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The Smallville cast, season 8. (l-r) Erica Durance (Lois Lane), Sam Witwer (Davis Bloome), Aaron Ashmore (Jimmy Olsen), Allison Mack (Chloe Sullivan), Tom Welling (Clark Kent), Cassidy Freeman (Tess Mercer) and Justin Hartley (Oliver Queen). Image: © 2008 The CW Network, LLC. All Rights Reserved

Forging ahead into its eighth season, this modern retelling of the Superman legend and its classic characters continues to blend realism, action and emotional depth to reveal a new interpretation of the enduring mythology. This season Clark Kent (Tom Welling) moves closer than ever to embracing his calling as the iconic superhero he is destined to become.

Smallville season 8 Cast and Appearances

Tom Welling as Clark Kent
Allison Mack as Chloe Sullivan
Erica Durance as Lois Lane
Aaron Ashmore as Jimmy Olsen
Justin Hartley as Oliver Queen
Sam Witwer as Davis Bloome
Cassidy Freeman as Tess Mercer

Former Cast and Appearances

Executive producers: Kelly Souders & Brian Peterson, Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer, James Marshall, Mike Tollin, Brian Robbins and Joe Davola (Developed for Television by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar)

Smallville season 8 General Promos and Spoilers

[Lois and Clark]
Lana comes back
Clark Kent gets into the "S"
Legion of Superheroes is recruiting
There is a Lois and Clark phone booth moment
Sam Witwer on Doomsday: I will kick the **s of you boy-in-blue!
Chloe Sullivan wears a white dress

Smallville season 8 Pictures

Smallville episode 8.01 "Odyssey"
Airdate: September 18, 2008

The Justice League, lead by the Green Arrow, hits the Artic in search of Clark, who disappeared after the fortress collapsed. The team immediately has a confrontation with the new CEO of Luthorcorp, Tess Mercer. Meanwhile, Chloe is being held prisoner by a suspicious group who has discovered she has a new power, and Clark has been stripped of his powers by Jor-El. Kevin Fair directed the episode with the story by Brian Peterson & Kelly Souders and teleplay by Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer

[Episode 8.01 Review] [Episode 8.01 Highlights]

Other spoilers and news:

Jimmy proposes to Chloe
Oliver shoots Clark
Lois sneaks into the Luthor mansion
Justice League to the rescue!
Chloe gets hysterical as Clark lays dying in her arms
Guest stars: Alan Ritchson (Aquaman), Alaina Huffman (Black Canary), Phil Morris (Martian Manhunter)

[Trailer] [Pictures] [Promo video 1] [Promo video 2] [Promo video 3] [Promo video 4] [Director's cut] [Canadian trailer] [Description]

Smallville episode 8.02 "Plastique"
Airdate: September 25, 2008

Clark Kent’s first day at the Daily Planet get him to investigate a bus explosion with Lois Lane. Clark rescues Bette (guest star Jessica Parker Kennedy), a young girl who is hiding a big secret. Paramedic Davis Bloome (newcomer Sam Witwer) arrives in Metropolis and is drawn to Chloe. Bette bonds with Chloe (Allison Mack) over their shared meteor abilities. Rick Rosenthal directed the episode.

[Episode 8.02 Review] [Episode 8.02 Highlights]

Spoilers:

In the DC universe, Betty Sans Souci is Plastique, an explosives expert

[Trailer USA] [Trailer Canada] [Pictures] [Director's Cut] [Description]

Smallville episode 8.03 "Toxic"
Airdate: October 2, 2008

Oliver Green (Justin Hartley) collapses at a charity event and learns he only has 24 hours to live. Delirious, Oliver flashes back to when he was stranded on an island after his plane went down. He recalls meeting Tess (Cassidy Freeman) for the first time on that island. Clark tries to help but Oliver’s prognosis is grim. Chloe does something that would shock Clark. Mairzee Almas directed the episode written by Caroline Dries.

Spoilers:

Oliver is poisoned at a War Angel movie fundraiser
Chloe calls paramedic Davis Bloome to the rescue and future Doomsday will meet future Superman
Clark needs to cross the globe to get an antidote for Oliver

[Trailer - US] [Trailer - Canada] [Pictures] [Director's cut and preview] [Description] [Preview - Oliver Queen] [Sneak Peek]

Smallville episode 8.04"Instinct"
Airdate: October 9, 2008

An intergalactic queen goes looking for her soulmate in Smallville. Alas, none of the mere humans are good enough for her, so she seduces Clark Kent. Will her powers be too much for him?

