5. Plot
Season 1
The first season was a tremendous success, but some fans balked at the villain often only
appearing in one episode and almost always deriving their power from kryptonite
exposure, affectionately becoming known as the "freak of the week".
John Glover's Lionel Luthor character was just intended to be a guest star on the show, but
due to his popularity and Johnson wanting to leave the show, he became a full-time cast
member for Season Two, as Whitney was written out of the series.
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6. Plot
Season 2
Season Two had a fewer "freaks of the week" appear on the show, and instead focused
more on character development, especially on Clark discovering his true origins and
accepting his destiny.
The show volleyed Clark and Lana's relationship, never actually allowing the two to become
an official couple for most of the first 4 seasons.
A memorable moment of the series was the appearance of Christopher Reeve, who played
Superman in the 70's and 80's film serials, as Dr. Virgil Swann. Swann provided Clark with
information of his origins, in a "passing of the torch" moment between Reeve and Welling.
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7. Plot
Season 3
Season Two had a fewer "freaks of the week" appear on the show, and instead focused
more on character development, especially on Clark discovering his true origins and
accepting his destiny.
The show volleyed Clark and Lana's relationship, never actually allowing the two to become
an official couple for most of the first 4 seasons.
A memorable moment of the series was the appearance of Christopher Reeve, who played
Superman in the 70's and 80's film serials, as Dr. Virgil Swann. Swann provided Clark with
information of his origins, in a "passing of the torch" moment between Reeve and Welling.
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8. Plot
Season 4
Season Two had a fewer "freaks of the week" appear on the show, and instead focused
more on character development, especially on Clark discovering his true origins and
accepting his destiny.
The show volleyed Clark and Lana's relationship, never actually allowing the two to become
an official couple for most of the first 4 seasons.
A memorable moment of the series was the appearance of Christopher Reeve, who played
Superman in the 70's and 80's film serials, as Dr. Virgil Swann. Swann provided Clark with
information of his origins, in a "passing of the torch" moment between Reeve and Welling.
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9. Plot
Season 5
Season Two had a fewer "freaks of the week" appear on the show, and instead focused
more on character development, especially on Clark discovering his true origins and
accepting his destiny.
The show volleyed Clark and Lana's relationship, never actually allowing the two to become
an official couple for most of the first 4 seasons.
A memorable moment of the series was the appearance of Christopher Reeve, who played
Superman in the 70's and 80's film serials, as Dr. Virgil Swann. Swann provided Clark with
information of his origins, in a "passing of the torch" moment between Reeve and Welling.
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Index
10. Plot
Season 6
Season Two had a fewer "freaks of the week" appear on the show, and instead focused
more on character development, especially on Clark discovering his true origins and
accepting his destiny.
The show volleyed Clark and Lana's relationship, never actually allowing the two to become
an official couple for most of the first 4 seasons.
A memorable moment of the series was the appearance of Christopher Reeve, who played
Superman in the 70's and 80's film serials, as Dr. Virgil Swann. Swann provided Clark with
information of his origins, in a "passing of the torch" moment between Reeve and Welling.
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Index
11. Plot
Season 7
Season Two had a fewer "freaks of the week" appear on the show, and instead focused
more on character development, especially on Clark discovering his true origins and
accepting his destiny.
The show volleyed Clark and Lana's relationship, never actually allowing the two to become
an official couple for most of the first 4 seasons.
A memorable moment of the series was the appearance of Christopher Reeve, who played
Superman in the 70's and 80's film serials, as Dr. Virgil Swann. Swann provided Clark with
information of his origins, in a "passing of the torch" moment between Reeve and Welling.
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Index
12. Plot
Season 8
Season Two had a fewer "freaks of the week" appear on the show, and instead focused
more on character development, especially on Clark discovering his true origins and
accepting his destiny.
The show volleyed Clark and Lana's relationship, never actually allowing the two to become
an official couple for most of the first 4 seasons.
A memorable moment of the series was the appearance of Christopher Reeve, who played
Superman in the 70's and 80's film serials, as Dr. Virgil Swann. Swann provided Clark with
information of his origins, in a "passing of the torch" moment between Reeve and Welling.
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Index
13. Plot
Season 9
Season Two had a fewer "freaks of the week" appear on the show, and instead focused
more on character development, especially on Clark discovering his true origins and
accepting his destiny.
The show volleyed Clark and Lana's relationship, never actually allowing the two to become
an official couple for most of the first 4 seasons.
A memorable moment of the series was the appearance of Christopher Reeve, who played
Superman in the 70's and 80's film serials, as Dr. Virgil Swann. Swann provided Clark with
information of his origins, in a "passing of the torch" moment between Reeve and Welling.
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Index
14. Plot
Season 10
Season Two had a fewer "freaks of the week" appear on the show, and instead focused
more on character development, especially on Clark discovering his true origins and
accepting his destiny.
