"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!

This week Zach is joined by frequent guest Lance Laster to discuss the tenth episode of Smallville, "Shimmer." In addition to our normal shenanigans, we retroactively add a new category to the tally board (KOs to Keep Clark's Secret) and spend a good chunk of conversation off the top talking Arrow in the wake of its most recent episode as of this recording ("11:59") and the sad state of affairs that once great series has become. Not caught on up Arrow? Don't want to be spoiled? Just don't care? No problem, there are audio cues and time codes in the podcast, but just to be extra clear all Arrow discussion is 2:05 - 22:17. You've been warned! We know it's a bit irregular to spend such a large portion of the podcast talking about another series...but we just had to vent!

Zach's Grade: B

Lance's Grade: B+

IMDB Grade: 7.7

Superman Homepage Grade: 4/5

Bechdel Test: FAIL

Amnesia Count: 1

Kent Truck Accidents: 2

KOs to Keep Clark's Secret: 3

Smallville High School Faculty Deaths: 1

Smallville High School Student Deaths: 1

Hospital Visits: 1

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