Exile (1)

Season 3, Episode 1, Aired
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Under the influence of red kryptonite, Clark is following a life of crime in Metropolis while his friends and parents desperately try to find him. Lex is forced to confront his personal demons on a desert island, while Lionel holds a funeral for his presumed-dead son. And Jonathan Kent must pay a high price for the power necessary to bring his son back home.moreless
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  • this was a good ep

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    By cube2k8, May 10, 2010 Report Abuse
    in this ep of smallville its the first ep of season 3 and it starts off by showing what clark has become a guy that now likes to party alot and hang out in the clubs and drive expenisive cars and live in a nice apartment. he runs from the police becasue they cant stop him and lex is trapped on a island and he thinks he is talking to a person but in reality its the person that is in side of him. and clarks parents are devasted there going to lose the farm and lionel luther is going to bury his son but its just a emepty coffen and the lexes wife is just enjoying every thing shopping and having a good time .clarks dad decides to make a deal with clarks really father and gets the powers of clark and brings him home and lex returns back to smallville and everyon is suprised even his wife .moreless

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  • This is the best Season premiere in a while

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    By hozza96, Oct 03, 2009 Report Abuse
    This season premiere of Smallville is terrific it has left off 3 months later from the season finale before. Where Clark is on Red Kryptonite and is in Metropolis living a life of crime. Chloe is working for lionel in doing a file on Clark and she knows where he is but wont tell anyone where he is cause he told her not to. A bloke named Morgan Edge is a crime boss in Metropolis and wants Clark to help him do a job which means breaking into lionel's safe but Clark won't do it until Lana finds out where Clark is and betrays him by calling the kents and telling them where he is so Clark decides to do the job Morgan Edge offered him and when he does it Jonathan Kent is standing there and Jor-El has given him powers to bring Clark home...moreless

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  • Best season premier.

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    By kal915, Jul 29, 2008 Report Abuse
    This is the best season premier i have ever watched, i can watch it a million times. Starting with the way he lives: using his abilities for his own good, getting a hot girl with the awesome car he bought only to lose her after getting mad for touching his scar. Then how he tries to call his mom but is unable to. He made a great escape from the Metropolis PD when he robbed the bank. One of the other things is Lex at the deserted island with his imaginary friend Louis, and how he killed him. Then when Lana finds Clark, which causes him to take Morgan Edge's offer and steal from Lionel Luthor. Finally when Jonathan arrives to take Clark back and the superfight. One of the best episodes.moreless

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  • A Great Start To The Season.

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    By tvfan332, Jul 03, 2008 Report Abuse
    Smallville always has excellent season premieres, and this was no exception. "Exile" is a great episode, with lots of interesting moments.

    Shockingly, this episode my favourite scenes were those in Metropolis with Clark. It was interesting to see where he lived now and that he was still wearing the red K ring, I'm not usually a fan of the red K episodes, but this episode was certainly excellent. Tom Welling gives a pretty great performance in this episode, proving that he can actually act, and I loved his scene where he threatened Chloe, even though he was... threatening Chloe! Other scenes in Metropolis I liked included the bank robery scene, and when Clark mets Morgan Edge and the people who worked for him shot Clark's bad, and obviously didn't affect him.

    I felt really bad for Martha and Jonathan this episode, first they lose their son, and now they're gonna lose the farm (although we all know they won't) but it was still sad. Surprisingly the scenes I liked the least in the episode where Lex's, as usual Michael Rosenbaum gave a great performance, but I wasn't really interested in Lex being trapped on an island, overall this was an excellent, well acted episode of Smallville, easily one of my favourites of the series.moreless

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  • Best season starter yet(for this show)

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    By jacobp76, May 06, 2008 Report Abuse
    Im just starting to watch this show now. Season 3 started off the best so far i'd say. In Metropolis, three months later, Clark Kent becomes a criminal, heisting banks and going to night-clubs. Meanwhile, Lex Luthor is declared dead, but he is living with the weird Louis Leery Jr. (Ryan Robbins) in an isolated island. Dr. Helen Bryce comes to his funeral and meets Lionel Luthor in the mansion, when secrets are disclosed. Lana Lang and Jonathan Kent try to bring Clark back to Smalville.

    The criminal life of Clark Kent, robbing banks and dealing with criminals, probably will have consequences. The plot of the black widow Dr. Helen Bryce is the greatest surprise of this episode. -Jacob,moreless

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  • Trivia

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    • When Lana goes to Metropolis to find Clark, we see her standing outside his building, unable to get in, making the place seem really secure. How then did Chloe, earlier in the episode, stroll right up onto his balcony? Edit
    • When Clark's chest starts hurting after he leaves the club, he jumps into a phone booth and rips open his shirt to reveal the glowing "S" on his chest. From the long shot, we can see the phone booth before he enters it. Why would he choose to hide in the most lit-up spot on the entire street to do this? It also doesn't make sense that he would even want to hide himself when he starts clutching his chest. In the episode "Red" he didn't care who saw his abilities. Edit
    • At 6:22 when Clark lifts the clown over the counter, there is a visible stuntman dressed all in black behind the clown, helping to lift him. Edit

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    • The following scenes didn't make it into the episode. - Clark bribes the club owner into letting him in ahead of the people standing in line. - One of the guys robbing the bank is discussing with Morgan Edge what little he knows about the person who's an urban legend (Clark). Edit
    • This episode was nominated for a Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing in Television Episodic - Sound Effects & Foley. Edit
    • Morgan Edge In the comics, Morgan Edge was the head of Galaxy Communications and leader of Intergang, which received advanced alien weapons and technology from Darkseid. Edge was exposed by Clark Kent, Lois Lane, and Cat Grant, and was arrested. He eventually escaped prison and maintains the goal of destroying Superman, and regaining his position in the metropolis crime ring. Edit

  • Quotes

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    • Clark: Looks like the old man's been working out. Jonathan: Jor-El and I have an understanding, I'm taking you home. Clark: I don't care what he's done to you, you're not taking me anywhere! Edit
    • Jonathan: Clark, you need to put all this behind you, son. Come on home to the people who love you. (Clark punches Jonathan) Clark: You should've stayed in Smallville. Jonathan: Son, you're coming home with me now. Edit
    • Lana: I love you. Clark: Do you always betray the people you love? Edit

  • Allusions

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    • Edge: I've got a job for you, it'll make you Midas rich. A reference to the mythological King Midas who had the gift/curse of anything he touched turning to gold. Edit
    • Clark: Sorry, Krusty, I saw the bank first.
      A reference to Krusty the Clown, on The Simpsons. Edit

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