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Tom Welling & David Boreanaz

1 Cap Per Episode (Season 10) - Clark/Lois/Tess

with bonus Clois for episodes Tess doesn’t appear in.

Favorite Smallville Episodes #3 - 9x08 Idol When I first heard that the Wonder Twins would be a part of the episode I thought it was really bad idea, but I couldn’t have been more wrong. The twins were used in a small dose and to prop up Clark. This a was huge change from other episodes where the guest hero tends to outshine Clark. I loved how good he was with the them and it was great glimpse into how inspires people as Superman. Despite all the great stuff with Clark, my favorite part of this episode has to be the Lois portions. This episode is my favorite Lois episode of the series for several reasons. The idea of Lois in therapy isn’t a new one, but it was still great to see what makes her tick. Lois also ends up technically figuring out that Clark’s the Blur and I love that she was willing to die if it kept his secret safe. We know there’s no way Clark would let that happen and thanks to the wonder twins he was able to save her without his secret coming out. Something else I enjoyed was that despite her admiration of the Blur she could still call him out on his crap. Also as a villain Ray Sacks was fantastic. I loved having a villain that wasn’t Kryptonian or Luthor related. It’s too bad we didn’t get more of those because it would have been a nice change of pace.
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#3 - 9x08 Idol

When I first heard that the Wonder Twins would be a part of the episode I thought it was really bad idea, but I couldn’t have been more wrong. The twins were used in a small dose and to prop up Clark. This a was huge change from other episodes where the guest hero tends to outshine Clark. I loved how good he was with the them and it was great glimpse into how inspires people as Superman.

Despite all the great stuff with Clark, my favorite part of this episode has to be the Lois portions. This episode is my favorite Lois episode of the series for several reasons. The idea of Lois in therapy isn’t a new one, but it was still great to see what makes her tick. Lois also ends up technically figuring out that Clark’s the Blur and I love that she was willing to die if it kept his secret safe. We know there’s no way Clark would let that happen and thanks to the wonder twins he was able to save her without his secret coming out. Something else I enjoyed was that despite her admiration of the Blur she could still call him out on his crap. Also as a villain Ray Sacks was fantastic. I loved having a villain that wasn’t Kryptonian or Luthor related. It’s too bad we didn’t get more of those because it would have been a nice change of pace.

Favorite Smallville Episodes #4 - 10x07 Ambush This is episode is one of my favorites of season 10. I had been hoping we’d get an onscreen reunion with General Lane & Lucy since their first appearances in season 4, so I was glad that they were able to do that before the show ended. As a Clois fan I obviously loved the beginning scene between them, but it that wasn’t even the best part of the episode for me. I loved that we got to see them having a disagreement and that we as an audience could understand both point of views. Seeing them both stand of to the General was great as well and shows just how much they are willing to fight for each other. General Lane was fantastic and I enjoyed seeing him give Clark a hard time because he’s never had to deal with that before. I also loved the fact that him Clark a hard time was actually a test for Lois to see if she’d defend Clark. I thought it was nice touch to show that he really had Lois’ best interests at heart. It was also interesting that writers made it ambiguous whether or not the General figured out Clark was the blur. This episode also confirmed for me why making Tess Watchtower was a great choice. She was able to use her past to help the JLA and I loved that she made the place more homey and family like. I don’t think it was intentional, but I remember Courtney bringing that up to Chloe in Absolute Justice and I liked that Tess ended up being the one to do it.
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#4 - 10x07 Ambush

This is episode is one of my favorites of season 10. I had been hoping we’d get an onscreen reunion with General Lane & Lucy since their first appearances in season 4, so I was glad that they were able to do that before the show ended. As a Clois fan I obviously loved the beginning scene between them, but it that wasn’t even the best part of the episode for me. I loved that we got to see them having a disagreement and that we as an audience could understand both point of views. Seeing them both stand of to the General was great as well and shows just how much they are willing to fight for each other.

General Lane was fantastic and I enjoyed seeing him give Clark a hard time because he’s never had to deal with that before. I also loved the fact that him Clark a hard time was actually a test for Lois to see if she’d defend Clark. I thought it was nice touch to show that he really had Lois’ best interests at heart. It was also interesting that writers made it ambiguous whether or not the General figured out Clark was the blur.

This episode also confirmed for me why making Tess Watchtower was a great choice. She was able to use her past to help the JLA and I loved that she made the place more homey and family like. I don’t think it was intentional, but I remember Courtney bringing that up to Chloe in Absolute Justice and I liked that Tess ended up being the one to do it.

