The House of El: Superman, Smallville & The DCU

November 21, 2008 – Here is our interview with Smallville director Mairzee Almas who was at the helm of this seasons episodes “Toxic” and “Identity”. Mairzee also talks about the progression of the Doomsday story line from the start of the season, and a look at what’s to come.

November 6, 2008 – Someone sends Clark the crystal to rebuild the Fortress, only, when Clark touches the crystal it activates and sends him and Lois to the Phantom Zone. There, Clark and Lois find Kara, who helps Lois escape back to Earth. Unfortunately, General Zod’s wife, Faora, also escapes and takes over Lois’s body. Faora sets out to find her son, who turns out to be Davis – Faora explains that he was created when Faora and Zod could not have children. Chloe uses her powers to bring Clark and Kara back to Earth, with Kara getting John Jones’s crystal to exorcise Faora from Lois’s body. Tess pieces together that Clark was in the Arctic with Lex when he disappeared, while Kara decides to leave Earth in search of Kandor, a city that could possibly house survivors of Krypton. This Week On SHoE – An extra-special-sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame seed bun episode to get you through your Wednesday! We’ve got a lot to talk about from the eighth episode of the season, “Bloodline”, plus the description of the film Superman: Man of Steel written by Derek and Tucker.

October 30, 2008 – Lois and Jimmy are mugged on the street, and when Jimmy attempts to snap a picture of the mugger he catches a blurred image of Clark saving Lois. Jimmy goes on the hunt to identify the mysterious “Good Samaritan”, and Chloe tells Clark that he should use this opportunity to create an alter ego for himself like Oliver has with “Green Arrow”. Tess plants a new reporter, Sebastian Kane, at the Daily Planet, who has the ability to steal memories, to find out if Lois stole the crystal. Jimmy’s research leads him right to Clark. Having Oliver pose as the Good Samaritan, Clark sets up a scheme and shows Jimmy that he is wrong. Sebastian attempts to kill Lois after discovering that she knows who he is, but Clark intervenes. Chloe visits Sebastian, and when she learns that he knows Clark’s secret she uses her abilities to give him a stroke. This Week On SHoE – This one took a little longer to get out due to some technical difficulty, but we hope it was worth the wait! We’re hours away from 8×08 but there’s still plenty of stuff to talk about from ‘Identity’, our favorite episode of the season. Plus news about the new Superman film, Batman projects, Smallville winter hiatus, and of course, your emails and spoilers.

October 23, 2008 – A serial killer attacks a local club, injuring and murdering several patrons. Clark arrives and discovers Davis’s body, covered in blood and lying unconscious on the floor. Davis denies any memory of the event. While looking for clues, Clark meets John Jones, who, since losing his powers, has taken a job as a police detective. John and Clark work together on the attack, with John indicating that there have been others and that Davis has been the first to arrive on each of the scenes. Davis discovers that the blood on his body is not his, and that he has no wounds; Davis starts to believe that he is the killer because he suffers blackouts during the attacks, and finds his skin under the fingernail of a victim. One of Chloe’s Isis clients attacks Davis and Jimmy, and after Clark subdues him, the client confesses to all of the murders. John warns Clark that his heroic actions are getting a lot of attention and could expose him to the world, so he needs to be more careful when saving people. This Week On SHoE – The dynamic duo returns as Steve and Derek tackle one of their favorite episodes of season eight, “Prey”. But Derek’s not, quite himself… Plenty of stuff from this episode of Smallville to talk about including an in-depth discussion on flight vs. jump in Smallville-verse, plus news and your emails! Excuse the minor Steve audio mishap.

October 16, 2008 – Chloe and Jimmy are kidnapped after their engagement party by a jeweler who wants to test their love. Using a lie-detector to quiz them, every time one is caught in a lie the other is punished with a surge of electricity. Clark and Lois discover that they are missing and pose as a couple to lure the kidnapper out of hiding. Chloe and Jimmy survive, answering the questions to the jeweler’s satisfaction, who sets them free; unfortunately, Lois is kidnapped by the jeweler. Clark goes to her rescue, but a kryptonite watch the jeweler wears weakens Clark. During the line of questions, Lois admits that she loves Clark. Before Clark can answer, he manages to strip the watch off the jeweler and then knock him unconscious. Later, Lois chalks up her “love” for Clark as nothing more than a lie, which she was able to accomplish by slipping the lie-detector electrode off her finger. This Week On SHoE – Here’s our long overdue episode for the fifth episode of season eight, “Committed”. Family obligations have kept Derek from getting this one out to the masses but SHoE always prevails! With Steve gone, SHoE favorite Xander steps in with Derek to talk about a very shipperific episode for the Smallville audience, plus news, emails and more! No spoilers this week.

