Smallville (2001)

Season 2

September 24, 2002 23 Episodes

The legend continues to grow stronger in the second super season of Smallville. Throughout the seasonu2019s twenty-three episodes, Clark Kent grapples with his calling as he explores his true origins: was he sent to Earth to save humanity or destroy it? Amidst all the chaos, Lana and Clark grow closer than before; Lex gets married; Lionel lures Chloe toward the dark side; the Kents receive miraculous news; and Pete becomes the keeper of Clarku2019s secret.

Episodes

Vortex
Episode 1
8.6

Vortex

Sep 24, 2002

43 minutes

Clark rescues Lana from the storm, but discovers that the spaceship is released, while Jonathan is buried alive with the unscrupulous reporter who discovered Clark's secret. Meanwhile, Lex is wracked with guilt over his critically injured father.

Heat
Episode 2
8.3

Heat

Oct 1, 2002

44 minutes

Clark gains a new power - heat-vision. As he struggles to control it, Lex gets married to the new Smallville High teacher, Desiree Atkins, little does he know that she not only has an alterior motive, but that she's coming on to Clark too.

Duplicity
Episode 3
8.2

Duplicity

Oct 8, 2002

42 minutes

Pete finds Clark's spaceship, forcing Clark to reveal his secret to his best friend. Dr. Hamilton is plagued by kryptonite-fueled illness and focuses on Pete. Meanwhile, Lana has to deal with Nell and her plans to remarry while Lex and Lionel adjust to life together.

Red
Episode 4
8.3

Red

Oct 15, 2002

44 minutes

Clark has his first run-in with red kryptonite in this exploration of classic Superman mythology, turning immoral when he gets his high-school ring holding a piece of rock. Meanwhile, Lex and his father have some issues to resolve when Lionel starts taking over the manor.

Nocturne
Episode 5
7.2

Nocturne

Oct 22, 2002

42 minutes

Lana has a new stalker - a boy imprisoned in his basement by his parents who sneaks out at night to visit her. Meanwhile Lionel hires Clark's mother as his personal assistant.

Redux
Episode 6
7.5

Redux

Oct 29, 2002

41 minutes

Martha's father William comes to town after many years of estrangement due do his disapproval of Jonathan. Meanwhile Clark must deal with a series of old-age deaths at Smallville High, and the new principal puts his foot down.

Lineage
Episode 7
8.0

Lineage

Nov 5, 2002

44 minutes

A strange woman shows up claiming to be Clark's biological mother...and that his father is Lionel. Meanwhile Lana decides to meet with the man who is her biological father.

Ryan
Episode 8
8.8

Ryan

Nov 12, 2002

43 minutes

Ryan (from "Stray") returns and Clark has to save him from Dr. Garner of the Summerholt Research Facility. Meanwhile, Aunt Nell leaves Smallville, and Lex wants to expand the plant but runs afoul of the mayor.

Dichotic
Episode 9
8.0

Dichotic

Nov 19, 2002

42 minutes

A Smallville student, Ian, displays the ability to make clones of himself and uses his power to date both Chloe and Lana. Meanwhile Lex goes to anger management class and meets an attractive local doctor.

Skinwalker
Episode 10
7.8

Skinwalker

Nov 26, 2002

42 minutes

Clark becomes involved with a Native American woman, Kyla, and becomes aware of ancient Indian prophecy that warns of a man of great powers who fell from the sky. Worse, a wolflike creature is attacking the local Lexcorp construction project, and Martha and Lionel may be the next victims.

Visage
Episode 11
8.4

Visage

Jan 14, 2003

44 minutes

Whitney returns to Smallville, eager to start back up where he left off with Lana. But everything isn't what it seems...

Insurgence
Episode 12
8.8

Insurgence

Jan 21, 2003

44 minutes

Lex hires some thugs to bug Lionel's office but things get out of control when Lionel and Martha are taken hostage, and Clark must rescue them without revealing his secrets.

Suspect
Episode 13
8.2

Suspect

Jan 28, 2003

43 minutes

Lionel is shot in the manor, and Jonathan is the prime suspect.

Rush
Episode 14
7.8

Rush

Feb 4, 2003

43 minutes

Students are engaging in wild, sometimes suicidal stunts, and Chloe and Pete are the next ones to become "infected."..and they use a piece of red meteor rock to get Clark to join them.

Prodigal
Episode 15
8.1

Prodigal

Feb 11, 2003

44 minutes

Lex recovers his long-lost brother Lucas and uses him in a ploy to buy out his father's share of the company. But it soon becomes clear that Lucas isn't to be trusted, and Lex soon finds himself ousted from his own company.

Fever
Episode 16
8.4

Fever

Feb 18, 2003

44 minutes

Martha catches a lungful of kryptonite-irradiated spores and a weakened Clark is her only hope for survival.

Rosetta
Episode 17
8.9

Rosetta

Feb 25, 2003

44 minutes

Clark travels to New York to meet Dr. Swann, a brilliant scientist who holds a message for Clark from his home planet. Meanwhile Lana decides to move out of Chloe's house after they get into an argument about Clark.

Visitor
Episode 18
7.9

Visitor

Apr 15, 2003

43 minutes

After a schoolmate claims to be an alien and proves it by using heat vision, Clark investigates and believes the boy is from Krypton. Meanwhile, Helen confronts Lex over the locked room in the mansion that holds his investigation of Clark's secrets.

Precipice
Episode 19
7.7

Precipice

Apr 22, 2003

44 minutes

After Lana is almost assaulted by a college student, Clark injures the boy while helping her. When the Kents are sued for damages that could cost them the farm, Clark tries to find a way out of the lawsuit. Meanwhile, Helen's obsessive ex-boyfriend comes to Smallville to win her back but when she turns him down, he stabs her, prompting Lex to take the law into his own hands.

Witness
Episode 20
7.6

Witness

Apr 29, 2003

42 minutes

Clark runs up against super-strong robbers who are apparently tied to LexCorp. And Chloe begins to ally with Lionel, while Lana and Henry Small bond.

Accelerate
Episode 21
8.3

Accelerate

May 6, 2003

44 minutes

Lana is haunted by the ghost of a dead friend, Emily, but the "spirit" has connections to Lionel Luthor, who is also scheming to get control of the Indian caves and "help" Lex with his wedding.

Calling
Episode 22
8.5

Calling

May 13, 2003

44 minutes

Dr. Walden comes out of a coma with super-powers and a desire to kill Clark, piquing the Luthors' interest. The spaceship starts talking to Clark, and Helen and Lex prepare for their wedding.

Exodus
Episode 23
8.9

Exodus

May 20, 2003

44 minutes

A sense of foreboding surrounds Smallville as Clark must choose between staying with Lana and his family or fulfilling his destiny to rule the Earth. Lex and Helen prepare for their marriage, and Chloe considers Lionel's offer to investigate Clark.