Always Hold On To Smallville

This week Zach is joined by Ronit Troner to discuss the one hundred sixtieth episode of Smallville, “Bloodline." They talk Laura Vandervoort's return to the series, the series' return to the Phantom Zone, glammed up Lois as Faora, and suggest some rewrites that might've improved the episode. The latest Always Hold On To Smallville is always with you, close to your heart!EPISODE ROUNDUPZach's Grade: C+Ronit's Grade: CIMDB Grade: 8.5Superman Homepage Grade: 5/5Bechdel Test: FAILSERIES TALLY BOARD...From Metropolis: 16Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: 12Amnesia Count: 62 Blue Shirt/Red Jacket: 80Chloe's Unseen Connections: 29Clark Loses His Powers: 12Episode Title Said In Episode: 64Hospital Visits: 121In Media Res: 5Injection Count: 51Kent Truck Accidents: 10KOs to Keep Clark's Secret: 51KOs to Keep Oliver's Secret: 3Lana Kills: 6Let's Do The Time Warp Again: 4Lois Arm Punches: 9Lois' Costume Closet: 7Main Character Deaths: 18Mind Control Count: 25Movie Plot As An Episode: 19Not The Last Son Of Krypton: 12Possess

This week Zach is joined by Anthony Desiato from Digging for Kryptonite and Tyler Patrick from Krypton Report to discuss the one hundred fifty ninth episode of Smallville, “Identity." They talk the gaslighting of Henry James Olsen, Oliver and Clark's dynamic this season, them doing the same trick from "Hydro" just in reversed roles, and how much we all forgot about this episode! Don't get overloaded by latest Always Hold On To Smallville!Check out Anthony and his podcasts at Flat Squirrel Productions:flatsquirrelproductions.com/podcastsCheck out Tyler on Krypton Report:kryptonreport.libsyn.comEPISODE ROUNDUPZach's Grade: AAnthony's Grade: A-Tyler's Grade: AIMDB Grade: 8.6Superman Homepage Grade: 1/5Bechdel Test: FAILSERIES TALLY BOARD...From Metropolis: 16Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: 12Amnesia Count: 61 Blue Shirt/Red Jacket: 79Chloe's Unseen Connections: 29Clark Loses His Powers: 12Episode Title Said In Episode: 63Hospital Visits: 121In Media Res: 5Injection Count: 50Kent Truck Accidents: 10KOs to Keep Cl

This week Zach is joined by Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow and Jason Skipper to discuss the one hundred fifty eighth episode of Smallville, “Prey." They talk Jason's Smallville and Superman fandom, Chloe leading a self-help group, the escalation of Davis' story, and an unexpected appearance from a future Arrow star! You're not the only figure in the background listening to the latest Always Hold On To Smallville!Check out Always Hold On To Arrow:https://www.spreaker.com/show/donotfailourpodEPISODE ROUNDUPZach's Grade: ALance's Grade: B+Jason' Grade: BIMDB Grade: 7.8Superman Homepage Grade: 4.5/5Bechdel Test: FAILSERIES TALLY BOARD...From Metropolis: 16Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: 12Amnesia Count: 61 Blue Shirt/Red Jacket: 78Chloe's Unseen Connections: 29Clark Loses His Powers: 12Episode Title Said In Episode: 63Hospital Visits: 120In Media Res: 5Injection Count: 50Kent Truck Accidents: 10KOs to Keep Clark's Secret: 50KOs to Keep Oliver's Secret: 3Lana Kills: 6Let's Do The Time Warp Again: 4Lois

