The official episode description for 9.17 “Checkmate”, airing on Friday April 9th:

“SMALLVILLE” — (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET)
“Checkmate” (TV-PG) (HDTV)

PAM GRIER (“JACKIE BROWN,” “THE L WORD”) GUEST STARS AND PHIL MORRIS RETURNS AS MARTIAN MANHUNTER — Tess (Cassidy Freeman) creates an elaborate hoax in order to kidnap Green Arrow (Justin Hartley) and delivers him to Amanda Waller (guest star Pam Grier), who tells him that that the government is recruiting him to serve his country. However, Green Arrow escapes before they can reveal his identity. After Oliver brings Clark (Tom Welling) and Chloe (Allison Mack) up to speed, the three investigate and Clark is surprised to find John Jones (guest star Phil Morris.) investigating Oliver’s kidnapping too. Clark senses that John is keeping information from him. Oliver and Clark are shocked when Tess reveals that Amanda is after something called “Watchtower.” Waller threatens to kill Chloe unless Clark gives her the names and locations of the rest of the Justice League. Tim Scanlan directed the episode written by John Chisholm (#X3X5267)

SOURCE: SpoilerTV

Matt Mitovich with Fancast has the scoop on “Red-K Clark” and “Metallo”! Okay, both of these characters in the same sentence = “AWESOME”!  I sure hope we see some promo stills for this episode.

“Upgrade”, the eighteenth episode this season, airs on April 16th!

Can you give us ‘Smallville’ fans any scoop on how the red kryptonite ties into Metallo’s return? – Mickey
You know how Clark usually makes a mistake when “on” Red K? Well, the April 16th episode, “Upgrade,” is no different – save for the ominous fact that this time around, his reckless gaffe on a grander level, involving the Fortress, Zod and Metallo.

In the ‘Smallville’ episode “Upgrade,” are both Zod and Clark infected with Red Kryptonite? – WendySue
Nope, Zod is spared infection. Speaking of ‘Upgrade,” I hear that Brian Austin Green is extra-awesome in his encore… and that he has some moments with Erica Durance that will ruffle a certain fan base’s feathers.

SOURCE: Fancast

I added seven new HQ promo pictures for 9.17 “Checkmate” to the gallery, which airs on Friday, April 9th. Finally some “Clark-centric” images!

Thanks to “tariel22” via Twitter for the pictures, and “Shelby_Huesario” via Twitter for the heads up!

(See all seven images in the gallery)

Image courtesy of Comics Alliance

Smallville “Legion” and “Absolute Justice” writer, Geoff Johns teased the return of “JSA” at the end of this season. Johns, who attended a Q&A session at the Emerald City Comic-Con in Seattle, Washington earlier this afternoon had this to say:

Geoff Johns on seeing the JSA outside the comic: “They do appear again at the end of season on ‘Smallville.’ The hope is for every DC character to appear outside the comic book. Correctly.”

Read the full article at “Comics Alliance” here. Thanks to “SV_Awareness” via Twitter for the heads up!

The official episode description for 9.16 “Escape”, airing on Friday April 2nd:

“SMALLVILLE” — (8:00-9:00 p.m. ET)
“Escape” (CONTENT RATING TBD) (HDTV)

DC COMICS’ CHARACTER SILVER BANSHEE INTERRUPTS A ROMANTIC GETAWAY FOR LOIS AND CLARK — Clark (Tom Welling) and Lois (Erica Durance) head out of town for a quiet romantic getaway, but their plans are thwarted when they run into Chloe (Allison Mack) and Oliver (Justin Hartley) at their Bed & Breakfast Inn. The couples’ awkward moment is interrupted by the arrival of the Silver Banshee (guest star Odessa Rae), who sets her sights on Clark and Oliver. Meanwhile, Tess (Cassidy Freeman) faces off with Zod (Callum Blue) with a surprising result. Kevin Fair directed the episode written by Genevieve Sparling (##3×5266).

SOURCE: SpoilerTV

The latest scoop from EW’s Ausiello – check it out:

Question: Any juicy tidbits for the rest of the season on Smallville? —David
Ausiello: Clark and Zod will have an inevitable (and rather spectacular) showdown before the end of the season. And look for Lois and Perry to team up on the Kandorians story.

SOURCE: EW

Matt Mitovich with Fancast has some scoopage on my favorite Martian:

How psyched are you that ‘Smallville‘ got a Season 10?! – Floruru via Twitter
Very. I mean, that’s a whole extra year of sifting through “When will Clark fly?” questions. Yay, me!

Can you give us a hint about Martian Manhunter’s role in the ‘Smallville’ episode “Checkmate”? – Tombstone25
I do love talking about he who shares my monogram. I’ve learned that MM is more enmeshed in the Checkmate mystery than any of us may have suspected, and that makes Clark suspicious as heck. I’m also hearing – and this part gives me gooseflesh – that Martian Manhunter and Amanda Waller have a face-off that potentially won’t end well for the spaceman. Hopefully, the big guy’s got a trick or two up his purple sleeve…?

SOURCE: Fancast

The latest Smallville scoopage from Kristin with E! Online:

James from Atlanta: Have you heard if we finally get Lois for all 22 episodes of Smallville season 10?
Details of Erica Durance’s contact for next season are still up in the air, but I have it on good authority that we will “probably” see Lois “more than usual” on Smallville next year.

Hamilton in Brentwood, Tenn.: Is this Chloe’s last season on Smallville?
All I can tell you is that there is no deal yet for Allison Mack to return to Smallville next year. That could change at any time, but nothing so far…

Ruth in Boise, Idaho: Is it true Gil Bellows is coming to Smallville? I loved him on Ally McBeal!
Yes, he is, and he is still evil (though not because of a brain tumor this time–sigh, remember those days?!). He’s playing Maxwell Lord for two episodes this season, per my sources. Hey, maybe he can go replace Rob Lowe on Brothers & Sisters and be Calista’s new squeeze?

SOURCE: E! Online

I just added a new Smallville trailer to the left sidebar titled “Small Talk”.  I have to say that it looks awesome! Love the “small talk” Clark and Ollie share in the beginning and end of clip – hilarious!

Can’t wait until Smallville returns on April 2nd!

Just posted a promo for “Escape”, that also includes scenes from upcoming episodes. Smallville returns from hiatus with “Escape” airing on Friday, April 2nd.

Check it out on the left sidebar. Thanks to “superchica1″ for the clip!