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"Commencement" SEASON FINALE
Original airdate: May 18, 2005

Lana and Genevieve fight to the death; Jason returns; Meteors head towards Smallville; Clark must give Jor-El all the stones to save the town; Lex and Chloe witness Clark vanish; Lionel goes into a coma.

How it begins : Genevieve confronts Lana in her apartment. The two fight and Lana kills her by plunging one of the stones of knowledge into Genevieve's chest. When she looks up she sees Lex standing in the doorway. Clark has a nightmare and wakes up screaming "it's coming." A meteor shower is headed Earth's way.

What's up with Lex: Lex comforts Lana and tells her she can't go to the police. He'll help her get a great lawyer and deal with the crisis. Later, Lionel shows up and blackmails his son. He wants the stone lana has and if he doesn't get it, he'll turn Lana in.

What's up with Lois: Lois informs the Kents that she's heading to Europe to try and find her sister. She helps Clark get ready for graduation and the two make up for all their bickering during the year. Clark tells her she should go into journalism, but she has no interest.

What's up with Chloe: Clark and Chloe graduate, but Lana doesn't show up. Half way through the ceremony the national guard rolls in and tells everyone a meteor shower is coming and they have to evacuate immediately. Chloe and Lois go looking for Lana.

What's up with Clark: Back at the farm, Clark tells his parents he has to be the reason the meteors are coming again. He has to do something. Before he can, Lex confronts him about the caves. He's found a hidden room and wants to know if Clark knows about it (knowing full well he does as he stole some of Clark's research to find the room). Clark tells him he doesn't and Lex leaves knowing Clark is lying to him. Clark goes to the caves and talks to Jor-El who tells him mankind awakened the trouble by getting the stones. The only way to save Smallville and himself is for Clark to get all three stones of knowledge.

What's up with Lana: Clark tells his parents he has to stay behind and combine the stones. They reluctantly agree and he heads into the barn where he finds Lana waiting for him. She gives him the stone and tells him she loves him. He replies he loves her too, and then, asking him to trust her, Lana turns and leaves. Lex tries to get Lana to give him the stone, but she refuses.

What's up with the Kents: Martha and Jonathan (and Shelby) are about to leave the farm when Jason pulls up bloodied and upset. He pulls out a shotgun and demands to know where Clark is.

What's up with Lionel: Clark places the stone Lana gave him next to the one he already had in the cave. As soon as he does they both glow and so does the one that Lionel has in his coat pocket. Lionel has a seizure and is incapacitated. Lex puts the stone in his safe. Clark is able to follow a piercing noise to the stone, but when he grabs it he's affected by all the kryptonite in the artifacts around it and he falls helpless to the floor.

How it ends up: Jason holds the Kents hostage and demands to know where the stones are. Lex finds out Lana doesn't have the stone anymore and puts her on a helicopter to Metropolis. Chloe heads to the mansion to try and find Lana and instead finds Clark unconscious on the floor. She drags him away from the kryptonite and he super speeds away just as Lex walks in. Chloe says she's looking for Lana but Lex notices the stone is missing and demands to know who took it. Chloe feigns ignorance, but Lex sees thought the lie and drags her to the caves.

Jason is about ready to kill the Kents when the meteor shower his. The farm house is hit directly, with Jason and the Kents inside. Clark is able to save some people, but the town is hit hard and several people die. The helicopter Lana is in is hit and crashes into a field.

Clark makes it to the caves and places the final stone in place. It forms a diamond shape and levitates into the air. Chloe pushes Lex down and witnesses Clark grab the shape. Lex gets into the room just in time to watch a flash of light, and Clark disappears. He reappears in an Arctic snow field with nothing but snow and mountains in sight. Clark hurls the stone across the horizon.

Lana is alive but injured and crawls to a crater that contains a large spaceship in the same diamond shape as the now combined stones.
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"Forever"
Original airdate: May 11, 2005

A Smallville High student doesn't want high school to end; Lex and Lionel are tortured; Genevieve goes after Lana.

What's up with Chloe: Chloe signs a yearbook for Torch photographer Brandon. When the bell rings for class, Chloe notices that there's no one around. Brandon has vanished and there are no students or teachers roaming the halls of Smallville high. When she finds another student, Haley, she notices Haley is frozen in place, the only things that can move are her eyes. Chloe freaks and begins running through the halls trying to find an exit, but they're all locked. When she opens the window a flash of light beams through. The school has been recreated in an abandoned warehouse, and there's no way out!

What's up with Clark: Clark decides he's going to Central Kansas University, much to the displeasure of his parents.

What's up with Brandon: Chloe discovers there are others at the faux high school. They tell her to play along or else. Chloe isn't convinced until she finds out Brandon is behind her imprisonment. He isn't ready for high school to be over, and if you cross him, he freezes you alive!

What's up with Lana: Lana declares that she's staying in Smallville after graduation. She wants to leave someday, but for the right reasons. When The Torch isn't published, Lana and Clark become suspicious and begin looking for Chloe.

What's up with Lex: Jason captures Lex and Lionel and ties them up next to each other. Genevieve and Jason want to know where the missing stone of knowledge and begin torturing the Luthors in order to find out.

How it ends up: Lana is captured by Brandon and Chloe explains to her what's going on. They devise a plan to escape. It's pretty simple, Chloe distracts Brandon and Lana hits him over the head. The two take the passed out villain's keys and make a break for it. They meet Hailey, who was also in on the plan, but Lana trips and Chloe waits for her. Brandon wakes up and catches them trying to leave. He kills Hailey and returns Lana and Chloe to the faux school.

Lionel finally cracks and tells Genevieve that he gave the stone to Lana, she is the chosen one after all. Lex tries to divert the attention from Lana, but it's too late. Genevieve goes after Lana while Jason stays behind with the Luthors. Lionel mocks Jason until he leaves the Luthors alone and then Lex and Lionel work together and get free from their bonds. Jason catches them fleeing and a chase ensues. Lex and Lionel split up and Lex ends up fighting Jason and backing him up to the edge of a cliff. Just as Jason's about to tell Lex about Clark, Lionel shoots him and he falls into the river below. Lex tells Lionel if anything happens to Lana, he'll wish he'd been the one falling off the cliff.

Clark and Lois track down the warehouse and break in. Clark is able to save everyone except Brandon, who freezes himself and shatters as he falls down the stairs. When he dies, everyone who's been frozen thaws out, including Lana in Clark's arms.

Chloe, Clark and Lana pack up their belongings and leave Smallville High for the last time. Chloe's off to Met. U, while Clark and Lana plan to stay in Smallville.
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"Ageless"
Original airdate: May 4, 2005

Clark and Lana find a baby on the side of the road; Genevieve gives Lionel an ultimatum.

How it begins: Two teens drive down the road. The girl is pregnant and about ready to deliver the baby, the guy driving is talking to a 911 operator. The girl's stomach begins to grow and the guy crashes the car. Her midsection then starts glowing and the guy bails, running away from the car. Then an explosion of light consumes the car.

What's up with Clark: Clark and Lana are driving down the road when they see a flash of light. They pull over to investigate and find a massive crater in a field and inside the crater is a small baby. Lana picks up the baby and wraps it in her scarf. They take the baby to the hospital, where the sheriff tells him they're placing the baby in child Services' care. Clark is a bit concerned, he thinks the baby is from Krypton and when Child Services can't take the baby right away, Clark and Martha decide to take care of the baby till they find it a home.

What's up with Chloe: Always the investigator, Chloe finds the record of the 911 call from the teens and tells Clark and Lana that the father should still be alive. Clark wants answers.

What's up with Lionel: Genevieve summons Lionel and tells him it's time he pay her back for getting him out of prison. She wants him to get the crystal brought back from China. She thinks Lex has it and demands Lionel get it from him. Lionel confronts Lex who tells him he doesn't have the crystal. Lionel tells him to watch his back.

What's up with Lana: Lana decides the baby needs a name, so Clark names him Evan, since they found him in Evan's field. As they discus Evan's future, a bright light envelopes Evan, Clark and Lana. When Jonathan comes into the room he gasps at Evan who's grown from a baby to a young child! While Lana reads with Evan in the barn, Clark and his parents decide they should take Evan to see Lex, since Lex knows a ton about meteor rocks and their effects on people.

What's up with Lex: Luthorcorp scientists examine Evan and decide the best way to slow his rapid growth is a bone marrow transplant. But they need the marrow of a parent. Since Evan's mother died, Clark decides to look for Evan's father. Before he can however, Evan grows again, this time into a teen.

How it ends: Clark tracks down Evan's dad, Tanner, but cannot get him to help. Tanner thinks Evan's a monster and very freaked out. Evan is devastated when he hears his dad won't help and doesn't want anything to do with him. After he runs off, Clark goes to see Lex, who tells him that the next time Tanner grows he will die, and expend so much energy doing so that he'll kill anyone near him. An upset Evan seeks out his father. When he finds them the two exchange harsh words and Evan accidentally pushes him down onto a spike and Tanner dies.

