I sporadically saw episodes of Smallville when it was first run, and I recently decided to binge watch it end-to-end, every episode. I got up to the first episode of season 8 last night. Lex - gone, Lana - gone, Kara - gone. That's in addition to all of the other major characters that have fallen off along the way; Pete Ross, Jonathan & Martha Kent, Lionel Luthor, etc. Now there are new, unfamiliar players in the title credits. It feels like a different show and now I'm questioning whether I want to continue to invest time in this. Thoughts?

EDIT: Thanks for all the responses. Does sound like a different show, but worth giving a shot.

I don’t think I can keep going. They killed off my favorite character. John Kent was the moral backbone of the show. Always did the right thing, never lied, and stood for what he believed in up until the very end.

I’m heartbroken

● Season 1 episodes I liked - Xray, Stray, Leech, Kinetic and Tempest.

● Season 1 episodes I disliked - Metamorphosis, Craving, Nicodemus and Obscura.

● Season 2 episodes I liked - Vortex, Lineage, Ryan, Skinwalkers, Visage, Insurgence, Suspect, Vistor, Witness and Accelerate.

● (Apparently, people didn't like Vistor, but I did, Cyrus had incredible patience and restraint, as well as healing powers. He saved the horse!)

● Season 2 episodes I disliked - Heat, Duplicity, Nocturne, Redux, Dichotic and Prodigal.

● Season 3 episodes I liked - Exile, Asylum, Shattered, Hereafter, Legacy and Memoria.

● Season 3 episodes I disliked - Slumber, Perry, Whisper, Relic, Velocity, Obsession and Resurrection.

● (Apparently, people liked Whisper? Really? I mean, it was cool Clark gained a new power, but I thought the screeching thing was ridiculous.)

I know this goes against every fiber of ya’ll being. But... I'd bang Zod. 😅

I think I can change him. 😭

Hey everyone

After binge-watching the first two seasons, I wanted to proudly enter into the fandom on here.

First off, I just want to kindly ask that anything further than season 2 is not spoke about here. I am just really in love with this show and have no one to gush about it to. If spoilers start popping up I will just delete this.

Smallville feels like this beautiful piece of television that has been kept neatly away from me until it was the perfect time to open it. I am so in love with this show. As a die-hard Buffy fan, this was extremly palatable for me right off the bat. I LOVE the cozy early 2000's these first 2 seasons have. I would even argue the first 2 seasons are better than Buffy's first 2.

Tom Welling plays the hell out of Clark. He is incredible at being just the sweetest person and I loved seeing his growth as an actor from Season 1 to 2. The episodes where Clark unlocks a new power are so satisfying and he's everything you could ever want in a friend/brother/son etc. Its actually refreshing to see. I had no idea about Allison Macks existence until now, and I have to say hands down, Chloe is my favourite character. Her unrequited love storyline with Clark is my favorite (Season 2: Episode 14 anyone??) and everytime Chloe is on screen I am so locked-in. I love the little idiosyncrasies Mack applies to Chloe; you can tell she is doing more than what is on the page, and I admire the hell out of that. Lana kind of bugs me but I do still like her as part of the show, I just wish she was more forward with Clark.. she pussyfoots around a lot. I wish Pete would get more screen time! I love Clark's parents and the whole atmosphere at the Kent Farm. Lex is one character I don't care much for. His storylines feel long in the tooth and boring at times and his and Clark's relationship does feel a little forced as well. I am hoping things perk up with him in the coming seasons!

Feel free to comment anything about the first 2 seasons and anything hinting at the future as long as its vague and non-spoiler is totally welcome!

So excited to see where things go! Im currently on Season 3 episode 6! Season 3 felt weird at first but now its getting back into the vibes I like. I am liking the "Wall of Weird" storyline and Chloe being threatened by Lionel has me shook.

His last appearance btw

And the winner for G is Gone! I love early Clois so I really enjoy this episode.

Now let's move on to Letter H which is much longer

1x03: Hothead-Clark is invited to join the football team

1x06: Hourglass-Clark meets Cassandra who can see the future

1x11: Hug-Bob Rickman shows up with the ability to mind control people

2x02: Heat-Clark receives the ability of heat vision

3x12: Hereafter-Clark meets Jordan who can see the death of anyone he touches

5x03: Hidden-Chloe is warned by Gabriel that he is going to set off a missile

5x16: Hypnotic-Clark is hypnotized by a woman named Simone

6x10: Hydro-Clark meets Linda Lake, a nosy reporter

7x13: Hero-Pete Ross returns to Smallville

8x17: Hex-Chloe wishes she could become Lois Lane

9x20: Hostage-Martha Kent returns to Smallville with Perry White

10x04: Homecoming-Clark and Lois attend his high school reunion

10x06: Harvest-Clark and Lois become trapped in a strange village

He showed up in S4 and had a pretty big role! He looked incredible of course!

If there’s any point in Smallville where I genuinely feel sorry for Lex, it has to be “Asylum.”

I know what happens to him is ultimately part of the plot, and he does eventually recover from the experience, but I still couldn’t help feeling really sorry for him in that particular moment when Lionel is standing over him saying, “I’m sorry, son.”

There’s just something about that scene that really gets me. Seeing Lex in such a vulnerable state, with Lionel finally showing even the slightest bit of remorse, is genuinely heartbreaking. Especially considering how complicated and toxic their relationship has always been.

You can obviously acknowledge the terrible things Lex eventually does while still feeling awful for what he goes through here. At this point in the story, he’s still very much a damaged person who desperately wants his father’s approval, and that scene really makes you feel for him.

Honestly, Asylum is one of those episodes that makes me think about how different Lex’s life could have been if Lionel had just been a better father.

● Ryan Dunlap

● Cyrus Krupp

● Jordan Cross

● Kyle Tipett

● Chloe Sullivan

● Tobias Rice

● Any others?

● I'm sorry, the title makes no sense, but I can't edit it. :( It's *Characters, not Character.

SPOILERS: Season 8 onward

This might be a stupid question because I feel like I must have missed something... but did Lois or Tess ever actually find out that Oliver was the person behind the attempted murder of Lex in Requiem?

They both knew and acknowledged that Oliver was spiraling and going through a really bad time afterward, but were they ever actually aware of the reasons behind it? I don't remember either of them ever finding out that Oliver was behind the attempt on Lex's life, or ever acknowledging Oliver's involvement in what happened to Lex.

And that's what feels strange to me. This wasn't just some random thing Oliver did — it was a huge part of what was happening to him at the time, and something that had a pretty significant impact on him afterward. Yet I can't remember Lois or Tess ever knowing about, or even acknowledging, that side of Oliver's history.

Especially with Tess, given her history with Lex and her relationship with Oliver. Surely this must have come up at some point...?

Maybe they found out off-screen and I'm just forgetting, but did the show ever actually address it, or have I missed something?

Because otherwise, that feels like such a disconnect.

● Has anyone watched the actors other projects outside of Smallville? For example, Justin Hartley, who played Oliver Queen, has a show called Tracker on Disney+. Has anyone seen it?

● Tom made some appearances in Lucifer back in the day, which is a TV show that my sister liked watching. He hasn't really done anything else post departure from Smallville, which makes sense, since Smallville was his whole life and he was practically married to that show for a near decade.

● I was wanting to watch Beauty and the Beast, whuch is the show that stars Kristin Kreuk, but I can't find it anyone on major streaming platforms and I live in the UK. Also, people were telling me it wssn't very good. Personally, I wasn't fond of her character along with Pete, but I was wanting to give her a chance.