Mercy

Before we say goodbye to Smallville Season 5 and get ready for the best season yet, let’s take a quick look back at some of our favorite moments this past season. Appreciate all the interaction and love this season. Get ready for Season 6 of our rewatch premiering Wednesday January 22. (send your questions in at https://talkvillepodcast.com/hotline) __________________________________________________ 🏆 Best of Season 5 Voting 1️⃣ BEST Guest Appearance James Marsters (Solitude) - Winner 43% 🏆 Emily Hirst (Fragile) Lillian Luthor (Void) Alan Richtson (Aqua) Lee Thompson Young (Cyborg) Tom Wopat (Exposed) Carrie Fisher (Thirst) Denise Quiñones (Vengeance) 2️⃣ BEST Explosion/ Crash Warehouse Explosion Ending (Lockdown) School Bus T-bones Lana (Reckoning) - Winner 35% 🏆 Cyborg Totals Lana’s Car (Cyborg) Choo Choo Goes Boom Boom (Mercy) Zod Disciples Blow Up Cop Cars (Arrival) Stripper Gets Rag Dolled (Exposed) Paranoid Clark Flips His Car (Splinter) House Explodes with Glass (Fragile) 3️⃣ BEST Sad Moment Death of Lana Lang (Reckoning) Chloe Reunites with Mom in Mental Hospital (Tomb) Lex Sees Lana Die in Childbirth (Lexmas) Lana Gets Heartbroken (Hypnotic) Death of Jonathan Kent (Reckoning) - Winner 74% 🏆 Martha Finds Out Clark Died in Hospital (Hidden) Lex Overlooks City Alone (Lexmas) 4️⃣ MOST Confusing Moment Security guard impressed by Ford Focus (Solitude) Why was Lex testing on Sorority Vampires (Thirst) Shaved head assassin making Lois take the shot (Fanatic) Jonathan Kent storing Kryptonite in the house (Solitude) Kryptonite skeleton has been in the walls this whole time (Tomb) ‘Clark you’re just hypnotized’ explanation (Hypnotic) Jonathan Kent’s long unspoken love for baseball (Oracle) Clark explaining how he came back from the dead (Hidden) - Winner 22% 🏆 5️⃣ BEST Smooch Lex and Lana first kiss (Fragile) Clark and Chloe goodbye kiss (Vessel) AC and Lois (Aqua) Lex and Lana cityscape ending (Vessel) Clark and Symone alley fornication (Hypnotic) Clark and Lana ‘Coldplay’ foreplay (Mortal) - Winner 29% 🏆 She says Yes to the marriage proposal (Reckoning) 6️⃣ BEST Save Clark saves Chloe from Car crashing the Daily Planet (Vessel) AC saves Lois bumping her head (Aqua) Clark saves Lionel from falling out of Luthorcorp (Vengeance) Clark catches elevator with Lionel and Martha (Mercy) Clark jump save opening stunt (Fade) Clark’s rocket save (Hidden) - Winner 30% 🏆 Clark helicopter save (Exposed) Clark slow-mo saves Jonathan on stage (Fanatic) 7️⃣ BEST Fight Clark vs. Zod Disciples (Arrival) Fine subdues the paranoid Clark (Splinter) Clark takes out Fine in the Fortress of Solitude (Solitude) Underwater superfight (Aqua) Clark hypnotized kicking ass (Hypnotic) Clark knives Fine (Vessel) Clark and Lex exchange blows (Mortal) - Winner 35% 🏆 __________________________________________________ 🌹💣 Season Episode Ratings TOM  - Average: 1.3 🌹  - High: 3 🌹  - Low: HEDER 🤷‍♂️ MICHAEL  - Average: 0.8 🌹  - High: 3 🌹  - Low: 3 💣 RYAN  - Average: 1.2 🌹  - High: 3 🌹  - Low: 2 💣 PATRONS  - Average: 1.3 🌹  - High: 2.7 🌹  - Low: 1.1 💣 __________________________________________________ 🎬 Ryan’s Favorite Scene SEASON 5:  - TOM: 2  - MICHAEL: 4  - Tie: 14  - Nobody: 2 TOTAL:  - TOM: 16  - MICHAEL: 27  - Tie: 50  - Nobody: 18 __________________________________________________ Thank you to our sponsors: 🥬 AG1: https://drinkag1.com/talkville 🏈 PrizePicks: https://prizepicks.com/talkville 🛡️ Policygenius: https://policygenius.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Introducing The Democratization of Fashion | PLUS John Galliano Leaves Maison Margiela from The Run-Through with Vogue.Follow the show: The Run-Through with Vogue Fashion writer Hannah Jackson joins The Run-Through to talk through her article “How Fashion Is Coming Down To Earth,” along with Willow Lindley, Vogue’s Fashion Market and Collaborations Director, and Jose Criales Unzueta, Vogue’s Lead Fashion Editor. They discuss the ways consumers are changing the ways they shop for fashion and the expansion of access to designers and brands From Zac Posen at Gap to designer collaborations with brands like Adidas and H&M, shoppers with a tight budget can still have access to high design. Plus, a particularly lively headlines session covering John Galliano’s departure from Maison Margiela and even more design house speculations.  Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices DISCLAIMER: Please note, this is an independent podcast episode not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in conjunction with the host podcast feed or any of its media entities. The views and opinions expressed in this episode are solely those of the creators and guests. For any concerns, please reach out to [email protected].

