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Episodes

  • Smallville | 8x14 – ‘Requiem’

    February 5th, 2009  |  1 hr 34 mins

    February 5, 2009 - Just as Oliver is announcing to the LuthorCorp board of executives that Queen Industries has bought controlling interest in LuthorCorp a bomb detonates in the meeting room. Clark and Lana investigate the bombing and discover that the...

  • Smallville | 8x13 – ‘Power’

    January 29th, 2009  |  1 hr 10 mins

    January 29, 2009 - Believing that Lana has been kidnapped, Tess tells Clark that she believes Lex took her. She also informs Clark that the reason Lana left after coming out of her coma was because Lex had her taken into custody when she woke,

  • Smallville | 8x12 – ‘Bulletproof’

    January 22nd, 2009  |  2 hrs 5 mins

    January 22, 2009 - John Jones is shot by an unseen assailant while on duty, and Chloe and Clark suspect that the shooter was another police officer. Clark goes undercover as a cop to identify the shooter. Clark discovers that a group of officers are ta...

  • Smallville | 8x11 – ‘Legion’

    January 15th, 2009  |  1 hr 15 mins

    January 15, 2009 - Clark is attacked by the Persuader in his barn, but before he is killed a trio of superpowered aliens from the 31st Century, called the Legion, shows up and saves him. While inhabiting Chloe's body,

  • Smallville | Exclusive Interview with Ryan Kennedy

    January 14th, 2009  |  18 mins 8 secs

    January 14, 2009 - Here’s our interview with Smallville’s very own Cosmic Boy, Ryan Kennedy. Derek and Tucker talk with Ryan about his 31st century counterpart, Rokk, and what went into the casting and execution of 2009’s return episode, “Legion.”

  • Happy SHoE Year

    December 31st, 2008  |  48 mins

    December 31, 2008 - This Week On SHoE - SHoE’s back to ring in the new year right! It’s been over a month since our last episode and we’re to tell you what we’ve been up to, what’s going on as we speak, and what’s coming down the pipeline with Smallvil...

  • Smallville | 8x09 and 8x10 – ‘Abyss’ and ‘Bride’

    November 25th, 2008  |  2 hrs 29 mins

    November 25, 2008 - This Week On SHoE - Here’s your double dose of SHoE for this week to get you through til December! ‘Abyss’ and ‘Bride’ were so epic we felt the need to combine the two and discuss them in tandem.

  • Smallville | Exclusive Interview with Mairzee Almas II

    November 21st, 2008  |  20 mins 49 secs

    November 21, 2008 - Here is our interview with Smallville director Mairzee Almas who was at the helm of this seasons episodes “Toxic” and “Identity”. Mairzee also talks about the progression of the Doomsday story line from the start of the season,

  • Smallville | 8x08 – ‘Bloodline’

    November 6th, 2008  |  2 hrs 5 mins

    November 6, 2008 - Someone sends Clark the crystal to rebuild the Fortress, only, when Clark touches the crystal it activates and sends him and Lois to the Phantom Zone. There, Clark and Lois find Kara, who helps Lois escape back to Earth.

  • Smallville | 8x07 – ‘Identity’

    October 30th, 2008  |  1 hr 36 mins

    October 30, 2008 - Lois and Jimmy are mugged on the street, and when Jimmy attempts to snap a picture of the mugger he catches a blurred image of Clark saving Lois. Jimmy goes on the hunt to identify the mysterious "Good Samaritan",

  • Smallville | 8x06 – ‘Prey’

    October 23rd, 2008  |  1 hr 4 mins

    October 23, 2008 - A serial killer attacks a local club, injuring and murdering several patrons. Clark arrives and discovers Davis's body, covered in blood and lying unconscious on the floor. Davis denies any memory of the event.

  • Smallville | 8x05 – ‘Committed’

    October 16th, 2008  |  53 mins 31 secs

    October 16, 2008 - Chloe and Jimmy are kidnapped after their engagement party by a jeweler who wants to test their love. Using a lie-detector to quiz them, every time one is caught in a lie the other is punished with a surge of electricity.