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Smallville: Season 6

22 episodes Premiered Sep 28, 2006 Updated Oct 3, 2026

Role: Meticulous television and film archivist. Task: Produce a JSON object for Smallville Season 6. Keys: overview (160-220 word summary), primer (array of exactly 4 concise bullet points). Constraints: Use ONLY provided synopsis and sources. No invented facts. No markdown. No asterisks. No headings. No bullet points in overview. primer must be an array of 4 concise strings. Output valid JSON only. Source Material:

Previously on Smallville

Season 6 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Clark manages to escape from the Phantom Zone with the help of an unexpected ally.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season overview

Role: Meticulous television and film archivist.
Task: Produce a JSON object for Smallville Season 6.
Keys: overview (160-220 word summary), primer (array of exactly 4 concise bullet points).
Constraints: Use ONLY provided synopsis and sources. No invented facts. No markdown. No asterisks. No headings. No bullet points in overview. primer must be an array of 4 concise strings. Output valid JSON only.
Source Material:
TMDB Synopsis: Clark escapes Phantom Zone with unexpected ally. Hunts dangerous prisoners who followed him to Earth. New vigilante Green Arrow in town. Lex and Lana advance relationship. Clark vs. Lex rivalry explodes into good-versus-evil battle.
Source [1]: General overview (Krypton refugee Kal-el).
Source [2]: Creators (Alfred Gough, Miles Millar), Cast (Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum, Allison Mack, Kristin Kreuk), Premise (Clark Kent learns to harness alien powers).
Source [3]: Premise (Kal-el's arrival to Man of Steel destiny).
Source [4]: Korean Wikipedia (Dates, general themes).
Source [5]: Wikipedia (Developed by Gough and Millar, based on DC Comics Superman).
Drafting Overview:
In season 6 of Smallville, Clark Kent manages to escape from the Phantom Zone with the assistance of an unexpected ally. This escape leads to a new mission as Clark sets out to hunt down dangerous prisoners who followed him to Earth. During this time, a new vigilante known as Green Arrow arrives in town. While Clark deals with these threats, Lex Luthor and Lana Lang take the next step in their relationship. The season is characterized by escalating tension between the central characters, as the long-standing rivalry between Clark Kent and Lex Luthor eventually explodes into a fierce battle between good and evil. This narrative arc follows Clark's journey as he navigates these new dangers and the shifting dynamics of his personal life. The series, developed by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, continues to explore the origins of the world's greatest hero, tracing the path of Krypton refugee Kal-el from his arrival on Earth toward his destiny as the Man of Steel.
Word Count Check (Overview):
"In season 6 of Smallville, Clark Kent manages to escape from the Phantom Zone with the assistance of an unexpected ally. This escape leads to a new mission as Clark sets out to hunt down dangerous prisoners who followed him to Earth. During this time, a new vigilante known as Green Arrow arrives in town. While Clark deals with these threats, Lex Luthor and Lana Lang take the

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Season 6 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 6: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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S6·E1 Mytharc

Zod

Sep 28, 2006 · 42 min

A powerless Clark is trapped in the "Phantom Zone" surrounded by the criminals his father imprisoned there. However, an unexpected ally comes to his aid. Meanwhile, Zod in Lex's bo

S6·E2 Core

Sneeze

Oct 5, 2006 · 42 min

In the aftermath of Zod's activities, Clark develops a new power. Lois gets a new job, Lana takes a new step in her relationship with Lex, and Lex has to deal with a new danger. Me

S6·E3 Core

Wither

Oct 12, 2006 · 41 min

Clark and Chloe pursue a plant creature that uses male humans to recreate, one which has taken Jimmy Olsen as its next human breeding ground. Meanwhile, Oliver Queen asks a relucta

S6·E4 Core

Arrow

Oct 19, 2006 · 42 min

The mysterious Green Arrow steals a necklace from Martha, and both Lois and Clark resolve to find out who the vigilante is. While Clark determines Green Arrow's true identity, Lex

S6·E5 Core

Reunion

Oct 26, 2006 · 42 min

Lex and Oliver Queen return to their old prep school for a reunion, but Oliver's old friends (and Lex's old enemies) start dying in mysterious accidents. Meanwhile, Clark learns th

