Smallville (2005) – Splinter, and Solitude

Splinter debuted on 10 November, 2005, and was written by Seven S. DeKnight. Lex (Michael Rosenbaum) asks Lana (Kristin Kreuk) to help him investigate the crashed spaceship that came down in the meteor shower. He also sends her a meteor rock in a box (or did he?), which Clark (Tom Welling) opens and has his…

Smallville (2005) – Hidden, and Aqua

Kelly Souders and Brian Petersen pen Hidden, which first debuted on 13 October, 2005. Clark (Tom Welling) is still without his powers, so what good will he be, when a computer whiz, Gabriel (Johnny Lewis) decides to program a missile to take out Smallville and all its meteor freaks. Things are complicated by the fact…

Smallville (2005) – Forever, and Commencement

Some people just don’t want to let high school go. And Smallville High school photographer, Brendan Nash (Steven Grayhm) is one of those, he also seems to have the powers to make that happen in Forever. First airing on 11 May, 2005 this episode was written by Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson. Chloe (Allison Mack)…

Smallville (2005) – Recruit, and Krypto

The first thing we learn in this episode is that Lois Lane (Erica Durance) is a hard drinker on par with Marion Ravenwood. When the drinking game has a rough end, she finds herself arrested when one of the aggressive guys she was playing against ends up paralyzed. We know she’s not at fault, but…

Smallville (2004) – Jinx, and Spell

Jinx was written by Mark D. Warshaw and debuted on 3 November, 2004. It introduces another name from the Superman legacy, meet Smallville’s version of Mxyzptlk (Trent Ford). He’s got a way to manipulate things and there are dangerous outcomes because of it, including someone getting hurt by Clark (Tom Welling) during a football game…

Smallville (2004) – Run, and Transference

Run introduces a familiar character of the DC universe to the Smallville mythos. Welcome Bart Allen (Kyle Gallner), this is Smallville’s incarnation of The Flash. Written by Steven S. DeKnight and it debuted on 20 October, 2004. Clark (Tom Welling) is in Metropolis with his dad, Johnathan (John Schneider). Jonathan is there for a checkup…

Smallville (2004) – Facade, and Devoted

Facade was written by Holly Harold and debuted on 6 October, 2004. It’s his senior year, and Clark (Tom Welling) ignores Jonathan (John Schneider) and signs up for high school football, whose team has a new assistant coach, Jason (Jensen Ackles), Lana’s (Kristin Kreuk) new fella. That raises a number of ethical questions. We also…

Smallville (2004) – Crusade, and Gone

The season four opener picks up three months after the season three finale. It launched on 22 September, 2004, and was written by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. Welcome to the show, Lois Lane (Erica Durance)! She comes to Smallville to investigate her cousin Chloe’s (Allison Mack) death. And ends up, during her arrival in…

Smallville (2004) – Legacy, and Truth

Lionel (John Glover) is determined to learn Clark’s (Tom Welling) secret, so much so that he tracks down, and attempts to make a deal with Virgil Swann (Christopher Reeve) in Legacy. Written by Jeph Loeb, this episode was first broadcast on 14 April, 2004. But that isn’t the only thing Clark has to worry about…

Smallville (2004) – Resurrection, and Crisis

While Jonathan (John Schneider) prepares for open-heart surgery, one of Clark’s (Tom Welling) friends, Garrett (James Kirk) loses his brother, Vince (Tahmoh Penikett) before he can get a much needed liver replacement. But he’s not gone. Resurrection was written by Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer and first aired on 25 February, 2004. Dr. Teng (Francoise…