SEASON EIGHT – REGULAR CAST:

• TOM WELLING (Clark Kent)
• ALLISON MACK (Chloe Sullivan)
• ERICA DURANCE (Lois Lane)
• JUSTIN HARTLEY (Oliver Queen)
• SAM WITWER (Davis Bloome)
• CASSIDY FREEMAN (Tess Mercer)
• AARON ASHMORE (Jimmy Olsen)

8.01 ODYSSEY

Original Airdate:  September 18, 2008
Written By:  Todd Slavkin, Darren Swimmer, Kelly Souders & Brian Peterson
Directed By: Kevin Fair
Music:  “No Commerical Music Used In This Episode”

The Justice League, led by the Green Arrow, hits the Arctic in search of Clark, who disappeared after the Fortress collaspsed.  Chloe is being held prisoner by a suspicious group who has discovered she has a new ability.  Clark has been stripped by his powers by Jor-El.

8.02 PLASTIQUE

Original Airdate: September 25, 2008
Written By:  Holly Henderson & Don Whitehead
Directed By:  Rick Rosenthal
Music:  “No Commercial Music Used In This Episode”

It’s Clark’s first day at the Daily Planet with Lois and the pair are immediately thrown together on a story when a bus explodes outside the office.  Clark rescues a young girl who bonds with Chloe over their shared meteor abilities.  Paramedic Davis Bloome arrives in Metropolis and is drawn to Chloe.

8.03 TOXIC

Original Airdate:  October 2, 2008
Written By:  Caroline Dries
Directed By:  Mairzee Almas
Music:

• “Dance To The Beat” by Brian Wayy
• “Get On Up” by Carl Burnett
• “It Don’t Matter To Jesus” by Emily Zuzik

Oliver collaspses at a charity event and reveals he only has 12 hours to live.  Clark and Chloe call Davis for help but Oliver’s prognosis is grim.  Delirious, Oliver flashes back to when he was stranded on an island and first learned his archery skills and meeting Tess.  Meanwhile, Chloe decides to use her new powers to help save Oliver, shocking Clark.

8.04 INSTINCT

Original Airdate: October 9, 2008
Written By:  Al Septien & Turi Meyer
Directed By:  James Conway
Music:

• “The Beat Is” by Channel Two ft Shakespeare, Edey and Jantey
• “Just Like This” by EEK

Tess and her team perfom tests on Clark’s cystal that she had retrieved from the Arctic, causing it to send a beam of light into the universe.  This triggers the arrival of Maxima, a queen from the planet Almerac, who is searching for a soulmate, who she believes sent the signal.  Unfortunately, Maxima’s power is too great for mortal men and her kiss kills them.

8.05 COMMITTED

Original Airdate:  October 16, 2008
Written By:  Bryan Miller
Directed By:  Glen Winter
Music:

• “Rescue Dog” by Jill Cohn

After Chloe and Jimmy leave their engagement party, they are abducted by a psychotic jeweler who was emotionally scarred by his wife’s infidelity and is now kidnapping couples and subjecting them to a lie detector that shocks them if they lie.  Clark and Lois set out to find them posing as a couple hoping to lure the kidnapper to them.

8.06 PREY

Original Airdate:  October 23, 2008
Written By:  Brian Peterson & Kelly Souders
Directed By:  Michael Rohl
Music:

• “Club Young” by Telepictures
• “Chuggernaut” by Stuart Burrows / Freeplay Music

Clark looks into a recent attack in a theater that may be the work of a serial killer.  Suspecting it could be someone who is meteor-infected, he demands that Chloe release the names of the people she is counseling at the Isis Foundation, which causes a rift between the friends.  Davis fears that his blackouts could mean that he is the serial killer and collects evidence that may implicate him.  Fearing the worst, he confesses his suspicions to Chloe.

8.07 IDENTITY

Original Airdate: October 30, 2008
Written By:  Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer
Directed By:  Mairzee Almas
Music:

• “It’s True” by Brian Wayy
• “Luxury” by Matthew Gerrard

Jimmy snaps a picture of Clark super-speeding to save Lois from a mugger and manages to catch a red blue blur on film.  Jimmy shows it to Tess who decides to run it on the front page of the Daily Planet.  Clark fears his identity will be discovered so he asks Chloe to run interference with Jimmy, but she refuses.