The villain of season takes over the villain of the story this week as Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum revisit the Season 5 finale in Episode 22: VESSEL! We talk about the jaw dropping scenes in the finale episode, Michael’s embodiment of a new kind of super evil, and Tom’s shock at certain smooches and stunts. Thank you to our sponsors: ❤️ Betterhelp: https://betterhelp.com/talkville 🛡️ Policygenius: https://policygenius.com 🍽️ Factor: https://factormeals.com/talkville50 🏈 PrizePicks: https://prizepicks.com/talkville __________________________________________________ 💖 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkville ☎️ Hotline: (213) 538-2883 👕 New Merch: https://shop.talkvillepodcast.com __________________________________________________ Watch or listen to more episodes! 📺 https://talkvillepodcast.com/show __________________________________________________ Follow us online! 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkvillepodcast/ 🤣 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thetalkvillepodcast 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/talkvillepodcast 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/talkvillepod 🌐 Website: https://www.talkvillepodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Join Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum for the penultimate Season 5 episode and the return of a familiar face in Episode 21: ORACLE! After getting a much needed history lesson on the truth behind Season 5 from Al Gough, we discuss the good evil intentions of Lex Luthor’s venture into biowarfare and his Zod-like transformation in the last couple episodes here. Thank you to our sponsors: ❤️ Betterhelp: https://betterhelp.com/talkville 🥬 AG1: https://drinkag1.com/talkville 🛡️ Policygenius: https://policygenius.com 🍽️ Factor: https://factormeals.com/talkville50 🏈 PrizePicks: https://prizepicks.com/talkville __________________________________________________ 💖 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkville ☎️ Hotline: (213) 538-2883 👕 New Merch: https://shop.talkvillepodcast.com __________________________________________________ Watch or listen to more episodes! 📺 https://talkvillepodcast.com/show __________________________________________________ Follow us online! 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkvillepodcast/ 🤣 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thetalkvillepodcast 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/talkvillepodcast 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/talkvillepod 🌐 Website: https://www.talkvillepodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Back to life, back to ‘freak of the week’… join Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum as we revisit Smallville Season 5 Episode 20: FADE. Tom shares stories working alongside former stunt double turned stunt coordinator Chris Sayour during a super jump surrounded by paparazzi and Michael gives a 101 lecture on the craft of sleep acting. __________________________________________________ 💖 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkville ☎️ Hotline: (213) 538-2883 👕 New Merch: https://shop.talkvillepodcast.com __________________________________________________ Watch or listen to more episodes! 📺 https://talkvillepodcast.com/show __________________________________________________ Follow us online! 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkvillepodcast/ 🤣 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thetalkvillepodcast 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/talkvillepodcast 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/talkvillepod 🌐 Website: https://www.talkvillepodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Do you want to play a game! Well too bad, because this week Smallville meets SAW as we get into Season 5 Episode 19: MERCY! After we get over John Glover’s shredded physique in this ode to SAW, we discuss Clark revealing his superpower to a dangerous Lionel Luthor and a new all-time low for security on Smallville. Thank you to our sponsors: ❤️ Betterhelp: https://betterhelp.com/talkville 🥬 AG1: https://drinkag1.com/talkville __________________________________________________ 💖 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkville ☎️ Hotline: (213) 538-2883 👕 New Merch: https://shop.talkvillepodcast.com __________________________________________________ Watch or listen to more episodes! 📺 https://talkvillepodcast.com/show __________________________________________________ Follow us online! 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkvillepodcast/ 🤣 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thetalkvillepodcast 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/talkvillepodcast 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/talkvillepod 🌐 Website: https://www.talkvillepodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We are graced by the director himself this week as Tom Welling takes us through his directorial debut on Smallville in Season 5 Episode 18: FRAGILE! After breaking down the heavy dose of glass attacks Tom pulls back the curtain to everything behind the camera… how he got the gig to direct an episode, what it was like directing a child for his first time as director, and how he stuck to his guns with decisions on set.  