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Smallville Season 7
Season 7
File:Smallvilleseason7promo.jpg
Smallville Season 7 Promotional Poster
Release
Original networkThe CW
Original releaseSeptember 27, 2007 –
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Season seven of Smallville, an American television series, began airing on September 27, 2007. This is the second season to air on the CW television network. Season seven regular cast members include Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum, Kristin Kreuk, Allison Mack, Erica Durance, Aaron Ashmore, Laura Vandervoort, and John Glover. In addition to bringing in new regular cast members this season, the Smallville team brought in familiar faces from Superman's media history, old villains from the show's past, as well as new DC Comics characters.

This season focuses on Clark meeting his biological cousin Kara, and teaching her how to control her abilities in public; Lana's behavior toward her friends, and Lex, after it is discovered that she faked her own death; Chloe coming to terms with her newly discovered kryptonite-induced ability; and the secret of the Daily Planet's new editor Grant Gabriel.

Smallville's season seven, along with all other television shows, was caught in the middle of a contract dispute between the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE), Writers Guild of America, west (WGAw) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). The dispute led to a strike by the writers, which has cause this season to end prematurely, resulting in only twenty episodes being produced, instead of the standard twenty-two episodes. The CW has pushed back airdates on several episodes and it appears that first-time directors will lose their chance to debut.

