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Smallville: Season 10 – A Review by Film Nerd

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Created by: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar

Cast: Tom Welling, Allison Mack, Erica Durance, Cassidy Freeman, Justin Hartley, Callum Blue, Laura Vandervoot, James Marsters, Michael Shanks, Terrence Stamp, Annette O’Toole, John Schneider, John Glover, Michael Rosenbaum

Synopsis: This was a whole season dedicated to building to what the Smallville franchise has promised all along, the origin of Superman.   From the first episode there are hints to the Superman we all know so well, the man we can believe will fly, in red and blue spandex.   Over the course of the season, we reunite with old friends,and are teased almost every step of the way to the final iconic image.

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Smallville: Season 9 – A Review by Film Nerd

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Created by: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar

Cast: Tom Welling, Allison Mack, Erica Durance, Cassidy Freeman, Callum Blue, Justin Hartley

Synopsis: Clark is committed to his vigilante efforts as The Blur, though struggles with his dual identity, a process complicated by his romance with Lois.   Things get quite interesting to make life more complicated still.   The greatest villain Krypton has ever seen is reincarnated from genetic samples on Earth, along with an army of his fellow Kandorians, though from a stage before he was driven solely by revenge.   Clark is left to decide whether to befriend or obliterate him.

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Smallville: Season 8 – A Review by Film Nerd

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Created by: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar

Cast: Tom Welling, Allison Mack, Erica Durance, Cassidy Freeman, Aaron Ashmore, Sam Witwer, Justin Hartley

Synopsis: With Lex Luthor seemingly out of the picture, Tess Mercer (Freeman) steps in to take over his empire, including the Daily Planet.   Aside from his most popular nemesis being absent, Clark’s adventures begin to more closely resemble those of his comics alter ego.   He has a job at the Daily Planet, which he uses to his benefit to save more lives in metropolis, he has the beginnings of a relationship with Lois, and his actions more frequently have him working with Green Arrow and the Justice League.

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Smallville: Season 7 – A Review by Film Nerd

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Created by: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar

Cast: Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum, Kristin Kreuk, Allison Mack, John Glover, Erica Durance, Aaron Ashmore, Laura Vandervoort

Synopsis: Huge Kryptonian cameos abound in this season.   The first episode, understandably given the ending of season 6, features Bizarro (Welling in a dual role, of course), whilst we get our first introduction to Kal-El’s cousin Kara (Vandervoort), whom has no difficulty taking to flight.   Through Kara, Clark learns more about his history, including his moth Lara (Helen Slater, whom played the title role in the film of Supergirl).   Zor-El, Kara’s father also gets a look in, and Brainiac (James Marsters) returns to cause misery for Clark and his friends.   Meanwhile Lana is alive, and though she gets back together with Clark, sh hides a secret agenda to get revenge on Lex.   Chloe.   Chloe learns to cope with he meteor power, but her relationship with Jimmy suffers.   Lois is in full intrepid reporter mode now, with her own desk at the Daily planet.   Finally, Lex closes in on Clark’s secret after discovering his father knew about the “Traveller” all along, having been a member of the Veritas society, which also included Dr. Virgil Swan, Oliver Queen’s parents, and the Teagues.

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Smallville Season 6 – A Review by Film Nerd

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Created by: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar

Cast: Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum, Kristin Kreuk, Allison Mack, John Glover, Annette O’Toole, Erica Durance, Justin Hartley

Synopsis: This season has a typically thrilling opening, with Clark escaping the Phantom Zone, and proceeding to defeat the spirit of Zod, currently inhabiting the body of Lex.   He succeeds in defeating Zod without killing his rival, but his escape has released a number of phantoms into our reality, the MacGuffin for the season.   We are also introduced to Oliver Stone, The Green Arrow, and find out he is forming a team which he thinks should have “Justice” in the title.   In addition, we also meet the Martian Manhunter.

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Smallville Season 5 – A Review by Film Nerd

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Created by: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar

Cast: Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum, Kristin Kreuk, Allison Mack, John Glover, Annette O’Toole, John Schneider, Erica Durance, James Marsters

Synopsis: Starting with a bang, this season starts with both the creation of the Fortress of Solitude, and visiting Kryptonians determined to free one General Zod from the Phantom Zone.   After seeing their ship land, Lana becomes obsessed with astronomy and this alien craft, and obsession which draws her closer to Lex.   Chloe is now a junior reporter with the Daily Planet, and often plays sidekick to Clark in his various adventures.   Once again Lionel’s agenda is a complete mystery, with many acts of good potentially hiding from the world his end game.   Early in this season w are also introduced to Milton Fine, whom literally melts into being from the Kryptonian craft.

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Smallville: Season 4 – A Review by Film Nerd

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Created by: Alfred Gough, Miles Millar

Cast: Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum, Kristin Kreuk, Allison Mack, Jensen Ackles, John Glover, Annette O’Toole, John Schneider, Erica Durance, Margot Kidder, Jane Seymour.

Synopsis:   Three months after the events of the season 3 finale, Clark returns to Earth as Kal-El, on a mission from Jor-El to collect three Kryptonian stones.   He has no memory of being Clark Kent, and is discovered on his return by one Lois Lane (Durance).   She is in town to investigate the apparent murder of her cousin Chloe, but sticks around to regularly spend time with her very much alive relative.   This season sees Lex and Lionel also after the Kryptonian stones, Lana in a new relationship with Jason (Ackles) whom she met in France but indeed seems to know more than he lets on, and also Chloe finally learns Clark’s secret, and without him actually knowing it, helps him keep it.

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