About this episode
The episode discusses the pilot of Smallville, focusing on Kal-El's arrival on Earth and his early life with the Kents.
Episode 402 is Smallville (2001) "Pilot" Baby Kal-El lands on earth and is found by the Kents. Kal-El is named Clark by Jonathan and Martha and tries to live a normal teenage life. This is somewhat of a challenge given his developing abilities. He becomes fast friends with Lex Luthor after saving Lex's life. Same plot used as the aired pilot except for some extension to certain scenes and Cynthia Ettinger portraying the role of Martha Kent before Annette O' Toole takes her place for the rest of the series.
People in this episode
Host: Brian Sear
Topics covered
- superhero origin
- teenage life
- friendship
- developing abilities
- pilot episode
Keywords
- Smallville
- Kal-El
- Clark Kent
- Lex Luthor
- pilot episode
- teenage challenges
- Cynthia Ettinger
- Martha Kent
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Smallville
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