Redux first aired on 29 October, 2002 and was written by Russel Friend and Garrett Lerner. There’s lots going on in this episode! It seems a number of Smallville High students are aging rapidly. What’s causing that? And if Clark (Tom Welling) didn’t have his hands full with that, there’s more trouble at the school….
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Smallville (2002) – Red, and Nocturne
Comic legend Jeph Loeb pens Red, which first aired on 15 October, 2002. It also introduces a new variety of kryptonite to the series, one that has an adverse on Clark (Tom Welling), red kryptonite. It’s time for class rings and Smallville High, and everyone is happy to get them. What they don’t know is…
Smallville (2002) – Nicodemus, and Stray
Nicodemus gives us a bit of This Side of Paradise feel… you know the classic Star Trek episode? Written by Micheal Green from a story by Greg Walker, it first aired on 19 March, 2002. We learn that Dr. Hamilton (Steve Norton) has been working for Lex (Micheal Rosenbaum) and doing some experimenting with the…
Smallville (2002) – Kinetic, and Zero
Kinetic was written by Philip Levens and first debuted on 26 February, 2002. Lex (Michael Rosenbaum), Clark (Tom Welling) and Chloe (Allison Mack) are at the Luthor Mansion for an interview. But things go badly when a local gang, who have the ability to phase through walls show up to rob the place. And because…
Smallville (2002) – Hug, and Leech
Hug is another freak of the week episode. This one debuted on 5 February, 2002. It was written by Doris Egan. We are introduced to Bob Rickman (Rick Peters) a conniving businessman who has his eyes set on Smallville. And there may be no one to stop him, because he has a strange ability to…
Smallville (2001) – Craving, and Jitters
Hey look! It’s Amy Adams in a fat suit! Craving first aired on 27 November, 2001 and was written by Micheal Green. Jodi (Adams) is a little overweight. She’s body shamed at school, though both Pete (Sam Jones III) and Chloe (Allison Mack) are there to help defend her. Clark (Tom Welling) is off getting…
Smallville (2001) – Cool, and Hourglass
Sure it’s another freak-of-the-week episode, but the series is still finding itself, and building its characters and narratives. Cool first aired on 13 November, 2001 and was written by Michael Green. This time out, Sean (Michael Coristine) apparently drowns in ice-covered Crater Lake. At the bottom of that crater, kryptonite-infused rocks (as usual) which give…
Smallville (2001) – Hothead, and X-Ray
Hothead takes onto the Smallville Crows, the highschool football team overseen by the arrogant Coach Arnold (Dan Lauria). And Arnold is going to be our freak of the week. Written by Greg Walker this episode, which is helping to continue setting the pace and style for the series, first aired on 30 October, 2001. Arnold…
Smallville (2001) – Pilot, and Metamorphosis
The Superman mythos got the teen drama remix with Smallville. Perfectly cast and solidly scripted, the series ran for ten seasons, and while I did enjoy it, I never got past season five originally. We’re going to fix that this time out. The show launched with its Pilot on 16 October, 2001. Written by Alfred…
48 Hrs. (1982) – Walter Hill
It has been a number of decades since I watched 48 Hrs. In fact I remember watching it on videotape after I had put some kid, who I was babysitting, to bed. Watching it now, in 2021, I was stunned at how harsh, homophobic and racist the film comes across as. It also has a…
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