Smallville: Season 5

2005 · 22 episodes · ★ 8.3

What Season 5 of Smallville

Season five opens with Clark training at the Fortress of Solitude, where Jor-El asks him to finish his training to stop a meteor shower. The series changes tone and leaves behind teen drama in favor of more special effects and surprises. Clark still longs for an ordinary life with Lana and his friends, but his powers make things harder for him all the time. Lex Luthor becomes a bigger rival and a key piece in the town's conflicts, while Chloe tries to make a name for herself at the Daily Planet. The 22 episodes mix the threat of the Kryptonians with everyday stories in Smallville.

22episodes

Sep 29, 2005premiered

May 11, 2006latest episode

15.3 hrtotal runtime

Season 5 Episodes

5x01 Arrival
Sep 29, 2005 · 42 min · ★ 8.6
Having been transported to the Fortress of Solitude, Clark is confronted by Jor-El, who tells him he cannot return to Smallville, instead he must stay and prepare to save the planet. Also, transported to the Fortress, Chloe is unable to handle the sub-zero temperature and collapses, begging Clark to use his powers to save her. Jor-El forbids him to leave, but finally acquiesces, telling Clark he must return before sunset or there will be dire consequences. Meanwhile, Lana is horrified when she sees two Kryptonian aliens emerge from a spaceship discovered in the remnants of the meteor shower. The two aliens destroy what's left of the town searching for Kal-El.
Directed by: James Marshall · Written by: Darren Swimmer, Todd Slavkin · Starring: Leonard Roberts, Alana de la Garza, James Marsters, Terence Stamp
5x02 Mortal
Oct 6, 2005 · 41 min · ★ 8.6
Jor-El strips Clark of his powers, making him human. Delighted to finally be normal, Clark pursues a relationship with Lana sans secrets. However, after Lana, Jonathan and Martha are taken hostage by three thugs, Clark must figure out how to save his family without his super powers.
Directed by: Terrence O'Hara · Written by: Steven S. DeKnight · Starring: Kenny Johnson, Judith Maxie, Michael Tayles, Camille Mitchell
5x03 Hidden
Oct 13, 2005 · 42 min · ★ 8.6
A krypto-mutant, Gabriel, hacks into missile codes and prepares to eliminate krypto-mutants in Smallville once and for all. A powerless Clark confronts him and is shot, and only Jor-El can save him.
Directing: Whitney Ransick · Writing: Brian Peterson, Kelly Souders · Starring: Johnny Lewis, Nathaniel DeVeaux, Rekha Sharma, Camille Mitchell
5x04 Aqua
Oct 20, 2005 · 41 min · ★ 8.3
At a party at Crater Lake, Lois is saved from drowning by Arthur "A.C." Curry. Arthur has incredible swimming abilities, but also a secret agenda aimed at...Lex. Meanwhile, Professor Fine discussed Lex's weapons-manfucturing operations with Clark.
Directing: Paul Shapiro · Writing: Darren Swimmer, Todd Slavkin · Starring: Alan Ritchson, Nathaniel DeVeaux, James Marsters, Shiraine Haas
5x05 Thirst
Oct 27, 2005 · 41 min · ★ 7.3
Lana joins a sorority to get housing for her last-minute college registration, but the sisters have a deadly agenda which involves turning Lana into a vampire like themselves and sending her against Clark. Meanwhile, Chloe applies to become an intern at the Daily Planet and runs up against the editor-in-chief, Pauline Kahn.
Directing: Paul Shapiro · Writing: Steven S. DeKnight · Starring: Brooke Nevin, Erica Cerra, Carrie Fisher, Cory Monteith
5x06 Exposed
Nov 3, 2005 · 41 min · ★ 8.0
Jonathan's oldest friend, Senator Jack Jennings, comes to Smallville looking for support in his re-election campaign, but is framed for the murder of his mistress, requiring Lois to go undercover as a stripper.