October 9, 2008 – Tess and a scientist activate the crystal that built the Fortress of Solitude, which results in an energy beam being sent into space. An alien, Maxima, from the planet Almerac recognizes the beacon as Kryptonian and comes to Earth to search for the Kryptonian she believes sent for her. Maxima tracks the signal to Tess, and then mistakenly identifies Jimmy as the Kryptonian. Maxima’s kiss almost kills Jimmy, but Clark comes to the rescue. Maxima realizing Clark is the Kryptonian she has been looking for, finds Clark at the Daily Planet and she uses her hormone-enhanced kiss to take control over Clark. When Clark tries to comfort Lois, who witnesses the pair kissing, Maxima assumes she is a rival mate and attempts to kill her. Clark stops Maxima and uses her bracelet to send her back to her home planet; he also learns that Tess has his crystal. This Week On SHoE – Derek and Steve talk about the fourth episode of the season, “Instinct”; plus lots of Smallville and Superman headlines including the upcoming release of The Dark Knight on DVD and the validity of rumors regarding if Brandon Routh is still Superman! Plus your emails, spoilers, and more!

October 2, 2008 – Oliver collapses at a fundraiser and reveals to Clark and Chloe that he has been poisoned and only has twelve hours to live. Chloe calls Davis, who attempts to find a cure for Oliver’s ailment, while Clark tries to find out who is responsible. Tess assigns Lois the job of uncovering the truth about Oliver’s “drunken fall” at the fundraiser. While unconscious, Oliver relives the time he was shipwrecked on an island and how he first learned to shoot a bow. He also relives his first meeting with Tess, who was kidnapped while doing marine research in Fiji by a man named Marcos. Clark manages to get an antidote for Oliver, who informs him that Tess will be attacked next. Clark saves Tess before Marcos, who has returned, can kill her. Tess later takes revenge and poisons Marcos before sending him to the hospital to die. This Week On SHoE – Steve and Derek walk you through a Green Arrow-heavy episode of Smallville with the season’s third outing, “Toxic”. Plus news on two new Superman related books, some SHoE merchandise and a new weekly SHoE feature that you’ll want to listen for! Not to mention your emails and more in an all extended episode of SHoE!

September 25, 2008 – On Clark’s first day at the Daily Planet a bomb on a bus goes off outside the building. Chloe helps one of the injured passengers, Bette, and meets paramedic Davis Bloome. Bette, a homeless teenager, stays with Chloe while Davis contacts a friend who runs a shelter for the homeless. Clark discovers that there was no bomb on the bus, but that someone blew it up with their meteor power. Clark and Lois deduce that Bette is the one with the meteor power, and Clark arrives at the Talon to save Chloe before Bette can hurt her. As Bette heads to Belle Reve, Tess stops by and persuades her to join a group of individuals, who also have meteor powers, that Tess has been forming. This Week On SHoE – Reports of this being the first ever “lost” episode of SHoE are highly exaggerated! Not even thieves can keep Derek and Steve off your iPod! We’re back with a new episode of Smallville to cover featuring DC Comics character Plastique hitting town in an explosive way. We’ve got news, reviews and more all within, so come on home.

September 27, 2008 – He’s been called one of the best things to hit Starkville’s House of El since the beginning of the show, and now you too can have his lucid tones whenever you want! Steve Glosson and chocolate pie have become synonymous with SHoE since Steve started hosting late last year, and now we’re happy to bring you the remastered version of “Chocolate Pie”, made famous by Steve and previously heard in the final moments of our 100th episode celebration! Enjoy!

September 22, 2008 – Here is our second interview with actress Alaina Huffman who portrays the Black Canary on Smallville. Huffman first appeared last season in the episode “Siren” and returns this week to talk in detail about her role in the Justice League with the season premiere.

