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The Best Episodes Written By Brian Peterson

Every TV Episode Written by Brian Peterson Ranked from Best to Worst by Thousands of Voters

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    undefined Season 10 Episode 4 - Homecoming
    9.3/10(13 votes)

    #1 - Homecoming

    S10:E4

    In an attempt to cheer up Clark, Lois convinces him to attend their five-year high school reunion. A visit back to the home of the Crows has Clark remembering old times with Lana and Chloe, while Lois is furious that no one remembers her five days as a student. Brainiac 5.0 uses his Legion ring to visit from the future and takes Clark through his past, present and future. He shows Clark what really happened the night Jonathan died, Oliver’s current pain and Clark’s future at the Daily Planet with Lois and his role as Earth’s favorite red and blue superhero.

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    Writer:Brian Peterson

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  2. undefined Season 5 Episode 12 - Reckoning
    9.3/10(18 votes)

    #2 - Reckoning

    S5:E12

    Clark reveals his secret to Lana, Jonathan and Lex learn the results of the senatorial election, and there is a tragic car accident on the highway that takes the life of someone Clark loves, forcing Clark to appeal to Jor-El for help.

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    Writer:Brian Peterson

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  3. undefined Season 10 Episode 21 - Finale
    9.2/10(16 votes)

    #3 - Finale

    S10:E21

    The story of Clark Kent culminates in this epic two-hour series finale as Clark takes the last step to becoming the Man of Steel.

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    Writer:Brian Peterson

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  4. undefined Season 6 Episode 4 - Arrow
    9.0/10(14 votes)

    #4 - Arrow

    S6:E4

    The mysterious Green Arrow steals a necklace from Martha, and both Lois and Clark resolve to find out who the vigilante is. While Clark determines Green Arrow's true identity, Lex continues his investigation of the mysterious black box while Lionel warns Lana against him.

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    Writer:Brian Peterson

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  5. undefined Season 5 Episode 22 - Vessel
    8.9/10(16 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.

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    Writer:Brian Peterson

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  6. undefined Season 8 Episode 18 - Eternal
    8.7/10(12 votes)

    #6 - 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.

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    Writer:Brian Peterson

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  7. undefined Season 6 Episode 16 - Promise
    8.6/10(15 votes)

    #7 - Promise

    S6:E16

    Clark has second thoughts about Lana marrying Lex, and Lana has the same concerns. Meanwhile, the doctor involved in the secret behind Lana's pregnancy threatens Lex with his knowledge.

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    Writer:Brian Peterson

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  8. undefined Season 3 Episode 16 - Crisis
    8.6/10(16 votes)

    #8 - Crisis

    S3:E16

    Clark receives a panicked call from Lana and hears a gunshot before the line goes dead, but when he arrives at the Talon he is stunned to discover she is alive and well. Clark realizes the phone call came from the next day and that Adam is the one who will shoot Lana.

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    Writer:Brian Peterson

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  9. undefined Season 4 Episode 2 - Gone
    8.6/10(14 votes)

    #9 - 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.

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    Writer:Brian Peterson

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  10. undefined Season 5 Episode 3 - Hidden
    8.5/10(14 votes)

    #10 - Hidden

    S5:E3

    A krypto-mutant, Gabriel, hacks into missile codes and prepares to eliminate krypto-mutants in Smallville once and for all. A powerless Clark confronts him and is shot, and only Jor-El can save him.

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    Writer:Brian Peterson

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  11. undefined Season 7 Episode 1 - Bizarro
    8.4/10(16 votes)

    #11 - Bizarro

    S7:E1

    During Clark's battle with the last Phantom Zone wraith, Lex is rescued by a mysterious woman. She then goes to the Kent farm and reveals she is Clark's cousin, Kara, from Krypton.

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    Writer:Brian Peterson

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  12. undefined Season 4 Episode 19 - Blank
    8.4/10(14 votes)

    #12 - Blank

    S4:E19

    When a boy who can make people lose their memories robs the Talon, Clark goes after him but gets total amnesia. Chloe finds out what happened and has to tutor Clark in the use of his superpowers and make sure he doesn't accidentally reveal his secret. While Clark, Chloe, and Lois try to track down Kevin, Clark takes advantage of his "new life" to ask Lana on a date. And Lex tries to turn Clark's memory loss to his advantage by getting him to reveal the secret of the caves.

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    Writer:Brian Peterson

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  13. undefined Season 7 Episode 15 - Veritas
    8.4/10(17 votes)

    #13 - 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.

