Torch Talk: A Smallville Rewatch Podcast

This week on Torch Talk, Jeremiah and Myriah revisit Smallville Season 1, Episode 4, “X-Ray.” Clark discovers a surprising new ability when his X-ray vision starts kicking in, but seeing through walls is only the beginning of the trouble. Meanwhile, a shape-shifting teenager named Tina Greer takes her obsession with Lana Lang to a whole new level, creating plenty of confusion and chaos around Smallville. From Clark learning to control his latest superpower to stolen identities, teenage jealousy, and more early 2000s Smallville weirdness, Jeremiah and Myriah break down what works, what feels wonderfully dated, and why this episode proves that things aren't always what they seem.

This week on Torch Talk, Jeremiah and Myriah revisit SmallvilleSeason 1, Episode 3, “Hothead.” Clark wants a normal high school moment by joining the football team, but Jonathan is not exactly ready to let a super-powered teenager loose on the field. Meanwhile, Coach Walt Arnold brings a whole new meaning to having a fiery temper. From Kent family tension tofootball drama, meteor-fueled rage, and early 2000s Smallville weirdness, Jeremiah and Myriah break down what works, what feels wonderfully dated, and why this episode still brings the heat.

Grab your bug spray and watch out for meteor rocks. Thisweek on Torch Talk, Jeremiah and Myriah revisit Smallville Season 1, Episode 2, “Metamorphosis.” Clark deals with jealousy, Lana’s kryptonite necklace, and the awkwardness of teenage feelings, while a bug-obsessed classmate becomes one of the show’s creepiest early villains. Myriah is officially grossed out by Bug Boy, and honestly, who can blame her?

Grab your red jacket and watch out for meteor rocks. This special extended edition of Torch Talk adds 15 more minutes to Jeremiah and Myriah’s recap of the Smallville episode that started it all: “Pilot.”

If you are only here for the new part of the conversation, skip ahead to the 34:29 mark.

The longtime friends revisit Clark Kent’s arrival in Smallville, his early hero moments, his instant connection with Lex Luthor, his impossible crush on Lana Lang, and the first villain shaped by the meteor shower. Along the way, they share even more reactions, memories, observations, and wonderfully dated moments from the series premiere.

Whether you watched Smallville when it originally aired or are discovering it for the first time, this extended conversation offers even more early 2000s nostalgia and sets the stage for the drama, friendships, romances, and adventures still to come. If you are only here for the new part of the conversation, skip ahead to the 34:30 mark.

Grab your red jacket and watch out for meteor rocks. In the first episode of Torch Talk, longtime friends Jeremiah and Myriah kick off their weekly Smallville rewatch with the one that started it all: “Pilot.” They revisit Clark Kent’s arrival in Smallville, his early hero moments, his instant connection with Lex Luthor, his impossible crush on Lana Lang, and the first villain shaped by the meteor shower. Whether you watched it when it aired or are discovering it for the first time, this episode begins the journey through the drama, friendships, romances, early 2000s nostalgia, and wonderfully dated moments that made Smallville unforgettable.