Episodes

Title Writer(s) Director Airdate[1] Ep #
"Bizarro" Brian Peterson & Kelly Souders Michael Rohl September 27, 2007 1
Clark confronts a bizarro version of himself and the ensuing fight causes Reeves dam to burst. Lex, who was arrested for Lana's murder, is caught in the flood of water. Before he can drown, Lex is saved by an unknown girl who he later believes to be an angel giving him a second chance at redemption. Lionel's body is taken by an unknown person. Chloe is pronounced dead at the hospital, but she resurrects herself in the morgue. Clark discovers his doppelgänger's weakness, the yellow Sun, and exploits it with the help of John Jones (Phil Morris). Lana is revealed to be alive and living in Shanghai, China.[2]
"Kara" Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer James Conway October 4, 2007 2
Clark discovers he has a cousin, Kara, who was stuck in suspended animation for eighteen years. After a rocky first meeting, where Clark and Kara fight, the two soon band together to find Kara's stolen ship. Together they find her ship, which was taken by the Department of Domestic Security, but it is in self-destruct mode. Kara absorbs the explosion before it can kill anyone. Later, Kara reveals that a Kryptonian crystal, hidden inside the ship, was stolen before the ship exploded. Lex finds Lana, who used a LuthorCorp clone of herself to help fake her own death, in China. Lex returns to Smallville, determined to find the girl—Kara—who saved his life.[3]
"Fierce" Holly Harold Whitney Ransick October 11, 2007[4] 3
Kara decides she wants to join the Miss Sweet Corn Pageant. Clark tries to teach Kara to control her abilities, so she does not expose their secrets, but gets frustrated with her lack of concentration. Lana returns to Smallville, with all legal charges dropped against her, and reunites with Clark. Tyler and Tempest, two meteor-infected pageant contestants who witness Kara using her abilities, convince Kara to help them steal some buried treasure. The treasure turns out to be an SOS alert from another Kryptonian on Earth. Lex confronts Kara and promises to find out the truth of her abilities.[5]
"Cure" Al Septien & Turi Meyer Rick Rosenthal October 18, 2007 4
Chloe learns that Dr. Curtis Knox (Dean Cain) has a surgical cure for those affected by meteor-rocks, so she sets up an appointment knowing a side-effect could be memory loss. John Jones shows up at the Kent home and warns Clark that he cannot trust Kara. John explains that her father, Zor-El, attempted to assassinate Clark's father. Clark is told to find Kara's crystal before she does, but he is side-tracked fighting Knox who is attempting to take Chloe's heart and transplant it into the woman he loves. Lana uses the $10 million she stole from Lex to buy surveillance equipment to spy on him.[6]
"Action" Caroline Dries Mairzee Almas October 25, 2007 5
While filming takes place on the Warrior Angel movie on the Kent farm, Clark saves lead actress Rachel Davenport from a car crash. After some researching by Chloe, it is discovered that someone is trying to kill Rachel, because they believe her character should die, like she does in the comics. Clark's secret is uncovered by the attacker when he is witnessed stopping a bullet intended for Rachel; he attempts to kill Lana in hopes that her death will make Clark see his true destiny as Earth's savior. Lana is revealed to be the one who kidnapped Lionel Luthor, and when he is finally freed Lionel informs Lana that he knows she kidnapped him.[7]
"Lara" Don Whitehead & Holly Henderson James Conway November 1, 2007 6
Clark learns that Kara is in Washington, D.C. looking for the crystal from her ship. Kara learns the exact location of the crystal, but it is not there when she arrives. Clark confronts her in a club, but she flies away. With Jimmy's help, Kara follows a path to Lex's mansion, but Agent Carter is waiting. Using kryptonite handcuffs, Carter takes Kara back to Virginia. Using a kryptonite truth serum, Carter attempts to learn about Krypton, but Clark interrupts him and saves Kara with Lionel's help. Clark shows Lana that he has Kara's crystal, which contains his birth mother's DNA.[8]
"Wrath" Kelly Souders & Brian Petersen Charles Beeson November 8, 2007 7
Lightning strikes a windmill on the Kent farm while Clark is weakened by nearby kryptonite; the bolt travels through him and Lana, transferring a portion of his powers to her. After sharing their first intimate moment in two years, Clark begins to worry about about Lana's use of the powers after remembering what happened to Eric Summers and his father when they were imbued with his powers. Lana becomes more aggressive with Clark's powers, stealing confidential files from Lex—which show that Lex has been keeping what remains of Milton Fine's ship—and later attacking him. After a battle with Clark, Lana's powers are reabsorbed when Clark uses a high voltage shock and kryptonite to take the powers back; during the fight, Fine's remains are released.[9]
