After all the hype, Wrath is a good episode. It's my first review in a long time and there probably won't be much material to follow-up on. But the episode means to show how morally different Lana is from Clark as she deals with her superpowers, which she calls "a gift" (repeating what Lex says in V . . . (More)

Lex and Lana on each other"I told you I don't have anything to hide." Giving Lana the password to Project Scion's details is meant to prove Lex's transparency and she's upset when she discovers he's tracking aliens. To me, she seems more upset about him lying about it (while they were still married . . . (More)

Lois becomes infected with RedK after using a tainted lipstick given to her at a Valentine's Day party and passes on the infection to Clark when she kisses him. As a result, Clark gets hot with her, disrupts the Lang/Luthor engagement party, and drag Lana away. After a brawl between the boys, Lana i . . . (More)

James Morris and Shintaro Shimosawa write of an escapee from Lex's pet project, Level 33.1, who traps Lex by using his ability to manipulate frequencies. Meanwhile, Clark tracks down a spine-sucking Zoner in Seattle and discovers an unknown man has helped him, later leaving a calling card -- an Oreo . . . (More)

Confessions. Knowing Lex may be able to hear her, Lana returns to the library.Lana: Lex, I know you're here. Hopefully, you can hear me because there's something that I…that I want to confess. (She's on the verge of tears) I have been so focused on our problems that I have lost sight of how much you . . . (More)

Slavkin and Swimmer play out Thanksgiving in Smallville. Ollie has been taking an experimental drug (RL65) that instantly heals wounds. The main side-effect is "irrational cognitive behavior." Clark and Chloe also discover Lex drafted in Ollie's researcher. Meanwhile, Lana discovers she is pregnant. . . . (More)

A Zoner, Baern, takes over a young Californian's body in Oakland and goes on a six-week search for Clark. Raya returns and unexpectedly helps Clark confront and defeat Baern. The conflict inspires Clark to embrace his destiny after finding or killing the remaining escaped Zoners. Meanwhile, Lex and . . . (More)

Clark enters. Lana goes into Lex's room at SMC (the acronym on the hospital wall) after their encounter with the Zoner. It's a Lockdown rewind. He assures her his injuries are minor (secondary burns) and he'll need a few x-rays on his ribs. They both wonder how "that thing" knew about the box, but t . . . (More)

Lex and Oliver are haunted by the supposed demise of an Excelsior Academy classmate at their ten year reunion. Steven DeKnight writes. Jeannot Szwarc directs. The reunion. Lex and Lana are incredibly charming and relaxed in their opening scene. Lana: We had a stuffed crow at Smallville High. Two d . . . (More)

I almost cry during "Arrow" (a Souders/Peterson written and Michael Rohl directed offering). Not because the episode is good, but because I have been unable to genuinely dissect Smallville text since Season 3. Smallville is back! In addition to the themes of "equality" and "loyalty" in the Lang/Luth . . . (More)