Always Hold On To Smallville

It's our fourth Arrow Special! Zach is joined by Lance Laster and Kevonte Chilous from Always Hold On To Arrow to go through each episode of Arrow's fourth season and discuss if they're a bullseye, a miss, off the mark, or if they failed this city. Can Smallville ties the series at 2-2 deficit? Tune in and find out!Do not fail this podcast, and always hold on to Arrow!Check out Always Hold On To Arrow:https://www.spreaker.com/show/donotfailourpodPATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alwaysmallvilleTWITTER: https://twitter.com/alwaysmallvilleFACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/alwaysmallvilleEMAIL: alwaysmallville@gmail.com

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 (and Always Hold On To The Flash) to discuss the one hundred forty seventh episode of Smallville, "Veritas." The Writers Guild of America strike in 2007 almost made this the season seven finale, so we talk about what that original version of the episode would have been and much more! The latest Always Hold On To Smallville contains the secret to ultimate power!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: B-Craig's Grade: BMatt's Grade: BIMDB Grade: 8.6Superman Homepage Grade: 5/5 Bechdel Test: FAILSERIES TALLY BOARD...From Metropolis: 16Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: 12Amnesia Count: 60 Blue Shirt/Red Jacket: 71Chloe's

This week Zach is joined by Matthew Rocca to discuss the one hundred forty sixth episode of Smallville, "Traveler." We talk all things Lionel (hair, motivations, character arc), how Veritas fits into the established continuity of the series, Patricia Swann, and even some Chlois! The latest Always Hold On To Smallville will bring great change to the Earth!Check out and support Rocca's current project Neighborhood Watch:https://www.instagram.com/neighborhoodwatchmovie/EPISODE ROUNDUPZach's Grade: BRocca's Grade: A-IMDB Grade: 8.6Superman Homepage Grade: 4/5 Bechdel Test: PASSSERIES TALLY BOARD...From Metropolis: 16Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: 12Amnesia Count: 62 Blue Shirt/Red Jacket: 71Chloe's Unseen Connections: 28Clark Loses His Powers: 11Episode Title Said In Episode: 60Hospital Visits: 113In 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: 5Main Character Deaths: 17Mind Control Count: 

This week Zach is joined by Lance Laster and Kevonte Chilous from Always Hold On To Arrow 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 one hundred forty fifth episode of Smallville, "Hero." We talk the return of Pete Ross, the use of Stride gum in the episode as arguably the most shameless product placement of all time, One Republic, and much more! Don't worry, the latest Always Hold On To Smallville is Kryptonite free!Check out Always Hold On To Arrow:https://www.spreaker.com/show/donotfailourpodCheck out Tom's work:https://tomsart.threadless.com/EPISODE ROUNDUPZach's Grade: D+Lance's Grade: C-Kevonte's Grade: C-Tom's Grade: C-IMDB Grade: 7.5Superman Homepage Grade: 1/5 Bechdel Test: FAILSERIES TALLY BOARD...From Metropolis: 16Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: 12Amnesia Count: 60 Blue Shirt/Red Jacket: 70Chloe's Unseen Connections: 28Clark Loses His Powers: 11Episode Title Said In Episode: 59Hospital Visits: 113In Media Res: 4Inje

This week Zach is joined by Matthew Rocca to discuss the one hundred forty fourth episode of Smallville, "Fracture." We recap the top ten episodes of the series (as voted by you...the people), how this episode features some of Smallville's most emotional scenes, and it's THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE VERITAS WINDOW! If you lose the latest Always Hold On To Smallville it can be found again!Check out and support Rocca's current project Neighborhood Watch:instagram.com/neighborhoodwatchmovie/EPISODE ROUNDUPZach's Grade: ARocca's Grade: AIMDB Grade: 8.2Superman Homepage Grade: 1/5Bechdel Test: PASSSERIES TALLY BOARD...From Metropolis: 16Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: 12Amnesia Count: 60 Blue Shirt/Red Jacket: 69Chloe's Unseen Connections: 28Clark Loses His Powers: 11Episode Title Said In Episode: 58Hospital Visits: 113In Media Res: 4Injection Count: 47Kent Truck Accidents: 10KOs to Keep Clark's Secret: 46KOs to Keep Oliver's Secret: 3Lana Kills: 6Lois Arm Punches: 6Lois' Costume Closet: 5Main Character Deaths: 17M

