This week Zach is joined by Mary Kwiatkowski from The KowSkiCast to discuss the one hundred eighty eighth episode of Smallville, “Persuasion." They talk Mary's Smallville fandom, the series' Valentine's Day episodes, the logistics of Gemstone Kryptonite in its one and only appearance, and the radical tonal shift this episode takes over the course of its runtime! I WANT you to listen to the latest Always Hold On To Smallville! Check out Mary's podcast The KowSkiCast. EPISODE ROUNDUP Zach's Grade: A- Mary's Grade: B- IMDB Grade: 7.8 Superman Homepage Grade: 1/5 Bechdel Test: FAIL SERIES TALLY BOARD ...From Metropolis: 17 Amazing Technicolor Kryptonite: 16 Amnesia Count: 70 Blue Shirt/Red Jacket: 89 Chloe's Unseen Connections: 29 Clark Loses His Powers: 15 Episode Title Said In Episode: 75 Hospital Visits: 145 In Media Res: 7 Injection Count: 54 Kent Truck Accidents: 10 KOs to Keep Clark's Secret: 56 KOs to Keep Oliver's Secret: 3 Lana Kills: 7 Let's Do The Time Warp Again: 9 Lois Arm Punches: 10 Lois' Costume Closet: 15 Main Character Deaths: 23 Mind Control Count: 25 Movie Plot As An Episode: 21 Not The Last Son Of Krypton: 45 Possession Count: 27 Product Placement Pete: 32 Queen Airways: 8 Shirtless Oliver: 10 Shower Count: 24 Shut It Down: 10 Shut That Laptop: 34 Smallville High School Faculty Deaths: 5 Smallville High School Student Deaths: 17 Under The Influence: 44 Wakes Up Tied Up: 11 Weddings: 4 "You Weren't Yourself": 37 Always Hold On To Smallville is brought you to by listeners like you. Special thanks to these Meteor Freaks on Patreon who's generous contributions help produce the podcast! Chris Fuchs / @crfuchs7 Kevonte Chilous / @chill_us Joey Dienberg / @JoeyD94_13 DJ Doena / @DjDoena Isaiah Goodridge Cory Moore Nathan Rothacher Atif Sheikh Thomas Naven Andrew Parker / @parkerstpaul MadameRouge Marc-ids Foppen Patricia Carrillo / @MsCarrillo92 Tim Miller Michael Hartford Jim Crawford Kasey Vach / @ThePandaSupreme Megan Rich Rouie Humphrey Alex Hamilton Matt Douglas Matt B Daniel Curiel Bish Bash Bosh Jan Rollins Trevis Hull Nathan MacKenzie / @maccamackenzie Steve Rogers / @SteveJRogersJr Mollie Ficarella John Curcio James Lee / @Jae_El_52 Jo Michael / @jweissbrod86 Jason Davis / @superjay_92 Patrick Bravo Jacob Stevenart Dana Bius Tae Tae / @doomsday994 Meryl Smith / @MelXtreme84 Daryn Kirscht / @darynkirscht16 Dylan DiAntonio Nick Ryan Magdoza / @nickryan Eddie Bissell / @Kal_Ed11 Jim Thomas Clunk Kant / @clunkKant Nicholas Fansler John Long Ruth Anne Crews Travis Kill / @tjkill81 Ken Hui Nicholas Coso Jarrett Gibbs Anthony Anderson / @NigandNog Jasmine Magele / @Jas mindaMT_NZ Keith Fauls Rob O'Connor / @TheGothamite James Hart / @jaoharts Anthony Desiato Crystal Cross Jake C. John Sweitzer Kirin Kumar PATREON: patreon.com/alwaysmallville TWITTER: twitter.com/alwaysmallvillebr...