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I am a recent Smallville convert, having watched all of the first 8 seasons and the episodes I've missed so far this season over a period of about 2 months, so I have a pretty good ability to compare this to all previous episodes. This one is the best yet. It was kind of nice to see Clark human, without it being the result of the ever-present green Kryptonite. It was also satisfying to finally see Clark & Lois really together as they are meant to be. I'm not a fan of Jor-El or the actor playing him and can't wait for this storyline to play itself out, but in this episode it all works. If you watch no other episode this season, this is one not to miss. This whole season is so much better than last that you should watch them all anyway. I REALLY hope they plan to keep this series around now that it's getting so good, and we are so close to seeing Clark become Superman.

They've been teasing us with this episode since the season 9 premire. This is probably one of my favorites episodes of the season. I love how they aren't afraid to show the bleakness of life without Clark Kent. I love how dark they take this season. IN this epi we find out all about Lois' dreams. We see that her jump to the future shows a destroyed world by the Kryptonian's and how fractured Clark, Oliver and Chloe have become. The year jump shows how far apart they've become. I love the scenes between Lois & Clark here as Clark reveals how he "died" when Lois vanished in the season 8 finale. Tom Welling does a great job showing how bleak Clark's life has become and who doesn't like the love scenes between he and Lois. It's a highlight of the series. I'm not a fanatic about the Superman mythos...I just love good storytelling and Smallville give us this. Even in it's "worst" seasons there are always great episodes to watch. THis is one of the best series around from a storytelling perspective which is why I'm surprised it's not more popular. THis shouldn't be missed...you really should start with season 1 and buy each subsequent season because the stories just get better and it's nice to see Clark Kent grow up and mature into the hero most of us know...Superman.