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Season 8 – 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 8

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David Hinckley New York Daily News 09/18/2008
Smallville still weaves an interesting drama, with mystery and ambivalence. Go to Full Review
Zack Handlen AV Club 09/18/2008
C-
Gosh, what a silly show this is. Go to Full Review
Graeme McMillan io9.com 02/13/2020
Smallville is continuing to turn itself around and quietly become one of the more enjoyable (guilty) pleasures on TV right now. Will wonders never cease? Go to Full Review
Nico Lang Collider 11/22/2017
The fan boy in me ate up these appearances with the Geoff Johns penned Legion episode ranking very high in a strong season. Go to Full Review
Cindy White IGN Movies 11/22/2017
7/10
With [Davis] Bloome, Smallville has created a fascinating new character which may not technically fit into the canon of the DC Universe but certainly brings a lot more to the character than the hulking Doomsday would have done on its own. Go to Full Review
Chris Carabott IGN Movies 09/18/2008
8.6/10
What amazes me about Smallville is that no matter how bad the storylines may get or how tiresome the narrative becomes, there is always this glimmer of hope that pulls us back in year after year. Go to Full Review
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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 Rowan C @RowanC3 Aug 1 I feel that this is a huge improvement from the last season, and Doomsday as a villain is just great. The fortress collapses, which draws the Justice League to search for Clark and Lex, but there is a big issue. Tess Mercer who is played by Cassidy Freeman, is the new CEO of LuthorCorp and she is searching for Lex. The Justice League was mainly looking for Clark but Oliver found him at a Russian work camp without his powers. Jor-El stated later that if the fortress ever collapsed that he would take away Clark's power. When Clark returned, he was officially known as the Red and Blue blur saving people all around Metropolis. The main villain of this season was Doomsday and he was Davis Bloom who is played by Sam Witwer. Davis was a nice guy who was a paramedic but it all turned wrong when his dark side kept trying to get out. He found out from this Mother who was in the phantom zone that he is the child of Zod. Davis was made out of different samples of the strongest creatures across the universe and sent to earth to be its destroyer. The only one who could keep his monster inside of him was Chloe because his love for her overpowered his other side. He unwillingly attacked Chloe's wedding with Jimmy and took her hostage because at the time, he was under control from Brainiac. Brainiac trapped Davis in the fortress that was rebuilt but taken over by Brainiac with his goo. He also took over the body of Chloe to sooth Davis but Clark ended up saving her and putting an end to Brainiac this season. Clark had help from a group called the Legion 3,000 years into the future and they wanted to kill Chloe to save the world but Clark found a way to save her life. Lana returned this season initially at the wedding which interrupted a kiss scene between Clark and Lois. Lana reconnected with Clark quickly and Clark found out that it was Tess who kidnapped Lana to make that video to Clark at the end of Season 7. Lana ended up stealing Lex's suit he was going to wear to recover from his horrible injuries and she gained superpowers like Clark. There was a catch to this, Lex set up an entire plan to have Lana absorb a huge kryptonite bomb that would never allow her to see Clark again. Her suit was designed to absorb Kryptonite which forced them apart for good and that scene when they were saying goodbye was very sad to watch. Oliver crossed a line in Clark's book by blowing up the truck that Lex was in and killing him. I have a feeling that Lex is still alive because the Luthors’ never die that easily. Lex was also wearing a Kryptonite ring which Oliver stole it later in case he needed it. Clark thought that Davis had died for good when Chloe pulled the lever to spray him with Kryptonite but he was mistaken. Kryptonite actually made Davis stronger and the only way to calm the beast was to have Chloe by his side at all times. Chloe and Jimmy even divorced because Jimmy accused Davis of being a serial killer in which he was actually right. Clark refused to kill Davis so the Justice League took care of Clark so he couldn't go against their plan to kill Davis. Clark had basically exiled Oliver because he killed Lex, but the Justice League had to do what was necessary and that was to put Clark's ego aside to save the world. Bart actually returned on screen which is always awesome to see. This plan went wrong and Chloe used black kryptonite so split the Kryptonian from the human. Jimmy ended up finding Clark with the Kryptonite dart in his back and that is when Clark told him his secret. Jimmy was so happy that he was friends with a hero and he was the only one to put the puzzle together. Clark went back to Metropolis to stop Doomsday and he took him to the Geothermal plant where black canary detonated the bombs to end him. During this, Tess accused Lois of stealing her orb and they ended up fighting. Lois knocked out Tess and saw Clarks' time ring given by the Legion, in which Lois disappeared from the Daily Planet. While Davis was recovering, Chloe and Jimmy rekindled their relationship which ended with Davis killing Jimmy with a steel pipe. Davis went crazy because Chloe only stayed with him to protect Clark but Jimmy used his last bit of strength to force Davis into a metal stick, ending his life as well. Jimmy's funeral was very sad and Clark felt that it was his fault because his human side was slowing him down. Clark said to Chloe that Clark Kent is dead and Clark left Chloe in her new wedding gift given by Jimmy, before he died. The season ended with Tess's orb activating, which spawned Zod in the middle of her backyard. I just wanted to say how well Aaron Ashmore played Jimmy Olsen and I will miss him being on screen. I really feel for Chloe because her husband died and now Clark is leaving her to fulfill his destiny. The love story between Clark and Lois is starting to show, and I am all here for it. Overall, I really enjoyed this season and this was a big step-up from the last season making it way more entertaining. See more Ed R @JustcallmeER 10/14/2024 Introducing Doomsday! One of the most intimidating character yet! Watch more to find out what happens! See more 05/03/2022 Very great. The only thing holding me back from giving this 5 stars is that the finale was underwhelming due to all the build up and it gave hardly any pay-off. Also Sam Witwer's best performance. See more 12/24/2021 this is when the show starts to act like it does not know what it is. a terror tv show. a drama. a soup opera. a love story. while all the involved have some sort of metahuman powers and/or kryptonian powers. everything is tack on, forced or filler that at the end wont amount to nothing. lex is out of the door and lana becomes a weird regular human/non metahuman/with his skin converted into a exo-skeleton of nanites powered by kryptonite making her unbangeable by clark. after that there is nothing really important going on. See more steve d @RT35616104 07/26/2020 The weakest of the seasons due to the Doomsday mess (and only shadowy Lex)! but it is still great due to an increased role for Lois, a great new character in Tess. See more Read all reviews
Smallville — Season 8

