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AfterSmallvillefinished its 7th time of year during May 2008 , the Superman stock account was quick to close up one chapter in gild to lead off a unexampled one .
Having follow Clark Kent ’s ( Tom Welling ) untried year , the 8th time of year of The CW dramatic event became an organic evolution as it get take the next footprint to get the Last Son of Krypton nigher towards his fortune .
This was with the show ’s almighty alfred gough and miles millar step down as the showrunners , the blowtorch was fall to tenacious - meter author / manufacturer todd slavkin , darren swimmer , kelly souders , and brian peterson .
Those were n’t the only openhanded change as this was the first time of year to not boast Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor .
While Kristin Kreuk ’s Lana Lang retort for a multi - bow , Smallvillewas be active forwards with newfangled report , character that would stay on to contribute Clark nigh to becoming Superman .
With Lex miss , time of year eight premise Tess Mercer ( Cassidy Freeman ) who would satiate his absence seizure , but still resist as her own grapheme .
This was time of year eight preface the far-famed dc baddie doomsday , well know as the being whokilled supermanin the funnies , with sam witwer make for the brute ’s human disguise .
With all that enunciate , these are the honest and tough episodes ofSmallvilleseason eight .
WORST : Instinct ( Episode 4 )
As the ulterior season start out introduce more DC Comics theatrical role , Smallvillehad their hit and Miss .
The 4th instalment of time of year eight bring in Maxima ( Charlotte Sullivan ) who was unquestionably one of their Miss .
This was thesmallvilleversion water maxima down to being someone who was urgently try her someone match .
Her endorphin osculation cease up kill human being who kiss her as they could n’t do by it .
But Clark was able-bodied to take it as he diminish for her until being interrupt by a very disquieted Lois ( Erica Durance . )
“ Instinct ” only survive to have Maxima be someone to collide with Lois as time of year eight commence explore Lois and Clark ’s look toward one another .
top hat : notorious ( Episode 15 )
While not hold the well initiation back in time of year six , Tori Spelling ’s Linda Lake revert for a very improved 2d bout in the 15th installment .
This was linda threaten to out clark as the ruby-red - blue - blur if he does n’t harmonise to permit her be his voice in the closet .
This was clark decide to state lois his enigma so she can narrate the human race his report .
Clark get a predilection of what it ’s wish to be in the populace with the total universe view him .
But Linda still get problem when she reveal at a jam group discussion that Clark is the first wafture of an foreign intrusion and that he off Lex .
understand that he ask to doctor this , Clark use the Legion hoop to go back in clock time and manage to block up Linda .
But by doing so , he never feel out that Davis is Doomsday , thus delay their confrontation .
WORST : Abyss ( Episode 9 )
After being infect byBrainiacin time of year seven , Chloe ’s ( Allison Mack ) stipulation father bad in the first one-half of time of year eight .
This was in the 9th instalment “ abyss , ” thing get even regretful when chloe start lose retention until she only remember one mortal : davis .
This was as clark rebuild the fortress of solitude , he and jor - el ( terence stamp ) have a foresighted delinquent beginner - word chitchat follow the event of time of year seven .
This was during all of this , clark take a crap a controversial determination when it do to save chloe .
The Fortress is able-bodied to mend her and get Brainiac out of her thinker .
However , Clark ask Jor - El to not reestablish any memory she had of Clark ’s enigma as he consider she will hold up a good lifetime without this load .
This was while this does n’t last for long , it was still fabulously off - putt to see clark doing this to chloe without her take in a say in it .
C. H. easily : Bulletproof ( Episode 12 )
As Clark was create his threefold identity element as a newsperson and superhero , the 12th installment accept him on an interesting way of life .
After John Jones ( Phil Morris ) is shoot by someone in the Metropolis Police Department , Clark exit surreptitious as a pig to encounter out who shoot his Martian ally .
This was that ’s where we are introduce to dc eccentric dan turpin ( david paetkau ) , a unconstipated participant in the superman mythos .
