Best Sixth Episode in the Series (Poll)

[Liquid-Prince]

Hourglass - An old man uses green meteor rock to reverse the aging process, then gain vengeance on the children of the jury that put him away decades earlier. Meanwhile, another woman at the same old folks' home has prophetic abilities and she sees the futures of both Clark and Lex.

Redux - Martha's father William comes to town after many years of estrangement due to his disapproval of Jonathan. Meanwhile Clark must deal with a series of old-age deaths at Smallville High, and the new principal puts his foot down.

Relic - Clark discovers that Jor-El was on Earth forty years ago. Lana's great uncle, who was convicted of murdering his wife forty years ago, shows her a picture of the man he believes really killed her aunt, and she is shocked to discover the drifter looks just like Clark. Sure that the man is Jor-El, Clark's investigation leads him to a Kryptonian medallion that allows him to see bits of the past – and the life that Jor-El started for him long before he arrived on Earth.

Transference - Clark is drawn to the state penitentiary by one of the Kryptonian crystals, which Lionel is using to switch bodies with Lex. Clark intervenes and Lionel enters his body instead. While Lionel uses his new found super-powers to regain his lost fortune and alienate Clark's friends, Clark must convince his parents that he is the "real" Clark and reverse the process, while avoiding murderous convicts.

Exposed - 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. (HOT)

Fallout - After escaping from the Phantom Zone, Raya comes to Smallville to visit Clark. Raya and Clark grow close, and Raya reveals how to repair the Fortress of Solitude. Unfortunately, Baern, another escapee seeks out revenge on Clark and Raya for his time spent in the Zone.

Lara - Kara goes to Washington to look for her missing crystal, but is captured after she breaks into the lab. She's interrogated with a memory-revealing serum that has kryptonite in it, which makes her relive a trip to Earth from the past. In this past trip she followed Lara, Clark's biological mother, to the Kents' farm.

Prey - A serial killer is on the loose in Metropolis, but Clark and Chloe find themselves on opposing sides when Clark believes that Davis Bloome is responsible, while Chloe defends her new friend. Doomsday is upon us...

[Jade4813]

Transference is really going to be hard to beat, IMO, but I'm hoping Prey can do it! (I loved Transference though. One of my all-time favorite episodes just because JG and TW both did such a great job in the acting in it.)

Relic always makes me laugh to think of the review I read of it once.

Looking forward to seeing how "Prey" stacks up! :D

[cksidekick]

Transference is really going to be hard to beat, IMO, but I'm hoping Prey can do it! (I loved Transference though. One of my all-time favorite episodes just because JG and TW both did such a great job in the acting in it.)


Looking forward to seeing how "Prey" stacks up! :D

ditto!

[Fallen One]

Yeah I really love Transference and Hourglass. We'll see what Prey can do.

[Karafan1]

"Fallout" I love that episode eventhough I wasn't happy when they killed off Raya..

[Krypton935]

Lara was really good and transference was even better! Transference is one of my all time fave eps so it would be pretty cool if tonight's was better. I'm going to wait to vote though even if I don't see how Prey can beat Transference...

[Jaderoyale]

I honestly don't know if it will beat Transferance for me, thats definetly in my fall time favourite SV episodes.
But we shall see :)

[zorasuperman]

from not seeing prey aside i would say lara and relic
but seeing prey could change that that who knows

[skylar]

Transferance and Exposed but I have to wait to see if Prey will be good.

[Dodge006]

I liked Transferance, and I will NEVER forget Exposed...(I may be Canadian, but thank God for those "Stars and Stripes"), :D

But I have to wait to see before I vote.

[Bizarrolover]

It will b e a hard choice. I really love Relic, Transference and Exposed.

[Tompouce]

I liked Transferance, and I will NEVER forget Exposed...(I may be Canadian, but thank God for those "Stars and Stripes"), :D

But I have to wait to see before I vote.

Lol my favourite is without hesitation "transferance", I like very much Clark as Lionel. I think it was such an opportunity for TW to play the villain for once and he did it so perfectly. And hey, Dodge066, did you notice the "mademoiselle, parlez vous anglais ?" from TW when he phoned ? I was:):);) To me, from all seasons, it is one of the best episode :p

[Jade4813]

:lol: I love that people have already voted! I'm saving my vote until after I see "Prey."

[Tompouce]

:lol: I love that people have already voted! I'm saving my vote until after I see "Prey."
Looool I just realized that we can vote for "prey", I am so inattentive, sorry but well I maintain : "transferance" is really good:D

[skully]

It'll be a hell of an episode to beat one of the best of all time - the classic Transference.

