Gone (29 Sep. 2004)

The mystery surrounding Chloe's death deepens as Clark and Lois investigate, discovering that Lex Luthor and Lois' abrasive and militarist father, U.S. Army General Sam Lane, are somehow ... See full summary »

Director:

James Marshall

Writers:

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

Stars:

Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Tom Welling	...	Clark Kent
Kristin Kreuk	...	Lana Lang
Michael Rosenbaum	...	Lex Luthor
Jensen Ackles	...	Jason Teague
Allison Mack	...	Chloe Sullivan
John Glover	...	Lionel Luthor
Annette O'Toole	...	Martha Kent
John Schneider	...	Jonathan Kent
Erica Durance	...	Lois Lane
Michael Ironside	...	General Sam Lane
Robert Wisden	...	Gabe Sullivan
Jamie Bell	...	Trent MacGowen (as James Bell)
Colin Lawrence	...	Agent Stocker
James Michalopolous	...	Prisoner (as James Michalopoulos)
Michael Jonsson	...	Agent

Storyline

The mystery surrounding Chloe's death deepens as Clark and Lois investigate, discovering that Lex Luthor and Lois' abrasive and militarist father, U.S. Army General Sam Lane, are somehow involved. Meanwhile, Lana returns to Smallville after finding out that the symbol that appeared on her back in Paris is also on the cave wall. In prison, Lionel Luthor prepares for his murder trial and sends out a liquid-metal assassin to keep Clark and Lois from investigating Chloe's 'death'.

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Plot Keywords:

helicopter | man wearing towel | male in shower | bare chested male

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 September 2004 (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

The headline of the newspaper that Jonathan Kent reads at the end of the episode can be distinguished as written by Perry White.

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Goofs

When Lois is digging up Chloe's grave, no burial vault is seen. All caskets are placed in a burial vault to prevent the ground from caving in around the casket.

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Quotes

Lois Lane: Gotta say I'm impressed, "Smallville"...

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Connections

References Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

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Soundtracks

"Long Way Down"
(uncredited)
Performed by Dara Shindler

User Reviews

The Search for Chloe

Clark, after x-raying Chloe's grave, is convinced that Chloe is not dead, and with Chloe's cousin Lois is on the search for her in this fairly decent episode.

Clark and Lois go to the exploded house where Chloe and her father were when they are attacked by a U.S. military helicopters and two troops. They have trouble finding where she is until Lois' father Sam, an army general, arrives to tell them that he and Lex Luthor are protecting Chloe and her father from Lionel, keeping them hidden where Lionel's hired assassin, a meteor freak who can extend his hands into metal weapons, cannot find them.

This episode makes you wonder where Chloe's father is when Clark and Lois find her, but ultimately this plot continuity does not matter. It was not surprising that Lois and Clark find Chloe; the real surprise lies at the end of "Crusade" when Clark sees no body in Chloe's coffin.