The House of El: Superman, Smallville & The DCU

<p>Frank and Derek return to discuss episode titles for the first four episodes of Syfy's new series, "Krypton," which premieres March 21.</p>

<p>Krypton is doomed! The planet. Not the show. We hope. Hosts Derek and Frank kick things off with a look at what's in store for the new series "Krypton" airing on SyFy in 2018. With San Diego ComicCon came a plethora of information and the guys break down everything you need to know before the show starts as well as some insight on what certain things could mean for our Kryptonians. Listen and subscribe, rate and review!</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a href="http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Seyg-El_(New_Earth)" title="Seyg-El | DC Database" rel="nofollow">Seyg-El | DC Database</a></li><li><a href="http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Adam_Strange_(New_Earth)" title="Adam Strange | DC Database" rel="nofollow">Adam Strange | DC Database</a></li><li><a href="http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Hawkgirl" title="Hawkgirl | DC Database" rel="nofollow">Hawkgirl | DC Database</a></li><li><a href="http://dc.wikia.com/wiki/Val-El_(Earth-One)" title="Val-El | DC Database" rel="nofollow">Val-El | DC Database</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/SYFY/status/862729026300858369" title=""Truth, justice, and the Kryptonian way." | SYFY on Twitter" rel="nofollow">"Truth, justice, and the Kryptonian way." | SYFY on Twitter</a> — The GIF Derek & Frank discuss.</li></ul>

<p>From the makers of "Starkville's House of El" and "Supergirl TV Talk" comes "Starkville's House of El | Krypton," a journey 200 years in the making. Hosts Frank and Derek (among others) will walk you through the new SyFy series 'Krypton' that we hope to be seeing on TV real soon. We just wanted to say hi. Subscribe and listen along.</p>

Good to see you! Steve and Derek wrap up their season one rewatch of ‘Smallville’ with the season finale, ‘Tempest,’ before heading into season two’s season premiere, ‘Vortex.’

Steve and Derek return as season one winds down on this Smallville rewatch, with the penultimate’s penultimate episode as well as the penultimate episode. They just like the word penultimate, more than they like Justin’s voice.

An all-new episode of SHoE covers two of the worst episodes of Smallville ever aired, and basically the biggest dip in season one, ‘Reaper’ and ‘Drone.’ Still, Derek and Steve find plenty to talk about.

The latest episode of Starkville’s House of El was broadcast live as a part of the yearly GOLiverse marathon to raise funds for CURE Childhood Cancer. Immediately before SHoE, the final show on the marathon, the goal of $5,000 was reached after more than 14 hours on the air on Saturday, January 21, 2017 and we can’t thank you enough. This is a recording of that live broadcast where Steve and Derek discussed the fifteenth and sixteenth episodes of season one of Smallville – ‘Nicodemus’ and ‘Stray.’

The thirteenth and fourteenth episodes of Smallville’s first season are the subject of episode 182 of Starkville’s House of El. Watch as Whitney’s future and Lex’s past crumble, and laugh along with us.

‘Rickman got to him!’ – SHoE is back in 2017 (marking our 12th year on the “air”) with continuing coverage of Smallville season one as Steve and Derek delve into ‘Hug’ and ‘Leech,’ the eleventh and twelfth episodes of the season. Hilarity ensues.

One of the best episodes of the series (followed by one of the worst) make up the latest episode of SHoE, as Derek and Steve walk through ‘Rogue’ and ‘Shimmer’ with their continuing commentary and analysis on season one.

There is so much ground to cover in two Freak of the Week/non-legacy episodes. But the guys have fun. Join Derek and Steve for the fat-sucking vampire and shaky cam horrors of non-HD, bad digital effects from 2001-era Smallville.

Steve and Derek continue their re-watch of season one of ‘Smallville’ with the fifth and sixth episodes of the series, ‘Cool’ and ‘Hourglass.’ Continue along with them, as they keep up with Truck Watch, Window Watch and new segments galore.

Derek and Steve are joined by original SHoE co-host Houston to delve into the third and fourth episodes of the first season of Smallville, ‘Hothead’ and ‘X-Ray.’ Lots of discussion about iconic moments from the series born and bred from these two episodes. Also, an age old question is finally answered after more than eight years … who is Houston?

