Blank

Season 4, Episode 19, Aired
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When a boy who can make people lose their memories robs the Talon, Clark goes after him but gets total amnesia. Chloe finds out what happened and has to tutor Clark in the use of his superpowers and make sure he doesn't accidentally reveal his secret. While Clark, Chloe, and Lois try to track down Kevin, Clark takes advantage of his "new life" to ask Lana on a date. And Lex tries to turn Clark's memory loss to his advantage by getting him to reveal the secret of the caves.moreless
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  • Mind Warp!

    8.7
    "Great"
    By lenzinoH20, May 26, 2008 Report Abuse
    Blank-When a boy who can make people lose their memories robs the Talon, Clark goes after him but gets total amnesia. Chloe finds out what happened and has to tutor Clark in the use of his superpowers and make sure he doesn't accidentally reveal his secret. While Clark, Chloe, and Lois try to track down Kevin, Clark takes advantage of his "new life" to ask Lana on a date. And Lex tries to turn Clark's memory loss to his advantage by getting him to reveal the secret of the caves.

    When it comes to amnesia storylines being introduced into a series, you know the show is seriously in trouble and the writers have pretty much run out of ideas. But "Blank" is actually a refreshing episode as the amnesia storyline moves a couple of storylines from the season forward. Clark's amnesia brings some great developments to the table, the most entertaing being Chloe playing Clark's unofficial sidekick for the whole hour. Allison Mack really shines in her scenes with Tom Welling especially when Chloe reacts to Clark's heat vision at the Talon.. I loved how Chloe was there for Clark making sure he doesn't reveal his secret and also taught him how to use his powers. Chloe really develops into a great character her and her conversations with Clark about their frienship not to mention trust was well written. Lex's reaction to Clark's amnesia comes as quite a surprise as instead of being there for Clark, Lex uses Clark's moment of vunerablity to find out more about the caves and maybe even uncover Clark's secret. I love this development as Lex is starting to being very manipulative even menancing as it's obvious at this point his dark side from "Onyx" is starting to take over. As weak as some meteor freak episodes might be, Kevin's storyline is well developed. Jonathan Bennett (Kevin Grady) gives a good performance and the backstory about Kevin and his brother is convincing. While Kevin's ability to wipe out the short term memories of others may seem like a countless other storylines the writers rapped up with charatcers forgetting what they've seen, it works in the context of the episode. The best example being after Clark's displays his strength in front of Lois and the Sheriff after saving Chloe, Kevin wipe out their memories as a favor to Clark for helping him. My only real problem with the episode is even after the fact Clark has amnesia, he falls back in love with Lana and asks her out...ehw!!! Again I say...what about Alicia! It's just suck a shame that the writers have forgotten so quickly about that relationship and continue to shove Clana down our throats! With that aside, "Blank" is a fun, fresh episode with a excellent scenes and good meteor freak plot.moreless

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  • Kevin Grady, a teen with the ability to cause memory loss in others, uses his powers on Clark, resulting in total amnesia. When Chloe learns what happened, she retrains Clark in his abilities and simultaneaously keeps him from accidentally revealing them.moreless

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    By scorpionqueen86, Dec 11, 2007 Report Abuse
    At the Talon, Lois and the other waitresses are busy with multiple orders, when a teen, named Kevin Grady, strolls behind the counter and casually swipes money from the open register. When Lois busts him, he wipes her memory of the last few minutes, then makes a quick exit. Clark catches up to him in the alley, then ends up with absolute amnesia. When Chloe finds him shortly after, she realizes what happened and begins retraining Clark in the use his abilities, while keeping him from revealing them to others and even discovering a few new ones. However, Clark, reluctant to get his old life back, takes advantage of his clean slate to ask Lana out. Meanwhile, Lex takes advantage of Clark's amnesia by trying to get him to reveal all he knows about the caves.

    Let me just start off by taking a moment to be thankful for two things this episode: 1) the blow suffered by the Jason/Lana relationship, and 2) the limited interaction between Jason and the others. Sorry to those who actually like Jason, but with the turns his character has taken, he's really starting to annoy the crap outta me. That said, I'm glad the writers were able to give Kevin, the freak of the week, a reasonable enough story without taking away from the focus on Clark and Chloe. And as entertaining as it was to watch Clark re-learn his abilities while Chloe covered for him, I was vaguely reminded of a LOIS & CLARK episode (and I know I'm not the only one). Not that that's such a bad thing, since that's the show that got me interested in the Man of Steel in the first place. Anyway, the episode overall earns nine-and-a-half stars. The only complaint I have is that the eye roll moment of the episode, if not the season, came when amnesiac Clark fell in love with Lana all over again. I found that scene to be slightly sweet, but mostly nauseating. Not only that, I felt bad for Chloe.