S6·E6 Mytharc

Fallout

Nov 2, 2006 · 40 min

After escaping from the Phantom Zone, Raya comes to Smallville to visit Clark. Raya and Clark grow close, and Raya reveals how to repair the Fortress of Solitude. Unfortunately, Ba

S6·E7 Core

Rage

Nov 9, 2006 · 42 min

After being shot while stopping a carjacking, the Green Arrow begins acting strangely. Chloe and Clark investigate and find Oliver is taking a super drug that while healing his wou

S6·E8 Core

Static

Nov 16, 2006 · 41 min

One of the escapees from the Phantom Zone has killed the crew of a ship in Seattle. Clark confronts the killer who feeds on the bones of his victim. In Smallville, a patient in Lut

S6·E9 Core

Subterranean

Dec 7, 2006 · 40 min

An illegal immigrant comes to Clark for help, escaping from a nearby farm where he's working... a farm that houses a dark secret.

S6·E10 Core

Hydro

Jan 11, 2007 · 42 min

A Daily Planet gossip columnist uses her special power to overhear a conversation between Lana and Chloe, and publishes the conversation... where Lana admits having doubts about ma

S6·E11 Core

Justice

Jan 18, 2007 · 42 min

When Lex's Level 33.1 project comes to fruition, Oliver Queen must bring together several of Clark's "heroic" super-powered allies together: Arthur Curry, Bart Allen, and Victor St

S6·E12 Core

Labyrinth

Jan 25, 2007 · 39 min

Clark is in his barn one moment... and the next finds himself in a psychiatric hospital where he discovers he's been suffering from delusions that he came from another planet and h

S6·E13 Core

Crimson

Feb 1, 2007 · 42 min

Clark is once again exposed to red kryptonite, and his "other self" goes on a rampage of sorts on Valentine's Day, kissing the women he's most attracted to and expressing his uninh

S6·E14 Core

Trespass

Feb 8, 2007 · 42 min

Lana has a stalker which leads her to an unexpected hideout. Also, Chloe has to reevaluate her feelings for Clark after she and Jimmy break up due to Jimmy's belief that she isn't

S6·E15 Core

Freak

Feb 15, 2007 · 42 min

A boy named Tobias was blinded by the meteor shower but given the ability to identify other meteor freaks. Lex is using Tobias to locate other people with abilities so that he can

S6·E16 Core

Promise

Mar 15, 2007 · 42 min

Clark has second thoughts about Lana marrying Lex, and Lana has the same concerns. Meanwhile, the doctor involved in the secret behind Lana's pregnancy threatens Lex with his knowl

S6·E17 Core

Combat

Mar 22, 2007 · 40 min

Clark and Chloe find an escaped Zoner named Titan who is the star of a secret fight club that puts its death battles on the internet. Lois can tell that there is a story and goes

S6·E18 Core

Progeny

Apr 19, 2007 · 41 min

Lex discovers that Chloe's mother has special abilities and forces her to help him in exchange for Chloe's life. However, she has a trick or two of her own to use to escape.

S6·E19 Core

Nemesis

Apr 26, 2007 · 41 min

Lex and Clark get a chance to hash out their differences... when they're both trapped in a cave after an explosion, and Clark is unable to get them out without revealing his powers

S6·E20 Core

Noir

May 3, 2007 · 41 min

Lana and Lionel have a secret meeting, after which Lana is shot. While Jimmy is observing photos of the encounter, he is knocked unconscious. While unconscious Jimmy dreams about w

S6·E21 Mytharc

Prototype

May 10, 2007 · 41 min

Lex tries to turn a soldier that supposedly died in Afghanistan into a "super-soldier." A senator threatens to tell the world about Lex's labs, prompting Lex to send the "soldier"

S6·E22 Mytharc

Phantom

May 17, 2007 · 42 min

Clark discovers the reason Lana married Lex then and sets out to kill Lionel. Lex tries to use DNA from the last phantom to power his super-soldiers. Lois goes to a dam to search f

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