Tom Welling
Clark Kent
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- 1. Pilot Oct 16, 2001
- Clark Kent must learn how to control his emerging superpowers while coming of age.
- 2. Metamorphosis Oct 23, 2001
- Kryptonite-affected bugs cause a student to adopt the life cycle of an insect.
- 3. Hothead Oct 30, 2001
- Clark joins the football team and discovers his coach has the ability to start fires supernaturally.
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A series, airing on The WB and later The CW, that chronicles Clark Kent's adolescence as he comes into his powers and eventually takes on the mantle of Superman.
The show started out as more of a Teen Drama, focusing largely on Clark's interactions with his friends, family and Love Interests, and how this leads to his development as a Superhero. It initially took a Monster of the Week approach to most episodes, introducing "meteor freaks" who gain various powers thanks to exposure to Kryptonite deposited in Smallville during the meteor shower which heralded Clark's arrival.
It could be said that the first half of the show, from Seasons 1 through 5, dealt more with Clark figuring out who he was (and adding in some Teen Drama elements), while the second half of the show, from Season 5 onwards, was more about Clark finding his place in the larger DC Universe, with recurring guest roles by Green Arrow, the rest of the Justice League, the Justice Society, and Darkseid and the New Gods taking place during these seasons. It could also be said that these later more DC mythos-focused seasons were Darker and Edgier.
In the pilot, Clark rescues a young Lex Luthor from a car crash; this sparks a friendship which is juxtaposed with their future enmity. Likewise, when Clark first runs into future lady-love Lois Lane whilst wandering around naked in a cornfield, the two get off to a somewhat antagonistic start.
One of the most interesting and original spins on the Superman franchise. As the "freak-of-the-week" formula fell away and Myth Arcs were introduced, the show sometimes struggled to find a clear storyline without becoming a full-on, tights-wearing, cape-fluttering Superman show but, taking the whole series into account, generally the transition from Clark's early years to his later heroic life has been reasonably handled.
The show is especially notable for introducing the characters Chloe Sullivan and Lionel Luthor and for bringing the Silver Age idea of young Clark and Lex knowing each other back into prominence.
•Accidental Athlete: "Hothead"
•Accidental Hero: "Hero"
•Acting for Two: "X-Ray", "Visage", "Crusade", "Onyx", "Phantom", "Bizarro", "Persona", "Luthor".
•Alternate Universe: "Noir", "Apocalypse", "Luthor".
•Amnesia Danger: "Blank"
•Amnesiac Liar: When Chloe tells Clark he's a meteor freak in "Blank", though she didn't know that she was lying since she really did think he was meteor-infected.
Famous Last Words. For the origin story of Superman, Smallville has an astounding death count.
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Smallville is an American superhero television series developed by writer-producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series was produced by Millar/Gough Ink , Tollin/Robbins Productions , DC Comics , and Warner Bros. Television .
