Writer:	Russel Friend, Garrett Lerner
Director:	Chris Long
Star:	Annette O'Toole (Martha Clark Kent),  Sam Jones III ('Pete' Ross (Seasons 1-3)),  Kristin Kreuk (Lana Lang),  John Glover (Lionel Luthor (Recurring Season 1, Regular Season 2+)),  Tom Welling (Clark Kent/Kal-El of Krypton),  Allison Mack (Chloe Sullivan),  John Schneider (Jonathan Kent),  Michael Rosenbaum (Alexander ('Lex') Joseph Luthor)
Recurring Role:	Sarah-Jane Redmond (Aunt Nell)
Guest Star:	Fulvio Cecere (Swim Coach),  Jesse Hutch (Todd Turner),  George Coe (William Clark),  Maggie Lawson (Chrissy Parker),  Richard Gant (Principal Reynolds),  Neil Grayston (Russell)

Music: "Mickey" by B*Witched, "Can I See You" by Buva, "All My Life" by Foo Fighters, "Ivanka" by Imperial Teen, "Somewhere Out There" by Our Lady Peace, "I Feel Fine" by Riddlin' Kids, "U Girl" by Sophie Agapois, "Be Aggressive" by The Jockjam, "You Ugly" by The Jockjam, and "Boom Boom Boom" by The Outhere Bros. (edit) Chloe makes a reference to Piper High in Florida. Real high school located in Sunrise, Fl. (edit) The visual of Chrissy staring into the mirror cube is strikingly similar to the appearance of the Phantom Zone in the first two Superman movies and the Supergirl movie. (edit) This episode was produced during the Season 1 production period. They do some tricky stuff like dub in Martha saying she works for Lionel when you can't see her face, because of course she didn't work for him at the point this was filmed in the first season. It also seems that Lana and Clark are a lot more comfy than the last couple of episodes before this would suggest. And they also kinda played down Clark's use of his powers in front of Pete (although it looks like there was some creative dubbing there to play things down too). (edit) Coast City, the one-time home of Green Lantern, gets a mention here. It was destroyed by Mongul and Cyborg, who are enemies of an adult Superman in the comics. (edit)

Lana: All these years, I've had this image of the Kents as the perfect family.
Clark: I guess we're just as dysfunctional as everyone else. (edit) Lex: In some ways you're responsible for the man I am today.
Principal Reynolds: I am not sure that's a responsibilty I care to take on. (edit) Pete: (referring to Principal Reynolds) He obviously hasn't had his "Normal Meter" reset for Smallville. (edit) Clark: The principal actually warned me about being late as they loaded him into the ambulance. (edit) Chrissy: You will never be this young, or this perfect, ever again. But I will. (edit)

When Clark goes to see his grandfather, he gives him the family album as a gift. His grandfather takes it and gives Clark the bank check. In the next shot Clark gets angry and walks out of the room with the check and the album in hand. (edit) Why did Chrissy's uniform turn to dust like she did? It didn't change when she was aging. (edit) In the last scene, just before showing Clark and Lana in his loft, we see the moon just rising over the trees. After Clark and Lana are done talking, the camera pulls back and the moon is high up in the sky. (edit) When Lex drives Clark to school and they are stopped at the gate by Principal Reynolds, Lex gets out of his Porsche and has driving gloves on. After Clark goes in, Lex raises his hands and has no gloves on. (edit) Principal Reynolds mentions how Clark doesn't really have any after school activities, but on the Official Smallville High School Newspaper WebSite, they list Clark as being in Philosophy Club, Astronomy Club (editor's note: in-joke of sorts), Key Club (editor's note: probably another in-joke, given the spaceship key), and Computer Club. Go To: www.smallvilletorch.com, click on Student Directory, then click on Clark Kent to view this. (edit)

Lex: The Count of Monte Cristo. Interesting tale. Classic tale of a man whose past comes back to haunt him.
Written by Alexandre Dumas and published in 1844, The Count of Monte Cristo tells the story of Edmond Dantès, a 19 year old sailor who is charged with treason and spends fourteen years in the Château d'If, before escaping and coming into possession of a vast treasure on the island of Monte Cristo. Dantès decides to exact revenge upon those who put him there, and assumes the mantle of a count to enact his scheme. The primary theme of the novel is that revenge is not justice, and that only forgiveness will bring us the peace we seek. (edit)