This week Zach is joined by Luke Bugg aka. The Geek Of Steel to discuss the one hundred fifty seventh episode of Smallville, “Committed." They talk Lois and Clark's dynamic at this point in the series, Chloe and Jimmy's extravagant engagement party, Jimmy's parents "not existing," and Tess and Oliver reconnecting. Don't lie about listening to the latest Always Hold On To Smallville!Check out Luke's website and his podcast, The Podcast Of Steel:https://thegeekofsteel.com/EPISODE ROUNDUPZach's Grade: B+Luke's Grade: C+IMDB Grade: 8.4Superman Homepage Grade: 1/5Bechdel Test: FAILSERIES TALLY BOARD...From Metropolis: 16Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: 12Amnesia Count: 60 Blue Shirt/Red Jacket: 77Chloe's Unseen Connections: 29Clark Loses His Powers: 12Episode Title Said In Episode: 63Hospital Visits: 119In Media Res: 5Injection Count: 50Kent Truck Accidents: 10KOs to Keep Clark's Secret: 50KOs to Keep Oliver's Secret: 3Lana Kills: 6Let's Do The Time Warp Again: 4Lois Arm Punches: 9Lois' Costume Closet: 7Main Charac

This week Zach is joined by Michael Bailey from From Crisis to Crisis: A Superman Podcast to discuss the one hundred fifty sixth episode of Smallville, “Instinct." They talk Michael's Smallville fandom, the first and only live action Maxima, compare her to her comic book counterpart, and reveal that the series wasn't the first time Smallville was close to Metropolis. Don't let your endorphins and adrenaline levels get to high listening to the latest Always Hold On To Smallville!Checkout Michael at the Fortress of Baileytude:https://www.fortressofbaileytude.comEPISODE ROUNDUPZach's Grade: B+Michael's Grade: B+IMDB Grade: 7.9Superman Homepage Grade: 1/5 Bechdel Test: PASSSERIES TALLY BOARD...From Metropolis: 16Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: 12Amnesia Count: 60 Blue Shirt/Red Jacket: 76Chloe's Unseen Connections: 29Clark Loses His Powers: 12Episode Title Said In Episode: 63Hospital Visits: 119In Media Res: 5Injection Count: 50Kent Truck Accidents: 10KOs to Keep Clark's Secret: 50KOs to Keep Oliver's Secret: 3L

This week Zach is joined by Kevonte Chilous from Always Hold On To Arrow to discuss the one hundred fifty fifth episode of Smallville, “Toxic." They talk Oliver's flashbacks, compare Smavllille's version of the Green Arrow's origin to Arrow's, and sing the praises of Cassidy Freeman as Tess! You only have 12 hours to listen to the latest Always Hold On To Smallville, and whatever you do...don't go to a hospital!Check Kevonte on his podcasts:Always Hold On To Arrow:https://www.spreaker.com/show/donotfailourpodAlways Hold On To Star Wars:https://www.spreaker.com/show/alwaystarwarsEPISODE ROUNDUPZach's Grade: B+Kevonte's Grade: AIMDB Grade: 7.8Superman Homepage Grade: 1/5 Bechdel Test: FAILSERIES TALLY BOARD...From Metropolis: 16Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: 12Amnesia Count: 60 Blue Shirt/Red Jacket: 76Chloe's Unseen Connections: 29Clark Loses His Powers: 12Episode Title Said In Episode: 63Hospital Visits: 118In Media Res: 5Injection Count: 50Kent Truck Accidents: 10KOs to Keep Clark's Secret: 50KOs to Keep Ol

This week Zach is joined by John Lee Brody and Davis Bloome himself, Sam Witwer to discuss the one hundred fifty fourth episode of Smallville, “Plastique." They talk Sam's first appearance on the series, his approach to the character, how he almost came back for season nine, and much more! The latest Always Hold On To Smallville boldly goes where no other episode has gone before!Check out Jon on Gegghead:https://www.youtube.com/GEGGHEADAnd the hub for all things Sam on his website:https://www.samwitwer.com/DC Universe All Star Games: https://youtu.be/RufDxE0G9D4EPISODE ROUNDUPZach's Grade: A-IMDB Grade: 7.8Superman Homepage Grade: 4/5 Bechdel Test: PASSSERIES TALLY BOARD...From Metropolis: 16Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: 12Amnesia Count: 60 Blue Shirt/Red Jacket: 76Chloe's Unseen Connections: 29Clark Loses His Powers: 12Episode Title Said In Episode: 62Hospital Visits: 117In Media Res: 5Injection Count: 49Kent Truck Accidents: 10KOs to Keep Clark's Secret: 49KOs to Keep Oliver's Secret: 3Lana Kills: 6Let's