    Highlights: Lois busy at the Talon, and busting Kevin; Clark catching up to Kevin in the alley and having his memories erased; Chloe showing the amnesiac Clark around his house; Lois coming home to the Kents', only to find out what happened to Clark; Clark surprised to find he can bend a crowbar, then Chloe explaining her meteor-freak theory; Chloe and Clark investigating at the Talon, only to discover the x-ray and heat visions; Lois's advice to Clark in the loft; Clark, Chloe, and Lois confronting Kevin's dad; Clark superspeeding past Kevin, confused; Lex taking Clark to the caves to "jog" his memory; Clark and Lois watching a video of Kevin at Summerholt; Clark helping Kevin remember the day he supposedly shot his brother; Lois and Sheriff Adams trying to get into Summerholt; Clark rescuing Chloe, having his memory restored, and being caught using his powers by Lois and the sheriff; Clark letting Kevin go; and Clark and Chloe conversing in the Torch office.moreless

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  • This episode was amazing! Chloe's my girl!

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    By Jendo798, Oct 08, 2007 Report Abuse
    This epidsode is really just Chloe's time to shine, and that's what I love about it. Chloe handles the discovery of the rest of Clark's abilities with such grace. She also protects him while he has amnesia with some made manipulation skills. Let's face it, she saves Clark's butt. And the fact that he doesn't remember all she did for him at the end is infuriating. He has to suspect that she knows something, if he had the guts to trust her enough to tell her he would finally have someone to confide in.

    He doesn't deserve her as a friend, she's amazing and he's just being a poo head. Okay, fine, maybe he's just doing what he's done for the past 18 years which is protect his secret at all costs, but still, he needs to find out that Chloe knows.moreless

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  • Great Episode

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    By Beer75, Aug 22, 2007 Report Abuse
    After robbing the Talon, Kevin Grady (Jonathan Bennett) is chased by Clark Kent and completely erases his memories. Chloe Sullivan helps Clark Kent to protect his secret and recollect his memories, looking for Kevin's father, the scientist Lawrence Grady (Tom Butler). They find that Kevin Grady was the subject of an experiment of his own father. In this episode, the viewer can see how false the friendship of Lex Luthor is for Clark Kent, and how Chloe Sullivan really likes him. The story is only reasonable, but it discloses in a clear way who are the true friends of Clark Kent.moreless

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  • This episode holds a very special place in my heart. My grandfather died on the day this episode aired. So this episode will always be one of my favorites.

    10
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    By smallvilletwfan, Mar 19, 2007 Report Abuse
    The storyline about Clark losing his memory stays with me forever. Everytime I watch this episode I can't help but think about my grandfather. Clark lost his memory while my grandfather died of a brain injury. How can a storyline be so close to real life. Clark has his brain swiped while my grandfather's brain fails. Blank will always stay close to my heart.

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    • During the flash of Clark's memories when he gets amnesia, you can see a shot of when Lionel is in Clark's body (from "Transference"). But Clark has no memory of what Lionel did in his body, so how could he have memories of the incident? Also we see a memory of Jonathan healing a badly wounded Clark from "Talisman." But Clark is unconscious in that scene, so again he couldn't have memories of Jonathan healing him if he wasn't conscious to see it. Edit
    • Originally Mr. Grady describes the shooting incident as if he took Kevin to Summerholt after Kevin was unable to handle it. Chloe could verify the shooting and the timeframe of the visits to Summerholt, so Mr. Grady has no reason to lie. But...if Mr. Grady shot Dylan himself, then he would have had to wipe Kevin's memories immediately to avoid being reported to the police. Edit
    • If there was a camera in the lab recording Kevin when his memory was getting fried, why wasn't there a camera recording the same experiment when Chloe was in the chair, and thus picking up at least some of the stuff which Clark did? Edit

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    • Chloe's e-mail address listed here is chloetorch@thedigitalwave.com. There is no such e-mail provider site although there is a digitalwave.com website. Edit
    • The beginning reference to the University of Miami is an in-joke to the 1988 Superboy series, which was filmed in Florida (although at University of Central Florida). Edit
    • Music: "Let Me Go" by 3 Doors Down. "24" by Jem, "Satie" by Paco, and "This Is Your Life" by Switchfoot. Edit

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    • Clark: Chloe, she... she told me that we used to, uh... Lana: Yeah. Yeah, we did. Clark: What happened? Please, I just... I'd really like to know. Lana: So would I. Clark: It was me? I don't understand. If I felt anywhere near like I feel now... No, don't tell me. I don't want to know. I don't want to know because this time, it... it'll be different. Lana: This time? Edit
    • Lois: Trust your gut. Like, what's it say about me? Clark: We don't like each other very much. Lois: You're on the right track. Keep it up, Smallville. Edit
    • Clark: My life is a complete void. How would you feel? Lois: Oh, pity party. These are fun. Edit

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    • Lana: What's with the Cheshire Cat routine?
      Referencing the Lewis Carroll creation from Alice in Wonderland - an enigmatic cat that disappears leaving only his smile. Edit

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