Best Eighth Episode of The Series

[virginie]

What was your favorite 8 episode??

season 1 - Jitters:
An experiment at the Luthor fertilizer plant makes an old friend of the Kents literally shake and jitter, and he seeks vengeance against the Luthors, who hide the secret of his transformation behind "Level Three" at the local plant.

season 2 - Ryan:
Ryan (from "Stray") returns and Clark has to save him from Dr. Garner of the Summerholt Research Facility. Meanwhile, Aunt Nell leaves Smallville, and Lex wants to expand the plant but runs afoul of the mayor.

season 3 - Shattered:
Lex locates Morgan Edge and gets him to admit to dirty dealings with Lionel, but before Lex can take it to the authorities, someone tries to kill him at the mansion. Barely surviving, Lex flees and asks Clark for help. However, when Clark returns to the mansion to investigate he finds nothing amiss, and begins to wonder if it really happened, especially after Lionel announces Lex has had a psychotic break and must be institutionalized.

season 4 - Spell:
Lana reads a spell book belonging to her 17th century ancestor, the witch Isabelle, and becomes possessed by her spirit. Isabelle resurrects her other two witches and together they seek out the kryptonian crystals, using their magic to render Clark powerless.

season 5 - Solitude:
When Martha comes down with a strange disease, Professor Fine convinces Clark that Jor-El is responsible and that the Fortress must be destroyed to save her life. But Professor Fine has an ulterior motive which comes to fruition when they arrive.

season 6 - Static:
One of the escapees from the Phantom Zone has killed the crew of a ship in Seattle. Clark confronts the killer who feeds on the bones of his victim. In Smallville, a patient in LuthorCorp Labs escapes experimentation and seeks revenge on Lex by trapping him in a dimension where he can see and hear those around him, but they cannot see him.

season 7 - Blue:
Clark hears his mother's voice trapped in Kara's crystal, and releases her. She gives him Jor-El's ring made of Blue Kryptonite, which strips him of his powers.

season 8 - Bloodline
Clark receives a mysterious package containing the crystal that Tess found in the Arctic. When he touches it, it transports himself and a visiting Lois to the Phantom Zone where they run into Kara. She opens a portal to free Lois, but Zod's wife escapes and possesses her.

VOTE!!!!:D:D

[hemmy]

Not exactly a bunch of classics in this list, so if Bloodline is at least decent it should take a second place spot behind Shattered, hopefully surpass it.

[1000GreenSun]

For me, Spell, Bloodline and then Blue.

[ClarkNLanaTogether4Eva]

Hands down, BLOODLINE.

Just wow...JUST WOW.

It was a stellar episode!

I loved how Kara even told Clark she has to go...she can't interfere in his life anymore. He has to save the world on his own.

Such a sweet scene between them.

Bloodline was amazing...better than all of those episodes!

[virginie]

this thread is already on. i started it...

[LoveHurts38]

Bloodline hands down.

[6-Super-Man -5]

Bloodline!

[WalkinDude]

Definitely Bloodline. Best episode of the eighth season as well.

[Karafan1]

"Solitude" #1, "Bloodline" #2 for me..

[Aloof]

Ahhh, it's hard, especially when I haven't seen the other episodes in a long time.

[Smallville6]

I loved Bloodline, but I had to go with Shattered!

[Liquid-Prince]

this thread is already on. i started it...

Where?

EDIT: Oh, sorry. But I always start these threads =/

[skylar]

I loved SPELL with the commentary.... but Bloodline is
right up there because i gave it a 10.

[ginnyfan]

It's between Ryan, Shattered and Bloodline.

[konohaavid]

Bloodline was FRAKING awesome. The push out the hospital was so cool!

[green_arrow_girl358]

i have a soft spot for Ryan (that kid was adorable!) but bloodline comes second, then static

[Liquid-Prince]

i have a soft spot for Ryan (that kid was adorable!) but bloodline comes second, then static

That was a pretty sad episode.

[WickedJenn]

FYI--

I have merged the posts from Liquid-Prince's thread with this one, since this thread and poll was posted an hour before the other and is the same.

[Liquid-Prince]

FYI--

I have merged the posts from Liquid-Prince's thread with this one, since this thread and poll was posted an hour before the other and is the same.

So why does it say that she/he is the one who create the thread when all the responses were from my thread?

