Clark Kent (Tom Welling) takes Lana Lang (Kristin Kreuk) to his Fortress of Solitude in 'Smallville's 100th episode "Reckoning."
The Big Picture It's common practice in television for a milestone episode, such as the 100th, to introduce serious changes to the overall narrative. This is especially true of Smallville's 100th episode, "Reckoning," in which Tom Welling's almost-Superman is forced to make a fateful choice that will change the course of the rest of his life.
After Lana is chased by Lex down Highway 40, her car is hit by a bus barreling down the road. Clark doesn't get there in time to save Lana and finds her dead on the ground. Distraught, Clark demands that Jor-El send him back in time, but the Kryptonian A.I. reminds Clark of a previous "life-for-a-life" deal they'd made. Nevertheless, Jor-El sends him back anyway.
'Smallville' Would've Been Completely Different Had Lana Stayed Dead It's hard to see Jonathan Kent go. As the bedrock of Clark's stalwart morality, Jonathan was always there to guide Clark during every new trial, amid every new power, and in the face of every new danger. He is about as vital to Clark's journey toward becoming Superman as anybody else in Smallville, and his death makes that clear.
'Smallville's "Reckoning" Echoes 'Superman: The Movie' Close Another thing "Reckoning" does exceptionally well is the way it calls back to Richard Donner's Superman: The Movie. At the end of the first Christopher Reeve film, Superman turns the world back on its axis to reverse time and save Margot Kidder's Lois Lane. In essence, Clark does the same thing to save Lana here, and Chloe even makes a joke about Clark spinning the world backward.
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