• Michael Rosenbaum on "Talk Ville." Photo courtesy of Bryce P/Talk Ville
  • Tom Welling on "Talk Ville." Photo courtesy of Bryce P/Talk Ville
  • Michael Rosenbaum on "Talk Ville." Photo courtesy of Bryce P/Talk Ville
  • Photo courtesy of Bryce P/Talk Ville
  • Tom Welling on "Talk Ville." Photo courtesy of Bryce P/Talk Ville
  • John Glover on "Talk Ville." Photo courtesy of Bryce P/Talk Ville

Lionel Luthor comes back to ‘Smallville’ in latest Talk Ville

Talk Ville is graced by John Glover in their inaugural season finale! The podcast will be taking a couple weeks off with some bonus episodes scattered here and there. Talk Ville is planning on hitting Season 2 thereafter.

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Talk Ville’s final episode of the season is graced by Lionel Luthor himself, John Glover. Michael Rosenbaum and Tom Welling revisit their memories with John, including how he was added to the main cast for season two.

John also remembers Annette O’Toole (Martha Kent) going to “bat” for him and how Lionel was essential to the family tropes of “Smallville.”

It just wouldn’t be right wrapping up this season without him. The mane, the myth, and the legend John Glover, aka Lionel Luthor, joins Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum as we officially wrap up our rewatch of Season 1 of Smallville and the finale episode Tempest. It was a treat talking to Glover. He remembered what it was like going from a guest star to a regular, how deep the theme of family was in the show, and his true opinion on the character of Lionel Luthor. The guys close the episode by discussing some of the fan voted ‘best of’ moments from Season 1. Any nominations and/ or selections surprise you?

Talk Ville episode description

In “Smallville’s” “Tempest,” Lex (Rosenbaum) and Lionel (John Glover) engage in a struggle over closing down the fertilizer plant. Reporter Roger Nixon (Tom O’Brien) steals Clark’s (Welling) spacecraft and learns his secret. Whitney (Eric Johnson) joins the Marines, and Clark takes Chloe (Allison Mack) to the prom, while a huge tornado approaches.

Currently, “Smallville” is available to stream on Hulu. Learn more about “Talk Ville” and subscribe on their website. “Tempest” aired May 21, 2002.


Photos from ‘Smallville’ — 01×21 Tempest

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Zack Benz has been a fan of the Daily Planet since he was eight years old. The Daily Planet has always been a beacon of hope for him and it’s his life’s mission to make it shine in a similar light to so many around the world. Zack graduated with a degree in journalism and art from the University of Minnesota Duluth in 2019.

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