Episode #10-1: "Lazarus" (Season Premiere) September 24, 2010
Written By: Don Whitehead & Holly Henderson
UPDATED 7/25/10: Justin Hartley assumes his chest scar will be fixed because he is naked at some point early in the season. He also let it slip that a big part of his arc will involve Chloe, and that he will be "joining up," possibly with the Suicide Squad.
- The "villain from the past?" All interviews are pointing to its being a Lex clone. Brian Peterson tells us Lex "always has a back up plan."
- Allison Mack will be in the premiere as Chloe before leaving, though she will be back later in the season. A scene in the promo reel showed Chloe holding Doctor Fate's helmet.
- Lois says the word "Superman" in the preview reel.
- We DO see a costume, made up of the Brandon Routh suit. It is in the same box Martha left for Clark in the season finale.
UPDATED 7/22/10: New from Ausiello: "There’s a development [between Lois and Clark] in the premiere that is so ginormous you’d think 'Smallville' was heading into its final season or something."
UPDATED 7/20/10: A sequence for the season premiere was filmed last week on location at the Kent Farm. The scene involved Tom Welling and John Schneider. (Thanks to "TWismycrush" on the KryptonSite Forums for that info!)
UPDATED 7/17/10: An enemy from Clark's past factors heavily into this story.
- There is a visit to the JSA brownstone in the season premiere.
- The show's producers have hinted that a mysterious "Skeleton Key" also is a part of the episode.
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UPDATED 7/15/10: The presence of Jonathan Kent is just one of the big surprises planned for the episode.
- Chances are good that we will find an answer to whether or not Lois figured out Clark's "other identity" in this one.
UPDATED 6/30/10: IGN has broken the news that John Schneider will be appearing in this episode, reprising his role as Jonathan Kent, last seen in Season 5. Could it be as part of a near-death experience for Clark?
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- The term "Lazarus" has been used before on the series, in Season Three, where it was a serum that brought a deceased human back to life for 12 hours, as had happened with Adam Knight. It's also well-known in the DC Comics universe as the "Lazarus Pit" is a term used in Batman comics, usually associated with Ra's Al Ghul. The Pit has rejuvenating abilities that can render someone youthful and nearly immortal. The fourth season premiere of Supernatural was titled "Lazarus Rising" and was about Dean's return to the world of the living, and of course there is the Lazarus referred to in the Christian Bible, a man who was restored to life by Jesus in the Book of John. Perhaps one or all of these things are clues on how Clark will survive his fall.
Episode #10-2: "Shield" October 1, 2010
Written By: Jordan Hawley
Guest Stars: Michael Shanks (Carter Hall/Hawkman), Sahar Biniaz (Shayera), Keri Lynn Pratt (Cat Grant), Bradley Stryker (Deadshot)
UPDATED 8/22/10: It is possible that Gordon Godfrey (played by Michael Daingerfield) also appears in this episode.
- Oliver makes an important decision. No, it isn't to start drinking again, nor is it that he's quitting being Green Arrow again. And it's doubtful that decision is "give up on Chloe," so don't worry!
UPDATED 8/3/10: "Liam" is indeed the character of Deadshot from the Suicide Squad.
- Sahar Biniaz appears in a flashback sequence as Carter Hall's long-lost love Shayera. Read KryptonSite's original report.
UPDATED 7/26/10: TVGuide.com has revealed that Jessica Parker Kennedy will be returning in this episode as Plastique. Incidentally, the character that was originally planned to come in with the ability to teleport was supposed to be Nightshade of the Suicide Squad. Maybe she'll show up later in the season instead.
UPDATED 7/25/10: Lois has a scene in the desert with Carter Hall where she learns some things that makes her better understand the recent changes in her life.
- Cat Grant will indeed be played by Keri Lynn Pratt.
- We heard rumblings at the Con that the Suicide Squad's "Deadshot" will make an appearance. Could he be Liam? We didn't get to ask, sadly.
UPDATED 7/22/10: EW's Ausiello has confirmed that "Nancie" is indeed Cat Grant. Though we can't confirm it, a blonde is either close to or has already gotten the role...
- Apparently the "Liam" character is also a code for someone else. By the way, he's not a cowboy, just acts like one - and he has a bullet with Clark's name written on it.
UPDATED 7/19/10: KryptonSite can confirm that Michael Shanks will be appearing as Hawkman in this episode.
- It seems they might be casting the role of "Shayera" aka Hawkgirl for this episode, though this has not been confirmed by the studio, nor are we 100% sure this is for "Shield." Read the speculation at Rumorville.
UPDATED 7/14/10: Title Revealed. Please do not re-post without a LINK to KryptonSite and acknowledging the source.
- A really annoying-seeming character named "Nancie" who has a son is in this episode. She comes to work at the Daily Planet, and she seems to be filling in while Lois is... where? We don't know. At one point she listens on the radio to someone named "Godfrey," which could be a reference to Glorious Godfrey of Darkseid lore. The radio "Godfrey" has a thing against "the hero menace," much like he did in the 1980's Legends comic book series.
