Smallville: Season 9

2009 · 21 episodes · ★ 8.3

What Season 9 of Smallville

Clark decides it's finally time to train at the Fortress, but first Jor-El insists that he return to Metropolis and completely cut ties with Lois. During his training, his father grants him the ability to hear other people's thoughts. New beings with superpowers appear. Metallo, rebuilt with bionic parts after being run over, wants revenge on Oliver Queen, whom he blames for the suffering his family endured. A virus turns the city's residents into zombies, and Clark must donate his blood to make an antidote. Zod chases Jor-El, believing he is the Blur, and Chloe begins building the Watchtower. The Twins arrive to lend a hand, but they cause more chaos than help.

21episodes

Sep 25, 2009premiered

May 14, 2010latest episode

15.4 hrtotal runtime

Season 9 Episodes

9x01 Savior
Sep 25, 2009 · 42 min · ★ 8.3
Clark tells Jor-El he’s ready to start his training, but Jor-El sends him back to Metropolis to cut ties with Lois before he can begin. Chloe is shocked when Lois suddenly reappears after having been missing for weeks, but Lois has no recollection of vanishing into thin air with the Legion ring. Chloe begs Clark to use the Legion ring to go back in time to save Jimmy, but he refuses, driving a wedge into their friendship. Meanwhile, Zod arrives at the Luthor mansion...
Director: Kevin Fair · Writers: Brian Peterson, Kelly Souders · Starring: Adrian Holmes, Brian Austin Green, Mike Dopud, Monique Ganderton
9x02 Metallo
Oct 2, 2009 · 42 min · ★ 8.2
After being struck by a truck, John Corben wakes up alone in an abandoned apartment as a man-machine with a Kryptonite heart. Corben realizes he now has superhuman strength and sets out to exact revenge on the Red-Blue Blur, who he perceives to be an irresponsible vigilante. Against Clark's wishes, Lois involves herself in the Red-Blue Blur's investigation, and winds up getting kidnapped by Corben.
Directed by: Mairzee Almas · Written by: Don Whitehead, Holly Henderson · Starring: Brian Austin Green, Stephen Lobo, Ryan McDonell, Alessandro Juliani
9x03 Rabid
Oct 9, 2009 · 42 min · ★ 8.2
Zod and his soldiers release a virus into the air that turns humans into zombies. The only way to stop it is to make an antidote from the blood of another Kryptonian. After Lois is infected, Chloe pleads with Clark to donate his blood to stop the epidemic, even though it risks outing him to Zod.
Director: Mike Rohl · Writer: Jordan Hawley · Starring: Cameron Bancroft, Stephen Lobo, Mike Dopud, Alessandro Juliani
9x04 Echo
Oct 16, 2009 · 42 min · ★ 8.2
Tess forces Oliver to come to a Queen Industries gala to put the Board at ease, but things go awry when the Toyman shows up with a bomb and a plan to take revenge on Oliver. The Toyman tells Oliver he must confess to murdering Lex or he will blow the place up. Meanwhile, as part of his training, Jor-El gives Clark the ability to hear other people’s thoughts.
Directed by: Wayne Rose · Written by: Bryan Q. Miller · Starring: Chris Gauthier, Terence Stamp, Marina Allen, Jackie Micallef
9x05 Roulette
Oct 23, 2009 · 42 min · ★ 7.9
Oliver is drugged and kidnapped by a woman named Victoria AKA Roulette, who tells Oliver that he’s involved in a dangerous game and must fight for his life. After Victoria shows up dead and Oliver is arrested by the police, he turns to Chloe for help. Meanwhile, Lois berates Clark for not telling her about Oliver's suicide attempt.
Director: Kevin Fair · Writer: Genevieve Sparling · Starring: Steph Song, Greg Webb, Michael Sangha, Rikki Gagne
9x06 Crossfire
Oct 30, 2009 · 42 min · ★ 8.5
Oliver tries to help a young street girl, Mia AKA Speedy, get out of her dangerous life by offering to train her, but Mia double crosses him. Lois asks Clark to help her land a job as an on-air television host, but the two are shocked when the station wants to hire them as a team.
Director: Mike Rohl · Writers: Don Whitehead, Holly Henderson · Starring: Emilie Ullerup, Elise Gatien, Ryan McDonell, Michael Adamthwaite
9x07 Kandor
Nov 6, 2009 · 42 min · ★ 8.1
