Going Back To Smallville

Clark wanted a little old-fashioned romance, but he DEFINITELY wasn’t prepared for this version of Lois Lane! On this episode of Going Back to Smallville, our Smallville rewatch podcast and series retrospective, we’re talking Season 9, Episode 13, “Persuasion,” and we absolutely LOVED this one! When a new form of Kryptonite gives Clark the power of persuasion, one innocent comment turns Lois into...

We had an absolute blast with this one. On Going Back to Smallville, our Smallville rewatch podcast and series retrospective, we’re revisiting Season 9, Episode 12, “Warrior,” a wonderfully comic-booky episode packed with superhero wish fulfillment, magic, and some very Shazam-inspired energy. We talk about Alec becoming the living version of Warrior Angel, Lois absolutely owning WonderCon in her...

We’re revisiting Season 9’s “Absolute Justice,” and we absolutely LOVED this one. Smallville goes full DC Comics as the Justice Society of America enters the story, bringing Hawkman, Doctor Fate, Stargirl, Checkmate, and a whole lot of superhero history along with them. This two-part event honestly feels more like a Smallville movie than a regular episode, and we’re geeking out over seeing Clark c...

Oliver’s past comes back with a bow and a serious grudge. We’re digging into the arrival of the Dark Archer, Oliver’s struggle with the darker side of himself, and how Mia fits into a story that forces him to confront the kind of hero he actually wants to be. Lois and Clark try to navigate being an official couple, while danger keeps finding them in the forms of arrows to the chest and hospital vi...

Things got very Days of Future Past this week. We break down Season 9, Episode 9, “Pandora,” and finally experience the nightmare future Lois has been seeing all season. We LOVED this one. Lois gets dropped into a Metropolis where Zod has won, the sun has turned red, the resistance is barely hanging on, and Clark has become a broken version of himself after losing her. Seeing this world through Lo...

The Wonder Twins are in Smallville!! We’re freaking out over 9x8 “Idol” and the wonderfully absurd decision to bring Zan and Jayna into this universe. Somehow, that’s only half the reason we absolutely LOVE this episode, because Lois and Clark are getting seriously steamy. Lois starts putting the pieces together about Clark and the Blur, Clark gets dangerously close to exposing his secret, and the...

We absolutely loved how big, emotional, and downright epic this one felt. For the first time, Clark’s flesh-and-blood father Jor-El is actually in Smallville, giving Clark the chance to come painfully close to knowing the man behind the voice that has guided him for years. We’re talking about Jor-El and Zod’s friendship before everything fell apart, the tragedy that shaped Zod after losing his wif...

After years of flirting, fighting, terrible timing, and enough unresolved tension to power all of Metropolis, this episode gives us the moment we’ve been waiting for, and we absolutely loved it. Clark and Lois’ chemistry is basically the heartbeat of the entire episode, from their wonderfully awkward Good Morning Metropolis audition to jealous Clark watching Lois and Oliver together, Lois finally...

This one feels less like a typical superhero episode and more like Smallville’s take on Michael Douglas’s The Game. In this episode of our Going Back to Smallville rewatch podcast and series retrospective, Oliver Queen is pushed through a wild, increasingly dangerous game that forces him to confront just how far he’s fallen and whether there’s still a hero underneath all that pain. Chloe’s methods...

Clark and Lois are finally starting to feel like the heart of Smallville, and “Echo” gives us everything we’ve been waiting for. In this episode of Going Back to Smallville, our Smallville Season 9 rewatch podcast and series retrospective, we’re talking about Clark’s temporary ability to read minds, the adorable chaos that comes from hearing Lois’s unfiltered thoughts, and why their growing connec...

We’re revisiting Smallville Season 9, Episode 3, “Rabid,” a horror-inspired rewatch that feels like the show’s love letter to zombie movies like Dawn of the Dead and 28 Days Later. We had an absolute blast with this one as Clark races to save a zombie-infected Lois, leading to some fantastic Clois moments, creepy action, and one of the most fun standalone episodes of the season. We also talk about...

We’re breaking down Smallville Season 9 Episode 2, “Metallo,” and we freaking loved this one. Clark and Lois are finally back in the same scene, Clark is stepping away from the whole “cutting off his humanity” era, and the show instantly feels more alive because of it. We talk about why John Corben works so well as Metallo, how his kryptonite heart makes him a genuinely tragic and dangerous antago...

Everyone is wrong, Supergirl absolutely rules. Tonight we’re talking about Supergirl (2026), the 4th project in James Gunn’s DCU, and why Kara’s story hits so differently from Superman’s. We loved the deeper look at Kara as a person, shaped by loss, anger, survival, and a life that never gave her the same warmth Clark had on Earth. This just-released DCU movie gave us a Supergirl who feels messy,...