It’s been more than five years since Derek Russell and Steve Glosson joined forces to talk ‘Smallville’ on a weekly basis, but the duo are back, taking you all the way back to 2001 where it all started on the WB with fresh faces telling the story of a young Clark Kent on his 10-year journey to become the man of steel. After a long hiatus, Starkville’s House of El is back with all-new episodes for a retrospective look at ‘Smallville.’

May 13, 2011 – Tess learns that the planet Apokolips is coming to Earth to destroy humanity. While verifying the threat, Tess discovers that Oliver is under the possession of Darkseid. Desaad, Godfrey, and Granny supply Oliver with a wedding ring made of gold kryptonite to give to Clark, as it will remove his powers permanently, but Chloe discovers the ring in time and keeps Clark from wearing it. Afterward, Clark helps Oliver to remove the Omega symbol and remove Darkseid’s control over him. Lionel kidnaps Tess in an effort to transplant her heart into another Lex clone, but Tess escapes. Darkseid arrives and Lionel trades his soul for Lex’s life. Possessing Lionel, Darkseid confronts Clark, who finally realizes that Jor-El was preparing him for this his entire life. Clark accesses his power of flight and vanquishes Darkseid from Lionel’s deceased body. A newly revived Lex kills Tess, but not before Tess uses a neurotoxin to erase all of Lex’s memories. Clark goes to the Fortress of Solitude and receives the suit Martha made for him before flying away to stop Apokolips from destroying Earth. By moving Apokolips away from Earth, Clark brings hope to humanity and breaks their connection to Darkseid. Moving ahead seven years, Lex is now President-elect of the United States, Clark and Lois are still trying to get married, and Clark has fully embraced his destiny as “Superman.” As Smallville goes dark for the last time, the guys go live. Derek, Steve, Joe, Damian and Robin join up for the final installment of SHoE’s Smallville companion episodes and discuss the two-part series finale. What was it like to believe that a man can fly? Listen and find out for yourself.

May 6, 2011 – Jor-El gives Lois all of Clark’s powers, leaving him powerless, so that the two can see what it is like to live in each other’s shoes for one day. Clark and the team discover that the imprisoned Toyman is leading a group of supervillains that include Dark Archer, Black Manta, Metallo, Captain Cold, Solomon Grundy and Roulette. Lois receives an implant that allows Toyman to control her, and he sends her to kill the Blur. Clark is able to regain his powers in time to stop Lois. Meanwhile, Oliver and Kara team up and locate Orion’s bow. Afterwards, Jor-El sends Kara to the future to forge her own destiny, as Clark is ready to accept his on Earth. Granny Goodness steals the bow from Oliver and destroys it, then sends him after gold kryptonite. Lois calls off the wedding so Clark can focus on saving people. The last regular episode of SHoE, Steve and Derek join together one last time over the mics for Smallville’s penultimate ‘Prophecy’. Did it lose a little steam leading into the series finale, or keep the full momentum of the last batch of episodes? We give our full review, plus news on the complete series DVD.

April 29, 2011 – After learning that General Slade escaped the Phantom Zone, Clark enters the Kryptonian prison to learn who has opened the portal. Oliver follows against Clark’s wishes and the two are captured by General Zod’s soldiers. Zod reveals that, upon entering the Phantom Zone, he met Darkseid who helped him become the ruler of the prison. Zod also reveals that Oliver has the Omega symbol; he then forces Oliver and Clark to fight to the death. When Zod attempts to kill Clark during the fight, the pair steal back the key to the portal and return to Earth. Afterward, Oliver sets out to find the bow of Orion with the hope that it will help them to defeat Darkseid. The gang is all here for the return of General Zod. All the Zod(s)! Steve, Damian, Robin, Derek and Joe come together for a ton of discussion, not only covering the next-to-next-to last episode of Smallville, ‘Dominion’, but also the events of Action Comics 900, specifically Superman renouncing his American citizenship and its affect.

April 22, 2011 – While Lois helps Clark to develop a mild mannered persona, superhero Booster Gold shows up from the future to try to take the spotlight from the Blur. Clark confronts Booster and informs him that a true hero is not made by the suit they wear, but by who they are inside. A young teen, Jaime Reyes, comes in contact with alien technology that encases him in a weaponized robotic suit, thus becoming Blue Beetle. Unable to control the suit, Jaime begins destroying property and injuring people. Inspired, Booster recounts Clark’s words to Jaime and helps him gain control over the suit. Afterward, Clark convinces Booster to mentor Jaime. It’s a special early edition of SHoE! Geoff Johns’ latest installment of Smallville prompted us to get this one out to you guys early, and with Booster Gold and Blue Beetle coming town we wanted to do it right! Join us as we walk you through Tom Welling’s last directed episode of the series.