The show volleyed Clark and Lana's relationship, never actually allowing the two to become
an official couple for most of the first 4 seasons.
A memorable moment of the series was the appearance of Christopher Reeve, who played
Superman in the 70's and 80's film serials, as Dr. Virgil Swann. Swann provided Clark with
information of his origins, in a "passing of the torch" moment between Reeve and Welling.
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25. Clark
Kent (Tom
Welling)
"So what are you: man or superman?" — Lana Lang to Clark Kent, Pilot
Clark Kent, aka Superman, is Earth's greatest hero and
the main protagonist of Smallville. Hailing from the
planet Krypton, Clark is a super-powered alien who
was raised in Smallville, Kansas. He resided there until his early adult years, when he moved
to Metropolis.
Accompanied by a massive meteor shower, his spaceship crash-landed in Miller's Field in
Smallville: there, he was found by farmers Jonathan Kent and Martha Kent to which they
raised him as their son, instilling in him strong moral principles and teaching him to use his
abilities for good.
For many years, Clark maintained an association with Lex Luthor that started as a friendship
before evolving into mutual enmity, a complicated relationship with his first love Lana Lang,
and finally met Lois Lane, with whom he began a relationship after they were assigned as
co-workers at the Daily Planet.
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26. As the Blur, Clark wore dark clothing with his family's Kryptonian symbol
on his chest, alluding to the Superman costume and also to the fact that
Clark was still in mourning over Jimmy's death.
After Cat Grant told him that the world needs an all-American hero who
doesn't hide in the shadows, Clark was inspired to make
a change and started with his costume, donning a new
attire consisting of a red leather jacket with the Mark of
El engraved on it and a blue shirt underneath.
The Blur
The Red-Blue Blur
The Blur
Pre-Superman Blur
27. Due to Clark's constant red-jacket/blue-shirt look (at times blue-
jacket/red-shirt) at the start of his super-saves in Metropolis,
Jimmy's first photo of him gave the general public the perception of
a super-speeding man in red and blue.
Unwilling to don a 'suit' just yet, though also seeing the notion on
how a costumed hero watching over the people of the city can give
them some hope, Clark sought Oliver to give the city a single clear
view of his seeding alias.
As confirmed by later notions, like kids' views of "the Red-Blue Blur"
resembling what'll be Superman, as well as Martha adapting a
yellow belt and Clark's red cape given to him by Rachel Davenport,
the general public perceives this first guise of the proto-Superman
"Blur" to be mostly donning blue, a yellow belt, and heavy red cape.
The Red-Blue Blur
The Blur
Pre-Superman Blur
28. Though still giving off a mostly blur-like perception to the public,
Clark decided to notch up his proto-Superman alias, with the events
of Doomsday persuading him to drop the red/blue colours in favour
of a pure black look.
This actual 'suit' includes a cape-like trench coat, in a way continuing
on from the perception Oliver gave Metropolis back in Identity, and
the actual Mark of El proudly on his chest.
Because he isn't letting the citizens still fully see him yet, though
there are exceptions from time to time with allowing Lois and a few
citizens to glimpse him, Clark emphasizes the use of his family's
crest by burning it at areas of his saves.
Though it was at a great distance, thus mostly obscuring his face
from the general public, he did let them fully see him for the first
time during his last super-save in this suit as he caught the Daily
Planet globe. This costume is very similar to the one Zod adopted
when he possessed Lex.
The Blur
Pre-Superman Blur
29. Clark's truly final transition from the seeding alias that has been
building for two years. In response to Cat Grant's emphasis on the
continuing paranoia from certain sections of the general public and
even the US military toward costumed heroes, Clark forever
dropped the black in favour of returning to the more American-
friendly red and blue.
Though unable to keep a cape-look due to Jor-El confining the full-
fledged Superman suit that Martha made for him, Clark opted to
don a 'suit' more familiar with Oliver and the Justice League's: A red
leather jacket with the iconic 'S' embedded (two halves of it on the
left and right sides) of the front chest section, as well as a blue shirt
from his first Blur look under the jacket. Clark used this last
contribution to his proto-Superman "Blur" far less than the prior
two so far, taking what could be considered a five-episode sabbatical
before he finally started performing public super-saves in it.
Pre-Superman
Blur
Pre-Superman Blur
30. Lois
Lane
(Erica Durance)
"So what are you: man or superman?" — Lana Lang to Clark Kent, Pilot
Clark Kent, aka Superman, is Earth's greatest hero and
the main protagonist of Smallville. Hailing from the
planet Krypton, Clark is a super-powered alien who
was raised in Smallville, Kansas. He resided there until his early adult years, when he moved
to Metropolis.
Accompanied by a massive meteor shower, his spaceship crash-landed in Miller's Field in
Smallville: there, he was found by farmers Jonathan Kent and Martha Kent to which they
raised him as their son, instilling in him strong moral principles and teaching him to use his
abilities for good.
