[11] On October 29, 2005, Marsters presented two performances of his own abridged adaptation of Shakespeare's Macbeth with American actress Cheryl Puente as Lady Macbeth, followed by question and answer sessions with the audience and acoustic concerts in London. Working together they escape, and Kara leaves Earth to search for Kandor, a city rumored to hold surviving citizens of Krypton.[102]. The actor had to do little research on his character, as Brainiac's original back story only consisted of a few comic book panels. [117] Shortly after Tess arrived at the orphanage, Lionel returned and removed Tess from Granny Goodness's guardianship. [172] Shortly after hiring Lois, which he did in part to inspire better stories out of Chloe, Grant begins a romantic relationship with Lois in the episode "Wrath". The episode's scribe, Steven S. DeKnight, was also a writer on … The band played its first gigs in Los Angeles and Paris. The pair meet in Paris, while Lana is studying abroad. [74] Gough contends that Supernatural did not alter any of their plans, and that Jason Teague was intended to be a single season character. [148] Gough describes Sheriff Adams as "a cross between Holly Hunter and the sheriff in Fargo". [133] That history was used against Jonathan in season two's "Suspect", when Ethan framed him for the attempted murder of Lionel Luthor. [29], Jones was not alone in his wish to get more screen time; the writers, who were reading Internet forums and receiving mail from the audience that requested the same thing, decided that Pete would learn Clark's secret in season two. [18], On June 24, 2011, Marsters appeared in an L.A. Theatre Works radio production of The Importance of Being Earnest, in the part of Sir John Worthing, which aired on June 25, 2011. [95] Kara eventually finds Clark, in the episode "Kara", who informs her that Krypton was destroyed when the two of them were sent to Earth, and everyone there is dead. 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When Lex cannot control Grant, he has him murdered, staging it as a failed mugging.[151]. On May 3, 2009, he performed at London's 100 Club.[27]. It is deduced by Clark that Jor-El chose the Kent family to be Clark's adoptive family after having a positive experience with Jonathan's father. [4] In April 2004, following the end of Angel, Marsters had Spike's trademark bleached hair shaved off for charity live on television during an episode of On Air with Ryan Seacrest.[5]. He plays Professor Milton Fine, better known as Brainiac. [16], Also in August 2009, Marsters' science fiction western, High Plains Invaders aired on the Syfy Channel. This is a fine addition to the 'Smallville' series. He sang in "Once More, with Feeling", a musical episode of Buffy: solo parts in "Walk Through the Fire" and "Something To Sing About", and "Rest in Peace" completely on his own. O'Toole characterizes Martha as really intelligent, but believes the character has to hide her intelligence at times "to keep the peace". [41], According to Schneider, Jonathan is "perfectly willing to go to jail, or worse, to protect his son". [34] Ultimately, Pete's primary story arc in season three became the character's inability to deal with knowing Clark's secret, and his growing feeling of abandonment from Clark, who was spending more time with Chloe, Lana and Lex. [121] At the conclusion of season 11, Tess downloads herself into an android body and becomes Red Tornado. Writer Tracy Bellomo: "In the past, we reference that Chloe had a fling with somebody while she was interning at the Planet, and that, or course, was Jimmy Olsen. [66] In season seven, Lionel is murdered by Lex, who realizes that his father has been covering up the truth about an alien visitor. She asks her about how she has been acting and Lana bites her. The crew stated it was never their intention to reveal Adam Knight to be a young version of Bruce Wayne. Brainiac attacks Chloe and puts her in a coma, but Clark destroys Brainiac before he can locate a device hidden on Earth which would allow him to control Clark. The following is a list of characters that are recurring on the series; they are listed in the order that they first appeared on the show. Adam is first seen as a fellow patient of Lana's at the Smallville Medical Center in the episode "Asylum"; he helps Lana get through her physical therapy after she was trampled by a horse. This power ultimately puts a strain on Jonathan's heart. An exception is "When I Was A Baby", a song never previously performed in public. Professor Milton Fine / Brainiac S 5: Ep 1 Arrival. Jason, who believes that the secret of the stones lies with Clark, heads to the Kent farm where he holds Jonathan and Martha hostage. [170] The actor was going to appear in season six, but because his scheduled filled, the producers wanted to "close the door" on this storyline, so they "killed" his character. Hiram Kent (father-in-law, deceased), Jessica Kent (mother-in-law, deceased), William Clark (father), Mary Clark (mother), Jonathan Kent (husband), Clark Kent (adopted son), Alexander Luthor/Conner Kent (adopted son), Lois Lane (daughter-in … [40] Clark's consistent disobedience forces Jor-El to imprison his son in a block of ice in the season seven episode "Blue",[98] but after learning a clone of Clark has returned to Smallville in "Persona", Jor-El frees his son so he can take care of the creature. In addition to Mad Brilliant, they released three singles ("Valerie", "David Letterman" and "New Man") and one mid-length EP, It's Nothing. [31] Pete returns to Smallville in season seven's "Hero", after gaining superhuman abilities from kryptonite-enhanced chewing gum, which allow him to stretch his body to extreme lengths. [62], Johnson realized after reading the script for the pilot episode that his character was not going to be around for the entirety of the series. Schneider particularly saw his character as a means to replace the "goof" father-figures that had become prevalent on television. In 2008, he guest-starred in Torchwood, a spin-off of the popular British science fiction television series Doctor Who, first appearing in the episode "Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang",[13][14] as the nefarious omnisexual time traveller Captain John Hart. Teaming up with Clark, the two destroy Lex's underwater weapon, and Clark's trust of Lex disappears completely. [104] Oliver leaves Metropolis in season six, after destroying one of Lex's secret 33.1 facilities, where Lex experiments on meteor-infected individuals against their will,[105] but he returns in season eight to search for Clark, after the latter goes missing when his Fortress of Solitude is destroyed. She realizes that her perceptions of her father were wrong and that he was as evil as Clark said. [144], There was initial concern over Reeve's stamina for shooting the scenes, as his particular scene with Welling was six pages long, which translated to approximately twelve hours of work day. [98], In the episode "Fracture", Kara is discovered and brought home by Lex, who wants to exploit her amnesia to his benefit, with the intent of discovering the truth about Clark. Originally, the character was going to die on her wedding night, but the creative team felt they could use her more in the mythology. [71], The creation of Jason Teague was something handed down by the network, who wanted Lana to have a new boyfriend—one who was "different from Clark". Granny Goodness wiped most of Tess's memories before Lionel put Tess up for adoption with the Mercer family. 144–147, Simpson, Paul, (Season 3 Companion) pg. [51], Feeling like her character was wasting her college degree O'Toole suggested to the producers that Martha go to work for Lex during the second season. He also appeared in Warehouse 13 as Bennett Sutton, which aired in 2013. Jonathan realizes that he must help Clark find the confidence in his ability to survive on his own, so that he can leave home one day. While initially friendly to Clark, he soon becomes jealous of Clark and Lana's budding friendship, going so far as to haze Clark in the series pilot. Marsters is divorced from Liane Davidson, with whom he has one son, born May 1996. [35], John Schneider portrays Jonathan Kent, Martha's husband and Clark's adopted father. His storyline is considered "very dark" in that the character uncovers horrible truths about himself as season eight progresses. [146], Camille Mitchell appears as Sheriff Nancy Adams in twenty-two episodes of Smallville, spanning the course of four seasons. This different approach to villainy worked well for Marsters, who wanted to show people he could portray characters who were not just another "Spike". Late that year, Marsters appeared on the television series Smallville playing Dr. Milton Fine—the popular Superman villain Brainiac—in eight episodes throughout the show's fifth season. Gough and Millar began to like the idea of bringing in a new character, one that would create a new love triangle; eventually they tied him into the larger storyline involving the three Kryptonian stones of knowledge. [106], Cassidy Freeman portrays Tess Mercer, the acting CEO of LuthorCorp, who is Lex Luthor's protégé tasked to run the company should something ever happen to him. She arrived on Earth at the same time as Clark, with the mission to protect her cousin, but was stuck in suspended animation for eighteen years. Vandervoort does not return as a series regular for the eighth season, but returns as a guest star in the season eight episode "Bloodline",[103] and season ten episodes "Supergirl" and "Prophecy". 116, Byrne, Craig, (Season 6 Companion) pg.128. [153] Gough and Millar wanted to provide answers for certain aspects of the Superman mythology, so at the start of season three they tied Jonathan's heart condition to Jor-El, where Jonathan makes a deal with Jor-El to be given the power to bring Clark back. Tonally, there was a sense that Smallville was changing, and it was brilliant. A canonical graphic novel set during the seventh season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Spike: Into the Light, written by Marsters himself, was released by Dark Horse Comics on July 16, 2014. 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