Evan runs into Lana and is quite distraught. Things soon get worse as he doubles over in pain, he's about to grow again. Lana doesn't know this time he's going to die. Chloe helps Clark track down Evan and Lana, they're at the windmill outside of town. Clark arrives in time to get Lana to leave and stay with Evan. Evan tells Clark he wishes he had been his father and then is enveloped in light and gone.

Lionel goes to see Genevieve and poisons her drink! He tells her no one threatens his sons life and that if she wants to live she'll give him the one element she has.
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"Blank"
Original airdate: April 27, 2005

Clark looses his memory; Lex learns about the hidden chamber in the caves; Lana makes a big decision about her future.

What's up with Lois: Lois is working at the Talon. As she serves a customer she notices a man get up, grab a muffin then take all the cash out of the register. When she confronts him he shoots a greenish beam into her face and she looses her short term memory. The guy leaves with the loot. Clark and Chloe show up and when Lois goes to get change from the register she exclaims they've been robbed. Clark bolts outside and catches the mysterious man driving off. Without a word, he shoots Clark with his mind erasing power and takes off.

What's up with Chloe: She finds Clark, who can't remember anything about his life. Chloe takes him to the farm and he begins to rediscover his powers. Chloe helps him and they look around. Lois shows up and explains that Clark's parents are in Metropolis for Jonathan's heart exam. Looks like it's up to Chloe to help Clark rediscover who he is, while keeping everyone else from doing the same.

What's up with Lana: Jason waits for Lana at her apartment. When she arrives, he shows her a package from Central Kansas, she got in! He suggests they go look at dorms and but Lana isn't sure she even wants to go to college. The two get into a fight as Lana says their relationship is based on lies and has no future. Jason seems bitter as he walks off, saying she has no idea how much he's been protecting her.

What's up with Clark: Chloe tells him as much as she knows about his powers. She believes the meteor rocks have given him special powers. Clark and Chloe bond and she tells him she'll never betray his secret. They head back to the Talon to try and find clues to who erased Clark's memory. Clark sees Lana and is instantly attracted to her. The next day at school Clark approaches Lana and tells her he wants to start with a clean slate. Lana says they'll talk later and walks off. Chloe shows up with Lois and tells Clark they've tracked a card they found at the Talon and it belongs to a local man named Kevin Grady.

What's up with Kevin Grady: Kevin packs up at his dad's house. Turns out Kevin was getting treatment at Summerholt Institute but got fed up and left. His dad wants to help, but Kevin zaps his memory and leaves. When Chloe, Lois and Clark show up Kevin's dad tells them Kevin accidentally fatally shot his brother while hunting and was being treated to erase the memory.

What's up with Lex: Chloe and Clark ask Lex if he can help them get a contact at Summerholt. He agrees and then asks to talk to Clark alone. Chloe reluctantly leaves and Lex takes Clark to the caves. He learns from Clark that there's a hidden room behind the fissure in the wall.

How it ends: Chloe snoops around Summerholt and sends Lois an e-mail containing video that proves Kevin didn't kill his brother, but someone was trying to torture him into believing he did. Clark sees the video and goes to find Kevin. He confronts him and gets him to remember that he didn't kill his brother, his DAD did! Kevin wants to help Clark get his memories back and suggests breaking into Summerholt. Meanwhile, Chloe's gone missing since breaking into Summerholt and Lois gets the sheriff and tries to get answers.

Chloe is trapped in the memory altering lab. Kevin busts in and tackles his dad, but dad fights him off and gets back to erasing Chloe's memory. Clark, who's been bogged down in a room full of kryptonite, finally arrives and uses his head to shield Chloe from the mind altering beams. Clark overloads the system and two huge columns crash down. Clark holds them both up after they knock out Kevin's dad. Just then, Lois and the sheriff come in and see Clark's feats of strength. They're both stunned, but Kevin saves Clark's secret by blasting both the Lois and the sheriff with his memory erasing beams. He then shoots Chloe and leaves. Clark unties Chloe then goes after Kevin, he doesn't remember anything that happened between when his memory was wiped and now. Kevin tells him thanks for the second chance and the two shake hands, then Kevin is gone.

Lana and Clark talk and decide maybe they should give their relationship another chance.
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"Spirit"
Original airdate: April 20, 2005

Chloe is nominated for prom queen; Her rival becomes a kryptofreak; Jason and Lex find a body.

What's up with Prom: At Smallville High's Prom, Chloe goes on a rampage. She gets her hands on an axe and proceeds to knock out Jonathan Kent on her way to the boiler room. While the rest of Smallville's students dance to Lifehouse, Chloe floods the boiler room with oil and lights a mop on fire proclaiming "You're all going to pay."

What's up with Dawn: Flashback to one day earlier; Chloe and Lana lament the upcoming Prom. Neither has a date and they decide to both go stag to the party. The two are then approached by Dawn, the prom queen to be, and she's upset, turns out she has competition for the crown and it's none other than Chloe! Things go from bad to worse for Dawn. First, her boyfriend breaks up with her, then as she decides that she's going to get Clark to go to the prom with her, she gets in a horrible wreak. Her body lies motionless next to several exposed meteor rocks.

What's up with Martha: Martha is driving home when she sees the broken barrier where Dawn's car swerved off the road. She however doesn't see Dawn, who stumbles into the road, seemingly fine. The car passes right through Dawn's spirit, which collides with Martha. Dawn's spirit now inhabits Martha's body. When Clark gets home he sees Dawn (in his mom's body) acting like a giddy teenager. They talk about prom and she tells him he's going and it's going to be the most important night of his life.

What's up with Lana: Martha (still possessed by Dawn) goes to work at the Talon and laces into an unsuspecting Lana. After the barrage of snide comments, she touches Lana and Dawn's spirit is transferred into Lana's body. When Clark walks in looking for his mom, Dawn asks him to prom. He's hesitates and she takes that as a yes and heads off to help the prom committee, saying "laters," the same way she did while inhabiting Martha's body. As Lana, Dawn gets revenge on her ex-boyfriend by electrocuting him in the boys locker room. Clark is able to save him and sees Lana walking out, but Dawn hops from body to body until she ends up in her friend Harmony's.

What's up with Chloe: Chloe figures out that Lana and Martha were inhabited by Dawn's spirit. Dawn's body is in a coma at the hospital and Chloe, Lana and Clark wonder which body Dawn is inhabiting now. When Dawn, now as Harmony, walks in and spies her body disfigured from the crash, she decides to kill her body.

What's up with Lois: Dawn transfers her spirit to a nurse and then into Lois. She decides to go to prom and tells Clark he's taking her.

What's up with Lex: The body of Bridgett Crosby is found near the mansion. Crosby was Dr. Swan's assistant and has been missing for some time. Lex and Jason then spend the next 24 hours playing a cat and mouse game that ends up with Jason calling his mom and telling her Lex did exactly what they wanted. Lex disposed of the body and Jason got one of the Stones of Knowledge (the one Dr. Swan was going to give to Clark).

How it ends up: The Kents, Chloe, Lois (possessed by Dawn) and Clark all end up at prom, where it's announced the Chloe is the Prom Queen! When it's announced she wins, Dawn jumps into Chloe's body and walks up to accept the crown. She becomes very upset when she tries to eulogize Dawn and the crowd of students don't want to hear about Dawn, they demand Chloe! Upset, Dawn storms Chloe's body off the stage and begins the string of events that started the episode. Clark finds his dad and tells him to go get something then super speeds up and stops Chloe from burning down the school. Dawn then transfers herself into Clark and knocks Chloe out. Jonathan comes in with kryptonite and exorcises Dawn's spirit from Clark.

Clark ends up dancing a slow dance with Lana, who shows up at an opportune time. Lois consoles Chloe and Jason walks in just in time to see Lana and Clark get a little closer.
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"Onyx"
Original airdate: April 13, 2005

An accident at a LuthorCorp lab creates two Lexs; Lionel turns back to the dark side.

What's up with Lex: LuthorCorp scientist Dr. Sinclair begins an experiment on a green meteor rock. Lex is there to watch and his excitement quickly turns to dread as things go horribly wrong. Dr. Sinclair is knocked down while Lex is hit by a ray the emanates from the rock. Lex is shaken but appears ok, he gets up and helps Sinclair to the hospital. After they leave another Lex gets up from the rubble... two Lexs!

What's up with Dr. Sinclair: Chloe and Clark show up to the hospital to see Lex. He's fine and even invites them to the lab to see what he was working on. Lex's openness catches Chloe off guard and she heads off to corroborate Lex's story with Sinclair while Clark heads to the Lab with Lex. In Sinclair's room Lex appears and tells Sinclair he thinks he was split in two at the lab. Sinclair is shocked but tells him if he had his notes he could rejoin the two. Lex then injects air into his iv, killing Sinclair and walks past Chloe as he exits the hospital.

What's up with Good Lex: Good Lex retrieves the notes from the lab and takes them home. He tells Lionel he'll help him with a fundraiser then begins to read the notes. While he's thumbing through them, Evil Lex sneaks up behind him and pistol whips him. When he wakes up, he's tied to a pillar and Evil Lex tells him he has to keep him here. He can't have another Lex running around. He'd kill him, but he's not sure what would happen.

