It's Smallville: The Ultimate Season! This time we're going through the first episodes of every season and by process of elimination determining the ultimate episode 1 of Smallville. Zach is joined by Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow, Matt Truex from Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman and Victoria Male. Check out Lance on Always Hold On To Arrow ! Check out Matt's work including Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman at The Daily Knockoff ! Check out Victoria's w...
Jan 05, 2026•40 min
Our countdown of the top 10 episodes of Smallville continues! Zach, Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow, Victoria Male and Matt Truex from Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Supermandiscuss the #1episode as voted by you the listeners..."Homecoming"! Also, we announce what's coming for the podcast in 2026! Check out Lance on Always Hold On To Arrow ! Check out Victoria's work on her website ! Check out Matt's work including Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman at The Daily ...
Dec 29, 2025•55 min
Our countdown of the top 10 episodes of Smallville continues! Zach, Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow, Victoria Male, Matt Truex from Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman and Matthew Rocca discuss the #2 episode as voted by you the listeners..."Justice"! Check out Lance on Always Hold On To Arrow ! Check out Victoria's work on her website ! Check out Matt's work including Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman at The Daily Knockoff ! Check out and support Rocca's la...
Dec 22, 2025•1 hr 3 min
Our countdown of the top 10 episodes of Smallville continues! Zach, Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow, Victoria Male and Matt Truex from Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman discuss the #3 episode as voted by you the listeners..."Rosetta"! Check out Lance on Always Hold On To Arrow ! Check out Victoria's work on her website ! Check out Matt's work including Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman at The Daily Knockoff ! Always Hold On To Smallville is brought you to ...
Dec 15, 2025•44 min
Our countdown of the top 10 episodes of Smallville continues! Zach, Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow, Victoria Male, Matt Truex from Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman and Matthew Rocca discuss the #4 episode as voted by you the listeners..."Memoria"! Check out Lance on Always Hold On To Arrow ! Check out Victoria's work on her website ! Check out Matt's work including Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman at The Daily Knockoff ! Check out and support Rocca's la...
Dec 08, 2025•44 min
Our countdown of the top 10 episodes of Smallville continues! Zach, Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow, Matt Truex from Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman and Matthew Rocca discuss the #5 episode as voted by you the listeners..."Reckoning"! Check out Lance on Always Hold On To Arrow ! Check out Matt's work including Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman at The Daily Knockoff ! Check out and support Rocca's latest project, Morte . Always Hold On To Smallville is br...
Dec 01, 2025•56 min
Our countdown of the top 10 episodes of Smallville continues! Zach, Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow, Victoria Male, Matt Truex from Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman and Matthew Rocca discuss the #6 episode as voted by you the listeners..."Salvation"! Check out Lance on Always Hold On To Arrow ! Check out Victoria's work on her website ! Check out Matt's work including Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman at The Daily Knockoff ! Check out and support Rocca's ...
Nov 24, 2025•47 min
Our countdown of the top 10 episodes of Smallville continues! Zach, Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow, Victoria Male and Matt Truex from Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman discuss the #7 episode as voted by you the listeners..."Transference"! Check out Lance on Always Hold On To Arrow ! Check out Victoria's work on her website ! Check out Matt's work including Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman at The Daily Knockoff ! Always Hold On To Smallville is brought yo...
Nov 17, 2025•45 min
Our countdown of the top 10 episodes of Smallville continues! Zach, Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow, Victoria Male and Matt Truex from Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman discuss the #8 episode as voted by you the listeners..."Finale"! Check out Lance on Always Hold On To Arrow ! Check out Victoria's work on her website ! Check out Matt's work including Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman at The Daily Knockoff ! Always Hold On To Smallville is brought you to b...
Nov 10, 2025•1 hr
Our countdown of the top 10 episodes of Smallville continues! Zach, Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow, Victoria Male, Matt Truex from Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman and Matthew Rocca discuss the #9 episode as voted by you the listeners..."Pilot"! Check out Lance on Always Hold On To Arrow ! Check out Victoria's work on her website ! Check out Matt's work including Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman at The Daily Knockoff ! Check out and support Rocca's late...
