smallville metor shower. |
125px|A tempest hits Smallville |
"Tempest" |
Philip Levens and Alfred Gough |
Greg Beeman |
May 21, 2002 |
21 |
21 |
A reporter closes in on Clark's secret: Chloe may depart Smallville: LutherCorp is forced to close. At least the school dance will provide carefree moments for Clark and his friends. Then the twister hits. |
- See also: Smallville characters Season Two and Smallville season 2 overview
Picture |
Title |
Writer(s) |
Director |
Original Airdate |
# season |
# total |
125px |
"Vortex" |
Alfred Gough & Miles Millar |
Greg Beeman |
September 24, 2002 |
1 |
22 |
After Clark rescues Lana from the giant tornado, he discovers the storm's wrath has unleashed the spaceship into the fields and buried his father alive along with the unscrupulous reporter who has discovered Clark's secret. Meanwhile, Lex is wracked with guilt over his father. |
125px |
"Heat" |
Mark Verheiden |
James Marshall |
October 1, 2002 |
2 |
23 |
Clark goes into hiding after he discovers a startling new power that quickly gets out of control. However, after a hot new teacher uses kryptonite-enhanced pheromones to convince Lex to marry her, then spellbinds Jonathan, and lands Clark in jail for the three fires he had no control over, Clark must get a grip on his new power in time to keep Jonathan from killing Lex. |
125px |
"Duplicity" |
Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer |
Steve Miner |
October 8, 2002 |
3 |
24 |
After Pete discovers the spaceship in the cornfield, Clark goes against his parents' wishes and reveals his secret, but is shocked when the reaction he gets makes him question his friend's loyalty. |
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"Red" |
Jeph Loeb |
Jeff Woolnough |
October 15, 2002 |
4 |
25 |
Clark goes against his father's wishes and purchases an expensive graduation ring. The problem is, the ring consists of red meteor rock. Rather than affecting Clark physically like the green rocks, the red rocks affect him mentally as his better judgment disappears and he quickly goes out of control with his powers, using them for harm and for his own purposes. |
125px |
"Nocturne" |
Brian Peterson & Kelly Souders |
Rick Wallace |
October 22, 2002 |
5 |
26 |
Lana finds a secret admirer in a boy named Byron. However, Byron is a former test subject for one of LuthorCorp's projects run by Lionel Luthor. After an encounter with Byron's parents, Clark and Lana come to the conclusion that Byron is being abused but instead finds out why, when exposed to sunlight, Byron is a potential killing machine. |
125px |
"Redux" |
Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner |
Chris Long |
October 29, 2002 |
6 |
27 |
In physical education class, during a swim race, Clark's opponent suddenly drowns in the water. Clark pulls him out of the pool, only to find that his opponent has suddenly aged 60 years between the time he drowned and the time he was pulled out. Clark and Chloe investigate the death and it leads them to a long trail of similar events left behind by another student -- over the course of more than eighty years.
Meanwhile, the Kent farm is in financial trouble but Jonathan asks Martha not to seek help from her father. Eager to know why his grandfather and his father cannot get along, Clark tries repeatedly to reunite them.
Also, Lana discovers a photo of her mother with an unidentified man. She finds out that her parents were separated for a short time once, and that she was born shortly after they got back together, leading her to believe that the unidentified man may be her father.
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125px |
"Lineage" |
Alfred Gough & Miles Millar |
Greg Beeman |
November 5, 2002 |
7 |
28 |
A woman named Rachel Dunleavy shows up at Clark's school claiming to be his biological mother. Clark finds out the agency that handled his adoption was founded by Lionel Luthor. He confronts his father, who reveals his past history with Lionel the day of the meteor showers. Determined to get a hold of Clark, Dunleavy confronts Lex about Clark and tells him that she is his mother, which would make Clark Lex's brother. Dunleavy eventually kidnaps Lex and threatens to kill him if Lionel fails to reveal that Clark's adoption was a sham in a public press conference. Meanwhile, Lana finds her biological father and confronts him, only to find out that he is not interested in her. |
125px |
"Ryan" |
Philip Levens |
Terrence O'Hara |
November 12, 2002 |
8 |
29 |
After his aunt dumped him because of money problems, Ryan frantically phones Clark for help while being held against his will in a laboratory that is performing experiments on him. Clark manages to rescue Ryan but he soon finds out that despite all his efforts and his abilities, he may not be able to save Ryan from something much bigger. |
125px |
"Dichotic" |
Mark Verheiden |
Craig Zisk |
November 19, 2002 |
9 |
30 |
Ian, a straight-A classmate of Clark's, starts to date Lana, but, he also appears to be dating Chloe seemingly at the same time. Clark soon finds out that he is dating them both at the same time, literally, down to the minute. Faced with multiple versions of Ian and a declining sense of trust from both Chloe and Lana (who both think Clark is being jealous in warning them about Ian), Clark must find a way to save the lives of two of his closest friends. Meanwhile, Lex attends an anger management session after smashing up a meter maid's car because of a parking ticket. There, he meets Dr. Helen Bryce, who is also treating Jonathan Kent for a broken leg. |
125px |
"Skinwalkers" |
Mark Warshaw, Brian Peterson & Kelly Souders |
Marita Grabiak |
November 26, 2002 |
10 |
31 |