April 18, 2011 – “Hex” writer Bryan Q. Miller joins Damian and Derek for a fascinating look back at this season eight episode, and all the changes that it went through from inception to end result. It’s a great insight to a fan favorite episode.

April 15, 2011 – Martha gives Clark and Lois the deed to the family farm as an early wedding gift, and the two decide it is best to sell the farm and move to Metropolis. Meanwhile, Clark Luthor arrives from the alternate universe and sends Clark in his place before destroying the gateway between the universes. Lois quickly discovers the truth and works with Emil to bring the real Clark back. Clark Luthor reveals himself to Tess and threatens to kill her if she does not help him find Lionel. Lois and Emil are successful and the real Clark saves Tess before Clark Luthor can kill her. Clark Luthor then follows the real Clark to the Fortress of Solitude, where Clark convinces his counterpart to return to his universe and use his powers for good. The countdown begins! Smallville returns after a nearly 6 week hiatus with the first of the final five episodes of the series. They guys reunite to discuss the end of the beginning with “Kent” and all that lies within. There’s a lot of discussion on what these final installments bring to the table.

March 4, 2011 – Tess reveals that Alexander was genetically engineered from both Lex and Clark’s DNA. Clark takes Alexander, now going by the name Conner (CNR), under his wing and attempts to teach him to control his powers. When Clark lies about where the other half of the DNA comes from, Conner flees and is found by Lionel who slips a red kryptonite ring on Conner’s hand. Without his inhibitions, Conner’s dark side comes out and he attempts to force Lois into loving him. Clark comes to the rescue and destroys the ring. Afterward, Conner returns home to the Kent farm and learns that Clark has enrolled him into Smallville High as “Conner Kent”. Tess proves that Lionel is an imposter and retakes control over LuthorCorp. Later, Lionel is visited by Darkseid. It’s the last Smallville for nearly 6 weeks and we’ve pulled out all the stops for this cliffhanger. ‘Scion’ writers Al Septien and Turi Meyer join Damian and Derek to talk about their latest outing in Smallville. Plus more Superman casting news and Craig from Kryptonsite and Robin join us as well.

February 25, 2011 – Zatanna sends magical champagne to Clark and Lois’s bachelor/bachelorette party, which causes everyone to act out of character and afterward wipes their memory. As a result, Clark and Chloe wake up believing they are married, Emil is arrested for the theft of an armored truck, while Lois and Oliver wake up in the middle of nowhere with Lois’s engagement ring missing. It is revealed that Emil was actually taken by casino owner Amos Fortune, who was trying to steal the armored truck himself, while Oliver and Lois discover that Lois lost her ring to Fortune in a rigged game of Black Jack. Lois and Oliver retrieve the ring, while Clark saves Emil from Fortune’s henchmen. Afterward, Chloe announces that she is leaving, but Oliver reveals to Chloe they were the ones married, and they leave together. If the cast had half as much fun filming ‘Fortune’ as the guys did recording ‘Fortune’, this was all worth it. You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll probably find yourself saying, “what the hell?” a lot! Listen as Joe and Robin walk you through one of the zaniest episodes of Smallville (and SHoE) ever!

February 18, 2011 – As Clark makes more saves around the world, resulting in more exposure of his face, Lois suggests that he develop a better secret identity. Meanwhile, Clark discovers the work of a serial killer in Metropolis and learns that the killer is a man named Desaad, a disciple of Darkseid. Desaad finds Chloe investigating his club so he kidnaps and tortures her. Clark saves Chloe before Desaad can turn Chloe into a Darkseid follower, but a confrontation between Oliver and Desaad leaves the former with an Omega tattoo on his skull. Later, Clark explains to Lois that his real identity is “The Blur”, and that the persona of “Clark Kent” will be his true mask to the world. To accomplish this, Clark begins wearing eye glasses and changing his mannerisms to be more mild mannered. In this week’s episode, Damian and Derek discuss the latest Bryan Q. Miller penned episode, ‘Masquerade’ and what its events mean for Clark Kent. Plus we talk about Michael Rosenbaum returning for the finale, what could fill up those two hours, more casting for the Superman film franchise reboot, and spoilers for ‘Fortune.’