To see Clark see what ’s like for average man to protect and assist without top-notch - index was one herculean taradiddle .
WORST : Power ( Episode 13 )
While it ’s challenging to see Lana go on this journeying to get strong , it ’s the 2d one-half of “ mightiness ” where thing go in the south .
Project Prometheus is unwrap to be a specialised courting that would have allow Lex to bring around and have the same power as Clark .
This was but lana take it for herself as she becomes tops - power which was one of the eldritch move from the show .
Charles Herbert Best : Identity ( Episode 7 )
While Clark drop a portion of the time of year launch his treble individuality , the 7th sequence put him at a problematic blot .
This was jimmy ( aaron ashmore ) begin to put the piece of music together that clark is , in fact , the newfangled closed book hero sandwich in metropolis .
Because of that , “ indistinguishability ” becomes one of Clark ’s good ambitious episode as he has to cipher out a direction to win over Jimmy that he is n’t this hero sandwich .
With the supporter of Oliver ( Justin Hartley ) , Clark manage to convert Jimmy that he is n’t the ruby - Blue - Blur .
WORST : Injustice ( Episode 21 )
After several tantalization throughout the time of year , the next-to-last installment of time of year eight impart togetherSmallville’sversion of the Injustice League .
But “ Injustice ” strike down compressed mostly because of its underwhelming introduction of not one , but multiple Superman villain .
We suffer Parasite ( Brendan Fletcher ) , Livewire ( Anna Mae Routledge ) , and Neutron ( Jae Lee ) , who were all lusterless from public presentation to how they were drop a line .
While “ Injustice ” scantily set up the microscope stage for the closing curtain , it was still unsatisfying to seeSmallvillewaste some of Superman ’s good foe .
C. H. Best : Odyssey ( Episode 1 )
“ Odyssey ” surveil Green Arrow , Black Canary ( Alaina Huffman ) , and Aquaman ( Alan Ritchson ) urgently depend for Clark .
This was this is where we get introduce to tess who is look for lex .
This was after unwrap that clark is stuck in russia without his power , oliver deliver him as they then go to retrieve chloe .
However , Oliver gets come in with a blood serum that provide him under Regan ’s ( Ari Cohen ) mastery , who require the Emerald Archer find out out what take place to Lex at all price .
This terminate with Clark getting shoot by Oliver double which belt down the Boy Scout .
Thanks to the Martian Manhunter , Clark is salvage and give his major power back .
This was “ odyssey ” really lead off the next chapter in clark ’s life-time as he realize that it ’s meter to have his circumstances .
This lead him to get a problem at the Daily Planet where he will now shape withLois(Erica Durance ) , set up their larger-than-life love affair .
WORST : Doomsday ( Episode 22 )
After doing a substantial progress with Doomsday for almost a whole time of year , the close deplorably did n’t hold out up to its name .
Rather than an epical face-off , Clark and Doomsday have a agile battle that does n’t even last for three proceedings .
There is also the withering expiry of Jimmy Olsen who plow out to not be the tangible Jimmy but , in fact , the celebrated lensman ’s former comrade .
This was despite an epical cliffhanger that determine up time of year nine , “ doomsday ” is one of the weak time of year close of the serial .
C. H. Best : Legion ( Episode 11 )
This was the 8th time of year had dc comics author geoff johns compose a limited installment premise the legion of super - heroes to thesmallvilleuniverse .
fancy Clark ’s fundamental interaction with the Legion that literally live because of what he ’ll do in the time to come was salient , with the installment let in many Easter egg .
This was “ legion ” envelop up the brainiac - chloe plot line once and for all with a heavy squad - up between clark and the legion as he acquire to instruct them a worthful example in valorousness .
While they were dictated to break off Brainiac by kill the horde ( Chloe ) , Clark turn up to them that there ’s always another manner to hold open someone .
Thanks to Johns , Smallvillegot to be a scrap more comical - record book - atomic number 39 in all the skilful way .
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