Starkville's "House of El" Podcast (Standard MP3)

January 15, 2009 – Clark is attacked by the Persuader in his barn, but before he is killed a trio of superpowered aliens from the 31st Century, called the Legion, shows up and saves him. While inhabiting Chloe’s body, Brainiac informs Davis that he will soon become the creature “Doomsday” permanently, and places him in an ice cocoon for the metamorphosis. Rokk, Imra and Garth inform Clark that today is the day he is supposed to destroy Brainiac for good, but the only way for him to do that would be to kill Chloe. Brainiac begins sucking the knowledge from every human mind through the world’s computer network when he is attacked by the Legion. Before the Legionnaires can kill Chloe, Clark intervenes and convinces them to focus their powers and pull Brainiac out of Chloe. Afterward, the Legion takes what is left of Brainiac with them back to the future to reprogram him into Brainiac 5, leaving Clark with a Legion ring of his own. This Week On SHoE – Smallville returns with a glimpse to the future, as the Legion of Superheroes visits town! SHoE is ready to kick off 2009 with the second half of season 8, and “Legion” was a great way to start. If this one sounds a little different it’s because we did it live.

January 14, 2009 – Here’s our interview with Smallville’s very own Cosmic Boy, Ryan Kennedy. Derek and Tucker talk with Ryan about his 31st century counterpart, Rokk, and what went into the casting and execution of 2009’s return episode, “Legion.”

December 31, 2008 – This Week On SHoE – SHoE’s back to ring in the new year right! It’s been over a month since our last episode and we’re to tell you what we’ve been up to, what’s going on as we speak, and what’s coming down the pipeline with Smallville and SHoE. Not only that but there’s a lot to discuss as we’re 2 weeks away from the January 15th return of Smallville!

November 25, 2008 – This Week On SHoE – Here’s your double dose of SHoE for this week to get you through til December! ‘Abyss’ and ‘Bride’ were so epic we felt the need to combine the two and discuss them in tandem. We’ve got full discussions for both including all the news leading up to the January 15th return of Smallville; plus news and a ton of email.

November 21, 2008 – Here is our interview with Smallville director Mairzee Almas who was at the helm of this seasons episodes “Toxic” and “Identity”. Mairzee also talks about the progression of the Doomsday story line from the start of the season, and a look at what’s to come.

November 6, 2008 – Someone sends Clark the crystal to rebuild the Fortress, only, when Clark touches the crystal it activates and sends him and Lois to the Phantom Zone. There, Clark and Lois find Kara, who helps Lois escape back to Earth. Unfortunately, General Zod’s wife, Faora, also escapes and takes over Lois’s body. Faora sets out to find her son, who turns out to be Davis – Faora explains that he was created when Faora and Zod could not have children. Chloe uses her powers to bring Clark and Kara back to Earth, with Kara getting John Jones’s crystal to exorcise Faora from Lois’s body. Tess pieces together that Clark was in the Arctic with Lex when he disappeared, while Kara decides to leave Earth in search of Kandor, a city that could possibly house survivors of Krypton. This Week On SHoE – An extra-special-sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame seed bun episode to get you through your Wednesday! We’ve got a lot to talk about from the eighth episode of the season, “Bloodline”, plus the description of the film Superman: Man of Steel written by Derek and Tucker.

October 30, 2008 – Lois and Jimmy are mugged on the street, and when Jimmy attempts to snap a picture of the mugger he catches a blurred image of Clark saving Lois. Jimmy goes on the hunt to identify the mysterious “Good Samaritan”, and Chloe tells Clark that he should use this opportunity to create an alter ego for himself like Oliver has with “Green Arrow”. Tess plants a new reporter, Sebastian Kane, at the Daily Planet, who has the ability to steal memories, to find out if Lois stole the crystal. Jimmy’s research leads him right to Clark. Having Oliver pose as the Good Samaritan, Clark sets up a scheme and shows Jimmy that he is wrong. Sebastian attempts to kill Lois after discovering that she knows who he is, but Clark intervenes. Chloe visits Sebastian, and when she learns that he knows Clark’s secret she uses her abilities to give him a stroke. This Week On SHoE – This one took a little longer to get out due to some technical difficulty, but we hope it was worth the wait! We’re hours away from 8×08 but there’s still plenty of stuff to talk about from ‘Identity’, our favorite episode of the season. Plus news about the new Superman film, Batman projects, Smallville winter hiatus, and of course, your emails and spoilers.