A foreman dies at the construction site of the new LuthorCorp offices after he had a confrontation with a local Native American who wants to preserve the ancient caves below the area. Clark stumbles upon the cave by accident and through the Native American's grand-daughter, he finds out that the paintings on the cave walls foretell his arrival to Earth and may not be created by the indigenous peoples after all. |
125px |
"Visage" |
Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer |
Bill Gereghity |
January 14, 2003 |
11 |
32 |
After a long absence fighting overseas, Whitney returns to everybody's surprise and, claiming to have lost some of his memory during battle, tries to get back together with Lana, apparently not knowing about the Dear John letter she sent earlier. Not wanting to hurt him, Lana submits to his attempts to win her back but Clark has suspicions about the true identity of Whitney Fordman. |
125px |
"Insurgence" |
Kenneth Biller & Jeph Loeb |
James Marshall |
January 21, 2003 |
12 |
33 |
After Lex is defeated in a takeover bid by Lionel, he discovers that his mansion is full of listening devices. At Clark's house, the rift between Martha and Jonathan grows over Martha's job with Lionel. After a fight, Martha decides to go with Lionel to Metropolis over an anniversary picnic with Jonathan. Lex, meanwhile, starts a plan to bug LuthorCorp's headquarters but aborts the plan when he finds out that Martha and Lionel are unexpectedly going there as well. The abort is botched when the workers turn out to be moles who want to steal from the LuthorCorp vault; they take Lionel and Martha hostage. During this event, Martha finds out that Lionel had files on Clark and was doing an investigation on him. In addition, Jonathan and Lex decide to put aside their differences to try to save the ones they love. |
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"Suspect" |
Brian Peterson & Kelly Souders |
Greg Beeman |
January 28, 2003 |
13 |
34 |
Lionel is mysteriously shot at the Luthor mansion, leaving behind a huge list of suspects with various but strong motives to want him dead. The lead suspect is Jonathan, who is found unconscious in his truck with a bottle of vodka and a gun in his hand. Clark is convinced that Jonathan was framed; he and Lana ask Henry Small, a former criminal attorney, to help him out but he refuses to represent Jonathan due to some past history with Lionel. |
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"Rush" |
Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer |
Rick Rosenthal |
February 4, 2003 |
14 |
35 |
At an unexpected rave at the caves, a nerdy student from school dies after a fall. It turns out that the cracks on the cave walls inject bugs into the necks of those who get close enough. The bugs cause the infected persons to engage in extremely risky (and life-threatening) behavior. Eventually, Pete and Chloe are infected and gets Clark to join their side by slipping him red kryptonite, leading him to make out with Chloe and hurt Lana in the process. Meanwhile, Lex hires Dr. Walden to try to translate the language found in the cave paintings. |
125px |
"Prodigal" |
Brian Peterson & Kelly Souders |
Greg Beeman |
February 11, 2003 |
15 |
36 |
Lex discovers that his brother Lucas is not dead as Lionel had claimed. It turns out that Lionel paid Lucas's way all along so he can inherit part of the Luthor assets, botching up Lex's share of it. Left penniless, Lex is forced to ask the Kents if he can stay with them. At the Luthor mansion, Lucas is dissatisfied with Lionel's plans for him and finds out that Lionel has been faking his blindness lately. Eventually, Lucas kidnaps Lex and tries to get Lionel to shoot Lex. |
125px |
"Fever" |
Matthew Okumura |
Bill Gereghty |
February 18, 2003 |
16 |
37 |
Martha, who earlier hid the key to the spaceship in a can of flour, buries it in the storm cellar but accidentally kicks up dust from the meteor rocks, inhaling them in the process. As a result, she gets extremely sick and is on the verge of death. Officers from the disease control department, after finding out that the substance she inhaled is unknown to the planet, quarantine the Kent farm (after Clark quickly moves the ship to Pete's house) and discover the key. Clark, who inhaled the meteor dust as well, falls sick too. Helen, the doctor who takes charge of Clark's case, manages to draw a blood sample and discovers that the sample is completely different from normal blood. Meanwhile, it is revealed that Martha is pregnant and Lex asks Helen to move in with him. In the end Lana discovers Chloe loves Clark. |
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"Rosseta" |
Alfred Gough & Miles Millar |
James Marshall |
February 25, 2003 |
17 |
38 |
Clark has a dream about flying to the cave and inserting the spaceship key into a slot on one of its walls. He wakes up in the middle of the road. After getting home, he tells Jonathan about the dream and he warns Clark against inserting the key. Later that day, Clark receives massive headaches which are apparently caused by the key; he concludes that the key was "calling out" to him, and inserts the key into the cave wall. The wall shocks him unconscious and leaves him with the ability to read the Krypton language.
At home, his telepathic firestarting powers get out of control and etches a Krypton symbol on the barn wall. After Chloe publishes a photo of the symbol, Clark is contacted by a professor named Dr. Swann (played by Christopher Reeve), who claims he can explain where the symbols are from. From Swann, Clark learns about Krypton, its demise, information about his biological parents and his alien name, Kal-El. With the new information, he manages to uncover a hidden message embedded inside the spaceship from his biological father that states his destiny as a conqueror of Earth. Meanwhile, Dr. Walden finds the key and inserts it; the wall knocks him into a coma.
