The bigger tear jerker...

[Bre723]

Reckoning or Requiem?

Very different episodes, but both very sad.

[pizzahead2490]

reckoning.

[jjacobs]

Requiem.

Reckoning didn't really make me cry. The final scene in Vengance made me cry FOR SURE.

[ginnyfan]

Reckoning. No question.

[Karafan1]

Reckoning without a doubt!!

[Bre723]

Reckoning was the better episode that i thought, but Requiem made me cry.
You know i also liked, when Clark went to the scene of Lex's "death" and did that thing he always does when someone dies with the dirt in his hands.
I thought it was a nice moment.

[Dominicus]

reckoning no doubt.

[smallvillesweetie]

Requiem, the last scene made me really cry and I don't ever cry from TV shows.

[FlashInSV]

There's no comparison. In Reckoning we lost Jonathan Kent. Requiem was just a joke. Vengeance made me tear!

[FlyAlreadyDamnit]

The biggest tear jerker is that they brought KK back for a few episodes that completely derailed the season AND the series.

[followtx]

Requiem.

Reckoning didn't really make me cry. The final scene in Vengance made me cry FOR SURE.

I have to admit, out of all the Smallville episodes that I've watched (that includes every single episode from seasons 1-6, most of season 7 and a few in season 8), the final scene in Vengeance with Jonathan's home video was the ONLY one that made me cry. Especially when he said "bye-bye." The camera shots, the angles, the music, AO and TW's acting... perfectly portrayed the emotions of their loss.

KK's acting was amazing at the end of Requiem, don't get me wrong, but there's still plenty elements of fiction in the circumstance. But at the end of Vengeance the raw emotions of losing a loved one was something everyone can relate to. That was one incredible moment I'll never forget in SV history. Thanks for bringing that up!

[zHeN_zHeN]

Reckoning.

Jonathan is gone forever. While, Lana is still alive and well (not to mention, superhuman).

But, really there's no comparison when it comes to losing a parent.

[Dom20]

Honestly whats there to cry about in "Requiem"? Seriously Clark is from a race of highly intelligent, highly advance aliens. And he can't come to the conclusion that lead blocks Kryptonite(which he probably already knows because it happened in the pilot episode!). Why is it that kryptonite is so accessible and lead materials aren't in the Smallville universe? Oh wait I know now, becuase the show would actually make sense!

[Justin Murad]

Requiem...

[9-SOSIHTWB]

Requiem!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tom Welling and Kristin Kreuks performences were amazing!!!

[Mickey_Bickey]

Not even a comparison IMO. Reckoning with Johnathan dying was more believable and more compelling.

Requiem was an embarrassment all around for the show and it's actors and a disappointment to many fans of Superman.

[skylar]

The biggest tear jerker is that they brought KK back for a few episodes that completely derailed the season AND the series.

No doubt

[Mickey_Bickey]

The biggest tear jerker is that they brought KK back for a few episodes that completely derailed the season AND the series.

ITA!!:lol:

[BadToad]

Neither. It was Vengeance. IMO

[Dustmite]

Reckoning didn't make me cry all that much but Vengeance made me bawl when Clark was sobbing on Martha's shoulder with Jonathan on the TV waving goodbye. It still gets me.

[Kalista]

Neither. You know what the big tear jerker is? The scene where Clark is on his knees before Lana. He looks so weak and pitiful and I'm not referring to the effects of the Kryptonite. The Clana sex and Clana kisses didn't really bother me. It was that last scene. Clark just seemed so small.

[DGirlLois4Clark]

Neither..both revolved around the awful lana. thank goodness the witch is gone for good:D

[costas22]

Reckoning!I still miss JK!

[dobby]

The only thing that brings a tear to my eye is the castration of Clark Kent - so that's pretty much in every episode he's in with Lana. This show is a joke.

[quietone]

Neither. Vengeance made be cry and I even teared up during Solitude.

[LoveHurts38]

Reckoning. JK died in the episode could care less about Lana.

[simplemath]

I dont know but i think veritas made is the biggest tearjerker for me... in the final scene wherein clark cries to lana

[Krypton935]

Requiem no doubt that really made me cry and I didn't cry at all in Reckoning. Very well done and awesome performances by TW and KK

[MetropolisGirl4SV]

Reckoning, of Course, Yeah Requiem was sad but not a tear jerker at all!

