Episode guide
Smallville: Season 8
22 episodes · premiered Sep 18, 2008
Last season, Clark Kent and Lex Luthor became sworn enemies and Clark discovered more about his home planet, who his parents were, what his future holds and why he was sent to Earth. In season eight, Clark Kent is now reporter at the Daily Planet who shares a workspace with Lois Lane. And there's a new hero in Metropolis - a hero everyone now calls the Red-Blue Blur.
- Episode 1: Odyssey Sep 18, 2008 · 42m Green Arrow calls upon fellow heroes Black Canary and Aquaman to locate the missing Clark Kent, last seen in the Arctic. The Martian Manhunter also joins in to help out.
- Episode 2: Plastique Sep 25, 2008 · 42m Chloe invites an injured 15-year-old to move in with her. Meanwhile, Clark experiences his first day of work with Lois.
- Episode 3: Toxic Oct 2, 2008 · 42m When Oliver is poisoned, he starts having flashbacks to the period when he gained his archery skills... and met Tess. Meanwhile, Chloe has to make a decision which surprises Clark.
- Episode 4: Instinct Oct 9, 2008 · 43m Tess and her team perform tests on the crystal she retrieved from the Arctic, causing it to send a beam of light into the universe; the beam of light triggers the arrival of Maxima, a…
- Episode 5: Committed Oct 16, 2008 · 42m A heartbroken psychotic wearing a watch jeweled with kryptonite abducts Chloe and Jimmy and subjects them to a polygraph; while searching for them, Clark and Lois pose as a couple.
- Episode 6: Prey Oct 23, 2008 · 42m Clark believes a recent attack in a theater may be the work of a serial killer; Davis fears that his blackouts could mean that he is the killer.
- Episode 7: Identity Oct 30, 2008 · 42m Jimmy catches a red and blue blur on film when he takes a picture of Clark saving Lois from a mugger; after Tess decides to run the picture on the front page of the Daily Planet, Clark…
- Episode 8: Bloodline Nov 6, 2008 · 42m Clark receives a package containing the crystal that Tess found in the Arctic; the crystal activates, sending Clark and Lois to the Phantom Zone, where they run into Kara (Laura…
- Episode 9: Abyss Nov 13, 2008 · 42m Clark takes Chloe to the Fortress of Solitude so Jor-El can heal her after Brainiac replaces her memories with Kryptonian code.
- Episode 10: Bride Nov 20, 2008 · 42m Unexpected guests crash Chloe and Jimmy's wedding; Oliver thinks he has found Lex and sets out to confront him, but he is shocked to find Lana instead; Lois and Clark grow closer.
- Episode 11: Legion Jan 15, 2009 · 42m The Persuader attacks Clark; Chloe, as Brainiac, tells Davis he is Doomsday and that he was created to destroy the "other Kryptonian" and the world.
- Episode 12: Bulletproof Jan 22, 2009 · 42m Clark learns that John Jones was shot while working as a police officer; Lana tells Tess that Lex isn't the man she thinks he is, forcing Tess to re-evaluate her position as head of…
- Episode 13: Power Jan 29, 2009 · 42m Clark discovers that Lana is missing; Tess reveals what really happened to Lana when she woke up from her Brainiac-induced coma; Tess is shocked by what she discovers in a secret…
- Episode 14: Requiem Feb 5, 2009 · 42m An explosion at LutherCorp injures Oliver and kills all the board members.
- Episode 15: Infamous Mar 12, 2009 · 42m Linda Lake returns to Metropolis and threatens to expose Clark’s secret unless he promises to give her exclusive information on the red-blue blur so she can become a star reporter again…
- Episode 16: Turbulence Mar 19, 2009 · 42m Tess invites Clark to a press conference in New York but when an explosion rocks the private jet they are on, Clark must figure out how to save them without Tess learning his secret…
- Episode 17: Hex Mar 26, 2009 · 42m At Chloe’s birthday party, a mysterious magician named Zatanna grants Chloe’s wish to be more like Lois and switches the two into each other’s bodies. Zatanna searches for her father’s…
- Episode 18: Eternal Apr 2, 2009 · 42m Tess tries to kill Davis by blowing up his truck. However, after he escapes, she realizes she needs help to destroy him and turns to Clark. Tess reveals Davis' secret childhood with the…
- Episode 19: Stiletto Apr 23, 2009 · 42m Lois believes that she needs a big story to secure her reputation as a star reporter but the red/blue blur continues to elude her. However, after Chloe is mugged, Lois steps in to fend off…
- Episode 20: Beast Apr 30, 2009 · 42m Clark discovers that Davis is still alive and confronts Chloe about protecting him. Oliver discovers Jimmy breaking into Chloe’s apartment, but things get rapidly worse after Davis jumps…
- Episode 21: Injustice May 7, 2009 · 42m Chloe returns and begs Clark to kill Davis, claiming he can no longer keep the beast under control. Tess has assembled a team of meteor freaks, including Plastique, to track down Davis so…
- Episode 22: Doomsday May 14, 2009 · 43m Oliver tells Clark he must kill Davis, as Doomsday is a serious threat and must be stopped at all costs. However, Clark struggles with taking a human life, so the Green Arrow and his team…