February 11, 2011 – Tess discovers that the alternate-universe Lionel has taken over LuthorCorp under the guise that he only faked his death years prior. Martha Kent holds an anti-VRA rally that results in her being shot by a spectator. Lionel finds the Lex clone in an abandoned building and realizes that he is the one who shot Martha, though his real intention was to kill Clark with kryptonite bullets. Later, Martha confronts Lionel and Lex at the Luthor mansion, but Lex subdues the others and sets fire to the mansion. Tess convinces Lex to give up his quest for vengeance, while Clark is able to save Lionel and Martha from the fire. Afterward, Tess attempts to kill Lex but discovers he is indestructible and the superheroes watch as the VRA is repealed by voters. In this week’s episode, Robin and Joe talk about the thirteenth episode of the season, ‘Beacon’, which quickly became a SHoE favorite between the return of Martha Kent, Lionel Luthor, and fan videos featured in the episode. If one of yours was shown, let us know!

February 4, 2011 – After being knocked unconscious at Carter’s funeral, Clark and his friends wake up without their powers and flashbacks of Chloe experimenting on them in a secret lab. Chloe informs Oliver that the government has put everyone in a coma and imprisoned their minds in a virtual reality. Clark and the team learn that the government is attempting to find a way to turn on and off the heroes’ powers in the real world to ensure their cooperation with the Vigilante Registration Act. Chloe hacks into the program and one-by-one helps each hero back into reality. Chloe reveals that she blackmailed Flag’s Suicide Squad into joining forces with her as a means of keeping them from harming innocent lives. After nearly two months of no new episodes, Smallville is back with the 12th episode of the final season, ‘Collateral’. Damian and Derek kick off the first batch of new episodes with a full recap, plus talk of NBC’s pilot for a new Wonder Woman series, and discussion of the new Superman reboot

Steve Glosson returns to Starkville’s House of El along with Derek Russell to cover the entire first half of the final season of Smallville. There’s a lot to discuss in those first eleven episodes from Lazarus to Icarus, that will shape what is to come when Smallville returns next Friday.

January 17, 2011 – An oldie but a goodie! Steve and Derek bring you a full length running commentary from 2009 of Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. Since we never got to release it via SHoE we thought it was a good a time as any since Smallville has been delayed a week. Enjoy!

December 10, 2010 – Clark proposes marriage to Lois and she accepts, but shortly after their engagement party Oliver is attacked by Metropolis citizens which sparks a manhunt for Queen and the rest of the heroes. Realizing General Slade is still alive, Clark orders all heroes underground until he can find a way to stop Slade. Subsequently, Slade brings in Emil, Tess, and Lois for questioning to find out where the Blur is. Carter Hall arrives and rescues Lois, but sacrifices his own life in the process. To stop Slade for good, Clark banishes him to the Phantom Zone. The heroes come together to bury Carter in his home country of Egypt, but are knocked unconscious by an unknown object that sprouts in Carter’s burial chamber. Happy Holidays! The gang is all here as Damian, Joe, Derek, and Robin discuss the winter cliffhanger, ‘Icarus’. We’ve got a full look at the eleventh episode of the final season inside, plus news, our casting picks for the new Superman film, a lot of laughs, and some spoilers for 2011!

December 3, 2010 – Clark learns that there is another Lex clone in existence, and that Tess has been keeping him alive behind everyone’s back. Clark also discovers that Tess has a Kryptonian box, and when he activates it, it sends him to a parallel universe where Lionel Luthor is his adoptive father and not the Kents. While on the alternate Earth, Clark learns that Tess is actually a Luthor, that his doppelganger goes by the alias Ultraman and murders anyone that gets in his way, including Lex Luthor. Clark acquires the Kryptonian box and manages to send himself back to his own reality, but unknowingly brings Lionel with him. Smallville writer Bryan Q. Miller (Warrior, Committed) joins Derek, Joe, and eventually Robin this week to discuss his episode, “Luthor”, which featured the return of John Glover as Lionel Luthor and placed Executive Producer Kelly Souders behind the camera as director for the first time.