What's up with Evil Lex: Evil Lex is unleashed on Smallville and raises hell. He tells Lana that if she won't be with him, he'll shut down the Talon and kick her out of her apartment. He then cancels his father's fundraiser and leaves a giant scar on Lionel's face by whipping him with a fencing epee.

What's up with Clark: Chloe discovers that there are two Lexs by hacking into the hospital security system and watching the surveillance video. Clark goes to talk to Lex and is fooled into thinking Evil Lex is Good Lex. He confides in him what Chloe has found and Evil Lex sets a trap, asking Clark to bring her to the lab.

How it ends up: When they arrive, Evil Lex convinces them to stay in a room while he goes to look for someone. When he leaves he makes a large piece of metal fall on the two. Clark shields Chloe and pushes the metal off. Chloe is unconscious and Evil Lex is stunned and flees the scene. Clark takes Chloe home and makes sure she's ok, when she leaves, he heads to the barn and runs into Evil Lex. The two verbally spare for a while. Evil Lex tells Clark he knows he's more than a mortal human. He offers a partnership; his brains and Clark's bronze. Clark refuses and Lex hits him with a kryptonite ring. Clark will join him or all those he cares about will suffer.

Just then, Clark's parents show up and Lex pulls out a gun. He shoots Jonathan in the knee and tells Clark to reconsider his offer. Clark gets his dad to the hospital and tells his parents he knows how to recombine the two Lexs. He super speeds to Lex's mansion and uses his super hearing to find Good Lex. He's able to free Good Lex, but Evil Lex is waiting. The three fight and Clark is left on the floor as the two Lexs battle. He uses his heat vision to make the kryptonite ring turn purple and the two Lexs are recombined.

Later, Lex says he doesn't remember a thing after being split in two. He apologizes to Lana and tries to do the same with Lionel. But Lionel says there's no need. Lex's attack was the wake up call he needed. Evil Lionel is back!
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"Lucy"
Original airdate: March 2, 2005

Lois' sister comes to visit; Someone steals the stone Jason and Lana brought back from China; Clark and Lex rekindle their friendship.

What's up with Lucy: Lois' sister is being chased down a mountain in Switzerland by a bunch of guys in black ski gear. When she gets away, she calls Lois and tells her she's coming for a visit. Lois is happy to see her sister, but worried that she's in trouble. She should be in Europe at a prestigious prep school.

What's up with Lana: Lana and Jason come back from a jog to find that someone has broken into their apartment and stolen the stone. At first they're disturbed and argue over who could have stolen the stone, but then, they decide their lives will be better off without it and seem content to let it pass into another's hands.

What's up with Lois: She isn't so happy with her sister hanging around. She loves Lucy, but when her mother died, she was put in charge of her younger sibling and their relationship has been rocky ever sense. Lucy is pawned off on Chloe while Lois goes to work at the Talon. When Chloe and Lucy show up later, Lucy and Lex hit it off immediately.

What's up with Jason: He goes to the mansion and confronts Lionel. He accuses him of stealing the stone. When Lionel doesn't admit to any wrong doings, Jason throws him against the wall several times. Lana witnesses the assault and runs off crying.

What's up with Clark: Lucy sneaks out of the farm and Clark catches her stealing from the Talon. She tells him she owes a loan shark $50,000. She's in over her head and doesn't want to get her family involved. Clark promises not to tell, but goes to Chloe for help tracking down the load shark. Lois overhears them talking and with Clark in tow confronts her sister, who's at the mansion with Lex. Lucy is furious at Clark and Lois and tells everyone she can handle the problem herself. Lex comes to the rescue and tells Lucy he knows how to deal with extortionists.

How it ends up: Lex, Lucy and Lois go to pay off the loan shark, and initiate their plan to capture him, but, they get caught in a trap. The loan shark dresses up like a cop and takes the bonds, Lucy and Lois. Lex is pistol whipped and left unconscious on the ground. The next day, Lois and Lucy are being held hostage, at least that's what Lois thinks. When the loan shark opens up the truck to feed them, he throws them two sandwiches, one without tomatoes... How does he know Lucy doesn't like tomatoes? She's in cahoots with the loan shark, looks like Lois is the only hostage here.

Clark and Lex become wise to Lucy's deception. When the ransom call is made to Lex, Clark overhears where the bonds are to be placed and super speeds his way to the scene. He jumps onto a moving semi and knocks out the loan shark, leaving him for Lex and his men to find moments later. Lucy and Lois were in the trailer, in Lex's car while Clark was saving the day. Lex checks up on Lois while Lucy evades one of Lex's henchmen and steals Lex's car. She drives by Lois and Lex and mouths "sorry" as she speeds off down the road. Looks like crime does pay for some people. Lucy's not found and she got away with $50,000.

Lex and Clark bond later as Lex tells Clark he's closer than any blood brother ever could be. Meanwhile Lois is still shook up about her sister's betrayal and Lionel realizes Lex didn't steal the stone after the two quip back and forth. The real thief? It's Lana! She stole the stone and hid it in a pipe!
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"Sacred"
Original airdate: February 23, 2005

Clark, Lana, Lex and Jason search for an artifact in China; Dr. Swann leaves Clark information and a gift; We find out why Gertrude and Isabelle hated one another.

What's up with Clark: Clark receives a package from Dr. Swann. Just as he opens it he watches a news report about Swann's death. Clark reads Swann's final message. He apologizes from shielding Clark from his father Jor-El for so long, Clark has a mission and only Jor-El can help him finish it... Swann's also sent him a final gift, the octagon key! Clark takes the key to the caves and goes into the hidden room behind the cave wall. When he inserts the key into the stone table, Jor-El tells him that he may be the last survivor of Krypton. His job is to find the three stones that contain all Kryptonian knowledge. Clark must find the remaining two stones before humanity does.

What's up with Jason: Jason calls Lana and tells her he's on business in Metropolis. When he hangs up it turns out he's in China and he's not alone. Lex has followed him, he knows Lionel gave him the map, and he's not going to let Jason find the stone without him.

What's up with Lana: Lionel tells Lana that Jason and Lex are in China together. He then tells her that Gertrude (Jason's ancestor) was obsessed with finding three stones and that she sent Isabelle (Lana's ancestor) to find them. Isabelle never found the stones, only a map, but she hid it from Gertrude and was killed for it. Lionel makes arrangements for Lana to go to China on the Luthorcorp jet and puts her in touch with a professor who should be able to help her. As she prepares to leave, Clark arrives and tells her he's coming with her.

What's up with Lex: Lex and Jason are captured and thrown in a cell. Jason and Lex confide a little in each other before the guards come and drag Lex away. When he's brought back, Lex looks beaten up and as they drag Jason away he yells for him to tell them whatever they want. When Jason's out of ear shot, Lex gets up and tells the guard to only scare him. Turns out this was a set up to find out what Jason knows. The guard tells Lex he's sorry, someone with more money doesn't care. They drag a double crossed Lex off as he screams he never wanted anyone hurt.

How it ends up: Lana and Clark find Professor Sen, the woman who's suppose to help them. She tells them she can take them to the temple. When they arrive Clark uses his X-ray vision to discover a hidden room. As Lana and Sen search on, Clark opens the hidden chamber only to discover it's full of kryptonite. While Clark writhes in pain, Lana and Sen are jumped by the same guys that nabbed Lex and Jason, but this time they shoot to kill. Sen dies, but Lana is spared when they discover her tattoo.

Lana's taken to a torture chamber, where Lex and Jason are already being violently tortured. When they zap Lana with electricity she channels Isabelle and a fight ensues. It doesn't last long as she dispatches the guards. She tells Jason he's doomed for the sins of his ancestors and bemoans Lex finding the stones.

Meanwhile, guards have pulled Clark from the chamber. Once he regains his strength he quickly knocks them out. He frees Lex and Jason, but Lana gets away. The three guys go to the chamber Clark found and discover the true orientation of the map. Lana (still being controlled by Isabelle) finds the stone. Clark finds her and the two do battle. After a fierce blow the two are thrown apart. When they get up, Lana is again Lana and Jason is by her side. Lex comes out and asks who has the stone. No one claims to have it.

Back at the Talon, Jason tries to apologize to Lana for lying to her. When she rebuffs his attempts, he lays out the stone from China. He picked it up after Lana and Clark were knocked out. Lana is ecstatic. Clark receives a final e-mail from Dr. Swann. He advised his secretary to give Clark the one stone he found, but now Clark can't get a hold of her and no one seems to know where/who she is.
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"Krypto"
Original airdate: February 16, 2005

Clark gets a super pooch; Jason's mom finally reveals why she's so interested in Lana; Lionel gives Jason a copy of a precious document.

What's up with Einstein: Two thieves pull up to a store and prepare for a heist. However, the two men won't be the ones pulling it off, instead they unleash two dogs to do their dirty work. The dogs, a blood thirsty one named Hercules and a more laid back one named Einstein proceed to get into the store and tear apart both the safe and an armed store clerk. Needless to say, these canines have some super strength and intelligence. When one of the thieves blows on a whistle, Hercules comes a running, but Einstein is no where to be found.