This week Zach is joined by Anthony Desiato from Digging for Kryptonite to discuss the one hundred fifty third episode of Smallville, “Odyssey." They talk the series' new direction in season eight, the slew of returning guest stars, the logistics of Clark losing and regaining his powers yet again, and how Cassidy Freeman so effortlessly steps into the very big shoes left behind by Michael Rosenbaum. The latest Always Hold On To Smallville continues its impossible odyssey!Check out Anthony and his podcasts at Flat Squirrel Productions:https://flatsquirrelproductions.com/podcasts/EPISODE ROUNDUPZach's Grade: A-Anthony’s Grade: A-IMDB Grade: 8.5Superman Homepage Grade: 5/5 Bechdel Test: PASSSERIES TALLY BOARD...From Metropolis: 16Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: 12Amnesia Count: 60 Blue Shirt/Red Jacket: 76Chloe's Unseen Connections: 29Clark Loses His Powers: 12Episode Title Said In Episode: 62Hospital Visits: 116In Media Res: 5Injection Count: 49Kent Truck Accidents: 10KOs to Keep Clark's Secret: 49KOs to Keep O

It's our eighth Snyder Cut Special! Zach is joined by Daryn Kirscht to discuss his book, The Snyderverse Saga! Buy The Snyderverse Saga on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Daryn-Kirscht/e/B09K549KGD/ref=aufs_dp_fta_dskCheck out Daryn's website: http://darynkirscht.com/And listen to his podcast Round II: https://roundiithefilmsequel.buzzsprout.com/1865369Always Hold On To Smallville is brought you to by listeners like you. Special thanks to these Meteor Freaks on Patreon who's generous contributions help produce the podcast!Chris Fuchs / @crfuchs7Kevonte Chilous / @chill_usDaryn Kirscht / @darynkirscht16Joey Dienberg / @JoeyD94_13JJ Hodges / @ForComicJunkiesDJ Doena / @DjDoenaCory MooreNathan RothacherThomas NavenAndrew Parker / @parkerstpaulAdam SullinsMarc-ids FoppenPatricia Carrillo / @MsCarrillo92Michael HartfordJim CrawfordMegan RichRouie HumphreyNathan MacKenzie / @maccamackenzieJason Skipper / @skipper818Steve Rogers / @SteveJRogersJrJoe McIndoe / @joemcindoe92Atif SheikhMollie FicarellaJohn CurcioDylan

It's our twentieth Superman Special! Zach is joined by Tricia Ennis and Tom Gehrke, who created our awesome logo as well as a lot of the other artwork you see around the podcast, to discuss the Arrowverse. They talk Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Black Lightning, Batwoman, and Superman & Lois. The current state of these series, overall thoughts on them, and what to expect in the future. Not only is there an update at the end of the conversation covering the most recent Superman & Lois news, the podcast kicks off with a very special announcement and promo for the latest podcast in the Always Hold On To Family...Always Hold On To DC's Legends of Tomorrow! Coming January 2023!Check out Tricia's SYFY Wire articles:https://www.syfy.com/authors/tricia-ennisCheck out Tom's work:https://tomsart.threadless.com/Always Hold On To Smallville is brought you to by listeners like you. Special thanks to these Meteor Freaks on Patreon who's generous contributions help produce the podcast!Chris Fuchs

