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Season 4 – Smallville

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An interpretation of the Superman story features young Clark Kent coming to grips with his emerging superpowers. In the 10th and final season Clark continues his romance with Lois and faces his destiny as he overcomes his final trials, forging the iconic identity by which he will be known for all time.
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Smallville — Season 4

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Critics Consensus

Introducing Erica Durance's intrepid Lois Lane into the mix, Smallville flies to new heights as a soap opera with punch.

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Cory Barker AV Club 07/12/2018
[The Season 4 finale] also begins a multi-season run of finales that do such a wonderful job of delivering action-packed moments and thrilling cliffhangers that you forgive the show for uneven moments in the previous 21 hours. Go to Full Review Danny Graydon Empire Magazine 10/18/2017
3/5
Erica Durance provides significant invigoration to a season that, while compellingly advancing the show's mythology thread, is bogged down with 'bodysnatcher' episodes. Go to Full Review Jeff Jensen Entertainment Weekly 09/22/2004
B
The good news about Smallville's fourth season is that a hero has come to save the day: none other than Lois Lane herself, played with great screwball energy by newcomer Erica Durance. Go to Full Review Todd R. Ramlow PopMatters 02/13/2020
Smallville's dedication to depicting a personally and ethically complicated world for Clark, Lois, Lana, and Chloe is good insurance that it will continue to challenge presumptions about young people's lives and decisions. Go to Full Review Rob Owen Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 02/13/2020
As the fourth season begins, the show seems reinvigorated. It's certainly repopulated with the introduction of three major characters, most notably Lois Lane. Go to Full Review Scott Weinberg DVDTalk.com 02/06/2020
3.5/5
Good mindless fun with generous doses of super-heroism and aw-shucks sweetness -- but the season seemed to tread over the same territory time and time again. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Meddy S @RT51609981 3d A series I loved watching during my teenage years; thanks to it, I got a glimpse into Clark Kent's life before he became Superman. I especially loved his high school life, and even though Loise Lane seems small and less mature, she's still the prettiest character in the show. Lex Luthor really added something special to the series. I loved it. See more Carlos T @RT67858720 May 17 Smallville — 4ª Temporada (2004–2005) A 4ª temporada de Smallville talvez seja uma das fases mais controversas da série. Depois da intensidade emocional e do amadurecimento sombrio da 3ª temporada, aqui a série parece perder um pouco da própria identidade para mergulhar em algo mais "teen", mais exagerado e até fantasioso demais em alguns momentos. Ainda existe o coração de Smallville, mas ele divide espaço com roteiros irregulares e tramas que parecem andar em círculos. Com cerca de 22 episódios e média de 42 minutos cada, a temporada aposta forte no mistério das pedras kryptonianas, na chegada de Lois Lane e na relação cada vez mais complicada entre Clark e Lana. Porém, ao mesmo tempo em que expande o universo da série, também cria uma sensação de excesso. Existem episódios excelentes… e outros que parecem apenas preencher espaço. ⭐ Nota: 6,5/10 See more Lucas G. @Luke6964 Jan 10 Best show ever well written hope, love, support, cgi, the emotion, action, plot, was good for its time everything is perfect especially a story line of what Superman went through before becoming man of steel See more Big P. @BP821 Sep 19 Oof… rough season. Still has its absolute worth. Lois finally arrives! Crouching Tiger hidden witch Lana 🤮🤷🏻‍♂️ whoever wrote that gave me cancer. Jason…. My god… Jensen Ackles belonged in Supernatural… not Smallville. One of the worst story lines in anything ever. SPOILERS: Alicia’s death hits way WAY harder than it should. But is one of the best episodes in the series. See more Edward L @Glyndower Aug 19 As so often the Fourth Season is definitely flawed, mainly due to the casting. Erica Durance is awful as Lois Lane, almost as bad as Alison Mack, we also get Jensen Ackles giving the 'I'm so cool.' performance which he subsequently does in every part for the next 20+ years. Luckily Welling, Kreuk, Rosembaum and Glover are there to keep the acting standards up. See more Ed R @JustcallmeER 10/14/2024 We finally meet Lois Lane! The origin story is a great take on the comic books of old. See more Read all reviews
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Tom Welling

