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03-23-2022, 08:56 PM
https://www.looper.com/808863/best-smallville-episodes-ranked/
BY MICHAEL JOHN PETTY/MARCH 23, 2022 7:38 PM EDT
With the exciting news of a "Smallville" animated series (https://www.looper.com/774892/tom-welling-says-that-animated-smallville-revival-is-getting-closer/), it's time to go back and explore some of the greatest episodes of the hit 10 season series. Following the story of a young Clark Kent as he learns how to use his super-abilities to eventually become Superman, "Smallville" was the trailblazer for modern superhero television. Shows like "Arrow," "The Flash," "Supergirl," "Gotham," and plenty of others owe their thanks to this flagship series that proved once and for all that there was a market for superhero television in the 21st century. Of course, Clark never wore the Superman tights on-screen — barring some okay CGI in the finale — but that's because "Smallville" wasn't strictly a superhero show, especially not when it first started.
While "Smallville" has been off the air for a while now, it hasn't been forgotten. Actors Tom Welling (https://www.looper.com/635164/the-dc-hero-tom-welling-always-wanted-to-appear-in-smallville/) and Erica Durance reprised their respective roles as Clark Kent and Lois Lane in the 2019 CW crossover event "Crisis on Infinite Earths," (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPDt_yUZuIY&ab_channel=TVPromos) showing us what Lois and Clark have been up to after all these years. Whether you see that epilogue as canon or not, it's gotten many excited about "Smallville" once again, and after the 20th-anniversary event (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6IyPPkoRLY&ab_channel=WarnerBros.Entertainment) it's clear why fans continued to appreciate "Smallville."
BY MICHAEL JOHN PETTY/MARCH 23, 2022 7:38 PM EDT
With the exciting news of a "Smallville" animated series (https://www.looper.com/774892/tom-welling-says-that-animated-smallville-revival-is-getting-closer/), it's time to go back and explore some of the greatest episodes of the hit 10 season series. Following the story of a young Clark Kent as he learns how to use his super-abilities to eventually become Superman, "Smallville" was the trailblazer for modern superhero television. Shows like "Arrow," "The Flash," "Supergirl," "Gotham," and plenty of others owe their thanks to this flagship series that proved once and for all that there was a market for superhero television in the 21st century. Of course, Clark never wore the Superman tights on-screen — barring some okay CGI in the finale — but that's because "Smallville" wasn't strictly a superhero show, especially not when it first started.
While "Smallville" has been off the air for a while now, it hasn't been forgotten. Actors Tom Welling (https://www.looper.com/635164/the-dc-hero-tom-welling-always-wanted-to-appear-in-smallville/) and Erica Durance reprised their respective roles as Clark Kent and Lois Lane in the 2019 CW crossover event "Crisis on Infinite Earths," (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPDt_yUZuIY&ab_channel=TVPromos) showing us what Lois and Clark have been up to after all these years. Whether you see that epilogue as canon or not, it's gotten many excited about "Smallville" once again, and after the 20th-anniversary event (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6IyPPkoRLY&ab_channel=WarnerBros.Entertainment) it's clear why fans continued to appreciate "Smallville."