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Smallville (2001 – 2011)

2001 • 10 seasons • Drama, Action & Adventure • TV-14
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SmallvilleSeason 5

22 episodes · Sep 29, 2005

Juggling college classes at Central Kansas University is just the beginning for Clark Kent. As season five unfolds, he’s grappling with something far greater – the burgeoning realization of his extraordinary destiny and the path towards becoming the hero he's meant to be. This year marks a pivotal shift as Clark truly begins to embrace that future. However, his journey isn't without complications; the arrival of Professor Milton Fine casts a long shadow over Smallville, triggering a painful unraveling in Clark’s relationship with Lex.

1. Arrival
Sep 29, 2005 · 42m · 8.5

Arriving at the Fortress of Solitude, Clark finds himself face to face with Jor-El, who informs him that a return to Smallville is impossible. His destiny lies here, in preparation for saving the planet. Simultaneously, Chloe, overwhelmed b

2. Mortal
Oct 6, 2005 · 41m · 8.8

His father, Jor-El, removed the gifts of power that defined him, leaving Clark vulnerable and mortal. A sense of liberation washed over him as he embraced the simplicity of being human, and he sought a relationship with Lana, free from the

3. Hidden
Oct 13, 2005 · 42m · 8.5

Gabriel, a being altered by strange energies, breached the safeguards protecting missile codes, intending a final purge of his own kind in Smallville. The powerless Clark faced him, and was struck by a projectile. Only Jor-El's intervention

4. Aqua
Oct 20, 2005 · 41m · 8.4

Amidst the festivities at Crater Lake, Lois Lane is rescued from a watery grave by Arthur Curry. Possessing extraordinary swimming prowess, Arthur harbors a hidden purpose, one directed squarely at Lex. Separately, Professor Fine briefed Cl

5. Thirst
Oct 27, 2005 · 41m · 7.3

Desperate for housing as registration loomed, Lana sought refuge in a sorority. She soon discovered, however, that the sisters harbored a sinister purpose: to transform her into one of themselves, a vampire, and then unleash her upon Clark.

6. Exposed
Nov 3, 2005 · 41m · 8.0

Senator Jack Jennings, Jonathan’s oldest friend, arrives in Smallville seeking a boost for his re-election bid. However, his campaign is thrown into turmoil when he becomes implicated in the murder of his mistress, forcing Lois into an impr

7. Splinter
Nov 10, 2005 · 43m · 8.6

The exposure to the newly discovered "silver" kryptonite has driven Clark to the brink of paranoid delusion. Only Professor Fine stands with the knowledge to reach him, to pull him back from the edge – before the danger he now perceives com

8. Solitude
Nov 17, 2005 · 41m · 8.8

Martha’s sudden illness was peculiar, and Professor Fine persuaded Clark that Jor-El bore responsibility. He argued the Fortress of Solitude was actively working to eliminate the father of Kal-El. But Fine harbored a hidden agenda, one that

9. Lexmas
Dec 8, 2005 · 42m · 8.1

Lex received an envelope containing information that threatened to shatter Jonathan’s existence. He was faced with a terrible choice: use the contents and inflict pain on Clark and Martha, or allow the damage to remain concealed. Before he

10. Fanatic
Jan 12, 2006 · 42m · 7.9

The senatorial contest between Jonathan and Lex intensified when Jonathan received an anonymous threat, a demand for him to withdraw from the race. After discovering Jonathan severely injured, Clark resolved to track down those responsible.

11. Lockdown
Jan 19, 2006 · 41m · 8.5

Lex and Lana find themselves held captive by a disturbed deputy from Smallville, who intends to keep them imprisoned until Lex divulges the location of the Kryptonian spacecraft. Separately, the Kents are embroiled in a disagreement regardi

12. Reckoning
Jan 26, 2006 · 43m · 9.3

Clark confided his secret to Lana. Meanwhile, Jonathan and Lex learned the outcome of the senatorial election. A devastating car accident on the highway claimed the life of someone deeply cherished by Clark, compelling him to seek aid from

13. Vengeance
Feb 2, 2006 · 41m · 8.2

Clark learns that Andrea, the new assistant at the Daily Planet – a woman with spectacles and a tendency for clumsiness – harbors a secret identity as a vigilante who patrols the shadowed streets of Suicide Slum. Their paths converge as the

14. Tomb
Feb 9, 2006 · 40m · 7.9

A young girl’s spirit dwells within Chloe, bound to the very walls of Talon. Driven by a need for justice, Chloe embarks on a quest to find the one who took the girl’s life, while Clark and Lois struggle to stay close to her.

15. Cyborg
Feb 16, 2006 · 41m · 8.6

Clark encountered Lex in the unexpected connection forged with Victor Stone, a being both man and machine who had fled the confines of LuthorCorp with the assistance of a compassionate physician.

16. Hypnotic
Mar 30, 2006 · 42m · 8.1

A woman's subtle enchantment holds Clark captive, her charm a means of manipulating those around her. Under her influence, he reveals abilities he long concealed, and is tasked with a deadly mission: to kill Lex. Simultaneously, Lex has loc

17. Void
Apr 6, 2006 · 40m · 7.8

Consumed by grief following her separation from Clark, Lana seeks out a fringe medical student known for perilous experiments. He offers a serum derived from kryptonite, promising the ability to briefly cross the veil and commune with the d

18. Fragile
Apr 13, 2006 · 42m · 8.4

Clark forged an unlikely friendship with a young girl who possessed the remarkable ability to shatter glass with her mind. He found himself drawn into her world, and when tragedy struck – when suspicion fell upon her for the brutal stabbing

19. Mercy
Apr 20, 2006 · 43m · 8.8

A masked figure takes Lionel captive, demanding he participate in a series of intricate games with the ultimate reward of survival. News that Lionel possesses a secret, revealed by Clark, prompts Martha to seek him out. She finds herself dr

20. Fade
Apr 27, 2006 · 42m · 7.8

Clark rescued a man, and the grateful recipient offered a reciprocal debt. He proposed assistance, leveraging his peculiar gift of invisibility and his proficiency as an assassin to eliminate Lex Luthor, thereby enabling Clark to be with La

21. Oracle
May 4, 2006 · 42m · 8.6

Jonathan’s ghost appears to both Clark and Martha, delivering a dire warning about Lionel. He insists that Clark must take his life to avert a greater calamity. Separately, Fine resolves to pursue the vaccine from Lex at any cost.

22. Vessel
May 11, 2006 · 44m · 8.9

Professor Fine has unleashed a virus poised to claim millions of lives. Clark must intervene to halt the devastation, while Lex contemplates the consequences of revealing his latest secret to Lana.

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