Smallville - A Retrospective - 11.

Greetings Friends,

More Smallville watched.

Season 2 Episode 13 Suspect (original air date 1-28-03).

It's a dark stormy night, Lionel is in Lex's office listening to music when an unknown shooter shoots him. Lionel is down for the count. Meanwhile Jonathan is asleep in his truck with a bottle in one hand and a gun in the other. The police wake him up and arrest him. Jonathan tells his family that he didn't do it. Maybe Henry Small will take his case. But he wont. Lana tells Clark she saw Jonathan at the mansion. Lionel and Jonathan were having a heated debate. Jonathan tells Lionel to stay away from Martha or he will regret it. During a search of their house, the police find the watch that Lionel gave Martha. The bartender tells the police that Jonathan got crazy drunk. Lex is told by the doctors that Lionel's higher brain functions are shutting down. After poking around the site where his father was arrested, Clark and Pete find a bullet in the wall of a shack. Clark then gets into it with Lex at the mansion. And Clark talks to the bartender that served his dad drinks. Still in their investigation Pete and Clark are ran off the road by a semi truck. The truck driver then shoots Pete's car in the gas tank and it blows up. Display of powers: Clark kicks off the car door, rescues Pete and shields him from the explosion. At the coffee shop, Mr. Small explains why he can't take Jonathan case. But then changes his mind. When he is missing Clark and Pete find the bartender dead in a freezer. At the bar Clark also sees a picture of the bartender and the sheriff. Clark realizes it's Ethan the sheriff. The sheriff had a motive because he was feeding Lionel information and he couldn't get out of the deal. Lionel makes a come back.


Season 2 Episode 14 Rush (original air date 2-4-03).

Chloe and Pete are attending a rave in the cave. After something happens to Pete he begins to act different. He tells Clark he should go for it with Lana. Clark sees Lana at the Talon and asks her out on a date. She says yes. Lex (the owner of the land that the caves are on) checks the caves for damage to the cave drawings. Clark is their cleaning up the trash left by the rave. Lex hires a linguist to translate the pictogram's of the caves. While Chloe and Clark are investigating the caves, Chloe is infected just like Pete. The linguist finds an unusual bug on the cave walls. While with Clark at the Talon, Pete puts a piece of red Kryptonite in Clark's pocket. Pete and Clark show Chloe his powers. Later at the Talon, Clark and Chloe are going at it hot and heavy. When his shirt comes off the piece of red Kryptonite falls out. Clark reverts back to normal. Clark confronts Pete and Chloe about having a parasite. Pete is not having it and punches Clark with a Kryptonite laced rock. After being woke up by Lana, Clark catches Pete's car when he tries to jump a gorge. Chloe and Pete end up in the hospital after their parasites are removed. Lex directs the linguist to let Clark have access to the caves. Clark tries to apologises to Lana about standing her up but shes not having it.


Season 2 Episode 15 Prodigal (original air date 2-11-03).

In a high stakes poker game a man is caught cheating. The Chinese mob tries to kill him but he gets away with help from Lex. Clark applies for a part time job at the Talon. Lana is less than thrilled to hire Clark. At Luthor Corp. Lex brings to his dad the man he saved. It's his brother Lucas. Lionel welcomes him with open arms. Then finds out Lex plans to use him for a Luthor Corp. buy out. Later at the Kent farm, Lex brings Lucas by to meet Clark and Pete. Lex' buy out plan with his brother backfires when his brother joins sides with Lionel. Lex is kicked out of the mansion and has to move in at the Kent farm. Lex helps out by doing chores. At the mansion, as part of their deal, Lionel tries to get Lucas to sign over his stock. Lucas waffles for more money. Lucas also notices Lionel might not be blind anymore. At the Talon Clark gets the job. Lucas shows up and tells Lana that he owns the Talon now. Lex finds out that Lucas was found because Lionel wanted him to be found. At the Talon Lucas wants Clark to be fired. Then Clark says him from the Chinese hit man. Lex leaves the farm but is kidnapped by Lucas. Later at Luthor Corp. in Metropolis, Lucas tries to get Lionel to shoot Lex. Clark intervenes to save Lex. But it is scam by Lex and Lucas to combine forces against Lionel. They realize Lionel now has his vision back. To keep Lex quiet about Lucas, Lionel gives back Lex Corp. and the mansion to Lex.


Keep Watching.

D.L.