What's up with Lois: She leaves a message with Chloe telling her she's moving into the Kent's farm. Distracted by the phone conversation she doesn't see Einstein and hits him with her car. She takes him to the farm where he turns out to be fine and begins to show signs of super strength, at one point pulling the tractor he's chained to from the barn to the house. Jonathan tells them to make signs to see if they can find the dog's owner but when Clark notices a small microchip embedded in his fur they take him to the animal shelter to have it scanned. The younger of the two thieves happens to work at the shelter and when he approaches Einstein, the dog almost takes him apart. Clark scans the chip himself and finds out Einstein is owned by Luthorcorp.

What's up with the thieves: The two thieves are in the back of the animal shelter with Hercules. They're using vials full of liquid to shoot up the dogs and give them super powers.

What's up with Lex: Clark asks Lex if Luthorcorp has been experimenting on dogs. He tells Clark that his father started a program to mix meteor rocks with steroids to create super strong dogs. He proceeds to tell him he thought all the dogs were destroyed after he stopped the testing and maybe the Kent's farm would be a nice place for the dog to live.

What's up with Jason: His mother tells him why she doesn't want him with Lana. Turns out Lana is the countesses' descendent, as proof by the tattoo she magically got in Paris, and that the countess swore she'd kill all of a woman named Gertrude's decedents. Turns out Jason and his mother are those decedents. Later, Jason runs into Lionel who gives him a copy of the map Lex has and tells him it might help him find what he's looking for.

How it ends: Jonathan takes out the trash and is attacked by Hercules. Einstein, hearing the noise outside jumps through the farmhouse window and rescues Jonathan. As Hercules and Einstein stare each other down, a dog whistle blows and they both take off.

Clark and Lois figure out that the man from the animal shelter must be the thief that's using the dogs to rob people. They break in and find out that the next target is a Luthorcorp payroll truck. They track down the truck and while Lois frees the guards, Clark frees Einstein. But, when Einstein get out of his cage, he breaks a vile of kryptonite and Clark is left writhing in pain. The thieves then get in the van and drive off, with Clark still in the back. The thieves discover Clark in the back and decide to burn the truck with Clark and Hercules in it. After they douse it in gasoline, Einstein arrives and saves Clark by dragging him to safety. Clark dispatches the criminals as Einstein saves Hercules.

When Clark has a vet look at Einstein, the vet tells him he has a perfectly normal healthy dog. Clark is relieved and decides to name him Krypto but the rest of the family isn't so excited, so they settle on the name Shelby.
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"Recruit"
Original airdate: February 9, 2005

Lois is arrested; Clark is recruited by Metropolis University; Lex, Lana and Jason fall deeper into a tangled web of deception.

What's up with Lois: After a night of hard drinking, Lois stumbles home from a Metropolis bar. One of the guys, Coop, she was drinking under the table stumbles up to her and gets too fresh, so Lois kicks him in the chest and walks off. He's hurt, but seems fine. The next morning Lois' hangover is the least of her worries when the police arrest her telling her Coop is paralyzed.

What's up with Clark: Clark prepares for his visit to Metropolis U. The Bulldogs are recruiting Clark and he's thrilled. Jonathan however is less than ecstatic and voices his reservations, Clark does after all have super powers. But in the end he's proud of Clark and gives him his blessing. Just then, Geoff, aka the "Teflon Tailback," walks in. He's Met U's all-time leading rusher and a former Smallville High Crow.

What's up with Chloe: Lois heads to Smallville to see her cousin after she posts bail. They try to piece together what may have happened the night before. Clark and Geoff have stopped off to visit Smallville High before they head off to Met U. and Clark tells Lois he heard what happened. Apparently Coop is Geoff's roommate. In fact, Geoff was there that night in the bar.

What's up with Jason: He goes to see Lex and turns down his job offer. Lex talks him into reconsidering and tells him all he wants is what's best for Lana. He asks Jason to find out everything Lana and Jason's mother knows about the Countess Isabella.

What's up with Lana: She's very upset Jason took a job with Lex. He tries to convince her he can turn the tables on Lex, but Lana doesn't want any of it. She goes to see Lex and gives him a piece of her mind. He reiterates he's on her side and when she calms down and wants to talk, he'll be happy to explain everything.

What's up with Geoff: He takes Clark to Met U's stadium, where they're greeted by a band, cheerleaders and many adoring fans. The Bulldogs are pulling out all the stops to land their prize recruit. Later, Geoff takes Clark to a sorority house to show him more perks.

How it ends: Clark and Lois find out that Coop was going to squeal on the football program for using performance enhancing substances, in this case Kryptonite based. Geoff goes to the hospital and silences Coop permanently. Clark becomes aware of Geoff's illegal activities and confides in Lois and Chloe that he believes Geoff paralyzed Coop. The three head off to investigate and Lois runs into trouble... specifically Geoff. He knocks her out and drags her away. He leaves her in a basement and after lamenting about how he never wanted to hurt anyone, opens a water pipe and leaves her to drown.

Clark and Chloe use Geoff's car's navigation system to track him down. Clark rushes to the rescue and is able to pull Lois out of her watery turmoil. Later, at the farm, Clark tells his parents he doesn't want to be like Geoff, having to lie and scam to protect the fact he has special powers on the football field. He's giving up football and maybe his dreams of going to Met U. Jonathan tells him not to worry, they'll figure out a way to pay for college.

Lex shows Lana a picture of Jason and his mother together the day before he left Paris. Lana is shocked, his mother was suppose to be in the Hamptons. Lex asks how well she really knows Jason. Lois is kicked out of Met U for drinking and has no where to go, so Clark offers the farm as a place to stay. She gladly takes him up on the offer.
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"Pariah"
Original airdate: February 2, 2005
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Alicia is accused of attacking Lana again; Jason's mom makes her next move; Someone sees Clark use his powers.

What's up with Alicia: Chloe and Lois karaoke at the Talon. Everyone's having a good time until Clark and Alicia walk in. News of their marriage is all around town and people still remember her first stop in Smallville. Needless to say, no one is welcoming. Lana walks off, but Alicia stops her, she wants to apologize, Lana wants none of it.

What's up with Lana: Lana takes a shower while Jason studies in the other room. Lana is attacked mid-shower and wrapped in the shower curtain. Jason is able to rescue her just before she suffocates. At the hospital Lana admits she didn't see her assailant, but blames Alicia, after all, who else could get into a locked room? Clark tries to defend Alicia, but no one believes him.

What's up with the Kents: Martha and Jonathan still don't approve of Alicia and question why Clark is with her.

What's up with Clark: Clark tries to clear Alicia's name by finding out who attacked Lana, but when an eerie guy places her near the scene and he finds she's not wearing her bracelet (which prevents her from teleporting) he begins to doubt her. Later that night Clark and Martha agree to stay with Lana while Jason takes a test. As Jason prepares to drive off, he's choked from behind, Clark hears the scuffle and rushes to save him. The assailant vanishes in to a puff of brown dust just as Clark arrives.

What's up with Jason: At the hospital, Jason is visited by his mother. She's displeased with Lana and when Lana enters asks her if she really believes she had something to do with her and Jason's falling in love? Lana doesn't answer.

What's up with Lois: She gets talked into a date with a student, who's a little odd to say the least, and the same errie guy who placed Alicia near the Talon the night Lana was attacked.

What's up with Lex: Lex is pouring himself a drink when Jason's mom walks in. She asks him to call her "Genevieve," she knew his parents and apparently Lex as a boy. She tries to convince Lex to help her split Lana and Jason up, but when he refuses, she sweetens the deal by offering info about how Lionel was able to overturn his conviction.

How it Ends: Clark confronts Alicia and tells her to turn herself in. She's hurt but agrees, on one condition... Clark reveals his secret. He tells her he won't do it. She says goodbye and teleports away. Clark goes to the sheriff and tells her maybe Alicia is guilty after all. To his surprise, she tells him Alicia couldn't of done it, she was interrogating her at the time. Clark's crushed he mistrusted Alicia.

Alicia, still hurt by Clark's mistrust, goes to see Chloe and tells her someone close to her belongs on the Wall of Weird. She teleports Chloe and herself into her car and begins speeding. She then calls Clark and lies, telling him her car can't stop. As the two teleport out of the car, to a convenient viewing local near by, it ramps off a dirt pile. Clark appears out of nowhere and catches the car, sets it down gently then realizes he's been set up and super speeds away. Chloe is in shock.

Lois' date doesn't go well. It seems her date has a holier-than-thou attitude and Lois figures out he's the one that attacked Lana and Jason because he thinks their relationship is immoral. As she excuses herself, he dematerializes into a poof of dust. He reappears at Alicia's house. He's looking for evidence to plant at his next attack scene. When she tries to stop him, he knocks her out with chloroform.

Clark shows up at Alicia's house and finds her hanging by a noose. When he gets her down, he finds she's dead. He's hurt and upset and Lois shows up with a hunch who dunnit. Clark finds Lois' date and the two fight. He's hard to grab a hold of, since he keeps changing to dust, but when Clark uses his heat vision, he materializes and Clark begins choking him. Lois stops him just before he kills him. Clark is devastated and blames himself for Alicia's death.