8.08 BLOODLINE

Original Airdate: November 6, 2008
Written By:  Caroline Dries
Directed By:  Michael Rohl
Music:  “No Commercial Music Used In This Episode”

Clark receives an anonymous package containing the crystal that Tess found in the Arctic.  When he removes the crystal, it activates and send him and a visiting Lois to the Phantom Zone where they run into Kara.  Kara opens a portal for Lois to return but Zod’s wife, Faora, escapes with her and possesses Lois’s body.

8.09 ABYSS

Original Airdate: November 13, 2008
Written By:  Don Whitehead & Holly Henderson
Directed By:  Kevin Fair
Music:

• “Sad Girl” by Blue

Brainiac begins removing Chloe’s memories one by one until the only person she remembers is Davis.  Clark realizes the only way to stop Brainiac from taking over Chloe’s mind is to rebuild the Fortress of Solitude and ask Jor-El to heal her.

8.10 BRIDE

Original Airdate: November 20, 2008
Written By:  Al Septien & Turi Meyer
Directed By:  Jeannot Szwarc
Music:

• “Under The Gate” by Libby Johnson.
• “Canon In D Major” by Pachelbel
• “Why Did I Wait” by Nicholas Alan
• “Wild For You” by Ian David & Regan Ryzuk / FirstCom
• “Sidwalk Stroll” by Ian David & Regan Ryzuk / FirstCom
• “Keep Your Heart Ready” by Emily Baker
• “Possibilities” by Nadia Fay / SyncFree Music
• “Don’t Take Your Love Away From Me” by Vast

Chloe is excited that she’s marrying Jimmy.  Meanwhile, Oliver tells Clark he thinks he’s discovered where Lex is hiding and takes off to Cuba to confront him.  However, when he arrives, Oliver is shocked to find Lana instead.  Clark and Lois grow closer but chaos ensues when Doomsday crashes the wedding and tries to kidnap Chloe.

8.11 LEGION

Original Airdate: January 15, 2009
Written By:  Geoff Johns
Directed By:  Glen Winter
Music:  “No Commercial Music Used In This Episode”

The aftermath of Doomsday’s attack on Chloe and Jimmy’s wedding leaves Clark in shock, but before he can search for the kidnapped Chloe, The Persuader appears and attacks him.  Rokk, Imra and Garth, also known as The Legion, step in from the future to help vanquish the Persuader and the group realizes Brainiac has taken over Chloe once again.  Meanwhile, at the Fortress, Chloe as Brainiac informs Davis he is Doomsday and was created to kill “the other Kryptonian” and destroy the world.

8.12 BULLETPROOF

Original Airdate: January 22, 2009
Written By:  Bryan Miller
Directed by:  Morgan Beggs
Music:  “No Commercial Music Used In This Episode”

Clark discovers John Jones was shot while working as a police officer, so Clark dons the uniform and goes undercover to find the culprit.  Meanwhile, Lana confronts Tess and tells her Lex isn’t the man she thinks he is.

8.13 POWER

Original Airdate: January 29, 2009
Written By:  Todd Skavkin & Darren Swimmer
Directed By:  Allison Mack
Music:  “Empty Road” by Natalie Walker

Clark finds Tess in Lana’s ransacked apartment and realizes Lana is missing.  Tess tells him Lex is still alive and may have kidnapped Lana and finally reveals the truth about what happened to Lana after she awoke from her Brainiac-induced coma.  Meanwhile, Tess breaks into a secret LuthorCorp facility and is shocked at what she discovers.

8.14 REQUIEM

Original Airdate: February 5, 2009
Written By:   Holly Henderson & Don Whitehead
Directed By:  Michael Rohl
Music:  “Good Night, Travel Well” by The Killers

An explosion at LuthorCorp kills all the Board members and injures Oliver, who was there to announce the merger of his company with LutherCorp.  Oliver believes that Lex is responsible for the blast, but Clark and Lana learn the bomber is Winslow Schott, a toymaker and former Queen Industries employee with a grudge against Oliver.