Spoilers:

Maxima, queen of the planet Almerac, makes her way to earth and seduces Clark.
Lois walks in on Clark and Maxima and the poor girl has to deal with her feelings about Clark.
Tess asks for help to finding Lex from an unlikely source
Charlotte Sullivan guest stars as Maxima
Jimmy discovers a letter that Chloe wrote to Clark back in high school
Jimmy’s jealousy of Clark is “getting thin” says Chloe.
Charlotte Sullivan guest stars

[Trailer-US] [Trailer- Canada] [Pictures] [Director's cut] [Description] [Preview] [Sneak Peek]

Smallville episode 8.05 "Committed"
Airdate: October 16, 2008

Truth or consequence has never been a good game, and especially not if you’re being held with a kryptonite lie detector and asked if you love someone else. Chloe will be forced to tell Jimmy her true feelings about Clark. But will Clark and Lois find out their true feelings for each other too?

[Episode 8.05 Review]

Spoilers:

Chloe and Jimmy get abducted, along with other couples
Lois and Clark begin the investigating we have known them to do in Superman – they pose as a couple!
a kiss happens between the two reporters!!!! (Will Lois remember how great a kisser Clark is, as when he donned the Green Arrow costume and earned himself a smooched from Lois?)
So why is Lois trumpeting her cousin to Clark?
There is a Moment of Truth-esque lie detector “game” involving a loon

[Trailer] [Pictures] [Director's cut] [Description] ['>'>'>'>'>'>'>'>'>'>'>Preview] [Sneak Peek - Chloe and Jimmy]

Smallville episode 8.06 "Prey"
Airdate: October 23, 2008

A serial killer is on the loose. Clark confronts Chloe about meteor-infected people, and the friends get on each other’s nerves. Davis suspects himself, and lets Chloe in on the secret.

[Episode 8.06 Review]

Spoilers:

A serial killer is on the loose, and Clark suspects it’s someone he knows.
The attraction between Chloe and Davis continues.
Clark confronts Davis about pictures of dead people in his locker.
Clark arrives at the scene of a crime and finds Davis unconscious and bloodied.
Clark ~~flies~~ jumps!
The Martian Manhunter returns!

[Trailer] [Pictures] [Director's cut] [Description] [Sneak peek - Clark and Davis]

Smallville episode 8.07 "Identity"
Airdate: October 30, 2008

Smallville has many times said there is no wearing the cape and tights, so what’s Clark Kent going to do to escape scrutiny of his double identity? In this episode titled “identity” Clark will be forced to get creative to hide his true ‘colors’ of the red and blue. We know he’ll eventually turn into a fumbling awkward reporter with glasses and uncharacteristic shyness, but will we see Clark Kent going in that direction soon?

[Episode 8.07 Review]

Spoilers:

Lois is determined to find out who the new Metropolis "hero" is, as Jimmy sees a red-and-blue blur.
Clark contemplates on his double identity.

[Trailer] [Pictures] [Director's cut] [Description] [Sneak Peek- The world needs a hero]

Smallville episode 8.08 "Bloodline"
Airdate: November 6, 2008

With the crystal back in his possession, Clark Kent activates it but it sends him, and Lois Lane along, to the Phantom Zone! Clark reunites with Kara and she opens a door for Lois to return to earth. Unfortunately, someone escapes limbo land with Lois and takes over her body.

[Episode 8.08 Review]

Spoilers:

Lois gets superpowers as an alien’s wife.
Kara (Laura Vandervoort) is expected to appear in this episode.
Clark and Lois get trapped in the Phantom Zone.
Kara helps Lois escape back to earth.

[Trailer] [Extended Trailer] [Pictures] [Director's cut] [Description] [Sneak Peek - Kara in the Phantom Zone]

Smallville episode 8.09 "Abyss"
Airdate: November 13, 2008

Brainiac takes over Chloe Sullivan’s mind and erases her memory one by one until the only person she remembers is Davis Bloome. How can Clark Kent save her? If only he still has Jor El, or the Fortress, to ask.

[Episode 8.09 Review]

Spoilers:

Chloe forgets everything about her past.
There are flashbacks related to Chloe and Clark’s friendships.
Jor-El intervenes to restore her memories.
As Chloe’s memory gets erased, a flashback happens to the first time a young Chloe meets a young Clark… and a kiss happens!
Davis tells Chloe she’s marrying the wrong person.