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  14. undefined Season 6 Episode 13 - Crimson
    8.4/10(14 votes)

    #14 - Crimson

    S6:E13

    Clark is once again exposed to red kryptonite, and his "other self" goes on a rampage of sorts on Valentine's Day, kissing the women he's most attracted to and expressing his uninhibited feelings for the various relationships around him.

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  15. undefined Season 4 Episode 10 - Scare
    8.3/10(15 votes)

    #15 - Scare

    S4:E10

    A Luthorcorp experiment is released into the atmosphere - a toxin that causes its victims to hallucinate their worst fear. Chloe, Clark, Lana, and Jason all fall fictim to the toxin, and Lex, desperate to find a cure, takes a dangerous antidote. Meanwhile, Lionel is released from prison and his conviction overturned thanks to a mysterious benefactor.

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  16. undefined Season 3 Episode 2 - Phoenix
    8.3/10(19 votes)

    #16 - 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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    Writer:Brian Peterson

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  17. undefined Season 10 Episode 17 - Kent
    8.3/10(13 votes)

    #17 - Kent

    S10:E17

    Clark is shocked to find a mirror box in the barn. Clark Luthor surprises him and sends Clark Kent back to the alternate reality where Clark runs into a very angry Jonathan Kent. Meanwhile, back in our reality, Clark Luthor visits Tess and tells her that if she doesn’t side with him he’ll kill her. Lois asks Emil to help her bring Clark back.

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    Writer:Brian Peterson

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  18. undefined Season 3 Episode 11 - Delete
    8.3/10(17 votes)

    #18 - Delete

    S3:E11

    Clark and Lana each make an attempt on Chloe's life for unknown reasons after they receive a mysterious e-mail from the Summerholt Institute. Clark must discover the source of these e-mails after Chloe reveals she has uncovered proof that they are doing mind-control research at the lab and realizes they must be trying to kill her in order to prevent her from writing an expose. Meanwhile, Lana decides to rent the apartment above the café to Adam even though she feels he is hiding something dangerous about his past.

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    Writer:Brian Peterson

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  19. undefined Season 2 Episode 21 - Accelerate
    8.3/10(17 votes)

    #19 - 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.

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    Writer:Brian Peterson

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  20. undefined Season 3 Episode 21 - Forsaken (1)
    8.3/10(14 votes)

    #20 - Forsaken (1)

    S3:E21

    Clark decides to tell Lana his secret so they can finally be together. Meanwhile, an errant FBI agent kidnaps and tortures Pete to try and force him to reveal Clark's secret. Also, Lex panics after the FBI gives him 24 hours to turn over information on his father or face jail time, but help arrives from an unexpected source.

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    Writer:Brian Peterson

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  21. undefined Season 4 Episode 21 - Forever
    8.3/10(14 votes)

    #21 - 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.

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    Writer:Brian Peterson

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  22. undefined Season 9 Episode 1 - Savior
    8.2/10(13 votes)

    #22 - Savior

    S9:E1

    Clark tells Jor-El he’s ready to start his training, but Jor-El sends him back to Metropolis to cut ties with Lois before he can begin. Chloe is shocked when Lois suddenly reappears after having been missing for weeks, but Lois has no recollection of vanishing into thin air with the Legion ring. Chloe begs Clark to use the Legion ring to go back in time to save Jimmy, but he refuses, driving a wedge into their friendship. Meanwhile, Zod arrives at the Luthor mansion...

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    Writer:Brian Peterson

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  23. undefined Season 7 Episode 11 - Siren
    8.2/10(15 votes)

    #23 - Siren

    S7:E11

    When Green Arrow's band of heroes thwarts his efforts once too often, Lex employs a super-powered vigilante to take down the Emerald Archer.

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  24. undefined Season 4 Episode 15 - Sacred
    8.1/10(15 votes)

    #24 - Sacred

    S4:E15

    After Clark receives a message from the recently-deceased Dr. Swann, he and Lana follow Jason and Lex to China in search of one of the kryptonian crystals. Lana is tortured, causing Isabelle to emerge and wreck havoc in her search for the crystal.

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    Writer:Brian Peterson

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  25. undefined Season 8 Episode 1 - Odyssey
    8.1/10(14 votes)

    #25 - Odyssey

    S8:E1

    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.

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Brian Peterson Ratings Summary

"Homecoming" is the best rated episode written by Brian Peterson. It scored 9.308/10 based on 13 votes. It was directed by N/A. It aired on 10/15/2010 and is rated 0.0 points higher than their second-best episode, "Reckoning".