September 22, 2008 – After the collapse of the Fortress of Solitude, Oliver Queen, Arthur Curry, and Dinah Lance set out searching for Clark. At the same time, newly promoted Tess Mercer also begins searching for Lex Luthor. Oliver discovers that Clark is being held captive in Russia, and leaves to rescue him. Chloe is revealed to be in the custody of LuthorCorp, who have been testing her developing powers, which now include super-intelligence. Lex’s assistant, Regan, has been using Chloe to locate the members of Oliver’s team. Oliver and Clark, who has lost his powers, arrive at the LuthorCorp site and rescue Chloe, Arthur and Dinah. John Jones arrives and restores Clark’s powers, at the cost of his own. Afterward, Clark decides that he must leave the farm and pursue a new life, one that is free from the things that have been holding him back from his destiny. Clark starts his internship in the Daily Planet with Lois as his co-worker. This Week on SHoE – Smallville and SHoE are back with both of their season 8 premiere’s: “Odyssey”. Steve and Derek spend the entire episode covering the 153rd episode of Smallville; what they liked, what was missing, and what left them speechless. It’s all here! Plus a short discussion and thanks to listeners on our 100th episode and spoilers for 8×02!

This Week On SHoE – Steve goes the extra mile to explain how the secrets of Veritas tie up seven years of our favorite show, but how it also makes us look forward to the future for season eight and beyond.

September 20, 2008 – This Week On SHoE – Here are your listener voicemails that go along as a companion with our 100th episode celebration today! If we left yours out please let us know as there were a ton to go through and thank you all for calling in and showing some SHoE love.

September 20, 2008 – This Week On SHoE – Two-and-a-half years in the making, here we are. Starkville’s House of El’s 100th Episode with Derek and Steve! It’s a packed episode full of nostalgia, humor, drama, more humor, murder, and tears. Okay, maybe not ALL that but it’s a good time of reminiscing between the hosts.

This Week On SHoE – Derek goes into detail of what to expect from the season premiere of “Smallville” with a brief history of what we know of episode 8×01 – “Odyssey.” MINOR spoilers are contained within this here last-ever two-digit episode of Starkville’s House of El. Plus news on our 100th episode coming later today.

This Week On SHoE – What is it that makes someone a true Smallville fan? Is it the Superman mythos? The relationships? The journey? Or the destiny? Steve picks apart seven years of the show and tells you why tunes in each week and how he views the fans and their stories

September 11, 2008 – This Week on SHoE – The Bizarro Derek and Steve take over for an out-of-context-episode to discuss the female heroines within Smallville and the DC Universe, focusing mainly on Supergirl, Black Canary, and even Chloe Sullivan, and how they affect Clark Kent’s journey to Superman.

September 5, 2008 – This week on SHoE – We’ve got our copy of the seventh season DVD to review for you guys, which will hopefully push you towards picking up a copy if you haven’t already pre-ordered. Plus news on an episode change order for season eight that pushed a big episode off until 2009.

September 3, 2008 – This Week On SHoE – The guys finally meet on neutral ground in Atlanta, GA as Dragon*Con commences. We’ve got the trailer for season 8 to show you, plus new images for 8×01 & 8×02 and news on the recent Superman reboot report, so you won’t want to miss this epic episode.

August 8, 2008 – This week on SHoE – Derek and Steve recount the wonder that was Comic Con in the first of (hopefully) three episodes chronicling the 5-day experience. First up, though, we’ve got news straight from the second row of the Smallville panel, with new details, new cast introductions, the exclusive season 8 teaser trailer, and more! Plus news from our own panel and experiences from meeting listeners to meeting friends and everything in between!

July 27, 2008 – This week on SHoE – We’re bringing you the audio from Smallville’s panel at the 2008 Comic Con in San Diego from last month. It’s not perfect audio but it’s better than most and makes you feel like you’re right in the audience. Enjoy!

July 14, 2008 – This week on SHoE – Steve yells at Derek from the same hallway he was in during Episode 70 while the countdown to Comic-Con & Season 8 of Smallville has begun, with news about episode 8×01 including the return of the Justice League, a full length discussion on the DC film franchise, and your Comic-Con Q&A!

June 26, 2008 – This week on SHoE – Steve and Derek come at you with a mid-week SHoE to make amends, make plans, and have fun. The war is over and the first real news for season 8 is coming down the pipeline; not to mention our countdown to Comic Con, our new SHoE t-shirts, and Derek’s turn for his ten favorite episodes of Smallville. We’ve also got details on the new cast members and Smallville’s Comic Con panel!