[Trailer] [Pictures] [Director's cut] [Description] [Sneak Peek - Chloe runs to Davis]

Smallville episode 8.10 "Bride"
Airdate: November 20, 2008

It’s the wedding of the year at Smallville! Chloe Sullivan is about to tie the knot with Jimmy Olsen. Guess who decides to crash the party? Meanwhile, rumor has it that Lex Luthor is in Cuba, so Oliver goes after this hunch.

[Episode 8.10 Review]

Spoilers:

Chloe and Jimmy get married
Brainiac takes possession of Chloe’s body!!!
The wedding takes place at the Kent homestead.
Clark and Chloe dance at the wedding reception.
Lois begins to feel something for her co-reporter.
And then Lana comes back!
Clark and Lana finally get closure and she explains why she left.
Wedding reception in the likes of Cloverfield-The Blair Witch Project

[Trailer] [Extended Trailer] [Pictures] [Director's cut] [Description] [Sneak Peek - Lex Luthor]

Smallville episode 8.11 "Legion"
Airdate: January 15, 2009

Smallville resumes its season with the Legion of Superheroes as personal guests of Super-Boy Scout/future Superman aka Clark Kent! Time traveling from the future, three founding Legionnaires – Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy and Lightning Lad – will help Clark fight another time traveler, the Persuader, an outlaw recruited by the Legion who turned against the superheroes and became their worst threat.

Meantime, Brainiac (as Chloe) is so hungry for knowledge he wants to consume the whole world. He/She recruits Doomsday to the Fortress to prepare him for his destiny of defeating Superman.

[Episode 8.11 Review]

Spoilers:

Legion of Superheroes is introduced, featuring ~~Saturn Girl, Cosmic Boy and Lightning Lad~~ updated now to …
Legionnaires from the future appear!!! Garth, Imra, and Rokk, who have powers of electricity, telepathy, and magnetism, respectively.

[Trailer] [Pictures] [Director's cut] [Description] [Sneak Peek - Chloeniac] [Sneak Peek - Legionnaires introduced] [Sneak Peek - Persuader] [Sneak Peek - Chloe and Davis]

[Interview with writer Geoff Johns]

Smallville episode 8.12 "Bulletproof"
Airdate: January 22, 2009

“Red and blue blur” – that’s the nickname for the new Metropolis hero, and in one trailer, there’s a kid who idolized the new hero with his own version of the costume. The local folks of Smallville shouldn’t have a hard time hard guessing this mysterious hero’s identity since there is no other kid in all of Smallville who loves to wear the primary colors like Kent does.

In this episode, we still won’t see Clark with a cape, but at least we see him in blue, when he goes undercover as a police officer.

[Episode 8.12 Review]

Spoilers:

A KISS happens between two mainstay characters and it’s not involving Lois, Jimmy or Davis.
Clark Kent goes undercover to investigate the shooting of a friend.

[Trailer] [Pictures] [Director's cut] [Description] [Preview] [Sneak peek – Lana and Tess] [video clips – Green Arrow]

Smallville episode 8.13 "Power"
Airdate: January 29, 2009

In Allison Mack’s directorial debut, Clark Kent finds out what really happened to Lana after she woke up from her Brainiac-induced coma. Apparently some Luthorcorp experiments that are tied to Ares are what is keeping her alive.

[Episode 8.13 Review]

Spoilers:

A Luthorcorp experiment is the only thing keeping Lana alive!
Tess Mercer finds a shocking discovery about Luthorcorp

[Trailer] [Pictures] [Director's cut] [Description] [Sneak peek – Lana’s training]

Smallville episode 8.14 "Requiem"
Airdate: February 5, 2009

Clark Kent is too young to gain too many enemies. And yet, next week he meets yet another DC villain – the Toyman.

Chris Gauthier plays Winslow Schott, a toymaker who was fired by his employer (Queen Industries in Smallville; LexCorp in DC Comics). Although he has no special powers, he is a genius at creating and operating all kinds of mechanical devices, his toys. He is a madman and considered “armed" and dangerous” for both children and adults.

[Episode 8.14 Review]

[Trailer] [Pictures] [Director's cut] [Description] [Webclip – Oliver at the hospital]

Smallville episode 8.15 "Infamous"
Airdate: March 12, 2009

Spoilers’:

Linda Lake (Tori Spelling) is back and will threaten to expose Clark Kent’s identity.
Clark will reveal himself to the world!
Chloe will be hounded by media as the hero’s best friend.
A teenage admirer will fake a fall so Clark will rescue her.
Lois Lane returns and we forget all about Lana Lang!