[unfocused]

Vengeance. Reckoning wasn't as sad as Requiem, but Vengeance had Jonathan's goodbye in it. And his goodbye was the most painful.

But out of these two, it's Requiem.

[MetropolisGirl4SV]

The only thing that brings a tear to my eye is the castration of Clark Kent - so that's pretty much in every episode he's in with Lana. This show is a joke.
:lol:

[darkone]

Requiem hands down. Vengeance was damn good too but I think the lack of Clark's love for his dad and even his mother later plus the whole Jor'El pimpage in S8 taints it IMO.

[Smallvilledabest]

Requiem

[dobby]

The ending of Requiem was pathetic. It was sad that we see Clark Kent, on his KNEES, in front of Lana, but I guess that is a daily occurrence in the Clana drama. Lana has taken the super out of the future Superman. This scene just epitomised everything that is wrong with Clana. Clark's like a DOG panting for Lana's love. It was extremely painful to watch as a Superman fan.

Clark needs therapy.

[Dominicus]

The ending of Requiem was pathetic. It was sad that we see Clark Kent, on his KNEES, in front of Lana, but I guess that is a daily occurrence in the Clana drama. Lana has taken the super out of the future Superman. This scene just epitomised everything that is wrong with Clana. Clark's like a DOG panting for Lana's love. It was extremely painful to watch as a Superman fan.

Clark needs therapy.Agreed, if you realy think about it he sacrificed Johnathan for Lana. Smallville is just dysfuncional and psychotic. Not to mention when Clark dumped Lana she flatlined herself over and over, like a cutter. They both belong in an institution.

[Demien]

Requiem

[sithius]

I didn't cry at all in this episode, was no where close. I was too busy getting annoyed and laughing at Clark's pathetic stumble towards Queen Lana, looking like he was about to spew all over her.

[thehenry89]

Johnathan dying is more sad than clark not being able to bang lana.

[diinIN]

Between the two, I chose Reckoning, but I agree with a previous post that Vengeance was the really sad one, when he's watching that video of his dad and his mom walks in, and he finally breaks down.

[sithius]

Johnathan dying is more sad than clark not being able to bang lana.

LOL, true. Then again the outcome of Reckoning was the same. Clark being unable to be with Lana. :(

[thehenry89]

I didn't cry at all in this episode, was no where close. I was too busy getting annoyed and laughing at Clark's pathetic stumble towards Queen Lana, looking like he was about to spew all over her.

He's been falling to his knees at the altar of the great lana lang for 8 years methaphorically, last night they made him do it literally.

[Iluvgreen]

It was so sad when Jonathan died!

[SuperheroFan87]

Ryan was a tear jerker episode, so was Reckoning.

[Superman&Clana]

i dont know. I vote for Requiem bc i dont remember if i cried so much when i saw reckoning. The last scene was the ultimative end for Clana. I will miss you a long as i remember about show called smallville.

[sithius]

He's been falling to his knees at the altar of the great lana lang for 8 years methaphorically, last night they made him do it literally.

LOL, whoever knew the saying 'weak at the knees' could apply literally. :lol:

[Kii]

Neither. It was Vengeance. IMO

Did you cry when Clark was watching the home movie footage of him and Jonathan on the tractor?

[HeartChakraBabe]

"Reckoning" - I cry my eyes out everytime I watch it. Jonathan's death and funeral were heartbreaking.

"Requiem" - I felt nothing during this episode.

[Mickey_Bickey]

Neither. It was Vengeance. IMO

Thank you! I couldn't remember which episode had Martha holding Clark while he finally let his grief go. That did bring tears to my eyes.

----- Added 48 Seconds later -----


Did you cry when Clark was watching the home movie footage of him and Jonathan on the tractor?


YES! I did! I think we can all relate to that scene in a way.

[margroks]

Once again having Clark screw this nasty girl, showing he cares more for sex than being a hero was indead tear jerking. He should have seen Lana put in prison for the horrible things she's done instead of screwing her until the bed breaks. That, too, was a sickening image and the writers have managed to make Clark a selfish jerk instead of a hero. This was completely appalling, to allow Lana to suddenly be hailed a hero instead of letting her get what she really deserves. What utter crap.

[Bre723]

I dont know but i think veritas made is the biggest tearjerker for me... in the final scene wherein clark cries to lana
yeahh, that one was so sad as well, and great acting on KK's part.

[clarkcasas]

Requiem no doubt, but to be honest one of the episodes that made me cry was RYAN from the second season, when Clark and Ryan are up in the hot air ballon, and they hug ;_;. Real good episode!

