8.5/101,304 votes#1 - Odyssey
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/2008
Green Arrow calls upon fellow heroes Black Canary and Aquaman to locate the missing Clark Kent, last seen in the Arctic. The Martian Manhunter also joins in to help out.
Director: Kevin Fair
Writer: N/A
7.8/101,086 votes#2 - Plastique
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/2008
Chloe invites an injured 15-year-old to move in with her. Meanwhile, Clark experiences his first day of work with Lois.
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Writer: Holly Henderson, Don Whitehead
7.7/101,049 votes#3 - Toxic
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/2008
When Oliver is poisoned, he starts having flashbacks to the period when he gained his archery skills... and met Tess. Meanwhile, Chloe has to make a decision which surprises Clark.
Director: Mairzee Almas
Writer: Caroline Dries
7.9/101,097 votes#4 - Instinct
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/2008
Tess and her team perform tests on the crystal she retrieved from the Arctic, causing it to send a beam of light into the universe; the beam of light triggers the arrival of Maxima, a queen from another planet looking for her soul mate.
Director: James L. Conway
Writer: Alfredo Septién, Turi Meyer
8.4/101,154 votes#5 - Committed
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 10/16/2008
A heartbroken psychotic wearing a watch jeweled with kryptonite abducts Chloe and Jimmy and subjects them to a polygraph; while searching for them, Clark and Lois pose as a couple.
Director: Glen Winter
Writer: Bryan Q. Miller
7.8/101,025 votes#6 - Prey
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 10/23/2008
Clark believes a recent attack in a theater may be the work of a serial killer; Davis fears that his blackouts could mean that he is the killer.
Director: Mike Rohl
Writer: Kelly Souders, Brian Peterson
8.5/101,106 votes#7 - Identity
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 10/30/2008
Jimmy catches a red and blue blur on film when he takes a picture of Clark saving Lois from a mugger; after Tess decides to run the picture on the front page of the Daily Planet, Clark fears his identity will be discovered.
Director: Mairzee Almas
Writer: Darren Swimmer, Todd Slavkin
8.4/101,116 votes#8 - Bloodline
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 11/6/2008
Clark receives a package containing the crystal that Tess found in the Arctic; the crystal activates, sending Clark and Lois to the Phantom Zone, where they run into Kara (Laura Vandervoort); Zod's wife, Faora, takes over Lois' body.
Director: Mike Rohl
Writer: Caroline Dries
8.2/101,057 votes#9 - Abyss
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 11/13/2008
Clark takes Chloe to the Fortress of Solitude so Jor-El can heal her after Brainiac replaces her memories with Kryptonian code.
Director: Kevin Fair
Writer: Holly Henderson, Don Whitehead
9.0/101,462 votes#10 - Bride
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 11/20/2008
Unexpected guests crash Chloe and Jimmy's wedding; Oliver thinks he has found Lex and sets out to confront him, but he is shocked to find Lana instead; Lois and Clark grow closer.
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Writer: Alfredo Septién, Turi Meyer
8.8/101,348 votes#11 - Legion
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 1/15/2009
The Persuader attacks Clark; Chloe, as Brainiac, tells Davis he is Doomsday and that he was created to destroy the "other Kryptonian" and the world.
Director: Glen Winter
Writer: Geoff Johns
7.7/101,063 votes#12 - Bulletproof
Season 8 Episode 12 - Aired 1/22/2009
Clark learns that John Jones was shot while working as a police officer; Lana tells Tess that Lex isn't the man she thinks he is, forcing Tess to re-evaluate her position as head of Luthercorp.
Director: Morgan Beggs
Writer: Bryan Q. Miller
7.3/101,188 votes#13 - Power
Season 8 Episode 13 - Aired 1/29/2009
Clark discovers that Lana is missing; Tess reveals what really happened to Lana when she woke up from her Brainiac-induced coma; Tess is shocked by what she discovers in a secret LuthorCorp facility.