Lex offers Jason a job. It pays well, but it means helping Lex find out what Jason's mom is up to. Jason still doesn't trust Lex, but he agrees anyway.

Chloe decides to keep Clark's secret and not tell him she knows. She tells him she's there for him as he sits by Alicia's grave.
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"Unsafe"
Original airdate: January 26, 2005
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Clark gets married to Alicia, the girl once obsessed with him; Lana reveals why she thinks Jason broke up with her; Lex and Lionel meet for the first time since Lionel's release from prison.

What's up with Clark: While studying at the Talon, Clark is approached by two attractive coeds who invite him to a party. When he turns them down, Martha asks him why he doesn't ask one of them out. "Cause a girl would have to be crazy to date me," Clark replies.

What's up with Alicia: Alicia's been in Belle Reve for the past year, since her first run in with Clark. After she's released she goes to see Clark. He's shocked to see her and a bit worried until she shows him a bracelet that prevents her from teleporting. She also claims to be cured and with some help from Chloe, Clark confirms the doctors let her go. He's elated he can now date someone who knows his secret, thou his parents are still skeptical... she did try to kill Lana remember.

What's up with Lana: Lana goes to Central Kansas A&M to confront Jason about what's really going on. He's elusive in his answer and tells her she's not ready before walking away from her again.

What's up with Dr. McBride: William McBride is Alicia's doctor from Belle Reve. He checks up on her during her first date with Clark. He tells her not to associate with Clark because it might cause her to relapse. He wants to meet with her outside the office. In fact, he threatens her.

What's up with Lex: Lionel comes to visit his son and tells him he wants to reconcile, in fact, he wants to make the world a better place for everyone. Lex isn't buying it, but later decides to let his dad use the guest house at the mansion.

What's up with Chloe: Lana comes to Chloe and confides in her that she thinks Jason broke up with her because they haven't had sex. Chloe is shocked and tells her to make sure she makes the decision for her or she may regret it like she did... turns out her first time was with a young photographer named Jimmy.

How it ends: Alicia tries to convince Clark to run away with her, it's the only way to be free she says. When Clark turns her down, she goes home and makes a necklace, full of red kryptonite. When she goes to say goodbye to Clark, she gives it to him as a gift. Once it's on Evil Clark jumps right into bed with Alicia. As the two make out, Clark proposes to her, and the two plan to get married that night in Vegas. But first, Clark rips off Alicia's bracelet.

The to super powered teens end up in Vegas and get hitched. As they romp around the honeymoon suite, Alicia tells Clark she wants all of him and takes off the necklace. When Clark comes to his senses, he's confused and upset. During the argument that follows Alicia orbs herself out of the room. When Clark returns to Smallville he begins searching for Alicia, but instead finds Dr. McBride in the barn. McBride tells Clark he's a troubled teen and he won't hurt Alicia anymore. Just then Alicia teleports in and tells McBride it's not Clark's fault. He doesn't believe her and shoots at Clark. Alicia teleports in front of the bullet and is hit. As she lies bleeding she tells Clark she knew he could take the bullet, but she promised to never reveal his secret.

Lana sets the mood for a special night with Jason, but when he arrives he dashes the plans. He tells her he wants her, but he believes his mom set them up. That his mom is just using him to get close to Lana.

Alicia apologizes to Clark at the hospital, she's going to be fine and McBride is now a patient at Belle Reve. She also puts back on the lead bracelet, keeping her from teleporting. Despite his parents being upset and Alicia's over the top obsession with him, when she tells him she loves him, he holds her tight and this time, doesn't let her go.
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"Scare"
Original airdate: December 1, 2004
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Smallville residents become trapped in their worst nightmares; Lionel is released from prison; Chloe finds her mother.

What's up with Lana: Lana goes to see Clark. She tells him she's worried about Jason and wants him to protect her. She professes her love for Clark and the two kiss. Before they can round first, Jason shows up and throws Clark off Lana. He knocks him out and proclaims no one can protect her from him. Turns out Lana doesn't need protecting, she punches him in the stomach and he falls out of the barn... but when he lands, he lands on a table at the Talon. Lana comes down from her apartment upstairs, concerned for Jason's safety.

What's up with Jason: As Jason lies in a hospital bed with Lana by his side, Clark and Chloe show up to see what's wrong. Lana tells them what happened, that Jason came by the Talon to pick her up and next thing she knew he was out cold. The doctors don't know what's wrong, just that his heart rate and blood pressure are sky high, even thou he's in a coma. He appears to be having a severe nightmare, and if they can't get his heart rate down, he may die.

What's up with Chloe: Chloe and Clark go to Lana's to pick up Jason's insurance card. While there Chloe decides to do some investigating to see what Jason's been up to, maybe there's clues there that might help. They find out he had a meeting at Luthorcorp that morning. When they get to Luthorcorp, it's deserted. Clark finds Lex, who seems preoccupied and annoyed Clark's there. He agrees to help anyway, Jason was there looking for work. While they talk, Chloe snoops around on her own. She ends up seeing her mom in a dimly lit room. It's a terrible nightmare and Clark finds her violently sleep walking in the plant.

What's up with Lex: Luthorcorp was creating a toxic bacteria for the military that produced extreme nightmares for those exposed. Meteor rocks were involved and the lab exploded. Lex is upset and takes full responsibility for his infected men. When the antidote is done, he goes in with the doctor to treat the sickest of his men. The antidote is unsuccessful and the worker dies, but not before he rips Lex's suit, exposing him to the toxin.

What's up with Lionel: The appellate court has overturned his conviction. The warden tells him, but Lionel isn't excited. He says he's found his mission in life, helping those in prison. Besides, he's guilty of so many wrongs. The warden shakes her head, it's not his choice, like it or not, he's a free man.

What's up with Clark: More people are coming down with the sickness and one person dies. Lana can't sit by while Jason and Chloe die, so she tells Clark she wants to help. They investigate and find out that there was a leak at the plant, hundreds could be infected. Just then, Lana slips into a nightmare state. She dreams she's in a morgue with her dead parents, and a dead Jason.

How it ends up: Lex goes to the hospital and tells the doctors what he knows. Clark brings in Lana and as he's arguing with Lex, he falls victim to the toxin. In his nightmare, Lana finds out he's an alien and blames him for her parents death. Just as Lana is about to plunge a stick of kryptonite into Clark, he wakes up! He runs to Luthorcorp and tells Lex to use his blood to save others. Lex looks intrigued but tells him they already have another antidote on its way. It just has to super heat. As Lex and his doctor argue about who they'll test the antidote on, Clark super heats it and it's ready. Lex grabs it and the doctor sarcastically asks who he'll kill next. Before Clark or the doctor can stop him, Lex turns the needle on himself.

In his nightmare, Lex is the President of the United States. He launches a nuclear attack and the world ends. Luckily, Lex's world doesn't end. The antidote is a success. Lex and the others are saved.

Meanwhile, Lionel is released from prison. When he's free he gets in a limo and is happy to see the person who set him free.

Lana goes to see Jason, who's packing up. He says he doesn't like who he's becoming and that's why he's leaving. Lana doesn't buy it and asks for the truth. He kisses her goodbye, tells her to be careful, and walks out of her life.

Chloe and Clark share a moment in the Torch's office. She tells him she really did find her mom three months ago and that she's in a mental institution. The kicker is, it's hereditary. Clark is there for her and she feels much better for telling her secret, much less alone. Unfortunately Clark can't seem to muster the same courage.
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"Bound"
Original airdate: November 17, 2004
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Lex is charged with murder; Lionel wants to help his son; Clark and Chloe try to solve the mystery; Lana meets Jason's mom.

What's up with Lex: Lex flirts with a woman at the opera. He doesn't get her name, but that doesn't stop the two from making out in an elevator and eventually ending up at Lex's hotel room. The next morning, the maid comes in and finds Lex covered in blood and the girl brutally murdered next to him. Lex is charged with the murder and released after posting bail. His lawyer, Corinne Harper, doesn't mess around and begins to formalize Lex's defense.

What's up with Lionel: Lex tells Clark that he believes his father is framing him. But when Clark gets a call from Lionel and goes to see him in prison, Lionel says he wants to help. He's been miraculously healed from his liver disease (he doesn't remember switching bodies with Clark) and he sees the darkness that used to be in him now in his son. He gives Clark some leads on the murder and insights into Lex's thinking.

What's up with Lana: Lana has a nightmare. She's back in Countess Isabelle's time. When she wakes she goes to the Talon where she meets Jason's mother. Who just happens to look exactly like a woman from her nightmare. Seems Jason doesn't want his mom in his life, but she wants to talk to him. Lana reluctantly decides to relay the message.

What's up with Clark: With Chloe and Lionel's help, Clark tracks down the dead woman's name, Eve Andrews. When Clark goes to investigate, he finds Lex in her home burning pictures of the two of them, turns out she was a stalker. Lex asks for his help and later tells him that he can't keep going to his father, he has to choose whom to trust, Lex or Lionel. Clark decides Lionel can help and goes to see him again.