November 19, 2010 – Oliver registers for the new vigilante registration law, now being overseen by Col. Slade Wilson, in order to protect the rest of the team and find out what the government is planning. Oliver’s suspicions are confirmed when the registration location is revealed to be a trap designed to locate and arrest superheroes. Clark teams up with Arthur Curry, now aware of his Atlantean heritage, and Arthur’s wife Mera, to track down the superhero prisons the government has built. After the team rescues Oliver, Clark discovers that Slade’s actions were influenced by Darkseid. Subsequently, Clark brings Lois onto the team and finally reveals the threat of Darkseid’s arrival to everyone. Happy Thanksgiving all! This season keeps right on moving and this week Joe and Robin have the Tom Welling directed “Patriot” to discuss which features a lot of cool turning points for the final season and opens some new doors for our Darkseid arc as it continues to play out.

November 12, 2010 – Lois watches a video tape left by her mother, where Ella Lane tells Lois not to let the loss of a loved one keep her from living up to her full potential. Subsequently, Lois goes to the Fortress of Solitude and pleads with Jor-El to reconcile with Clark so that Clark can be the hero he needs to be. Meanwhile, Clark helps Tess uncover the truth about a dream Tess had about being in an orphanage. Tess eventually learns she is the illegitimate child of Lionel Luthor, who abandoned her at 5 years of age; her birth name is Lutessa Lena Luthor. Tess was left with Granny Goodness, who turns out to be one of a trinity of prophets for the dark lord Darkseid, the other two being Gordon Godfrey and club owner Desaad. Damian and Derek discuss the eighth episode of the season, ‘Abandoned’ and all the Superman universe goodies that it provides, including appearances of Teri Hatcher as Lois’ mother, Julian Sands and Helen Slater returning as Jor-El and Lara, and our first glimpse at Darkseid’s minion Granny Goodness.

November 5, 2010 – General Sam Lane and Lucy Lane, Lois’s father and sister, come into town to celebrate Thanksgiving with Lois and Clark. While visiting, the General reveals that he is a proponent of a new vigilante registration law, much to the dismay of Clark and Lois. Tess and Oliver discover that the team is being tracked by Rick Flag, who is reforming the Suicide Squad and has sent out an assassination order for the General. Flag launches a missile to kill the General, but it detonates next to Lois. “The Blur” saves Lois, which helps to change the General’s opinion of some vigilantes. Regardless, the vigilante law passes and Flag begins ordering acts of terrorism on anti-vigilante headquarters. Robin and Joe return to discuss the seventh episode of the final season, ‘Ambush’, which brings General Sam Lane and Lucy Lane back to Smallville for Thanksgiving dinner. There’s a full review of the episode inside, plus SHoE and Smallville news, your tweets and emails, spoilers for “Abandoned” and a big announcement from Joe!

October 29, 2010 – Clark and Lois get a flat tire in the middle of nowhere, so Clark goes to the nearby town to fix the tire while Lois stays behind. Lois meets a young girl who takes her to a village where the water supply has been contaminated with blue kryptonite. Clark returns to find Lois missing and sets out to look for her. Lois discovers the villagers are planning to sacrifice her to bring continued good crops and health. She and Clark, who is powerless next to the villagers who emit blue kryptonite radiation, are captured. As a result of Lois’s intervention, the villagers eventually move far enough from Clark that he super speeds himself and Lois back to Metropolis where they later make love for the first time. Meanwhile, Tess decides not to stop Alexander’s accelerated growth after realizing that he has all of Lex’s memories and his evil personality. Smalllville writers/producers Al Septien and Turi Meyer (whose credits include ‘Apocalypse’, ‘Kandor’, and ‘Salvation’) join Derek to discuss their haunting episode, ‘Harvest’, which includes a lot of milestones for this final season of the series. The two discuss the episode from its inception, where they drew from to bring Clark and Lois together,

October 22, 2010 – Clark contemplates telling Lois his secret, while Lois also decides to reveal to Clark that she already knows he is The Blur. Before either can say anything, Lois unwittingly becomes possessed by the Egyptian Goddess Isis, who sets out to resurrect her long lost lover Osiris. Clark and Oliver look to Tess for help in trying to stop Isis, as Osiris’s return will unleash Hell on Earth. Clark sets out to stop Isis, but instead almost becomes the vessel for Osiris before Oliver arrives and informs Clark on how to defeat the goddess. Using his heat vision on Isis’ amulet, Clark successfully releases Lois from possession. Afterward, Clark and Oliver invite Tess to be part of their team and take over Watchtower. Later, Clark finally tells Lois that he is The Blur.