8.15 INFAMOUS

Original Airdate: March 12, 2009
Written By:  Caroline Dries
Directed By:  Glen Winter
Music:  “Dreamer” by Uh Huh Her

Villainous Linda Lake threatens to expose Clark’s secret, but Clark decides he’s going to reveal the truth about himself before she gets the chance to.  Meanwhile Jimmy is transported to Metropolis General.

8.16 TURBULENCE

Original Airdate: March 19, 2009
Written By:  Al Septien & Turi Meyer
Directed By:  Kevin Fair
Music:  “I Don’t Care” by Apocalyptica featuring Adam Gontier of Three Days Grace

Jimmy returns from his coma and reacts violently seeing Davis and has an angry outburst towards Chloe.  Tess takes Clark out of town with her to an important press conference in another city and Clark tries to find out from Tess how much Lex had actually told her about him.  Meanwhile, Davis visits a cathedral where he confesses that he has hurt people that he cares about.

8.17 HEX

Original Airdate: March 26, 2009
Written By:  Bryan Miller
Directed By:  Mairzee Almas
Music:

• “It’s True” by Brian Wayy
• “Just Believe” by Brian Wayy

Zatanna tries to get Oliver to believe in witchcraft, and comes to him for help.  She would like to obtain an item obtained by Lex before he disappeared.  She offers to give Oliver his deepest desire if he helps her.  Meanwhile, a magic spell turns Chloe into Lois and a spell is cast on Clark that makes him believe he is a simple reporter with glasses.  Clark reveals his feelings for Lois to Chloe.

8.18 ETERNAL

Original Airdate: April 2, 2009
Directed by:  James Marshall
Written by:  Brian Peterson & Kelly Souders
Music:  “No Commercial Music Used In This Episode”

Davis Bloome’s history is revealed – Tess tries to kill Davis by blowing up his truck.  However, after he escapes, she realizes she needs help to destroy him and turns to Clark. Tess reveals Davis’ secret childhood with the Luthors and hints that she knows Clark’s true identity. Meanwhile, Davis runs to Chloe for help.  (Source: KryptonSite)

8.19 STILETTO

Original Airdate: April 23, 2009
Directed by:  Kevin Fair
Written by:  Caroline Dries
Music:  No Commercial Music In This Episode

Chloe and Lois are attacked by two thugs.  Lois takes one of them down with her stiletto heels and decides to recruit Jimmy for photography help to convince others that “Stiletto” is Metropolis’ newest heroine so she can bring the Red-Blue Blur out of hiding for an interview.  When Clark finds out about this, he tells Lois that she’s a better reporter than one who would lie to advance her career.

8.20 BEAST

Original Airdate: April 30, 2009
Directed by:  Michael Rohl
Written by:  Genevieve Sparling

DAVIS ASKS CHLOE TO LEAVE TOWN WITH HIM — Clark discovers that Davis is still alive and confronts Chloe about protecting him. Oliver discovers Jimmy breaking into Chloe’s apartment, but things get rapidly worse after Davis jumps from the shadows and attacks both of them. (Source: KryptonSite)

8.21 INJUSTICE

Original Airdate: May 7, 2009
Directed by:  Tom Welling
Written by:  Al Septien & Turi Meyer

DC COMICS CHARACTER PLASTIQUE RETURNS WITH FRIENDS – Chloe (Allison Mack) returns and begs Clark to kill Davis, claiming he can no longer keep the best under control.  Tess has assembled a team of meteor freaks, including Plastique, to track down Davis so Clark can kill him.  However, things get out of hand once Tess’ team discovers she is double-crossing them.  Aaron Ashmore and Justin Hartley also star. (Source: KryptonSite)

8.22 DOOMSDAY

Original Airdate:  May 14, 2009
Directed by:  James Marshall
Written by:  Brian Peterson & Kelly Souders

CLARK AND DOOMSDAY FACE OFF – Oliver tells Clark he must kill Davis, as Doomsday is a serous threat and must be stopped at all costs.  However, Clark struggles with taking a human life, so the Green Arrow and his team decide to take matters into their own hands.  Lois takes on Tess, but the fight takes a shocking turn.  Meanwhile, Chloe gets caught in the middle of Oliver and Clark’s battle over killing Davis.  Aaron Ashmore also stars. (Source: KrytonSite)

Source For Add’l Music:  The Definitive Smallville Soundtrack