June 11, 2008 – This week on SHoE – Steve and Derek re-hash the news of the Smallville season 7 DVD release with all new details about the set and a release date, plus the biggest and so far, the best news about season eight casting we’ve heard so far, that excites us both. After that Steve’s got his top 10 Smallville episodes of all time, and a war begins brewing on the show that only you can help with, listen for details.

May 23, 2008 – This week on SHoE – Steve comes back to weigh in on the seventh season finale of “Smallville”, plus a ton of your emails regarding last week’s episode with your questions that we answer and how we felt about this finale in line with all the others. There’s a lot of news surrounding the seventh season DVD, Laura Vandervoort’s exit from the show and a look at what we’ll be covering the next few weeks on SHoE!

May 15, 2008 – Kara informs Lex that he will defeat the Traveler, who is really destined to destroy mankind, and sends him to the Fortress of Solitude. Clark learns that Brainiac has been impersonating Kara, who is actually stuck in the Phantom Zone, and destroys him to finally free Lana from her comatose state. Lana leaves Clark a DVD stating that she is holding Clark back, and the only way for him to help the world is if the two of them are not together. The DDS arrest Chloe just as Jimmy is about to propose marriage; Jimmy goes to Clark and tells him about the deal he made with Lex, also informing him that Lex is headed to the Arctic. Clark arrives at the Fortress just as Lex, who now knows Clark’s secret, places the orb onto the crystal control panel, bringing the Fortress down around him and Clark. This week is the second anniversary of Starkville’s House of El. The end of season seven starts a new summer of speculation and waiting for season 8, and we’ve got the episode of all episodes to go out on. Plus lots of HUGE news as the season comes to a close and we comment on Michael Rosenbaum’s final moments in “Smallville”. It was a great season and we can’t wait to see what the future holds.

May 8, 2008 – The bank teller from Zurich attacks Lex, carving the Kryptonian symbols for “Traveler”, “Savior”, and “Sanctuary” into his chest. After seeing the symbols, Clark travels to Montreal, Quebec, where he finds Edward Teague, the only surviving member of Veritas. Edward deems that Clark is no savior and attempts to kill him so that Lex cannot control him. Chloe saves Clark, who in turn saves Edward from Lex, who arrived looking for more clues to controlling the Traveler. Lex returns home and discovers an orb hidden inside the mantle above the fireplace. The orb gives the location of the Fortress of Solitude. This Week on SHoE – Steve and Derek bring you reactions of the nineteenth episode of the season, “Quest” – plus news about the seventh season finale, “Arctic” with new spoilers, images, emails from you the listeners, some new podcast endeavors from our friends and much, much more.

May 4, 2008 – Here is our interview with Alan Ritchson who played the role of Aquaman in seasons five and six of Smallville. Ritchson discusses all his current projects, what led him to the role of Aquaman, how he prepared for it, shares some set stories from “Aqua” and “Justice” – plus lots more.

May 1, 2008 – Jor-El sends Clark to an alternate reality to show him what the world would be like if he never arrived on Earth. Here, the Kents have a natural-born son, Chloe is engaged, Lana married a french philanthropist, Lois is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, Kara is the head of the Department of Domestic Security (DDS) using the alias Linda Danvers, and Lex is the President of the United States. In this reality, Clark is unable to prevent Brainiac and Lex from detonating the country’s nuclear missiles. After learning the world needs him, Clark is sent to Krypton to prevent Brainiac from killing him as an infant. After stopping Brainiac, Clark and Kara both return to present day Earth. This Week on SHoE – We’ve got a packed episode chock-full of news and the final 2 weeks of the season. Plus an in-depth look at Tom Welling’s hat-trick for directing and one of our favorite episodes of the season. We’ve got your emails and spoilers for 7×19 “Quest” as we bid Michael Rosenbaum farewell on our 85th episode!

April 24, 2008 – In order to locate Brainiac and Kara, Clark has Chloe hack into government satellites. The Department of Domestic Security has been monitoring Chloe’s activity and, convinced she is a terrorist, convince Jimmy to work with them to bring her down. Clark decides to head to the Fortress to find a way to save Lana, where he learns that Kara is at Krypton trying to warn Clark that Brainiac intends to kill the infant version of Kal-El. The Feds have Jimmy accompany Chloe to a club, which is a front for a security building, to find out who her target is. The Feds catch Chloe stealing satellite images and begin interrogating her. Jimmy shows up and saves her life, and agrees to do whatever Lex wants in exchange for clearing Chloe’s name with the government. This Week on SHoE – Steve and Derek return to the audio only version of SHoE with our thoughts on the seventeenth episode of the season, “Sleeper”, featuring Agent Double O-Olsen. We’ve got your countdown to the final 3 episodes of the season, discussion on our favorite finales of all time, and some exclusive “Apocalypse” spoilers.