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"Visitor" |
Philip Levens |
Rick Rosenthal |
April 15, 2003 |
18 |
39 |
A classmate at school, Cyrus, displays abilities similar to Clark's in shop class. He finds out that Cyrus thinks he is an alien who arrived in a way similar to Clark's as well, leading him to believe that Dr. Swann was wrong when he told Clark he is the only one on Earth from Krypton. Cyrus shows Clark the transmission tower he is building to contact his alien parents as Clark starts to doubt Cyrus's claims as he receives more evidence that fail to fit in with his alleged alien roots. |
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"Precipice" |
Clint Carpenter |
Thomas J. Wright |
April 22, 2003 |
19 |
40 |
After Lana is almost sexually assaulted by a college student, Clark loses control and injures the boy. When the Kents are sued for punitive damages that could cost them the farm, Clark begins to question his powers while trying to find a way out of the lawsuit. Meanwhile, Helen's ex-boyfriend arrives in town intent on winning her back, but when she turns him down, he stabs her, prompting Lex to take the law into his own hands. |
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"Witness" |
Mark Verheiden |
Rick Wallace |
April 29, 2003 |
20 |
41 |
group of thieves hijack a LuthorCorp truck and steals shipments of Kryptonite. Clark stumbles upon the robbery and is no match for the culprits. It turns out that they are also taking and manufacturing liquid Kryptonite, which leads to enhanced strength. Meanwhile, Lana finds out that Jennifer Small is seeking a divorce from Henry Small; also, Lionel offers to fund the Torch and a position at the Daily Planet if Chloe does an investigative report on Clark. |
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"Accelerate" |
Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer |
James Marshall |
May 6, 2003 |
21 |
42 |
After a movie night at the Talon, Lana starts to see an old childhood friend named Emily who died 6 years ago. She is convinced that she is seeing ghosts because Emily can appear and disappear at will. Clark sees differently -- she is simply moving really fast, in the same way he can. It turns out that Emily's father has been cloning humans with the help of liquid Kryptonite, using his deceased daughter as a template. But there's a flaw with the Emily clone -- she has no sense of morality and no conscience, which eventually puts Lana in grave danger. Meanwhile, Lex prepares for his wedding with Helen. |
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"Calling" |
Kenneth Biller |
Terrence O'Hara |
May 13, 2003 |
22 |
43 |
Dr. Walden wakes up from his coma and tells Lex and Lionel that Clark is an alien and must be destroyed. Meanwhile, a romantic encounter between Clark and Lana hints at a promising future, but after Chloe finds out they are together, Lana pulls back. |
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"Exodus" |
Alfred Gough & Miles Millar |
Greg Beeman |
May 20, 2003 |
23 |
44 |
A sense of foreboding surrounds Smallville as Clark must choose between staying with Lana and his family or fulfilling his destiny to rule the Earth. Meanwhile, Lex and Helen plan their upcoming wedding, but outside forces may ultimately keep them apart. Also, a hurt Chloe considers Lionel's offer to investigate Clark. |
- See also: Smallville Characters Season Three and Smallville season 3 overview
Picture |
Title |
Writer(s) |
Director |
Original Airdate |
# season |
# total |
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Exile |
Alfred Gough and Miles Millar |
Greg Beeman |
October 1, 2003 |
1 |
45 |
Stop him at your own risk. Trying to escape his destiny, Clark lives a life of robberies and raves in Metropolis. Meanwhile, there's trouble in paradise: plane-crash survivor Lex is stranded on a tropical isle. |
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Phoenix |
Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson |
James Marshall |
October 8, 2003 |
2 |
46 |
Clark returns home, thanks to the love and determiniation of Jonathan. But Morgan Edge still expects Clark to follow through on their deal. Lex is home, too. And it's payback time for whoever set him up. |
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Extinction |
Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer |
Michael Kattleman |
October 15, 2003 |
3 |
47 |
Clark returns to work at the Torch and pieces together a story about a killer who targets people affected by meteor rocks. On the assassin's hit list: Lex...and Clark. And he even has an arsenal of kryptonite bullets. |
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Slumber |
Allan Heinberg and Josh Schwartz |
Daniel Attias |
October 22, 2003 |
4 |
48 |
Why is Clark dreaming about someone he's never met? A comatose teen seeks Clark's help by entering his dreams. But where she goes, her fearsome nightmare soon follows. |
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Perry |
Mark Verheiden |
Jeannot Szwarc |
October 29, 2003 |
5 |
49 |
An advance man for a tabloid news show about meteor-rock incidents senses rocks aren't the real story in Smallville - and his eyes confirm it when he accidentally winesses Clark's powers. The reporter's name: Perry White. |
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Relic |
Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson |
Marita Grabiak |
November 5, 2003 |
6 |
50 |
A decades-old newspaper sketch of a drifter suspected of murder looks strangely like Clark. Clark investigates the story and finds a strange medallion that allows him to see past events. |
