{"id":2119,"date":"2026-01-12T16:30:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smallvillefarmtofable.com\/?p=2119"},"modified":"2026-01-12T16:31:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T21:31:01","slug":"s9-ep21-hostage-farm-to-fable-a-smallville-rewatch-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smallvillefarmtofable.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/12\/s9-ep21-hostage-farm-to-fable-a-smallville-rewatch-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"s9 ep21 &#8211; Hostage. 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\/2026\/01\/F2F-S9-Ep-21-Hostage-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 21 Hostage . This episode was originally aired on May 7th, 2010. It was written by Jordan Hawley and 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>Clark, focused on finding the Book of Rao before Zod, has lost focus on Lois which leads to her asking for a Break in their relationship right as Martha comes home bringing her new boyfriend perry White.\u00a0 Perry and Lois end up working on a story together which puts them in the sights of the Red queen. Tess is being interrogated by Maxwell lord at teh behest of the Red Queen.\u00a0 Clark realzies who the Red queen actually is and finally gets the Book of Rao but learns it\u2019s true power might cost him everything.<\/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 8.3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PASS THE TORCH QUESTION: \u00a0<strong>\u00a0Which non-powered Smallville Character would you want to be trapped inside of a locked-down version of\u00a0 Watchtower?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In this episode Michael is joined by Chris Burke<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mentioned on the show<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/popup.doublegood.com\/s\/935c2khc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LIMITED TIME POPCORN SALE TO SUPPPORT MICHAEL&#8217;S ODYSSEY OF THE MIND TEAM. 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