Dive into the most unforgettable and emotional moments from Smallville, the young Superman series that captured fans’ hearts. From epic team-ups and heart-wrenching farewells to powerful reveals and iconic scenes, relive the highlights that defined Clark Kent’s journey, including his deepest sacrifices, secret revelations, and the ultimate evolution into the Man of Steel.
00:00You already destroyed my first album. I won't let you take this one.
00:07Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most unforgettable,
00:12emotionally stirring, and iconic scenes from the young Superman series Smallville.
00:30Number 10. The Justice League Assembles.
00:34In Season 6's Justice, one of the show's most fan-service-heavy episodes, Smallville pulled off something, well, super.
00:41A full-fledged Justice League team-up.
00:44Alright, let's do it.
00:46Yep, Clark joins forces with all the other metahuman allies he's met along the way.
00:50Bart Allen, Impulse, Arthur Curry, Aquaman, Victor Stone, Cyborg, and Oliver Queen, Green Arrow.
00:57In a moment nothing short of thrilling, the group joins forces to dismantle Lex Luthor's secret lab.
01:03Go to hell.
01:04The slow-motion walk, the explosion, the epic group shot, it was all goosebump-worthy.
01:15It was also Smallville proving it could go just as big and bold as the best of them.
01:20Number 9. Clark Gets a Taste of Normal.
01:23Smallville had a knack for showing us different sides of Clark,
01:25and few occasions were more memorable than this one.
01:28Why?
01:29Nothing.
01:30You're just less...
01:33Clark Kent-like.
01:35In the Season 1 episode Leech, Clark temporarily loses his powers
01:40after a lightning strike transfers them to another teen.
01:42At first, he's relieved, enjoying the chance to live like a normal kid for once.
01:57He plays basketball and even loses.
01:59But instead of frustration, Clark feels joy in not having to hold back or worry about hurting anyone.
02:05Why are you grinning? We lost.
02:06I know. Pretty cool, huh?
02:07It's a rare look at the boy beneath the powers, and a key step in his emotional growth.
02:13Even without his abilities, though, Clark still risks his life to save others,
02:17showing that heroism was always part of who he is.
02:20Number 8. Clark Resurrects and Stops a Missile.
02:23This moment was pure Superman energy, even before Clark donned the cape.
02:27It's the only answer.
02:31Clark!
02:32After being fatally shot, our Kryptonian teen is resurrected by Jor-El in the Season 5 episode Hidden.
02:38And to say he regains his powers in the nick of time would be a wee bit of an understatement,
02:43because the very next moment, Clark has to stop a nuclear missile that's been launched directly at Smallville.
02:49What follows is one of the most cinematic moments in the series.
02:58Clark leaps into the stratosphere and dismantles the missile mid-air.
03:02It's a heroic act that showed audiences just how close Clark was getting to his destiny.
03:17No suit required, just raw courage.
03:20It's not easy to sacrifice the thing that you want the most to save other people.
03:24We're so proud of you, Clark.
03:26Number 7. Lex's Breakdown.
03:28Looking for the moment where Lex Luthor's descent into villainy becomes heartbreakingly real?
03:33Look no further than the Season 3 episode Shattered.
03:40Believing his deceitful father is targeting him, Lex becomes increasingly paranoid,
03:45to the point where even Clark questions his sanity.
03:47Lex, give me the gun.
03:48Come on.
03:49No, Clark.
03:50As I take him into the hospital, I'm either gonna end up dead or drooling in a bad cell for the rest of my life.
03:54Why would they want to do that?
03:55It's the perfect plan, Clark.
03:57His breakdown is both tragic and terrifying, culminating in Lex being institutionalized.
04:02I hurt myself today
04:06But what makes this moment even more chilling is where it leads.
04:22Years later, in Season 7, Lex actually kills his father, Lionel Luthor.
04:26No one will even remember your name.
04:33From shattered trust to patricide, Smallville sure gave Lex one of the most layered villain origin stories television audiences have ever seen.
04:41Number 6. Clark Comforts Ryan.
04:44In a show filled with supervillains and otherworldly stakes, the Season 2 episode Ryan was pure emotion.
04:50It's here where Ryan, a young telepath Clark once saved, returns to the show.
04:54However, this time, it's revealed that he's dying of a brain tumor.
04:58You're not supposed to be in here.
05:05It's okay.
05:07I'll get you out of here.
05:09I knew you'd come for me, Clark.
05:11A desperate Clark does everything he can to help, but ultimately, there's nothing he can do.
05:16He thinks I'm a hero.
05:19Hey, come on. You've helped a whole lot of people.
05:21I can't help Ryan.
05:23What kind of hero is that?
05:25In a truly heartbreaking scene, Clark joins Ryan in a hot air balloon ride where it's Ryan who passes on words of wisdom to our hero.
05:32You're going to change a lot of people's lives, Clark.
05:35Promise me you'll never give up.