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Magnetic |
Helly Harlod |
David Jackson |
November 12, 2003 |
7 |
51 |
It's a lot more than animal magnetism! A student uses his newly acquired magnetic powers to disrupt Lana's electrochemical system and make her fall madly -- perhaps murderously -- in love with him. |
125px|Lionel watches as Lex has a psychotic break. |
Shattered |
Kenneth Biller |
Kenneth Biller |
November 19, 2003 |
8 |
52 |
Is Lex losing it? He may be acting erratically lately but, with help from Clark, he tries to convince all that he's sane. Plus: a brush with death causes Lana to decide that a romance with Clark is too dangerous. |
125px|Lionel decides to take care of the evidence against him. |
Asylum |
Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer |
Greg Beeman |
January 1, 2004 |
9 |
53 |
Belle Reve Sanitarium: a nice place to visit...NOT! Clark's bold attempt to rescue Lex from electroshock therapy puts him in renewed conflict with past foes. Lana meets Adam -- and the sparks are mutual. |
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Whisper |
Ken Horton |
Thomas J. Wright |
January 21, 2004 |
10 |
54 |
He's sightless, but not powerless. Clark, blinded by an accident involving his heat-vision skills, must rely on and develop his newly discovered powers of hearing to locate and rescue his kidnapped friend Pete. |
125px|The gang discuss why they are all trying to kill Chloe. |
Delete |
Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson |
Pat Williams |
January 28, 2004 |
11 |
55 |
Lana goes ninja. Amiable Martha and Jonathan become tag-team assassins. Clark turns his pickup into a two-ton weapon. What's causing them to do this? And shy are they all targeting Chloe? |
125px|Clark rescues Lana, after her death is foreseen by Jordan. |
Hereafter |
MArk Verheiden and Drew Z Greenberg |
Greg Beeman and James Marshall |
February 4, 2004 |
12 |
56 |
A new student is able to glimpse the future, and what he foresees for Lana is horrifying. Two and two don't equal four when it comes to Adam and his mysterious musical, martial arts and computer talents. |
125px|Pete gets mixed up in the wrong crowd. |
Velocity |
Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer |
Jeannot Szwarc |
February 11, 2004 |
13 |
57 |
Liar, stealer, cheater: Clark Kent. Pete's illegal street racing puts him in gambling debt and puts Clark in a dilemma over how far he'll go to help his pal. Adam has tears of blood and a dire warning for Lana. |
125px|Clark has a new girl in his life. |
Obsession |
Holly Harold |
James Marshall |
February 18, 2004 |
14 |
58 |
A student who witnesses Clark's remarkable powers has her own extraordinary power. She can teleport herself, and she's so smitten with Clark she uses her power to constantly pop up unannounced next to him. |
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Resurrection |
Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer |
Terrence O'Hara |
February 25, 2004 |
15 |
59 |
While Jonathan undergoes open-heart surgery, a bomb-strapped youth whose brother needs a new liver takes over the hospital. His demand: Jonathan's liver. |
125px|Adam is back, and he's on the hunt. |
Crisis |
Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson |
Kenneth Biller |
March 3, 2004 |
16 |
60 |
A phone rings, Clark answers and Lana's voice cries out. She's in great danger -- but the call comes not from the present, but the future. Can fate be cheated? Can the future be altered: If not, Lana will die. |
125px|John, Christopher and Tom pose for a photo before shooting. |
Legacy |
Jeph Loeb |
Greg Beeman |
March 14, 2004 |
17 |
61 |
Lionel plunges deeper into his obsessive quest, Jonathan receives unsettling messages from Jor-El, and the man who can help Clark understand the events swirling aound him is billionare scientist Virgil Swann. |
125px|Chloe tries to get Clark's secret from Pete. |
Truth |
Drew Z. Greenberg |
James Marshall |
March 21, 2004 |
18 |
62 |
An incident at LutherCorp's Smallville plant leaves Chloe with a power that is a reporter's dream and everyone else's nightmare -- she can compel anyone to tell her the truth. |
125px|Lex attempts to find those memories Lionel erased. |
Memoria |
Alfred Gough and Miles Millar |
Miles Millar |
March 28, 2004 |
19 |
63 |
The past is prolougue. Key events in Lex and Clark's respective histories come to the forefront when each -- Lex willingly and Clark unwillingly -- undergoes a risky Summerhold Institute memory-recoevery treatment. |
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Talisman |
Kenneth Biller |
John Schneider |
May 5, 2004 |
20 |
64 |
An ancient star blade found in the Kawatche Cave gives absolute power to its possessor...and it corrupts absolutely. But it also brings to light a prophecy about who is the archenemy of star man Clark Kent. |
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Forsaken |
Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson |
Terrence O'Hara |
May 12, 2004 |
21 |
65 |
Is honesy the best policy for Clark? Hoping to convince Lana to stay, he decides to reveal his secret to her. Chloe provides Lex with evidence that could put Lionel on trial for murder. |
125px|Clark offers himself to Jor-El, to save Jonathan. |
Covenant |
Alfred Gough and Miles Millar |
Stodd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer |
May 19, 2004 |
22 |
66 |
An alluring stranger with awesome powers says she's from Krypton and wants Clark to join her in reestablshing the Kryptonian race. Lionel is in the penitentiary, but may now be manipulating events in even deadlier ways. |
- See also: Smallville characters Season Four and Smallville season 4 overview