April 17, 2008 – Lex takes Lionel’s locket, which holds the second key to the deposit box in Zürich, and then throws him out the LuthorCorp window to his death. Lex soon discovers the key is not where he thought, and heads to the Daily Planet to find it; he also begins having hallucinations of his younger self. Lex finds the key in Chloe’s desk, and then fires her. Jimmy and Lois discover that Lionel was murdered. Clark confronts Lex at the mansion, informing him that he has proof Lex murdered Lionel. Lex’s assistant destroys the evidence, and discovers Clark’s secret. Before she can tell Lex everything, a mysterious stranger kills her. This Week on SHoE – Steve and Derek join 2 special guests for a full-length discussion on one of the greatest episodes of all time, “Descent”. Not to mention news and a look forward to the final 4 episodes of the seventh season, culminating in a chilly finale.

April 12, 2008 – This Week on SHoE – Derek and Steve are back from a week off with all the news you can handle regarding the Superman court battle, the departure of co-creators Al Gough and Miles Millar from the eighth season of Smallville, and the ultimate shipper debate….agreement.

March 27, 2008 – Brainiac propositions Kara at the farm, but she refuses; Brainiac warns Kara, and Clark, that not working with him will cause people to get hurt. Jimmy and Lois work together to uncover the truth behind Patricia Swann’s murder. Lex begins searching for the secret of Veritas with a key he found in Patricia’s pendant. Kara attempts to teach Clark to fly, but he is more focused on finding Brainiac, who attacks Lana at the Isis Foundation. In order to save Lana’s life, Kara agrees to help Brainiac. Lana is placed in a clinic, stuck in a catatonic state, while Clark and Chloe have no leads as to where Brainiac and Kara are. This Week on SHoE – Derek and Steve return with another big dose of SHoE to bring you an in-depth look at the original finale for the 7th year of Smallville, “Veritas”. Not only that, full news on the Superman legal battle, news of the final 2 episodes of this season, and a look at what changed pre/post strike.

March 20, 2008 – Lionel hires a group of men to kidnap Clark, using kryptonite tazers to subdue him, and lock him in a kryptonite-lined cell. Patricia Swann, Dr. Virgil Swann’s daughter, comes looking for the “Last Son of Krypton” and accuses Lionel of taking the “Last Son” for himself, and having a hand in the deaths of her father, the Teagues and the Queens – three families who came together with Lionel, under a secret societal name of “Veritas”, to welcome the “Last Son” to Earth. Chloe and Lana discover Lionel’s actions, so they take Kara to Jor-El, who restores her memory; with her powers returned, Kara saves Clark. Patricia Swann gives Clark her father’s journal; later, Lex has Patricia killed and a pendant she was wearing—which depicted the Veritas symbol—delivered to him. This Week on SHoE – Derek and Steve have a supersized SHoE to commemorate their 80th episode of the show, the fourteenth episode of the season, a huge discussion/reaction of “Traveler”, emails, and how we would end the series.

March 13, 2008 – Pete Ross chews some kryptonite-laced gum and develops the ability to stretch his body to extreme lengths, which he uses to save Kara’s life from a falling speaker at a OneRepublic concert in an abandoned warehouse. Pete arrives at the Kent farm and gets up to speed on who knows Clark’s secret, before revealing his own power to Clark. Pete decides to reveal his ability to the world, against Clark and Chloe’s advice, but Lex blackmails him into stealing Kara’s bracelet from Lionel’s safe. When Pete does not deliver, Lex tortures him; Clark arrives and saves Pete. Kara, no longer trusting Clark and Lana, stays with Lex, while Clark secretly hides the bracelet. This Week on SHoE – Derek and Steve are back with the triumphant return of Smallville in it’s thirteenth episode of the season, “Hero”. Not to mention huge news regarding our podcasts, big Smallville news leading to the seventh season end, and preparation of the eighth and possibly final season of our favorite show.

