Show: Smallville
Episode: “Apocalypse”
First Aired: 5/1/08
The 150th episode of “Smallville,” as directed by star Tom Welling,
falls into line with Marvel’s “What If…?” and DC’s Elseworlds comic
books - stories that offer readers a glance at alternate versions of
their favorite characters. “Apocalypse” does the same for the viewer.
In this case the question is, What would Smallville be like if baby
Kal-El had never arrived? The answer is Clark’s own version of “It’s a
Wonderful Life,” and Smallville proves to be much bleaker than Bedford
Falls ever was. Whereas evil Mr. Potter opened up bars and strip clubs,
evil Mr. Luthor starts a nuclear war.
Clark and Chloe somehow surmise that Brainiac traveled back in time to Krypton’s dying days in order to kill baby Kal-El, which will prevent grown-up Kal-El from stopping General Zod’s takeover of Earth - or something along those lines. Motivations for various characters get muddy along the way, but the main point is […]
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