What's up with Corinne: Turns out Lex has been very promiscuous. He's slept with many women and has the same MO each time. Sneak away and give them diamond earrings so he doesn't have to talk to them ever again. Corinne was one of these women. Lex insinuates she may be the one trying to frame him, to get back at him, she's upset and removes herself from the case. Later, Lex goes to see her at her office. He got a call saying she wanted to meet him. When he arrives he finds Corinne murdered.

What's up with Chloe: Chloe and Clark learn about Lex's diamond habit from Lionel and soon find that Lex was with two different women the night of the murder. Both had the same diamond earrings, so they were both ex-lovers. Since Eve was dead, the other woman must be the murderer. They track down the killer's name, again using Lionel's connections. Her name is Shannon Bell. Chloe calls the cops, Clark speeds off to save Lex.

How it all ends up: Shannon is waiting for Lex at Corinne's office. Lex has slept with her twice and didn't remember her after either time. Needless to say, she's not happy. She knocks him out, ties him up and douses him with alcohol. He ruined her life, and has done so to countless women... just as she's about to torch Lex, Clark knocks her out of the way and puts out the flames.

Lex is acquitted of all charges. Clark says he's happy, but doesn't know if he can trust Lex or not and he's totally not happy with the way Lex treats women. The two talk about it and Lex asks Clark not to give up on him yet.

Jason and Lana talk about his mother. She tells him about her dream and how it's freaked her out. He tells her not to worry, his mother is just a manipulative women. Later, he confronts his mom and tells her to go away. She'll be waiting to hear from him.
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"Spell"
Original airdate: November 10, 2004
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Lana, Lois and Chloe are possessed; Clark looses his powers; Lana learns who really got Jason fired.

What's up with Countess Isabelle Thoreaux? In France, in 1604, Countess Isabelle Thoreaux and two friends are caught and burned at the stake for being witches. Before she dies, she tells the magistrate that she'll be back.

What's up with Lana? Lana and Jason are sitting by the fire. Lana bought "The Spell Book of Countess Isabelle Thoreaux" on Ebay. The same book Isabelle read from the night she was burned. When Lana touches a symbol in the book that's identical to the one from the tomb, her tattoo lights up and the fire flares. Jason asks if she's ok... "I've never been better," Lana proclaims. She's been possessed by the Countess Isabelle.

What's up with Lois? Lois shows up at the farm and tells Clark to help her set up for Chloe's surprise 18th birthday party that will take place tonight. Clark's hesitant, a Princeton recruiter is showing up to talk to him, and his parents are away. Lois won't be denied and the party is on!

What's up with Lex? Lana goes to Lex's and asks for a wine. While Lex gets her one, she notices the manuscript that contains the hidden map. She tells Lex she knows what it is and why he wants it. Lex is confused, but soon becomes angry when she makes it vanish. However, before he can do anything she tells him the stones are hers and casts a spell on him, making him play the piano, without knowing why.

What's up with Chloe? Lana is creating a potion when Chloe and Lois show up. Later in the woods, Lana has a toast for Chloe and Lois. The wine is spiked with the potion and soon Lois and Chloe are possessed by Isabelle's friends Briana and Madeline, respectively, who were also burned the same night. The three head to the party and kick it into high gear. Lana blows off Jason and casts a spell on the remaining guests. Everyone's partying and Clark has his shirt off when Mr. Jacobson from Princeton shows up... he's not impressed.

What's up with Clark? The next day, Clark goes to see Lex. He finds him still playing the piano. He can't stop. Clark pushes the piano away and before Lex passes out he implicates Lana. When Clark goes to see her, he finds that Jason's already feeling her wrath. Jason found out that Isabelle had taken possession of Lana's body, Clark saves him, but he's unconscious. Lana leaves a message of fire: Barn at Midnight. When Clark arrives, the three witches battle him. They think he has magical powers too, and they overwhelm him and soon rid him of his powers.

How it ends up: They chain Clark up in the barn. They know he knows of the stones of power and that he knows where one is. They try torture and seduction and finally use a spell to get him to reveal its location... the caves! They vanish. Soon Jason shows up and frees Clark. He tells him about the book and they split up to find the girls. Clark meets them in the hidden room in the cave. He's got a shotgun, but not for long. Lana picks up the stone... but it's too hot and she screams as it drops from her hand. When Clark picks it up, his powers are restored. This time, he doesn't hesitate and uses his heat vision to burn the book.

After a surge of power, the three girls wake up unaware of the past 24 hours. Later, Lex shows up to see Lana. He tells her Clark didn't get Jason fired... he did. He tries to explain that he's trying to protect her. She doesn't buy it and tells him she doesn't want him in her life. She goes to the barn to thank Clark for saving her and tells him about her tattoo and what happened in Paris. He tells her he's seen it in the cave wall but that he doesn't know what it means.
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"Jinx"
Original airdate: November 3, 2004
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Bad luck follows a foreign exchange student named Mikail Mxyzptlk to Smallville; Clark takes the Crows to the State Championship Game; Chloe begins to forgive Clark; Lana becomes more upset; Lex's downward spiral continues.

What's up with Chloe: Chloe decides to do a story on betting, so she takes $80 to a bookie named Mikail Mxyzptlk during a Crows football game. Chloe tells him to put it on Smallville, but he tells her he has a bad feeling about them. She says she never bets against Clark Kent and walks away. As the game winds down, Mxyzptlk tries to sabotage the game by using his ability to jinx people. He says trip, Clark trips, but scores anyway. Chloe's up $80!

What's up with Clark: When Clark tripped, for the first time in his life, he broke a linebackers collar bone. Jonathan thinks Clark should give up football, he's hurting people. Clark can't do it and says that he tripped because he didn't have control of his legs. Martha tells him to find out what happened if he wants to play again.

What's up with Lana: Jason tells Lana he thinks Clark may be on steroids. She tells him not to worry, but he says he lied and told the coach Clark's test came back clean, even thou he never tested Clark. He didn't want him to tell anyone about their relationship.

What's up with Lex: Lex wonders why his father awarded a scholarship to Mxyzptlk, who's from the Balkans. His grades and test scores are average. Mxyzptlk tells him his potential is more than grades and makes a bet with Lex. If Smallville looses the state championship, then Mxyzptlk stays in America... If they win... well, he's positive they won't.

What's up with Mxyzptlk: First he tries to get Chloe to can her article about him, she of course refuses. So he shows her his power by making her kiss him by just saying "kiss me." She's freaked out and the article is canned. Later he goes to see Clark and again shows off his power by making Clark choke himself. Clark must play in the game, and if he tells anyone his friends will all be hurt.

How it ends up: Chloe tells Clark that Mxyzptlk can control people's actions. She slowly begins to regain her trust with Clark after the whole Lionel transference thing. They find out Mxyzptlk is from a bloodline of people who can control luck. The only way to stop him is by jamming the frequency he uses to control people. Chloe's on it, Clark has to go warm up for the game. Jonathan stops Clark before he goes on the field, he still doesn't want him to play, but Clark says it's not Jonathan's decision, he has to do what's right. The old man's proud.

Chloe plugs a fighter jamming device, courtesy of her 3-star general uncle, into the PA system and adjusts the frequency to jam Mxyzptlk. Only he can hear it and it disables his ability to fix the game. He tracks Chloe down, but it's too late, the device has damaged Mxyzptlk permanently, he can't use his power. So, he decides to fix the game the old fashion way. He runs out on the field as Clark prepares for the final play of the game and tells Clark to throw the game or Chloe dies. Clark takes the snap and throws a pass... he then uses his super speed to run to where Chloe is, and save her, knock out Mxyzptlk and get back to the field before anyone knows he's gone. Oh, the pass, it's good and the Crows win the State Title!

After the game Clark's a hero, his parents tell him they've never been prouder of him, for well, everything and Chloe's talking to him again. Mxyzptlk was arrested, but Lex gets him out of jail and takes him to level 33.1 of a Luthorcorp building. He says he didn't bet against Mxyzptlk, he bet on Clark Kent. Now, he wants to help Mxyzptlk get his power back, and he tells him, he's not alone.

Everyone's happy at school, except Lana. Who's furious with Clark. Jason was fired and she thinks Clark ratted him out. Clark goes to see Lex, the only other person to know. Lex tells Clark Lana's not meant to be with Jason. Clark's not convinced, Lex has ulterior motives.
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"Transference"
Original airdate: October 27, 2004
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Clark and Lionel switch bodies; Lana researches the history behind her symbol; Another Kryptonic artifact is found.

What's up with Clark: Coach Teague tells Clark that a college coach is coming to watch Clark at the next game. Clark is excited, until he hears a ringing in his ears, he takes off. The sound leads him to the Kansas State Penatentury, where Lex is meeting with Lionel.

What's up with Lionel: Lionel has a month before his liver gives out on him and he will die. Lex comes to visit and Lionel tells him he has regrets. His biggest is he never told Lex he loved him, he extends his hand. Just as Lex is about to take it, Clark bursts in and sees that Lionel has something in his hand, he pushes Lex out of the way and Lionel and Clark clasp hands. When they're pulled apart, they've switched bodies, now Clark (in Lionel's body) is hauled back to prision and Lionel (in Clark's body) walks free.

