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"Tempest" is the twenty-first episode and season finale of the first season of the WB original series Smallville. The episode originally aired on May 21, 2002; Alfred Gough and Miles Millar wrote the script, and Greg Beeman directed. In the episode's narrative, Lex attempts to forge his own destiny away from LuthorCorp; Whitney leaves Smallville for the Marines; Roger Nixon discovers Clark's secret and attempts to expose him to the world; and Lana is pulled into a tornado. Director Greg Beeman attempted to create a visual theme among the characters that would parallel the approaching storm. The episode would mark the departure of Eric Johnson as Whitney Fordman, though he would return as a special guest in seasons two and four. Although the Smallville finale pulled in just over half of the viewership attained by the pilot episode, it was still favorably received by critics. It was also nominated for two awards.
Original Release
05/21/2002
US Release
05/21/2002
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tom Welling | Clark Kent |
Kristin Kreuk | Lana Lang |
Michael Rosenbaum | Lex Luthor |
Eric Johnson | Whitney Fordman |
Sam Jones III | Pete Ross |
Allison Mack | Chloe Sullivan |
Annette O'Toole | Martha Kent |
John Schneider | Jonathan Kent |
John Glover | Lionel Luthor |
Robert Wisden | Gabe Sullivan |
Directors
Writers
Alfred Gough, Miles Millar, Philip Levens, Mark Verheiden, John Sikela, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, George Papp, Tim McCanlies, Jeff Gottesfeld, Bill Finger, Leo Dorfman, Cherie Bennett
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Tom Welling | Clark Kent |
Kristin Kreuk | Lana Lang |
Michael Rosenbaum | Lex Luthor |
Eric Johnson | Whitney Fordman |
Sam Jones III | Pete Ross |
Allison Mack | Chloe Sullivan |
Annette O'Toole | Martha Kent |
John Schneider | Jonathan Kent |
John Glover | Lionel Luthor |
Robert Wisden | Gabe Sullivan |
Don Thompson | LuthorCorp Employee |
Scott Bellis | Assistant Principal |
Angelika Libera | Erica Fox |
Remy Zero | Remy Zero |
Jeffrey Cain Thompson | (as Remy Zero) |
Tom O'Brien | Roger Nixon |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Greg Beeman | Executive Producer |
Alfred Gough | Executive Producer |
Miles Millar | Executive Producer |
Joe Davola | Executive Producer |
Ken Horton | Executive Producer |
Brian Robbins | Executive Producer |
Michael Tollin | Executive Producer |
Doris Egan | Producer |
Robert Hargrove | Producer |
Tim Scanlan | Producer |
Greg Beeman | Producer |
Alfred Gough | Producer |
Miles Millar | Producer |
Greg Walker | Producer |
Mark Verheiden | Producer |
Michael Tollin | Producer |
Brian Robbins | Producer |
Ken Horton | Producer |
Michael Green | Producer |
Joe Davola | Producer |