Bloodline

Season 8, Episode 8, Aired
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Clark receives a mysterious package containing the crystal that Tess found in the Arctic. When he touches it, it transports himself and a visiting Lois to the Phantom Zone where they meet Kara. She opens a portal to free Lois, but Zod's wife escapes and possesses her.moreless
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  • Laura is absolutely so pretty! Im SO envious of her. I love that she is from Canada! (whoo!) We def. need more Canadians out there. Anyways I liked her a lot in This episode.moreless

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    By Loralee_jk, Apr 07, 2011 Report Abuse
    Laura is absolutely so pretty! Im SO envious of her. I love that she is from Canada! (whoo!) We def. need more Canadians out there. Anyways I liked her a lot in This episode. (I have yet to see her in her movies and or shows) It was sad how they ended it for Season 7. Clark Didnt even come looking for her! What Was That About!!
    This was just depressing. (Though her fighting back part where she changed her hair and stuff was pretty cool) Regardless I think shes an amazing person. I hope we get to see more of her. OH MAN! They should have a trailer for her movie in the background in season 9. It would be AMAZING!

    They should REALLY give her a few cameos in season 9!moreless

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  • coooooooooooolllll!!!!

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    By bochnak, Apr 07, 2011 Report Abuse
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  • It's episodes like this that makes watching Smallville worthwhile!

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    By super_friend21, May 22, 2010 Report Abuse
    Without a doubt, the most jam-packed episode of any show I've seen. With so much huge plots going on its a wonder why I think that this sis the best episode of Season 8 thus far. Doomsday is freaking scary OK. I didnt know much about the character until looking him up on Wikipedia and my God he is pretty powerful. But Davis is a likeable character so it will be hard to root for Clark. Gotta hand it to the writers, I thought when Lois came out the Phantom Zone that was kinda it but it seems the extended plot literally came out the P.Z with Lois. Chloe just grows and grows in my eyes. From the not so likeable nosey reporter from Season 1 to the outstanding sidekick in Season 8, the actress, Allison Mack is superb - well done and she deserves more recognition! Moreso than the other members of the cast. A shame to see Kara go as I liked her but one less character to write for. Again, Chloe was amazing in "Bloodline" but so was Davis and Lois. Bring on the next episode and Doomsday because this episode has left me all excited...moreless

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  • Chloe rescues Clark, Kara, and Lois from another world, and later saves Clark from an alien from that world, with Oliver's help. Lois transforms into a Zoner, while Tess gains dangerous knowledge about the alien threat.moreless

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    By cxtasy, Jan 26, 2009 Report Abuse
    This episode has an apt title - "Bloodline" can be taken to refer to the blood relationship between Clark and Kara, and also to a wife-of-Zod Phantom Zone escapee who is revealed as the mother of...?

    For a moment, Lois plans to move back to the farm with Clark; she's enthused, he's now reluctant - but after all, he did make the offer several episodes back in "Instinct." The move-in is delayed by a trip to another planet. It seems a bit too easy to end the quest for the blue crystal by having it arrive in the mail for Clark, but that's the way this script goes. Then when he picks it up, knowing it's alien origins, it starts to activate, with Lois standing nearby. I would have slammed it back in it's case and gotten it out of sight. But Clark stands there until both he and Lois are teleported into the Phantom Zone and out to that dismal prison planet.

    Lois simply thinks she's been abducted by aliens...well, she's right, but not a "Close Encounters" type of alien. With Kara appearing in the Zone, it's finally time to resolve her disappearance in "Arctic," last season. Ms. Vandervoort is harder around the edges, and has a new braided hairstyle, so she brings some renewed interest to her Kara role.

