{"id":2104,"date":"2025-09-02T06:26:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T10:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smallvillefarmtofable.com\/?p=2104"},"modified":"2025-08-30T10:26:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-30T14:26:53","slug":"s9-ep8-idol-farm-to-fable-a-smallville-rewatch-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smallvillefarmtofable.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/02\/s9-ep8-idol-farm-to-fable-a-smallville-rewatch-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"s9 ep8 &#8211; Idol. Farm to Fable: a Smallville rewatch podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smallvillefarmtofable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FarmtoFable_-_twitter.jpg?resize=610%2C160&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smallvillefarmtofable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FarmtoFable_-_twitter.jpg?w=610&amp;ssl=1 610w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smallvillefarmtofable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/FarmtoFable_-_twitter.jpg?resize=300%2C79&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/smallvillefarmtofable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/F2F-S9-Ep-8-Idol-RTU.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hello and welcome to Farm to Fable, a Smallville re-watch fancast. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is our review\/discussion of s9 ep 8 Idol . This episode was originally aired on November 13th, 2009. It was written by Anne Cofell Saunders and was Directed by Glen Winter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Episode summary: <strong><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em><strong><em>Two super-powered siblings want to help their Idol, The Blur, fight crime, but end up botching several rescues, leading Clark to track them down before they do more harm to his reputation or hurt a civilian. Meanwhile Lois is seeing a therapist regarding her visions she believes are dreams and gets too close to a dirty DA putting her life and Clark&#8217;s secret in jeopardy.<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s IMDB.com rating 8.4<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PASS THE TORCH QUESTION: \u00a0<strong>\u00a0What\u2019s your favorite recasting of any character from the superman mythos?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this episode Michael is joined by Daniel Spencer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mentioned on the show<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tabletop Journeys <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ttjourneys.com\/\">Podcast <\/a>and Youtube <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ttjourneys\">Channel<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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