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Smallville's 5th Season DVD Set Review

Buy the Fifth Season on DVD now Promo Images Season 5 Episode Guide     Smallville Fifth Season Official Description & Clips Where to begin? So much happened in Smallville Season 5!  Obviously the 100th episode sticks in the mind of every Smallville fan, especially those who are fans of John Schneider. The 100th episode shocked us with the death of John Schneider's character, Jonathan Kent, bringing more tears than the original death scene played by legendary actor Glenn Ford.  With Smallville, we had a lot longer to get to know Jonathan Kent, 5 years worth of episodes. Schneider really knew his character and the dynamics of the Kent home. Even though there were probably more tears shed this season than any other, there were a lot of happy moments as well. John Schneider and fellow Dukes of Hazzard star Tom Wopat were reunited. Wopat even came to town in a classic Dodge Charger.  The 5th season also debuted Aquaman for the first time in a live action show. He turned out to be a lot cooler than the Super Friends cartoon version. The effects were beyond anything we've ever seen on a television show. Clark was called upon to stop a runaway missile, defeat evil Kryptonians, lend Santa Claus a hand during the Christmas episode Lexmas, defeat Braniac, and just all around do the superhero thing just a little more extreme than the year before. The Fortress of Solitude never looked so good. It's amazing that a television show has actually surpassed the classic Superman movies from the 70's 80's in terms of effects, but it has. We got a little more insight this 5th season into what makes Lex Luthor tick through the episode Lexmas. Lex is shot, falling into a coma during the Christmas holiday. While in the midst of the coma, Lex sees a future filled with happiness and a marriage to Lana Lang with a baby on the way.  When it all falls apart to tragedy, Lex comes away harder and meaner than ever, determined to make sure he controls all possible outcomes in his life. Definitely, one of the most interesting episodes in the 5th season. Clark even died this season, temporarily anyway, but long enough to see the ghost of his adoptive father, Jonathan Kent, who gave him warning of Lionel Luthor and encouraged his son with words better than Uncle Ben's power and responsibility speech to Peter Parker in Spider-Man. All year long, during the 5th season we speculated on the appearance of Zod. Finally, in the final episode of the season Zod takes over Lex Luthor and all heck breaks lose. The world becomes in turmoil, and Clark gets zapped into the Phantom Zone. From start to finish this season goes faster than a speeding bullet. It will be hard to top in the 6th season, but maybe if Jonathan Kent can make a comeback, or if Terence Stamp makes an appearance as Zod? Well I guess we'll just have to tune in to see if they can top themselves once again. 5th Season DVD Extras Just wanted to mention if you missed the Smallville webisodes on the net, they are a part of the special features. There is about a half an hour altogether featuring the Angel of Vengeance originally from the episode Vengeance. The making of the 100th episode is very interesting too. We get to see what all goes into the process of making an episode of Smallville. Apparently they have a lot of fun. Everyone seemed to enjoy themselves till it was time for John Schneider's final scenes. Be warned, by the time you get to John Schneider's farewell, you might just feel a tear or two coming on. Buy the Fifth Season on DVD now SEASON Five (2005-2006) # Episode Title Writer(s) Director Air Date 89 Arrival Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer James Marshall Sept 29, 2005 90 Mortal Steven S. DeKnight Terrance O'Hara Oct 6, 2005 91 Hidden Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer Paul Shapiro Oct 13, 2005 92 Aqua Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer Bradford May Oct 20, 2005 93 Thirst Steven S. DeKnight Jeannot Szwarc Oct 27, 2005 94 Exposed Brian Peterson, Kelly Souders Jeannot Szwarc Nov 3, 2005 95 Splinter Steven S. DeKnight James Marshall Nov 10, 2005 96 Solitude Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer Paul Shapiro Nov 17, 2005 97 Lexmas Holly Harold Rick Rosenthal Dec 8, 2005 98 Fanatic Wendy Mericle Michael Rohl  Jan 12, 2006 99 Lockdown Steven S. DeKnight Peter Ellis Jan 19, 2006 100 Reckoning Brian Peterson & Kelly Souders Greg Beeman Jan 26, 2006 101 Vengeance Al Septien & Turi Meyer Jeannot Swarc Feb 02, 2006 102 Tomb Steven S. DeKnight Whitney Ransick. Feb 09, 2006 103 Cyborg Caroline Dries Glen Winter Feb 16, 2006 104 Hypnotic Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer Michael Rohl  March 30, 2006 105 Void Holly Herold  Jeannot Swarc April 6, 2006 106 Fragile Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer Tom Welling  April 13, 2006 107 Mercy Steven DeKnight James Marshall  April 20, 2006 108 Fade Al Septien & Turi Meyer Terrence O’Hara  April 27, 2006 109 Oracle Caroline Dries Whitney Ransick May 4, 2006 110 Vessel Brian Peterson and Kelly Souders James Marshall May 11, 2006 Buy the Fifth Season on DVD now DVD Back Cover click to see a larger readable size