[Theshadow129x]

Gosh i hated that episode Lara. Worst episode ever. mess up the series as far as im concerned.

[LoveHurts38]

Exposed for me ...finish with my voting.

[individuall]

I absolutely LOVED 'Transference' JG and TW were brilliant..That's going to be hard to beat...I also loved 'Exposed' that was a good one too...I'm saving my vote till after I see 'Prey' though...I hope I'm pleasantly surprised...Guess we'll have to see..

[AgentChaos]

Wow. There have been quite a few weak 6 eps.

Not voting until Prey is over, though.

[Super Maverick]

I hate to vote before the new episode even airs, but Exposed is one of the greatest Smallville episodes EVER. Period.

[Ardiem3]

I did these last year, not worth doing again for one episode for the results would only be slightly different.

[Liquid-Prince]

Why did you guys vote before Prey airing?

XD...

[Lexgirl33]

Hourglass for me, no ifs and buts about it.

[ClarkyBoy14]

"Hourglass," "Relic," "Transference," and "Exposed" were all great, and "Prey" sounds like it's going to be good too, so this is going to be a hard decision!

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I did these last year, not worth doing again for one episode for the results would only be slightly different.

It's just fun to think about the past episodes, and compare them to the newest one. :) I'm glad that you started this weekly tradition last year.

[xrayvision]

Transference, Hourglass, and Relic were all pretty good episodes (even Redux was interesting). But I think Prey will surpass them in my opinion. I'll have to see. This so far seems to be the best episode of the season.

[minerva73]

It was a toss-up between Transference and Prey, but Prey gets my vote. But Transference is REALLY close IMO.

[xrayvision]

Prey was awesome!!!! I love this! This was the best episode IMHO for the last 3-4 seasons. The last episode I liked this much was Commencement.

[myankskent]

Prey was fantastic. I think that this might be my favorite 6th episode of the series.

[AgentChaos]

Prey didn't have much competition, but it still blew all the others away, even Transference. It was just an unbelievable episode.

[Smallville6]

Ehh, I really liked Exosed and Prey, but I gotta go with Transference here!

[Poyntz]

this was a close one for me. I think that tranferance wins though becuase tom was amazing playing lional in clarks body.

[roccanater]

Prey was slightly better than Transference for me.

[st_stickler]

Personally, I loved relic. It was one of the first opportunities we had to see some of the backstory of Kryptonians on earth and it was very well done.

[Firebunny]

I like Prey very much, but I still got to give it to Transference.

[lillie_poo_pod]

Transference. Prey comes in second.

[Jade4813]

Yeah, I waited to see Prey because I wanted to give it a fair shot, but Transference was just a little too hard to beat, IMO. It was a high bar there, so I can't diss Prey for having failed to top it (to me). It gave it a run for its money!

But Transference gets the prize.

[Tatiana]

I voted for Transference just because I loved Tom and John's performance as each other, and Tom was super hot in it, Exposed was awesome too so it is my second choice. Prey it is definitely very close, I'd say together with Exposed. They all rule anyway

[Alexander III]

I liked Relic, Jor-El was such a pimp back then!

[individuall]

"Prey" was good...But "Tranference" gets my vote...But 'Prey' definitely gave it a run for it's money :)

[lrog127]

Transference was amazing cause tom really stepped it up in that one, but i had to give it to Exposed. I can't resist the Clois in that. watched it too many times... ;)
Prey was by no means bad though. Excellent episode! i loved every minute of it. Sam Witwer is proving himself to be a great actor.


I'm suprised not that many people picked hourglass. it was one of the best of season 1.

[bizzaroboy9]

i picked fallout. i loved that episode

[Iolanthe]

Actually in this list, Transference is my favorite, not only for TW and JG acting, but for the little bits in it. The disturbing pseudo-incest moment when Lionel (in Clark's body) gets the hots for Martha and sets the shrub outdoors on fire. The nerdy cellmate and his nervous stuttering. TW looking *hot* in tailored clothing - and dressed in black!

My next favorite is "Relic" - primarily for the flying sequence. We rarely get to see Clark fly (hardly ever), so when he, as Jor-El, lifts Lana (as her aunt) up in the air, it's a great moment.

"Redux" (Clark meets his maternal grandfather) and "Lara" (Clark meets his mother) - what is this about sixth episodes of the season?

"Fallout" - props for Bow Wow and for restoring the Fortress from the Zod/Brainiac devastation, but not incredibly great.

"Exposed" - rather lame. Good just to see Lois in her sailor costume. Not that they don't put her in revealing costumes every week on this show.

"Hourglass" - the FOTW wasn't anything special, but the episode is memorable for Cassandra, the old lady with the visions, showing Clark how he will be all alone, how he will outlive all those he cares for. (Or will he? We'll never know for sure.)