What's up with Lionel (in Clark's body): Lionel slowly begins to realize why Clark's been so secretive. He discovers his super strength, speed and all his other new powers. Needless to say, Lionel is giddy. His arrogance grows and he begins to destroy Clark's relationships with everyone in Smallville.

What's up with Clark (in Lionel's body): Lionel's cellmate, Edgar, is shocked to find that it's Clark, not Lex who's in Lionel's body. Turns out Edgar's a mathmatical genius who Lionel had framed so he'd be in prision to help him find Kryptonian artificats and dycypher their symbols. Lionel's been scowing the globe for artifacts and eventually found the one they used to transfer bodies. Meanwhile, thugs are threatening his life and in Lionel's body, he has no defense.

What's up with Lana: Lana's been researching the countess from France and after she tells Jason what she knows, they kiss. Lionel (in Clark's body) hears them and busts in, smugly telling them he knows all about them and walks off leaving them dumbfounded. When Lana confronts Clark (Lionel) he kisses her and she storms off.

What's up with Martha: Martha notices that Clark's (Lionel) eyes are different. Lionel (Clark) gets Martha to come see him in Prision. She doesn't believe it's him until he recants a story from when he was 6-years-old. She's shocked and Clark tells her what's happened. He warns her Lionel came to see him and Lex is in trouble.

What's up with Lex: Lionel tries to get his hands on the $57 million he had before he went to prision. Dispite all his attempts, he realizes Lex has taken it. He's furious and in Clark's body confidently strolls into see his son. Lex realizes that it's not Clark talking. When he draws a gun on him, Lionel uses his new super speed to evade the shot and take Lex down. As the talk, Lex realizes it's his father talking.

How it ends up: Just as Lionel is about to kill his son, Martha walks in with a piece of kryptonite, saving Lex's life. A confused Lionel attacks Jonathan demanding he tell him what weakens him. Jonathan, knowing it's not Clark, Jonathan divulges nothing. When the phone rings, the answering machine picks up Edgar, telling Lionel there's a problem.

When he gets back to prision, Edgar tells him that the transference will eventually come to an end. The only way for it to be perminate is if Lionel kills his old body. Clark fights a thug in prision and a riot breaks out. During the riot, Lionel and Clark meet with Lionel using his new body to manhandle Clark. While he's being grabbed, Clark reveales the artifact and the two switch back to their original bodies. The artifact is lost, but Clark's back to himself.

A doctor tells Lionel that his liver is entirely desease free and he has no idea why. Lionel tells him that he's not the same man he was. Clark now has to deal with rebuilding the relationships Lionel destroyed while he was in Clark's body. Chloe tells him to seek metal help, Lana is flat out mad, and Clark learns of her relationship with Jason. He's a bit taken back, but agrees to keep it a secret. Lana's still not happy with him. Lex is the only one not mad at Clark. He thanks Clark for saving him. Clark asks him to help Edgar, he agrees and Edgar is free. A woman is waiting as he leaves prision and he gives her the artifact.
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"Run"
Original airdate: October 20, 2004
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Clark finds someone faster than he is; Martha puts in extra hours at the Talon; Lana opens up to Jason; Lex finds a manuscript with kryptonian symbols.

What's up with Clark: Jonathan and Clark are in Metropolis for one of Jonathan's doctor visits. As Clark goes to get the truck, a drunk careens towards Jonathan. Just as he's about to get hit, he's saved, but not by Clark. Clark tells his dad he saw a kid move as fast as he does. Great, Jonathan says, except he took my wallet. With Chloe's help, Clark tracks down the mysterious speedster. His name is Bart Allen.

What's up with Bart (aka the Flash): Bart's a good kid, but he's got a criminal side. He steals for his food and board. If Clark wants to know more, he's gotta catch him. The two tear off across the city, Bart looses Clark because he's so fast he can walk on water! When Clark goes back to the farm, Bart's there waiting for him. He's never met anyone who can run with him. When he was a kid an accident made him as fast as lightning. He and Clark bond by using their super speed to run down to Miami for a break. But Clark wants Bart to change, stop stealing, use his powers to help people. Bart's an outcast, his parents even turned their backs on him, and he refuses to slow down.

What's up with Lana: Jason discovers Lana's tattoo and she gets very defensive. She's not ready to reveal all her secrets yet.

What's up with Martha: Martha's been spending a ton of time running the Talon. When she talks to Lana, she opens up that it's the only way she can stop from worrying about Jonathan's health.

What's up with Lex: Lex buys a 14th-century manuscript and invites Clark to take a look at it. He wants Clark's help in deciphering its secrets. There are symbols like those from the Caves all around it. Clark agrees reluctantly and tells his dad that the symbols are Kryptonian and they say "Look Closer." Using his x-ray vision, he saw a hidden map under the top of the page. Clark goes back to the mansion to copy the map, but while he's there, Bart swipes it and Clark is caught by Lex after the alarm is tripped. Clark doesn't betray Bart, but Lex isn't worried, he'll find who stole from him. No one can run from Lex Luthor.

How it ends up: Lex sets a trap for Bart. But when the thugs want to kill Bart, Lex tells them to let him go, he's just a kid. Lex and Bart are knocked out, but Clark shows up and takes care of the thugs. He tells Bart he has to stop running, but Bart opens up some Kryptonite and sets it by Clark. He has second thoughts however and saves Clark from the Kryptonite, but grabs the manuscript and flees.

Martha decides she has to stop worrying about Jonathan and enjoy him, so she takes a day off. Lana takes Jason to the Caves and tells him all about how she got her tattoo and why she's back in Smallville. He tells her they'll figure it all out together.

Clark goes to check on Lex, and Lex tells him he's fine. Whoever stole the manuscript returned it, but he tells Clark his experts couldn't find anything special about it. Clark's relieved. Suprise, Lex lied! He's discovered the map and has a full copy of it at his disposal. Clark tries to duplicate the map at home by making sketches from memory. Bart comes by and tells Clark he's glad they're still friends. He'll try to be better, but can't sit still in Smallville. He's going to go look for more people like them. "Hey, maybe we can join some kind of club, or league," he says. Looks like Clark has his first super friend.
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"Devoted"
Original airdate: October 13, 2004
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Cheerleaders are poisoning their football boyfriends; Lex wants to patch things up with Clark; Lois continues to try to get into college.

What's up with the football team: Danny, Smallville High's starting QB blows off his cheerleader girlfriend at practice, saying he's hanging out with the guys later. When she gives him a sports drink, he immediately begins treating her like a goddess and decides to leave practice and go shopping with her. Later, Danny comes back with a shotgun and tries to kill Jason because he thought he was hitting on his girlfriend. Soon all the football players are waiting on their cheerleader girlfriends hand and foot.

What's up with Clark: With Danny's absence, Clark becomes the starting quarterback. Clark tells Chloe he won't be able to spend much time on The Torch because of football. At first she's disappointed, but when she drinks from the poisoned sports drink she falls madly in love with him. She quits The Torch and later confronts Clark in the barn wearing only his jersey. She loves him and is completely devoted to him.

What's up with Lex: He buys the team new jerseys. Clark tells him he can't buy back his friendship. He then gives Clark all the files he ever had on him and says Clark's friendship helps keep his dark side at bay.

What's up with Jason: Jason tells Lana he needs his job as assistant coach and he's sorry they can't take their relationship public. When he drinks the sports drink he becomes insanely jealous of Clark. When Clark drinks the drink and becomes weak, it's got meteor rock in it, Jason tells the team to hit him hard, a weakened Clark is pummeled. After practice, Clark tries to tell Jason the sports drink is poisoned but Jason attacks him. Clark's saved by Lex.

What's up with Lois: After she notices her cousin going Clark-crazy, she decides to investigate. She finds out two cheerleaders did a chemistry experiment with the "Love molecule." With Clark's help they figure out that when it was combined with meteor rock, it makes people fall hopelessly in love. They decide to steal the antidote from Mandy, the cheerleader who created the concoction.

How it ends up: Clark distracts Mandy while Lois steals the info from her purse. As she's trying to decipher it, Chloe attacks her, saying she won't let Lois steal Clark from her. Lois kicks her into the furnace and the heat snaps her out of her trance. They relay the info to Clark and they use the info to snap the team out of their trance.

The guys on the team had been giving Clark a hard time. But, when game time comes around, Clark leads the team to victory with a 60-yard touchdown pass as time expires. The crowd goes wild and Clark is a hero. The whole stadium is rocking, except Jonathan who looks on with a scowl.

Lex apologizes to Clark again and says he wants to give their friendship another chance. Clark decides to test Lex and asks him to help Lois get into college. With his influence, he gets her in, Lois knows Clark had a hand in her getting into school, she's off to the city, but she'll be back to visit.
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Senior year of high school begins; A girl's makeover turns ugly; Lois writes her first article; Clark goes out for the football team.

What's up with Clark: Clark's has aspirations to be Smallville High's quarterback. He hasn't tried out for the football team because of his super abilities. But he's tired of sitting on the sidelines and forges his dad's signature to get on the team.

