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Smallville Episode: "Action"

Season 7, Episode 5
Episode Synopsis: Clark saves the life of a starlet (Christina Milian) on a film shoot in Smallville when a stunt car's brakes fail, but what happened was no accident. Meanwhile, Lionel finds himself the victim of a surprising captor. Original Air Date: Oct 25, 2007

"Action"

"Who could resist the story of a small-town boy who grew up to save the world from the evil Devilicus?"Hardcore fans of the original comic book dissatisfied with changes in mythology, that's who.The opening shot of "Action" clues the audience in on the episode's running gag: The town of Smallville will serve as a set-within-a-set for "Warrior Angel," a film based upon the fictional version of the Superman of the Smallville universe. I have a feeling this is an episode the writers have been wanting to make for a long, long time.As Clark happens to be on hand for the shooting of "Warrior Angel," something goes horribly wrong. The lead actress' car's brakes give out and it strikes a fence, flipping over and sending her to an inevitable, fiery death — until Clark races in, grabs her and wins her undying affection. What is it with Clark and saving people from car accidents?But this was no accident! Someone tampered with her car, an attempt to force the filmmakers to adhere to "Warri... read more

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Premiered: September 21, 2006, on CW
Rating: TV-PG
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Premise: Superman's teen years as Clark Kent find him agonizing over his shy, uncertain persona while dealing with his evolving powers and an infatuation with classmate Lana Lang. Crisply paced and cast with appealing performers, `Smallville' is not at all campy and is often surprisingly moving as a conventional coming-of-age drama; it succeeds in adding creative twists to the young hero's life without compromising the adult pop icon's legend.

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