Written by: Todd Slavkin, Darren Swimmer

Directed by: James Conway

Rating:

The One Where: Clark decides to leave Smallville – but not before he encounters cousin Kara. Lois gets a gig at the Plane𒁃t and Lex tracks Lana down in China. Meanwhile, the US government get their mitts on a Kryptonian crystal...

Verdict: As the title implies, this one’s a showcase for the nascent Supergirl. Initially Laura Vandervoort plays the wholesome Maid of Might as a little too bratty – “That’s what happens when you touch my stuff!” – but s✱he adds some depth and charm as the episode unfolds. Lex’s discovery of Lana’s Chinese bolt-hole feels way too easy, and as ever with Smallville, Lois enters a high-security facility with miraculous ease.

Highlight: A nicely played scene where Clark tells Kara of the destruction of🌺 Krypton.

Did You Spot? Clark says that his neighbour Ben Hubbard will look after the Kent farm – the same Ben Hubbard referenced in throwꦅaway lines in Superman The Movie and Superman Returns.

WTF? New Daily 🌠Planet editor Grant Gabriel is preposterously young. He looks barely older than newsroom pup Jไimmy Olsen!

Fab FX That’s a wonderful shot of Kara floating in orbit above the Earth,ဣ suspended against the stars. All she nee🎃ds is a fluttering cape...

Best Line:
Chloe (to Kara): "I should have known you were Clark’s cousin from all th♌e primary colours."

Nick Setchfield