Smallville season 5

The fifth season of Smallville, an American television series developed by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, began airing on September 29, 2005 on The WB television network. The series recounts the early adventures of Kryptonian Clark Kent as he adjusts to life in the fictional town of Smallville, Kansas, during the years before he becomes Superman. The fifth season comprises 22 episodes and concluded its initial airing on May 11, 2006. Regular cast members during season five include Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum, Erica Durance, Allison Mack, John Glover, Annette O'Toole, and John Schneider. Durance was promoted after having a recurring role in season four.
Season five deals with the aftermath of the second meteor shower. Clark deals with adult life, going to college, a real relationship with Lana Lang, and the loss of someone he loves. His distrust for Lex Luthor continues to grow, as Clark's professor begins supplying him with evidence of LuthorCorp's secret projects. Clark looks to Chloe Sullivan for support, while Lionel Luthor's transformation into a better person draws skepticism from everyone. Jensen Ackles, who played Jason Teague in season four, left the show. The writers also brought in Arthur Curry, Victor Stone, and Andrea Rojas, DC Comics superheroes, in three separate guest spots as well as the classic Superman villain Brainiac.
After spending seasons three and four airing on Wednesday at 8:00 pm, Smallville was moved to Thursday at 8:00 pm, where it stayed for four seasons. Season five rose from the previous season, averaging 4.7 million viewers weekly. This was the last season to air on The WB. From season six onwards, the series aired on The CW, following a merger of The WB and UPN networks.

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Episodes

Cast and characters

Main

Tom Welling as Clark Kent
Kristin Kreuk as Lana Lang
Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor
* Rosenbaum also portrays Zod in Lex's body in "Vessel"
Erica Durance as Lois Lane
Allison Mack as Chloe Sullivan
John Glover as Lionel Luthor
Annette O'Toole as Martha Kent
John Schneider as Jonathan Kent

Recurring

James Marsters as Milton Fine / Brainiac
Terence Stamp as the voice of Jor-El

Tie-in

Since the second season, a promotional tie-in titled Chloe's Chronicles was established to wrap up "unfinished business" from the television series through the use of internet episodes. During season five, the series was evolved into Vengeance Chronicles. In this series, Chloe joins forces with a costumed vigilante she dubs the Angel of Vengeance, who was introduced in the episode "Vengeance", to expose Lex Luthor's Level 33.1 experiments on meteor-infected people.

Awards

In 2006, the show was awarded an Emmy for Outstanding Editing for a Series for the episode "Arrival". Mack was awarded Best Sidekick in 2006. Guest star Emily Hirst was nominated for a Young Artist Award for her portrayal of Maddie Van Horn in "Fragile". For the 32nd Annual Saturn Awards, the show received seven nominations: Best Network Television Series; Best Actor and Actress for Welling and Kreuk; Best Supporting Actor and Actress for Rosenbaum, Durance, and Mack; and Best Television Release on DVD.

Home media release

The complete fifth season of Smallville was released on September 12, 2006, in North America. Additional releases in region 2 and region 4 took place on August 28, 2006, and April 4, 2007, respectively. The DVD box set included various special features, including episode commentary, The Chloe Chronicles: Volume II, a behind-the-scenes featurette on the making of the 100th episode, Vengeance Chronicles webisodes, and a preview of the documentary Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman. For the 20th anniversary, the complete series was released for the first time on Blu-ray on October 16, 2021. The Blu-ray release marks the first time season 5 being released on Blu-ray. Season 5 had previously been released in high definition on HD-DVD only.