Directing: Jeannot Szwarc · Writing: Brian Peterson, Kelly Souders · Starring: Tom Wopat, Noah Dalton Danby, Jill Teed, Woody Jeffreys
5x07 Splinter
Nov 10, 2005 · 43 min · ★ 8.5
Clark gives into paranoid delusions brought on by exposure to new "silver" kryptonite, and Professor Fine is the only one who can save him... before he kills Lana.
Directing: James Marshall · Writing: Steven S. DeKnight · Starring: James Marsters
5x08 Solitude
Nov 17, 2005 · 41 min · ★ 8.8
When Martha comes down with a strange disease, Professor Fine convinces Clark that Jor-El is responsible and that the Fortress must be trying to eliminate the father of Kal-El. But Professor Fine has an ulterior motive which comes to fruition when they arrive.
Directing: Paul Shapiro · Writing: Darren Swimmer, Todd Slavkin · Starring: Benita Ha, Aleks Holtz, James Marsters, Terence Stamp
5x09 Lexmas
Dec 8, 2005 · 42 min · ★ 8.2
Lex is given an envelope with damaging information that will destroy Jonathan's life and must decide whether he will use it as it will also bring harm to Clark and Martha. Before he can decide what to do, Lex is shot and falls into a coma. He dreams that his mother visits him and shows him the life he could lead if he walks away from his father and LuthorCorp. In this alternate life, Lex is happily married to Lana with a baby on the way. Meanwhile, Chloe asks Clark to use his powers to deliver Christmas presents to needy kids.
Directing: Rick Rosenthal · Writing: Holly Harold · Starring: Adrian Holmes, Jorge Vargas, Kenneth Welsh, Alisen Richmond-Peck
5x10 Fanatic
Jan 12, 2006 · 42 min · ★ 7.9
The Senatorial race between Jonathan and Lex heats up when Jonathan receives an anonymous threat warning him to drop out of the election. When Clark finds Jonathan badly beaten he determines to find the attackers. Lois is thrown into the mix when she is captured and she is forced to assassinate Jonathan during his speech.
Directing: Mike Rohl · Writing: Wendy Mericle · Starring: Adrian Holmes, Annie Burgstede, Sage Brocklebank, Dean Mckenzie
5x11 Lockdown
Jan 19, 2006 · 41 min · ★ 8.4
Lex and Lana are at the mercy of a deranged Smallville deputy who plans to keep them captive until Lex reveals the location of the Kryptonian spaceship. Meanwhile, the Kents can't see eye-to-eye on campaign financing.
Directing: Peter Ellis · Writing: Steven S. DeKnight · Starring: Sarah Lind, Kevin Daniels, David MacInnis, Dean Mckenzie
5x12 Reckoning
Jan 26, 2006 · 43 min · ★ 9.3
Clark reveals his secret to Lana, Jonathan and Lex learn the results of the senatorial election, and there is a tragic car accident on the highway that takes the life of someone Clark loves, forcing Clark to appeal to Jor-El for help.
Directing: Greg Beeman · Writing: Brian Peterson, Kelly Souders · Starring: Vanesa Tomasino, Chris Shields, Kimani Ray Smith, Terence Stamp
5x13 Vengeance
Feb 2, 2006 · 41 min · ★ 8.2
Clark discovers that the new assistant at the Daily Planet, a bespectacled, bumbling woman named Andrea, is actually a mysterious female vigilante who stalks Suicide Slum. Her path crosses Clark's as they both seek the same criminal. Meanwhile, Clark's bottled-up grief threatens to get the best of him and LuthorCorp experiences a shakeup.
Directing: Jeannot Szwarc · Writing: Alfredo Septién, Turi Meyer · Starring: Denise Quiñones, Douglas Arthurs
5x14 Tomb
Feb 9, 2006 · 40 min · ★ 7.9
Chloe is possessed by the spirit of a young girl whose body is sealed in the Talon's walls, and goes searching for the girl's killer while Clark and Lois try to track her down.