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Steve Burton

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Favorite Smallville Episodes #5 - 9x06 Crossfire This is the episode that features Lois and Clark’s first kiss, but there is also so much more than that. This episode actually reminded me a bit of an episode of “Lois & Clark” because of the mixture of romance comedy and adventure. There also was loads of bantering and flirting between Lois and Clark. The main reason I love this is because it’s not something generally see from Clark. I loved seeing him attempt to win Lois over without much brooding. We got to see how comfortable they are with each other and how well they know each other. I also loved that he was willing to accept Lois possibly getting back together with Oliver if it meant she was happy. We know he didn’t need to worry about that, but I still thought it spoke about deep his feelings for her ran. Aside from the Lois and Clark I enjoyed seeing Chloe and Stuart going back and forth with each other and I actually think that he would have been an interesting choice as love interest since they were so similar. I enjoyed the introduction to Mia and I actually wish we’d gotten more of her in season 10. This episode also has the distinction of being the episode that cemented my love of Tess as a character. Throughout the episode Zod underestimates her and eventually sends a one of his men to kill her. I loved the way that scene where we find out Tess killed the guy because it was so subtle. They didn’t need to show us the actual murder and I thought it was nice touch. The scene also made me think (and it was confirmed by interactions with Lionel & Lex in Season 10) that she’s had a lifetime of being underestimated by the men in her life and it made look at her differently.
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#5 - 9x06 Crossfire

This is the episode that features Lois and Clark’s first kiss, but there is also so much more than that. This episode actually reminded me a bit of an episode of “Lois & Clark” because of the mixture of romance comedy and adventure. There also was loads of bantering and flirting between Lois and Clark. The main reason I love this is because it’s not something generally see from Clark. I loved seeing him attempt to win Lois over without much brooding. We got to see how comfortable they are with each other and how well they know each other. I also loved that he was willing to accept Lois possibly getting back together with Oliver if it meant she was happy. We know he didn’t need to worry about that, but I still thought it spoke about deep his feelings for her ran.

Aside from the Lois and Clark I enjoyed seeing Chloe and Stuart going back and forth with each other and I actually think that he would have been an interesting choice as love interest since they were so similar. I enjoyed the introduction to Mia and I actually wish we’d gotten more of her in season 10. This episode also has the distinction of being the episode that cemented my love of Tess as a character. Throughout the episode Zod underestimates her and eventually sends a one of his men to kill her. I loved the way that scene where we find out Tess killed the guy because it was so subtle. They didn’t need to show us the actual murder and I thought it was nice touch. The scene also made me think (and it was confirmed by interactions with Lionel & Lex in Season 10) that she’s had a lifetime of being underestimated by the men in her life and it made look at her differently.

Favorite Smallville Episodes #6 -10x11 Icarus I’ll admit that I was excited about this episode mostly because I knew Clark would be proposing to Lois. I assumed that would be the only portion I really enjoyed, but I am happy to say I enjoyed the entire episode from beginning to end. We begin of course with the proposal, which was everything I hoped it would be. I loved that Tess arranged an engagement party for Lois and And Clark so we got to see everyone in a joyful setting. We also learn that due to the VRA there are curfews and a backlash against the heroes. What I love most about this episode is that female characters all get a chance to shine in this episode. We get to see it with both the heroes as well as the villainous characters like Trotter. That scene where Lois convinces Cat to let her go is great and it also showed us a different side of Cat. I also loved seeing Lois, Tess and Emil work together to make sure nothing was revealed about the heroes when they were captured. Seeing Carter again was also a highlight. He was great in Shield, but this episode cemented him as one of my favorite heroes of the series. I knew based on the hints in Shield as well as the title “Icarus” that he was likely going to die, but it was still sad to see. Lastly, I loved that there was an actually surprising cliffhanger. I assumed the show would end with Carter’s funeral, but I was not expecting them to all be knocked out. It was actually kind of fun not knowing what would happen.
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#6 -10x11 Icarus

I’ll admit that I was excited about this episode mostly because I knew Clark would be proposing to Lois. I assumed that would be the only portion I really enjoyed, but I am happy to say I enjoyed the entire episode from beginning to end. We begin of course with the proposal, which was everything I hoped it would be. I loved that Tess arranged an engagement party for Lois and And Clark so we got to see everyone in a joyful setting. We also learn that due to the VRA there are curfews and a backlash against the heroes. What I love most about this episode is that female characters all get a chance to shine in this episode. We get to see it with both the heroes as well as the villainous characters like Trotter. That scene where Lois convinces Cat to let her go is great and it also showed us a different side of Cat. I also loved seeing Lois, Tess and Emil work together to make sure nothing was revealed about the heroes when they were captured.

Seeing Carter again was also a highlight. He was great in Shield, but this episode cemented him as one of my favorite heroes of the series. I knew based on the hints in Shield as well as the title “Icarus” that he was likely going to die, but it was still sad to see. Lastly, I loved that there was an actually surprising cliffhanger. I assumed the show would end with Carter’s funeral, but I was not expecting them to all be knocked out. It was actually kind of fun not knowing what would happen.