[boingo]

Requiem- That last scene really got to me. It was such a beautiful and powerful scene. AMAZING performances from both Tom and Kristin. I absolutely loved it!

[kal-el_Girl]

who would cry for lana? she's superlana!! she's better than clark hello))
damn ps3

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"Reckoning" - I cry my eyes out everytime I watch it. Jonathan's death and funeral were heartbreaking.

"Requiem" - I felt nothing during this episode.

exactly! :p

[Kid Collins]

Requiem hands down!!

KK and TW did an amazing job in the last scene!!

I never cried in an SV episode before until now.

And I have never seen Clark so distraught over losing anyone before...until Requiem.

They made Clana parting very memorable. And imho, the BEST SV scene ever.

[marcella]

Reckoning was very sad because of Jonathan's death.

[Marissa]

Both, but Requiem made me cry even harder. What a sad scene. I'm depressed.

[ClanaDestinyObsession]

Requiem. *Crys.*

[Bizarrolover]

Vengeance. I cried like a baby in that one.

[zanaamen]

Requiem,

[redkryptoniteisthebest]

As great as Requiem was, Reckoning was incredibly sad.

[petitemimi]

Neither. The end scene in Vengeance was the best tear jerker.

[paolinki25]

I'd say Jonathan's death. That was pretty sad. :(

[zorasuperman]

reckonining of course

[kg1507]

I'm not a Clana fan, but the last scene in Requiem made me cry.

[Genevieve]

The only episode that ever made me cry was Memoria.

[geminis]

Ryan, Vengeance, and the biggest tearjerker of them all, Reckoning.

I thought nothing could come close to the funeral scene in CR's Superman but whenever I see both Superman and Reckoning with the death of Jonathan Kent I lose it.

My mother died ten years ago this June and there is still an irreparable hole in my heart; personally I don't see how Requiem can even be compared to the death of a parent who dies young. Clark is numb in Reckoning, exactly how I reacted, but you can see the depth of feeling. And when Martha has Clark put on her pearls?

*leaves to buy more Kleenex*

[drvr8]

The funeral scene at the end of Reckoning is one of the most beautifully shot scenes and the feeling of Clark surrounded by friends and his mom but yet utterly alone resonates with me still. Requiem was garbage...Lana went psycho with Power and um...Clark's better off without her.

[susangail]

Reckoning didn't make me cry all that much but Vengeance made me bawl when Clark was sobbing on Martha's shoulder with Jonathan on the TV waving goodbye. It still gets me.

That's my saddest one as well :(

[elise]

Reckoning for sure. Requiem was sad but nowhere near Reckoning.

[SuperShazam!!]

Both really if im honest!

Reckoning more, but that last scene in Requiem was so powerful/beatiful and so so sad!

And im a die hard CLOISer!

[disciples of zod]

reckoning was just all around sad. vengeance and requiem were sad, but only the endings were sad

~K

[falcon64z8]

Reckoning for sure. Requiem was sad but nowhere near Reckoning.

I agree.

[Diamond Flash]

I think the song used in "Memoria", "My Immortal" by Evanescence should have been used in "Reckoning" instead.

[LovelyLoisLane]

Reckoning didn't make me cry all that much but Vengeance made me bawl when Clark was sobbing on Martha's shoulder with Jonathan on the TV waving goodbye. It still gets me.

That was incredibly sad. That and 'Memoria' made my get sniffly the most, though being a Lolliepopper I also cried in 'Justice' and 'Siren' but I can admit I am biased when it comes to them.

I don't know, it is just difficult to cry over anything on tv that much anymore because everything is so overdone you just aren't sensitive to it anymore. Someone is on their death bed? Oh, that is so sad, but wait, hasn't that happened twenty seven times before now? Ya know, things like that.

I think the actors did a good job, but at the risk of getting objects thrown at me, I felt like KK was more into the scene than TW. I had a hard time buying both his 'what we have is beautiful' and 'I love you' it was just missing something. Though I think he is a great actor most of the time. KK however was very believable in her grief, and I felt sad when she finally had to walk around from Clark because he collapsed.

I'm by no means a Clana fan, but that was sad. It just didn't make me cry, that's all.

[sfan1982]

What might logically be bigger tearjerkers have been divested of any apparent emotional reaction because of the poor writing/directing of the show's creative team.

