Somebody Save Us: Revisiting Smallville

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S02E20: "Witness"

Original Airdate: 4/29/03

When Clark witnesses a shipment of refined kryptonite get stolen, he finds himself unable to stop the thieves. But when he connects the crime to one of Smallville's rising baseball stars,(It's Brad from Home Improvement)he learns the gang is using the kryptonite to give themselves augmented strength. Talk about juicin'!

Meanwhile, Lana's relationship with her father improves, but she learns that his wife is filing for divorce; and she is the reason. Tension between Chloe and Clark put their friendship in jeopardy, and Chloe finds herself in the orbit of Lionel Luthor. Curiously, the Torch is vandalised.

Did Home Improvement take place in the DCEU? What flavour is that Kryptonite vape juice? AEUHHH?!

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S02E19: "Precipice"

Original Airdate: 4/22/03

When Lana tries to kick some drunk bro's out of the Talon, she is roughed up and threatened with worse. After Clark accidentally throws him into the windshield of the new sheriff's car, he finds himself in her crosshairs. Meanwhile, a former flame of Dr. Bryce ANSON-BUSHES her, and begins stalking her, and implies that Lex violently attacked him. After Dr. Bryce is assaulted after the sheriff fails to listen to Lex' warning, he takes matters into his own hands. Lana decides to learn how to defend herself, and uses her newfound confidence to help Clark get clear of the false lawsuit her attacker is threatening. 

It's the one with all the ambushes!

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S02E18: "Visitor"

Original Airdate: 4/15/03

When the new kid Cyrus seemingly uses heat vision in an altercation with some bullies, Clark attempts to befriend him. In doing so, he finds that Cyrus believes he has extraterrestrial origins, and desperate not to be alone in the universe, Clark is willing to keep an open mind. Meanwhile, Dr. Bryce moves into the mansion, but quickly finds a door her skeleton key doesn't open. Is it just a room for jackin' it? Was Cyrus an E.T.? Can any episode following Rosetta not feel like a massive downgrade? Listen friends, and enjoy!

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S02E17: "Rosetta"

Original Airdate: 2/25/03

Big huge episode as the late great Christopher Reeve guest stars! When Clark starts doing some Kryptonian sleep-flying in his dreams, he decides to follow things up by using the ship key in the caves, and afterward, he can read the language on the cave walls. Lex becomes suspicious of Clark and believes he has more knowledge than he lets on. After Clark accidentally burns a glyph into the side of the barn, he is contacted by the reclusive Virgil Swann. Clark visits Swann despite his parents reservations, and learns where he is from, who he is, and later, his destiny on Earth! Best episode? BEST. EPISODE. 

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S02E16: "Fever"

Original Airdate: 2/18/03

When Martha gets a lungful of that dank green while trying to hide the key to Clark's ship, Dr. Bryce does her best to find out what happened, as well as draw the attention of the DCA(CDC basically)who insist on doing a thorough investigation of the Kent property. When Clark greens out too, Chloe decides to tell him how she really feels…while he's unconscious. With Clark and Martha's lives on the line, DK pulls his sneaking suit out of mothballs to try to recover the key, hoping the ship can save them. 

Why does Lex have the key to Helen's office? Was a heavily secured army base really necessary to guard a bunch of farm stuff and Clarks spank towel? Where did Clark's blood end up? Kryptonite, not even once. 

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Music this week provided by Avery Alexander. You can find more of his work at 

https://youtube.com/c/xArcticxSilence

S02E15: "Prodigal"

Original Airdate: 2/11/03

Attending a routine Starfleet conference on Earth, Kirk encounters an anomaly and his shuttle loses power. He wakes up disoriented, but shortly pieces together some facts. He's in the 21st century, still Earth, but Edge City doesn't ring a bell. Mistaken for a man from this time called Lucas Luthor, he discovers his half brother Lex is embroiled in a struggle to control a corporation, and wants his help to topple their father, Lionel. Can Kirk keep the timeline intact, play his role as Lucas, and find his way back to his time? Is writing joke show notes for a Smallville episode nominally Star Trek related because of a single actor going a little too far? Is there actually a staff at the Talon? How long was Lionel really blind? Find out, and skip the f$#king around!

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S02E14: "Rush"

Original Airdate: 2/4/03

When Pete and Chloe attend a "Rave in the Cave" Pete gets bit by a creepy crawly that removes his ability to give a shit, even as a local Rick Moranis cosplayer jumps to his death. Lex meets a researcher who may have the answers to the mystery of the caves, and Clark is set to go on a date with Lana at long last. But when Chloe falls victim to the Boner Bug, and Pete doses Clark with some Red, Clark finds his chances with Lana evaporate. 

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S02E13: "Suspect"

Original Airdate: 1/28/03

When Lionel Luthor is shot, presumably for blocking the sun and cornering the energy market of Spring…er Smallville, all evidence points to Daddy Kent as the primary suspect. But as Clark begins investigating it's clear plenty of people could have done it, including Lex, maybe even Smithers…sorry, Dominic. Does this make Henry Small Lionel Hutz? Did Ethan save his best work for his last case? How was DK allowed to leave Moe's after so many…you know what, I'm done. 

It's the one where the baby did it, or the Sheriff. I forget. 

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S02E12: "Insurgence"

Original Airdate: 1/21/03

Lex gets outbid for a big contract by LuthorCorp and discovers that his office was bugged, and when Lionel does a bit of an insult drive-by to rub it in, Lex hires his own "Oceans" crew to bug Lionel's office. But when the infiltration job becomes a full on heist, Lionel and Martha are at the wrong place at the wrong time. Something something Lana. 

Can Clark make the jump to save Martha in a single bound? Is 3 goons enough for an "Oceans"? Why SO MUCH Kryptonite in that vault, and why weren't the goons more curious about it? Does Lex have awful music tastes, or is this just a one off? Lastly, has Daddy Kent ever packed a picnic in his life?

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