Season 9 (Smallville)

Season 9
Information
Network	The CW
Start Date	September 25, 2009
End Date	May 14, 2010
Time Slot	Tuesdays at 9:00 pm
Number of Episodes	22
Chronology
Preceded by	Season 8
Followed by	Season 10

The ninth season of Smallville premiered on September 25, 2009, and concluded on May 14, 2010. The season consists of 22 episodes.

Synopsis

After a meteor shower bursts from the heavens, raining destruction on the unsuspecting citizens of Smallville, years pass, and the healing process leaves the town's inhabitants with scars and secrets. From the ashes of tragedy, a popular yet awkward teen attempts to decipher the meaning of his life and his clouded past. As he struggles with the transition from boyhood to adulthood, Clark finds that his strength and strange abilities set him uncomfortably apart from his peers. Soaring into its ninth season, this modern retelling of the Superman legend and its classic characters continues to blend realism, action and emotional depth to reveal a new interpretation of the enduring mythology.

This season, as Metropolis's clock tower tolls our characters' darkest hour, we find Clark Kent finally making his first attempts to embrace his calling as a superhero.

Cast

Main Cast

• Tom Welling as The Blur (Clark Kent)
• Allison Mack as Chloe Sullivan
• Erica Durance as Lois Lane
• Cassidy Freeman as Tess Mercer
• Justin Hartley as Green Arrow (Oliver Queen)
• Callum Blue as Zod

Recurring Cast

• Alessandro Juliani as Emil Hamilton
• Sharon Taylor as Faora
• Monique Ganderton as Alia
• Adrian Holmes as Basqat
• Ryan McDonell as Stuart Campbell
• Phil Morris as John Jones/Martian Manhunter (J'onn J'onzz)
• Crystal Lowe as Vala
• Brian Austin Green as Metallo (John Corben)
• Stephen Lobo as Randall Brady
• Evan C. Schulte as Jeff Hage
• Michael Shanks as Hawkman (Carter Hall)
• Britt Irvin as Stargirl (Courtney Whitmore)
• Pam Grier as Amanda Waller

Episodes

#	Episode Title	Directed by	Story By	Teleplay By	Episode Airdate
1	Savior	Kevin G. Fair	Kelly Souders & Brian Peterson		September 25, 2009
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. While investigating a monorail crash, Lois meets John Corben, a new reporter at The Daily Planet, with a negative attitude toward the Red-Blue Blur. 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, Oliver continues down a dark road, and Zod arrives at the Luthor mansion...
2	Metallo	Mairzee Almas	Don Whitehead & Holly Henderson		October 2, 2009
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.
3	Rabid	Michael Rohl	Jordan Hawley		October 9, 2009
One of Zod's soldiers releases 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.
4	Echo (Smallville)	Wayne Rose	Bryan Q. Miller		October 16, 2009
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.
5	Roulette	Kevin G. Fair	Genevieve Sparling		October 23, 2009
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.
6	Crossfire (Smallville)	Michael Rohl	Don Whitehead & Holly Henderson		October 30, 2009
Oliver tries to help a young street girl, Mia AKA Speedy by offering to train her, but Mia finds that it isn't that easy to escape her dangerous life, and is forced to double-cross 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.
7	Kandor	Jeannot Szwarc	Al Septien & Turi Meyer		November 6, 2009
Jor-El arrives at the Kent Farm and meets Chloe. 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.
8	Idol	Glen Winter	Anne Cofell Saunders		November 13, 2009
Superhero 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. Clark decides to come forward as the Blur to clear his name.
9	Pandora	Morgan Beggs	Drew Landis & Julia Swift		November 20, 2009
Tess kidnaps Lois to find out where she went after she disappeared for weeks. Lois' 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.
10	Disciple	Mairzee Almas	Jordan Hawley		January 29, 2010
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.
11	Absolute Justice, Part 1	Glen Winter	Geoff Johns		February 5, 2010
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 Doctor Fate, Hawkman and Stargirl.
12	Absolute Justice, Part 2	Tom Welling	Geoff Johns		February 5, 2010
Courtney pleads with Hawkman and Doctor 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.
13	Warrior	Allison Mack	Bryan Q. Miller		February 12, 2010
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 Alec steals the comic book and develops superpowers, transforming himself into Warrior Angel and saving Chloe from a horrible accident. Meanwhile, Lois becomes jealous of Clark's relationship with Zatanna.
14	Persuasion	Christopher Petry	Anne Cofell Saunders		February 19, 2010
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.
15	Conspiracy	Turi Meyer	Al Septien & Turi Meyer		February 26, 2010
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.
16	Escape	Kevin G. Fair	Genevieve Sparling		April 2, 2010
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.
17	Checkmate (Smallville)	Tim Scanlan	John Chisholm		April 9, 2010
Tess kidnaps Green Arrow and delivers him to Amanda Waller, who tells him that the government is recruiting him to serve his country. Oliver escapes before they can reveal his identity and brings Clark and Chloe to investigate. Clark is surprised to find John Jones investigating Oliver's kidnapping, and senses that he is keeping information from him. After 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.
18	Upgrade	Michael Rohl	Drew Landis & Julia Swift		April 16, 2010
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. An 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.
19	Charade	Brian Peterson	Don Whitehead & Holly Henderson		April 23, 2010
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.
20	Sacrifice (Smallville)	Kevin G. Fair	Justin Hartley & Walter Wong	Justin Hartley, Walter Wong & Bryan Q. Miller	April 30, 2010
Tess breaks into Watchtower, triggering an elaborate security system that Chloe installed, ultimately trapping the two women inside. Chloe realizes that Checkmate is downloading information from the Watchtower server, which prompts her to make a drastic move. Oliver confronts Zod and winds up clinging to life with a "Z" scorched into his chest. Clark realizes Zod has given his soldiers superpowers.
21	Hostage	Glen Winter	Jordan Hawley & Anne Cofell Saunders		May 7, 2010
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.
22	Salvation (Smallville)	Greg Beeman	Al Septien & Turi Meyer		May 14, 2010
Zod unleashes his army upon the world, forcing Chloe to call in reinforcements from old friends. Zod tells Lois he is The Blur and asks her to steal the Book of Rao from Clark. Torn between Clark and The Blur, Lois asks Clark to come clean with her about everything, but he refuses. Chloe and Oliver attempt to reconnect Watchtower's satellite system in order to fight the Kandorians but to Chloe's horror, Oliver gets caught on site and disappears. Tess attempts to stop Zod, but he leaves her clinging to life. Clark and Zod battle for control of Earth.

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