History Recap / SmallvilleS01E01Pilot

* KillEmAll: Jeremy plans to electrocute all the students at the Homecoming dance.

** The newspaper that Lionel is reading in the opening has an article about The CEO of [[ComicBook/GreenArrow Queen Industries]] being missing. In a similar vein, the first shot of Teenage!Clark has him reading an article about a teenager who broke a world record for the 100 meter dash and became [[ComicBook/TheFlash the fastest man alive]]. Doubles as {{Foreshadowing}}, since both Green Arrow and The Flash would later appear on the show.

* NighInvulnerability: By the time we see teenage Clark, he already has super-speed and super-strength. Then he's gained super-invulnerability (except against Kryptonite).

Written by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar

Directed by David Nutter

-->'''Lex''': Your father doesn't like me. It's okay. I've been bald since I was nine. I'm used to people judging me.
-->'''Clark''': It's not personal. He's just not crazy about your dad.
-->'''Lex''': Figures the apple doesn't fall far from the tree?
* TalkingToTheDead: Lana talks to her parents' grave in the Smallville Cemetery, and Clark gets in on the act, telling Lana that her mother wants her to know that she's always looking over her and even remarking that Lana's parents are chatty once you get them started.

* BullyHunter: After coming out of his coma, Jeremy tracks down and kills the guys who bullied him back in high school.

** The newspaper that Lionel is reading in the opening has an article about The CEO of [[ComicBook/GreenArrow Queen Industries]] being missing. In a similar vein, the first shot of Teenage!Clark has him reading an article about a teenager who broke a world record for the 100 meter dash and became [[ComicBook/TheFlash the fastest man alive.]] Doubles as {{Foreshadowing}}, since both Green Arrow and The Flash would later appear on the show.

* NighInvulnerability: By the time we see teenage Clark, he already has super-speed and super-strength. Then he's gained invulnerability (except against Kryptonite).

* ItsAllMyFault: Clark's reaction after Chloe shows him the [[RoomFullOfCrazy Wall of Weird]], which displays all the reports of how the meteor shower is responsible for all the strange occurrences in Smallville over the past twelve years.

In 1989, Smallville, Kansas is devastated by a meteor shower. Three year-old Lana Lang's parents are killed, nine year-old Lex Luthor is left bald, and Jonathan and Martha Kent find a young boy and a small spacecraft. Twelve years later, Clark Kent struggles to deal with his emerging superpowers, learns the truth about how he came to Earth, rescues and befriends Lex, and battles a young man with electrical powers.

* MythologyGag: The red "S" spray-painted on Clark's chest resembles the Franchise/{{Superman}} symbol.

* BookEnds: After finding Kal-El in the cornfield, Martha remarks to Jonathan "We didn't find him; he found us." Jonathan later repeats Martha's words to Clark near the end of the episode.

* NakedOnArrival: Kal-El is obviously naked after he arrives on Earth. (Fortunately, nothing explicit is shown.)

In 1989, the Kansas community of Smallville is struck by a devastating meteor shower. Three year-old Lana Lang's parents are killed, nine year-old Lex Luthor is left bald, and farmers Jonathan and Martha Kent find a young boy and a small spacecraft. Twelve years later, Clark Kent struggles to deal with his emerging superpowers, learns the truth about how he came to Earth, rescues and befriends Lex, and battles a young man with electrical powers.

* BookEnds: After finding Kal-El in the cornfield, Martha remarks to Jonathan that the boy "found us." Jonathan later repeats Martha's words to Clark near the end of the episode.

* ItsAllMyFault: Clark's reaction after Chloe shows him the Wall of Weird, which displays all the reports of how the meteor shower is responsible for all the strange occurrences in Smallville over the past twelve years.
* KillEmAll: Jeremy plans to electrocute all the students at the homecoming dance.

* BookEnds: After finding Kal-El, Martha remarks to Jonathan that the boy "found us." Jonathan later repeats Martha's words to Clark near the end of the episode.

In 1989, Smallville, Kansas is struck by a devastating meteor shower. During the onslaught, three year-old Lana Lang's parents are killed, nine year-old Lex Luthor is left bald, and farmers Jonathan and Martha Kent find a young boy and a small spacecraft in a cornfield. Twelve years later, teenage Clark Kent struggles to deal with his emerging superpowers, learns the truth about how he came to Earth, rescues and befriends Lex, and battles a young man with electrical powers.

* AntiVillain: Jeremy

* BullyHunter: After coming out of his coma, Jeremy tracks down and kills the guys who bullied him in high school.

* ShockAndAwe: As a result of being caught in the meteor shower, Jeremy gains the power to generate electricity.

In 1989, Smallville, Kansas is struck by a meteor shower. During the onslaught, three year-old Lana Lang's parents are killed, nine year-old Lex Luthor is left bald, and farmers Jonathan and Martha Kent find a young boy and a small spacecraft. Twelve years later, teenage Clark Kent struggles to deal with his emerging superpowers, learns the truth about how he came to Earth, rescues and befriends Lex, and battles a young man with electricity-based powers.

* BullyHunter: Jeremy tracks down and kills the guys who bullied him in high school.

* ShockAndAwe: As a result of the meteor shower, Jeremy has the power to generate electricity.

In 1989, Smallville, Kansas is struck by a meteor shower. During the onslaught, three year-old Lana Lang is orphaned, nine year-old Lex Luthor is left bald, and farmers Jonathan and Martha Kent find a young boy and a small spacecraft. Twelve years later, in the present day, teenage Clark Kent struggles to deal with his emerging superpowers, learns the truth about how he came to Earth, rescues and befriends Lex, and battles a young man with electricity-based powers.

* AssholeVictim: Jeremy's victims.
* BookEnds: After finding Kal-El in the cornfield, Martha tells Jonathan "We didn't find him; he found us." In the final act of the pilot, Jonathan repeats Martha's words to Clark.

In 1989, a meteor shower devastates Smallville, a Kansas farming community. During the onslaught, three year-old Lana Lang is orphaned, nine year-old Lex Luthor is left bald, and farming couple Jonathan and Martha Kent find a young boy and a small spacecraft in a cornfield. Twelve years later, in the present day, teenager Clark Kent struggles to deal with his superhuman powers, learns of his extraterrestrial origins, befriends Lex, and battles a young man with electricity-based powers.

* BullyHunter: Jeremy tracks down and kills the men who bullied him in school.
* ItsAllMyFault: Clark's reaction after being shown Chloe's Wall of Weird and seeing all the reports of how the meteor shower is responsible for all the strange occurrences in Smallville over the past twelve years.
* MassEmpoweringEvent: The meteor shower that hit Smallville in 1989.
* ShockAndAwe: Jeremy Creek's power.

In 1989, a meteor shower devastates Smallville, a Kansas farming community. During the onslaught, three year-old Lana Lang is orphaned, nine year-old Lex Luthor is left bald, and Jonathan and Martha Kent find a young boy and a small spacecraft in a cornfield. In the present day, teenager Clark Kent struggles to deal with his superhuman powers. He learns of his extraterrestrial origins and befriends Lex.