"Blue" Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer Glen Winter November 15, 2007 8
Clark uses Kara's crystal to resurrect his mother Lara, but unknowingly brings Zor-El back. Lara unwittingly gives Clark a blue kryptonite ring that strips his powers, while Zor-El tries to take over the world. Lois and Grant's romantic relationship is discovered by Lex and Chloe. Grant and Lex are revealed to be working together, and Grant is revealed to be Lex's younger brother Julian Luthor. Clark gets to the Fortress and shatters the crystal, which destroys Zor-El and Lara. Kara is transported to Detroit, Michigan, with no memory of who she is, and Jor-El informs Clark there will be consequences for his repeated defiance.[10]
"Gemini" Caroline Dries Whitney Ransick December 13, 2007 9
Clark and Lana team up to take down Lex, and discover, through an Isis Foundation patient, that Milton Fine is still alive. Adrian, one of Lex's experimental patients, plants a bomb on Chloe, threatening to kill her if Lois does not get Lex to admit that he is cloning humans. Lois confronts Lex, and, after Lois is knocked unconscious by Lex, it's revealed that the patient is a failed clone of Lex's brother Julian. Adrian also reveals that "Grant Gabriel" is the successful clone. Chloe, fearing that she will die, confesses to Jimmy that she was infected by the meteor rocks. In the end, it is revealed that Bizarro has been posing as Clark the entire time, unknown to anyone else, with Clark trapped at the Fortress of Solitude.[11]
"Persona" Don Whitehead & Holly Henderson Todd Slavkin January 31, 2008 10
Lana is unaware that Bizarro is impersonating Clark, who is still frozen at the Fortress of Solitude, and reveals information about Milton Fine to him. Bizarro tracks down Fine in the hope that he will help him combat his yellow Sun weakness. Fine directs Bizarro to Dax-Ur, a Kryptonian scientist who came to Earth years earlier. Jor-El releases Clark from his imprisonment so he can defeat Bizarro. Clark receives blue kryptonite from Dax-Ur and uses it to destroy Bizarro. Clark unwittingly leads Fine to Dax-Ur, who uses Dax-Ur to restore his powers. After Grant reveals his true identity to Lionel, Lex has him killed.[12]
"Siren" Kelly Souders & Brian Peterson Kevin Fair February 7, 2008 11
Chloe intercepts confidential information from Lex, but the Black Canary shows up and steals the information back for Lex. When Lex learns the Green Arrow was involved, he sends Black Canary after him. The Canary attacks Oliver, believing him to be a terrorist, and in the process reveals his secret identity to Lois. Clark confronts the Canary, and convinces her of the truth. Oliver offers Black Canary a spot on his team and she accepts, while Clark and Lana try to reconcile their relationship.[13]
"Fracture" Caroline Dries James Marshall February 14,2008 12
Lois discovers that Lex has found Kara, who is suffering from amnesia, and follows him to Detroit after her. The busboy at the diner that Kara works is obsessed with her, and when Lex arrives the busboy shoots him fearing that he will take Kara away. He then holds Kara and Lois hostage. Clark, in efforts to find them, enters Lex's mind using experimental Lex Corp technology; here he discovers Lex's good side, child Alexander, is still alive. Chloe uses her powers to bring back dead Lex leading to a personal struggle with the moral aspect of her powers.[14]
"Hero" Aaron & Todd Helbing Michael Rohl March 13,2008 13
Kara and Jimmy attend a concert where they meet Clark's best friend Pete Ross, who left Smallville years earlier. Pete chews some kryptonite-laced gum and develops powers of his own.[15]
"Traveler" Don Whitehead & Holly Henderson Glen Winter March 20,2008 14
When Lionel kidnaps Clark, and imprisons him in a kryptonite cell, Chloe and Lana plead with Jor-El to restore Kara's memories so that she can free Clark.[16]
"Veritas" Kelly Souders & Brian Peterson James Marshall March 27,2008 15
In an effort to help Clark defeat Brainiac, Kara attempts to teach Clark to fly. During a fight with Brainiac, someone Clark cares for is killed, while another is left in a coma.[17]
"Descent" TBA TBA April 17,2008 16[18]
"Sleeper" TBA TBA TBA 17[18]
TBA TBA TBA TBA 18[18]
TBA TBA TBA TBA 19[18]
TBA TBA TBA TBA 20[18]

