Tempest

Season 1 - Episode 21: Tempest
Overview
Lex is hit with a surprise after his father closes the local Smallville plant to force him back to Metropolis, blaming the plant's failure on his management. Meanwhile Clark prepares for his date with Chloe, reporter Roger Nixon gets wind of Clark's alien origins after setting up an explosion, and Whitney joins the Marine Corps. Lex works with the workers to buy the plant and put it under local management, and his father Lionel threatens to sabotage the efforts by buying up their mortgages. It all comes together when Nixon uses the "key" Lex found (in "Obscura") to activate the spaceship just as three tornados hit Smallville. He flees into the storm with Jonathan in pursuit and Martha left to confront the opening spaceship. The tornado hits Lex's manor and traps Lionel under beam, leaving Lex with a life-or-death decision to make. And Clark arrives to see Lana whisked up into the tornado. (to be continued...)
Episode Information
TV Show
Smallville
Season
Season 1
Episode Number
21
Air Date
May 21, 2002
Runtime
43 minutes
Rating
4.3/5
Guest Stars

John Glover
Lionel Luthor

Tom O'Brien
Roger Nixon

Angelika Libera
Erica Fox

Robert Wisden
Gabe Sullivan

Don Thompson
Jack Cole

Scott Bellis
Martin Gibbons
Crew

Greg Beeman
Director

Alfred Gough
Teleplay
Philip Levens
Story

Miles Millar
Teleplay
Ron Spang
Editor
Attila Szalay
Director of Photography