This week Zach is joined by by Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow and Tricia Ennis to discuss the one hundred forty third episode of Smallville, "Siren." We talk Black Canary and Smallville's interpretation of her, Green Arrow's return to the series, the current state of Lana's character and her relationship with Clark, and more! The latest Always Hold On To Smallville is brought to you by The Word of Justice!Check out Always Hold On To Arrow:https://www.spreaker.com/show/donotfailourpodCheck out Tricia's SYFY Wire articles:https://www.syfy.com/authors/tricia-ennisEPISODE ROUNDUPZach's Grade: C-Lance's Grade: CTricia's Grade: CIMDB Grade: 8.4Superman Homepage Grade: 1.5/5Bechdel Test: FAILSERIES TALLY BOARD...From Metropolis: 16Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: 12Amnesia Count: 60 Blue Shirt/Red Jacket: 68Chloe's Unseen Connections: 28Clark Loses His Powers: 11Episode Title Said In Episode: 58Hospital Visits: 112In Media Res: 4Injection Count: 47Kent Truck Accidents: 10KOs to Keep Clark's Secret: 46KOs t

This week Zach is joined by Chris Clow from The Comic Binge and Anthony Desiato from Digging for Kryptonite to discuss the one hundred forty second episode of Smallville, "Persona." We talk Brainiac's reemergence, the characterization of Bizarro, his relationship with Lana, Marc McClure's return to the world of Superman, and much more! The latest Always Hold On To Smallville might just be a voice, but we won't lecture you to death!Check out Chris on...The Comic Binge: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecomicbingeDiscovery Debrief: https://discoverydebrief.podbean.com/And Anthony on...Digging for Kryptonite: https://diggingforkryptonite.captivate.fm/EPISODE ROUNDUPZach's Grade: B-Chris' Grade: B-Anthony's Grade: B+IMDB Grade: 8.7Superman Homepage Grade: 2.5/5Bechdel Test: FAILSERIES TALLY BOARD...From Metropolis: 16Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: 12Amnesia Count: 60 Blue Shirt/Red Jacket: 67Chloe's Unseen Connections: 28Clark Loses His Powers: 11Episode Title Said In Episode: 57Hospital Visits: 112In Media Res: 4Inj

This week Zach is joined by Luke Winch from Observing the Pattern: A Fringe Podcast to discuss the one hundred forty first episode of Smallville, "Gemini." We talk the secret origin of Grant Gabriel, movie plot inspirations, that bizarre twist at end of the episode, and much more! The latest Always Hold On To Smallville works is the best Secret Santa gift you could give!Check out Luke's podcasts including Observing the Pattern on We Made This: https://wemadethisnetwork.com/EPISODE ROUNDUPZach's Grade: BLuke's Grade: B-IMDB Grade: 8.3Superman Homepage Grade: 1.5/5Bechdel Test: FAILSERIES TALLY BOARD...From Metropolis: 16Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: 11Amnesia Count: 60 Blue Shirt/Red Jacket: 66Chloe's Unseen Connections: 28Clark Loses His Powers: 11Episode Title Said In Episode: 57Hospital Visits: 112In Media Res: 4Injection Count: 47Kent Truck Accidents: 10KOs to Keep Clark's Secret: 46KOs to Keep Oliver's Secret: 3Lana Kills: 6Lois Arm Punches: 6Lois' Costume Closet: 5Main Character Deaths: 16Mind Control