05:37The emotional weight of the scene is palpable as Clark, who can save the world, can't save the life of Ryan.
05:43It's a quiet, devastating reminder of his limits.
05:46Number 5. Christopher Reeve Passes the Torch
05:56What are you doing here?
05:58Looking for answers, I assume.
06:00This moment wasn't just important to Smallville.
06:03It was a moment that touched Superman fans across the globe.
06:06We like to think of it as a generational passing of the cape.
06:09You see, when Clark meets Dr. Virgil Swann in the episode Rosetta, the reclusive scientist with deep knowledge of Krypton is portrayed by none other than Christopher Reeve, the legendary Superman actor himself.
06:21Hello, Clark.
06:24I've been expecting you.
06:26As you might imagine, the scene is loaded with reverence, nostalgia, and emotion.
06:31Swann helps Clark begin to understand his origins, decoding the Kryptonian message and giving him purpose.
06:36Can you read it?
06:38Yes.
06:38It says,
06:40This is Kal-El of Krypton, our infant son, our last hope.
06:50Please protect him and deliver him from evil.
06:52And with Reeve's appearance, it's said what fans already believed, that Smallville was worthy of the legendary Superman mythos.
06:59You must write your own destiny, Kal-El.
07:03Number 4. Lois Learns the Truth
07:06No matter how strong their chemistry was, Lois and Clark were never going to fully work with a big secret between them.
07:12Lois, I'm sorry you had to get a ballpoint in the hand for the truth to come out.
07:16The truth?
07:17Right.
07:19About the blur?
07:20Who he is?
07:22That's what made this moment such a massive relief.
07:24And a long time coming.
07:26Although Clark had once opened up about his powers, time travel wiped that confession from existence.
07:31This time, however, Lois figured it out on her own, by kissing the blur and realizing that his kiss was unmistakably Clark's.
07:43Clark.
07:45A few episodes later, she subtly tried to draw the truth out of him, only to be let down when he stayed silent.
07:50But in Isis, after a heartfelt, vulnerable speech, Clark finally takes the leap and tells her everything.
07:57I'm the blur.
07:58What took you so long?
08:14Lois' reaction is pure joy, and Clark's realization that she already knew.
08:19It's a moment of mutual trust, love, and destiny finally coming together.
08:23Number three, Clark tells Lana his secret, Jonathan Kent dies.
08:28Talk about emotional whiplash.
08:30In Smallville's hundredth episode, Reckoning, Clark finally tells Lana his big secret.
08:35Lana, what I'm about to show you may change the way you feel about me.
08:41Clark, whatever it is, it's okay.
08:43Not only that, he proposes.
08:45The two seem destined for happiness, until tragedy strikes.
08:49After Lana flees Lex's home and dies in a car crash, Clark turns to Jor-El to reverse time,
09:00only to lose someone else instead, his Earth father, Jonathan Kent.
09:04Watching Jonathan die in Clark and Martha's arms was a gut punch no one saw coming.
09:08Dad!
09:11No!
09:12Oh, please not yet!
09:14No!
09:15Dad!
09:17Mom!
09:18Dad!
09:19It's a landmark episode, offering some of the most unforgettable moments in the entire series.
09:25It also made clear that no matter how strong Clark is, he can't escape fate without consequences.
09:31It's so hard to move on.
09:37Number two, Clark sacrifices himself.
09:40In the season nine finale, Salvation, Clark faces one of his greatest threats,
09:45a full-scale Kryptonian invasion led by Superman villain Hall of Famer, Zod.
09:58You can't stop me, Zod.
09:59We're leaving this planet.
10:01I'm not going anywhere.
10:02And when Zod threatens Earth, Clark doesn't hesitate.
10:05When Zod used a blue Kryptonite dagger to depower both himself and Clark,
10:09Clark intentionally allows himself to be stabbed and falls off the rooftop with the dagger lodged
10:15in his side, blocking him from being transported by the Book of Rau.
10:18You already destroyed my first alma.
10:21I won't let you take this one.
10:23Zod is sent away, leaving Clark's fate hanging in the balance.
10:38It's a moment of deliberate self-sacrifice, heroic resolve, and symbolic destiny.
10:43Arguably the most Superman thing Clark had done until then.
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11:02Number 1. Suit Reveal
11:04It took 10 seasons, but when it happened, it delivered.
11:08In Smallville's two-hour series finale, Clark finally embraces his full destiny
11:12and the iconic Superman suit.
11:19Finally, after years of doubt, fear, and growth, Clark becomes the Man of Steel.
11:30He not only saves the world from Darkseid's planet apocalypse,
11:33he also takes flight in full costume for the very first time.
11:37Whether you watched from the very start or jumped in late,
11:48this moment was a celebration of everything Smallville had built toward.
11:51It's not just the most memorable moment in the series.
12:09It's the one fans had been waiting for all along.
12:12Did your favorite Smallville moment make the list?
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