Tempest

Lex is hit with a surprise after his father closes the local Smallville plant to force him back to Metropolis, blaming the plant's failure on his management. Meanwhile Clark prepares for his date with Chloe, reporter Roger Nixon gets wind of Clark's alien origins after setting up an explosion, and Whitney joins the Marine Corps. Lex works with the workers to buy the plant and put it under local management, and his father Lionel threatens to sabotage the efforts by buying up their mortgages. It all comes together when Nixon uses the "key" Lex found (in "Obscura") to activate the spaceship just as three tornados hit Smallville. He flees into the storm with Jonathan in pursuit and Martha left to confront the opening spaceship. The tornado hits Lex's manor and traps Lionel under beam, leaving Lex with a life-or-death decision to make. And Clark arrives to see Lana whisked up into the tornado. (to be continued...)

Writing:
  • Jerry Siegel
  • Joe Shuster
  • Miles Millar

Stars:
Release Date: 2001-10-16
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Metacritic: 8.0/10
TMDb: 8.2/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 43

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Pilot
Episode 1 - Pilot
Metamorphosis
Episode 2 - Metamorphosis
Hothead
Episode 3 - Hothead
X-Ray
Episode 4 - X-Ray
Cool
Episode 5 - Cool
Hourglass
Episode 6 - Hourglass
Craving
Episode 7 - Craving
Jitters
Episode 8 - Jitters
Rogue
Episode 9 - Rogue
Shimmer
Episode 10 - Shimmer
Hug
Episode 11 - Hug
Leech
Episode 12 - Leech
Kinetic
Episode 13 - Kinetic
Zero
Episode 14 - Zero
Nicodemus
Episode 15 - Nicodemus
Stray
Episode 16 - Stray
Reaper
Episode 17 - Reaper
Drone
Episode 18 - Drone
Crush
Episode 19 - Crush
Obscura
Episode 20 - Obscura
Tempest
Episode 21 - Tempest