Devoted

Season 4, Episode 4, Aired
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Clark decides to join the football team over Jonathan's wishes and gets the starting quarterback position when his predecessor attacks Jason over a girl. Clark and Lois investigate and discover that the cheerleaders are using kryptonite in the team's water supply to turn them into obedient mindless boyfriends.moreless
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  • this was a good ep

    9.0
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    By cube2k8, Jun 08, 2010 Report Abuse
    in this ep of the show smallville clark goes and want to join the football team and he does and goes and becomes starting quaterback and thing is him and louis find out that the cheerlearders are dumping krptonight in the water and making the football players become controlled by the girls and so clark and louis must put a stop to it before things get out of hand this was a good ep i thougt and very interesting and that is why i gave the show 9 instead of anyting lower becasuse of a interesting story and it had some funny parts in itmoreless

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  • Cheerleaders take over the football squad by spiking their Gatorade with moon rock juice. Chloe shows her more feminine side when she dons a Crows cheerleader uniform and changes the face of cheerleading forever.moreless

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    By pookiemon, May 16, 2010 Report Abuse
    This was another Freak of the Week episode. But Chloe was so funny in her "devoted to you" phase that it was worth the watch. The cheerleader bit was great! She made the episode fun to watch. Lois comes across very brassy which makes her hard to like. She's definitely not Teri Hatcher.

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  • A perfect mixture of exciting fights and sexy scenes....

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    By Kadodian, Feb 13, 2009 Report Abuse
    A bunch of crazy cheerleaders create this kyrptonite based love potion so they could conrtol their men. Now I think it's really obvious that if cheerleaders and science mix the results would be catastrophic. The victoms who drank this potion included Chloe and Jason and it's up to Clark and Lois to save the day. Original storyline, non stop action with great scenes and very funny moments. Chloe was a hoot in this episode. Not only did she make a fool of herself but she also told Clark how she felt. Jason and Lana want to keep their relationship a secret and Lex Luthor works hard to win back Clark's friendship. This episode was brilliantly written. The writers aren't afraid to take risks. It's obvious that the show is kept simple. Clark loves Lana, Lana loves Jason and Chloe has a crush on Clark. Not complicated,very obvious and it's been this way for a while and that is a good thing. A show being able to stay consistent in it's storylines and still manage to make the episodes great is a show worth watching. It's also great that the Lois/Clark storyline isn't being rushed. In conclusion I think this episode was really fun to watch. As a critic I would describe it as proof to what this show can accomplish...simplicty storyline wise but greatness in the way every aspect is set out. As a fan I would say, I freakin loved it !!!!moreless

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  • SHS football players become love slaves to "Cheerleaders gone wild," and not much else, but it's fun to watch the cast enjoying fall sports. Lois helps Clark counter the effects of a meteor-based love-potion, with Chloe as one of the victims.moreless

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    By cxtasy, Jan 02, 2009 Report Abuse
    High school football season is here, along with a loud rock track to add to the excitement of idol-worshiping cheerleaders spiking their heroes' gatorade with meteor juice. This makes them into love slaves, and one player is sidetracked enough to open up an opportunity for Clark to show his quarterback stuff on the field. Jason's mere glance at one cheerleader moves her boyfriend to 'roid rage with a shotgun, and Clark appears in the locker room just in time to push Jason out of the line of fire. This is different - we don't usually see the heroics in the opening sequence, but it's not very promising for a story.

    Somehow Jason avoids medical treatment for his superficial pellet wound, waiting until that evening for Lana to patch it up. Maybe he was busy giving statements to the police about the attempted murder. They're still hiding their relationship - teacher dates student and all - and his father has cut off his funding. When Clark and Lois see the players waiting hand and cleat on the cheerleading squad, she quips, "Are we in a freakish parallel feminist universe?" Lois is still trying to get into Met U., and it's even more amusing to hear both her and Chloe comment on Clark's letter jacket, which are "not exactly your colors." Lois gets all the hilarious lines in this episode, and they're so good they should be enshrined over the entry door to Smallville High.

    Lex presents the team with new jerseys, and drops by the locker room to receive their thanks, but Clark sees this as an attempt by Lex to buy back his friendship. When Chloe gets a sip of meteor mixer, the first one in her sight is the new heart-throb, and that's Clark. Chloe drops the murder story off on Lois, who protests, "I'm busy trying to get out of Mayberry." Chloe realizes she was not "devoted" to Clark, and Lois moves on in a huff to cover the pompon beat, but she's put off by ones-who-are-sassier-than-her.

    At the loft, Clark is surprised to find a very come-hither Chloe, so this would be a good time for Clark to exhibit superspeed. We don't see how he got rid of her - next morning he talks it over with Martha, admitting he's not over Lana.

    Chloe assumes a cheerleader role, so she can be supportive of Clark all the time. "Oh, my god," Lois exclaims, "she's taken the fast train to Stepford." Clark drinks krypton-ade, which has the usual weakening effect on him, and his teammates beat him up good on the field. Jealous Jason, having seen Clark talking to Lana, shows up at the loft to beat up on Clark that evening, interrupted by Lex. He sees Clark bleeding and beaten, so that's a good thing for Clark's secrets. Lex has brought all his files on Clark, hoping for a restoration of friendship with Clark to stave off the darkness that comes upon him. Lois discovers the love molecule, wondering why Chloe has gone "Martha Stewart without the jail time," another great line. She sets Clark up at a team-cheerleader pool party to get the antidote, but when Chloe attacks her in a jealous rage, we all discover that heat cancels the potion's effects, and Chloe is herself again. As the team threatens them, Clark uses heat-vision to fracture a steam pipe, and everyone is back to normal.