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Episode 1 Aired Sep 18, 2008 Odyssey The Justice League heads to the Arctic to look for Clark after the collapse of the fortress; Chloe is held prisoner by a group who has discovered she has a new power; Jor-El strips Clark of his powers. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 25, 2008 Plastique On his first day at the Daily Planet, Clark and Lois are immediately thrown together on a story when a bus explodes outside the office; Clark rescues Bette, a young girl hiding a big secret; Davis Bloome, a paramedic, is drawn to Chloe. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 2, 2008 Toxic Oliver collapses and reveals he only has 24 hours to live; in his delirium, Oliver flashes back to when he first learned to use a bow and arrow, and the first time he met Tess; Chloe shocks Clark when she decides to use her powers to save Oliver. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 9, 2008 Instinct Tess and her team perform tests on the crystal she retrieved from the Arctic, causing it to send a beam of light into the universe; the beam of light triggers the arrival of Maxima, a queen from another planet looking for her soul mate. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 16, 2008 Committed A psychotic jeweler abducts Chloe and Jimmy and subjects them to a kryptonite-enhanced polygraph; while searching for them, Clark and Lois pose as a couple. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 23, 2008 Prey Clark believes a recent attack in a theater may be the work of a serial killer; Davis fears that his blackouts could mean that he is the killer. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 30, 2008 Identity Jimmy catches a red and blue blur on film when he takes a picture of Clark saving Lois from a mugger; after Tess decides to run the picture on the front page of the Daily Planet, Clark fears his identity will be discovered. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 6, 2008 Bloodline Clark receives a package containing the crystal that Tess found in the Arctic; the crystal activates, sending Clark and Lois to the Phantom Zone, where they run into Kara (Laura Vandervoort); Zod's wife, Faora, takes over Lois' body. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 13, 2008 Abyss Clark takes Chloe to the Fortress of Solitude so Jor-El can heal her after Brainiac replaces her memories with Kryptonian code. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 20, 2008 Bride Unexpected guests crash Chloe and Jimmy's wedding; Oliver thinks he has found Lex and sets out to confront him, but he is shocked to find Lana instead; Lois and Clark grow closer. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 15, 2009 Legion The Persuader attacks Clark; Chloe, as Brainiac, tells Davis he is Doomsday and that he was created to destroy the "other Kryptonian" and the world. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 22, 2009 Bulletproof Clark learns that John Jones was shot while working as a police officer; Lana tells Tess that Lex isn't the man she thinks he is, forcing Tess to re-evaluate her position as head of Luthercorp. Details Episode 13 Aired Jan 29, 2009 Power Clark discovers that Lana is missing; Tess reveals what really happened to Lana when she woke up from her Brainiac-induced coma; Tess is shocked by what she discovers in a secret LuthorCorp facility. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 5, 2009 Requiem An explosion at LutherCorp injures Oliver and kills all the board members. Details Episode 15 Aired Mar 12, 2009 Infamous Linda Lake (Tori Spelling) returns to Metropolis and threatens to expose Clark's secret unless he gives her an exclusive on the red-blue blur; refusing to be blackmailed, Clark tells Lois his secret and asks her to write his story. Details Episode 16 Aired Mar 19, 2009 Turbulence Tess tries to get Clark to reveal his powers by orchestrating an explosion; Davis learns a way to control the monster within. Details Episode 17 Aired Mar 26, 2009 Hex When Chloe wishes she were more like Lois, a mysterious magician grants her wish; she gets the chance to discover how the other half lives. Details Episode 18 Aired Apr 2, 2009 Eternal Tess asks Clark to help her destroy Davis; Davis turns to Chloe for help. Details Episode 19 Aired Apr 23, 2009 Stiletto Lois wants a big story to prove she is a star reporter; when she fights off a mugger, she uses the opportunity to pretend to be a new superhero; Clark is concerned that Lois will hurt herself. Details Episode 20 Aired Apr 30, 2009 Beast Clark learns that Davis is still alive; Oliver catches Jimmy breaking into Chloe's apartment. Details Episode 21 Aired May 7, 2009 Injustice Chloe asks Clark to kill Davis, claiming he can no longer keep the beast under control; Tess assembles a team of meteor freaks, including Plastique, to track down Davis, but things get out of hand. Details Episode 22 Aired May 14, 2009 Doomsday Oliver tries to convince Clark that Doomsday must be destroyed; a fight between Lois and Tess takes a shocking turn. Details
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Season Info

Director
Mike Rohl, Kevin Fair, Mairzee Almas, Glen Winter, James Marshall, Rick Rosenthal, Morgan Beggs, Jeannot Szwarc
Executive Producer
Alfred Gough, Miles Millar
Screenwriter
Brian Wayne Peterson, Turi Meyer, Bryan Q. Miller, Holly Henderson, Caroline Dries, Kelly Souders, Al Septien, Don Whitehead, Todd Slavkin, Darren Swimmer
Network
The WB
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Drama, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 18, 2008