Labyrinth (25 Jan. 2007)

Clark enters a parallel environment in his subconscious where he is powerless, no one believes the truth about him, and things have turned out much, much differently.

Director:

Whitney Ransick

Writers:

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

Stars:

Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Welling	...	Clark Kent
Kristin Kreuk	...	Lana Lang
Michael Rosenbaum	...	Lex Luthor
Erica Durance	...	Lois Lane (credit only)
Allison Mack	...	Chloe Sullivan
John Glover	...	Lionel Luthor (credit only)
Annette O'Toole	...	Martha Kent
Phil Morris	...	John Jones
Matthew Walker	...	Dr. Hudson
Aleks Paunovic	...	Orderly
Malcolm Scott	...	Patient #1
Graeme Duffy	...	Patient #2
Dwayne Bryshun	...	Janitor
Shawn Stewart	...	Security Guard
Mike Dopud	...	Security Guard George

Storyline

Clark is attacked and wakes up in a mental asylum where the attending physician, Dr.Hudson, tells him he has been there for five years due to his elaborate fantasy that he has alien superpowers. In this new world, Martha is married to Lionel Luthor, Chloe is deemed insane and Lana chose Clark over Lex. Lana begs Clark to agree to Dr. Hudson's treatments so they can be together, but when a fellow patient named John, A.K.A, Martian Manhunter, tells him the good doctor is actually a phantom and he needs to kill him in order to return to reality, Clark must make the toughest decision of his life.

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Plot Keywords:

asylum | mental hospital | insane asylum | mental patient | simulated reality | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 January 2007 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

40 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Pictures of Victor Stone, Arthur Curry and Oliver Queen were shown in Clark's parallel world, but the people pictured were not the same people he met before. In Clark's delusion, Oliver Queen is a security guard, Raya is a nurse, Milton Fine is a doctor, Arthur Curry and Victor Stone are patients, Jor-El is the name of a handsoap, and "Phantom Zone" and "Fortress of Solitude" are titles of books. 331 is the capacity of Clark's ward.

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Quotes

Chloe Sullivan: So who was I in your alternate universe? Editor-in-chief of the Daily Planet or a Pulitzer Prize-winner maybe?
Clark Kent: Something like that. The important part is, you were the one person who believed in me. I don't know what I'd do without you, Chloe.
Chloe Sullivan: Oh, is this when I'm supposed to cue the Barry Manilow music?
Clark Kent: No seriously, you mean a lot more to me than you know.

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Soundtracks

"Yesterday"
(uncredited)
by Chris Heifner

User Reviews

One of the best of the sixth season

Though derivative, "Labyrinth" still stands as the highlight of the mid-half of the six-year-old show. Finally a story allows Welling to show how he has grown as an actor. It's not easy playing a character that is the embodiment of "truth, justice, and the American way" on a weekly basis with very little variation. His performance, permitting him to show how one might react if he/she discovers that all that he knew may be a lie, was quite believable.

Welling rose to the occasion marvelously.

As always, Michael Rosenbaum, as the "handicapped" Lex, delivered, as did Kristen Kreuk as a too-sweet-to-be-believed Lana. Allison Mack, the ever-present Chloe, also scored as a slightly "off-her-rocker" version.

The use of an annoying hum in the background added to the tone of the installment and made for an engaging drama.