This week Zach is again joined by Lance Laster and Nick Ryan Magdoza to finish off the most recent mailbag and read listener emails and podcast reviews! Thank you all so very much for your feedback, and if you want your thoughts read on air...leave us some for next time! Part 2 of 2!Check out Always Hold On To Arrow:https://www.spreaker.com/show/donotfailourpodAlways Hold On To Smallville is brought you to by listeners like you. Special thanks to these Meteor Freaks on Patreon who's generous contributions help produce the podcast!Chris Fuchs / @crfuchs7Kevonte Chilous / @chill_usDaryn Kirscht / @darynkirscht16Joey Dienberg / @JoeyD94_13JJ Hodges / @ForComicJunkiesDJ Doena / @DjDoenaNathan RothacherCory MooreMike FranzThomas NavenAndrew Parker / @parkerstpaulAdam SullinsMarc-ids FoppenPatricia Carrillo / @MsCarrillo92Michael HartfordJim CrawfordMegan RichRouie HumphreyNathan MacKenzie / @maccamackenzieJason Skipper / @skipper818Steve Rogers / @SteveJRogersJrJoe McIndoe / @joemcindoe92Atif SheikhMollie Ficarell

This week Zach is joined by Lance Laster and Nick Ryan Magdoza as we open up the mailbag and read listener emails and podcast reviews! Thank you all so very much for your feedback, and if you want your thoughts read on air...leave us some for next time! Part 1 of 2!Check out Always Hold On To Arrow:https://www.spreaker.com/show/donotfailourpodAlways Hold On To Smallville is brought you to by listeners like you. Special thanks to these Meteor Freaks on Patreon who's generous contributions help produce the podcast!Chris Fuchs / @crfuchs7Kevonte Chilous / @chill_usDaryn Kirscht / @darynkirscht16Joey Dienberg / @JoeyD94_13JJ Hodges / @ForComicJunkiesDJ Doena / @DjDoenaNathan RothacherCory MooreMike FranzThomas NavenAndrew Parker / @parkerstpaulAdam SullinsMarc-ids FoppenPatricia Carrillo / @MsCarrillo92Michael HartfordJim CrawfordMegan RichRouie HumphreyNathan MacKenzie / @maccamackenzieJason Skipper / @skipper818Steve Rogers / @SteveJRogersJrJoe McIndoe / @joemcindoe92Atif SheikhMollie FicarellaJohn CurcioDylan

Zach is joined by Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow to discuss Smallville: Visions! They talk this choose-your-own-adventure comic book, how it ties into the events of "Hero," and gush about Let's Be Cops!Check out Always Hold On To Arrow:https://www.spreaker.com/show/donotfailourpodAlways Hold On To Smallville is brought you to by listeners like you. Special thanks to these Meteor Freaks on Patreon who's generous contributions help produce the podcast!Chris Fuchs / @crfuchs7Kevonte Chilous / @chill_usDaryn Kirscht / @darynkirscht16Joey Dienberg / @JoeyD94_13JJ Hodges / @ForComicJunkiesDJ Doena / @DjDoenaNathan RothacherCory MooreMike FranzThomas NavenAndrew Parker / @parkerstpaulAdam SullinsMarc-ids FoppenPatricia Carrillo / @MsCarrillo92Michael HartfordJim CrawfordMegan RichRouie HumphreyNathan MacKenzie / @maccamackenzieJason Skipper / @skipper818Steve Rogers / @SteveJRogersJrJoe McIndoe / @joemcindoe92Atif SheikhMollie FicarellaJohn CurcioDylan DiAntonioJames Lee / @Jae_El_52Jonathan England / @En