Jor-El mysteriously arrives at the Kent farm searching for his son, Kal-El, but meets Chloe instead. Convinced the Blur is Jor-El, Zod enlists Tess’s help in finding him to force him to reveal the secret to his powers. Clark realizes Jor-El is alive and on Earth and races to find him before Zod does.
Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc · Written by: Alfredo Septién, Turi Meyer · Starring: Julian Sands, Monique Ganderton, Sharon Taylor, Adrian Holmes
9x08 Idol
Nov 13, 2009 · 41 min · ★ 8.5
DC Comics’ “The Wonder Twins” Zan and Jayna show up in Metropolis to help The Blur fight crime but end up botching several rescues, landing Clark in hot water with the District Attorney’s office.
Director: Glen Winter · Writer: Anne Cofell Saunders · Starring: David Gallagher, Allison Scagliotti, Dylan Neal, Stephen Lobo
9x09 Pandora
Nov 20, 2009 · 42 min · ★ 9.0
Tess kidnaps Lois to find out where Lois went after she disappeared for weeks. Lois's memory of the future depicts a Metropolis under Zod's rule and Clark powerless under the red sun, while Chloe forms a resistance group with Oliver. After learning of these future events, Clark makes an important decision about Zod.
Director: Morgan Beggs · Writers: Julia Swift, Drew Landis · Starring: Monique Ganderton, Sharon Taylor, Ryan McDonell, Adrian Holmes
9x10 Disciple
Jan 29, 2010 · 42 min · ★ 8.1
Oliver's past comes back to haunt him in the form of The Dark Archer, Oliver's former teacher, who seeks revenge on his student by taking aim at Lois and Chloe. Oliver faces down The Dark Archer after his former mentor kidnaps Mia AKA "Speedy" but is pushed to his limit and Clark races to stop him from making another deadly mistake.
Director: Mairzee Almas · Writer: Jordan Hawley · Starring: Steve Bacic, Elise Gatien, Sharon Taylor
9x11 Absolute Justice
Feb 5, 2010 · 83 min · ★ 9.0
A man named Sylvester Pemberton tracks down Chloe and tells her he knows about her team of superheroes and needs their help. However, before he can explain who he is, he is attacked and killed by Icicle. Clark and Chloe's investigation leads Clark to the former headquarters of the Justice Society of America where he meets up with Nelson AKA Dr. Fate, Carter Hall AKA Hawkman and Courtney AKA Star Girl. Courtney pleads with Hawkman and Dr. Fate to help her catch the killer that is targeting their group but they are reluctant to resume their duties as superheroes. Clark, John Jones, Green Arrow and Chloe team up to help the JSA stop Icicle before he murders another member of the group. Meanwhile, Lois receives a package from a mysterious agency called Checkmate, run by Amanda Waller.
Director: Tom Welling, Glen Winter · Writer: Geoff Johns · Starring: Brent Stait, Phil Morris, Michael Shanks, Wesley MacInnes
9x12 Warrior
Feb 12, 2010 · 42 min · ★ 7.7
Clark meets Zatanna at a comic book convention, where she tells him her father charmed a copy of the comic book "Warrior Angel" and it holds magical powers. A young man named Stephen steals the comic book and develops super powers, transforming himself into Warrior Angel and saving Chloe from a horrible accident.
Director: Allison Mack · Writer: Bryan Q. Miller · Starring: Serinda Swan, Carlo Marks, Owen Best, C. Ernst Harth
9x13 Persuasion
Feb 19, 2010 · 42 min · ★ 8.2
It is Valentine’s Day and while Clark is out on a date with Lois, he unknowingly becomes infected by gemstone kryptonite, which has magical wish-fulfilling properties. Clark mentions to Lois that he wishes they had a more traditional relationship,so Lois quits the Daily Planet, moves in with Clark and starts planning their wedding. Still unaware of his new power, Clark also casually tells Chloe he wishes she would spend more time watching out for him, so an infected Chloe takes his wish to heart and sets her sights on a new target – Lois.
Directed by: Christopher Petry · Written by: Anne Cofell Saunders · Starring: Eric Breker, Monique Ganderton, Sharon Taylor, Alessandro Juliani
9x14 Conspiracy
Feb 26, 2010 · 42 min · ★ 8.1
Bernard Chisholm, a doctor who died and was brought back to life by the Kandorians so they can experiment on him, escapes and kidnaps some Kandorians in order to prove aliens have invaded Earth. Bernard tries to get Lois to write a story validating his claim, but when Lois refuses, he kidnaps her too. In an effort to save his people, Zod poses as a reporter from the Daily Planet and uncovers Bernard’s secret lab. Clark arrives at the lab just in time to see Zod get shot.
