Blue (15 Nov. 2007)

Clark hears the voice of his biological mother, Lara, calling for help from Kara's crystal and decides to release her, despite Jor-El's warnings. Lara and Clark reunite and she gives him ... See full summary »

Director:

Glen Winter

Writers:

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

Stars:

Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum, Kristin Kreuk

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Welling	...	Clark Kent
Michael Rosenbaum	...	Lex Luthor
Kristin Kreuk	...	Lana Lang
Allison Mack	...	Chloe Sullivan
Erica Durance	...	Lois Lane
Aaron Ashmore	...	Jimmy Olsen (credit only)
Laura Vandervoort	...	Kara
John Glover	...	Lionel Luthor
Michael Cassidy	...	Grant Gabriel
Christopher Heyerdahl	...	Zor-El
Helen Slater	...	Lara-El
Terence Stamp	...	Jor-El (voice)
Angela Moore	...	Detroit Waitress
Mike Ennis	...	EMT #1
Jason Poulsen	...	Colin

Storyline

Clark hears the voice of his biological mother, Lara, calling for help from Kara's crystal and decides to release her, despite Jor-El's warnings. Lara and Clark reunite and she gives him Jor-El's ring, which contains blue kryptonite. As Clark puts it on, her realizes Zor-El manipulated the whole thing and that blue kryptonite strips him of his powers, enabling Zor-El to take control of the Fortress of Solitude. Meanwhile, Chloe and Lex each discover Lois and Grant have been seeing each other and warn them to stop.

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Plot Keywords:

blue kryptonite

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 November 2007 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

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

Technical Specs

Runtime:

40 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

In the comics, blue kryptonite simply negated the effects of green kryptonite it didn't have any adverse affect on Superman.

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Quotes

Lana Lang: You grew up on a planet of human beings. It's okay to feel. Your emotions are part of who you are.
Clark Kent: Yeah. They're more dangerous than kryptonite.

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Connections

References Raging Bull (1980)

User Reviews

What an Awesome Episode

Huge threads of mythology, family alliances vs. family struggles, particularly in the House of El, and shockers abound in this thrilling episode that rivals most of the finales and premieres of this series.

Clark takes the blue crystal with his mother's DNA to the Fortress of Solitude to re-awaken her. She is more like a clone, but Clark refuses to accept this, believing that she has to be his actual mother. However, a major nemesis' DNA is also awakened through the crystal in Zor-El, Jor-El's brother who once attempted assassination on Jor-El. Tricking Clark's mother into giving Clark a blue-kryptonite ring, which is victory on Krypton, but failure on Earth, the mineral wipes away Clark's powers. Clark must find a way to destroy Zor-El before Zor-El can use the motherboard of crystals in the Fortress of Solitude to eclipse the sun and destroy mankind, where he wants to rule and form a new Kryptonian race with Lara. Also, new editor Grant Gabriel is NOT AT ALL what he seems to be.

This episode is mind-blowing. The mythology episodes are some of the best in the series, and this one is no different. It ranks in the top three as far as mythology-related episodes go. Clark must fix the mistake that he made in activating the crystal to see his mother again. Kara must fully accept that her father was evil, and probably an ally with General Zod. And Clark now must pay for the mistake of activating the crystal with a yet-to-be-revealed punishment from his father.