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13 Jan 2010

### Details

Theatrical: | 2009
Rated: | Unrated
Studio: | Warner Bros.
Genre: | Action & Adventure
Duration: | 17 hr 15 mins

Languages: | English
Subtitles: | Spanish
Sound: | English Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Aspect Ratio: | 1.78:1
Picture Format: | Widescreen
Discs: | 6
Region: | Region 1
Release: | Aug 2009

#### Features

Commentary on Two Key Episodes by the Executive Producers, Director and Cast Members<br> Two Marvelous Featurettes: <I>Faster than a Speeding Bullet: The Visual FX of Smallville and Christopher Reeve: The Man of Steel</I><Br> <I>The Chloe Chronicles</I><Br> Deleted Scenes, Gag Reel and ROM-Enabled<Br>

### Summary

For many fans, the Superman revisionist series &lt;I&gt;Smallville&lt;/I&gt; truly hit its stride in its second season, when it shifted focus from traditional comic book conflicts to one of self-discovery for its hero, a teenage Clark Kent (Tom Welling). Fans and first-timers can judge for themselves with this six-disc set, which compiles all 23 episodes and a decent selection of supplemental features. Whereas season 1 focused on Clark using his powers to combat a host of menaces à la the WB's other big fantasy hit, &lt;I&gt;Buffy the Vampire Slayer&lt;/I&gt;, season 2 delved into Clark's past and the extent of his super powers, most notably in the back-to-back &quot;Heat,&quot; in which he discovers his heat vision, and &quot;Red,&quot; in which red kryptonite in the high school class rings uncorks Clark's less-than-upstanding side. Other plot developments from the season that pull the series in interesting directions include the arrival of Dr. Helen Bryce (Emanuelle Vaugier), who becomes involved with Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum), but the season's most significant moment comes during episode 17, &quot;Rosetta,&quot; in which Clark learns of his Kryptonian origins courtesy of a scientist, who, in an effective bit of casting, is played by &lt;I&gt;Superman&lt;/I&gt; film star Christopher Reeve. &lt;p&gt; The complexity of the writing and issues dealt with in season 2 marked &lt;I&gt;Smallville&lt;/I&gt; as a series with depth and drama worthy of its considerable fan following as well as a second boxed set; fittingly, the supplements in this set are more expansive than on the first one. Producers Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, and Greg Beeman and cast members Welling, Rosenbaum, and Kristen Kreuk weigh in on commentary tracks for two episodes (&quot;Red&quot; and &quot;Rosetta&quot;), while a trio of short featurettes explore Christopher Reeves's appearance in &quot;Rosetta,&quot; the show's visual effects, and the amusing &quot;Wall of Weird&quot; web page maintained by Chloe (Allison Mack). The extras are rounded out by a handful of deleted scenes and a gag reel. &lt;I&gt;--Paul Gaita&lt;/I&gt;

### Credits

Smallville | ... |
Annette O'Toole | ... |
Sam Jones | ... |
Kristin Kreuk | ... |
Allison Mack | ... |
John Schneider | ... |
Tom Welling | ... |
Erica Durance | ... |
Justin Hartley | ... |
Cassidy Freeman | ... |