February 14, 2008 – Lois discovers that Lex has found Kara, who is suffering from amnesia, and follows him to Detroit after her. The busboy at the diner that Kara works is obsessed with her, and when Lex arrives, the busboy shoots him, fearing that he will take Kara away. He then holds Kara and Lois hostage. Clark, in efforts to find them, enters Lex’s mind using experimental LuthorCorp technology; here he discovers Lex’s good side, child Alexander, is still alive. Chloe uses her powers to bring Lex back from the dead, leading to a personal struggle with the moral aspect of her powers. This Week on SHoE – Derek and Steve fight off vacation time and the flu to bring you a long overdue recap of episode twelve of Smallville, “Fracture”. Not only that, we discuss Justice League: The New Frontier, the untimely passing of Heath Ledger, the new Smallville toys in production, and much, much more!

February 13, 2008 – Here is our interview with actress Alaina Huffman who portrayed the Black Canary in last week’s episode of Smallville entitled, “Siren”. Huffman talks about what it was like to wear the costume, act like a superhero, and still be home in time to take care of the kids! Also, will we see the Black Canary again?

February 7, 2008 – Chloe intercepts confidential information from Lex, but the Black Canary shows up and steals the information back for Lex. When Lex learns the Green Arrow was involved, he sends Black Canary after him. Black Canary attacks Oliver, believing him to be a terrorist, and in the process reveals his secret identity to Lois. Clark confronts the Canary, and convinces her of the truth. Oliver offers Black Canary a spot on his team and she accepts, while Clark and Lana try to reconcile their relationship. This Week on SHoE – Steve rings in the eleventh episode of the season with bells on – the Black Canary visits Smallville and SHoE in a special interview with Alaina Huffman this week. In the meantime, Steve’s got some great insight to the episode including the history of the siren-singer, news regarding the end of the strike, a new way to reach out and touch SHoE and spoilers for the upcoming mind-bender, “Fracture”.

January 31, 2008 – Lana is unaware that Bizarro is impersonating Clark, who is still frozen at the Fortress of Solitude, and reveals information about Milton Fine to him. Bizarro tracks down Fine in the hope that he will help him combat his yellow sun weakness. Fine directs Bizarro to Dax-Ur, a Kryptonian scientist who came to Earth years earlier. Jor-El releases Clark from his imprisonment so he can defeat Bizarro. Clark receives blue kryptonite from Dax-Ur and uses it to destroy Bizarro. Clark unwittingly leads Fine to Dax-Ur, who uses Dax-Ur to restore his powers. After Grant reveals his true identity to Lionel, Lex has him killed. This Week on SHoE – A long overdue Starkville’s House of El to kick off the last batch of episodes for season 7; and even though Steve wants to jump ahead and call it #77, and Derek is busy with Schneider-stuff, we still have an amazing episode with a great co-host, a terrific review of “Persona”, news, discussion, spoilers, and more! Plus, news regarding the final 5 episodes of season 7, a new sponsor and a hint of things to come!

January 19, 2008 – This Week on SHoE – Multiple sightings of case designate “Starkville’s House of El” podcast retrieved at incident site U.S. 123 area formerly known as “Starkville”.

January 6, 2008 – This Week on SHoE – Steve flies solo while Derek is off with John “Jonathan Kent” Schneider on a press engagement. In his absence, Steve talks a lot about what season 8 has in store from a fan’s point of view and an in-depth discussion of the SHoE forums and some of the Smallville related topics that are going on there.

January 1, 2008 – This Week on SHoE – Derek and Steve ring in the new year with visions of Bizarro dancing in their heads. It’s the last episode of 2007 (only by a few hours!) and we’ve got more strike information, the run down of Christmas goodies, some great emails, and an in-depth look at the role the anti-Clark will play in the upcoming episode ten, “Persona”.

December 24, 2007 – This Week on SHoE – Derek and Steve bring you a special Christmas Eve edition of SHoE, with discussions on Justice League: The New Frontier, the arrival of Chloe Sullivan to DC Comics, and a certain superhero team-up in Will Smith’s “I Am Legend’. Merry Christmaskwanzahanukkah!

