Talkin' at the Talon

Continuing the run of guest, we are joined by Aria to talk about this episode as well as the show in general and Merlin, a little bit. Lex Evilness Rating:3 Rec: A Very Luthor Wedding by Ellison Wonderland, podfic by reena_jenkins

We are joined by our friend Meryl to spend an extra-long time talking about this extra-weird episode. Digressions include us learning science facts and the moment Alex can no longer restrain herself from yelling about Star Wars. Lex Evilness Rating:1 Recs: Skin Deep by Rivkat and the podfic by reena_jenkins

We are joined by our friend Eric to watch this episode, which is bad! The episode not ... the fact that Eric is there. That's great. Lex Evilness Rating: 3 Rec A Man's Got to Know His Limitations by LastScorpion

In this episode we get an extra Luthor who brings an extra portion of borderline nonsesical Machiavellian melodrama and some bonus weird sexual tension! It's a good time. Lex Evilness Rating:2 Recs: Philadelphia by rivkat Time and a World Away by seperis

Sorry for the delay, guys, I didn't have the wifi I thought I would while was abroad. Let's get back into the swing of things with this classically Smallville episode where people act all crazy because of a space thing! Lex Evilness Rating: 1 Rec: Drop Dead Gorgeous by astolat

This episode sounds like it should be fun, but it isn't. Or possibly we were just too sleepy to process it. Lex Evilness Rating: 1 Rec: Definitely Not a Nashville Party by rivkaT

Hey, finally an episode we actually like! Lex Evilness Rating: 4 Rec: Tell by rivkaT

In this episode, Tina Greer is back, with even more predatory lesbianism! Also, what are skeletons? We just don't know. Lex Evilness Rating: 0 Rec: Sugar by keely

In this episode we sigh a lot about racism. Fun times! Lex Evilness Rating: 1 Recs: Magic in North America Part 1: Ugh. by Adrienne K. Mr Blue Sky by nancyblackett

In this episode, Clark is terrible, Lana and Chloe are adorable, and this show ignores the normal function of both time and gravity. Lex Evilness Rating:3 Recs: Butter Makes It Better by Nuala Resident Alien by seperis, podfic by reena_jenkins

In this episode we are joined by our friend Kes for her first ever episode of Smallville! It's too bad it had to be this one, because it's a huge bummer. Lex Evilness Rating: 2 Recs: Sparks Fly Upwards by Liviapenn Yellow Means Slow by rageprufrock

In this episode, Bess is briefly overwhelmed with feels to the point of incoherence, and also she kind of defends Jonathan in a disagreement with Alex. Lex Evilness Rating: 0 Recs: Three Fairy Tales of Smallville by Koi Looking Glass by seperis

In this episode the show apes Buffy even more than usual, we like the Lana subplot best, and Bess yells at Jonathan A LOT. Lex Evilness Rating: 1 Rec: The Girl Who Stayed by sageness

We have a lot of trouble remembering the details of this episode, despite the fact that we just watched it, but one thing's for sure: it's very gothic. You got that, right? The episode wants to be very sure that you got that. Gothic. Lex Evilness Rating: 0 Rec: Identical Series by Lanning

In this episode we are joined by Alex's cousin, Clare. We fail to work out what is actually going on in the nominal plot of this episode, but nevertheless have a bonkers good time. Lex Evilness Rating: 0 Recs: Eggplant by astolat Incarnadine by rivkat

In place of our normal episode this week, we have an extended conversation recorded way back in episode 1x08. Our guest for that episode, Eric, got us talking about a bunch of things not strictly related to that episode, including the various effects of kryptonite and comparisons to The Flash. As such, this episode contains spoilers for all of the first season of The Flash.

We are joined by our friend Cat for this episode, in which Pete finds out about Clark, this is used by narrative fiat to justify Clark continuing to lie to everyone else, and Lex and Lana continue to have weirdly parallel plotlines. Lex Evilness Rating: 0 Rec:The Right of Truth by Xparrot

This episode was extra Smallville-ish, which is to say, pretty stupid but wildly entertaining. We talk about why this particular episode is so important to slash fandom. Also, Bess at one point claims that the Buffy episode featuring a giant praying mantis monster/sexy teacher makes "more sense" than this, and she's not even the one on cold medicine. Lex Evilness Rating: 0 Recs: Intent by seperis Many Waters by Liviapenn

In this episode, we struggle through interruptions from our puppy to talk about the first episode of season 2, in which many things happen. Lex Evilness Rating: 6 Rec: Psyche's Candle by Basingstoke

In this episode we look back on season one, count up our stats, and try to determine whether anyone had a character arc. Also: hogwarts houses, Henry IV, comparative morality, and Alex’s Grand Theory of Lex. Thanks for joining us for this season, see you next week when we start season 2!

We watch the final episode of season one, which ends in a various cliffhangers and contains a LOT of incredibly awkward romance. Lex Evilness Rating: 1 Recs: Apres le Deluge by The Spike Five Things That Aren't True by Basingstoke

In this episode, we’re pretty sure the writers of this show have forgotten how old the main characters are?? So that’s great. Also, Alex gets incoherently excited about a symbolism and we both hate Jonathan so much. Lex Evilness Rating: 1 Rec: Could End Up a Story by girl_wonder

This week we are joined by our friends Meryl and Angie. With them, we discuss teen drama bullshit, what's wrong with drawing with telekinesis, and the advantages of secret basement prisons. Lex Evilness Rating: 0 No fanwork recs this week, but we do reccomend friendship and Veronica Mars.