Picture |
Title |
Writer(s) |
Director |
Original Airdate |
# season |
# total |
[[Image:Smallville_s04e01.jpg|125px|Kal-El is able to fly, the most famous trait of Superman.]] |
Crusade |
Alfred Gough & Miles Millar |
Greg Beeman |
September 22, 2004 |
1 |
67 |
He's ready to seize his fierce destiny. Clark returns to SMALLVILLE as his alter ego, KAL-EL...but Martha may have a way to restore him to his former self. LOIS LANE comes to investigate Chloe's presumed death. |
125px|Lois takes care of business. |
Gone |
Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson |
James Marshall |
September 29, 2004 |
2 |
68 |
As Clark and Lois hunt for Chloe, Lionel sends a metal-morphing assassin to find and silence her. That may not be the only arrow in the magnate's quiver: Lois's fater GEN. SAM LANE may be on Luther's side. |
125px|Looks like everyone has a little secret. |
Facade |
Holly Harold |
Pat Williams |
October 6, 2004 |
3 |
69 |
Beauty has a price. A radical KRYPTONITE treatment turns a Plain Jane into a hottie, but makes her kiss harmful. Clark eagerly waits to get a chance in the Crows starting lineup.. Lana and Jaso manage to keep their romance hidden. |
125px|Clark and Lois are bewildered by Chloe's devotion to Clark. |
Devoted |
Luke Schelhaas |
David Carson |
October 13, 2004 |
4 |
70 |
Don't drink the green stuff! Cheerleaders turn the football squad's electrolyte drink into a love potion, ultimatly ganing control over their boyfriends social lives. Chloe accidently takes a sip and falls head over hells for Clark. |
125px|Time to see who is the fastest man alive. |
Run |
Steven Sl DeKnight |
David Barrett |
October 20, 2004 |
5 |
71 |
Think no one is faster than Clark? That's what Clark thinks, too...until he meets a cleaver, mysteriously empowered thief whose name is Bart, aka THE FLASH. Clark tries unsuccesfully to turn him from his 'wildchild' ways but in the end lets him run off to continue his adventures. Lana also reveals the origin of her tattoo to Jason. |
125px|With a Kryptonian stone Lionel is able to take over Clark's body. |
Transference |
Todd Slavking and Darren Swimmer |
James Marshall |
October 27, 2004 |
6 |
72 |
Clark isn't himself these days -- he's Lionel. Simultaneous contact with a KRYPTONIAN crystal causes Clark and Lionel to switch bodies, sending Lionel (as Clark on a quest to exploit and enjoy his new powers.) |
[[Image:Smallville_s04e07.jpg|125px|Mxyzptlk persuades Chloe to gamble on football games.]] |
Jinx |
Mark Warshaw |
Paul Shapiro |
November 3, 2004 |
7 |
73 |
A bookie who influences people's actions through his mysterious power of suggestion aims to control Clark during the championship game. Clark is left with a task only he could achieve - save Chloe and throw the game winning pass!! Lex exerts his own clout over the Jason-Lana romance. |
125px|Lana, Lois and Chloe are posessed by 17th century witches. |
Spell |
Steven S DeKnight |
Jeannot Szwarc |
October 10, 2004 |
8 |
74 |
Burned at the stake in 1604 for witchcraft, three women come back to life using Lana, Chloe and Lois as hosts for their spirits. Their intent: Find the Kryptonina power stones (but first they'll party a lille!). |
125px|Lex wakes up next to a dead body. |
Bound |
Luke Schelhaas |
Terrence O'Hara |
November 17, 2004 |
9 |
75 |
Clark's distrust of Lex grows as he helps his presumed friend confront a murder rap. When Jason's mother arrives in Smallville, Lana realizes the woman was in her dream of witches burned at the stake, making her relationship with Jason increasingly difficult. |
125px|Clark's greatest fear is a second meteor shower killing those whom he loves. |
Scare |
Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson |
David Carson |
December 1, 2004 |
10 |
76 |
A living nightmare! A toxin accidentally released by LUTHERCORP causes Smallville residents -- including Clark and his friends -- to think his or her worst fear is coming true. Jason finally breaks up with Lana as a result. |
125px|While under the influence of red kryptonite Clark marries Alicia. |
Unsafe |
Steven S. DeKnight and Jeph Loeb |
Greg Beeman |
January 26, 2005 |
11 |
77 |
Alicia, whose obsession for Clark is matched only by her superpower talent, returns and uses RED KRYPTONITE to make him say "I Do" at a Las Vegas chapel. Lana decides a sexual relationship will win back Jason. |
125px|Alicia isn't the only one in Smallville able to enter locked rooms. |
Pariah |
Holly Harold |
Paul Shapiro |
February 2, 2005 |
12 |
78 |
Would life be better for Alicia and Clark if people knew she and he both had superpowers? She creates a false emergency aimed at revealing his secret to the perosn best able to tell the world: journalist Chloe - resulting in an interesting twist to Chloe's and Clarks relationship. |
[[Image:Smallville_s04e13.jpg|125px|Clark is recruited by Metropolis University to play football.]] |
Recruit |
Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer |
Jeannot Szwarc |
February 9, 2005 |
13 |
79 |
METROPOIS U's big-time football program wants you, Clark! But Clark comes to a personal crossroads when he discovers the dilemma of Geoff, the superstar Met U. player who secretly has superhuman powers. |
125px|Clark finds himself "man's best friend". |
Krypto |
Luke Schelhaas |
James Marshall |
February 16, 2005 |
14 |
80 |
Sit. Stay. Rescue! A dog Lois brings to the Kent farm has supercannine powers. The dog's strength is the result of secret LutherCorp experiments -- strength that proves usefull when Clark is overcome by Kryptonite. |
125px|Clark must fight for a Kryptonian stone. |
Sacred |
Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson |
Brad Turner |