October 15, 2010 – Clark and Lois attend their five-year high school reunion, which triggers memories of Lana Lang and Chloe. Brainiac 5 arrives from the 31st Century and takes Clark on a journey through his past, present, and future. Brainiac shows Clark that he still blames himself for his adoptive father’s death years prior, he is abandoning his friends in the present, and that his fear of his own future is unfounded. After seeing that his future can be exactly how he hopes, Clark returns to the present to support Oliver in his venture to reveal his identity to the world. Later, Clark works to rebuild his relationship with Lois by giving her the attention she deserves, and finally admitting that he loves her. The whole gang is together to celebrate the landmark 200th episode of Smallville entitled “Homecoming”. Damian and Derek discuss talk of the new Superman film franchise with Zack Snyder at the helm, and then welcome Craig Byrne of Kryptonsite into discuss the 200th episode. After that, Joe and Robin share their thoughts on “Homecoming.”Special Guest: Craig Byrne.

October 8, 2010 – Radio personality Gordon Godfrey becomes possessed by the dark force Clark was warned about, and begins waging a crusade against all super-heroes. Kara comes back to Earth and tells Clark that Jor-El has sent her to take care of the evil that is coming, as the doubt in Clark’s heart will allow it to possess him and use Clark’s powers as the ultimate weapon. Lois returns from Africa and learns that Godfrey is planning to reveal Green Arrow’s identity, and create doubt all over the world about the super-heroes so that he can manipulate them down a new path. Clark and Kara confront Godfrey, but Kara’s Kryptonian bracelet exorcises the entity from Godfrey. Meanwhile, Oliver decides it is best everyone knows the truth, and reveals his identity as Green Arrow. Joe and Robin return to discuss Laura Vandervoort’s return in “Supergirl”. The episode set up this season in a big way, as it lays the path for upcoming episodes including tonight’s 200th episode, ‘Homecoming’. Plus we’ve got Smallville news, and your Twitter reactions to the third episode of the tenth season as well as spoilers.

October 1, 2010 – Lois takes a Daily Planet field reporter position in Egypt, so Clark sends Carter Hall to look after her. Subsequently, Carter and Lois discuss her running away from Clark in order to protect his secret. Oliver discovers that Chloe erased all records of herself before she disappeared, so he sets out to track her down. He discovers that she traded her life for his, and afterward faked her own death during the interrogation to escape. Back at the Daily Planet, Clark is assigned a new partner, Cat Grant, who hates all superheroes. Meanwhile, the Suicide Squad tags Clark, Oliver, and Carter with special trackers embedded in their skin. Clark decides not to go after Lois in Africa and instead begins wearing a new, red and blue version of his costume. We’re back with an all new episode, as new SHoE hosts Joe (from The 10th Wonder) and Robin (from Media Junkyard) take our every-other-week schedule to the next level. The duo cover the 2nd episode of the final season, “Shield”, while also offering you a new segment: ‘previously on Smallville.’

September 24, 2010 – Following in the previous season finale, Lois removes the blue kryptonite dagger from Clark’s body and hides as he heals. Chloe uses Doctor Fate’s helmet to see her future and later swaps herself for Oliver’s return from captivity. Tess wakes up healed in Cadmus Labs and discovers Lex Luthor clones. One clone escapes and forces Clark to choose between saving Lois or Metropolis; Clark pushes himself harder than before and saves everyone. Jor-El informs Clark that the darkness within himself will make him Earth’s greatest threat, but a vision of his adoptive father Jonathan reminds Clark that he can still be the world’s greatest hero. Meanwhile, Lois decides to take the reporting position in Africa and Tess unofficially adopts a child-aged clone of Lex. The season premiere to end all season premieres has come and gone. Derek and new SHoE co-host (and TV Guide writer/editor) Damian Holbrook discuss the final season premiere of Smallville and all that it involves. Listen to news on upcoming episodes, and detailed analysis on all levels of ‘Lazarus”, including Chloe’s departure and Clark’s journey.

It wasn’t known at the time of recording, but this is the last episode featuring Steve Glosson as a regular host here on Starkville’s House of El. And as sad as that is, there’s not a more fitting time for it to be released than one hour before the final season premiere of Smallville.

Many SHoEligans died to bring you this episode. Rumors of SHoEligans deaths are highly exaggerated. We’re back with an all new episode, featuring the SHoE Braintrust and TV Guide’s own Damian Holbrook who were in attendance at SDCC 2010 and specifically at the Smallville s10 panel as well as the press junket afterwards.

