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“Chloe” Wasn’t Supergirl’s Only Smallville Reference In “Midvale”

The Supergirl episode “Midvale” was chock full of Smallville.

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Much fanfare was made about the reference to “Clark’s friend Chloe” in the November 13 episode of Supergirl, which was titled “Midvale…” but upon further inspection, that’s far from the only reference in this Smallville-iest episode of the Girl of Steel’s TV series.

For starters, Midvale High School might look a little familiar… it’s Vancouver Technical Secondary School, which as you can see to your left occasionally doubled as Smallville High on the 2001-2011 WB/CW show that starred Tom Welling as Clark Kent in the days before he was Superman.

This episode also featured a Smallville tribute in the presence of Erica Durance, who played “Noel Neill” (really J’Onn in disguise.) Interestingly, her voice seemed to have a little bit of Smallville’s “Sheriff Nancy Adams” within; we aren’t sure if that was intentional or not, but we liked it. On Smallville, of course, Erica Durance played Lois Lane, and now she is the second actress to play Kara’s Kryptonian mother Alura on Supergirl.

One could argue the whole “speed in and knock someone out” move was perfected by Welling’s Clark Kent in the early years of the WB series, where it seemed villains were always put out of commission before they realized the farm boy from Kansas was saving the day.

Of course, the idea of a young man using a telescope to peer into the stars was something that Clark Kent would do in the early days of Smallville. Like young Kenny, sometimes he also would use that telescope to look at things that are closer to home, like Lana (Kristin Kreuk).

No Super-costume was seen in this episode, which again, was a Smallville mainstay.

For those of us who may have visited this very website and obsessed over Smallville, it’s kind of weird to see a flashback period piece to something that would have gone on during Smallville Season 7… but it’s pretty cool, isn’t it?

Our thanks to the Supergirl team for “always holding on.” Play “Save Me” for us next time, though?

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Smallville Almost Had A “Female Justice League” Episode

Writer Bryan Q. Miller has revealed that Smallville almost had a “female JLA” episode.

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Derek Russell of the Super House of El podcast (originally Starkville’s House of El or SHoE, also known as The First Smallville Podcast Ever) had Smallville writer Bryan Q. Miller on for a “Getting Superman Right” episode, ostensibly to respond to the trailer for the upcoming James Gunn film, but soon pivoting toward Miller’s experience in playing with the Super-toys himself, including some major milestones for Clark and Lois.

A big surprise in the podcast, though, is the reveal that Smallville Season 10 almost had a “female Justice League” episode where Lois (Erica Durance), Kara (Laura Vandervoort), Zatanna, and Jayna of the Wonder Twins team up to save the day. The writers began breaking the episode during the first half of Smallville Season 10. “Being able to put those characters together that we had played with individually was a lot of fun, and it went away,” Miller said.

Why didn’t it happen?

There were several factors, including the notion that part of the episode hinged on why these characters had to come together, and as it turned out, the Season 10 episode “Collateral” had a similar premise with characters out of commission. “Ultimately, there was no time,” Bryan lamented.

There was a female hero team-up of sorts for Miller in his Smallville Season 11 comic story “Valkyrie” which also brought back Lana. But, alas, this will just have to end up as one of the Greatest Smallville Stories Never Told.

Give SHoE’s podcast with guest Bryan Q. Miller a listen here!

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Aaron Ashmore Added to Salute to Smallville 2025 Convention

Aaron Ashmore has been added as a guest to Creation’s Salute to Smallville 2025 convention in Chicago.

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Creation Entertainment has announced that Aaron Ashmore will be returning for the second “Salute to Smallville” convention which will be happening September 13-14, 2025 at the Westin O’Hare Hotel in Rosemont, Illinois, just outside of Chicago.

Fans enjoyed meeting the actor who brought us Henry — er, Jimmy Olsen at the October 2024 event and the second time around should be even more exciting. Autographs and photo opportunities with Aaron can be purchased before the convention here. Right now, Creation has only listed the high-tier Gold Passes for sale, but other tiers will become available. Purchase your ticket and if there’s any way to say so, tell them KryptonSite sent you!

The first “Salute to Smallville” convention was a fantastic experience for all involved. It was a chance for some fandom friends to connect, to see your favorite actors, and to be around like-minded individuals who enjoyed that “leafy little hamlet” from back in the day all through the present. There was positive energy everywhere, and the cast and the event hosts (one of whom is writing this article) had just as much fun as the audience did. Picture this: A weekend full of Smallville, surrounded by people who also like Smallville, and the actors who brought Smallville to life.

Current other guests already signed for the 2025 event include Tom Welling (Clark), Michael Rosenbaum (Lex), Erica Durance (Lois), Kristin Kreuk (Lana), and Alaina Huffman (Black Canary) with more surely to come!

DISCLAIMER: KryptonSite’s webmaster Craig Byrne served as a host for the 2024 event alongside Derek Russell of the Super House of El podcast; Craig has also produced some websites for Creation Entertainment including their Salute to Smallville page, which would explain why it kind of looks familiar!

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More Smallville Funkos Are Coming – Pre-Order Now!

New Smallville Funko figures are on the way for three characters.

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Here’s some holiday cheer we weren’t expecting to see: Funko has announced three more Smallville POP!s, with two based on Season 10 elements and one based on Season 8.

Clark’s red leather jacket from Season 10 gets the spotlight in one of them, showing off the outfit/”costume” worn by the Blur (Tom Welling) in the final season. Next, we’ve got a “Kara Kent” looking very Supergirly as she looked in the Season 10 episode “Supergirl.”

And then there’s Doomsday… Max?!? We have no idea what “Doomsday Max” means. It sounds like a bad name for a soda or a streaming service. But it is based on the Season 8 take on Doomsday, and it’s too bad it doesn’t come as part of a 2-pack with a Davis Bloome.

We’re assuming these will be out in 2025 sometime; updates will come when and if they become available. Any and all new Smallville merch is always welcome, especially considering the recent resurgence of excitement around the series. And in success, who could be next? Lana? More Justice Leaguers? Tess? Dr. Emil? Lionel? The Kents? John Jones? Pete? Amy Adams eating a deer? Anything’s possible… though a Chloe Funko POP! would surprise us at this point due to the actress’ real-life situations.

UPDATE: Pre-order links are now here! Order through KryptonSite’s links and help support this site!

CLARK KENT (SEASON 10 JACKET)

 

KARA (SEASON 10 “SUPERGIRL”)

DOOMSDAY “MAX”

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