December 13, 2007 – Clark and Lana team up to take down Lex. Clark and Lana discover, through an Isis Foundation patient, that Milton Fine is still alive. Adrian, one of Lex’s experimental patients, plants a bomb on Chloe, threatening to kill her if Lois does not get Lex to admit that he is cloning humans. Lois confronts Lex, and, after Lois is knocked unconscious by Lex, it’s revealed that the patient is a failed clone of Lex’s brother Julian. Adrian also reveals that “Grant Gabriel” is the successful clone. Chloe, fearing that she will die, confesses to Jimmy that she was infected by the meteor rocks. In the end, it is revealed that Bizarro has been posing as Clark the entire time, unknown to anyone else, with Clark trapped at the Fortress of Solitude. This Week on SHoE – Derek and Chuck take you on the wild ride that was “Gemini”, while walking you through another 30 days without Smallville. Plus more news on the strike, further speculation on what we’ve already been right about, PLUS – what’s up with Clark?

December 8, 2007 – This Week on SHoE – Derek and Steve take on the amount of news that has popped up surrounding Smallville in the past week, with huge amounts of info about the final 6 episodes of season 7, plus an in-depth discussion on what they want to see happen in the remaining weeks, an open forum on Michael Cassidy’s character of Grant Gabriel, and what was Jor-El’s latest punishment for Clark?

December 4, 2007 – This Week on SHoE – Derek and Jc from SVFan.com cover news surrounding ‘Gemini’ which airs Dec. 13 – but also delve into a discussion regarding Smallville and Superman fan sites around the internet, plus news and spoilers for the final episodes of season seven of Smallville!

November 15, 2007 – Clark uses Kara’s crystal to resurrect his mother Lara, but unknowingly brings Zor-El back. Lara unwittingly gives Clark a blue kryptonite ring that strips his powers, while Zor-El tries to take over the world. Lois and Grant’s romantic relationship is discovered by Lex and Chloe. Grant and Lex are revealed to be working together, and Grant is revealed to be Lex’s younger brother Julian Luthor. Clark gets to the Fortress and shatters the crystal, which destroys Zor-El and Lara. Kara is transported to Detroit, Michigan, with no memory of who she is, and Jor-El informs Clark there will be consequences for his repeated defiance. This Week on SHoE – Derek and SHoE contest winner, Stuart take on the eighth episode of season seven, “Blue” – also included is a discussion about the cliffhanger leading us into the only December episode of Smallville, news on Mercy Reef being available on DVD and more details regarding the writer’s guild strike.

November 8, 2007 – Lightning strikes a windmill on the Kent farm while Clark is weakened by nearby kryptonite; the bolt travels through him and Lana, transferring a portion of his powers to her. After sharing their first intimate moment in two years, Clark begins to worry about Lana’s use of the powers after remembering what happened to Eric Summers and Jonathan Kent when they were imbued with Clark’s powers. Lana becomes more aggressive with the powers, stealing confidential files from Lex—which show that Lex has been keeping what remains of Milton Fine’s ship—and later attacking him. After a battle with Clark, Lana’s powers are reabsorbed when Clark uses a high voltage shock and kryptonite to take the powers back; during the fight, Fine’s remains are released. This Week on SHoE – Derek and Steve try to shake things up a little bit by trying a few technical tricks that will further be fixed in the coming weeks, plus our recap of “Wrath” and news surrounding the WGA strike that will inevitably affect Smallville’s seventh season and the upcoming timeline of SHoE – we’re sorry for the delay in this packed episode but emergencies happen sometimes; and the AAC will be available on Sunday.

November 5, 2007 – Derek and Chuck take a few minutes to inform all of you on the goings-on with the Writer’s Guild strike in Hollywood and how this is going to affect films, television shows, full seasons, and more importantly: Superman and Smallville.

November 1, 2007 – Clark learns that Kara is in Washington, D.C. looking for the crystal from her ship. Kara learns the exact location of the crystal, but it is not there when she arrives. Clark confronts her in a club, but she flies away. With Jimmy’s help, Kara follows a path to Lex’s mansion, but Agent Carter is waiting. Using kryptonite handcuffs, Carter takes Kara back to Virginia. Using a kryptonite truth serum, Carter attempts to learn about Krypton, but Clark interrupts him and saves Kara with Lionel’s help. Clark shows Lana that he has Kara’s crystal, which contains his birth mother’s DNA. This Week on SHoE – Derek and Steve Glosson from Geek Out Online cover everything, from the Hollywood writers Guild strike, to episode 7×06 of Smallville, “Lara” and all the new topics and theories it has formed, including news on the Superman sequel, casting news and tons of new spoilers – we hope you enjoy this extended episode!