Smallville - A Retrospective -7.

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Season 2 Episode 5: Nocturne (original air date 10-22-02).

A boy is being held prisoner in his parents basement. The boy bids his time by writing Lana love poetry. Meanwhile Lionel (still blind) has fired another assistant. Martha Kent (bringing her products to the mansion) sees Lionel needs help and lends a hand. Lionel offers her a job. Byron (the captive boy) escapes his basement and leaves Lana more poetry on her parents gravestone. Clark (not understanding the poetry) is branded "The Man of Steel" by Lana. After a confrontation at Byron's house with his parents, Clark and Pete brake into Byron's house looking for him. Byron who gets out in the daylight turns into some kind of uncontrollable monster. Getting away Byron throws Pete through the air. Then he throws Lana at the cemetery. Byron (convinced that Luthor Corp. is behind his mutation) tries to bring down the Luthor Corp. chopper with Lionel and Martha in it. Clark stops Byron by knocking him into a well. In the darkness Byron reverts back to normal. Martha convinces Lionel to have Luthor Corp. work on cure for Byron.


Season 2 Episode 6: Redux (original air date 10-29-02).

Clark is swimming in the high school pool when another swimmer gets into trouble. Clark rescues his fellow class mate only to find him aged to an old man. Troy (the kid) is dead. It's revealed Clark's grandfather is alive and lives in Coast City. While cleaning out the Talon's theater, Lana finds old pictures of her mother with another man. Meanwhile Martha's father shows up on the farm. When he comes home early Clark meets his grandfather for the first time. When aunt Nell is no help, Lana solicits Lex's help in the IDing of the man in the photo. The new principal, Mr. Reynolds puts Clark on his radar when he sees him hanging with Lex. It is revealed Mr. Reynolds was the head master at Lex's prep. school - Excelsior. Freak of the week: High school girl with the kiss of death. Another student (Russel) gets his life sucked out of him. Clark realizes that Chrissy was with Troy and Russel prior to their deaths. Clark then stops Chrissy before she can kill the principal (who has been on her about her previous school records). Chrissy is thrown through the air, when she lands hard she ages till death. Chrissy was over one hundred years old and sucked the life out of others to stay young. Lana finds out that the man in the photo could be her father.

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