Thank you to our sponsors: 🥬 AG1: https://drinkag1.com/talkville ❤️ Betterhelp: https://betterhelp.com/talkville 🏈 PrizePicks: https://prizepicks.com/talkville __________________________________________________ 💖 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkville ☎️ Hotline: (213) 538-2883 👕 New Merch: https://shop.talkvillepodcast.com __________________________________________________ Watch or listen to more episodes! 📺 https://talkvillepodcast.com/show __________________________________________________ Follow us online! 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkvillepodcast/ 🤣 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thetalkvillepodcast 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/talkvillepodcast 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/talkvillepod 🌐 Website: https://www.talkvillepodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Smallville reaches its D.A.R.E era this week as Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum revisit Season 5 Episode 17: VOID! After exploring the difficulty of transforming Kristin Kreuk into a kryptonite junky fiend we explore the nod to Lex Luthor’s black glove future and the meaning behind the visits from beyond to the main characters in this episode. Thank you to our sponsors: 🥬 AG1: https://drinkag1.com/talkville ❤️ Betterhelp: https://betterhelp.com/talkville 🍽️ Factor: https://factormeals.com/talkville50 🏈 PrizePicks: https://prizepicks.com/talkville __________________________________________________ 💖 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkville ☎️ Hotline: (213) 538-2883 👕 New Merch: https://shop.talkvillepodcast.com __________________________________________________ Watch or listen to more episodes! 📺 https://talkvillepodcast.com/show __________________________________________________ Follow us online! 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkvillepodcast/ 🤣 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thetalkvillepodcast 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/talkvillepodcast 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/talkvillepod 🌐 Website: https://www.talkvillepodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Say it aint so, coming to the end of an era as Tom Welling and Michael Rosnebaum revisit Smallville Season 5 Episode 16: HYPNOTIC! After critiquing some very questionable hypnotism induced storylines the guys dive into the complexities of prop Lousiville Sluggers, the All American Rejects, and what’s behind Brainiac’s evil viral plots. Thank you to our sponsors: 🏈 PrizePicks: https://prizepicks.com/talkville __________________________________________________ 💖 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkville ☎️ Hotline: (213) 538-2883 👕 New Merch: https://shop.talkvillepodcast.com __________________________________________________ Watch or listen to more episodes! 📺 https://talkvillepodcast.com/show __________________________________________________ Follow us online! 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkvillepodcast/ 🤣 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thetalkvillepodcast 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/talkvillepodcast 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/talkvillepod 🌐 Website: https://www.talkvillepodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Expanding the JLA this week as Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum revisit the entrance of the titular character in Smallville Season 5 Episode 15: CYBORG. The guys open up on the poise and joy of working alongside Lee Thompson Young before diving into some fact-checks about Lionel’s blackmailing, exploring the DC ‘toy box’ with Al Gough, and lamenting the fallout bromance between Clark and Lex. Thank you to our sponsors: ❤️ Betterhelp: https://betterhelp.com/talkville 🥬 AG1: https://drinkag1.com/talkville __________________________________________________ 💖 Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkville ☎️ Hotline: (213) 538-2883 👕 New Merch: https://shop.talkvillepodcast.com __________________________________________________ Watch or listen to more episodes! 📺 https://talkvillepodcast.com/show __________________________________________________ Follow us online! 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkvillepodcast/ 🤣 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thetalkvillepodcast 📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/talkvillepodcast 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/talkvillepod 🌐 Website: https://www.talkvillepodcast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices