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May 8, 2008 - The bank teller from Zurich attacks Lex, carving the Kryptonian symbols for "Traveler", "Savior", and "Sanctuary" into his chest. After seeing the symbols, Clark travels to Montreal, Quebec, where he finds Edward Teague, the only surviving member of Veritas. Edward deems that Clark is no savior and attempts to kill him so that Lex cannot control him. Chloe saves Clark, who in turn saves Edward from Lex, who arrived looking for more clues to controlling the Traveler. Lex returns home and discovers an orb hidden inside the mantle above the fireplace. The orb gives the location of the Fortress of Solitude. This Week on SHoE - Steve and Derek bring you reactions of the nineteenth episode of the season, “Quest” - plus news about the seventh season finale, “Arctic” with new spoilers, images, emails from you the listeners, some new podcast endeavors from our friends and much, much more.

May 4, 2008 – Here is our interview with Alan Ritchson who played the role of Aquaman in seasons five and six of Smallville. Ritchson discusses all his current projects, what led him to the role of Aquaman, how he prepared for it, shares some set stories from “Aqua” and “Justice” – plus lots more.

May 4, 2008 - Here is our interview with Alan Ritchson who played the role of Aquaman in seasons five and six of Smallville. Ritchson discusses all his current projects, what led him to the role of Aquaman, how he prepared for it, shares some set stories from “Aqua” and “Justice” – plus lots more.

May 1, 2008 - Jor-El sends Clark to an alternate reality to show him what the world would be like if he never arrived on Earth. Here, the Kents have a natural-born son, Chloe is engaged, Lana married a french philanthropist, Lois is a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist, Kara is the head of the Department of Domestic Security (DDS) using the alias Linda Danvers, and Lex is the President of the United States. In this reality, Clark is unable to prevent Brainiac and Lex from detonating the country's nuclear missiles. After learning the world needs him, Clark is sent to Krypton to prevent Brainiac from killing him as an infant. After stopping Brainiac, Clark and Kara both return to present day Earth. This Week on SHoE - We’ve got a packed episode chock-full of news and the final 2 weeks of the season. Plus an in-depth look at Tom Welling’s hat-trick for directing and one of our favorite episodes of the season. We’ve got your emails and spoilers for 7×19 “Quest” as we bid Michael Rosenbaum farewell on our 85th episode!

April 24, 2008 - In order to locate Brainiac and Kara, Clark has Chloe hack into government satellites. The Department of Domestic Security has been monitoring Chloe's activity and, convinced she is a terrorist, convince Jimmy to work with them to bring her down. Clark decides to head to the Fortress to find a way to save Lana, where he learns that Kara is at Krypton trying to warn Clark that Brainiac intends to kill the infant version of Kal-El. The Feds have Jimmy accompany Chloe to a club, which is a front for a security building, to find out who her target is. The Feds catch Chloe stealing satellite images and begin interrogating her. Jimmy shows up and saves her life, and agrees to do whatever Lex wants in exchange for clearing Chloe's name with the government. This Week on SHoE - Steve and Derek return to the audio only version of SHoE with our thoughts on the seventeenth episode of the season, “Sleeper”, featuring Agent Double O-Olsen. We’ve got your countdown to the final 3 episodes of the season, discussion on our favorite finales of all time, and some exclusive “Apocalypse” spoilers.

April 17, 2008 – Lex takes Lionel’s locket, which holds the second key to the deposit box in Zürich, and then throws him out the LuthorCorp window to his death. Lex soon discovers the key is not where he thought, and heads to the Daily Planet to find it; he also begins having hallucinations of his younger self. Lex finds the key in Chloe’s desk, and then fires her. Jimmy and Lois discover that Lionel was murdered. Clark confronts Lex at the mansion, informing him that he has proof Lex murdered Lionel. Lex’s assistant destroys the evidence, and discovers Clark’s secret. Before she can tell Lex everything, a mysterious stranger kills her. This Week on SHoE – Steve and Derek join 2 special guests for a full-length discussion on one of the greatest episodes of all time, “Descent”. Not to mention news and a look forward to the final 4 episodes of the seventh season, culminating in a chilly finale.

April 17, 2008 - Lex takes Lionel's locket, which holds the second key to the deposit box in Zürich, and then throws him out the LuthorCorp window to his death. Lex soon discovers the key is not where he thought, and heads to the Daily Planet to find it; he also begins having hallucinations of his younger self. Lex finds the key in Chloe's desk, and then fires her. Jimmy and Lois discover that Lionel was murdered. Clark confronts Lex at the mansion, informing him that he has proof Lex murdered Lionel. Lex's assistant destroys the evidence, and discovers Clark's secret. Before she can tell Lex everything, a mysterious stranger kills her. This Week on SHoE - Steve and Derek join 2 special guests for a full-length discussion on one of the greatest episodes of all time, “Descent”. Not to mention news and a look forward to the final 4 episodes of the seventh season, culminating in a chilly finale.

April 12, 2008 - This Week on SHoE - Derek and Steve are back from a week off with all the news you can handle regarding the Superman court battle, the departure of co-creators Al Gough and Miles Millar from the eighth season of Smallville, and the ultimate shipper debate….agreement.