Zach is joined by Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow to discuss Kara and the Chronicles of Krypton! They talk these animated mini-sodes that tell the story of the last days of Krypton, Zor-El and Kara's backstory, and go on a lot of tangents!Check out Always Hold On To Arrow:https://www.spreaker.com/show/donotfailourpodAlways Hold On To Smallville is brought you to by listeners like you. Special thanks to these Meteor Freaks on Patreon who's generous contributions help produce the podcast!Chris Fuchs / @crfuchs7Kevonte Chilous / @chill_usDaryn Kirscht / @darynkirscht16Joey Dienberg / @JoeyD94_13JJ Hodges / @ForComicJunkiesDJ Doena / @DjDoenaNathan RothacherCory MooreMike FranzThomas NavenAndrew Parker / @parkerstpaulAdam SullinsMarc-ids FoppenPatricia Carrillo / @MsCarrillo92Michael HartfordJim CrawfordMegan RichRouie HumphreyNathan MacKenzie / @maccamackenzieJason Skipper / @skipper818Steve Rogers / @SteveJRogersJrJoe McIndoe / @joemcindoe92Atif SheikhMollie FicarellaJohn CurcioDylan DiAntonioJames Le

This week Zach is joined by Craig Byrne, webmaster of Kryptonsite and K-SiteTV and author of several companion books on the series, and Matt Truex from Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman to discuss the one hundred fifty second episode of Smallville, “Arctic." They talk Michael Rosenbaum’s departure from the series, Brainiac as Kara, the latest Clana breakup, and this being the end of an era for Smallville. The latest Always Hold On To Smallville has to end this way!Check out Craig's websites...Kryptonsite: https://www.kryptonsite.com/KSiteTV: https://www.ksitetv.com/Check out Matt's work including Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman: https://dailyknockoff.com/EPISODE ROUNDUPZach's Grade: C-Craig’s Grade: B-Matt’s Grade: BIMDB Grade: 8.6Superman Homepage Grade: 0/5 Bechdel Test: FAILSERIES TALLY BOARD...From Metropolis: 16Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: 12Amnesia Count: 60 Blue Shirt/Red Jacket: 75Chloe's Unseen Connections: 29Clark Loses His Powers: 11Episode Title Said In Episode:

This week Zach is joined by Rob O'Connor from the All Star Superfan Podcast to discuss the one hundred fifty first episode of Smallville, "Quest." We talk Rob's Superman and Smallville fandom, a valiant attempt at retroactive continuity, the Teague family, Star Trek: Voyager, Clark's wardrobe, and much more! You don't need a cryptograph to listen to the latest Always Hold On To Smallville!Check out the All Star Superfan Podcast:https://allstarsuperfan.podbean.com/EPISODE ROUNDUPZach's Grade: B-Rob's Grade: C-IMDB Grade: 8.2Superman Homepage Grade: 1/5 Bechdel Test: FAILSERIES TALLY BOARD...From Metropolis: 16Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: 12Amnesia Count: 60 Blue Shirt/Red Jacket: 74Chloe's Unseen Connections: 29Clark Loses His Powers: 11Episode Title Said In Episode: 60Hospital Visits: 115In Media Res: 5Injection Count: 47Kent Truck Accidents: 10KOs to Keep Clark's Secret: 48KOs to Keep Oliver's Secret: 3Lana Kills: 6Let's Do The Time Warp Again: 4Lois Arm Punches: 7Lois' Costume Closet: 6Main Character Dea

This week Zach is joined by Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow and Rae to discuss the one hundred fiftieth episode of Smallville, "Apocalypse." We talk Rae and her Smallville fandom, President Lex, the Clark/Lois dynamic, Smallville props, and much more! You cannot change the course of the latest Always Hold On To Smallville!Check out Always Hold On To Arrow:https://www.spreaker.com/show/donotfailourpodEPISODE ROUNDUPZach's Grade: ALance's Grade: ARae's Grade: B+IMDB Grade: 8.6Superman Homepage Grade: 2/5 Bechdel Test: FAILSERIES TALLY BOARD...From Metropolis: 16Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: 12Amnesia Count: 60 Blue Shirt/Red Jacket: 73Chloe's Unseen Connections: 29Clark Loses His Powers: 11Episode Title Said In Episode: 60Hospital Visits: 114In Media Res: 5Injection Count: 47Kent Truck Accidents: 10KOs to Keep Clark's Secret: 48KOs to Keep Oliver's Secret: 3Lana Kills: 6Let's Do The Time Warp Again: 4Lois Arm Punches: 7Lois' Costume Closet: 6Main Character Deaths: 18Mind Control Count: 23Movie Plot

