"Smallville" Run (2004)

User Rating:

8.2/10   

Director:

David Barrett

Writers:

Carmine Infantino (creator: "The Flash" comic book and characters) and
Joe Shuster (characters) ...

TV Series:

"Smallville" (2001)

Original Air Date:

20 October 2004 (Season 4, Episode 5)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Clark meets a young man with a power of speed that exceeds his own, but the boy lacks responsibility for his actions. Also, Lex finds a manuscript that appears to be some sort of Kryptonian map.

Plot Keywords:

Smallville | Power | Kansas | Best Friends | Meteor Shower

Cast

Tom Welling	...	Clark Kent
Kristin Kreuk	...	Lana Lang
Michael Rosenbaum	...	Lex Luthor
Jensen Ackles	...	Jason Teague
Allison Mack	...	Chloe Sullivan
John Glover	...	Lionel Luthor (credit only)
Annette O'Toole	...	Martha Kent
John Schneider	...	Jonathan Kent
Kyle Gallner	...	Bart Allen
Benjamin Ratner	...	Hanison

Runtime:

42 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Mexico:B | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Smallville Films

Trivia:

When Bart hits on Chloe, he briefly mentions coming from the future. In the comics, Bart Allen was actually sent from the 31st century by his grandmother to be taken care of by Wally West.

Quotes:

Clark: So, what are you going to do now?
Bart Allen: I don't know. I mean, it's a big world. See if there's anyone else out there like us. Maybe start up a club or a league or something.

Soundtrack:

Welcome To My World

Introducing Flash... er, Bart Allen

The first DC Comics superhero besides Clark is in town in this great "Smallville" episode.

Clark and his father Jonathan are headed to the Sharks football game in Metropolis when a boy seemingly as fast as Clark steals Jonathan's wallet with the tickets, but saves him from getting hit by a car at the same time. Clark tries to discover who the boy is before they report the incident to the police. Clark finds Bart Allen, who uses his superspeed to steal others' things, including Jonathan's credit card for an apartment and living expenses. In fact, Bart has gone under other names such as Barry Allen or Wally West to conceal his thievery. Meanwhile, Lex, in his attempt to no longer be secretive but honest with Clark in an attempt to mend their friendship, shows Clark a 14th century manuscript from Russia, with in fact a map underneath that leads to an archive of unimaginable knowledge. Lex tells Clark that the Russian ruler Rasputin would spend hours looking at the manuscript, never able to find the map.

This episode is great for two reasons: first, that Clark meets another future superhero, and not just a meteor freak. Clark realizes that there are other people out there like him, and Bart's arrival reminds Clark that he does have a greater calling to to the gift of his abilities. Second, the map, containing Kryptonian symbols, leading to the mysterious archive of knowledge, is interesting.