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The Best Episodes of Smallville Season 2

Every episode of Smallville Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Smallville Season 2!

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The origins of the world’s greatest hero–from Krypton refugee Kal-el’s arrival on Earth through his tumultuous teen years to Clark Kent’s final steps toward embracing his destiny as the Man of Steel.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Smallville Season 2 Episode 1 - Vortex
    8.6/10(1950 votes)

    #1 - Vortex

    S2:E1

    Clark rescues Lana from the storm, but discovers that the spaceship is released, while Jonathan is buried alive with the unscrupulous reporter who discovered Clark's secret. Meanwhile, Lex is wracked with guilt over his critically injured father.

    Director:Greg Beeman
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Smallville Season 2 Episode 2 - Heat
    8.2/10(1956 votes)

    #2 - 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.

    Director:James Marshall
    Writer:Mark Verheiden

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  3. Smallville Season 2 Episode 3 - Duplicity
    8.1/10(1794 votes)

    #3 - Duplicity

    S2:E3

    Pete finds Clark's spaceship, forcing Clark to reveal his secret to his best friend. Dr. Hamilton is plagued by kryptonite-fueled illness and focuses on Pete. Meanwhile, Lana has to deal with Nell and her plans to remarry while Lex and Lionel adjust to life together.

    Director:Steve Miner
    Writers:Todd Slavkin, Darren Swimmer

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  4. Smallville Season 2 Episode 4 - Red
    8.7/10(2127 votes)

    #4 - Red

    S2:E4

    Clark has his first run-in with red kryptonite in this exploration of classic Superman mythology, turning immoral when he gets his high-school ring holding a piece of rock. Meanwhile, Lex and his father have some issues to resolve when Lionel starts taking over the manor.

    Director:Jeff Woolnough
    Writer:Jeph Loeb

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  5. Smallville Season 2 Episode 5 - Nocturne
    7.3/10(1721 votes)

    #5 - Nocturne

    S2:E5

    Lana has a new stalker - a boy imprisoned in his basement by his parents who sneaks out at night to visit her. Meanwhile Lionel hires Clark's mother as his personal assistant.

    Director:Rick Wallace
    Writers:Brian Peterson, Kelly Souders

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  6. Smallville Season 2 Episode 6 - Redux
    7.1/10(1679 votes)

    #6 - Redux

    S2:E6

    Martha's father William comes to town after many years of estrangement due do his disapproval of Jonathan. Meanwhile Clark must deal with a series of old-age deaths at Smallville High, and the new principal puts his foot down.

    Director:Chris Long
    Writers:Garrett Lerner, Russel Friend

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  7. Smallville Season 2 Episode 7 - Lineage
    7.8/10(1726 votes)

    #7 - Lineage

    S2:E7

    A strange woman shows up claiming to be Clark's biological mother...and that his father is Lionel. Meanwhile Lana decides to meet with the man who is her biological father.

    Director:Greg Beeman
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Smallville Season 2 Episode 8 - Ryan
    8.6/10(2008 votes)

    #8 - Ryan

    S2:E8

    Ryan (from "Stray") returns and Clark has to save him from Dr. Garner of the Summerholt Research Facility. Meanwhile, Aunt Nell leaves Smallville, and Lex wants to expand the plant but runs afoul of the mayor.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:Philip Levens

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  9. Smallville Season 2 Episode 9 - Dichotic
    7.5/10(1689 votes)

    #9 - Dichotic

    S2:E9

    A Smallville student, Ian, displays the ability to make clones of himself and uses his power to date both Chloe and Lana. Meanwhile Lex goes to anger management class and meets an attractive local doctor.

    Director:Craig Zisk
    Writer:Mark Verheiden

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  10. Smallville Season 2 Episode 10 - Skinwalker
    7.9/10(1824 votes)

    #10 - Skinwalker

    S2:E10

    Clark becomes involved with a Native American woman, Kyla, and becomes aware of ancient Indian prophecy that warns of a man of great powers who fell from the sky. Worse, a wolflike creature is attacking the local Lexcorp construction project, and Martha and Lionel may be the next victims.

    Director:Marita Grabiak
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Smallville Season 2 Episode 11 - Visage
    8.0/10(1738 votes)

    #11 - Visage

    S2:E11

    Whitney returns to Smallville, eager to start back up where he left off with Lana. But everything isn't what it seems...

