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) – Arrival, and Mortal

Season five of Smallville got underway on 29 September, 2005. It was written by Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer. Lots happens in the opener, coming off that cliffhanger season four finale. What came down in the meteorite shower? A pair of super-powered Kryptonians, Aethyr (Alana De La Garza) and Nam-Ek (Leonard Roberts), and they are…

Taken (2002) – Taken

The ten-episode miniseries wrapped up on 13 December, 2002. Leslie Bohem attempts to give an explanation that will check all the boxes about alleged UFO sightings and alien abductions. Does it all work? No, because it tries to explain something that we may not be ready for, if any of the encounters are true. Charlie…

Smallville (2005) – Unsafe, and Pariah

Unsafe debuted on 26 January, 2005. It was written by Steven S. DeKnight and Jeph Loeb. Alicia Baker (Sarah Carter) is back. Supposedly cured, she’s been released from the mental institution. But the first thing she does is go to see Clark (Tom Welling). For now, she’s unable to teleport, thanks to some low-tech solutions….

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) – Forsaken, and Covenant

Forsaken is the penultimate episode of season three, which means there will be lots of things being set up for the season finale. Written by Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson, it first aired on 12 May, 2004. Lana (Kristin Kreuk) is getting ready to leave for Paris, an Clark (Tom Welling) is having a tough…

Smallville (2004) – Memoria, and Talisman

Lex (Michael Rosenbaum) is determined to get his missing memories back in Memoria. Written by show runners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, this episode debuted on 28 April, 2004. We get lots of flashbacks, not just for Lex, but for Clark (Tom Welling) as well as their paths and friendship is explored. And we’re also…

Smallville (2003) – Exile, and Phoenix

The season opener for Smallville picks up three months after the events of season two. Clark (Tom Welling) is living in Metropolis, and thanks to the red kyptonite ring he’s been wearing, he is living a carefree life committing crimes, and living large. He’s calling himself Kal, and working to forget his past. And Lex…

Smallville (2002) – Heat, and Duplicity

The second episode of season two drops us right back into the freak-of-the-week cycle, while continuing to develop the overall character and mythology arcs. Heat first aired on 1 October, 2002 and was written by Mark Verheiden. Clark (Tom Welling) discovers his heat vision, which gets out of control pretty quickly, and hurts Lana (Kristin…

Smallville (2002) – Reaper, and Drone

Reaper is a different kind of freak-of-the-week episode. Written by Cameron Litvack, it was first broadcast on 23 April, 2002. Tyler Randall (Reynaldo Rosales) is at the local hospital, trying to see his ailing mother’s request for euthanasia to be fullfilled. Something he attempts to do himself. When he falls from the sixth floor and…