Directed by: Whitney Ransick · Written by: Steven S. DeKnight · Starring: Brent Sheppard, Leela Savasta, Douglas O'Keeffe, Damon Johnson
5x15 Cyborg
Feb 16, 2006 · 41 min · ★ 8.5
Clark finds himself up against Lex when he befriends Victor Stone, a half-machine, half-human subject who escapes from LuthorCorp with the aid of a sympathetic doctor.
Directing: Glen Winter · Writing: Caroline Dries · Starring: Mackenzie Gray, Lee Thompson Young, Adrian G. Griffiths, Christie Laing
5x16 Hypnotic
Mar 30, 2006 · 42 min · ★ 8.1
Clark is hypnotized by a woman who uses a supposedly magical charm to control others - he reveals his super powers and is sent to kill Lex. Meanwhile, Lex has tracked down the missing Professor Fine and plans to confront him, unaware that Clark is coming to murder him.
Directed by: Mike Rohl · Written by: Darren Swimmer, Todd Slavkin · Starring: Nichole Hiltz, Linden Banks, James Marsters, Aaron Craven
5x17 Void
Apr 6, 2006 · 40 min · ★ 7.9
Distraught over her break-up with Clark, Lana goes to a rogue medical student who experiments with a dangerous kryptonite-based serum that allows people to flat-line but see their dead loved ones. Lana attempts to see her dead parents using the serum and when Clark returns from Honduras to help her, the doctor injects him with the serum and Clark speaks with his dead father...who warns him that Lionel knows his secret. Meanwhile, Lionel continues working to get closer to Martha, and Lex has a near-death vision of his mother.
Directing: Jeannot Szwarc · Writing: Holly Harold · Starring: Michaela Mann, Alisen Richmond-Peck, Shauna Baker, Shannon Baker
5x18 Fragile
Apr 13, 2006 · 42 min · ★ 8.5
Clark befriends a little girl who has the ability to telekinetically shatter glass, then comes to her aid when it's believed she killed her mother in a brutal stabbing attack. Meanwhile Lex and Lana grow closer together and Chloe finds out about it.
Directed by: Tom Welling · Written by: Darren Swimmer, Todd Slavkin · Starring: Callum Keith Rennie, Anne Marie DeLuise, Emily Hirst, Panou
5x19 Mercy
Apr 20, 2006 · 43 min · ★ 8.8
Lionel is taken hostage by a masked man who forces him to play elaborate games for the prize of staying alive. Martha goes to confront Lionel after Clark tells her Lionel knows his secret and becomes a part of the game herself, fighting for her life.
Directed by: James Marshall · Written by: Steven S. DeKnight · Starring: Ian Tracey, Lauro David Chartrand-DelValle, Dalias Blake
5x20 Fade
Apr 27, 2006 · 42 min · ★ 7.9
Clark saves a man who in gratitude decides to help Clark in return...by using his ability to turn invisible and his skill as a hitman to kill Lex so Clark can reunite with Lana. And Clark and Lana finally square off about Lana's new relationship.
Directed by: Terrence O'Hara · Written by: Alfredo Septién, Turi Meyer · Starring: Jody Thompson, Alex Scarlis
5x21 Oracle
May 4, 2006 · 42 min · ★ 8.6
Clark and Martha are both visited by Jonathan's ghost, who warns them about Lionel and claims that Clark must kill him to stop him. Meanwhile Fine will do whatever it takes to get the vaccine from Lex.
Directed by: Patrick R. Norris · Written by: Caroline Dries · Starring: Bruno Verdoni, Panou, James Marsters, Ecstasia Sanders
5x22 Vessel Season Finale
May 11, 2006 · 44 min · ★ 8.9
Professor Fine has unleashed a virus that will kill millions. Clark must put a stop to him, while Lex wonders what happens when he will tell Lana his newest secret.
Directing: James Marshall · Writing: Brian Peterson, Kelly Souders · Starring: James Marsters, Terence Stamp