For example, think back to when Clark thought Lana died in Phantom and compare it to his reaction to Chloe's death in Bizarro. Clark would likely react more strongly to Lana's death than Chloe's, but inconsistencies in the writing gave another impression. Note that, when Chloe died, they first started using that visual effect that's now associated with Clark's superhearing.

Likewise, comparing Reckoning to Requiem is unfair because of the creative team's inconsistency. The final scene in Vengeance is comparable because of what took place in the scene - a portrayal of what Jonathan meant to Clark. The last scene in Requiem was effective as a tearjerker because of Clark's struggle to kiss Lana, his collapse, and Lana's hearkening back to the very first episode, thus alluding to their history.

[Watching Smallville]

Didn't like either episode. Tear jerker to me was Memoria.

[the fatty]

reckoning is on my top 10 episode list, probs in my top 5! Very sad episode, Vengence also very good/sad!

[F..l]

Reckoning,but because Jonathan,no Lana ;) ...

[Heilige]

Requiem followed by Memoria and Reckoning and Vengeance

[Saturn Girl]

I voted for Requiem, because it really signals the beginning of the end for Smallville. Lois Lane is Superman's girlfriend. Lana Lang was Superboy's girlfriend. So Lana's separation from Clark really marks the end of Clark's Smallville existence.

She was central even more-so than "Pa" Kent to the series' vision of an adolescent Superman.

[Heilige]

I voted for Requiem, because it really signals the beginning of the end for Smallville. Lois Lane is Superman's girlfriend. Lana Lang was Superboy's girlfriend. So Lana's separation from Clark really marks the end of Clark's Smallville existence.

She was central even more-so than "Pa" Kent to the series' vision of an adolescent Superman.



But, do you think Lana will come back and Clana might be restarted again?? :D

[beresford_st]

how can you even compare last weeks train wreck with reckoning?!?!?! reckoning is one the the top episodes if not the best sv episode. requiem, on the other hand, was at the other end of the list.
all i can say is it's to bad the writers couldn't give allison something better to work with for her directorial debut.

[I_am_LEX]

Are we forgetting about "Ryan"? I think that's the title... when he dies... that was pretty sad and very well acted. Out of these two... someone dying is sadder and being someone who has lost people close to him, it def teared me up. requiem is sad when you know who can't be with someone... which i've also had happen. my life sucks huh? jk... so with all things considered, Reckoning was a bigger tear jerker... and the end of Vengeance was def a close 2nd. Requiem is prly tied with or 4th behind "ryan" or and i forgot about the one where Alicia dies... it wasnt as sad, but very very good. The idea was sad more than it was tear jerking.

[alienkinfolk]

Are we forgetting about "Ryan"? I think that's the title... when he dies... that was pretty sad and very well acted. Out of these two... someone dying is sadder and being someone who has lost people close to him, it def teared me up. requiem is sad when you know who can't be with someone... which i've also had happen. my life sucks huh? jk... so with all things considered, Reckoning was a bigger tear jerker... and the end of Vengeance was def a close 2nd. Requiem is prly tied with or 4th behind "ryan" or and i forgot about the one where Alicia dies... it wasnt as sad, but very very good. The idea was sad more than it was tear jerking.

agreed. The Ryan ep...just thinking about him in the hot air balloon.....tears
But really Requiem. Tears of joy.

[wafflles87]

No episode of Smallville actually made me cry, but I have to say Reckoning was the saddest for me.
In my eyes (which I had surgically immunized to Clana) Requiem wasn't sad, it was pathetic. The last scene actually made me laugh the second time i watched it with a friend. Cold hearted? Maybe, but never cared for Clana, and ain't never gonna.

[Your Hero]

I almost balled during requiem, but recall actually shedding tears with Pa Kent dying!

[svtwamedfan05]

Reckoning. Losing Jonathan was just awful. I laughed my butt off during Requiem. So there ya go

[red_sun1938]

The biggest tear jerker is that they brought KK back for a few episodes that completely derailed the season AND the series.

agree 100%

[bigblueplanet]

The last scene of Vengeance.

When Clark came home to find Martha watching a home video of Jonathan.

[ox007]

How come anyone could say that requiem made him/her cry? Come on Lana breaking up Clark-Lois dance in Bride - that was a reason to cry, no sorry to swear! :)

[oqllcksmallville]

Reckoning and vengence had me crying real bad . = (

[Mars Investigations]

Neither...I never cry at TV shows. However, I think "Requiem" was sadder because Kristin Kreuk is a fantastic actress and delivered a strong performance. I never liked Jonathan much, so I didn't mind seeing him go. The final scene in "Vengeance" was sad, though.

