The Best of Smallville

For the titular character, see Martha Kent (UE-32).

"The Best of Smallville"
Information
Season 1 » Episode 5
Episode number	5 of 31
Airdate	March 23, 2021
Network	The CW
Written by	Story by Todd Helbing Teleplay by Brent Fletcher Nadria Tucker
Directed by	Rachel Talalay
Chronology
Preceded by	"Haywire"
Followed by	"Broken Trust"

"The Best of Smallville" is the fifth and midseason finale episode of the first season of Superman & Lois, and the fifth episode overall. It aired on March 23, 2021.

“	I've always loved Smallville during the fall. The changing of seasons, the turning of time, the last warm moments before the cold. But what I loved most of all, was the one weekend every year when everyone came together and sacrificed to help those in need.	”
— Clark Kent on the Harvest Festival[src]

Synopsis

As Smallville celebrates its first Harvest Festival since Martha's passing, Clark is reminded what his mother meant to him and learns a lesson that will help him move past her death. Meanwhile, Lois makes a breakthrough in the investigation of Morgan Edge. Lastly, Kyle tries to reconnect with Lana, but it seems like he might be falling back into his old ways.

Appearances

Characters

Protagonists

• Smallville High School
  • Superman (Clark Kent)
  • Jonathan Kent
  • Jordan Kent
  • Sarah Cushing
  • Lana Lang Cushing
• Smallville Gazette
  • Lois Lane
  • Chrissy Beppo
• Martha Kent (flashback)
• Kyle Cushing

Antagonists

• Morgan Edge's Subjekts
  • Derek Powell
  • Subjekt-11 (mentioned)
  • Morgan Edge (mentioned)
  • Leslie Larr
    • Irma Sayres (body)
• Marcus Bridgewater (Luthor)
  • Captain Luthor's A.I.
• Lex Luthor (mentioned)
• Tag Harris

Other Characters

• Luthor (mentioned)
• Eliza (phone call)
• Sharon Powell
• Lois Lane (first appearance) (flashback)
• Smallville Residents
  • Aidy Manning (first appearance)
  • Cobb Branden
  • Dr. Lawrence (mentioned)
• Smallville Fire & Rescue
  • Tom "Mitch" Mitchell
  • Tamera Dalley (first appearance)
  • Robbie Alvarez (first appearance)
• Bryan Kelso (first appearance) (mentioned)
• Bryan Kelso's Brother (first appearance) (mentioned)
• Jonathan Kent Sr. (mentioned; flashback)
• God (mentioned)
• Sophie Cushing
• Smallville High School
  • Timmy Ryan
  • Corey Wellnitz
• Frankenstein's Monster (first appearance) (mentioned)
• Henry Frankenstein (first appearance) (mentioned)
• The Monster's Bride (first appearance) (mentioned)
• Marcus Bridgewater (first appearance) (mentioned)
• Victoria May (name seen)

Teams and Organizations

• Daily Planet (television)
  • DPN (television)
• Smallville High School
  • Smallville Crows
• Smallville Gazette
• Morgan Edge's Subjekts
• M2X (first appearance) (products; flashback)
• Smallville Fire & Rescue
• Smallville Police Department
• REO Speedwagon (first appearance) (mentioned)
• CosmoGirl! (first appearance) (mentioned)
• Victoria May's Diner
• Politico (first appearance) (mentioned)
• Reuters (first appearance) (mentioned)
• Luthor Corp (mentioned)
• MET U (first appearance) (mentioned)
• Megachord (poster)}
• Metropolis Meteors (poster; flashback)
• Instability Strip (poster)
• Sequoia
• Empress (first appearance) (RV)
• Teague
• U.S. Army (flashback)

Events

• Smallville Harvest Festival
• War on Superman
• Resurrection of Krypton
  • Defense of the Eradicator (first appearance)
• Attack on Jordan Kent (first appearance)

Species

• Humans
• Kryptonians
• Kryptonian-Human Hybrids
• Metahumans
• Humans (UE-33)
• A.I.

Objects and Concepts

• Clark Kent's Glasses
• Superman Suit
• Kent Farm Truck
• Auto-Drive RV
• Fifty Shades (franchise) (first appearance) (mentioned)
• Kryptonite (mentioned)
• Kal-El's Pod (mentioned; flashback)
• Sunstone Crystal (flashback)
• X-Kryptonite
• Bride of Frankenstein (first appearance) (mentioned)
• Eradicator
• Rocket Launcher (first appearance)
• Energy Guns (first appearance)
  • Pistol (first appearance)

Locations

• Undesignated Universe
  • Earth
    • North America
      • United States of America
        • Kansas
          • Rice County
            • Smallville
              • Kent Farm
                • Kent House
                • Kent Barn
              • Main Street
                • Harvest Festival Stage (first appearance)
                • Hofherr Building
                • Victoria May's Diner
                • Sequoia
                • Teague
                • Smallville Train Station (first appearance) (flashback)
              • Smallville High School
              • Smallville Community Center
              • Shuster Mines (mentioned)
              • 1247 Crawford Street (first appearance)
                • Leslie Larr's Building (first appearance)
              • Cushing Residence
              • Smallville Firehouse (mentioned)
          • Stanton County (first appearance) (mentioned)
            • St. Anthony's (first appearance) (mentioned)
          • New Carthage (mentioned)
        • Metropolis (mentioned)
          • Kelso Residence (first appearance) (mentioned)
    • Europe
      • Turkey
        • MET U (first appearance) (mentioned)
  • Saturn (first appearance) (mentioned)
• Undesignated Universe (flashback)
  • Earth (flashback)

Notes

• The episode was originally titled "The Beacon".

Gallery

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  Clark and Lois on the bench

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  Martha Kent - The Best of Smallville

Promotional Images

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