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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 6 Episode 1 - Zod
    9.2/10(12 votes)

    #1 - Zod

    S6:E1

    A powerless Clark is trapped in the "Phantom Zone" surrounded by the criminals his father imprisoned there. However, an unexpected ally comes to his aid. Meanwhile, Zod in Lex's body advances his plan to transform Earth into a new Krypton, while using Lana to produce an heir.

    Director:James Marshall
    Writer:N/A

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  2. undefined Season 4 Episode 6 - Transference
    9.0/10(13 votes)

    #2 - Transference

    S4:E6

    Clark is drawn to the state penitentery by one of the kryptonian crystals, which Lionel is using to switch bodies with Lex. Clark intervenes and Lionel enters his body instead. While Lionel uses his newfound super-powers to regain his lost fortune and alienate Clark's friend, Clark must convince his parents that he is the "real" Clark and reverse the processs, while avoiding murderous convicts.

    Director:James Marshall
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  3. undefined Season 2 Episode 17 - Rosetta
    8.9/10(17 votes)

    #3 - Rosetta

    S2:E17

    Clark travels to New York to meet Dr. Swann, a brilliant scientist who holds a message for Clark from his home planet. Meanwhile Lana decides to move out of Chloe's house after they get into an argument about Clark.

    Director:James Marshall
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  4. undefined Season 2 Episode 12 - Insurgence
    8.8/10(16 votes)

    #4 - Insurgence

    S2:E12

    Lex hires some thugs to bug Lionel's office but things get out of control when Lionel and Martha are taken hostage, and Clark must rescue them without revealing his secrets.

    Director:James Marshall
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  5. undefined Season 5 Episode 22 - Vessel
    8.8/10(14 votes)

    #5 - Vessel

    S5:E22

    Professor Fine has unleashed a virus that will kill millions. Clark must put a stop to him, while Lex wonders what happens when he will tell Lana his newest secret.

    Director:James Marshall
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  6. undefined Season 5 Episode 19 - Mercy
    8.8/10(13 votes)

    #6 - Mercy

    S5:E19

    Lionel is taken hostage by a masked man who forces him to play elaborate games for the prize of staying alive. Martha goes to confront Lionel after Clark tells her Lionel knows his secret and becomes a part of the game herself, fighting for her life.

    Director:James Marshall
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  7. undefined Season 6 Episode 22 - Phantom
    8.8/10(13 votes)

    #7 - Phantom

    S6:E22

    Clark discovers the reason Lana married Lex then and sets out to kill Lionel. Lex tries to use DNA from the last phantom to power his super-soldiers. Lois goes to a dam to search for Lex's lab but is caught by a security guard and fatally injured. Chloe's power is discovered.

    Director:James Marshall
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  8. undefined Season 10 Episode 5 - Isis
    8.7/10(12 votes)

    #8 - Isis

    S10:E5

    Lois decides to tell Clark she knows he’s The Blur, but she accidentally activates an ancient artifact that transforms her into the Goddess Isis, complete with superpowers of her own. Oliver and Clark reluctantly decide to ask Tess for help with Lois. Meanwhile, after Cat Grant witnesses Lois as Isis using her superpowers, she decides Lois is the Blur and sets out to prove it.

    Director:James Marshall
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  9. undefined Season 3 Episode 12 - Hereafter
    8.6/10(16 votes)

    #9 - Hereafter

    S3:E12

    Clark discovers that his schoolmate Jordan can foresee the future, but is horrified when Jordan tells him he "sees" Lana dying in a fire in the next few days. Meanwhile, suspicious of his behavior, Chloe investigates Adam's background and discovers some disturbing news.

    Director:James Marshall
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  10. undefined Season 4 Episode 2 - Gone
    8.6/10(13 votes)

    #10 - Gone

    S4:E2

    After discovering that Chloe's body isn't in her coffin, Clark and Lois Lane investigate. Meanwhile, Lana's life in Paris catches up with her in Smallville. And Lionel sends a killer to determine if Chloe is alive and kill her for sure.

    Director:James Marshall
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  11. undefined Season 5 Episode 7 - Splinter
    8.6/10(13 votes)

    #11 - Splinter

    S5:E7

    Clark gives into paranoid delusions brought on by exposure to new "silver" kryptonite, and Professor Fine is the only one who can save him... before he kills Lana.

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  12. undefined Season 8 Episode 18 - Eternal
    8.6/10(11 votes)

    #12 - Eternal

    S8:E18

    Tess tries to kill Davis by blowing up his truck. However, after he escapes, she realizes she needs help to destroy him and turns to Clark. Tess reveals Davis' secret childhood with the Luthors and hints that she knows Clark's true identity. Meanwhile, Davis runs to Chloe for help.

    Director:James Marshall
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  13. undefined Season 1 Episode 7 - If You Don't Woe Me by Now
    8.5/10(180 votes)

    #13 - If You Don't Woe Me by Now

    S1:E7

    Kooky Uncle Fester pays a visit and shares his theory about the monster. Wednesday begrudgingly agrees to a date with Tyler at Crackstone's crypt.