We quite liked this episode, although neither of us are sure exactly why. As a result we don't have all that much to say about it. But hey, Pete gets to do stuff! Lex Evilness Rating: 2 Rec: Making History, by bagheera

In this episode we are extremely digressive, covering such topics as childhood experiences with fishing, spontaneous combustion, and a fairly extensive and serious discussion of our perspectives of the death of close family members. So, fair warning if that’s not something you want to deal with. Lex Evilness Rating: 5 Recs: Reconcilable Differences, by astolat podfic by fayjay

In this episode, we watch the sixteenth episode of season one, Stray. We discuss Alex's fear of psychics, Bess's weakness to kidfic, and how probably everything would have gone better if the Kents had just minded their own business. Lex Evilness Rating: 1 Recs for this episode: Conflicts of Interest by rageprufrock

In this episode, our cat is particularly disruptive and we are extremely amused every time we mention Dr. Hamilton because we, like everyone else on the planet, are currently obsessed with Hamilton the musical. Oh, also, we watched an episode of Smallville and it was garbage nonsense. (If you're wondering, the Star Trek episode we can't remember the name of is "This Side of Paradise.") Lex Evilness Rating: 2 Recs for this episode: The Opposite of Chloe by Punk Baby by Sisabet

In this episode, Bess and Alex discuss the fourteenth episode of Smallville. We spend way to long talking about all the things this episode leaves unknown about the incident in Lex's past it reveals, and also eventually get around to what actually happened in the episode. This episode's rec: Cobrastyle by talitha78

In this episode, Bess and Alex discuss the thirteenth episode of Smallville. We ponder what the writers think the metabolism does, the weirdness of the Clark/Lana/Whitney triangle, and why Lex would want a particle accelerator anyway. This episode’s recs: Spoiler by ideal_girl Silk and Pearls (or, How Jane Sheppard Got Her Groove Back) by rageprufrock

In this episode, Bess and Alex get very angry at Jonathan and Clark, respectively. Plus we do some real Lex character analysis for the first but certainly not the last time. This episode’s recs: Switch: A Comedy of Terrors by rivkat Podifc by pennyplainknits

In this extra-long episode Bess and Alex watch the eleventh episode of season one, Hug. We display our ignorance of local geography and what guns are called, as well as considering the nonsensical-ness of nearly every part of this episode. This episode’s recs: Looking Glass Country by astolat Devil's Deal by Bagheera

In this episode Bess and Alex watch the tenth episode of season one, the nonsensically named Shimmer. We talk about what how chemistry allows a high school student to turn plants into invisibility and why Whitney doesn't actually belong on the show. Also there is a vague and probably-guessable-from-the-trailer spoiler for the film Crimson Peak. This episode's recs: Frantic by seperis, and the podfic by reena_jenkins

In this episode Bess and Alex discuss the ninth episode of season one, Rouge. For half of the recording Bess is pretty high on Ativan from a medical procedure she had earlier that day. Also, you can probably hear her preparing and eating mashed potatoes. So. Sorry? This episode's recs: Hideway story by rivkat, read by dodificus I Shall Become by Bagheera

In this episode Bess and Alex discuss the eighth episode of season one, Jitters, which we think is by far the best episode so far. We talk about why this is, as well as picking some nits relating to medical confidentiality and cover-ups. This episode’s recs: Better by astolat Being a Luthor by celli

In this episode Bess and Alex discuss the seventh episode of season one, Craving. We discuss Amy Adams, this episode's halfhearted attempt at a message, and why nobody in Smallville seems to care about all the weird stuff constantly happening. This episode’s recs: the past is another country (one so far away) by TardisIsTheOnlyWayToTravel Ulterior Motives by astolat

Bess and Alex lay out the zero to ten scale they will be using to rate Lex's evilness in every episode and give Evilness Ratings for the episodes they have covered so far.

In this episode Bess and Alex are joined by their guest Eric to discuss the sixth episode of season one, Hourglass. We talk about destiny, kryptonite water pollution, and corn silo safety. This episode’s recs: Change (in the house of flies) by obsessive24 Genesis by rivkat

In this episode Bess and Alex struggle to find anything to say about the extremely run-of-the-mill fifth episode of season one. This episode’s recs: Shift by seperis Disclexia by afrai

In this episode Bess and Alex are joined by thingswithwings to discuss the fourth episode of season one, X-Ray. This episode’s recs: Intimate Strangers by FayJay Faster Kill Pussycat by talitha78

In this episode Bess and Alex are joined by Alex’s sister, Tess. We discuss the lack of police in Smallville, Lex’s ridiculous chemistry with everyone, and how we actually quite liked this episode. This episode’s recs: Lilah’s Coffin by eleveninches Jealousy by obsessive24

In the second episode of Talkin’ at the Talon, we spend a long time talking about Lana and her role in the show. Also, how this episode’s meteor mutant is basically creepy Spiderman. Furture episodes will be coming out every other week! This episode’s recs: Into the Woods (Some Other Girl’s Fairytale) by rivkat Samson by bop-radar

Hi! Welcome to the first episode of Talkin’ at the Talon, a podcast where bessyboo and moonling revisit every episode of Smallville in order. In this double-sized first episode we tell you why we are doing this ridiculous thing, then watch the pilot and discuss the many questions it raises, such as how an electrolyte imbalance prevents aging, or why the entire staff of the student newspaper are freshmen. Then at the end, fanwork recs! This episode’s recs: Boys! Raise Giant Mushrooms in Your Cellar! by julad Intergalactic Friends by dragonchic