Tempest

May 21, 2002
43 min
4.3/5
Season 1 - Episode 21: Tempest

Season 1 - Episode 21: Tempest

Tempest - Episode 21

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

John Glover

Lionel Luthor

Tom O'Brien

Tom O'Brien

Roger Nixon

Angelika Libera

Angelika Libera

Erica Fox

Robert Wisden

Robert Wisden

Gabe Sullivan

Don Thompson

Don Thompson

Jack Cole

Scott Bellis

Scott Bellis

Martin Gibbons

Crew

Greg Beeman

Greg Beeman

Director

Alfred Gough

Alfred Gough

Teleplay

P

Philip Levens

Story

Miles Millar

Miles Millar

Teleplay

R

Ron Spang

Editor

A

Attila Szalay

Director of Photography