For many years, Clark maintained an association with Lex Luthor that started as a friendship
before evolving into mutual enmity, a complicated relationship with his first love Lana Lang,
and finally met Lois Lane, with whom he began a relationship after they were assigned as
co-workers at the Daily Planet.
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31. Green
Arrow
(Justin Hartley)
"So what are you: man or superman?" — Lana Lang to Clark Kent, Pilot
Clark Kent, aka Superman, is Earth's greatest hero and
the main protagonist of Smallville. Hailing from the
planet Krypton, Clark is a super-powered alien who
was raised in Smallville, Kansas. He resided there until his early adult years, when he moved
to Metropolis.
Accompanied by a massive meteor shower, his spaceship crash-landed in Miller's Field in
Smallville: there, he was found by farmers Jonathan Kent and Martha Kent to which they
raised him as their son, instilling in him strong moral principles and teaching him to use his
abilities for good.
For many years, Clark maintained an association with Lex Luthor that started as a friendship
before evolving into mutual enmity, a complicated relationship with his first love Lana Lang,
and finally met Lois Lane, with whom he began a relationship after they were assigned as
co-workers at the Daily Planet.
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32. Lex Luthor
(Michael
Rosenbaum)
"So what are you: man or superman?" — Lana Lang to Clark Kent, Pilot
Clark Kent, aka Superman, is Earth's greatest hero and
the main protagonist of Smallville. Hailing from the
planet Krypton, Clark is a super-powered alien who
was raised in Smallville, Kansas. He resided there until his early adult years, when he moved
to Metropolis.
Accompanied by a massive meteor shower, his spaceship crash-landed in Miller's Field in
Smallville: there, he was found by farmers Jonathan Kent and Martha Kent to which they
raised him as their son, instilling in him strong moral principles and teaching him to use his
abilities for good.
For many years, Clark maintained an association with Lex Luthor that started as a friendship
before evolving into mutual enmity, a complicated relationship with his first love Lana Lang,
and finally met Lois Lane, with whom he began a relationship after they were assigned as
co-workers at the Daily Planet.
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33. Lex Luthor
(Michael
Rosenbaum)
"So what are you: man or superman?" — Lana Lang to Clark Kent, Pilot
Clark Kent, aka Superman, is Earth's greatest hero and
the main protagonist of Smallville. Hailing from the
planet Krypton, Clark is a super-powered alien who
was raised in Smallville, Kansas. He resided there until his early adult years, when he moved
to Metropolis.
Accompanied by a massive meteor shower, his spaceship crash-landed in Miller's Field in
Smallville: there, he was found by farmers Jonathan Kent and Martha Kent to which they
raised him as their son, instilling in him strong moral principles and teaching him to use his
abilities for good.
For many years, Clark maintained an association with Lex Luthor that started as a friendship
before evolving into mutual enmity, a complicated relationship with his first love Lana Lang,
and finally met Lois Lane, with whom he began a relationship after they were assigned as
co-workers at the Daily Planet.
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34. Tess
Mercer
(Cassidy Freedman)
"So what are you: man or superman?" — Lana Lang to Clark Kent, Pilot
Clark Kent, aka Superman, is Earth's greatest hero and
the main protagonist of Smallville. Hailing from the
planet Krypton, Clark is a super-powered alien who
was raised in Smallville, Kansas. He resided there until his early adult years, when he moved
to Metropolis.
Accompanied by a massive meteor shower, his spaceship crash-landed in Miller's Field in
Smallville: there, he was found by farmers Jonathan Kent and Martha Kent to which they
raised him as their son, instilling in him strong moral principles and teaching him to use his
abilities for good.
For many years, Clark maintained an association with Lex Luthor that started as a friendship
before evolving into mutual enmity, a complicated relationship with his first love Lana Lang,
and finally met Lois Lane, with whom he began a relationship after they were assigned as
co-workers at the Daily Planet.
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35. Chloe
Sullivan
(Allison Mack)
"So what are you: man or superman?" — Lana Lang to Clark Kent, Pilot
Clark Kent, aka Superman, is Earth's greatest hero and
the main protagonist of Smallville. Hailing from the
planet Krypton, Clark is a super-powered alien who
was raised in Smallville, Kansas. He resided there until his early adult years, when he moved
to Metropolis.
Accompanied by a massive meteor shower, his spaceship crash-landed in Miller's Field in
Smallville: there, he was found by farmers Jonathan Kent and Martha Kent to which they
raised him as their son, instilling in him strong moral principles and teaching him to use his
abilities for good.
For many years, Clark maintained an association with Lex Luthor that started as a friendship
before evolving into mutual enmity, a complicated relationship with his first love Lana Lang,
and finally met Lois Lane, with whom he began a relationship after they were assigned as
co-workers at the Daily Planet.
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