On the eve of ComicCon, Steve and Joe tackle all the latest Smallville news, including hopes for who will be returning season ten and more! Plus news on the rumored Christopher Nolan Superman movie and the upcoming season nine Smallville DVD.

May 31, 2010 – Here is our exclusive interview with Smallville’s own Tess Mercer, Cassidy Freeman. Cassidy talks about her sophomore season on the show, gives some great insight to specific episodes (especially the season finale ‘Salvation’) as well as where she’d like to see the character to go for season ten.

May 14, 2010 – Zod appears to Lois claiming to be The Blur and accusing Clark of trying to reveal Zod’s secret. Tess confronts Zod at the Fortress, in an effort to save Clark, but Zod gets the upper hand and uses his heat vision to burn her and leave her for dead before destroying the main console of the Fortress. Clark takes Tess to the hospital, where she tells him there is a second console that will activate the book. Later, Tess is pronounced dead at the hospital. Zod attacks Lois when she discovers he is not the Blur, but Clark saves her and reveals his true identity to her through a kiss. Zod’s troops learn of his deceptive actions and agree to follow Clark to their new home through the Book of Rao. Zod uses a blue kryptonite dagger to make him and Clark human, and keep them from ascending. Clark intentionally stabs himself with it and falls off the roof of a building, leaving Zod without its protection and forcing him to ascend with the others off Earth.

May 7, 2010 – Maxwell Lord kidnaps Tess in an effort to find the Book of Rao. Tess escapes only to be caught by the Red Queen, and is forced to give the book to her. Martha returns to Smallville with Perry White, whom she is dating, to the surprise of Clark. Lois informs Clark that they should break up, as she needs to find her true calling in life. Subsequently, Lois and Perry team up on a story about the Book of Rao and the Red Queen that could help Lois regain her job at the Daily Planet. The pair fail to land the story, but a good word to the Editor-in-Chief from Perry allows Lois and Clark to return to the Daily Planet. Meanwhile, Clark discovers that Martha is the Red Queen and asks for the Book of Rao. Martha reluctantly gives him the book, and explains that the book will exile all Kryptonians to another plane of existence, including Clark, and that is why she did not have the original intention of giving Clark the book or revealing her secret identity. And here we are, the final hours. Very shortly we’ll all know what this season has been building towards. Earth vs. Krypton. Good vs. Evil. Clark vs. Zod. But before we get to the end, we’ve got one more great story to tell you about, and that’s the story of a quiet weekend at Kent Farm.

April 30, 2010 – Checkmate breaches the Watchtower computer firewalls and begins stealing information. Clark, needing to find Zod, sends Oliver to the Luthor mansion to look through Tess’s things to see if he can find any information. At the same time, Clark talks to Faora and reveals to her that Zod has had powers for weeks and that he was the reason Krypton was destroyed. Armed with this new information, Faora attempts to organize the remaining Kandorians to seek out peace with humans, and stand against Zod. Meanwhile, Oliver finds Zod at the mansion and they get in a fight that leaves Oliver with a House of Zod symbol branded on his chest. Checkmate locates the Kandorians and attempts to execute them, but Clark arrives and saves them. Meanwhile, Zod confronts Faora about her betrayal and subsequently kills her; afterward he learns she was pregnant with his child. Zod, now honored with the rank of “General”, uses Faora’s death—he blames it on humans—to bring the rest of the Kandorians to his cause. Crunch time! Less than 24hrs to go until the ninth season finale of Smallville, ‘Salvation’, and it’s almost sad to be delivering the last few episodes of SHoE of the season. But we’re quickly approaching episode 150, and with that comes the last two episodes of the season before the finale,

We’ve got a huge episode to make up for being a week behind (that will also line us up with Salvation being our 150th episode) with some amazing surprises awaiting you inside. We’ve got two special guests to help us cover the last two weeks worth of episodes, plus lots of news surrounding the end of season nine.