What's up with Lois: Lois' father stops by and tells her she can't go to college, cause she didn't get enough credits to graduate, she's headed back to high school. Chloe is excited to have her cousin at school and gets her to join the staff of the Torch. Lois is reluctant, but takes on a story about plastic surgery after a girl named Abby shows up with a new look.

What's up with Abby: As a freshman, Abby was dubbed "Scabby Abby" and ridiculed by the football team, and most of the school. After three years of high school hell, she tells her mom, a plastic surgeon, she wants to look beautiful. Her mom is ecstatic, but only because she can test out her new kryptonite technique which completely changes a person's body. Despite the ethical and health questions, they proceed and Abby is stunning.

What's up with Jason: Lana's beau turns out to be a former football stud and becomes assistant football coach at Smallville high, so he can be close to his love.

What's up with Lana: Lana does research on her mysterious tattoo and tries to get it removed, but is told it's not ink, but branded under the skin and probably impossible to get rid of without a full skin graft.

What's up with the Kents: Jonathan isn't happy when Martha tells him Lex has agreed to let her manage the Talon, but tells her he'll support her.

What's up with Brett: Brett is a football hot head. Freshman year, he nicknamed Abby, "Scabby Abby," but he's hot for the new and improved Abby. The two makeout in the shower, but when Brett looks in a mirror after kissing her he flips out. All he sees is a hideous version of himself looking back. He runs out the school and is hit by a car driven by Lois.

How it ends up: Abby's mom is evil. She resents Lana for being naturally beautiful and when she learns Lana knows Abby and Brett were kissing before he freaked out, she manipulates Abby into getting rid of Lana. Abby sneaks into a back room where Lana is waiting for a surprise from Jason. She kisses a blindfolded Lana, who is shocked to find out it's Abby and not Jason kissing her. When Lana next looks in a mirror she freaks out and the mirror falls on her cutting her face.

The Torch team is hot on the story. Lois posses as a girl in search of an extreme makeover and goes to see Abby's mom. Meanwhile Chloe and Clark dig up more information on the procedure and what's really behind Abby's makeover. Abby's mom discovers Lois' true intentions and sedates her. She starts the procedure on her, which without the right settings will drive her insane. Clark breaks into the office and breaks the machine used in the procedure, but is knocked back by the kryptonite in it. Lois picks him up and fights off Abby's mom. Lana and Brett are given a chemical that reverses the affect from the kiss and besides a cut on her cheek, they're fine.

Jonathan's not happy Clark's on the football team, his powers give him too much of an advantage. But Clark tells him he wants his own life, to do what he wants to do. Jonathan respects that and decides to teach his son how to play quarterback.

Lois' first story is a huge success, life changing according to her fan mail. Chloe can sense she's excited and the two go off to watch Clark get dunked in the dunk tank.
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Lois and Clark continue to investigate Chloe's murder/disappearance; Lionel and Lex continue their blood feud; Lana returns to Smallville.

What's up with Lois: Clark and Lois investigate the charred remains of Chloe's safe house. While they talk about what happened, a helicopter flies over and drops off two commandoes. They attack Clark as Lois runs. Clark easily dispatches them, then uses his heat vision to disable the chopper. Lois fends off the final attacker with some impressive moves and the two run off. The next day she digs up her cousins grave and is relieved to find it empty. As she dusts off a man asks where Chloe is, when she tells him off, he turns his hand into a metallic blade and attacks her.

What's up with Lana: In Paris, Lana, looks at pictures from the caves and finds that her tattoo matches one of the symbols from their walls. When Lana returns to Smallville she goes to visit Lex. She'd like to rent the apartment above the old Talon... and she's not interested in anything to do with Clark. She meets Lois after saving her life by chasing off the man with the metallic hands.

What's up with Clark: Lana and Lois head to the farm and surprise Clark. He welcomes Lana home and learns of her "hot summer fling" from Lois. As he begins to confide in Lois about his feelings for Lana, another helicopter flies over the barn. Enter Sam Lane. Lois' father just happens to be a 3-star general! He's been keeping an eye on Lois, making sure she doesn't get into trouble.

What's up with Lex: Clark heads to the mansion to confront Lex about Chloe. He wants Lex's help but he still doesn't like him. Lex tells him Chloe's dead, but Clark spots a cigar that he knows is Sam Lane's and realizes Lex is lying to him. After Clark and Lois break into her father's office and find out that Chloe is being held under an alias, Clark rushes to the house she's suppose to be at. When he gets there he finds two dead men and his ex-friend Lex Luthor.

What's up with Lionel: Lionel threatens Lex's life while in prison, telling him he won't know when or where, but it will happen. However, it's the elder Luthor who's life is threatened when he's stabbed by an inmate while taking a shower. While in the hospital recovering, Lionel gets a visitor. Surprise, metallic blade guy works for Lionel! His name's Trent and he's looking for more money.

How it ends up: Trent hasn't killed Chloe yet, but Lionel convinces him to go back and finish the job. The men he killed were hired by Lex to protect Chloe. Turns out Lex engineered her fake death to protect her and since he couldn't trust the FBI, he called on Sam Lane to orchestrate her protection. Lex also put a tracking device on her and tells Clark where she's being held. Clark arrives in time to battle Trent, but it takes Lois' surprise entrance and help to finish Trent off, who explodes into a metallic ooze.

With Chloe alive and able to testify, Lionel is found guilty! The Kents tell Clark he should give Lex another chance, he did save Chloe's life, but Clark isn't buying it, Lex has always lied to him, and besides, the prophecy tells of one true enemy... Clark now thinks it's Lex.

In the caves, Clark finds Lana, who's looking for the symbol. When she gets back to the Talon, Jason is there. Lana only left him a short note when she bolted for home. He wants answers, she tells him she can't say why she's here and she still has feelings for him, but she can't go back. That's ok, he's not looking to take her back, just to be with her.
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Three months have passed since the events that transpired in last season's finale. Chloe's cousin Lois Lane tries to find her killer; Clark returns from wherever it was he's been; Lex hunts for buried treasure; Martha tries to save her family.

What's up with Lois: Lois watches Chloe's video will and testament. In it, Chloe asks Clark to find out who killed her, so, Lois heads off to Smallville to find this guy named Clark Kent. As she's driving down the road she's forced off by a bolt of lightening and soon witness an intense electric storm. When she steps out of her car, she sees Clark. Naked Clark. However, he's disoriented and doesn't know his name. Lois takes him to the hospital.

What's up with Lex: Men speaking Arabic uncover a statue in an underground tomb. Lex quickly comes in and is pleased with the find. When he gets back to the plane, he continues his lifesaving blood purification. He was lucky to have survived the poisoned brandy, but still needs it every 72 hours to avoid death. When the statue breaks open, Lex picks up a giant crystal.

What's up with Martha: Martha reads to Jonathan. He's been in a coma for three months and doctors tell her he's brain dead, but she's not pulling the plug on him yet. When she steps out into the hall she sees Clark walking aimlessly around. She gives him a big hug, but he doesn't remember her. Before Clark says he's waiting for the sign. Martha tells him she can help, but he has to come home with her.

What's up with Lana: Lana is in Paris. And she's not alone, she's got a boyfriend, a guy named Jason Teague. Lana's in art school, and for one of her projects she takes a brass rubbing of an ancient tomb of a warrior princess. When she touches the rubbing of one of the tomb's symbols she's engulfed by light from the tomb.

What's up with Kal-El: When Lex touches the crystal, Clark falls to his knees. He gets up and proclaims to Martha he is Kal-el of Krypton and he is here to fulfill his destiny, Martha tries to stop him but he tells her Clark Kent is dead and FILES AWAY! He breaks into Lex's jet while it's still in the air and steals the crystal.

What's up with Lionel: Lionel is still in prison. But since Chloe's dead, he'll be out in two weeks. Lex stops by to visit and he accuses his father of hijacking his plane and stealing the crystal, who else could pull that off? It's revealed the crystal is one of three that when combined point to a vast treasure that contains more knowledge than the world has known.

How it ends up: Bridget Crosby calls on Martha. She's Dr. Swan's assistant. Martha is reluctant to trust her, but finally confides in her what's been going on. She did call for help after all. She tells Martha she must face her son to win him back. To help her, she's given black kryptonite... she's Clark's only hope.

Kal-El goes to the caves and enters a hidden room where he places the piece of crystal. When he emerges from the room, Martha is waiting. She touches him with the black kryptonite and proclaims her love for her son. Clark and Kal-El split apart and begin to battle one another, Martha throws Clark the black kryptonite and he plunges it into Kal-El vanquishing him, if only for the moment. As he does, Jonathan wakes from his coma and Clark falls into his mother's arms.

Lana wakes up in her bedroom, but doesn't remember how she got there. She missed her meeting with Jason, and while showering she notices a strange tattoo on her lower back... it's the symbol from the tomb!

Lois brings flowers to Chloe's grave. While there, Clark shows up and the too bond over their love of Chloe. Clark offers the Kent household to Lois while she's in town as well as his assistance in tracking down Chloe's murderer. Lois accepts, but while she's walking away Clark uses his x-ray vision to look into Chloe's EMPTY coffin! Wait! He says, Chloe's still alive!
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