Episode 217 - 10x21 Finale, Part 1

This week Zach is joined by Lance Laster and Kevonte Chilous from Always Hold On To Arrow, Matt Truex from Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman, and Victoria Male to discuss the two hundred seventeenth episode of Smallville, “Finale, Part 1." They talk their memories watching it for the first time in 2011, the jarring tonal shifts between scenes, spending so much time on a wedding that ultimately doesn't happen, and of course...Ghost Dad! See the latest Always Hold On To Smallville in the funny pages!

Check out Lance and Kevonte on Always Hold On To Arrow!

Check out Matt's work including Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman at The Daily Knockoff!

Check out Victoria's work on her website!

EPISODE ROUNDUP
Zach's Grade: C
Lance's Grade: C
Kevonte's Grade: C
Matt's Grade: C
Victoria's Grade: C+
IMDB Grade: 9.2
Superman Homepage Grade: 5/5
Bechdel Test: PASS

SERIES TALLY BOARD
...From Metropolis: 17
Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: 24
Amnesia Count: 83
Blue Shirt/Red Jacket: 89
Chloe's Unseen Connections: 29
Clark Loses His Powers: 19
Episode Title Said In Episode: 94
Hospital Visits: 153
In Media Res: 9
Injection Count: 57
Kent Truck Accidents: 10
KOs to Keep Clark's Secret: 61
KOs to Keep Oliver's Secret: 4
Lana Kills: 7
Let's Do The Time Warp Again: 12
Lois Arm Punches: 10
Lois' Costume Closet: 24
Main Character Deaths: 26
Mind Control Count: 28
Monogram Jacket: 10
Movie Plot As An Episode: 26
Not The Last Son Of Krypton: 12*
Possession Count: 32
Product Placement Pete: 37
Queen Airways: 9
Shirtless Oliver: 18
Shower Count: 25
Shut It Down: 11
Shut That Laptop: 35
Smallville High School Faculty Deaths: 5
Smallville High School Student Deaths: 17
Under The Influence: 54
Wakes Up Tied Up: 11
Weddings: 7
"You Weren't Yourself": 39

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