Smallville (TV Series) Mortal (2005) User Reviews

A Hero Is Always a Hero

[claudio_carvalho · 8/10 · 30 April 2007]

Lex Luthor visits Lionel in the Belle Reve Sanatorium, and pretty after three powerful criminals escape from the asylum. Meanwhile, Clark Kent is delighted, being an average Kansas farm boy and in deep love with Lana Lang. The population is rebuilding Smallville together after the meteor shower and Lana and Clark go to the barn of the Kent's farm to bring a box of nails. However, the three runaway meteor freaks arrive, kidnap Lana first and Jonathan and Martha later to force Clark to break in Luthor Corp. facility and steal a serum in Level 3. The trio is addicted in this substance that increases their abilities. Stripped of his powers, Clark asks Chloe to help him.

In spite of being without power, a hero is always a hero: Clark Kent is helped by his friend Chloe and defeats the three bad guys. The second chance for his friendship with Lex Luthor is apparently over. The surprising revelations that both Clark and Lana are virgins is amazing and incredible. On the contrary of Clark's thoughts, the past can still hurt. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Mortal" ("Mortal")

Powers or Not, Clark is a Hero

[Rcwilkinson123 · 8/10 · 1 December 2007]

Clark must save his family sans his powers in this interesting second episode of Smallville's fifth season.

For saving his good friend Chloe from freezing to death in the Fortress of Solitude, Clark's biological father Jor-El takes his powers from him. However, once three men have escaped from Belle Reeve Sanitorium, they are after Clark for the things he has previously done to other meteor infected people, most of which have gone to the institution because of him. While the escapees hold Clark's parents and Lana hostage at the Kent household, Clark and Chloe must find the serum at LuthorCorp that will cure them from their infection. Only when he gets creative is Clark able to stop the criminals and save those he loves.

This episode is interesting to see Clark act as a hero without his abilities. An intriguing angle for a story about someone who is used to being nearly invincible, but now just mortal.

LAID to rest.

[techmaniis-31282 · 8/10 · 13 May 2021]

After 4 years of Clark stepping on Lana they finally LAID it to rest. Poor Lana doesn't even realize that he's still screwing her by short changing here on the super powers in the sack.

What's the explanation?

[LittleStorpingInTheSwuff · 5/10 · 21 September 2018]

I believe it was established in a prior season that Clark gets his super powers as a result of being a Kryptonian under the influence of a yellow sun (Earth's sun). So please explain how Jor-El, who is nothing more than a voice or something, can strip Clark of his super powers? Clark is still a Kryptonian and he is still under the influence of the yellow sun. A plot hole too big to ignore.

A lot (more) of bothering people now!!!

[comixfreaks · 1/10 · 25 March 2020]

Well, well... it has become soooo difficult with this show! The last season was way badder than the the first three but the second episode of this fifth season is the worst one so far... we had some episodes in which ckark had lost his powers so why again in a bigger plot now? he will get his powers back anyway so this is nothing but a boring plot! then clark hits lex... why? Cause of ckarks strange idea of lex liberation of the superhumans when he was just visiting his father? Or cause of he has a video how clark made a burglary in luthercorp... so who is the bad one here so far? I watch this show with my wife and we both are much more on lex side the way this series goes so far! Clark has his secrets and he can't really wonder why lex is so full of doubts of him! ...and then lana: she sucks!!! Hope the relationship-plot will finally come to an end soon so we can go on with the superman-plot in general, louis is on the show now, so please drop this bothering girl... i still can't believe clark forgave lana her behaviour against alicia (but he always has loved lana... really... what a silly crap of a plot!!!... and than this virgin thing, well, guess that is one of those american shams in this show)... if there wouldn't be the becoming of superman thru the seasons this show would just be a waste if lifetime, i hope i won't regret all these hours in the end... gosh, i miss pete ross that much!!!