Nov 04, 2025•1 hr 4 min
Our countdown of the top 10 episodes of Smallville continues! Zach, Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow, Victoria Male, Matt Truex from Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman and Matthew Rocca discuss the #10 episode as voted by you the listeners..."Lexmas"! Check out Lance on Always Hold On To Arrow ! Check out Victoria's work on her website ! Check out Matt's work including Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman at The Daily Knockoff ! Check out and support Rocca's la...
Oct 27, 2025•55 min
Our countdown of the top 10 episodes of Smallville has begun! Zach, Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow and Victoria Male kick things off with how each season ended up being ranked, our own lists, and the episodes that just missed being in the top 10! Check out Lance on Always Hold On To Arrow ! Check out Victoria's work on her website ! 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 p...
Oct 20, 2025•57 min
It's our forty fifth Superman Special! Zach is joined by Matthew Rocca and Luke Deckard from Mean Streets to discuss James Gunn's Superman. Now streaming on HBO Max! We talk Rocca and Luke's different takes on the movie, favorite and least aspects, and hopes for the future! This podcast contains SPOILERS . You've been warned! Check out and support Rocca's latest project, Morte . Check out Luke on Mean Streets . Always Hold On To Smallville is brought you to by listeners like you. Special thanks ...
Sep 26, 2025•1 hr 57 min
It's our fifth Convention Special! Zach is joined by Lance Laster and Kevonte Chilous from Always Hold On To Arrow to discuss Creation Entertainment's Salute to Smallville! We talk the second ever Smallville dedicated convention, the cast members who attended, fun stories from their panels, and tales from the vendor room interactng with all of you! If you didn't make it out this time, we hope to see you at the next one in Nashville next year! Check out Lance and Kevonte on Always Hold On To Arro...
Sep 20, 2025•2 hr 2 min
EXTRA! EXTRA! HEAR ALL ABOUT IT! Zach is joined by film and television critic Darren Mooney! They continue their discussion from Part 1 and talk James Gunn's Superman, its sucesses, its failures, and what's to come in the DCU! Check out Darren's work at the m0vie blog and Second Wind ! 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...
Aug 29, 2025•1 hr 48 min
EXTRA! EXTRA! HEAR ALL ABOUT IT! Zach is joined by film and television critic Darren Mooney! They talk Darren's Superman fandom, the current state of superhero cinema, and the recent history of Superman and DC Comics on film. Stay tuned for Part 2 when they talk James Gunn's Superman! Check out Darren's work at the m0vie blog and Second Wind ! 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 p...
Aug 22, 2025•1 hr 45 min
EXTRA! EXTRA! HEAR ALL ABOUT IT! Zach is joined by the co-artistic directors of Foster Cat Productions, Elliot and Harry White! They talk their upcoming production of It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman, the history of the broadway show, their approach to the material, and where you can see it next month! Check out Elliot and Harry's production company Foster Cat Productions ! Always Hold On To Smallville is brought you to by listeners like you. Special thanks to these Meteor Freaks on Patr...
Jul 25, 2025•1 hr 7 min
It's our forty fourth Superman Special! Zach is joined by Lance Laster and Kevonte Chilous from Always Hold On To Arrow to discuss James Gunn's Superman . We talk Kev's thoughts on the movie, how his compares to an MCU movie, and debate what worked an what didn't for us! This podcast contains SPOILERS . You've been warned! Check out Lance and Kevonte on Always Hold On To Arrow . Always Hold On To Smallville is brought you to by listeners like you. Special thanks to these Meteor Freaks on Patreon...
Jul 19, 2025•1 hr 54 min
It's our forty third Superman Special! Zach is joined by Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow to discuss James Gunn's Superman . We share our first impressions immediately after seeing it this week, and Lance ranks it with the rest of the Superman movies! This podcast contains SPOILERS . You've been warned! *This is an edtied-down version of our Patreon Exclusive podcast, a series of first reaction podcasts Lance and I do after every theatrically-relased DC Comics movie. Check out that vers...
Jul 12, 2025•1 hr 47 min
It's our forty second Superman Special! Zach is joined by Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow to discuss the prequel junior novel to James Gunn's Superman, Superman: Welcome to Metropolis! We talk the novel's take on these new interpretations of the characters, how well it does at setting things up for the movie, and what's up with evey hero or villain being labeled a metahuman. Check out Lance on Always Hold On To Arrow . Always Hold On To Smallville is brought you to by listeners like yo...
