Talk Ville

Director extraordinaire and friend of the pod, Glen Winter joins us to break down the technical side of things as we dive into season 8 episode 15, Infamous. With his sparkling attitude and wealth of knowledge, Glen sheds light on the cinematic choices and production hazards that go into creating the Smallville spectacle. In the episode, Clark decides to reveal his secret to the world before he can be outed by disgraced and damp reporter Linda Lake (guest star Tori Spelling). How will the citizens respond? What will Lois think? And how much does it cost to soak all the actors with rain towers?

Buckle up for a physically and emotionally bumpy ride. Tess hatches a ludicrous plan to out Clark's abilities. Davis searches for ways to calm the beast inside. And after just a couple episodes of matrimony, Jimmy and Chloe are already on the fritz. We'll talk about lies, manipulation, and Finnish rock bands.

Special guest star Serinda Swan mystifies the podcast today to chat about the 17th episode of season 8, Hex and what it meant to inhabit the role of the iconic super magician, Zatanna Zatara. Smallville was Serinda's crash course on the business, from set etiquette to how not to land an off-color joke. In the episode, Zatanna hexes Chloe into Lois's body and Clark into...a wet blanket. It's all in an effort to bring her father back to life but is it all worth it? Can she be contained? Join us for what we can honestly say is Smallville's funniest episode to date.

This one's for the fans. Showrunners Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson join us for an insightful and heartwarming discussion. They tell us what it's like to inherit the show after 7 seasons, keep it fresh, and deal with pushback from all angles. It wasn't easy, but they rose above and beyond the task of running Smallville for its final seasons. In the episode, we get a glimpse into Davis's arrival and the magnitude of his destruction. It begs the question: what if the boy from Krypton first fell into the hands of the Luthors? This is a big episode jam-packed with behind the scenes details about our favorite show.