Changes: Season 2

Information
No. of episodes	23
Aired	September 24, 2002 – May 20, 2003
Premiere	Vortex
Finale	Exodus
Season chronology
Previous	Season 1
Next	Season 3

Revision as of 21:01, 17 November 2013

The second season of Smallville began airing on September 24, 2002, on The WB television network, and concluded its initial airing on May 20, 2003 with 23 episodes.

Summary

Clark starts the new school year with a new ability: heat vision and a new vulnerability: red kryptonite. He shares his secret with Pete and continues to battle villains infected by green kryptonite, but the quest to discover the mysteries of his own origins occupy most of his attention this year. Pete becomes even closer to the Kent family after learning Clark's secret. Lana moves in with Chloe and Gabe Sullivan after her aunt moves away and finds her biological father, Henry Small. Lex battles fiercely with his father for control of LuthorCorp while falling in love and marrying Dr. Helen Bryce. Chloe tries to resolve her conflicting feelings and complicated relationships with Clark and Lana.

Season Two takes place during Clark and his classmates' sophomore year at Smallville High School.

Opening Credits

The Season 2 opening credits for each episode include the following: (eps appeared/eps in season)

		Tom Welling as Clark Kent 23/23 Kristin Kreuk as Lana Lang 23/23
		Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor 23/23 Sam Jones III as Pete Ross 22/23
		Allison Mack as Chloe Sullivan 22/23 John Glover as Lionel Luthor 13/23
		Annette O'Toole as Martha Kent 23/23 John Schneider as Jonathan Kent 23/23
		Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Developed for television by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar.

Recurring Characters

The following Recurring Characters appear in more than one episode this season:

Sherrif Ethan Miller - Mitchell Kosterman 7/23
Dr. Helen Bryce - Emmanuelle Vaugier 7/23
Henry Small - Patrick Cassidy 5/23
Nell Potter - Sarah-Jane Redmond 3/23
Jennifer Small - Shelly Schiavoni (1/23) and Eileen Pedde (2/23) 3/23
Dr. Frederick Walden - Rob LaBelle 3/23
Sheriff Nancy Adams - Camille Mitchell 3/23
Dr. Harden - Rekha Sharma 2/23
Dr. MacIntyre - Julian Christopher 2/23
Doctor - Barclay Hope 2/23
The voice of Jor-El - Terence Stamp 2/23

The following Recurring Characters appear in only one episode this season, but also appear in other seasons:

Roger Nixon - Tom O'Brien
Dr. Yaeger Scanlan - Jerry Wasserman
Dr. Steven Hamilton - Joe Morton
Troy Turner - Jesse Hutch
Young Clark Kent - Malkolm Alburquenque
Young Lex Luthor - Matthew Munn
Ryan James- Ryan Kelley
Dr. Lawrence Garner - Martin Cummins
Mayor William Tate - William B. Davis
Ian Randall - Jonathan Taylor Thomas
Gabe Sullivan - Robert Wisden
Joseph Willowbrook - Gordon Tootoosis
Whitney Fordman - Eric Johnson
Tina Greer - Lizzy Caplan^[1]
Betty Fordman - Catherine Barroll
Captain Maggie Sawyer - Jill Teed
Dominic Sanatori - Jason Connery
Dr. Virgil Swann - Christopher Reeve
Darius - Kwesi Ameyaw
Pete Dinsmore - Neil Flynn
Emily Dinsmore - Jodelle Micah Ferland
Young Lana Lang - Jade Unterman

Recurring Locations

Smallville
- Kent Farm (Kent house, barn, loft, storm cellar)
- Smallville High School (Torch)
- Luthor Mansion
- Main Street (Talon)
- Smallville Cemetery
- Smallville Medical Center
- Kawatche Caves
- Wild Coyote
- County jail

Metropolis
- LuthorCorp Plaza
- Daily Planet (rooftop)

Episode List: 2002-2003

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Notes

Clark develops a new super power this year: heat vision. (Heat)
There are three weddings mentioned this season. Lex and Desirée have a beautiful reception in Heat. Lex and Helen have a church wedding in Exodus. Aunt Nell plans to marry Dean Winters, but that wedding doesn't get any screen time.
Smallville's version of comic character Jor-El is introduced.
Smallville's version of red kryptonite is introduced.
Clark learns more about his heritage in this season. He learns that his birth name is "Kal-El" and that he's from Krypton (Rosetta). This is also the first season to use the term kryptonite in dialogue. (Visitor).
This is the longest season of Smallville. Season One had 21 episodes, Season Seven is the shortest season, with only 20 episodes. The re st had 2 2 episodes.
Many recurring characters including Roger Nixon, Steven Hamilton, Dominic Sanatori, Nell Potter and Sheriff Ethan from the first season make their final regular appearances this season. Nell Potter made only one reappearance since then in the Season Six's Promise. Dominic Sanatori only reappears in the comic book Chimera, Part 2.

Trivia

Former Superman actor, Christopher Reeve, makes a guest appearance as Virgil Swann.
This is John Glover's first season as a series regular, filling out the 8 star cast after Eric Johnson's (Whitney) departure from the series.

References

↑ Tina was also played by Eric Johnson, Kristin Kreuk, Tom Welling, John Schneider and Allsion Mack. Johnson, Kreuk, and Welling had all previously played Tina in Season 1.

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