Director: Turi Meyer · Writers: Alfredo Septién, Turi Meyer · Starring: JR Bourne, Sarah Afful, Nicholas Carella, Sean Rogerson
9x15 Escape
Apr 2, 2010 · 42 min · ★ 7.8
Clark and Lois head out of town for a quiet romantic getaway, but their plans are thwarted when they run into Chloe and Oliver at their Bed & Breakfast Inn. The couples' awkward moment is interrupted by the arrival of the Silver Banshee, who sets her sights on Clark and Oliver. Meanwhile, Tess faces off with Zod with a surprising result.
Directed by: Kevin Fair · Written by: Genevieve Sparling · Starring: Odessa Rae, Elysia Rotaru, Shafin Karim
9x16 Checkmate
Apr 9, 2010 · 42 min · ★ 8.1
Tess creates an elaborate hoax in order to kidnap Green Arrow, and delivers him to Amanda Waller, who tells him that that the government is recruiting him to serve his country. However, Green Arrow escapes before they can reveal his identity. After Oliver brings Clark and Chloe up to speed, the three investigate and Clark is surprised to find John Jones investigating Oliver's kidnapping too. Clark senses that John is keeping information from him. Oliver and Clark are shocked when Tess reveals that Amanda is after something called "Watchtower." Waller threatens to kill Chloe unless Clark gives her the names and locations of the rest of the Justice League.
Director: Tim Scanlan · Writer: John Chisholm · Starring: Phil Morris, Timothy E. Brummund, Pam Grier, Jonathan Walker
9x17 Upgrade
Apr 16, 2010 · 42 min · ★ 8.2
Zod continues to pose as "The Blur" and asks Lois to investigate one of Tess' secret labs. An explosion rocks the lab, and Lois is rescued by John Corben who was a subject of multiple experiments. While investigating the explosion, Clark is exposed to red kryptonite. And infected Clark takes Zod to the Fortress. Tess turns to Chloe for help and they send in Corben to stop Clark from revealing all his secrets.
Directed by: Mike Rohl · Written by: Julia Swift, Drew Landis · Starring: Brian Austin Green, Paul Jarrett, Dean Redman, Alex Stevens
9x18 Charade
Apr 23, 2010 · 42 min · ★ 8.1
Lois investigates the early prison release of ex-District Attorney Raymond Sacks but he threatens her with a gun when confronted. The Blur saves her, but is captured on film by a delivery guy who plans to sell the photo to Sacks. Lois and Clark each attempt to thwart the delivery of the photo and run into Maxwell Lord, a wealthy tycoon and Checkmate operative, who is trying to learn The Blur's identity to eliminate him. Meanwhile, Chloe discovers Zod's secret.
Director: Brian Peterson · Writers: Don Whitehead, Holly Henderson · Starring: Dylan Neal, Blu Mankuma, Gil Bellows, Mark Gibbon
9x19 Sacrifice
Apr 30, 2010 · 42 min · ★ 8.6
Tess breaks into Watchtower, triggering an elaborate security system that Chloe installed, ultimately trapping the two women inside. Clark realizes Zod has given his soldiers super powers.
Director: Kevin Fair · Writers: Bryan Q. Miller, Walter Wong, Justin Hartley · Starring: Sharon Taylor, Pam Grier, Ryan McDonell, Jonathan Walker
9x20 Hostage
May 7, 2010 · 42 min · ★ 8.5
Much to Clark's surprise, Martha Kent returns to Smallville with her new boyfriend, Perry White in tow. Lois and Perry realize they are both working on the same story about the Red Queen, and decide to team up, which ultimately puts them in serious danger. Chloe helps Clark search for the Book of Rao, which they believe contains information on how to stop Zod and his army.
Director: Glen Winter · Writers: Jordan Hawley, Anne Cofell Saunders · Starring: Annette O'Toole, Michael McKean, Gil Bellows, Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe
9x21 Salvation Season Finale
May 14, 2010 · 42 min · ★ 9.4
When Zod and the Kandorians launch their brutal attack on Earth, Chloe calls in some old friends to join the fight against the aliens. Clark and Zod face off in an epic battle for the control of Earth.
Director: Greg Beeman · Writers: Alfredo Septién, Turi Meyer · Starring: Richard Keats, Adrian Holmes, Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe, Michael Q. Adams