Smallville: Season 1, Episode 6 "Hourglass"

 Smallville: Season 1, Episode 9 "Hourglass"

November 20, 2001

Oy, was “Hourglass” ever a fine hour of television…and perhaps the best Smallville episode yet? We have a different type of villain, one who is not after Lana or Chloe. We get a little bit of inspiration as we glimpse the future of both Clark and Lex both of whom take different trajectories as we all very well know. Saving Lex in the car crash continues to haunt Clark. Lex is never going to let this mystery go. So, we can see the seeds being planted on how these two men became archenemies. This a very exciting episode that has implications for all involved and the ending is fantastic.

In order to be close to Lana, Clark and Pete apply to volunteer at an institute for older people. Clark gets to assist this old, blind lady named Cassandra. She has the power to foretell the future and realizes Clark is not from this world. Meanwhile, Lana works with this former murderer named Harry Bollston. He falls into a lake filled with kryptonite and becomes a young man again (played by Eric Christian Olsen). He seeks revenge against the jury that sentenced him by killing their descendants. One of these descendants happen to be Jonathan Kent. Finally, Lex approaches Cassandra to ask about Clark and is given a future not of hope, but one of despair and hurt.

Overall, this is a fantastic episode! I was not expecting much to be honest, but it ends with a bang. Clark’s situation with Lana takes a backseat for once as this storyline plays itself out. Even though we know what happens eventually, it’s nice to see the show giving us reminders about their futures. And the villain is not a cookie-cutter one. He was a legit villain. Definitely ranks as one of the best episodes in this early season.

My Grade: A


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