"Prey" - I think it's too early to tell. I thought it was a good episode but every episode needs time to settle, to become part of the canon, and to have its significance observed.

[AgentChaos]

Prey
Transference
Hourglass
Fallout
Exposed
Relic
Lara
Redux

[SalvadorianGirl]

Transference for that oh so wonderful Chlionel in Chlark moment. Prey a very close second.

[STFanatic]

Nothing can beat an episode with John Glover.
Nothing.

[SnowBird]

Prey was really good but it doesn't beat Transference which is one of my favorites.

[Iluvgreen]

I loved transference.

[WildGoatTamer]

Prey was amazing! this is by far the best episode this season!

[Bre723]

Hourglass and Transference hands down.
i just love the scene of lex's future!
amaaaazing.
i miss him.

[angelcervantes74]

All great episodes, for some reason I like Relic. Of course Tranference was great. Tom Welling and John Glover were great in their roles. I like Prey as setting up the rest of the episodes this season. In that essence, it was great. So far this is shaping up to be the best season yet. Not one bad episode so far. Plus so many more great episodes to come

[svtwamedfan05]

Even though Prey felt like the weakiest of the episodes so far this season, it still had its strong points for me to vote as the best sixth episode of the series for me. Following close behind would have to be Exposed

[love_smallville]

Transference hands down....

[Jor-El's Oracle]

I enjoyed "Prey" a lot but it's still not better than "Transference".

[kal-el_Girl]

hands down transference is the best of all, we have lionel in clark's body and the great scene when lionel finds out about clark's "big package" great scene!

[ginnyfan]

I know it doesn't make any sense but I'm very sentimental about Hourglass. LOL!

[Vergon6]

I enjoyed "Prey" a lot but it's still not better than "Transference".
I agree :).

[harryandginnyfanatic]

Transference
Exposed
Fallout
Lara

[Jaderoyale]

I did like Prey.
But i'm giving it to Transference. Prey just lacked something that Transference had; LIONEL ;)
Hehe, i'm joking, but yeah, definetly Transference for me; IMO its one of the best Smallville episodes thats ever been made.

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Nothing can beat an episode with John Glover.
Nothing.

ITA Steve, ITA.

[kiariclois]

I like Prey very much -- but I prefer Exposed. :lol: Prey come close second ;)

[costas22]

Even though Exposed had Erica as a stripper,i have to go with Transference.Awesome episode.Glover and Welling performed brilliantly,we had a tense Chlark scene,we had some funny scenes and a good song in the prison battle.

[stenochick]

Transference. Classic Smallville episode.

[JorEl23]

1) Season 4: Transference

2) Season 6: Fallout

3) Season 3: Relic

4) Season 7: Lara

5) Season 5: Exposed

6) Season 8: Prey

7) Season 1: Hourglass

8) Season 2: Redux

[Yasise]

"Transference", without a doubt!

Excellent acting of all actors, especially of Tom and John! This episode is one of my all time favourites.:D

[Eurynome]

I absolutely loved "Transferance" and didn't think anything could beat it, but "Prey" was awesome. It was a rivoting episode with Clark finally acting like Superman. It also set up key points for future episodes, like next week's episode and the whole Doomsday story line.

[justme_007]

i voted for prey

[redRound]

I can't decide between Prey and Transference. Prey is one of the best episodes to date, but Transference was really good too. It has three strong acting perfomances from TW, JG and MR. And it has one of my favourite scenes in SV history.

The bit where Clark, (who's really Lionel), asks Lex for his 57 million dollars back. That's an amazing scene. One of TW's best performances, his delivery throughout was so good. I liked it when Clionel jibes Lex about stealing his malts. Then after asking Lex for the money he says, "That's not you're money, you stole it". TW was bang on with his delivery. This whole scene is so good because this is when things come to ahead. Clionel is physically Clark, but he's interacting with Lex as if he were Lionel. The tension, the suspense!! :lol: Clionel then grabs Lex by the throat and says, "All I wanted was the best for you, and you destroyed me." And then Lex goes, "Dad?"

One of my favourite TW/MR scenes.

And then afterwards, when Clark is himself and visits Lex. Lex pulls a gun on him, and for a few seconds there's a stand-off between them.

Ugh! I can't decide.

[Mars Investigations]

1) "Transference"
2) "Prey"
3) "Exposed"
4) "Fallout"
5) "Relic"
6) "Lara"
7) "Redux"
8) "Hourglass"

[meteor]

1)Transference
2)Exposed
3)Prey

[ClarkyBoy14]

For me, right now, it's a tie between "Prey" and "Transference," and "Exposed" in a very close second.

