Episode
Smallville: Fanatic
Overview
The Senatorial race between Jonathan and Lex heats up when Jonathan receives an anonymous threat warning him to drop out of the election. When Clark finds Jonathan badly beaten he determines to find the attackers. Lois is thrown into the mix when she is captured and she is forced to assassinate Jonathan during his speech.
Details
- Series
- Smallville
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 2006-01-12
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
Fanatic is Episode 10 in Season 5 of Smallville. It aired on 2006-01-12. The runtime is 42 min.
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Episode 9: Lexmas
Lex is given an envelope with damaging information that will destroy Jonathan's life and must decide whether he will use it as it will also bring harm to Clark and Martha. Before he can decide what to do, Lex is shot and falls into a coma. He dreams that his mother visits him and shows him the life he could lead if he walks away from his father and LuthorCorp. In this alternate life, Lex is happily married to Lana with a baby on the way. Meanwhile, Chloe asks Clark to use his powers to deliver Christmas presents to needy kids.
Episode 11: Lockdown
Lex and Lana are at the mercy of a deranged Smallville deputy who plans to keep them captive until Lex reveals the location of the Kryptonian spaceship. Meanwhile, the Kents can't see eye-to-eye on campaign financing.
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Episode 14: Tomb
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