We’re kicking off our Smallville Season 9 rewatch with “Savior,” and wow, what a season premiere. Lois Lane finally returns after her mysterious disappearance, Clark is rocking the all-black look while trying to embrace his Kryptonian destiny, and the show wastes no time setting up a season full of mystery, danger, and some seriously intriguing future teases. We talk about Lois being front and cen...

In this episode of Going Back to Smallville, we’re looking back at The Death and Return of Superman, one of the standout films in the DC Animated Movie Universe and a surprisingly emotional adaptation of one of DC’s most iconic stories. We talk about why Superman’s death still hits so hard, how the movie balances the classic Death of Superman storyline with the larger DCAMU continuity, and why the...

In this episode of Going Back to Smallville, we’re looking back at Smallville Season 8 and celebrating what might be the show’s strongest season yet. From Clark’s move to Metropolis and the rise of the Red-Blue Blur to Lois and Clark’s growing relationship, Tess Mercer’s arrival, Oliver’s darkest struggles, and the Doomsday storyline, this season finally feels like Smallville fully embraced its fu...

In this episode of Going Back to Smallville, we’re breaking down “Doomsday” and talking about everything that worked for us, everything that hurt, and why this finale still leaves us excited for Season 9. From Jimmy’s heartbreaking death and the birth of Watchtower to Lois disappearing with the Legion ring and the shocking arrival of Zod, this episode throws a lot at us emotionally. We really enjo...

Going Back to Smallville returns with our Smallville season 8 rewatch of “Injustice,” an episode that pushes the show into some surprisingly dark territory while introducing Tess Mercer’s version of the Injustice League with Plastique, Parasite, Livewire, and Neutron. We talk about Clark struggling with what to do about Davis/Doomsday, Oliver becoming more ruthless, and Chloe getting pulled deeper...

Chloe really looked Clark in the eyes and went, “Nope… I’m choosing Davis.” 😬 In this episode of Going Back to Smallville, we’re talking Smallville 8x20 “Beast” rewatch podcast + series retrospective style, and honestly? We liked it. It’s definitely getting kind of eye-rolly watching Davis act the way he does and Chloe keep doubling down on bad choices, but the episode itself is still really good...

In this episode of Going Back to Smallville, we’re breaking down Season 8 Episode 19, “Stiletto,” This one is such a wild mix of chaos, heart, and character growth. We spend a lot of time digging into Lois creating Stiletto. Not just the costume (which we have thoughts on), but what it says about where she’s at as a reporter who’s tired of being overlooked and just wants her shot. It’s messy, it’s...

Our Smallville Season 8 rewatch covers S8xE18: Eternal, where Davis Bloome’s origin finally comes into focus and it completely reframes him as both tragic and terrifying. We’re looking at how he arrived the same night as Clark, what his childhood with Lionel and Lex did to him, and how that lack of love shaped the monster he’s becoming. At the same time, the episode doesn’t let him off the hook. H...

This week on our Smallville rewatch podcast, we’re breaking down Season 8 Episode 17, “Hex,” where Zatanna drops into the story and turns everything upside down. Including giving Chloe the life she thinks she wants by swapping her into Lois’ shoes. What starts as a fun Freaky Friday-ish situation quickly hits deeper, as Chloe’s jealousy, purpose, and relationships all get put under a microscope, w...

This Smallville Season 8 rewatch dives into “Turbulence,” where Clark starts pushing his luck as the Red-Blue Blur, Tess gets way too close to the truth, and everything around Davis, Chloe, and Jimmy spirals into something messy and honestly heartbreaking. We talk about Clark wanting to be seen, that intense plane rescue, and how Tess might already know more than she’s saying, while the Davis stor...

Clark tells Lois EVERYTHING… and somehow that’s only the beginning of the chaos! This episode really feels like a “what if?” timeline, and we get into all of it: Clark choosing to reveal himself to the world, Lois being the one he trusts with his biggest secret, and how surprisingly fast everything spirals once the truth is out there. We’ve got a lot to unpack about identity, trust, and whether th...

In this episode of Going Back to Smallville, we’re unpacking the incident at LuthorCorp, Oliver crossing a line he can’t come back from, and the twisted Toyman plot that pulls everyone into Lex’s final game. But let’s be real… this is about Clark and Lana. Their relationship finally feels real, grounded, and hopeful for a second… and then the show rips it away in one of the most emotional exits Sm...