Bizarro

Season 7, Episode 1, Aired
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During Clark's battle with the last Phantom Zone wraith, Lex is rescued by a mysterious woman. Chloe is declared dead in the ER, while Lois goes to Lex's manor to find out what experiments he was conducting at the dam.
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  • Chloe is pronounced dead.

    9.0
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    By Canogaparkcindy, Apr 30, 2011 Report Abuse
    This episode was an okay season premiere, I mean I just realize no one is ever dead on Smallville except Clark's father which was meant to happen anyway. But the part I didn't like in the episode was that Kara was introduced, when she saves Lex & I really hate her, I love how Bizarro touches Lois' butt, that was hilarious, but when Chloe was dead & came back to life, that was pretty nerve wracking. Basically this episode is mostly grief & Lionel is missing! I love the end when it shows Lana in Shanghai, that reminded me of Season 4. She looked so Asian! An okay season opener.moreless

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  • One of the best episodes in the history of the show.

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    By CountAightX, Feb 17, 2011 Report Abuse
    Season Seven of Smallville starts out with a bang! Season six left us with Clark facing off against Bizzaro, Lex drowning, Lois and Chloe in the crumbling facility and Lana possibly dead. A lot of situations that needed resolution (about as much as you can get when you know everyone is going to make it out okay..).

    Clark vs Bizzaro was a blast, it was about time that Clark fought someone that could take everything he could dish out. The scenes were great fun and some of the best done in the series so far.

    Lex being thrown into jail for the possible murder of Lana was good but too short lived. It sets the bar high for the season, and in retrospect, the season doesn't quite live up to what this episode offered. Either way, a great season premiere and one of the best episodes in Smallville history.moreless

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  • I'm happy Lana lives

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    By scillaward, Sep 11, 2010 Report Abuse
    Now that Lana is alive and knows Clark's secret, maybe they will finally have a relationship that lasts more than a few episodes. Don't get me wrong, I'm all for Clois, but right now it's Clana time. I think Tom Welling did an amazing job playing a double role. You actually thought it was two different people. I liked how Bizarro hit on Lois and of course she thought it was Clark. It was sad how Clark thought he lost the love of his life, But we saw Lana was alive in China. But why the wig? Anyways, this looks like it's going to be an exciting season.moreless

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  • chloes lives!!

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    By QE-Zodak, Jun 17, 2010 Report Abuse
    ok, i love chloe. she is my favorite character & i don't know what i would do if they killed her chracter. i know there's always a good chance that they'll kill her cause they killed johnathan. i think the director dropped the ball by not having clark cry at all. lana had just died & then chloe, i expected him to be more excited when she came back to life than he was. not as much as me, of course!, but more than he was. i was dissapointed. i was not happy to see lana at the end knowing that they are introducing kara. let's say good bye to lana already & have more lois & clark! i guess lex covered up bizarro killing that guard but it was unexpected. there was some good fighting but the super-heating of the flood was anti-climactic. i'm not happy about having super-girl around. not at all.moreless

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  • It's a Bizzare New Beginning for Smallville!

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    By lenzinoH20, May 25, 2008 Report Abuse
    Bizzaro-During Clark's battle with the last Phantom Zone wraith, Lex is rescued by a mysterious woman. Chloe is declared dead in the ER, while Lois goes to Lex's manor to find out more about Lana's death.