    Clark drops in to see Lex, confirming that the investigation is over - Lex offers another chance at friendship, so Clark asks for help with Lois.

    In a cliffhanger football game, quarterback Clark has to throw a "Hail Mary" to win the game in the final seconds. Prayer answered. It's almost an normal life for Clark as he enjoys the accolades from his team for a 60-yard pass. Chloe congratulates him, confessing that, even though she was potion-addled, she still has feelings for him, but Clark is honest - he does not feel that way about her. She is disappointed, but resigned, for now. As to that help from Lex, it seems he used his influence at Met U. to get Lois admitted - she's leaving Smallville High. She's happy, Clark is happy - if only he knew he was sending her on the next step towards her career - we know their paths will intersect soon, and that's the fun of this scene.

    "Devoted" has the weakest, most trivial plot of any Smallville episode to date, but it has a boatload of snappy lines by Lois, and for once, only one major plot line to track, so it's not bad to watch at all. The cast seems to be having fun with their high school outing, so we do, too. Re-run rating C+.moreless

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  • Hopelessly devoted...

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    By MovieMark, Sep 14, 2008 Report Abuse
    Oh dear, another jock infested outing. Maybe it's down to the fact I'm not American, but this adulation towards football crosses the line of corny into craziness. Watching Chloe degrade herself to a new, almost Lana-low standard is a rather pathetic attempt at comedy, compromising character for the sake of a cheap laugh. Top it all off with an extremely awkward scene involving Lois attempting to steal something while Clark is having sex with some girl and you have all the subtle humour of an Elephant trying to sneak through a glass shop with its eyes closed. Enough of the Football crap! Allison Mack gives a good performance towards episode's end, which saves it from being entirely pointless.moreless

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  • Trivia

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    • In the ending scene between Clark and Chloe after the football game, you can see half of the padding of the sports bag's strap on Clark's right shoulder. In the next cut of Clark, the padding is hardly seen but then reappears halfway again in the subsequent cut. Edit
    • In this episode Clark says he got his dad's old position as quarterback. In the first season they said Jonathan played tailback. Edit
    • Prior to when Jason was attacked, the sign to the boys' locker room has the apostrophe placed before the S, (BOY'S instead of BOYS') making the term singular/possessive instead of plural. Edit

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    • Music: "Welcome To My World" by Kyle Newvachek, "Feels Like Today" by Rascal Flatts, "Cruel Sun" by Silver, "Don't Say Nuthin'" by The Roots, "On the Run" by Sam Roberts, "Revolution" by Authority Zero, "California" by Hawk Nelson, "Meltdown" by Ash, "Our Mystery" by Bebo Norman, "Better Off by Myself" by Bosshouse, "Medication" by Sub space radio, and "Disco MF" by The Penfifteen Club. Edit
    • John Glover doesn't appear in this episode. Edit
    • During its original airing, this episode begins and ends with a brief tribute to Christopher Reeve (Dr. Swann), who passed away on October 10, 2004, three days before the episode's premiere. Edit

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    • Chloe: Uh, you guys, where's Mandy? (Clark and Lois see that Mandy is gone) Lois: Oh, nice, Clark. You know, you only had one thing to do. Clark: Me? You're closer to the door. Lois: Okay, so it's automatically my fault? Edit
    • Jonathan: Look, son, if you're gonna be the quarterback, then you have to be the leader. Of course a bunch of the guys are gonna want to challenge that, especially if they don't think you deserve it. Same thing happened to me. Clark: I thought your team worshiped the ground you walked on. Jonathan: Well, not when I was a sophomore, they didn't. See, the coach made me starting quarterback. A bunch of the seniors didn't like that very much. Clark: What'd you do? Jonathan: I earned their respect. Edit
    • Clark: (discussing football practice) Some of the guys have been giving me a hard time since they found out I was starting. Missing my passes... Jonathan: Nobody said it was gonna be easy. Clark: The frustrating part is, I could score every time. Jonathan: Clark, we talked about that whole thing, remember? The football field is not a place for you to be using your powers to save the day. Edit

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    • Chloe: (about Clark) Wow, superhero and journalist - what are the odds? Clark Kent grows up to be both the mild-mannered reporter and Superman. Edit
    • Lois & Chloe: They're not really your colors. An in-joke reference to Superman's colors of red and yellow. Edit
    • Lois: He and the dean did the white man dance and, Shazam, I'm back in school.
      In DC Comics continuity, Shazam is the magic word that transforms a youngster named Billy Batson into Captain Marvel, "The World's Mightiest Mortal", as well as the name of the wizard that endowed Billy with that ability. Shazam is actually an acronym of six mythological figures - Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles and Mercury - whose god-like powers are bestowed upon Captain Marvel. Captain Marvel has often been compared to Superman. "Shazam!" is also the expression that Gomer Pyle used in the TV series Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.. Edit

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