[WickedJenn]

So why does it say that she/he is the one who create the thread when all the responses were from my thread?

Not all the responses were from your thread, there were already some here in this one too.

[bizzaroboy9]

Bloodline
Fo Sho!

[Liquid-Prince]

Not all the responses were from your thread, there were already some here in this one too.

Not to push this or anything because it doesn't really matter, but every single response is only from my thread. I remember the responses.

[WickedJenn]

Not to push this or anything because it doesn't really matter, but every single response is only from my thread. I remember the responses.

Sorry but I have to go by which one was posted first.

And when we merge threads, just an FYI, posts are automatically put in time-order.

[Liquid-Prince]

Sorry but I have to go by which one was posted first.

And when we merge threads, just an FYI, posts are automatically put in time-order.

Okay, no problem. :\

[Tatiana]

wow amazing, by far to me bloodline has been the best 8th episode, didn't realize..looks like the new writers have given new life to smallville

[susangail]

I voted for "Ryan." Great episode, and good buddy / hero stuff.

[theotherJane]

Solitude

[HeartChakraBabe]

I voted "Ryan" because that episode will always hold a special place in my heart, but "Bloodline" was really awesome, too!

[LuckyLois]

I voted "Ryan" because that episode will always hold a special place in my heart, but "Bloodline" was really awesome, too!

I have to agree! Ryan broke my heart and we got to see so much of Clarks humanity not to mention the song about Superman playing at the end.

[xrayvision]

Bloodline was good & so were Jitters Solitude & Ryan, but nothing can beat Shattered. That episode was amazing. Very suspenseful, and probably the best written episode of the series. All I can say is wow.

[supermandude10]

I really loved "Shattered." Other than that, "Bloodline" is next.

[HeartChakraBabe]

I have to agree! Ryan broke my heart and we got to see so much of Clarks humanity not to mention the song about Superman playing at the end.

OMG, I'd forgotten about that! The playing of "It's Not Easy". Oh, that was just the icing on the cake for me! Such an incredibly beautiful episode, for the reasons you mentioned and more! :D

[LuckyLois]

Here are the lyrics

“I can’t stand to fly
I’m not that naïve
I’m just out to find
The better part of me

I’m more than a bird… I’m more than a plane
More than some pretty face beside a train
And it’s not easy to be me

I wish that I could cry
Fall upon my knees
Find a way to lie
About a home I’ll never see

It may sound absurd… but don’t be naïve
Even heroes have the right to bleed
I may be disturbed… but won’t you concede
Even heroes have the right to dream
It’s not easy to be me

Up, up and away… away from me
Well it’s all right… you can all sleep sound tonight
I’m not crazy… or anything…

I can’t stand to fly
I’m not that naïve
Men weren’t meant to ride
With clouds between their knees

I’m only a man in a silly red sheet
Digging for Kryptonite on this one way street
Only a man in a funny red sheet
Looking for special things inside of me
Inside of me
Inside me
Yeah, inside me
Inside of me

I’m only a man in a funny red sheet
I’m only a man looking for a dream

I’m only a man
In a funny red sheet
And it’s not easy, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm
It’s not easy to be me.”

That really got to me too!

[HeartChakraBabe]

Thanks for posting the lyrics! They're just so perfect and went so beautifully with that episode/scene. :) I'm feeling a little nostalgic now, in a good way.

[Alexander III]

Bloodline coz KARA'S in it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[lillie_poo_pod]

Shattered no contest. It's still the best episode of the series for me.

[kal-el_Girl]

shattered is awesome, nobody can beat lex singing to a blanket, second place.. bloodline

[SnowBird]

Bloodline:)

[xrayvision]

Here are the lyrics

“I can’t stand to fly
I’m not that naïve
I’m just out to find
The better part of me

I’m more than a bird… I’m more than a plane
More than some pretty face beside a train
And it’s not easy to be me

I wish that I could cry
Fall upon my knees
Find a way to lie
About a home I’ll never see

It may sound absurd… but don’t be naïve
Even heroes have the right to bleed
I may be disturbed… but won’t you concede
Even heroes have the right to dream
It’s not easy to be me

Up, up and away… away from me
Well it’s all right… you can all sleep sound tonight
I’m not crazy… or anything…

I can’t stand to fly
I’m not that naïve
Men weren’t meant to ride
With clouds between their knees

I’m only a man in a silly red sheet
Digging for Kryptonite on this one way street
Only a man in a funny red sheet
Looking for special things inside of me
Inside of me
Inside me
Yeah, inside me
Inside of me

I’m only a man in a funny red sheet
I’m only a man looking for a dream

I’m only a man
In a funny red sheet
And it’s not easy, hmmm, hmmm, hmmm
It’s not easy to be me.”

