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When Smallville first began the creators wanted to set the tv series apart from
other tellings of the Superman mythology so they made a rule "no tights, no
flights." So how does Clark get around quickly enough to save people from
danger? In Smallville we see a lot of the phrase "faster than a speeding bullet"
becoming a reality.
Clark had this ability since the show began, however, you see it grow and him become faster.
When we watch Smallville and see him go by in super-speed mode, we usually see a blur. This blur is for our advantage. The other characters see nothing. He is faster than the eye can see.
The show presents a new aspect of the Superman mythology-- "Clark time." Clark time is what Clark sees while he's in super-speed mode as seen in the collage above in the bottom left.
How about A Funny?
One of the few people to know Clark's secret is his best friend Chloe. One day Clark needed some advice on his short-lived relationship with Lana Lang, so he went to Chloe. He zipped into her dorm room and blew her papers all over the room from his super-speed. She looks up at him and says "Clark! Could you at least put on the breaks BEFORE you tornado my homework?"
Clark had this ability since the show began, however, you see it grow and him become faster.
When we watch Smallville and see him go by in super-speed mode, we usually see a blur. This blur is for our advantage. The other characters see nothing. He is faster than the eye can see.
The show presents a new aspect of the Superman mythology-- "Clark time." Clark time is what Clark sees while he's in super-speed mode as seen in the collage above in the bottom left.
How about A Funny?
One of the few people to know Clark's secret is his best friend Chloe. One day Clark needed some advice on his short-lived relationship with Lana Lang, so he went to Chloe. He zipped into her dorm room and blew her papers all over the room from his super-speed. She looks up at him and says "Clark! Could you at least put on the breaks BEFORE you tornado my homework?"
Top
Left: Clark is chasing after Bart Allen (who will one day become "The Flash")
after he stole Clark's father's wallet in episode
4.5 Run.
Top Right: Clark is chasing after the man responsible for Clark's memory loss in episode 4.19 Blank.
Bottom Left: Clark chases a girl who died six years ago who can run faster than the eye can see. We are seeing in "Clark time" in episode 2.21 Accelerate.
Bottom Right: After Pete gets mixed up with the wrong crowd and begins illegal street racing with them. Clark runs ahead of his car in an attempt to get Pete to stop in episode 3.13 Velocity.
Top Right: Clark is chasing after the man responsible for Clark's memory loss in episode 4.19 Blank.
Bottom Left: Clark chases a girl who died six years ago who can run faster than the eye can see. We are seeing in "Clark time" in episode 2.21 Accelerate.
Bottom Right: After Pete gets mixed up with the wrong crowd and begins illegal street racing with them. Clark runs ahead of his car in an attempt to get Pete to stop in episode 3.13 Velocity.