Director: Allison Mack
Writer: Darren Swimmer, Todd Slavkin
8.3/101,267 votes#14 - Requiem
Season 8 Episode 14 - Aired 2/5/2009
An explosion at LutherCorp injures Oliver and kills all the board members.
Director: Mike Rohl
Writer: Holly Henderson, Don Whitehead
8.3/101,163 votes#15 - Infamous
Season 8 Episode 15 - Aired 3/12/2009
Linda Lake returns to Metropolis and threatens to expose Clark’s secret unless he promises to give her exclusive information on the red-blue blur so she can become a star reporter again. Refusing to be blackmailed, Clark tells Lois his secret and asks her to write his story for The Daily Planet.
Director: Glen Winter
Writer: Caroline Dries
7.8/101,023 votes#16 - Turbulence
Season 8 Episode 16 - Aired 3/19/2009
Tess invites Clark to a press conference in New York but when an explosion rocks the private jet they are on, Clark must figure out how to save them without Tess learning his secret. Unbeknown to Clark, Tess orchestrated the explosion to get Clark to reveal his powers. Meanwhile, Davis discovers a surprising way to control the monster within.
Director: Kevin Fair
Writer: Alfredo Septién, Turi Meyer
8.3/101,126 votes#17 - Hex
Season 8 Episode 17 - Aired 3/26/2009
At Chloe’s birthday party, a mysterious magician named Zatanna grants Chloe’s wish to be more like Lois and switches the two into each other’s bodies. Zatanna searches for her father’s book of spells so she can conjure up his spirit but not before also granting Clark his deepest wish.
Director: Mairzee Almas
Writer: Bryan Q. Miller
8.1/10983 votes#18 - Eternal
Season 8 Episode 18 - Aired 4/2/2009
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
Writer: Kelly Souders, Brian Peterson
7.8/101,053 votes#19 - Stiletto
Season 8 Episode 19 - Aired 4/23/2009
Lois believes that she needs a big story to secure her reputation as a star reporter but the red/blue blur continues to elude her. However, after Chloe is mugged, Lois steps in to fend off one of the attackers and uses the opportunity to pretend a new superhero, Stiletto, has come to town and is giving exclusives to Lois. Clark is concerned Lois will hurt herself pretending to be a superhero but after he is captured by thugs with kryptonite, Lois steps in to save the day.
Director: Kevin Fair
Writer: Caroline Dries
7.9/101,017 votes#20 - Beast
Season 8 Episode 20 - Aired 4/30/2009
Clark discovers that Davis is still alive and confronts Chloe about protecting him. Oliver discovers Jimmy breaking into Chloe’s apartment, but things get rapidly worse after Davis jumps from the shadows and attacks both of them.
Director: Mike Rohl
Writer: Genevieve Sparling
7.7/10966 votes#21 - Injustice
Season 8 Episode 21 - Aired 5/7/2009
Chloe returns and begs Clark to kill Davis, claiming he can no longer keep the beast under control. Tess has assembled a team of meteor freaks, including Plastique, to track down Davis so Clark can kill him. However, things get out of hand once Tess’ team discovers she is double-crossing them.
Director: Tom Welling
Writer: Alfredo Septién, Turi Meyer
7.6/101,221 votes#22 - Doomsday
Season 8 Episode 22 - Aired 5/14/2009
Oliver tells Clark he must kill Davis, as Doomsday is a serious threat and must be stopped at all costs. However, Clark struggles with taking a human life, so the Green Arrow and his team decide to take matters into their own hands. Lois takes on Tess, but the fight takes a shocking turn. Meanwhile, Chloe gets caught in the middle of Oliver and Clark’s battle over killing Davis.
Director: James Marshall
Writer: Kelly Souders, Brian Peterson
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Season 8 Ratings Summary
"Odyssey" is the best rated episode of "Smallville" season 8. It scored 8.5/10 based on 1304 votes. Directed by Kevin Fair and written by N/A, it aired on 9/18/2008. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Plastique".