That really got to me too!

This song was in Stray though, not Ryan.

[Jor-El's Oracle]

This is kind of hard for me because i love "Shattered" but "Bloodline" was freakin' epic!! But in the end i'ma have to say "Shattered" but "Bloodline" was definitely awesome hands down best episode of Season 8 so far.

[HeartChakraBabe]

This song was in Stray though, not Ryan.

Oh, you're right! :lol: Either way, it was awesome. I loved both those episodes! :D

[svtwamedfan05]

Bloodline by far. No competition

[double L]

1. Spell

2. Bloodline

[Bre723]

I voted "shattered", just becasue that's a classic from a classic season for me, but "bloodline" was an extremely close second.

[AgentChaos]

Solitude
Shattered
Ryan
Bloodline
Jitters
Spell
Blue
Static

[maryjanewatson]

It's "Jitters" for me. That was the first episode of smallville that I ever saw, and it holds a special place in my heart. :)

[costas22]

Nothing beats Shattered.Nothing beats an episode which features arguably Michael Rosenbaum's best performance of his career.

[JorEl23]

1) Season 8 - Bloodline
2) Season 5 - Solitude
3) Season 7 - Blue
4) Season 3 - Shattered
5) Season 1 - Jitters
6) Season 4 - Spell
7) Season 2 - Ryan
8) Season 6 - Static (Worst EVER in series)

[Eurynome]

I have to say that Bloodline doesn't have much to contend with. I mean do all the 8th episodes have to suck? I voted for Bloodline but the only other close episode is Solitude because of the scene between Martha and Clark when he thinks he's going to loose her is just heartbreaking. Sorry, I'm not a Ryan James fan.

[davidbrenton]

I chose Bloodline, but I did like Solitude.

[MrsK]

1) Season 3 - Shattered
2) Season 5 - Solitude
3) Season 8 - Bloodline
4) Season 2 - Ryan
5) Season 1 - Jitters
6) Season 4 - Spell
7) Season 6 - Static
8) Season 7 - Blue

[baltazor]

Bloodline, then shattered and then Solitude...

[Mars Investigations]

1) Shattered
2) Bloodline
3) Solitude
4) Jitters
5) Blue
6) Ryan
7) Spell
8) Static

[KryptonStones]

Shattered is like....the GOD of all SV episodes......then comes bloodline =-)

[pink_ninja]

Definitely Bloodline!!

[One-Winged-Angel]

bloodline

[bizzaroboy9]

i have to say
1. Bloodline
2. Solitude
3. Shattered
4. Spell
5. Blue
6. Ryan
7. Jitter
8. Static

[StuartQ]

For those who didn't vote for Shattered, you've obviously never seen it, forgotten it, or are as mad as lex was! I'm inclined to think you've just forgotten it.

I get never forget Lex saying "You're not even human!"
BEST episode of Smallville ever. No exception (not even the Reeves episodes)

[rej@ne]

wow amazing, by far to me bloodline has been the best 8th episode, didn't realize..looks like the new writers have given new life to smallville

I totally agree with that! I just put that opinion in othere thread but again I have to say I was really worries how the ritters would go with the storyline with the shoe but... 8th season just rocks!!!! and Bloodline is the best episode ever!!!

[Nerial]

My list (starting with the best at top):

Solitude - Good reveal of Brainiac; the Mom and son moments were too sweet.

Bloodline - Great Lois/Clark moments; good exit for Kara; good references to old episodes. Terrific PZ special effects/lighting.

Jitters - Not a great plot, but the "Clark has a party" moments are classic.

Shattered - Great plot and use of Lionel/Lex. Clark shows a bit of his dark-side.

Blue - Helen Slater makes a great Lara. Zor-El was just scary looking., But, the blue ring just-so-happenly taking Clark's powers is too much a coincidence.

Ryan - Pretty boring, but it showed how dark experiments on FOTWs can get.

Spell - The entire witch story-line was just silly. But, Lana, Lois and Chloe were entertaining as evil witches.