    Allison Mack plays a major part in "Bloodline," Chloe first finding the crystal at the Kent home just before Tess arrives. Tess is looking for the source of a power surge her "frequency generator" detected, right down to within inches in the Kent kitchen. But Chloe manages to keep the crystal hidden, then enlists a reluctant Oliver in her plan to steal the generator from Tess and activate the crystal to rescue Clark and Lois. There's a lot going on in that Brainiac-powered brain of Chloe, making me wonder if she's to suffer mental burnout soon.

    Ms. Vandervoort gets a fair amount of screen time, helping Lois escape the Phantom Zone when Chloe activates the crystal and enables a time-space portal, but not before a wraith makes the trip too, and back on Earth, Lois is possessed by the entity. Chloe's crystal scene with Oliver has the best line of the episode, "If I don't bail out Clark soon, who knows what kind of havoc Lo-Bot will leave in her wake." Chloe get downright freakish as she activates the crystal with her mental forces and throws Oliver clean across the room. Chloe is evolving into a super-hero her own self.

    Still in the PZ, Clark has to hang on, pleading with the injured Kara to come with him back to his home world - she finally grasps his hand and they teleport back to Chloe and Oliver.

    The vessel-possessor turns out to be the wife of Zod, Faora, and the mother of another cast member. Ms. Durance is quite a surprise with her new look and completely convincing portrayal of another person - impressive acting for someone who has carved out her Lois persona to the point of being quite predictable. Not here. As a vessel for Faora, she gets a new hairstyle and makeup, alters her voice, and completes a transformation, at least in our minds.

    Another script surprise - Lois/Faora starts talking to Tess about kryptonian spacecraft, Kal-El, and other alien secrets. At this rate, Tess will know far too much about Clark and alien invasions, and Ms. Cassidy gives a good performance here, trying to ingratiate herself with Faora by proposing a partnership. But Lois/Faora says "You're worthless to me," and superspeeds out, leaving Ms. Cassidy to demonstrate a perfect look of shock on her face.

    Chloe's welcome-back scene with Lois/Faora is near-fatal for Chloe, and Faora discovers the file on Davis...her long-lost son. When Lois/Faora spots Davis in the hospital, it's like a family reunion, with Davis coincidentally also researching his origins with Chloe's help. It was pretty shocking to hear Lois/Faora call Davis the "ultimate destroyer," ram a bed rail right through him, and see him fall dead on the floor. But she must have a plan for her genetic-material son, as she re-phrases an old expression, "That which kills you makes you stronger." She leaves Davis in a pool of blood, but Clark then arrives, saying, "Lois, I know you're in there." A GMC pickup is totaled on the street below when Faora flings Clark through the wall, but Faora is exorcised from Lois by Kara's kryptonian shield.

    Clark has another scene with Tess at the Daily Planet as she presses him for more information about all this, but Clark is closed-mouth to the point of risking his job. All this is quite different from historic versions of Clark's days at the DP - Tess is no Perry White, but that's fine - this more sinister relationship makes for better drama - much more is at stake with Tess at the helm than with a bumbling Perry White.

    When Kara informs Clark that she's leaving Smallville, it seems to presage the end of Ms. Vandervoort's tour in the cast. Perhaps there's just not enough room for her with the ongoing development of Lois, Chloe, and Tess, but still, she was an asset to a number of stories, a good supporter of Clark, and I'd like to see her in more guest shots. But the way she flies out of the atmosphere indicates this is the end.

    As I expected, Davis awakes in his own blood, still alive, and soon puts himself to the test in the hospital - with a large knife. It shatters when he test-impales himself. We all knew this was coming, but now realize that Davis is going to develop his own self-knowledge of his origins, powers, and destiny. The story arc so far makes it clear that he's no short-term meteor-mutant - he will be a formidable opponent.

    The only lingering question is about who sent Clark the crystal and why. If a future episode does not answer this, I'll be disappointed. Someone is out there with special ability and knowledge, and is manipulating several characters in the cast, and we still have no clue who that is. Why did that person tease Tess about the crystal in a cryptic email back in "Instinct," and then simply turn it over to Clark?