*All season seven episodes originally aired one day earlier in Canada,[19] one day before the original US airing.[20]

New and returning characters

For season seven, the Smallville team would bring in two new regular cast members, Jimmy Olsen, who first appeared as a recurring guest in season six, and a completely new character for the show. Alfred Gough and Miles Miller decided to bring in the character of Kara Zor-El, Clark's biological cousin, as the second addition to the regular cast.[21] Canadian actress Laura Vandervoort was officially announced to be portraying Kara on July 11, 2007.[22] She was scheduled to appear in approximately half of the season's episodes, beginning with the premiere. According to Gough and Millar, her backstory is that she was sent to look after Kal-El (Clark), but was stuck in suspended animation for eighteen years. When the dam broke in the season six finale "Phantom" she was set free. She will have all of Clark's abilities, as well as the ability to fly.[21] Gough iterated that Kara will not wear any version of the Supergirl costume.[23] On July 6, 2007, it was announced that Michael Cassidy was cast as the new editor of the Daily Planet, Grant Gabriel. Cassidy's Grant Gabriel is designed to be Lois's new love interest; he appeared in seven episodes this season.[24]

Smallville also brought in more actors with previous connections to the Superman lore this season. Helen Slater, who portrayed Supergirl in the 1984 film of the same name, was cast as Lara, Clark's biological mother.[25] She made appearances in episodes six and eight, titled "Lara" and "Blue" respectively. During the 2007 Comic Con, it was revealed that Dean Cain, who played Clark Kent/Superman in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman, would have a guest role as a "the evil Dr. Curtis Knox" in the fourth episode "Cure".[26] Marc McClure, who portrayed Jimmy Olsen in all of the Superman films as well as in Supergirl, was brought in to play a Kryptonian scientist named Dax-Ur for the episode "Persona".[12][27] James Marsters was brought back to reprise his role as Milton Fine/Brainiac in a four-episode arc slated for January 2008;[28] Marsters had not appeared on the show since the season five finale "Vessel". Another character from the DC Comics universe arriving on Smallville is the Black Canary. The character was intended to be featured in the January 10, 2008 episode "Siren", but the Writers' Strike pushed scheduling back to February 7. Black Canary was portrayed by Canadian actress Alaina Huffman, and the episode featured the return of Justin Hartley as the Green Arrow.[29]

Writers strike

On November 5, 2007, a strike began between the Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE), Writers Guild of America, west (WGAw) and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP). The strike could force television shows to end their seasons early, because there will be no future scripts until a settlement is reached.[30] It is known that the strike pushed Smallville's scheduling back, as the episode "Siren", which was originally intended to be aired on January 10,2008,[29] was moved to a February 7 airdate.[31] According to Gough and Millar, "We were able to complete scripts for 15 episodes [...] To the best of [our] knowledge, the studio plans to produce all of them." They also explained that the fifteenth episode will have a cliffhanger ending.[32] The shortened schedule also means Allison Mack will most likely not see her directorial debut for the season's 20th episode as was originally planned.[33] On February 12,2008, after a 48-hour vote by the guild members, the strike ended.[34] According to The New York Times, now that the strike has officially ended, Smallville will shoot five new episodes that will air beginning on April 17,2008; this is in addition to the episodes that have already been filmed, leaving the season total at twenty episodes.[35]

Awards

"Bizarro" was nominated for a VES award in Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program or Commercial, specifically for the flood scene.[36]

References

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  2. ^ Brian Peterson, Kelly Souders, (writers) & Michael Rohl (director) (2007-09-27). "Bizarro". Smallville. Season 7. Episode 1. 42 minutes in. The CW.
  3. ^ Todd Slavkin, Darren Swimmer, (writers) & James Conway (director) (2007-10-04). "Kara". Smallville. Season 7. Episode 2. 42 minutes in. The CW.
  4. ^ Rich Sands. "Smallville Gets "Fierce" with Top Model Champ". TV Guide. Retrieved 2007-09-11.
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  6. ^ Al Septien, Turi Meyer, (writers) & Rick Rosenthal (director) (2007-10-18). "Cure". Smallville. Season 7. Episode 4. 42 minutes in. The CW.
  7. ^ Caroline Dries (writer) & Mairzee Almas (director) (2007-10-25). "Action". Smallville. Season 7. Episode 5. 42 minutes in. The CW.
  8. ^ Don Whitehead, Holly Henderson, (writers) & James Conway (director) (2007-11-01). "Lara". Smallville. Season 7. Episode 6. 42 minutes in. The CW.
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  10. ^ Todd Slavkin, Darren Swimmer (writers) & Glen Winter (director) (2007-11-15). "Blue". Smallville. Season 7. Episode 8. 42 minutes in. The CW.
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  20. ^ Original US airdate, per the MSN episode guide.
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  29. ^ a b "Exclusive: Black Canary Swoops into Smallville". TV Guide. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
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  33. ^ Allison Mack (2007-07-23). "Branching Out". AllisonMack.com. Retrieved 2007-09-09. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  34. ^ Lynn Elber (2008-02-12). "Writers Vote to End 3-Month Strike". The Associated Press. Retrieved 2008-02-12. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  35. ^ Brian Stelter (2008-02-15). "As Hollywood writers strike end nears, a status report on TV shows". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-02-16. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  36. ^ "VISUAL EFFECTS SOCIETY (VES) ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR 6TH ANNUAL VES AWARDS" (PDF). VES.com. 2007-01-07. Retrieved 2007-01-07. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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