Fanatic (12 Jan. 2006)

While running for campaign to the senate, Jonathan hires Lois as his advisor. Meanwhile, his opponent Lex is visited by a group of fans leaded by the fanatic Samantha Drake, and the ... See full summary »

Director:

Mike Rohl

Writers:

Jerry Siegel (character created by: Superman), Joe Shuster (character created by: Superman),

Stars:

Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Tom Welling	...	Clark Kent
Kristin Kreuk	...	Lana Lang
Michael Rosenbaum	...	Lex Luthor
Erica Durance	...	Lois Lane
Allison Mack	...	Chloe Sullivan
John Glover	...	Lionel Luthor
Annette O'Toole	...	Martha Kent
John Schneider	...	Jonathan Kent
Annie Burgstede	...	Samantha Drake
Adrian Holmes	...	Griff
Dean McKenzie	...	Campaign Manager
David Richmond-Peck	...	March Sosnick (as David Richmond Peck)
Sage Brocklebank	...	James
Miles Meadows	...	Doug
Bud the Dog	...	Shelby (as BUD the dog)

Storyline

While running for campaign to the senate, Jonathan hires Lois as his advisor. Meanwhile, his opponent Lex is visited by a group of fans leaded by the fanatic Samantha Drake, and the deranged woman threatens the safety of Jonathan by attempting to assassinate him at a political rally by using Lois to carry out the deed. Meanwhile, Lana discusses with Clark their sex life on why he no longer wants to make love to her, and Clark exposes his innermost fears to Chloe that Lana will discover his secret superpowers if he continues his romance with Lana. Elsewhere, Lionel takes and eliminates the dossier Griff has prepared to Lex to discredit Jonathan, and offers his financial support to Martha.

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Plot Keywords:

head shaving

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 January 2006 (USA)

Filming Locations:

University of British Columbia, Robson Square Campus - 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Smallville Films, Tollin/Robbins Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

41 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Clark's conversation with Chloe about his fear that he might not be able to keep from hurting Lana during physical intimacy is a reference to a classic 1971 essay by science fiction author Larry Niven called "Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex."

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Soundtracks

"I Want It All"
(uncredited)
Written by David Gahan and Christian Eigner and Andrew Phillpott
Performed by Depeche Mode

User Reviews

Disappointing Lack of Ethics

While running in the campaign to the senate, Jonathan hires Lois as his adviser. Meanwhile, his opponent Lex is visited by a group of fans leaded by the fanatic Samantha Drake, and the deranged woman threatens the safety of Jonathan. Lana discusses with Clark their sex life, and Clark exposes his innermost fears to Chloe. Lionel eliminates the dossier Griff has prepared to Lex and offers his financial support to Martha.

I did not like this episode since the disappointing lack of ethics of Martha Kent spoils the integrity of the Kent family. One of the best things "Smallville" offers to the fans are the moral values of Clark, raised by a simple but honest family, explaining how he would become the greatest American (and why not worldwide?) hero. However, the behavior of Martha accepting the support of the greatest villain of the show, the Machiavellian Lionel Luthor, is absolutely inconsistent with her character. The good moment is the discussion of Clark and Chloe about his sexual relationship and fears with Lois. But unfortunately I was upset with the amoral attitude of Martha. If Lex read the Art of War, it seems that Martha read The Prince. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Fanática" ("Fanatic")