    Lois was exposed to teleportation, the Phantom Zone, and possession by an alien, which would give her far too much knowledge, so the usual script device of a loss of memory is employed to re-set the Clark - Lois relationship, and her plan to camp at the farm and enjoy that three-hour one-way commute to the DP is also quickly written off. I felt a bit manipulated - a quick tease about something happening in the Clark-Lois relationship is just that. But "Bloodline" surely makes one look forward to further developments between those two, as well as with Chloe, and Tess, and Davis. The producers and writers leave themselves with many possibilities, and leave me anticipating several more good stories. That means "Bloodline" is a success, so I'll watch it again. Re-run rating B.moreless

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  • Stepford WAG of Zod and their love child

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    By AegisAtreyu, Jan 02, 2009 Report Abuse
    What starts out as a pretty average Nothing Special episode (last act wasn't anything special either except that final bit and Clark sounding more adult while talking to Tess) becomes essential viewing.

    Okay, Kara was trapped in the very windy Phantom Zone. This bit of the episode frankly felt like a retread to Season 7 quality and I couldn't fathom why we should be there let alone Lois. And then it happened, Erica Durance got to play the Stepford wife of Zod. Frankly she was a revelation in the part, not a hint of Lois remained. She was a complete and utter biotch. More importantly as well we got a hint of what Davis Bloome is. He is linked to Clark so much now because he actually came down as a manufactured single cell organism created for one function. The fact that he is technically the Son of Zod is a major step for the character. The scene where Faora and Bloom chat and it ends unexpectedly with her killing him whispering in his ear, it was amazing to watch. There seemed to be more blood than in 'Don't look Now'

    Chloe is the other big thing in this episode but then we know she's been abusing her powers so this is just one more thing before it explodes in her face most likely. The way she pushed Green Arrow into the other room was cool though.

    Lastly I'd just like to say that some great acting at the end comes from Clark's and Mercy's scene. He seems more adult than at any other time in the episode and there is a feeling from this that he is growing up.moreless

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  • Trivia

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    • When Lois and Clark are taken by the crystal, they are seen flying out through the window so all the broken glass should be outside or on the ledge of the window (as can be seen.) But then Chloe picks up the crystal on the floor where broken glass can be seen (which gives credit to her telling that it is a bird that flew in the window). Edit
    • When Clark and Kara are brought back from the Phantom Zone the blood that they had on their faces is now all gone. Even though they are able to heal when they return to Earth they should still have some dried blood on them. Edit
    • When Faora holds Chloe up by the neck, Chloe says she can't breathe. But if that were the case, she shouldn't be able to speak either. Edit

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    • The episode received a 2009 Emmy nomination for Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series. Edit
    • International Air Dates: Norway: Saturday, February 21, 2009 7.10 pm on TVNorge Sweden: Friday, July 10, 2009 on TV6 Czech Republic: March 24, 2010 on TV Nova Turkey: April 25, 2010 on CNBC-e Edit
    • Aaron Ashmore is credited but doesn't appear. Edit

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    • Kara: Take my blood. Clark: No. Kara: It'll open the portal and take you home, okay? Clark: You are my home. Do you hear me? You're my family. You make me feel like I actually belong. Edit
    • (Chloe asks Oliver to steal a piece of equipment) Oliver: Who does this fancy piece of equipment belong to? Chloe: Tess Mercer Oliver: Mercy. Well why didn't you just say so? Edit
    • (Clark enters the farm house. Oliver is already inside) Oliver: Hallmark didn't have any "Welcome back to Earth" cards. So.. Clark: It's nice to see everyone has a key to this place. Edit

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    • Lois: This is our DeLorean? Referencing the time-traveling machine from the three Back to the Future movies. The trilogy, starring Michael J. Fox as Marty McFly, features the main character jumping back and forth through time. Despite Lois' comments, the DeLorean doesn't travel through space when transporting until the animated series (1991-92). Edit

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