Static - Way too much hype for a trivial delivery. Everything went wrong here; the FOTW Lex, Lana, Jimmy and Chloe faced was a goof, and Clark looked like a wimp going up against the Escapee from the PZ. One silver lining - it introduced MM.

[alejandrita439]

1. Bloodline
2. Blue
3. Spell
4. Shattered
5. Ryan
6. Jitters
7. Solitude
8. Static

:)

[kyic]

season 8 - Bloodline, This episode has been the best so far. :)

[Jaderoyale]

I'm going to go with Bloodline on this one. It blew me away.

[harryandginnyfanatic]

Bloodline

[jazzylg]

Bloodline has my vote. What an awesome episode.

[RedKRules]

Definitely Shattered :D

[Kalista]

Shattered
Solitude
Ryan

[ClarkyBoy14]

"Bloodline" and "Shattered" were the best. "Solitude" was also good. And "Jitters" was decent.

[smallvillerocks45]

Are you kidding me, do we really have to choose just one?

I really enjoyed this episode. Season 8 has not failed to impress, but "Ryan" was the first episode of Smallville I ever saw, it made me the fan that I am, and "Shattered" was amazing as well. "Solitude" was another great episode, but I wouldn't be here had it not been for "Ryan."

[Storm45]

1.Shattered
2.Jitters
3.Bloodline

Static was the worst. One of the worst in the entire series.

[ClLaLeChFAN01]

1. Shattered
2.Bloodline -it was really close between 1 and 2
3. Spell
4. Ryan
5. Jitters
6. solitude
7. Blue
8. Static

[VitalManhattan]

Bloodline is easily the best episode so far this season 8. But Solitude is up there as well.

[Welling_is_pretty]

i had to vote Jitters. It has long been a favorite episode of mine and it really set up a lot of storylines (Level 3 and 3.33, Kryptonite poisoning, The Luthor dynamic, etc.).

Ryan was a close second though.

[supermanover21]

I love Jitters. It may be my all time favorite episode.

[Inked]

In this order: Shattered, Solitude, Ryan, Spell (hee!)

[Ilidan]

I think it's amazing how many storylines were originally launched, and how many major plot turns, happened in episode #8 each year.

Let's go through the list.

season 1 - Jitters:
Launches the Level 3 storyline, which moves into 33.1
Jitters launched probably the longest over-arcing storyline in the entire series: The Luthor's obsessions with Meteor Freaks.

season 2 - Ryan:
For the first time, Clark cannot save someone close to him, no matter how much he does. Neither his powers nor his journalism skills can help save Ryan, and Clark needs to accept that - major part of the Superman myth is that he can't save everyone...probably one of the very few things that can make Superman "dark".

season 3 - Shattered:
Lex has a psychotic break, and Clark and Chloe (and the audience) discover that Lionel DID, in fact, murder his parents. This of course led to Lionel ending up in prison, which led to him having Edgar as a cellmate, which led to him getting the stone, which ended up with Lionel as Jor-El's oracle, which led to Lex killing Lionel...

season 4 - Spell:
Launched the witches storyline, and finally explained the tattoo Lana ended up with in Paris.

season 5 - Solitude:
Brainiac is truly revealed to the characters as a villain, and Jonathan and Martha find out about the deal Clark made with Jor-El. (was it really a "deal", per se?)

season 6 - Static:
Launched 33.1, which I think is my favourite storyline in the series.

season 7 - Blue:
Clark gets frozen, Kara's amnesia arc begins, Bizarro comes back.

season 8 - Bloodline
Lois begins to question things as she ends up in the Phantom Zone, and it's OFFICIAL that Davis becomes Doomsday.

[Tompouce]

shattered is awesome, nobody can beat lex singing to a blanket, second place.. bloodline
:rotfl:I voted for "solitude" because at the end Clark said to Martha "I love my father but I can imagine life without you because you are my soul" (I don't remember exactly but I am sure for the soul ! )Notice, I haven't seen it in english, the french translation was like this so perhaps it is not the same for you. Sometimes, translations are not exactly the same and it can change a lot of things. For example, last season, Clark answered to Kara " I am happy to be your family too" something like that, in french the translation was "I love you too", you can see the difference...:eek:. So this "you are my soul" was so very moving to me (I have a son so my mother's heart leapt):)

----- Added 42 Seconds later -----

Oups ! I forgot, Bloodline was amazing anymay, it is my second choice

[lauraforever]

Tough choice between Blue and Bloodline. Both featured Kara and were important episodes. In the first she lost her memory and showed up in Detroit, and in the second she returned from the Phantom Zone. So I'd pick 'em both! :D

[SGuthrie27]

I'm probably going to be in the minority here, but I had to go with "Ryan" for sentimental reasons. He's one of my favorite guest star characters of the show -- I loved the way he was used in "Stray" and was so excited to see his return. He really affected Clark deeply, I think, and he's part of the reason why Clark will never give up.