March 27, 2008 - Brainiac propositions Kara at the farm, but she refuses; Brainiac warns Kara, and Clark, that not working with him will cause people to get hurt. Jimmy and Lois work together to uncover the truth behind Patricia Swann's murder. Lex begins searching for the secret of Veritas with a key he found in Patricia's pendant. Kara attempts to teach Clark to fly, but he is more focused on finding Brainiac, who attacks Lana at the Isis Foundation. In order to save Lana's life, Kara agrees to help Brainiac. Lana is placed in a clinic, stuck in a catatonic state, while Clark and Chloe have no leads as to where Brainiac and Kara are. This Week on SHoE - Derek and Steve return with another big dose of SHoE to bring you an in-depth look at the original finale for the 7th year of Smallville, “Veritas”. Not only that, full news on the Superman legal battle, news of the final 2 episodes of this season, and a look at what changed pre/post strike.

March 20, 2008 - Lionel hires a group of men to kidnap Clark, using kryptonite tazers to subdue him, and lock him in a kryptonite-lined cell. Patricia Swann, Dr. Virgil Swann's daughter, comes looking for the "Last Son of Krypton" and accuses Lionel of taking the "Last Son" for himself, and having a hand in the deaths of her father, the Teagues and the Queens – three families who came together with Lionel, under a secret societal name of "Veritas", to welcome the "Last Son" to Earth. Chloe and Lana discover Lionel's actions, so they take Kara to Jor-El, who restores her memory; with her powers returned, Kara saves Clark. Patricia Swann gives Clark her father's journal; later, Lex has Patricia killed and a pendant she was wearing—which depicted the Veritas symbol—delivered to him. This Week on SHoE - Derek and Steve have a supersized SHoE to commemorate their 80th episode of the show, the fourteenth episode of the season, a huge discussion/reaction of “Traveler”, emails, and how we would end the series.

March 13, 2008 - Pete Ross chews some kryptonite-laced gum and develops the ability to stretch his body to extreme lengths, which he uses to save Kara's life from a falling speaker at a OneRepublic concert in an abandoned warehouse. Pete arrives at the Kent farm and gets up to speed on who knows Clark's secret, before revealing his own power to Clark. Pete decides to reveal his ability to the world, against Clark and Chloe's advice, but Lex blackmails him into stealing Kara's bracelet from Lionel's safe. When Pete does not deliver, Lex tortures him; Clark arrives and saves Pete. Kara, no longer trusting Clark and Lana, stays with Lex, while Clark secretly hides the bracelet. This Week on SHoE - Derek and Steve are back with the triumphant return of Smallville in it’s thirteenth episode of the season, “Hero”. Not to mention huge news regarding our podcasts, big Smallville news leading to the seventh season end, and preparation of the eighth and possibly final season of our favorite show.

February 14, 2008 - Lois discovers that Lex has found Kara, who is suffering from amnesia, and follows him to Detroit after her. The busboy at the diner that Kara works is obsessed with her, and when Lex arrives, the busboy shoots him, fearing that he will take Kara away. He then holds Kara and Lois hostage. Clark, in efforts to find them, enters Lex's mind using experimental LuthorCorp technology; here he discovers Lex's good side, child Alexander, is still alive. Chloe uses her powers to bring Lex back from the dead, leading to a personal struggle with the moral aspect of her powers. This Week on SHoE - Derek and Steve fight off vacation time and the flu to bring you a long overdue recap of episode twelve of Smallville, “Fracture”. Not only that, we discuss Justice League: The New Frontier, the untimely passing of Heath Ledger, the new Smallville toys in production, and much, much more!

February 13, 2008 - Here is our interview with actress Alaina Huffman who portrayed the Black Canary in last week’s episode of Smallville entitled, “Siren”. Huffman talks about what it was like to wear the costume, act like a superhero, and still be home in time to take care of the kids! Also, will we see the Black Canary again?

February 7, 2008 - Chloe intercepts confidential information from Lex, but the Black Canary shows up and steals the information back for Lex. When Lex learns the Green Arrow was involved, he sends Black Canary after him. Black Canary attacks Oliver, believing him to be a terrorist, and in the process reveals his secret identity to Lois. Clark confronts the Canary, and convinces her of the truth. Oliver offers Black Canary a spot on his team and she accepts, while Clark and Lana try to reconcile their relationship. This Week on SHoE - Steve rings in the eleventh episode of the season with bells on - the Black Canary visits Smallville and SHoE in a special interview with Alaina Huffman this week. In the meantime, Steve’s got some great insight to the episode including the history of the siren-singer, news regarding the end of the strike, a new way to reach out and touch SHoE and spoilers for the upcoming mind-bender, “Fracture”.

January 31, 2008 - Lana is unaware that Bizarro is impersonating Clark, who is still frozen at the Fortress of Solitude, and reveals information about Milton Fine to him. Bizarro tracks down Fine in the hope that he will help him combat his yellow sun weakness. Fine directs Bizarro to Dax-Ur, a Kryptonian scientist who came to Earth years earlier. Jor-El releases Clark from his imprisonment so he can defeat Bizarro. Clark receives blue kryptonite from Dax-Ur and uses it to destroy Bizarro. Clark unwittingly leads Fine to Dax-Ur, who uses Dax-Ur to restore his powers. After Grant reveals his true identity to Lionel, Lex has him killed. This Week on SHoE - A long overdue Starkville’s House of El to kick off the last batch of episodes for season 7; and even though Steve wants to jump ahead and call it #77, and Derek is busy with Schneider-stuff, we still have an amazing episode with a great co-host, a terrific review of “Persona”, news, discussion, spoilers, and more! Plus, news regarding the final 5 episodes of season 7, a new sponsor and a hint of things to come!