February 23, 2005 |
15 |
81 |
Trouble travels in twos. Jason and Lex are in China seeking a hidden KRYPTON power stone. Lana and Clark soon follow. But there's an eerie wild deuce in the whole qwest: the Gertrude-Isabel connection/curse. |
[[Image:Smallville_s04e16.jpg|125px|Lucy Lane makes her way to Smallville.]] |
Lucy |
Neil Sadhu and Baniel Sulzberg |
Neil Sadhu |
March 2, 2005 |
16 |
82 |
Lois's sister LUCY LANE comes to town. For a vacation, she says. But can anyone believe what she syas? It appears a loan shark is on her trail. Or is that what she wants people to think. |
125px|Lex diverges into two with a little help from black Kryptonite. |
Onyx |
Steven S. DeKnight |
Terrence O'Hara |
April 13, 2005 |
17 |
83 |
Lex vs. Lex! A lab explosion separates Lex into his normal and eveil personages. Evil Lex imprisions his normal self, discovers Clark's secret and invites him to rule the world with him..or else. |
125px|Clark, Lana, Lois, Chloe enjoy their senior prom. |
Spirit |
Luke Schelhaas |
Whiney Ransick |
April 20, 2005 |
18 |
84 |
It's her big night! A car accident in a ravine filled with Kryptonite gives a wannabe prom queen's spirit the power to take over the bodies of others -- including elected queen Chloe! |
125px|Clark gets his memory wiped (again) by a Summerholt patient. |
Blank |
Kelly Sauders and Brian Peterson |
Jeannot Szwarc |
April 27, 2005 |
19 |
85 |
Is Clark's secret life like an open book? Zapped by a memory purge, he's prey to anyone (Lex!) who may try to pry information from him and dependent on a saavy friend (Chloe!) to keep him from revealing his powers. |
125px|Clark and Lana find a child much like Clark was found himself. |
Ageless |
Steven DeKnight |
Steven DeKnight |
May 4, 2005 |
20 |
86 |
The Kents take in an infant found in a field...and soon face a big problem: The child grows at an exponential rate, and his next surge of energy/growth could destry the town. Lionel vies for one of the Kryptonian elements. |
[[Image:Smallville_s04e21.jpg|125px|Lana, Clark, and Chloe walk together after finishing their last day of High School.]] |
Forever |
Brian Peterson and Kelly Souders |
James Marshall |
May 11, 2005 |
21 |
87 |
Last day of school! But you won't find Chloe. A student who wants high school to last forever holds Chloe, Lana and more in a secret, replicated school environment. The Luther-Genevieve showdown escalates. |
125px|Clark graduates just before the 2nd meteor shower is announced. |
Commencement |
Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer |
Greg Beeman |
May 18, 2005 |
22 |
88 |
It's pomp and circumstance time, with emphasis on the circumstance: Graduation is interrupted by an order to evacuate Meteors are again headed for Smallville -- and that's just one of the surprises in an awesome season finale. Several exceptional circumstances leaves you craving more. |
- See also: Smallville Characters Season Five and Smallville season 5 overview
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Title |
Writer(s) |
Director |
Original Airdate |
# season |
# total |
125px|The arrival of the Kryptonians |
Arrival |
Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer |
James Marshall |
September 29, 2005 |
1 |
89 |
Having been transported to the Fortress of Solitude, Clark is greeted by Jor-El, who informs him he cannot return to Smallville, instead he must stay and prepare to save the planet. Also, transported to the Fortress, Chloe is unable to handle the sub-zero temperature of the Artic and collapses inside the Fortress, begging Clark to use his powers to save her. Jor-El forbids him to leave, but finally acquiesces, telling Clark he must return before sunset or there will be dire consequences. Meanwhile, Lana is horrified when she sees two Kryptonian aliens emerge from a spaceship discovered in the remnants of the meteor shower. The two aliens are searching for Kal-El. Clark returns and traps the two in an alternate dimension, but loses his powers when the sun goes down. He then goes to Lana and carries her to the hospital. Lex grabs the ship from the crater and takes it back to Luthorcorp. But something black leaks out of the ship and takes human form. |
125px|Clark confronts Lex |
Mortal |
Steven S. DeKnight |
Terrence O'Hara |
October 6, 2005 |
2 |
90 |
Jor-El strips Clark of his powers, making him human. Delighted to finally be "normal," Clark pursues a relationship with Lana sans secrets. However, after Lana, Jonathan and Martha are taken hostage by three thugs (Lee and the Twins), Clark must figure out how to save his family without his super powers. Using his now-mortal wits, he confounds the thugs and saves the day, not before confronting Lex and exposing his involvement in the affair. The episode ends with Clark and Lana consummating their love. |
125px|Clark attempts to stop a missile |
Hidden |
Brian Wayne Peterson & Kelly Souders |
Whitney Ransick |
October 13, 2005 |
3 |
91 |
Chloe is warned by Gabriel - a former school newspaper worker - that he is going to set off a missile and obliterate all of Smallville. Still stripped of his super powers, Clark confronts Gabriel and ends up getting shot. In the hospital, Clark flatlines and his fate is left in Jor-El's hands. Meanwhile, Lex believes Lionel has the key to open the spaceship. Clark ends up being resurrected back to his Kryptonian body by Jor-El, who is using Lionel's body as a vessel, but at the cost of the life of someone he loves. Newly empowered, Clark returns to Smallville, dismantles the rocket in space and saves the town. |
125px|Underwater battle: Clark vs AC |
Aqua |
Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer |
Paul Shapiro |
