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Smallville
S10.E21
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Finale

  • Episode aired May 13, 2011
  • TV-14
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
9.2/10
2.9K
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Tom Welling and Erica Durance in Smallville (2001)
SuperheroActionAdventureDramaSci-Fi

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

  • Directors
    • Greg Beeman
    • Kevin Fair
  • Writers
    • Jerry Siegel
    • Joe Shuster
    • Alfred Gough
  • Stars
    • Tom Welling
    • Erica Durance
    • Cassidy Freeman
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  • IMDb RATING
    9.2/10
    2.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Directors
      • Greg Beeman
      • Kevin Fair
    • Writers
      • Jerry Siegel
      • Joe Shuster
      • Alfred Gough
    • Stars
      • Tom Welling
      • Erica Durance
      • Cassidy Freeman
    • 25User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Tom Welling
    Tom Welling
    • Clark Kent
    Erica Durance
    Erica Durance
    • Lois Lane
    Cassidy Freeman
    Cassidy Freeman
    • Tess Mercer
    Justin Hartley
    Justin Hartley
    • Oliver Queen…
    Allison Mack
    Allison Mack
    • Chloe Sullivan
    Michael Rosenbaum
    Michael Rosenbaum
    • Lex Luthor
    John Glover
    John Glover
    • Lionel Luthor…
    John Schneider
    John Schneider
    • Jonathan Kent
    Annette O'Toole
    Annette O'Toole
    • Martha Kent
    Aaron Ashmore
    Aaron Ashmore
    • Jimmy Olsen
    Terence Stamp
    Terence Stamp
    • Jor-El
    • (voice)
    Steve Byers
    Steve Byers
    • Desaad
    Christine Willes
    Christine Willes
    • Granny Goodness
    Michael Daingerfield
    Michael Daingerfield
    • Gordon Godfrey
    Laura Mennell
    Laura Mennell
    • Janet Dawson
    Desiree Zurowski
    Desiree Zurowski
    • Minister
    Matthias Luers
    • Chloe's Son
    Evan C. Schulte
    • Jeff Hage
    • Directors
      • Greg Beeman
      • Kevin Fair
    • Writers
      • Jerry Siegel
      • Joe Shuster
      • Alfred Gough
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    10mrhfcb

    Just thank you smallville

    I just want to say thank you smallville And thanks to everyone in this show, I know maybe it's not the greatest but I am really glad watched it
    6jeepgirl22

    Mixed Feelings

    I wanted to check out this series because I had read Arrow compared to it quite a bit over the years. This series was ok but I would have quit seasons ago if not for the character of Oliver. He really embodied what a hero should be. His integrity, his comedic timing, saying so much with just a facial expression...I loved the CW series Arrow and their version of Oliver Queen. It is one of my all time favorite series. Justin Hartley's Oliver is different, but just as great. He kept me watching when the overall angst got to be too much. I actually liked so many characters - Lex, Lana, Lois, Lionel, Chloe, Jimmy, Martha, Tess and others...all such great portrayals, lots of depth and complexity. The only character I really did not like is Clark. Which is ironic because he is the central character. The longer the series went on, the less I liked him - to the point I just forwarded through many of his scenes. I found him to be the worst Clark/Superman I've ever watched. He was often so incredibly self-centered, lied to excess to EVERYONE who meant anything to him, REPEATEDLY. He was a horrible boyfriend to every one of his girlfriends. And he was so self-righteous! Ugh!! He held everyone else to a standard that he never set for himself. It would have been different if he grew and matured during the series into the kind of man a hero should be. But I didn't see it happen, not to the degree it should have. Probably because this version of Clark never had it in him like he should have. To the end, he still fell back into his whiny ways. Give me Dean Cain's or Tyler Hoechlin's versions of the character. Because they both showed character and integrity. I think they embody the kind of person I've always felt Clark/Superman should be. Still with flaws like we all have but they were/are both heroic. But Smallville's version of Clark was a major disappointment, over and over. I can't believe how much I disliked him. But all the other characters made it watchable and enjoyable.

    And Oliver and Chloe's relationship was so great to watch that I could ignore Clark to see them and make it through to the end of the series.
    10saultam

    PERFECT ENDING!!!

    Thanks forever Smallville! What a epic and nostalgic final after ten seasons!! Incredible!!!
    10WCHN71

    Epic ending

    Epic ending to a fantastic story, I got goosebumps and wet eyes. Thanks for the journey Smallville, Im sad its already ending here, but all good must end some day and better it ends at its peak.

    All the actors through the series have done such a great job bringing the story to live, and my favorite is and will be Lois and Clarks relationship in the end, just wow, so natural that it almost feels like its not a movie 😁 Now I will proberly just start watching it all over again 😂😀😁
    camille_bourg-1

    Superman, at last!!!

    Three months after it was aired in the US, I in France just came at last to see Smallville's finale and... oh my God! I was screaming and laughing and crying in front of my screen: at last I was seeing the true Superman live again! Tom Welling was meant to wear the blue suit and red cape, he was made to be Superman; for the first time since the 1978 movie with regretted Christopher Reeve, I saw this symbol of hope, flying with his red cape in the wind and the mythical music theme of John Williams as a bonus. This final double episode was really satisfying, with beloved guest-stars and many brilliant ideas to link together the series with the universe of the comics. Of course, not everything was perfect, for example Lois and Clark's relationship was not quite as bubbly as usual, but they're cute nevertheless, and I believe that every fan found what they expected. I think we can congratulate Smallville's writers and producers for the coherence and inventiveness of the universe they created and its respect for its model. They took the stand for 10 years and they can be proud of their work.

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    • Trivia
      Chloe's son has a set of red and yellow arrows, a reference to Speedy, the sidekick of Green Arrow.
    • Goofs
      When Lois is reading Clark's vows in the Daily Planet bullpen, his voiceover narration doesn't always match the text on the page.
    • Quotes

      [first lines]

      Chloe Sullivan: "This is the story of an amazing boy who grew up in the fields of Kansas in a little town called Smallville. When he became a man, he believed the only way to seize his destiny was to turn his back on both his parents and refused to see the darkness descending on earth. But all that was about to change. He was about to face his greatest challenge."

    • Connections
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    • Soundtracks
      Canon in D Major
      (uncredited)

      Written by Johann Pachelbel

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    • Release date
      • May 13, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Tollin/Robbins Productions
      • Millar Gough Ink
      • DC Comics
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 24m(84 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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