    Director:James Marshall
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  14. undefined Season 3 Episode 18 - Truth
    8.5/10(13 votes)

    #14 - Truth

    S3:E18

    When Chloe accidentally inhales a mysterious krypto-gas, she discovers it acts as a truth serum to anyone who comes in contact with her and decides to take advantage of her new power by going to the Kents to find out Clark's secret. However, her new power comes with fatal consequences and Clark must find an antidote before she discovers the truth about him or worse, dies.

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  15. undefined Season 5 Episode 1 - Arrival
    8.5/10(16 votes)

    #15 - Arrival

    S5:E1

    Having been transported to the Fortress of Solitude, Clark is confronted by Jor-El, who tells him he cannot return to Smallville, instead he must stay and prepare to save the planet. Also, transported to the Fortress, Chloe is unable to handle the sub-zero temperature and collapses, begging Clark to use his powers to save her. Jor-El forbids him to leave, but finally acquiesces, telling Clark he must return before sunset or there will be dire consequences. Meanwhile, Lana is horrified when she sees two Kryptonian aliens emerge from a spaceship discovered in the remnants of the meteor shower. The two aliens destroy what's left of the town searching for Kal-El.

    Director:James Marshall
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  16. undefined Season 1 Episode 8 - A Murder of Woes
    8.4/10(216 votes)

    #16 - A Murder of Woes

    S1:E8

    Wednesday lands in trouble with Principal Weems, but that's just the start of her problems. To fight an ancient evil, she'll need all her friends’ help.

    Director:James Marshall
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  17. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - Phoenix
    8.4/10(17 votes)

    #17 - Phoenix

    S3:E2

    Clark gives up the ring and its effects rather than kill his father, and both he and the rescued Lex return to Smallville. Clark must deal with crime lord Morgan Edge, who has followed him to Smallville, while Lex must determine who tried to have him killed - Lionel or Helen.

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  18. undefined Season 3 Episode 14 - Obsession
    8.4/10(16 votes)

    #18 - Obsession

    S3:E14

    Clark is forced to use his powers in front of Alicia, a new girl at school, but he is surprised to find out she has powers of her own. The two develop a bond through their shared secret, but things turn ugly after Alicia becomes obsessive about sharing Clark with anyone else - especially Lana. Meanwhile, Lana asks Lex to investigate Adam.

    Director:James Marshall
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  19. undefined Season 7 Episode 15 - Veritas
    8.4/10(16 votes)

    #19 - Veritas

    S7:E15

    Clark must learn a new superpower as he and Kara join forces to take on Brainiac, putting the lives of their friends in danger.

    Director:James Marshall
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  20. undefined Season 2 Episode 21 - Accelerate
    8.3/10(16 votes)

    #20 - Accelerate

    S2:E21

    Lana is haunted by the ghost of a dead friend, Emily, but the "spirit" has connections to Lionel Luthor, who is also scheming to get control of the Indian caves and "help" Lex with his wedding.

    Director:James Marshall
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  21. undefined Season 4 Episode 14 - Krypto
    8.3/10(14 votes)

    #21 - Krypto

    S4:E14

    Lois accidentally hits a dog and brings it back to the farm to heal, but Clark quickly realizes it has super-strength. He investigates and discovers it was part of an aborted LuthorCorp experiment...and that robbers are using the dogs to help them steal money. Meanwhile, Lana wonders what Jason is up to with his mother, and Jason is forced to ask Genevieve a few questions of his own.

    Director:James Marshall
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  22. undefined Season 4 Episode 21 - Forever
    8.3/10(13 votes)

    #22 - Forever

    S4:E21

    Clark must stop the school photographer after he sets up a fake high school and uses his ability to petrify people to kidnap students - including Chloe and Lana - to keep the glory days of high school going forever. Meanwhile, Lex and Lionel are kidnapped and tortured by the Teagues in an effort to find the Kryptonian artifact, revealing that...Lana has it.

    Director:James Marshall
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  23. undefined Season 7 Episode 12 - Fracture
    8.3/10(13 votes)

    #23 - Fracture

    S7:E12

    Lex tracks the amnesiac Kara to Detroit, where Lois follows him. An obsessive busboy infatuated with Kara shoots Lex, and Chloe has to determine whether to heal him or not.

    Director:James Marshall
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  24. undefined Season 1 Episode 15 - Nicodemus
    8.3/10(18 votes)

    #24 - Nicodemus

    S1:E15

    A flower that comes from a reopened "Level Three" of the fertilizer plant brings strange reactions from several people, including Jonathan, Lana, and Pete.

    Director:James Marshall
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  25. undefined Season 2 Episode 2 - Heat
    8.2/10(19 votes)

    #25 - Heat

    S2:E2

    Clark gains a new power - heat-vision. As he struggles to control it, Lex gets married to the new Smallville High teacher, Desiree Atkins, little does he know that she not only has an alterior motive, but that she's coming on to Clark too.

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James Marshall Ratings Summary

"Zod" is the best rated episode directed by James Marshall. It scored 9.2/10 based on 12 votes. It was written by N/A. It aired on 9/28/2006 and is rated 0.2 points higher than their second-best episode, "Transference".