Episode 83 - 4x17 Onyx

This week Zach is joined by Chris Clow from Comics on Consoles and Discovery Debrief to discuss the eighty third episode of Smallville, "Onyx." We talk Chris' Superman and Smallville fandom, the character of Lex Luthor and his many iterations, the seeds of the Lex/Lana relationship, how to pronounce Luthor and much, much more! Mr. Kent was right all along...Always Hold On To Smallville!

You can check out Chris' many movie, video game and comic book reviews as well as his podcasts at his website: bychrisclow.com

EPISODE ROUNDUP
Zach's Grade: A
Chris' Grade: B+
IMDB Grade: 8.9
Superman Homepage Grade: 3/5 
Bechdel Test: FAIL

SERIES TALLY BOARD
Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: 8
Amnesia Count: 27
Blue Shirt/Red Jacket: 22
Chloe's Unseen Connections: 20
Clark Loses His Powers: 6
Episode Title Said In Episode: 33
Hospital Visits: 64
In Media Res: 1 
Kent Truck Accidents: 9
KOs to Keep Clark's Secret: 24   
Lana Kills: 1 
Main Character Deaths: 3  
Mind Control Count: 13
Movie Plot As An Episode: 7
Possession Count: 6 
Product Placement Pete: 6
Season 4 Showers: 6
Shut It Down: 5
Shut That Laptop: 10
Smallville High School Faculty Deaths: 4 
Smallville High School Student Deaths: 12 
Under The Influence: 28
Weddings: 3
"You Weren't Yourself": 15

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