Clark Kent

Kristin Kreuk

Lana Lang

Michael Rosenbaum

Lex Luthor

Allison Mack

Chloe Sullivan

John Schneider

Jonathan Kent

Annette O'Toole

Martha Kent

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 22, 2004 Crusade Clark, reprogrammed as Kal-El, returns to Smallville to steal a powerful kryptonite crystal; Lois Lane comes to town to investigate the murder of Chloe, her cousin; Lana returns from Paris with a new boyfriend. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 29, 2004 Gone An Army officer who turns out to be Lois' father stops Lois and Clark from investigating Chloe's murder; Clark learns that Gen. Lane has been in contact with Lex; Jason arrives from Paris and convinces Lana to continue their relationship. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 6, 2004 Facade Clark faces a surprising new foe in the form of a teenage girl whose plastic surgery results were achieved with the help of kryptonite; Jason and Lana continue to hide their relationship from Clark. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 13, 2004 Devoted Clark joins the football team and immediately gets the starting quarterback position, only to learn that the cheerleaders are poisoning the team's water with Kryptonite. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 20, 2004 Run Remarkably, Clark cannot catch the person (Kyle Gallner) who stole Jonathan's wallet; Lex purchases a priceless framed manuscript bearing Kryptonian symbols and containing a hidden map. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 27, 2004 Transference A strange glowing stone causes Clark and Lionel to switch bodies, and when Lionel discovers his new body has superpowers, he immediately begins wreaking havoc on Smallville. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 3, 2004 Jinx Mikail Mxyzptlk (Trent Ford), a foreign exchange student, opens an underground gambling ring at school and uses his powers to control the players, including Clark. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 10, 2004 Spell After reading from a spell book from the 1600s, Lana along with Lois and Chloe are possessed by vengeful witches who were burned at the stake; Clark is unable to stop the witches from wreaking havoc on the town. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 17, 2004 Bound When Lex is accused of killing a young woman, Clark tries to establish his innocence by seeking Lionel's help. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 1, 2004 Scare Lex's experiment at LuthorCorp goes awry and releases a dangerous toxin into Smallville; hoping to find a cure, Clark offers a blood sample to Lex and is stunned by what Lex does with the antidote. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 26, 2005 Unsafe Released from Belle Reve hospital, Alicia returns to Smallville to rekindle her relationship with Clark, but when she does not get what she wants, she uses red kryptonite to turn him into Kal. Details Episode 12 Aired Feb 2, 2005 Pariah Lana and Jason are attacked, and the evidence seems to point to Alicia (Sarah Carter); when Clark doubts Alicia's innocence, she forces him to unknowingly reveal his secret in front of Chloe. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 9, 2005 Recruit The star player of Met U (Chris Carmack) visits Clark to recruit him for the football team, but the mysterious death of another member of the team prompts Clark to take a closer look at his recruiter. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 16, 2005 Krypto When a dog that Lois accidentally hit while driving displays unusual strength, Clark investigates; he learns that the dog is part of an aborted LuthorCorp experiment and is being used to commit crimes. Details Episode 15 Aired Feb 23, 2005 Sacred Clark and Lana follow Jason and Lex to China to search for a mysterious kryptonite crystal; when Clark finds an artifact that leads them to the crystal, he is forced to battle the witch Isobel, who has taken over Lana's body to claim the stone for herself. Details Episode 16 Aired Mar 2, 2005 Lucy Lois' younger sister, Lucy (Peyton List), comes to town and charms everyone, until Clark discovers her darker side when he catches her stealing money from a bar. Details Episode 17 Aired Apr 13, 2005 Onyx A kryptonite explosion splits Lex in two and his evil side, known as Alexander, is released; Alexander starts a rampage by trying to kill Clark and Chloe in the lab. Details Episode 18 Aired Apr 20, 2005 Spirit A wannabe prom queen crashes her car into a ravine filled with kryptonite, releasing her spirit and affecting the behavior of others; Lex gives the seniors a special gift by booking the band Lifehouse to perform at the prom. Details Episode 19 Aired Apr 27, 2005 Blank When Clark loses his memory, Chloe must teach him about his superpowers while keeping him from accidentally revealing his secret to others; Lex takes advantage of Clark and persuades him to show where the three stones are hidden. Details Episode 20 Aired May 4, 2005 Ageless Clark and Lana discover an abandoned baby in the cornfield, but when the child begins to age at an alarming rate, the two fear his disease will kill him; Genevieve (Jane Seymour) orders Lionel to kill Lana, or she will have him sent back to prison. Details Episode 21 Aired May 11, 2005 Forever Clark must stop the school photographer (Steven Grayhm) when he sets up a simulated high school and starts kidnapping students to populate it; Genevieve (Jane Seymour), realizing that Lana has the crystal, attacks her to gain control of the stone. Details Episode 22 Aired May 18, 2005 Commencement A nightmare leads Clark to begin to understand why he was sent to Earth, and he seeks counsel from Jor-El, who warns him that he must reunite the three crystals immediately or a disaster of epic proportions will befall the planet. Details

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Smallville — Season 4

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Season Info

Director
Jeannot Szwarc, David Carlson, Terrence O'Hara, Steven S. DeKnight, Whitney Ransick, Brad Turner, David Barrett, James Marshall, Greg Beeman
Executive Producer
Alfred Gough, Miles Millar
Screenwriter
Brian Wayne Peterson, Steven S. DeKnight, Neil Sadhu, Kelly Souders, Luke Schelhaas, Todd Slavkin, Holly Herold, Holly Herald, Darren Swimmer
Network
The WB
Rating
TV-14 (D|V)
Genre
Drama, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 22, 2004