Smallville
Prophecy
TV Flash files “Prophecy” as hour 215 of 217 in the TV Flash guide — Smallville (2001–2011) on WB/CW, season 10, episode 20, aired 2011-05-06, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S10E20: listed hour 215 of 217 in the Smallville guide, hour 20 of 22 in season 10. It aired 2011-05-06 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Dominion” (S10E19). Next is “Finale (1)” (S10E21).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Lois walks in Clark's shoes for a day when Jor-el bestows Clark's superpowers on her as a wedding gift. But when the Toyman returns to Metropolis it's Lois who must stop him. Meanwhile, Oliver bumps into Kara while searching for the Bow of Orion.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Prophecy sit in the Smallville guide?
S10E20 is listed hour 215 of 217 — hour 20 of 22 in season 10, season 10 episode 20.
When did Smallville S10E20 air?
Prophecy aired 2011-05-06 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Does Clark fly and wear the suit in Smallville?
Early seasons ran on a "no tights, no flights" rule while Clark grew into the hero. Ten seasons later, the iconography arrives; the origin is the point.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Young Clark Kent navigates powers, meteor freaks, and friendship with Lex Luthor in rural Kansas. Alfred Gough and Miles Millar's decade-long origin soap ran on a "no tights, no flights" early rule fans still quote. Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum as the tragic friendship — Superman adolescence as longform TV.
No flights, no tights — until the cape finally arrives, and the group chat has been shipping Clark/Lex for a decade in the meantime. (I said spoiler-free mostly. The rule is the lore.) Young Clark Kent navigates powers, meteor freaks, and friendship with Lex Luthor in rural Kansas. Alfred Gough and Miles Millar's WB series premiered October 16, 2001, ran ten seasons through 2011, and moved to The CW during the run. Tom Welling as Clark; Michael Rosenbaum as Lex in the early seasons; Kristin Kreuk's Lana, Allison…
Filed against
- Tom Welling as Clark Kent
Tom Welling spent a decade as Clark Kent on Smallville — powers, meteor freaks, and a Kansas friendship with Lex Luthor under a “no tights, no flights” rule fans still quote. Alfred Gough and Miles Millar’s origin soap made the tragic…
- Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor
Michael Rosenbaum’s Lex Luthor made Smallville’s Kansas friendship a tragic origin soap — young Clark, meteor freaks, Alfred Gough and Miles Millar’s decade-long “no tights, no flights” rule fans still quote. Tom Welling across the farm.…
- Kristin Kreuk as Lana Lang
Kristin Kreuk's Lana Lang kept Smallville's Kansas origin soap human — young Clark, meteor freaks, friendship with Lex, a decade-long 'no tights, no flights' rule fans still quote. Tragic friendship as the real myth. TV Flash files her as…
- Allison Mack as Chloe Sullivan
Allison Mack played Chloe Sullivan on Smallville — the reporter pal who kept young Clark Kent’s Kansas origin soap from becoming a pure tights wait. No flights, no cape, a decade of meteor-freak friendship and Lex as the tragic other. TV…
- Erica Durance as Lois Lane
Erica Durance walked Smallville as Lois Lane — no tights, no flights, a decade-long origin soap, and the reporter who made Clark Kent's Kansas look like a newsroom waiting to happen. Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum owned the tragic…
- John Glover as Lionel Luthor
John Glover’s Lionel Luthor made Smallville a father problem in a suit — young Clark Kent, meteor freaks, friendship with Lex, Alfred Gough and Miles Millar’s decade-long origin soap. No tights, no flights, a tragic friendship as the…