- A character from the comics who works at the Daily Planet and at one point had a young son is Cat Grant. Could "Nancie" be a "Cassie/Zatanna, Melissa/Maxima" like diversion?
- The episode also includes a modern day cowboy named Liam who's gunning after Clark Kent - and a woman with the ability to teleport.
Episode #10-3: "Supergirl" October 8, 2010
Written By: Anne Cofell Saunders
Directed By: Mairzee Almas
Guest Stars: Laura Vandervoort (Kara)
UPDATED 8/23/10: New spoilers from TV Guide interviews with Kelly Souders and Laura Vandervoort:
- Laura says that Kara is returning in a "very heroic way," and it sounds likely that she will get her wish to be seen in the Supergirl uniform before she takes off.
- Kelly Souders tells TV Guide that Kara's outfit "will have evolved even a little more than Clark's. She's less Kara and more Supergirl."
- Kara will become a "media darling" after she saves the world doing a heroic save, so she has to take on the alter ego of Linda Lee Danvers
UPDATED 8/10/10: There is a scene in this episode that takes place in a club.
- Oliver and Kara finally meet.
UPDATED 7/14/10: Laura Vandervoort's return episode is called "Supergirl."
Episode #10-4: "Homecoming" (200th Episode) October 15, 2010
Written By: Brian Peterson & Kelly Souders
Directed By: Jeannot Szwarc
Guest Stars: James Marsters (Brainiac 5), Chad E. Donella (Greg Arkin)
UPDATED 8/20/10: Smallville's second meteor freak, Greg Arkin aka Bugboy, will be back!
UPDATED 8/17/10: There's a Homecoming dance that Clark and Lois attend at Smallville High. Tom Welling has been spotted with a red and yellow Crows jacket.
- Although it seems as though Allison Mack won't be in this episode, Chloe's presence at Smallville High will not be overlooked or forgotten.
UPDATED 8/10/10: James Marsters plays Brainiac 5, the future counterpart of his villain from previous seasons. Kelly Souders tells TV Guide that he is a "slippery fish with a questionable moral compass" despite being part of the Legion of Super-Heroes.
- There are at least two things in this episode that will make "Clois shippers" very happy.
UPDATED 7/15/10: Title Revealed. Please do not re-post without a LINK to KryptonSite and acknowledging the source.
UPDATED 7/14/10: This will be the 200th episode of Smallville.
Episode #10-5: "Isis" October 22, 2010
Written By: Genevieve Sparling
Directed By: James Marshall
UPDATED 8/24/10: The actress playing Isis in Episode #5 of Season Ten is... Erica Durance! No further information has come about this scoop from EW's Ausiello... but we're assuming it has to do with a necklace Lois finds in Egypt earlier in the season. If you're curious about the powers of Isis, the TV version of the character, and for the most part with the version in the 52 comic book, had the abilities to "soar as the falcon soars, run with the speed of gazelles, and command the elements of sky and earth."
UPDATED 8/10/10: Title Revealed. Please do not re-post without a LINK to KryptonSite and acknowledging the source.
- The first thing that might come to mind with this title might be the Isis Foundation from previous seasons; however... we're going to go on a limb here and speculate that this has to do with the character of Isis. In the original TV series The Secrets of Isis starring Joanna Cameron, Isis was "a high school science teacher who gains the ability to call upon the powers of the goddess Isis after finding an Egyptian amulet during an archeological dig in Egypt." There was an Isis tie-in comic from DC in the 1970's and then the character - or a variation of her - was brought into DC continuity in the popular weekly series 52. Please note that the idea that the classic Isis character is the basis for this story is not confirmed at this time and that this is just speculation. Maybe we're wrong and this is the return of Lana and the Isis Foundation, or something.
One might note that an amulet strongly resembling the one from Isis did appear in the Season 10 promo trailer shown at Comic-Con.
Episode #10-6: "Harvest" October 29, 2010
Directed By: Turi Meyer
UPDATED 8/17/10: From Ausiello at Entertainment Weekly: This episode contains some good Clois action. “It’s a creepy ghost town episode, and Lois and Clark find themselves forced together,” reveals exec producer Brian Peterson. “He doesn’t have his powers, and she finds out a lot more about him than she thought she knew.”
UPDATED 8/10/10: Title Revealed. Please do not re-post without a LINK to KryptonSite and acknowledging the source.
- A title like that sounds like it'd make a great Thanksgiving episode. But judging by its closeness to Halloween, it's probably something scary instead.
Episode #10-7: "Ambush" November 2010
Directed By: Christopher Petry
UPDATED 8/20/10: This is the episode that will bring back Michael Ironside as General Lane and Peyton List as Lois' sister, Lucy.
UPDATED 8/10/10: Title Revealed. Please do not re-post without a LINK to KryptonSite and acknowledging the source.
General Smallville Season 10 Spoilers
UPDATED 7/25/10: Cassidy Freeman tells us that Tess might be taking on a "more Watchtowery" role and might possibly join the side of Clark and Oliver. She also teases her character has a secret from her past that we will learn later in the season.