History Recap / SmallvilleS02E10Skinwalker

Teleplay by Brian Peterson & Kelly Souders

Story by Mark Warshaw

Directed by Marita Grabiak

* LightIsNotGood: Or, if you will, Light Is An Anti-Villain. Kyla can turn into a white wolf.

* SoftGlass: Subverted. Tragically.

Teleplay by Brian Peterson and Kelly Souders

* GirlOfTheWeek / TemporaryLoveInterest: Kyla to Clark in this episode. It ends tragically.

* LightIsNotGood: Kyla can turn into a white wolf.

* RedHerring: For a time, it looks like Joseph Willowbrook is the culprit. It turns out that Kyla is the one responsible for the attack on the foreman and scaring Martha.

* VillainOfTheWeek: Kyla Willowbrook

* DatingCatwoman: A romantic attraction forms between Clark and Kyla, the latter of whom turns out to be the titular skinwalker responsible for the attacks around the [=LuthorCorp=] construction site.

* InterspeciesRomance: While relating the story of Naman to the Kents, Joseph mentions that the visitor from the stars fell in love with a Kawatche woman, and the Kawatche tribe was born from their forbidden union.
** Clark (a Kryptonian) and Kyla (a human with [[VoluntaryShapeshifting shapeshifting powers]]) count as an example for this trope.

While motorbiking with Pete, Clark falls into an underground cave containing strange paintings and symbols, and meets a beautiful girl named Kyla. When Kyla tells Clark that the paintings tell of a legendary being who came from the stars, he believes that the cave paintings may hold clues to his origins.

* AntiVillain: Kyla is a [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Type III]]. She seriously injures a [=LuthorCorp=] foreman in an attempt to try and protect her people's land, and later tells Clark that she only wanted to scare Martha away from the construction site while in wolf form.
* DatingCatwoman: A romantic attraction forms between Clark and Kyla, the latter of whom turns out to be the skinwalker responsible for the attacks around the [=LuthorCorp=] construction site.
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: In the final act, Kyla dies in Clark's arms.
* FetalPositionRebirth: Kyla changes back into human form in this position.

* InterspeciesRomance: While relating the story of Naman to the Kents, Joseph mentions that the visitor from the stars fell in love with a Kawatche woman, and the Kawatche tribe was born from their union.
* RedHerring: For a time, it looks like Joseph Willowbrook is the culprit. It turns out that his granddaughter Kyla is the one responsible for the attack on the foreman and scaring Martha.

* VoluntaryShapeshifting: The titular skinwalkers of the Kawatche tribe.

* AntiVillain: Kyla says she only wanted to scare Martha away from the construction site while in wolf form.
* DatingCatwoman: A romantic attraction forms between Clark and Kyla, the latter of whom turns out to be the skinwalker responsible for the attacks around the Kawatche Cave site.

%%* FetalPositionRebirth

* RedHerring: For a time, it looks like Joseph Willowbrook is the culprit. It turns out that Kyla is the one responsible for the attack on the foreman and scaring Martha.

* TragicKeepsake: After Kyla dies, Joseph Willowbrook gives Clark Kyla's bracelet for him to give to his true love. It doesn't appear again.

While motorbiking with Pete, Clark falls into an underground cave containing strange paintings and symbols, and meets a beautiful girl named Kyla. When Kyla tells Clark that the paintings tell of a legendary being who came from the stars, he believes that the paintings may hold clues to his origins.

* DatingCatwoman: A romantic attraction forms between Clark and Kyla, the latter of whom turns out to be a skinwalker responsible for the attacks around the Kawatche Cave site.

While motorbiking with Pete, Clark falls into an underground cave containing strange paintings and symbols, and meets a beautiful girl named Kyla. When Kyla tells Clark that the paintings tell of a legendary being who came from the stars, he begins to believe that the paintings may hold clues to his origins.

While biking with Pete, Clark falls into an underground cave containing strange paintings and symbols, and meets a beautiful girl named Kyla. When Kyla tells Clark that the paintings tell of a legendary being who came from the stars, he begins to believe that the paintings may hold clues to his origins.

* AntiVillain: Kyla

* GirlOfTheWeek / TemporaryLoveInterest: Kyla to Clark. It ends tragically.

* DatingCatwoman: A romantic attraction forms between Clark and Kyla, the latter of whom turns out to be a skinwalker.

* CoolOldGuy: Joseph Willowbrook

While biking with Pete, Clark falls into an underground cavern containing strange paintings and symbols, and meets a beautiful girl named Kyla. When Kyla tells Clark that the paintings tell of a legendary being who came from the stars, he begins to believe that the paintings may hold clues to his origins.

* DatingCatwoman: An attraction forms between Clark and Kyla, the latter of which turns out to be a skinwalker.

* AntiVillain: [[spoiler:Kyla]]

* DatingCatwoman: [[spoiler:An attraction forms between Clark and Kyla, the latter of which turns out to be a skinwalker.]]
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: [[spoiler:In the final act, Kyla dies in Clark's arms.]]
* VillainOfTheWeek: [[spoiler:Kyla Willowbrook]]

While biking with Pete, Clark ends up falling into an underground cavern containing strange paintings and symbols, and meets a beautiful girl named Kyla. When Kyla tells Clark that the paintings tell of a legendary being who came from the stars, he begins to believe that the paintings may hold clues to his extraterrestrial origins.