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

November 15, 2007 – Clark uses Kara’s crystal to resurrect his mother Lara, but unknowingly brings Zor-El back. Lara unwittingly gives Clark a blue kryptonite ring that strips his powers, while Zor-El tries to take over the world. Lois and Grant’s romantic relationship is discovered by Lex and Chloe. Grant and Lex are revealed to be working together, and Grant is revealed to be Lex’s younger brother Julian Luthor. Clark gets to the Fortress and shatters the crystal, which destroys Zor-El and Lara. Kara is transported to Detroit, Michigan, with no memory of who she is, and Jor-El informs Clark there will be consequences for his repeated defiance. This Week on SHoE – Derek and SHoE contest winner, Stuart take on the eighth episode of season seven, “Blue” – also included is a discussion about the cliffhanger leading us into the only December episode of Smallville, news on Mercy Reef being available on DVD and more details regarding the writer’s guild strike.

November 8, 2007 – Lightning strikes a windmill on the Kent farm while Clark is weakened by nearby kryptonite; the bolt travels through him and Lana, transferring a portion of his powers to her. After sharing their first intimate moment in two years, Clark begins to worry about Lana’s use of the powers after remembering what happened to Eric Summers and Jonathan Kent when they were imbued with Clark’s powers. Lana becomes more aggressive with the powers, stealing confidential files from Lex—which show that Lex has been keeping what remains of Milton Fine’s ship—and later attacking him. After a battle with Clark, Lana’s powers are reabsorbed when Clark uses a high voltage shock and kryptonite to take the powers back; during the fight, Fine’s remains are released. This Week on SHoE – Derek and Steve try to shake things up a little bit by trying a few technical tricks that will further be fixed in the coming weeks, plus our recap of “Wrath” and news surrounding the WGA strike that will inevitably affect Smallville’s seventh season and the upcoming timeline of SHoE – we’re sorry for the delay in this packed episode but emergencies happen sometimes; and the AAC will be available on Sunday.

November 5, 2007 – Derek and Chuck take a few minutes to inform all of you on the goings-on with the Writer’s Guild strike in Hollywood and how this is going to affect films, television shows, full seasons, and more importantly: Superman and Smallville.

November 1, 2007 – Clark learns that Kara is in Washington, D.C. looking for the crystal from her ship. Kara learns the exact location of the crystal, but it is not there when she arrives. Clark confronts her in a club, but she flies away. With Jimmy’s help, Kara follows a path to Lex’s mansion, but Agent Carter is waiting. Using kryptonite handcuffs, Carter takes Kara back to Virginia. Using a kryptonite truth serum, Carter attempts to learn about Krypton, but Clark interrupts him and saves Kara with Lionel’s help. Clark shows Lana that he has Kara’s crystal, which contains his birth mother’s DNA. This Week on SHoE – Derek and Steve Glosson from Geek Out Online cover everything, from the Hollywood writers Guild strike, to episode 7×06 of Smallville, “Lara” and all the new topics and theories it has formed, including news on the Superman sequel, casting news and tons of new spoilers – we hope you enjoy this extended episode!

October 29, 2007 – Here is our interview with Smallville director Mairzee Almas who was at the helm of last week’s episode “Action” and the season 6 episode “Nemesis”. Mairzee talks a little about what went into each of these episodes plus a spoiler-free look at the future!

October 25, 2007 – While filming takes place on the Warrior Angel movie on the Kent farm, Clark saves lead actress Rachel Davenport from a car crash. After some researching by Chloe, it is discovered that someone is trying to kill Rachel, because they believe her character should die, like she does in the comics. Clark’s secret is uncovered by the attacker when he is witnessed stopping a bullet intended for Rachel; he attempts to kill Lana in hopes that her death will make Clark see his true destiny as Earth’s savior. Lana is revealed to be the one who kidnapped Lionel Luthor, and when he is finally freed, Lionel informs Lana that he knows she kidnapped him. This Week on SHoE – Derek and a special guest host bring an ‘action’ packed episode full of news, humors, Derek’s big announcement regarding the new Superman film and lots of spoilers! PLUS be on the lookout for a new interview in the coming days!

October 22, 2007 – This Week on SHoE – Really sorry for the delay in posting but we’ve since “screwed our lives” to bring you the latest episode. Lots of extenuating circumstances went into effect in preparation for this, but none the less here is your latest Smallville news with your recaps for “Fierce” & “Cure”!

October 4, 2007 – Clark discovers he has a cousin, Kara, who was stuck in suspended animation for eighteen years. After a rocky first meeting, where Clark and Kara fight, the two soon band together to find Kara’s stolen ship. Together they find her ship, which was taken by the Department of Domestic Security, but it is in self-destruct mode. Kara absorbs the explosion before it can kill anyone. Later, Kara reveals that a Kryptonian crystal, hidden inside the ship, was stolen before the ship exploded. Lex finds Lana, who used a LuthorCorp clone of herself to help fake her own death, in China. Lex returns to Smallville, determined to find the girl—Kara—who saved his life. This Week on SHoE – Derek and Aly take on the second episode of season 7, “Kara” giving you a full recap of the amazing episode, also news regarding Superman in court, a new scene for next week’s episode, spoilers for upcoming episodes and more!

September 27, 2007 – Clark confronts a bizarre version of himself and the ensuing fight causes Reeves Dam to burst. Lex, who was arrested for Lana’s murder, is caught in the flood of water. Before he can drown, Lex is saved by an unknown girl who he later believes to be an angel giving him a second chance at redemption. Lionel’s body is taken by an unknown person. Chloe is pronounced dead at the hospital, but she resurrects herself in the morgue. Clark discovers his doppelgänger’s weakness, the yellow sun, and exploits it with the help of John Jones (Phil Morris). Lana is revealed to be alive and living in Shanghai, China. On the season 4 premiere of SHoE – You asked for it, you got it – Coming at you with an extended episode, here’s our review of the season 7 premiere of Smallville – “Bizarro” – We go in-depth with all new HiDef screencaps courtesy of Jc’s Watch List and some all new features on the show, plus your emails, voicemails, and reactions moments after the episode ended! Welcome to all our new listeners, we hope you enjoy the show!

September 22, 2007 – Derek and Houston review the season four and five episodes you picked as the number one to be commentated on: ‘Spell’ and ‘Reckoning’ – plus new spoilers, a clue to a new SHoE offspring and great listener emails from new fans due to the awareness from the season 6 DVD.