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New episodes always get a stupid number of votes in these polls. last year, Lara came in second to Transference, whereas now it's second to last. The shiny-newness of episodes really throws these polls way off.

A year or so after SV goes off the air, you'll be able to get an accurate picture of how people felt about particular episodes...any time before then, and the most recent season is going to be grossly overestimated in the voting.

It's not always like that, such as when an episode sticks out as just being plain bad (think "Fierce," "Hero," or "Sleeper"). ;)

[pink_ninja]

I like Prey and Exposed best in all of them.:D

[lanalang1018]

All of those eps are memorable with some incredible acting (aside from Redux), but I have to say that Transference trumps all.

[MrsK]

I still have to go with Transference, Hourglass, and possibly Relic coming in ahead of Prey.

[Sweetie]

Transference was the best.

[alejandrita439]

1. Transference
2. Prey
3. Lara and Exposed
4. Relic
5. Fallout
6. Hourglass
7. Redux

:):):):)

[biggkoz]

The last scene in the prison where lionel is trying to see who the shadowy figure is and then clark runs off is awesome.

[Storm45]

My three favorites:

1.Transference
2.Prey
3.Hourglass

[Welling_is_pretty]

There was no contest--for me it had to be Transference. That episode is easily one of the top ten of the whole show for me and just completely rules. Though like many others here I do love Hourglass.

I have one thing to say: the peek! Remember when Lionel-as-Clark peeks into Clark's pants? The peek, ladies and gentlemen. That is all.

[HeartChakraBabe]

^^:lol: Yeah, that was funny!

"Transference" for me, too. :cool: It kinda creeped me out (Lionel coming onto Martha in Clark's body... *Ick!*), but the acting was amazing and it was just over-all a fantastic ep. "Prey" is runner-up.

[smallvillerocks45]

"Prey" was a fantastic episode and I love "Hourglass" - though part of it is because I feel a bit sentimental about the woman who played Cassandra (Jackie Burroughs) who was in Avonlea - but "Transference" wins my vote. It is absolutely brilliant.

[lana 9]

prey
transference
hourglass

[LuthorKent90]

Hourglass and Transference. But I had to vote for the Clex episode not Clionel. :D

[Dodge006]

New episodes always get a stupid number of votes in these polls. last year, Lara came in second to Transference, whereas now it's second to last. The shiny-newness of episodes really throws these polls way off.

A year or so after SV goes off the air, you'll be able to get an accurate picture of how people felt about particular episodes...any time before then, and the most recent season is going to be grossly overestimated in the voting.

I agree 100%. I have yet to see an ep beat how I felt the first time I saw Run, Justice, Hidden, Obsession, or Red. I always look back to how I felt THEN, and not after 4 years or so of it being forgoten.

Can anyone really say, if Christopher Reeve just made his first appearance in this season, instead of S2, and Prey was back in S2, would anyone be voting for it?....No, they'd be saying how much Prey sucked cuz there was no actual Doomsday in it like we were ment to believe.

[elise]

I went with Exposed, with Transference a close second. I actually didn't think Prey was that good.

[singingdove]

For me it's Exposed with Transference coming in a very close second. If I could vote for them both I would.

[SGuthrie27]

Wow, I'm actually going with the majority for once, it seems. I LOVED "Transference." It was so clever, and I LOVED seeing Tom Welling having to act like Lionel and John Glover attempt to portray Clark's naivete, innocence, and innate goodness. The reactions of the other characters were great, too. Awesome episode!

"Hourglass" was somewhat clever -- certainly not bad. Redux was blah and dumb -- it was like a repeat of "Reaper" but using a cute girl instead of a dorky guy, and kissing instead of just touching them. "Relic" had really neat flashbacks, so I liked that, and the way it hearkened to the Superman mythos and threw in some new unique elements into the SV history. I didn't care for "Exposed," I can't even remember what "Fallout" was about, and "Lara" was just okay. "Prey" disturbed me. :(

In other words, "Transference" wins -- by a mile!

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--

[Justin Murad]

I voted for Relic. But I love Transference and Exposed. ^^

[Night_Hawk90]

prey is the best episode of s8 by far

[Jophelerx]

Transference was the only possibility.

[Nerf]

1. Relic (One of my favorites)
2. Transference (One of the best episodes of S4)
3. Lara
4. Fallout
5. Prey (Have only watched once, so this could change)
6. Exposed (Erica looked great and I loved that she remembered she knows how to fight in this one)
7. Hourglass (Pretty "eh", but I loved the visions of the future, especially Lex's uber-creepy one)
8. Redux

[Nimkong]

Transferance because it was awsomely crazy