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Zach and Brian recap episodes of Smallville with the help of the Smallville Wiki. New episodes Fridays!

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    • Jun 13, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    The Unceremonious Beginning of the End For Lana The Juice Goblin | S7E15 "VERITAS"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2025 78:35


    We're setting up the pieces for the end of Season Seven and... man, it's not very good!

    Rich People Sex Party | S7E14 "TRAVELER"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2025 64:45


    All aboard the ret-con train: WOO-WOOOOOO!

    Pete Gets Stretch Powers From Stride Gum | S7E13 "HERO"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 74:11


    Sam Jones III returns to Smallville as Pete for one last ride... where he finds some kryptonite gum at a OneRepublic concert at the Stride Gum factory. And it all goes downhill from there.

    Detroit Junk City | S7E12 "FRACTURE"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 84:53


    We catch up with Kara in Detroit. Clark takes a journey into the mind of Lex. Brian and Zach talk about Batman again.

    Oliver Returns and So Do We | S7E11 "SIREN"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 71:00


    A little charisma goes a long way in Season 7.

    What Happened to Interpol? | S7E10 "PERSONA"

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 82:40


    You guys remember the band Interpol? They have a song in this episode. Isn't great!

    Bizzaro Lexmas | S7E9 "GEMINI"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 65:25


    Lois is in a "Phonebooth" knock-off, kind of. Tom Welling is acting stilted... as a choice? The bad guy's plan don't make no sense.

    Naked Pictures of Ryan Gosling | S7E8 "BLUE"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 61:58


    Clark makes some season one mistakes when it comes to colored rocks from Krypton. Lana the juice goblin does her best to suck up what little juice there is. The writers have completely given up on making Kara's whole deal make any sense.

    Lana the Juice Goblin | S7E7 "WRATH"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 74:16


    Lana is a little goblin who stomps into a scene and sucks up all the juice.

    Smallville's Gotta Stop Bringing Up Portals They Don't Make NO SENSE | S7E6 "LARA"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 69:24


    ...Because seriously if Lara could just go through a portal and be at the Kent farm before Krypton inevitably blew up why wouldn't she just do that? Not to be like that guy about it, but I'm really so in the weeds on this.

    The Warrior Angel Movie | S7E5 "ACTION"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 89:39


    A Warrior Angel movie is filming in Smallville and Clark is a dumbass in this very watchable episode.

    Dean Cain Is Jack The Ripper?? | S7E4 "CURE"

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 96:42


    Dean Cain guests stars as a doctor/serial killer in another... not that bad episode of season seven.

    This Bad Episode Is OK! | S7E3 "FIERCE"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2025 74:09


    Tom Welling got a DUI this week and some people on Twitter learned that he isn't 25 anymore. Also this episode of Smallville wasn't bad considering it was pretty bad.

    A NUCLEAR BOMB??? | S7E2 "KARA"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 115:31


    Brian and Zach perform an autopsy on why season seven feels so especially limp.

    Anyone Got Any Ideas? | S7E1 "BIZARRO"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2025 75:41


    Season 7 comes in with more of a whimper than a bang, with a season premiere that doesn't seem too eager to bring us any new or exciting story threads... but we're still having a good time!

    The Season 6 Awards | Superman Trailer Reaction

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 75:33


    We wrap up Season 6 with the half-assed season awards ceremony that it deserves. Also the trailer for James Gunn's Superman movie has dropped... we watch it and give our first impressions!

    How Bizarre (How Bizarre) | S6E21 "PHANTOM"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 54:00


    The boys leave season six in the dust.

    A New Exposition Record | S6E21 "PROTOTYPE"

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2024 74:56


    Some audio issues recording this one! Sorry! Brian & Zach wade through an episode that's mostly exposition, and get hype over the performance of a sleazy senator day-player.

    Oh Great, A Jimmy Episode | S6E20 "NOIR"

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2024 90:08


    Jimmy gets knocked in the head and has a dream that Smallville is a noir movie. Brian and Zach wish they could take a nap instead.

    Halloween Spooktacular 2024: My Bloody Valentine 3D

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 127:35


    It's Halloween, which means Brian & Zach watch a horror movie starring a Smallville cast member! It's been awhile since Jensen Ackles has been on the show... but we're gonna watch him try to not get killed by a miner with a pickaxe! Also they try to divine the future with the help of ghost hunting equipment.

    Clark & Lex Underground | S6E19 "NEMESIS"

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2024 58:11


    Sorry for the inconsistent uploads lately! It's been a busy couple of weeks, and it might be a little sporadic for a little while longer-- but we're still here and still at it! Clark and Lex are stuck underground, and it turns out this TV show works way better when two of the main characters have stories together.

    The One With Wonder Woman | S6E18 "PROGENY"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2024 50:56


    Chloe's Mom makes an appearance, and she happens to be Wonder Woman.

    MORTAL (BORING) KOMBAT!!! | S6E17 "COMBAT"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 50:36


    The boys talk about a "meh" episode but also WWE's KANE!!!!

    The One Where Lana Marries Lex | S6E16 "PROMISE"

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 92:54


    Can Clark stop Lana from getting married to Lex? Of course not, do you know how crazy that would be? On the literal wedding day? Grow up, Clark.

