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5.1
Arrival
Clark saves Chloe in the Fortress of Solitude, although his actions
may have dire repercussions. Also, two beings -- and eventually a third --
emerge from the spaceship that crash-landed during the meteor shower.
5.2
Mortal
Normal is cool. His powers are gone, but Clark now has what he always
wanted: Lana's love. However, when she and the Kents are held hostage by
fugitives, Clark my rely solely on his wits to rescue them.
5.3
Hidden
No more meteor problems in Smallville. In fact, no more
Smallville...if a missile launched by a renegade computer wiz hits it's mark.
And perhaps no Clark to the rescue. He is shot and declared dead.
5.4
Aqua
Lois is in deep. AC -- aka Aquaman -- saves her from drowning, and Lois
can't resist being atracted to him. But AC has more than romance on his mind.
He's out to thwart Luthorcorp's secret sonar weapon.
5.5 Thirst
More
than a one-bite stand? Lana unwittingly becomes part of a Met. U. sorority of
vampires. One condition of her membership: She must bring Clark for a bitefest!
Chloe joins the Daily Planet.
5.6 Exposed
Undercover. And
underdressed. Lois poses as a gentleman's club dancer to sleuth information
about a murdered stripper who may have ties to Jonathan's long time friend,
Senator Jennings.
5.7 Splinter
Mysterious messages taunt him. Friends
betray him. A new kind of Kryptonite makes Clark paranoid..and dangerous. Prof.
Fine reveals his origins. And Jonathan weighs a run for political office against
Lex.
5.8 Solitude
A strange malady grips Martha -- is Jor-El
attempting to collect her? Prof. Fine convinces Clark the only way to stop his
biological father is to destroy the Fotress of Solitude. Trust him at your own
peril, Clark!
5.9 Lexmas
It's a wonderful life, Lex. A tragedy on
Christmas Eve gives him a glimpse of a potentially happy future with with
Lana...if he makes the right choices. Meanwhile, Clark assists a disheartened
Santa Claus.
5.10 Fanatic
Winning is everything. Defeat is not an
option. A student supporting Lex's campaign has a fierce way of backing her
candidate. Clark and Lana have a lovers' spat.
5.11 Lockdown
Clark and
Lana's uneasiness grows. But Lana and Lex grow closer as they hide in the safe
room from rogue officers seeking the location of the spaceship. Jonathan learns
of Lionel's ties to his campaign.
5.12 Reckoning (100th Episode)
Clark
reveals his secret, proposes to Lana, and she accepts. To good to be true?
Perhaps. Two profound tragedies rapidly follow. And, despite Clark's super
powers, only one of them can be undone.
5.13 Veangance
Clark is in
emotional lockdown, and he finds an understanding spirit in the person of a
superpowered female vigilante. She, too, has lost a parent. However, something
divides them: their attitudes about how to fight crime.
5.14
Tomb
Chloe hasn't been herself lately. The ghost of a muder victim possesses
the Daily Planet reporter's body in an attempt to find the killer and avenge her
death. But that quest puts both Chloe and Lois in grave peril.
5.15
Cyborg
Part man. Part machine. Victor Stone, the subject of secret bionic
experiements at LuthorCorp, escapes and finds an ally in someone who knows what
it's like to be different: Clark Kent. Also: Lionel comes into possesion of a
certain secret.
5.16 Hypnotic
Under her spell: A woman uses hypnosis
to control Clark (and Lex uses the woman's past to control her). Broken spell:
Clark parts ways with Lana. And Prof. Fine and the spaceship reemerge in
Honduras.
5.17 Void
Journey's to the other side. Clark and Lex are
each subjected to a substance that causes near-death experiences...and brings
unexpected insights to each about the men they will become. Clark learns Prof.
Fine is alive.
5.18 Fragile
He understands the burden of unusual
powers. Clark befriends a troubled girl who has anger -- and telekinetic powers
that shatter glass -- she can't control. Suspicions about Lex and Lana may be
right.
5.19 Mercy
Do. Or die. Lionel and Martha are playing for keeps.
They're trapped by a bizarre masked avenger and subjected to his lethal series
of survival games. Clark tries to locate them before it's too late.
5.20
Fade
Now you see him, now you don't, A hitman who has the power of
invisibility decides to help Clark reunite with Lana by making Lex
disappear...permanently. Plus: Is the Fine-Lex conspiracy taking
shape?
5.21 Oracle
He looks like Jonathan. But his message perplexes
Clark: Would his father's ghost really send him on a murder mission? Fine
obtains the vaccine he seeks. And Kryptonian symbols spell out a
warning.
5.22 Vessel
Meet superpowered Lex, the host vessel of Zod! Clark can
stop Zod's vendetta...if he's willing to kill Lex. Lana stands by her man. Fine
releases an electronic virus, and Clark -- well, see it for yourself.
Episode descriptions are taken from the Smallville Season 5 Box Set.
Season 5 Episode Guide