This week Zach is joined by Ronit Troner to discuss the one hundred fortieth episode of Smallville, "Blue." We talk the logistics of cloning and resurrection, the bad optics of Lois dating her boss, Kara's nonsensical disappearance and amnesia at the end of the episode, and much more! The latest Always Hold On To Smallville isn't just a replicant!EPISODE ROUNDUPZach's Grade: D-Ronit's Grade: DIMDB Grade: 8.3Superman Homepage Grade: 2/5Bechdel Test: PASSSERIES TALLY BOARD...From Metropolis: 16Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: 11Amnesia Count: 60 Blue Shirt/Red Jacket: 65Chloe's Unseen Connections: 28Clark Loses His Powers: 11Episode Title Said In Episode: 56Hospital Visits: 111In Media Res: 4Injection Count: 47Kent Truck Accidents: 10KOs to Keep Clark's Secret: 46KOs to Keep Oliver's Secret: 3Lana Kills: 6Lois Arm Punches: 6Lois' Costume Closet: 5Main Character Deaths: 16Mind Control Count: 22Movie Plot As An Episode: 15Not The Last Son Of Krypton: 10Possession Count: 25Product Placement Pete: 19Shirtless Oliver

It's our eighteenth Superman Special! Zach is joined by Tricia Ennis to discuss the two-part series finale of Supergirl, "The Last Gauntlet" and "Kara." They talk their thoughts on the series as a whole, callbacks to earlier seasons in the finale, if this felt like an appropriate wrap up for the series and its titular character, Smallville comparisons, and more!This podcast contains SPOILERS. You've been warned!Check out Tricia's work here: https://triciaennis.com/https://www.syfy.com/authors/tricia-ennisAlways 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_usDallas Hernandez / @DallasHashtagezDaryn Kirscht / @darynkirscht16Joey Dienberg / @JoeyD94_13JJ Hodges / @ForComicJunkiesDJ DoenaNathan RothacherNathan MacKenzie / @maccamackenzieJason Skipper / @skipper818Steve Rogers / @SteveJRogersJrJoe McIndoe / @joemcindoe92Atif SheikhMollie FicarellaJ

This week Zach is joined by Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow and Casey Cochran to discuss the one hundred thirty ninth episode of Smallville, "Wrath." We talk the power-transfer-via-lightning working a bit differently this time around, the beginning of Grant Gabriel and Lois Lane's epic romance, a what-if Imagine Dragons soundtrack for this episode, and much more! Don't delete your hard drive until you've listened to the latest Always Hold On To Smallville!Check out Always Hold On To Arrow:https://www.spreaker.com/show/donotfailourpodEPISODE ROUNDUPZach's Grade: B-Lance's Grade: B+Casey's Grade: B-IMDB Grade: 8.1Superman Homepage Grade: 3/5Bechdel Test: PASSSERIES TALLY BOARD...From Metropolis: 16Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: 10Amnesia Count: 59Blue Shirt/Red Jacket: 64Chloe's Unseen Connections: 28Clark Loses His Powers: 9Episode Title Said In Episode: 55Hospital Visits: 109In Media Res: 4Injection Count: 47Kent Truck Accidents: 10KOs to Keep Clark's Secret: 46KOs to Keep Oliver's Secret: 3Lana Ki

This week Zach is joined by Matt Latham from Pick A Disc to discuss the one hundred thirty eighth episode of Smallville, "Lara." We talk Helen Slater, flashbacks, the dysfunctional family dynamics of the House of El, hidden pictures, and much more! A true Kryptonian embraces the latest Always Hold On To Smallville!Check out Matt's podcast Pick A Disc: https://www.spreaker.com/show/pick-a-discEPISODE ROUNDUPZach's Grade: B+Matt's Grade: B+IMDB Grade: 8.1Superman Homepage Grade: 2/5 Bechdel Test: FAILSERIES TALLY BOARD...From Metropolis: 16Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: 10Amnesia Count: 59Blue Shirt/Red Jacket: 63Chloe's Unseen Connections: 28Clark Loses His Powers: 9Episode Title Said In Episode: 55Hospital Visits: 108In Media Res: 4Injection Count: 47Kent Truck Accidents: 10KOs to Keep Clark's Secret: 45KOs to Keep Oliver's Secret: 3Lana Kills: 6Lois Arm Punches: 6Lois' Costume Closet: 5Main Character Deaths: 16Mind Control Count: 22Movie Plot As An Episode: 15Not The Last Son Of Krypton: 8Possession Count:

This week Zach is joined by Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow and Joey Dienberg to discuss the one hundred thirty seventh episode of Smallville, "Action." We talk Joey's Smallville fandom, the extremely meta nature of the episode, a return of the mythology of Warrior Angel, Lionel in a bear trap, and much more! Don't worry, the latest Always Hold On To Smallville stays true to the comic book source material!Check out Always Hold On To Arrow:https://www.spreaker.com/show/donotfailourpod*Note: We recorded this podcast before the events on the set of Rust that took the life of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. It felt appropriate to address considering such a similar plot point in "Action," so I share a brief commentary and reflection on the tragedy at the top of the podcast.EPISODE ROUNDUPZach's Grade: ALance's Grade: AJoey's Grade: A-IMDB Grade: 8.1Superman Homepage Grade: 1/5 Bechdel Test: PASSSERIES TALLY BOARD...From Metropolis: 16Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: 10Amnesia Count: 58Blue Shirt/Red Jack

This week Zach is joined by Matt Truex from Lois & Clark's: The New Podcasts of Superman and Alan Burke from the All Star Superfan Podcast to discuss the one hundred thirty sixth episode of Smallville, "Cure." We talk Alan's Superman and Smallville fandom, Dean Cain and the character he was supposed to be playing, Clark'd careless attitude toward killing in this episode, the exhausting Chloe and Jimmy relationship, and much more! If you're going to live forever, you might as well pass the time by listening to the latest Always Hold On To Smallville!Check out Matt's work including Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman: https://dailyknockoff.com/Check out the All Star Superfan Podcast: https://allstarsuperfan.podbean.com/EPISODE ROUNDUPZach's Grade: C-Matt's Grade: CAlan's Grade: DIMDB Grade: 8.0Superman Homepage Grade: 1/5 Bechdel Test: PASSSERIES TALLY BOARD...From Metropolis: 16Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: 10Amnesia Count: 58Blue Shirt/Red Jacket: 62Chloe's Unseen Connections: 27Clark Loses

This week Zach is joined by Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow and Lauren Winn to discuss the one hundred thirty fifth episode of Smallville, "Fierce." We talk this episode's season one vibe, the Clark/Kara dynamic, The Powerpuff Girls, using heat vision on Kryptonite, and much more! You don't need a treasure map to find the latest Always Hold On To Smallville!Check out Always Hold On To Arrow:https://www.spreaker.com/show/donotfailourpodEPISODE ROUNDUPZach's Grade: B-Lance's Grade: B-Lauren's Grade: CIMDB Grade: 7.7Superman Homepage Grade: 1/5 Bechdel Test: PASSSERIES TALLY BOARD...From Metropolis: 16Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: 10Amnesia Count: 57 Blue Shirt/Red Jacket: 62Chloe's Unseen Connections: 27Clark Loses His Powers: 9Episode Title Said In Episode: 52Hospital Visits: 107In Media Res: 4Injection Count: 47Kent Truck Accidents: 10KOs to Keep Clark's Secret: 43KOs to Keep Oliver's Secret: 3Lana Kills: 6Lois Arm Punches: 6Lois' Costume Closet: 4Main Character Deaths: 16Mind Control Count: 22Mov

This week Zach is joined by Lauren Winn and Zack Benz from The Daily Planet to discuss the one hundred thirty fourth episode of Smallville, "Kara." We talk the introduction and characterization of Smallville's second Kara, Lois Lane finally getting a job at the Daily Planet, the Grant Gabriel of it all, the series' overall approach towards her character so far, and much more! The AM and FM radio frequencies are down, so you might as well listen to the latest Always Hold On To Smallville!Check out The Daily Planet: https://dailyplanetdc.com/EPISODE ROUNDUPZach's Grade: C+Lauren's Grade: B-Zack's Grade: DIMDB Grade: 8.5Superman Homepage Grade: 3.5/5 Bechdel Test: PASSSERIES TALLY BOARD...From Metropolis: 16Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: 10Amnesia Count: 57 Blue Shirt/Red Jacket: 61Chloe's Unseen Connections: 27Clark Loses His Powers: 9Episode Title Said In Episode: 52Hospital Visits: 106In Media Res: 4Injection Count: 47Kent Truck Accidents: 10KOs to Keep Clark's Secret: 43KOs to Keep Oliver's Secret: 3Lana Ki