    Michael Rosenbaum's Smallville Directorial Debut | S6E15 "FREAK"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2024 74:44


    Michael Rosenbaum directed this episode. It's not every good!

    Never Trust Dayplayers | S6E14 "TRESPASS"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2024 56:27


    If a dayplayer gets a name, they're either going to die or be the bad guy.

    Red K Clark Returns | S6E13 "CRIMSON"

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2024 103:48


    We try to do the "Brian Is On Red K" bit but give up on it pretty fast.

    The 2024 Summer Movie Check-In

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2024 78:45


    Taking a breather from Smallville this week, Brian and Zach talk about Deadpool & Wolverine and everything else they've been watching this Summer.

    Is This Podcast Even Real? | S6E12

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2024 81:11


    There never was a podcast.

    Just Us Watchin' Justice League | S6E11

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 82:48


    We thought about maybe making this some kind of "big" episode-- But Smallville didn't, so why should we?

    Gaslight-a-Ganza | S6E10 "HYDRO"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2024 87:44


    Tori Spelling has Alex Mack powers, and Clark helps Oliver pull off some professional level gaslighting.

    The Worst Episode of Smallville? | S6E9 "SUBTERRANEAN"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 71:53


    It's hard to define a stinker, but we know it when we see it.

    BATISTA! | S6E8 "STATIC"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 70:02


    It's not a very good episode, but Dave Bautista is a B-story monster of the week... So Brian gets tipsy and talks a lot (a lot) about wrestling.

    A Thanksgiving Adventure | S6E7 "RAGE"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2024 65:04


    The boys are thankful for another pretty okay episode, even if they don't think science should throw the baby out with the bathwater on a pretty revolutionary healing serum because of a couple of kinks.

    Bow Wow Is In This One? | S6E6 "FALLOUT"

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 65:09


    The boys watch Bow Wow get possessed by a Phantom Zone escapee and also talk about minor league baseball.

    Lois Said WHAT? | S6E5 "REUNION"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 59:53


    The boys' jaws hit the floor when Lois has the biggest "yikes" of the entire series. Also the episode is pretty good.

    Another Smallville MacGuffin | S6E4 "ARROW"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 49:08


    The boys are hesitant to trust Lana with another macguffin storyline, but otherwise are excited to get two pretty good episodes in a row.

    Makeout Point | S6E3 "WITHER"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2024 72:38


    The boys are relieved to get an episode of Smallville that shuts up and plays the hits: a freak of the week, a costume ball, smooching, and a sad Clark!

    A Cornucopia of Butts | S6E2 "SNEEZE"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 72:37


    The boys think that they're in for a banger when Clark gains a new superpower... But season six has different plans.

    Heading Back to Smallville | S6E1 "ZOD"

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 66:07


    The boys are back in the Smallville game... and while they don't remember much from the Season 5 finale, the Season 6 premiere is thankfully mostly a recap.

    The Batman Awards

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2024 136:50


    With the Batman marathon behind them, Brian and Zach bestow awards to nominees in categories like "Best Generic Mobster Guy" and "Best Forgettable Love Interest."

    Ending on a Good Note | THE BATMAN (2022)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 94:03


    Zach and Brian reach their end of their Batman journey with one they really like!

    Both of Them. Oh God, Both of Them | Justice League (2017) & Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 111:18


    We watched six hours of Justice League for this.

    Perfectly Pleasant Corporate Synergy | THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE (2017)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2024 102:28


    Is The LEGO Batman Movie secretly one of the best Batman movies in the entire franchise? ...We don't know if we'd go that far, but it's still a pretty great one!

    Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuugh | BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE (2016)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 150:30


    The First Rises (pt 2) | THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (2012)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2024 85:01


    Brian, Zach, and Patrick continue their discussion of The Dark Knight Rises! Also, we're on YouTube, if you're into that kind of thing: https://rb.gy/0ahf3p

    The Fire Rises (pt 1) | THE DARK KNIGHT RISES (2012)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2024 97:46


    Pat returns to the show to talk about a movie... he actually likes for once! The Dark Knight Rises might be the biggest and the dumbest of the bunch, but it's also some of the most fun in the franchise. This one was so big, we split it up into two episodes!

    Some Men Just Want To Watch The World Burn | THE DARK KNIGHT (2008)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2024 172:13


    Brian & Zach forgo their traditional wiki summary... and end up with what is possibly the rambliest recap of Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight" on the internet. You either read a recap like a hero, or you ramble long enough to see yourself become very sleepy.

    Thassa Nice Coat | Batman Begins (2005)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2024 145:16


    Jesse Eisemann (Cracked) returns to talk about the Batman reboot that introduced the idea of rebooting a franchise to Hollywood. We're talking Batman Begins, which is only the.......... beginning...... to a really great stretch of movies.

    Friend.. Partner.. Brother | Batman & Robin (1997)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2024 132:24


    Willie Muse joins Brian & Zach to make the case that Batman & Robin has been a perfect movie this entire time.

    Love a Man in Rubber | BATMAN FOREVER (1995)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 99:15


    Emily joins Brian & Zach to discuss what must be the horniest Jim Carrey vehicle to ever star Batman... Batman Forever!

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