This week Zach is joined by Tom Gehrke, who created our awesome logo as well as a lot of the other artwork you see around the podcast, to discuss the one hundred forty ninth episode of Smallville, "Sleeper." We talk the bait-and-switch promo, secret agent Jimmy Olsen, the logistics of time travel, and much more! Don't sleep on the latest Always Hold On To Smallville!Check out Tom's work:https://tomsart.threadless.com/EPISODE ROUNDUPZach's Grade: D+Tom's Grade: D+IMDB Grade: 7.4Superman Homepage Grade: 1/5 Bechdel Test: FAILSERIES TALLY BOARD...From Metropolis: 16Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: 12Amnesia Count: 60 Blue Shirt/Red Jacket: 72Chloe's Unseen Connections: 29Clark Loses His Powers: 11Episode Title Said In Episode: 60Hospital Visits: 114In Media Res: 5Injection Count: 47Kent Truck Accidents: 10KOs to Keep Clark's Secret: 48KOs to Keep Oliver's Secret: 3Lana Kills: 6Lois Arm Punches: 6Lois' Costume Closet: 6Main Character Deaths: 18Mind Control Count: 23Movie Plot As An Episode: 17Not The Last Son Of K

This week Zach is joined by Ryan Unicomb to discuss the one hundred forty eighth episode of Smallville, "Descent." We talk Ryan's Smallville fandom, the death of Lionel and its aftermath, the return of young Alexander as Lex's conscience, and some of the greatest Clark/Lex moments of the entire series. THIS IS (the latest Always Hold On To) SMALLVILLE!Check out Ryan's Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/itsryanunicomb/EPISODE ROUNDUPZach's Grade: A-Ryan's Grade: A+IMDB Grade: 9.1Superman Homepage Grade: 2/5 Bechdel Test: FAILSERIES TALLY BOARD...From Metropolis: 16Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: 12Amnesia Count: 60 Blue Shirt/Red Jacket: 72Chloe's Unseen Connections: 29Clark Loses His Powers: 11Episode Title Said In Episode: 60Hospital Visits: 114In Media Res: 4Injection Count: 47Kent Truck Accidents: 10KOs to Keep Clark's Secret: 48KOs to Keep Oliver's Secret: 3Lana Kills: 6Lois Arm Punches: 6Lois' Costume Closet: 6Main Character Deaths: 18Mind Control Count: 23Movie Plot As An Episode: 16Not The Last Son O

It's our nineteenth Superman Special! Zach is joined by Chris Clow from The Comic Binge discuss the Superman '78 comic book series. They talk where it fits into continuity with the Christopher Reeve Superman movies, recapturing the feel of that world, expanding its mythology, and more!Check out Chris on...The Comic Binge: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecomicbingeDiscovery Debrief: https://discoverydebrief.podbean.com/Always Hold On To Smallville is brought you to by listeners like you. Special thanks to these Meteor Freaks on Patreon who's generous contributions help produce the podcast!Chris Fuchs / @crfuchs7Kevonte Chilous / @chill_usDaryn Kirscht / @darynkirscht16Joey Dienberg / @JoeyD94_13JJ Hodges / @ForComicJunkiesDJ Doena / @DjDoenaNathan RothacherKasey VachCory MooreMike FranzThomas NavenAndrew Parker / @parkerstpaulAdam SullinsMarc-ids FoppenPatricia Carrillo / @MsCarrillo92Michael HartfordJim CrawfordMegan RichNathan MacKenzie / @maccamackenzieJason Skipper / @skipper818Steve Rogers / @SteveJRogersJrJ