This week Zach is joined by Meredith Borders from Fangoria to discuss the one hundred thirty third episode of Smallville, "Bizarro." We talk Meredith's Smallville fandom, the series' take on Bizarro, Lana's "death" and its effect on the characters, and much more! Turn yourself in and listen to the latest Always Hold On To Smallville!Check out Meredith's work on Fangoria: fhttps://www.fangoria.com/authors/meredith-borders/And also her brewery, City Acre Brewing: https://www.cityacrebrewing.com/EPISODE ROUNDUPZach's Grade: BMeredith's Grade: B+IMDB Grade: 9.0Superman Homepage Grade: 4/5 Bechdel Test: FAILSERIES TALLY BOARD...From Metropolis: 16Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: 10Amnesia Count: 56Blue Shirt/Red Jacket: 60Chloe's Unseen Connections: 27Clark Loses His Powers: 9Episode Title Said In Episode: 51Hospital Visits: 105In Media Res: 4Injection Count: 47Kent Truck Accidents: 10KOs to Keep Clark's Secret: 41KOs to Keep Oliver's Secret: 3Lana Kills: 5Lois Arm Punches: 6Lois' Costume Closet: 4Main Character De

It's our seventh Snyder Cut Special! Zach is joined by Tom Elliot from The Twilight Zone Podcast to discuss Zack Snyder's Justice League!  This podcast contains SPOILERS. You've been warned!Check out The Twilight Zone Podcast: https://www.thetwilightzonepodcast.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 DoenaNathan RothacherCasey Cochran / @CaseyCochran53Nathan MacKenzie / @maccamackenzieJason Skipper / @skipper818Steve Rogers / @SteveJRogersJrJoe McIndoe / @joemcindoe92Atif SheikhMollie FicarellaJohn CurcioMike FranzDylan DiAntonioThomas NavenAndrew Parker / @parkerstpaulJames Lee / @Jae_El_52Jonathan England / @England422Adam SullinsJo Michael / @jweissbrod86Marc-ids FoppenAlex Ramsey / @aramsey1992Jason Davis / @superjay_92Patrick BravoPa

It's our sixth Snyder Cut Special! Zach is joined by Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow, Mike Damante, Mike Krause and Matthew Rocca to discuss Zack Snyder's Justice League! This podcast contains SPOILERS. You've been warned!Check out Lance on Always Hold On To Arrow:https://www.spreaker.com/show/donotfailourpodCheck out Damante's work at Punk Rock and UFOs:https://www.punkrockandufos.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 DoenaNathan RothacherCasey Cochran / @CaseyCochran53Nathan MacKenzie / @maccamackenzieJason Skipper / @skipper818Steve Rogers / @SteveJRogersJrJoe McIndoe / @joemcindoe92Atif SheikhMollie FicarellaJohn CurcioMike FranzDylan DiAntonioThomas NavenAndrew Parker / @parkerstpaulJames Lee / @Jae_El_52Jonathan England

It's our fifth Snyder Cut Special! Zach is joined by Ryan Unicomb, Tricia Ennis and Tom Gehrke to discuss Zack Snyder's Justice League! This podcast contains SPOILERS. You've been warned!Check out Ryan's Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/itsryanunicomb/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 / @crfuchs7Kevonte Chilous / @chill_usDaryn Kirscht / @darynkirscht16Joey Dienberg / @JoeyD94_13JJ Hodges / @ForComicJunkiesDJ DoenaNathan RothacherCasey Cochran / @CaseyCochran53Nathan MacKenzie / @maccamackenzieJason Skipper / @skipper818Steve Rogers / @SteveJRogersJrJoe McIndoe / @joemcindoe92Atif SheikhMollie FicarellaJohn CurcioMike FranzDylan DiAntonioThomas NavenAndrew Parker / @parkerstpaulJames Lee / @Jae_El_52Jonathan England / @England422