April 9, 2010 – Tess and other agents from Checkmate successfully kidnap Green Arrow and transport him to the Checkmate organization. While in transport, Amanda Waller attempts to recruit Green Arrow, unaware that he is billionaire Oliver Queen, to a government cause designed around preparing for a potential alien invasion. Green Arrow declines and escapes. With Oliver still missing, Clark and Chloe begin searching surveillance feeds. John Jones is also investigating and he discovers the location of Checkmate’s home base. There, he learns Waller has a sample of Kryptonian blood. Meanwhile, Oliver returns to Metropolis, only to have Tess realize that Oliver is Green Arrow. Tess informs Oliver and Clark that Checkmate has kidnapped Chloe, who was the real target. Clark heads to the Checkmate base and saves Chloe. John Jones destroys the sample of blood, and uses his abilities to erase Waller’s memory of Clark, Chloe, and Oliver’s faces, preserving their identities. Afterward, Clark tells John that Waller may have been correct about an alien invasion, recalling his vision of the future. Sterek Returns! Steve and Derek are getting the band back together, just in time for the end of season nine. With only five episodes left, the duo discuss the release of the season on DVD, as well as what we have to look forward to in the final episodes.

April 2, 2010 – Clark and Lois head to a bed and breakfast for the weekend, but when they arrive they find Chloe and Oliver having their own romantic getaway. While settling in, Lois unwittingly releases the spirit of Siobhan McDougal, who was cursed and sent to live in the underworld, from a painting at the bed and breakfast. Known as the Silver Banshee by the villagers, the spirit transfers from one woman to the next, looking to murder any men who come into her path. Eventually, Chloe discovers that destroying the portrait of Siobhan with fire will send the spirit back to the underworld, so she throws the picture into a lit fireplace. Meanwhile, Tess reveals to Zod that she knows he has his powers and also proves to him that she knows his weakness when she opens a box of kryptonite around him. Zod reveals that he is jealous of Clark, as the latter has won the love of the city. Zod, pretending to be “The Blur”, contacts Lois and requests that she find information on Tess. We’re back after a LONG break and the first of a few wham-bam episodes you’ll get in a row from the SHoE crew. First up is ‘Escape’ where Steve walks you through the in’s and out’s, tells you what’s been going on with SHoE and introduces a new weekly segment we’re bringing into the show.

February 26, 2010 – Bernard Chisholm, a doctor who was experimented on by Kandorian scientists, begins kidnapping those same Kandorians in order to expose them to the world. Chisholm tries to persuade Lois to write the story, but when she refuses he kidnaps her and forces her to write it. Clark attempts to locate the missing Kandorians and is confronted by Zod, who knows that Clark destroyed the solar towers. Meanwhile, Oliver discovers that Chloe has been stealing money from his company in order to build kryptonite weapons to use against the Kandorians should they get their powers back. Oliver decides that Clark needs to know, but not until the time is right. Zod locates Chisholm, but he is shot in the stomach during his rescue attempt. Clark arrives and saves Lois and the surviving Kandorian, but watches as Zod dies from massive blood loss. Using his own blood, Clark resurrects Zod. The next day, Zod pretends to make a pact with Clark to help the Kandorians adapt to Earth, but once Clark leaves he reveals that he has gained the powers he was missing thanks to Clark’s blood. It’s going to be a long five weeks leading up to the next episode of Smallville, so let’s make the time go faster with a little SHoE. This week Derek and Joe from The 10th Wonder discuss the spring finale episode, ‘Conspiracy’. There’s also really big news involving Smallville’s 10th season return.

February 19, 2010 – Clark is unknowingly exposed to a new form of kryptonite that gives him the power of hypnosis. As a result, Lois quits her job at the Daily Planet and moves in with Clark after he tells her he wants a more traditional relationship. Once Clark finds out about his new power, he goes to Zod to see if he can force Zod to reveal who killed Jor-El. Zod tells Clark that Tess murdered his father, and tries to convince Clark to seek vengeance. After refusing to kill anyone, Clark accidentally hypnotizes himself into seeking revenge and he goes after Tess. Before Clark can kill her, Chloe uses green kryptonite to weaken Clark, which also removes the hypnosis from everyone, including Clark. Zod discovers that one of his soldiers, Alia, killed Jor-El for fear that he would destroy all of the Kandorian clones. As is Kryptonian law, Zod kills Alia for her actions. Clark learns the truth, but still does not trust Zod. As such, Clark destroys the LuthorCorp solar towers, which Zod hoped would bring him powers of his own. This week Derek and Media Junkyard co-host Robin (aka the boy wonder) bring you a look at what Kandorians do on their day off, in ‘Persuasion’. There is a LOT to talk about in this one.