October 20, 2005 |
4 |
92 |
Summary |
125px|Vampire Lana |
Thirst |
Steven S. DeKnight |
Paul Shapiro |
October 27, 2005 |
5 |
93 |
A summer beach party at Crater Lake takes a dramatic turn when Lois hits her head while jumping into the lake. Before Clark can rescue her, a mysterious swimmer, Arthur Curry (AC), a.k.a Aquaman, comes to her rescue, out-swimming Clark and leaving him baffled. During his first lecture at University Professor Fine, (the human form that dripped from the ship at Luthorcorp) tells Clark that Lex is behind a covert operation manufacturing weapons. AC attempts to break into the Luthorcorp Marine Center in an attempt to destroy one of the weapons and is captured. While Lex is demonstrating his weapon to several high ranking military officials Clark breaks into the lab and saves AC. Together they destroy the weapon thereby ruining the deal Lex has been brokering. Clark finally finds himself unable to trust Lex any longer and agrees to work for Professor Fine in exposing the activities of Luthercorp. |
125px|Undercover Stripper Lois |
Exposed |
Brian Wayne Peterson and Kelly Souders |
Jeannot Szwarc |
November 3, 2005 |
6 |
94 |
Clark and Jonathan are thrilled when Jack Jennings, Jonathan's oldest friend, rolls into the Kent farm looking for their support in his campaign for re-election to the state senate. However, after a young girl named Melissa turns up dead, it is revealed that she was a stripper and Jennings' mistress, which makes him the prime suspect. Searching for answers, Chloe convinces Lois to go undercover as a stripper, but things take a dangerous turn when Lois is kidnapped by a diplomat's son who intends to sell her into slavery. |
125px|Paranoid Clark |
Splinter |
Steven S. DeKnight |
James Marshall |
November 10, 2005 |
7 |
95 |
Clark is exposed to a new to kind of meteor rock, silver kryptonite, causing him to have paranoid delusions about those around him. The silver kryptonite makes him believe that Chloe is going to reveal his secret, Jonathan is scheming against him with Lionel and Lex and Lana are having a secret relationship. Chloe and the Kents frantically search for a cure, but it is Professor Fine who comes to Clark's rescue - but not without an agenda. |
125px|Clash at the Fortress: Clark vs Fine |
Solitude |
Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer |
Paul Shapiro |
November 17, 2005 |
8 |
96 |
After Martha contracts a strange disease and is given hours to live, Clark turns to Professor Fine (Smallville's interpretation of the familiar Superman villain Brainiac), who convinces Clark that Jor-El is the one responsible for her illness and the only way to save her is to destroy the Fortress of Solitude, separating Jor-El's link. However, once the two arrive at the Fortress, Fine tries to free Zod and kill Clark, revealing himself not to be just a mere Kryptonian as he claimed. |
125px|Have a Merry Lexmas, and a Happy Luthor Year! |
Lexmas |
Holly Harold |
Rick Rosenthal |
December 8, 2005 |
9 |
97 |
Lex considers whether to find or create damaging information against Jonathan to upset his Senatorial race...information that may harm Clark and Martha as well. But when Lex is shot, he falls into a coma and is visited by the ghost of his mother, who shows him what his life could be like if he frees himself from his father. In this life, Lex is married to Lana, and they are expecting a second child. But, will this be enough to pull Lex from the dark path he is taking? Meanwhile, Chloe persuades Clark to play Santa, and to deliver gifts to those less fortunate. |
125px|Jonathan's life in danger |
Fanatic |
Wendy Mericle |
Mike Rohl |
January 12, 2006 |
10 |
98 |
Jonathan's life is threatened by a mysterious source, who urges him to drop out of the senate race. Later, Clark finds his dad beaten and hung from the rafters. He later discovers that Lex's followers are determined to do anything to see that Lex wins the election. Lois is threatened into assassinating Jonathan during his senatorial speech. Lionel offers Martha some money to help Jonathan's campaign. Lana believes that the answers she is looking for lie in the first meteor shower. |
125px|Lana and Lex locked down |
Lockdown |
Steven S. DeKnight |
Peter Ellis |
January 19, 2006 |
11 |
99 |
Two police officers, one of which witnessed the spaceship land in the second meteor shower, take Lex and Lana hostage and threaten to kill them unless Lex reveals where he hid the spaceship. While escaping to the panic room in the mansion, Lex takes a bullet meant for Lana. Fearing Lex may bleed to death, Lana asks him to tell the officers the secret location, but he confesses the ship has been missing for weeks. Clark discovers Lana has been researching the spaceship with Lex and fears she is close to discovering his secret. Meanwhile, the Kents do not see eye-to-eye on campaign financing. The corrupt officers shoot, and kill, the Sheriff of Smallville. |
125px|Clark says farewell |
Reckoning |
Brian Wayne Peterson and Kelly Souders |
Greg Beeman |
January 26, 2006 |
12 |
100 |
Clark is finally willing to reveal his secret to Lana, but could there be consequences? Jonathan and Lex learn the results of the senatorial election and the life of someone Clark loves will be taken away from him. A desperate Clark appeals to Jor-El for help, only to find himself frantically trying to save them again, and Lionel reveals to Jonathan he has a little more up his sleeve. |
125px|The Angel of Vengeance |
Vengeance |
Al Septien and Turi Meyer |
Jeannot Szwarc |
February 2, 2006 |
13 |
101 |
