Hourglass (Smallville episode)
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| “Hourglass” | |
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| Smallville episode | |
 Lex getting his fortune told |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 6 |
| Guest stars | George Murdock as Harry Bollston Jackie Burroughs as Cassandra Carver |
| Written by | Doris Egan |
| Directed by | Chris Long |
| Production no. | 106 |
| Original airdate | November 20, 2001 |
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"Hourglass" is the sixth episode of the first season of the WB original series, Smallville. The episode was written by Doris Egan and was directed by Chris Long. It originally aired on November 20, 2001. The West Wing set was used for a scene where Lex is President.[1]
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[edit] Plot
Clark, Lana, and Pete volunteer at the Smallville Retirement Center. Harry Bollston and Cassandra Carver are residents with strange abilities.
Cassandra Carver, an old woman at the same old folks' home, has prophetic abilities and she sees the futures of both Clark and Lex. When she touches Pete, she predicts the location of his car keys. Clark's prediction is that someone close to him will die soon.
While Cassandra makes predictions, Lana bonds with Harry Bolston, an old man in a wheel chair. Lana leaves him on a bridge over a pond at the retirement center, and he falls into the pond. A bright flash ensues, and a young Harry emerges; the pond has been laced with kryptonite.
Harry starts using his youth to exact revenge on the descendants of the Jury that convicted him of murder 60 years ago, Jonathon Kent being one of the descendants. Harry shows up Jim Gage's house, pretending to be an electrician, and asks if he is related to Randolph Gage. When the answer is affirmative, Harry reaches for piano wire in order to kill him.
Later, the young Harry has a run in with the police, but they let him go. He then goes to the Kent's farm, pretending to be a natural gas worker. Martha figures out his duplicity, and she hits him over the head and runs. Clark and Jonathon show up just in time to save her.
Meanwhile, Lex goes to see Cassandra. She shows him a vision of his future: he's occupying the Oval Office. The vision then switches to Lex in a field of sunflowers. He reaches for a flower and they all die. They are then replaced with a field of human bones. Lex asks Cassandra what she saw, and finds that she is dead.
[edit] Guest cast
- Nell Potter - Sarah-Jane Redmond
- Sheriff Ethan Miller - Mitchell Kosterman
- Cassandra Carver - Jackie Burroughs
- Old Harry Bollston/Volk - George Murdock
- Young Harry Bolston/Volk - Eric Christian Olsen
- Zoe Garfield - Lisa Calder
- Jim Gage - Alf Humphreys
[edit] Featured music
- "5/4" by Gorillaz
- "Time Served" by Dispatch
- "Crush" by Kevin Clay
- "Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor, op. 59", and "Piano Sonata No. 1 in C minor, op. 4" by Fryderyk Chopin performed by Idil Beret[2]
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Hourglass (Smallville episode) - Trivia for Smallville at the Internet Movie Database. Retrieved on 2006-08-28
- ^ Season 1 Music List. The Ultimate Smallville Music and Song List. smallvillemusic.atspace.com. Retrieved on 2006-08-28.