    Director:Bill Gereghity
    Writers:Todd Slavkin, Darren Swimmer

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  12. Smallville Season 2 Episode 12 - Insurgence
    8.4/10(1753 votes)

    #12 - 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
    Writers:Jeph Loeb, Kenneth Biller

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  13. Smallville Season 2 Episode 13 - Suspect
    7.9/10(1651 votes)

    #13 - Suspect

    S2:E13

    Lionel is shot in the manor, and Jonathan is the prime suspect.

    Director:Greg Beeman
    Writers:Mark Verheiden, Philip Levens

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  14. Smallville Season 2 Episode 14 - Rush
    7.7/10(1714 votes)

    #14 - Rush

    S2:E14

    Students are engaging in wild, sometimes suicidal stunts, and Chloe and Pete are the next ones to become "infected."..and they use a piece of red meteor rock to get Clark to join them.

    Director:Rick Rosenthal
    Writers:Todd Slavkin, Darren Swimmer

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  15. Smallville Season 2 Episode 15 - Prodigal
    7.6/10(1646 votes)

    #15 - Prodigal

    S2:E15

    Lex recovers his long-lost brother Lucas and uses him in a ploy to buy out his father's share of the company. But it soon becomes clear that Lucas isn't to be trusted, and Lex soon finds himself ousted from his own company.

    Director:Greg Beeman
    Writers:Brian Peterson, Kelly Souders

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  16. Smallville Season 2 Episode 16 - Fever
    8.0/10(1676 votes)

    #16 - Fever

    S2:E16

    Martha catches a lungful of kryptonite-irradiated spores and a weakened Clark is her only hope for survival.

    Director:Bill Gereghty
    Writer:Matt Okumura

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  17. Smallville Season 2 Episode 17 - Rosetta
    9.1/10(2242 votes)

    #17 - 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
    Writers:Miles Millar, Alfred Gough

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  18. Smallville Season 2 Episode 18 - Visitor
    7.5/10(1612 votes)

    #18 - Visitor

    S2:E18

    After a schoolmate claims to be an alien and proves it by using heat vision, Clark investigates and believes the boy is from Krypton. Meanwhile, Helen confronts Lex over the locked room in the mansion that holds his investigation of Clark's secrets.

    Director:Rick Rosenthal
    Writer:Philip Levens

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  19. Smallville Season 2 Episode 19 - Precipice
    7.6/10(1603 votes)

    #19 - Precipice

    S2:E19

    After Lana is almost assaulted by a college student, Clark injures the boy while helping her. When the Kents are sued for damages that could cost them the farm, Clark tries to find a way out of the lawsuit. Meanwhile, Helen's obsessive ex-boyfriend comes to Smallville to win her back but when she turns him down, he stabs her, prompting Lex to take the law into his own hands.

    Director:Thomas J. Wright
    Writer:Clint Carpenter

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  20. Smallville Season 2 Episode 20 - Witness
    7.4/10(1560 votes)

    #20 - Witness

    S2:E20

    Clark runs up against super-strong robbers who are apparently tied to LexCorp. And Chloe begins to ally with Lionel, while Lana and Henry Small bond.

    Director:Rick Wallace
    Writer:Mark Verheiden

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  21. Smallville Season 2 Episode 21 - Accelerate
    7.8/10(1632 votes)

    #21 - 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
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Smallville Season 2 Episode 22 - Calling
    8.4/10(1654 votes)

    #22 - Calling

    S2:E22

    Dr. Walden comes out of a coma with super-powers and a desire to kill Clark, piquing the Luthors' interest. The spaceship starts talking to Clark, and Helen and Lex prepare for their wedding.

    Director:Terrence O'Hara
    Writer:Kenneth Biller

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  23. Smallville Season 2 Episode 23 - Exodus
    8.9/10(1895 votes)

    #23 - Exodus

    S2:E23

    A sense of foreboding surrounds Smallville as Clark must choose between staying with Lana and his family or fulfilling his destiny to rule the Earth. Lex and Helen prepare for their marriage, and Chloe considers Lionel's offer to investigate Clark.

    Director:Greg Beeman
    Writers:Miles Millar, Alfred Gough

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Vortex" is the best rated episode of "Smallville" season 2. It scored 8.6/10 based on 1950 votes. Directed by Greg Beeman and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/24/2002. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Heat".