    Hard to believe it's already been 6 years of Smallville, but I'm glad to see the show has continued it's tradition of season premieres and finales that truly KICK A$$! Bizzaro is not only a superb episode but a refreshing new chapter of the series. I mean Season 5 and 6 promised us a lot more Superman-espe moments but were kind of a let down in the end. But Bizarro is where I feel the writers are finally living up to Clark's journey to Superman! The episode opens with a beyond incredible sequence that is action-paked and full of out of this world effects for TV. From Clark and Bizarro's brief tussle to the dam bursting open which sends Lex tumbling under water to Clark's massive use of his heat vision to evaporate the tidal wave was must-see-tv! First off, Tom Welling impressed me this whole hour with his performance. I have never seen him act so much like Superman, it's un-real! The way he saved the little boy and his father from the wave to which he gave the Superman nod was classic as it's so reminiscent of the Superman that made Christopher Reeves such a icon. Also, the way he handled Chole's death and Lana's death was understandable. Then accepting his duty to humanity as well as accepting not being human was dialogue fans have been waiting to here for years now! Also Tom was equally impressive as Bizarro as who can tell he had fun playing his most sinister role yet. I especially loved the way his voice deeped! Other great performances are Allison Mack who is always wonderful as Chloe with she reacts to her death as well as Lana's death. But there is still a mystery on what Chloe's power can do, I mean she cried again in this episode and nothing happened which leaves much to be answered in her storyline. Micheal Rosenbuam continues to give depth to Lex, and he handles his sudden "epiphany" well. But we know it won't last for long...hopefully! This episode also had some great use of other DC characters and Superman mythos as Martain Manhunter is becoming one of my favorite supporting characters. He's still quite a mystery yet his mentor scenes with Clark are definately the highlight of this episode. Also, Kara/Supergirl makes her debut and I'm glad the writers made he appearence very vague as boosting her storyline in this episode would have hurt it. But her presence definately left me counting the days until next week episode! I also loved how they brought back that the sun is the key to Clark's powers since it hasn't been since Season 3's "Perry" that they brought that mytho to the table. While the final fight between Clark and Bizarro was brief, it still leaves an opening for him to return since Martin Manhunter (Yes, that was him who grabbed him in the sky) didn't kill him obviously. The only down points about the episode were Lois, which is a surprise since I adore her character. The writers made her look like an unsensitive, selfish weirdo this whole hour especially about Chloe! I mean Erica Durance did well with her weak material but they could have given Lois something better to say and do! Although her reaction to Bizarro grabbing her a$$ was priceless! Lastly, the shot of Lana (who obviously was alive all this time, Come on, that truck passing her car before it blew up was so convenient!) in China in her "hooker" get up was unneeded and felt so out of place. I just hope the writers back off Lana this season as they've haven't given her a decent storyline since Season 4! I mean I'm glad she finally learned Clark's secret last year, but that was it! All in All, this was an incredible premiere full of intense action, astonishing SFX, strong performances and a promising start to Smallville's seventh (maybe last?) season!moreless

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    • When Chloe "dies" they cover her face with the blanket whilst she still has the breathing apparatus in her mouth. They wouldn't have covered her face until after they removed all of the equipment. Edit
    • Lana sees the moon from Shanghai and then we see Clark looking at it from Smallville. However the moon looks exactly the same from both their perspectives, with the same side light. This isn't possible as they're looking at it from opposite sides of the planet. Edit
    • At the dam, Bizarro's face goes metallic right after he recharges from the kryptonite despite the fact he isn't in any sunlight. The script establishes that he gets his "Bizarro" face when he's weakened, so why does it appear here? Edit

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    • Starting with this episode and continuing through out the rest of the season, Smallville airs a day earlier in Canada. Edit
    • This episode won the 2008 Emmy Award for "Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series". This episode was nominated for a VES Award for "Outstanding Composition in a Broadcast Program or Commercial". Edit
    • International Airdates: Latin America: Tuesday, November 6, 2007 on Warner Channel. Norway: Monday, January 7, 2008 10.50 pm on TVNorge Australia: Thursday, March 28, 2008 8.30 pm on TEN HD Denmark: Monday, April 21, 2008 on TV3 UK: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 9.00 pm on E4 Sweden: Friday, May 30, 2008 9.00 pm on TV6 Turkey: Sunday, September 14, 2008 8.00 pm on CNBC-e Germany: Wednesday, September 17, 2008 10.15 pm on RTL II New Zealand: Friday, January 23, 2009 on TV2 Czech Republic: February 15, 2010 on TV Nova Slovakia: August 3, 2010 on Markiza Edit

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    • Lex: Soft skin, and her hair, that half-awake smile when she saw me come in, like she didn't know if she was still in a dream. (his eyes fill with tears) She was the only thing I was living for. Lex's Assistant: I'm sorry for your loss, sir, but right now, we need to get you airborne. The police will be here any minute. Lex: I'm well aware of that. I'm turning myself in. Edit
    • Lex: I was dead. And there was this light. And an angel. Why would she save me... after all I've done? Edit
    • Clark: You want to tell me what really happened? Chloe: Clark, as much as I would love to contribute to Lois' divine-intervention story, I was a little busy being unconscious. Clark: Chloe, come on. Chloe: I don't have time for 20 Questions right now, I've got to get out of here. Clark: You just died and came back to life. Don't you think you should at least have your blood pressure taken? Edit

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    • Chloe: (to Clark) The fact that you're from a galaxy far far away... The origin of that quote is from the Star Wars movies. Star Wars is an epic space opera franchise and a fictional universe initially developed by George Lucas during the 1970s and expanded since that time. Each movie in the series stars with the words "A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away...". This sentence became one of the series' most famous catchphrases, along with other sentences like "May the Force be with you". Edit
    • Lois: I will take my chances with Dr. Evil. Referencing the main villain of the Austin Powers movies, played by Mike Myers and parodying Blofield, the James Bond villain from You Only Live Twice. Edit

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