It's our first Superman Special! Seeing as Smallville is a series about Superman, we will on occasion break away from our format and cover other Superman related topics of discussion...and what bigger news could there be about the Man of Steel than his first cinematic meeting with the Dark Knight himself in Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice! Fresh off its the release this week, Zach is joined by Lance Laster, Mike Krause and Mike Damante to discuss this extremely controversial and polarizing second entry in the DCEU.

This podcast contains SPOILERS. You've been warned!

Check out Damante's webite at: https://www.punkrockandufos.com/

ROUNDUP
Zach's Grade: B-
Lance's Grade: B
Krause's Grade: C
Damante's Grade: A

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This week Zach is joined by Lance Laster to discuss the eighth episode of Smallville, "Jitters." They talk this episode interesting production history (it was originally intended to be the third episode, ended up as the eighth), Lana's necklace appearing and disappearing at will, Zach's story of meetings Tony Todd at a Star Trek convention, and ask once again "What day of the week is it?"

EPISODE ROUNDUP
Zach's Grade: A-
Lance's Grade: A-
IMDB Grade: 8.0
Superman Homepage Grade: 5/5
Bechdel Test: FAIL

SERIES TALLY BOARD
Amnesia Count: 1
Kent Truck Accidents: 2
Smallville High School Faculty Deaths: 1
Smallville High School Student Deaths: 1
Hospital Visits: 1

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This week Zach is joined by Nancy Petru to discuss the seventh episode of Smallville, "Craving." We talk Nancy's Superman and Smallville fandom (or lack thereof), how current Lois Lane Amy Adams went from Smallville freak of the week to Oscar-nominated actress, exactly what weight qualifies as fat for a teenage girl, and how Lex Luthor's subplot elevates what would otherwise be one of the the series' worst episodes.

EPISODE ROUNDUP
Zach's Grade: C
Nancy's Grade: C
IMDB Grade: 7.5
Superman Homepage Grade: 3/5
Bechdel Test: FAIL

SERIES TALLY BOARD
Amnesia Count: 1
Kent Truck Accidents: 2
Product Placement Pete: 1
Smallville High School Faculty Deaths: 1
Smallville High School Student Deaths: 1
"You Weren't Yourself": 1

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This week Zach is joined by Mike Krause to discuss the sixth episode of Smallville, "Hourglass." They talk DCEU casting, the mechanics of a Kryptonite Fountain of Youth, the often overlooked tragic future of Superman, and if this episode is better remembered than it probably should be just because of its incredible final scene.

EPISODE ROUNDUP
Zach's Grade: B
Mike's Grade: C
IMDB Grade: 8.3
Superman Homepage Grade: 5/5
Bechdel Test: FAIL

SERIES TALLY BOARD
Amnesia Count: 1
Kent Truck Accidents: 2
Smallville High School Faculty Deaths: 1
Smallville High School Student Deaths: 1


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This week Zach is joined by Nick Ryan Magdoza to discuss the fifth episode of Smallville, "Cool." They talk the 2016 Oscars, high school letter jackets, if you'd really ditch your girlfriend to watch a fight on Pay-Per-View, and what exactly happens to these Freaks of the Week after it's all said and done?

EPISODE ROUNDUP
Zach's Grade: B-
Nick's Grade: B
IMDB Grade: 7.8
Superman Homepage Grade: 4/5
Bechdel Test: FAIL

SERIES TALLY BOARD
Amnesia Count: 1
Kent Truck Accidents: 2
Smallville High School Faculty Deaths: 1
Smallville High School Student Deaths: 1

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This week Zach is joined by Mike Krause to discuss the fourth episode of Smallville, "X-Ray." They talk Mike's Smallville and Superman fandom, Smallville's spiritual predecessor Superboy, the mechanics of shape-shifting, live action Lex Luthors and how Lana is a surprisingly three-dimensional character in the early going.

EPISODE ROUNDUP
Zach's Grade: A
Mike's Grade: B+
IMDB Grade: 8.2
Superman Homepage Grade: 4/5
Bechdel Test: PASS

SERIES TALLY BOARD
Amnesia Count: 1
Kent Truck Accidents: 2
Smallville High School Faculty Deaths: 1


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This week Zach is joined by Nick Ryan Magdoza, who created the original logo for the podcast, to discuss the third episode of Smallville, "Hothead." They talk Nick's Smallville fandom, high school newspaper policies and publication, the lack of continuity regarding Jonathan Kent's age, and how this mediocrely remembered episode isn't so mediocre after all.

EPISODE ROUNDUP
Zach's Grade: B+
Nick's Grade: A-
IMDB's Grade: 7.6/10
Superman Homepage's Grade: 5/5
Bechdel Test: PASS

SERIES TALLY BOARD
Amnesia Count: 1
Kent Truck Accidents: 1


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This week Zach is joined by Lance Laster as they discuss the second episode of Smallville, "Metamorphosis." They talk changes made from the pilot to the series proper, stalking, what Zach's last meal should be on death row, and the ever cool, ever quotable Lex Luthor!

EPISODE ROUNDUP
Zach's Grade: A
Lance's Grade: A-
IMDB's Grade: 7.7/10
Superman Homepage's Grade: 5/5
Bechdel Test: FAIL

SERIES TALLY BOARD
Amnesia Count: 1
Kent Truck Accidents: 1

PATREON: patreon.com/alwaysmallville
TWITTER: twitter.com/alwaysmallville
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/alwaysmallville
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"Always hold on to Smallville..."

Those were Jonathan Kent's

final words in "Smallville," which from 2001 to 2011 chronicled the

trials and tribulations of a young Clark Kent on his journey from farm

boy to Superman. Host Zach Moore is taking them to heart and will be

covering each and every episode of the hit TV series than ran for 10

seasons and over 200 episodes on the WB/CW...and ushered in the golden

age of superhero television we're currently enjoying today!

In

this episode, Zach is again joined by Lance Laster as they discuss the second episode of the

series, "Metamorphosis." Points of discussion include changes made from the pilot to the series proper, stalking, what Zach's last meal should be on death row, and the ever cool, ever quotable Lex Luthor!


Zach's Grade: A
Lance's Grade: A-
IMDB's Grade: 7.7/10

TWITTER: twitter.com/alwaysmallville
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"Always hold on to Smallville..."

Those were Jonathan Kent's final words in Smallville, which from 2001 to 2011 chronicled the trials and tribulations of a young Clark Kent on his journey from farm boy to Superman. Host Zach Moore is taking them to heart and will be covering each and every episode of the hit TV series that ran for 10 seasons and over 200 episodes on the WB and the CW ushered in the golden age of superhero television we're currently enjoying today!

In this episode, Zach is joined by Lance Laster as they discuss how they came to be introduced to Smallville and the very first episode of the series, "Pilot." In their play-by-play of the plot, observations are made, trivia is shared, laughs are abundant and a good time is had by all.

EPISODE ROUNDUP
Zach's Grade: B+
Lance's Grade: B
IMDB's Grade: 8.8/10
Superman Homepage's Grade: 5/5
Bechdel Test: PASS

SERIES TALLY BOARD
Amnesia Count: 1
Kent Truck Accidents: 1

PATREON: patreon.com/alwaysmallville
TWITTER: twitter.com/alwaysmallville
FACEBOOK: facebook.com/alwaysmallville
EMAIL: [email protected]