October 23, 2008 – A serial killer attacks a local club, injuring and murdering several patrons. Clark arrives and discovers Davis’s body, covered in blood and lying unconscious on the floor. Davis denies any memory of the event. While looking for clues, Clark meets John Jones, who, since losing his powers, has taken a job as a police detective. John and Clark work together on the attack, with John indicating that there have been others and that Davis has been the first to arrive on each of the scenes. Davis discovers that the blood on his body is not his, and that he has no wounds; Davis starts to believe that he is the killer because he suffers blackouts during the attacks, and finds his skin under the fingernail of a victim. One of Chloe’s Isis clients attacks Davis and Jimmy, and after Clark subdues him, the client confesses to all of the murders. John warns Clark that his heroic actions are getting a lot of attention and could expose him to the world, so he needs to be more careful when saving people. This Week On SHoE – The dynamic duo returns as Steve and Derek tackle one of their favorite episodes of season eight, “Prey”. But Derek’s not, quite himself… Plenty of stuff from this episode of Smallville to talk about including an in-depth discussion on flight vs. jump in Smallville-verse, plus news and your emails! Excuse the minor Steve audio mishap.

October 16, 2008 – Chloe and Jimmy are kidnapped after their engagement party by a jeweler who wants to test their love. Using a lie-detector to quiz them, every time one is caught in a lie the other is punished with a surge of electricity. Clark and Lois discover that they are missing and pose as a couple to lure the kidnapper out of hiding. Chloe and Jimmy survive, answering the questions to the jeweler’s satisfaction, who sets them free; unfortunately, Lois is kidnapped by the jeweler. Clark goes to her rescue, but a kryptonite watch the jeweler wears weakens Clark. During the line of questions, Lois admits that she loves Clark. Before Clark can answer, he manages to strip the watch off the jeweler and then knock him unconscious. Later, Lois chalks up her “love” for Clark as nothing more than a lie, which she was able to accomplish by slipping the lie-detector electrode off her finger. This Week On SHoE – Here’s our long overdue episode for the fifth episode of season eight, “Committed”. Family obligations have kept Derek from getting this one out to the masses but SHoE always prevails! With Steve gone, SHoE favorite Xander steps in with Derek to talk about a very shipperific episode for the Smallville audience, plus news, emails and more! No spoilers this week.

October 9, 2008 – Tess and a scientist activate the crystal that built the Fortress of Solitude, which results in an energy beam being sent into space. An alien, Maxima, from the planet Almerac recognizes the beacon as Kryptonian and comes to Earth to search for the Kryptonian she believes sent for her. Maxima tracks the signal to Tess, and then mistakenly identifies Jimmy as the Kryptonian. Maxima’s kiss almost kills Jimmy, but Clark comes to the rescue. Maxima realizing Clark is the Kryptonian she has been looking for, finds Clark at the Daily Planet and she uses her hormone-enhanced kiss to take control over Clark. When Clark tries to comfort Lois, who witnesses the pair kissing, Maxima assumes she is a rival mate and attempts to kill her. Clark stops Maxima and uses her bracelet to send her back to her home planet; he also learns that Tess has his crystal. This Week On SHoE – Derek and Steve talk about the fourth episode of the season, “Instinct”; plus lots of Smallville and Superman headlines including the upcoming release of The Dark Knight on DVD and the validity of rumors regarding if Brandon Routh is still Superman! Plus your emails, spoilers, and more!