Starkville’s House of El Podcast

In this week’s episode, Robin and Joe talk about the thirteenth episode of the season, ‘Beacon’, which quickly became a SHoE favorite between the return of Martha Kent, Lionel Luthor, and fan videos featured in the episode. If one of yours was shown, let us know! In addition, the duo talk about the finale, the return of Lex Luthor, and at the end, Robin covers what is happening in the weeks to come in spoilers!

After nearly two months of no new episodes, Smallville is back with the 12th episode of the final season, ‘Collateral’. Damian and Derek kick off the first batch of new episodes with a full recap, plus talk of NBC’s pilot for a new Wonder Woman series, and discussion of the new Superman reboot from director Zack Snyder – plus, hints at where to find Damian and Derek post-SHoE? All this and more inside! Please note this episode was recorded before late breaking news of Smallville’s series finale.

Steve Glosson returns to Starkville’s House of El along with Derek Russell to cover the entire first half of the final season of Smallville. There’s a lot to discuss in those first eleven episodes from Lazarus to Icarus, that will shape what is to come when Smallville returns next Friday. Note: there are no spoilers at the end of this episode, however you may want to stick around after the music for some laughs.

Joe, Derek, and Robin comment on one of the most highly acclaimed episodes of season six, ‘Nemesis’, which finds Clark and Lex trapped in a labyrinth of underground tunnels, trying to outrun a bomb and working together after their friendship has dissolved entirely. Grab your sixth season DVD set and join in!

An oldie but a goodie! Steve and Derek bring you a full length running commentary from 2009 of Superman IV: The Quest for Peace. Since we never got to release it via SHoE we thought it was a good a time as any since Smallville has been delayed a week. Enjoy!

Joe, Robin, and Cory take on a fan favorite of Smallville viewers everywhere, ‘Blank’. Grab your season 4 DVD set and join along with them for this special SHoE2 commentary that follows along with Clark Kent’s amnesia and a few other surprises!

Happy Holidays! The gang is all here as Damian, Joe, Derek, and Robin discuss the winter cliffhanger, ‘Icarus’. We’ve got a full look at the eleventh episode of the final season inside, plus news, our casting picks for the new Superman film, a lot of laughs, and some spoilers for 2011!

Smallville writer Bryan Q. Miller (Warrior, Committed) joins Derek, Joe, and eventually Robin this week to discuss his episode, “Luthor”, which featured the return of John Glover as Lionel Luthor and placed Executive Producer Kelly Souders behind the camera as director for the first time. There is a ton of story packed into this 42 minute mini-movie, and Bryan doesn’t hold back the punches as he discusses what brought about this episode to fruition. Plus news, your tweets, and spoilers for the mid-season cliffhanger, “Icarus”. You won’t want to miss this one!

In honor of Lionel Luthor’s return to Smallville tonight, Joe and Robin watch him die! Join the duo as they provide a running commentary through season 7’s “Descent” which featured John Glover’s final regular appearance as the father of Lex Luthor. Put in your DVD to watch along with them!

Happy Thanksgiving all! This season keeps right on moving and this week Joe and Robin have the Tom Welling directed “Patriot” to discuss which features a lot of cool turning points for the final season and opens some new doors for our Darkseid arc as it continues to play out. In addition to recapping and reviewing the episode, the duo discuss their thoughts on “Abandoned” plus news of a Smallville score coming soon, your tweets and more including spoilers for next week’s “Luthor”! Don’t miss it.