"Shattered" really may have been a better overall episode -- it was truly amazing. The dark downward spiral Lex took throughout the episode, and the way they kept us guessing, was incredible to watch.

"Bloodline" was good -- it had a lot of neat moments for Clark, Kara, Lois, and Davis.

"Jitters" and "Solitude" were also good, showing that the writers know how to make one cool 8th episode.

The other two weren't all that great for me, but neither of them were awful.

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--

[Jophelerx]

Torn between Shattered and Bloodline...both amazing.

[RaniaLovesClois]

Bloodline

[Nerf]

For the most part, the 8th episode of each season was really strong (excluding Static and Blue... maybe Jitters). This decision is actually kind of hard for me. I loooove Spell (yes, I'm one of the few who loved the witch/stones arc), but I just rewatched Bloodline and it's just really good. So:

1. Bloodline - Even with the reduced budget the effects and the Phantom Zone looked great. Good plot, everything was nicely intertwined, good acting. I was iffy on Erica's portrayal of Faora at first, but I think she pulled it off. She talked, and held herself, very differently than when playing Lois. The Davis stuff was great, such an awesome last scene. I loved the lighting in the episode, how it went from the warmth of the farm, to the cold, dry Phantom Zone. And the lighting in Tess' office at the end was great, with the beautiful shot of the windows. Lastly, I was happy with Kara's storyline and how she left. I really hope this allows her to come back next season, especially with an episode titled Kandor.

2. Spell - I know I am in the minority, but I love this episode. I love magic. I haven't seen this episode in a few years, so I don't remember all the specifics, but I still know I loved it, along with the entire Stones arc. The episode was dark at times, but also hilarious. What is even more hilarious is the commentary for it. Kristin, Allison, and Erica are really funny. I also like how we found out Clark is vulnerable to magic in this. Finally, something other than kryptonite that can hurt him. What's also interesting is that Chloe has her birthday in this episode. The next episode to show her birthday is Hex, which is another magic episode.

3. Solitude - One of the better episodes of S5. I like plots dealing with the mythology, and James Marsters as Brainiac is just fantastic (I really hope he returns in S9). The Lois/Chloe parts were fun with sneaking into/distracting the guard at the warehouse. Good moments between Clark and Martha. And also one of the better fights between Clark and Brainiac, along with on of Brainiac's better "deaths".

4. Shattered - Solitude just slid past this one. While I think the acting of this episode is superb, and had that great effect of Clark stopping the car, I just enjoy the plot of Solitude more.

5. Ryan - Good episode. Tom Welling and the kid who played Ryan worked very well together. Very sad ending, too (but I love the song at the end), but sad in a good way. When an episode of television can really make you sad for losing a character, they have done a good job.

6. Jitters - I wouldn't have put this here, but I watched this episode recently. While it's not one of my favorites, it still had some good moments. The party stuff was fun, along with Clark's super speed cleaning. :-)

7. Blue - This could change, because I haven't watched it in awhile. But I remember it being a little on the boring side. Not sure why. And I didn't completely understand everything in it (did Lara know what that ring would do to Clark?). But it wasn't the worst episode, and had some good moments. The shattering of the crystal sure looked cool.

8. Static - This isn't the worst episode either, but.... eh. With all the crazy plots Smallville has had, Lex getting stuck on a different frequency is kind of... unbelievable. Yes, it's a show with a guy from another planet that can lift cars above his head, but still. The plot was a stretch. But I did enjoy Clark's trip to find that Zoner. That guy would have killed him if Martian Manhunter hadn't come along. It's always nice to see Clark actually be in peril, without the use of kryptonite. And even though I am not the biggest fan of MM, it was a cool introduction.

[Nimkong]

Bloodline because it had so many comic events