[jobookjunkie]

TV was made for people like me who have easy access to their tear ducts...I cried during Ryan, Memoria, Reckoning, Pariah, that one with Wes Keenan in it, Veritas, the one that Lionel dies in, Bride...I could go on....yes I admit I cried at Requiem cos of TW's performance with Clark in physical pain, but the all time winner of the crying episodes is Vengeance. I bawled at the end :o

[jrock154]

ok first of all i would say "promise" was the "biggest tear jerker" imo.....secondly i don't get the whole hating on lana thing..... clark's done stupid things because of her, true. however if we're saying that that's not realistic then we haven't been paying attention to most relationships.....Yes clark falls all over himself and thinks about only him and lana...but...1:he's not even superman yet he's still learning his destiny and 2:he's young aren't most guys his age chasin after the hottie????? Another question I have...Doesn't clark fall all over himself when he's older and he's around lois??? yeah that's superman's luv interest inevitably but why can't he love someone else before then? don't most of us? just my opinion guys.... :)

[JosephKenny18]

Lana isnt half the character Jonathan was.

[Mars Investigations]

Lana isnt half the character Jonathan was.

Eh, I was never that keen on him. He always seemed quite cliched and cheesy, with little depth beyond the "good-hearted dad". Schneider played it quite well, though.

Lana always entertained me more, for some reason, even when some of her developments were cringeworthy.

[Isabel14]

Reckoning actually made me cry. In requiem if I ever had to cry, it was because of Lois, not because of Clana break-up. And Vengeance, that was really sad..

[cousteau]

well, it's a matter of perspective. reckoning was pretty compelling melodrama, but as a comic book reader, vengeance made me feel kinda violated...Does that count?

[suzieQ]

Requiem.......still makes me tear up!

Tom and Kristin were outstanding together in the last scene!

[Imzadia]

Requiem.

Reckoning didn't really make me cry. The final scene in Vengance made me cry FOR SURE.

:( Me, too! I thought that "Reckoning" was Really Sad, but it didn't hit me the way that final scene with Clark and Martha with Clark wearing his Dad's 'recovered stolen' watch, the video...everything about it from the moment that Sad guitar music started playing was Soooo SAD, IMO. Even today, if I watch Vengeance, I'll get watery eyes at the end or cry with Clark when he just wails on his mom's shoulder. It wasn't that way for me with "Requiem".

IDK, it's Weird, but It felt as if Lana Was sad to have to leave Clark, but she wasn't as sad as Clark was about it. I guess it might be because she told him that the life of a superhero was the life that she wanted. She'll Still have that, whereas Clark will just have to suffer without her until he heals some as is able to move on... CHOOSING to look Forward toward 'his' destiny rather than backwards at what he and Lana's lost.

Although, I didn't have that lingering sadness with "Reckoning" like I had with "Promise". I felt sad for days afterwards. Even though I didn't shed one tear for "Requiem", I'm still feeling sad about the 'whole' thing; meaning Clark and Lana trying to ressurect their romantic relationship and it's on the heels of Clark and Lois beginning to develop feelings for each other. The devastation that was Chloe's wedding, ALL of it. I'm still feeling it. :\

[mirandalynn22]

IDK, it's Weird, but It felt as if Lana Was sad to have to leave Clark, but she wasn't as sad as Clark was about it. I guess it might be because she told him that the life of a superhero was the life that she wanted. She'll Still have that, whereas Clark will just have to suffer without her until he heals some as is able to move on... CHOOSING to look Forward toward 'his' destiny rather than backwards at what he and Lana's lost.

Cut to the very next episode and Clark has pretty much forgotten who Lana is. Another reason why I hated the way this darn story line ended, it was over and then Clark was all 'Oh Lana left, yeah, that kind of sucked oh well, hey Lois wanna go for ice cream?!'

[BoyScout-ManOfTomorrow]

That montage with Clark pouring the ashes over at the truck, cut to Oliver looking at Lex's portait and holding a green kryptonite ring, not to mention Lana and Chloe hugging was one of the most powerful and emotional bits on the show.

In hindsight, most of S10 would have been more poignant if they'd cut out most of the talking head-drama and replaced it with brilliant camera work and shots & atmosphere.