Always Hold On To Smallville

This week Zach is joined by Nick Ryan Magdoza to discuss the fifth episode of Smallville, "Cool." They talk the 2016 Oscars, high school letter jackets, if you'd really ditch your girlfriend to watch a fight on Pay-Per-View, and what exactly happens to these Freaks of the Week after it's all said and done? EPISODE ROUNDUP Zach's Grade: B- Nick's Grade: B IMDB Grade: 7.8 Superman Homepage Grade: 4/5 Bechdel Test: FAIL SERIES TALLY BOARD Amnesia Count: 1 Kent Truck Accidents: 2 Smallville High School Faculty Deaths: 1 Smallville High School Student Deaths: 1PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alwaysmallvilleTWITTER: https://twitter.com/alwaysmallvilleFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/alwaysmallvilleEMAIL: alwaysmallville@gmail.com 

This week Zach is joined by Mike Krause to discuss the fourth episode of Smallville, "X-Ray." They talk Mike's Smallville and Superman fandom, Smallville's spiritual predecessor Superboy, the mechanics of shape-shifting, live action Lex Luthors and how Lana is a surprisingly three-dimensional character in the early going. EPISODE ROUNDUP Zach's Grade: A Mike's Grade: B+ IMDB Grade: 8.2 Superman Homepage Grade: 4/5 Bechdel Test: PASS SERIES TALLY BOARD Amnesia Count: 1 Kent Truck Accidents: 2 Smallville High School Faculty Deaths: 1 PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alwaysmallvilleTWITTER: https://twitter.com/alwaysmallvilleFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/alwaysmallvilleEMAIL: alwaysmallville@gmail.com 

This week Zach is joined by Nick Ryan Magdoza, who created the original logo for the podcast, to discuss the third episode of Smallville, "Hothead." They talk Nick's Smallville fandom, high school newspaper policies and publication, the lack of continuity regarding Jonathan Kent's age, and how this mediocrely remembered episode isn't so mediocre after all.EPISODE ROUNDUP Zach's Grade: B+ Nick's Grade: A- IMDB's Grade: 7.6/10Superman Homepage's Grade: 5/5Bechdel Test: PASSSERIES TALLY BOARDAmnesia Count: 1Kent Truck Accidents: 1PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alwaysmallvilleTWITTER: https://twitter.com/alwaysmallvilleFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/alwaysmallvilleEMAIL: alwaysmallville@gmail.com 

This week Zach is  joined by Lance Laster as they discuss the second episode of Smallville, "Metamorphosis." They talk changes made from the pilot to the series proper, stalking, what Zach's last meal should be on death row, and the ever cool, ever quotable Lex Luthor!EPISODE ROUNDUP Zach's Grade: ALance's Grade: A-IMDB's Grade: 7.7/10Superman Homepage's Grade: 5/5Bechdel Test: FAILSERIES TALLY BOARDAmnesia Count: 1Kent Truck Accidents: 1PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alwaysmallvilleTWITTER: https://twitter.com/alwaysmallvilleFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/alwaysmallvilleEMAIL: alwaysmallville@gmail.com 

"Always hold on to Smallville..."Those were Jonathan Kent's final words in Smallville, which from 2001 to 2011 chronicled the trials and tribulations of a young Clark Kent on his journey from farm boy to Superman. Host Zach Moore is taking them to heart and will be covering each and every episode of the hit TV series that ran for 10 seasons and over 200 episodes on the WB and the CW ushered in the golden age of superhero television we're currently enjoying today! In this episode, Zach is joined by Lance Laster as they discuss how they came to be introduced to Smallville and the very first episode of the series, "Pilot." In their play-by-play of the plot, observations are made, trivia is shared, laughs are abundant and a good time is had by all.EPISODE ROUNDUP Zach's Grade: B+Lance's Grade: BIMDB's Grade: 8.8/10Superman Homepage's Grade: 5/5Bechdel Test: PASSSERIES TALLY BOARDAmnesia Count: 1Kent Truck Accidents: 1 PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alwaysmallvilleTWITTER: https://twitter.com/alwaysmallvilleFACE