Veritas
- Episode aired Mar 27, 2008
- TV-PG
- 40m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
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When Brainiac ends up in a confrontation with Clark after trying to coerce Kara into joining him, he takes it out on Lana.When Brainiac ends up in a confrontation with Clark after trying to coerce Kara into joining him, he takes it out on Lana.When Brainiac ends up in a confrontation with Clark after trying to coerce Kara into joining him, he takes it out on Lana.
Michael Patrick Denis
- Male Nurse
- (as Mike Denis)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis is the first and only time in season seven to feature appearances from all eight main characters.
- GoofsMs. Swan tells The Traveler that she will "take an apartment in Metropolis" and she tells Lex that she has been living in Europe. The headline of her death says "Prominent Metropolis Citizen...", implying that she was a full-time resident.
- Quotes
Lionel Luthor: No, I've repented!
Chloe Sullivan: That's right, you're an intensely *spiritual* man. You amassed all the power a human could until you found out about Clark. Befriending him is the closest thing you'll ever get to seeing God.
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Veritas
The biggest story arc of season 7 is the history of the Veritas organization, and their connection to Clark's arrival on Earth 20 years earlier. Had the 2007 Writer's Guild strike not been resolved, "Veritas" would have been planned as the season finale. Obviously there were some minor changes made, but it's easy to see this living up to all of the great finale's from past seasons. This episode starts out with a bang with the return of Brainiac, and keeps the pace exciting all the way to the end. The main plot of the Veritas flashbacks could have easily come across as needlessly tacked on, like season 8 did with the Davis Bloome flashbacks, but instead it feels like a mysterious twist that the producers CHOSE not to reveal until now. Whether or not that's the case, i have no idea, but the way this episode writes and films the Veritas scenes flawlessly fits it in with the entire show's history. It's filmed in the same style as so many other flashbacks to the same time period. It's also interesting to see the season 1 pilot where Lionel is reading a newspaper with a front page story that ties directly into the events in this episode.
Besides the excellent Veritas story, there's a nice side adventure from Lois and Jimmy which seems straight from a comic book, and the show finally does something with Lana's character after a very uneventful season for her, even though technically all they did was remove her from the equation. With all that's going on, "Veritas" is essentially a Lionel Luthor episode. He's always been the most interesting and unpredictable character on the show. Although Smallville acting is passable, it has never really reached Emmy level, with the obvious exception of John Glover.
Although I was thrilled that the writers strike ended early enough to allow for 5 additional episodes to be filmed, in some ways I wish that "Veritas" could have been the finale. It would have been interesting to combine this with "Arctic", as the only thing really impressive about the "Arctic" finale was the final 10-15 minutes, and the only negative of "Veritas" is that the ending felt too open.
Besides the excellent Veritas story, there's a nice side adventure from Lois and Jimmy which seems straight from a comic book, and the show finally does something with Lana's character after a very uneventful season for her, even though technically all they did was remove her from the equation. With all that's going on, "Veritas" is essentially a Lionel Luthor episode. He's always been the most interesting and unpredictable character on the show. Although Smallville acting is passable, it has never really reached Emmy level, with the obvious exception of John Glover.
Although I was thrilled that the writers strike ended early enough to allow for 5 additional episodes to be filmed, in some ways I wish that "Veritas" could have been the finale. It would have been interesting to combine this with "Arctic", as the only thing really impressive about the "Arctic" finale was the final 10-15 minutes, and the only negative of "Veritas" is that the ending felt too open.
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- Colcatron
- Apr 20, 2011
Details
- Runtime40 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
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