Clark discovers the new reporter at the Daily Planet, a bespectacled, bumbling woman named Andrea (Denise Quiñones), is actually a masked avenger who fights crime at night. Meanwhile, Clark’s bottled-up grief threatens to get the best of him as he joins Andrea in her fight against crime. |
125px|Chloe screaming as she watches Lois being tortured |
Tomb |
Steven S. DeKnight |
Whitney Ransick |
February 9, 2006 |
14 |
102 |
The spirit of a young girl is released from her tomb after lightning strikes a kryptonite bracelet she was wearing. Clark finds the corpse in the walls of the Talon and it attaches itself to Chloe. Clark follows the trail of the spirit to find her killer, who has been preying on girls in Smallville for the past 10 years. When Lois is suddenly kidnapped, Clark has to come to her rescue. |
[[Image:Clark-Victor-Cyborg2.jpg|125px|Clark and Victor Stone, aka "Cyborg"]] |
Cyborg |
Caroline Dries |
Glen Winter |
February 16, 2006 |
15 |
103 |
A sympathetic doctor releases a half-human/half-machine subject named Victor Stone who was being held captive and experimented on by LuthorCorp. While making his escape, Victor is struck by Lana's car. After watching him walk away without a scratch, Lana calls Clark to investigate. Clark befriends Victor and promises to help him find his girlfriend, but Lex traps Victor and takes him back to LuthorCorp. Clark arrives at the lab to free Victor. Meanwhile, Martha is being blackmailed by an unknown stalker; Lionel offers to step in and deal with the stalker, and seems to do so peacefully (according to Lionel). It is revealed the Lionel knows more about Clark than he is letting on. While watching the footage of the blackmail material, Lionel utters one final thought, to himself, "Your secret is safe with me... Kal-El." |
125px|Fine |
Hypnotic |
Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer |
Mike Rohl |
March 30, 2006 |
16 |
104 |
Lex goes searching for Professor Fine, in the Hondouran jungles. Lex discovers that Professor Fine is in Honduras and sets out to confront him. Clark meets a beautiful seductress named Simone who uses a magical charm to make people succumb to her every wish. An enchanted Clark reveals his powers to Simone, who seizes the opportunity and demands that Clark kill Lex. |
125px|Lana becomes addicted to a Kryptonite drug. |
Void |
Holly Harold |
Jeannot Szwarc |
April 6, 2006 |
17 |
105 |
Chloe discovers that Professor Fine is still alive. Meanwhile still distraught over her break-up with Clark, Lana experiments with a dangerous serum that allows her to flat-line and see her deceased parents again. A worried Clark rushes to save Lana from hurting herself, but ends up being injected with the kryptonite-laced serum by a rogue doctor. When Clark flat-lines, he is able to talk to his father, recently deceased Jonathan, who warns him that Lionel knows his secret. Meanwhile, Lionel continues to get closer to Martha. |
125px|Lex's ultimate desire finally comes true. |
Fragile |
Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer |
Tom Welling |
April 13, 2006 |
18 |
106 |
Clark and Martha take in a little girl, Maddie, after her foster mother is brutally stabbed to death. However, after it is discovered that Maddie has the power to shatter glass, she becomes the prime suspect. Lois takes a job as Martha's Chief of Staff, and Chloe walks in on Lex and Lana during an intimate moment... |
125px|Clark confronts Lionel about what he knows. |
Mercy |
Steven S. DeKnight |
James Marshall |
April 20, 2006 |
19 |
107 |
A masked tormentor takes Lionel hostage and orchestrates a series of elaborate games that Lionel must win in order to stay alive. After Clark tells Martha that Lionel knows his secret, she sets out to confront him, but inadvertently becomes a pawn in the tormentor’s game and ends up fighting for her life. |
125px|Lex protects himself, and Lana, from an invisible hitman. |
Fade |
Turi Meyer and Al Septien |
Terrence O'Hara |
April 27, 2006 |
20 |
108 |
While in Metropolis, Clark saves the life of a stranger named Graham, who vows to repay Clark for his kindness. Unfortunately, Graham happens to be a hit man with the ability to cloak himself, and he decides killing Lex would be the best gift he could give Clark. Meanwhile, Clark confronts Lana about her relationship with Lex. |
125px|Fine injects Lex with a supervaccine, that has surprising effects. |
Oracle |
Josh Schwartz |
Patrick Norris |
May 4, 2006 |
21 |
109 |
Clark is stunned when he sees his father’s ghost at the graveyard, but becomes even more confused after Jonathan tells him he must kill Lionel. Meanwhile, Lex develops a vaccine for Fine’s deadly virus, but Fine intervenes and injects him with the vaccine, which causes a shocking reaction in Lex. |
125px|Lex has gained a new lease on life, and the powers to accomplish anything. |
Vessel |
Brian Peterson and Kelly Souders |
James Marshall |
May 11, 2006 |
22 |
110 |
In the fifth-season finale, Clark's Kryptonian origins sow seeds of sorrow and destruction on Earth as forces affecting Lex, Lionel, Lana and Clark are set in motion, culminating in the moment for which all his trials have prepared him. Fine unleashes a crippling computer virus, which will lead to the destruction of Earth via pandemonium, and refuses to stop it unless Clark agrees to release General Zod. Clark turns to Jor-El, who informs him that Zod needs a vessel to inhabit, in order to leave the Phantom Zone; Clark must destroy that vessel, and that vessel is Lex. Meanwhile, Lex is stunned by his newfound powers and shares the discovery with Lana, who decides to stand by her new man, unaware of the shocking turn Lex’s life is about to take due to Fine's evil machinations. |
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