Jul 04, 2025•48 min
This week Zach is joined by Lance Laster and Kevonte Chilous from Always Hold On To Arrow, and Matt Truex from Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman to discuss the two hundred eighteenth episode of Smallville , “Finale, Part 2." They talk the long awaited return of Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor, Clark becoming Superman but Tom never putting on a costume, the unceremonious dispatching of Darkseid and his minions, and the flash forward to 2018! Always hold on to latest Always Hold On ...
May 31, 2025•2 hr 46 min•Season 10Ep. 22
In an intermission between “Finale, Part 1" and “Finale, Part 2, we hear from many of our previous Always Hold On To Smallville guest hosts thought about the series finale of Smallville. Join us as we break through the bounds of your earthly confinement, traveling through time and space, and listen to these voices from the past... 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 po...
May 30, 2025•2 hr 42 min
This week Zach is joined by Lance Laster and Kevonte Chilous from Always Hold On To Arrow, Matt Truex from Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman, and Victoria Male to discuss the two hundred seventeenth episode of Smallville , “Finale, Part 1." They talk their memories watching it for the first time in 2011, the jarring tonal shifts between scenes, spending so much time on a wedding that ultimately doesn't happen, and of course...Ghost Dad! See the latest Always Hold On To Smallville ...
May 30, 2025•1 hr 48 min•Season 10Ep. 21
This week Zach is joined by Matt Truex from Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman and Anthony Desiato from Digging for Kryptonite to discuss the two hundred sixteenth episode of Smallville , “Prophecy." They talk the odd timing of doing a superpower switcheroo in the second to last episode of the series, Kara spending her final appearance teamed up with a character she's never met, a technological take on Starro, and of one of Smallville 's most infamous ideas and visuals: Marionette ...
May 16, 2025•2 hr 33 min•Season 10Ep. 21
It's our forty first Superman Special! Zach is joined by Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow and Luke Deckard from Mean Streets for the latest update on James Gunn's Superman . We talk the theatrical trailer released this week! Check out Lance on Always Hold On To Arrow . Check out Luke on Mean Streets . 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 / ...
May 15, 2025•1 hr 5 min
This week Zach is joined by Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow to discuss the two hundred fifteenth episode of Smallville , “Dominion." They talk the return of Callum Blue as Zod, the episode's odd structure and pacing, its 300 influences, and the curious lack of any White Snake music. The latest Always Hold On To Smallville is my world! Check out Lance on Always Hold On To Arrow . EPISODE ROUNDUP Zach's Grade: C- Lance's Grade: C+ IMDB Grade: 8.1 Superman Homepage Grade: 5/5 Bechdel Test...
May 09, 2025•1 hr 40 min•Season 10Ep. 19
This week Zach is joined by Jon Lee Brody from That Was Pretty Scary, Chris Clow from The Comic Binge and Geoff Johns himself to discuss the two hundred fourteenth episode of Smallville , “Booster." They talk bringing the characters of Booster Gold and Blue Beetle to the series, how Geoff's time on Smallville influenced his later TV work on Stargirl and The Flash , and Clark becoming the recognizable Clark from comic book lore. "Skeets, turn on the latest Always Hold On To Smallville!" Check out...
May 02, 2025•1 hr 29 min•Season 10Ep. 18
This week Zach is joined by Matt Latham from Pick A Disc to discuss the two hundred thirteenth episode of Smallville , “Kent." They talk the different shades of evil Clarks over years, the themes of home and family, the return of John Schneider as a very different Jonathan Kent, and one of the most emotionally powerful scenes of the series. You don't need a mirror box to listen to latest Always Hold On To Smallville! Check out Matt's podcast Pick A Disc . EPISODE ROUNDUP Zach's Grade: A Matt's G...
Apr 26, 2025•2 hr 1 min•Season 10Ep. 17
It's our fifth Arrow Special! Zach is joined by Lance Laster and Kevonte Chilous from Always Hold On To Arrow to go through each episode of Arrow 's fifth season and discuss if they're a bullseye, a miss, off the mark, or if they failed this city. Is it better than Smallville 's season 5? Tune in and find out! Do not fail this podcast, and always hold on to Arrow! Check out Lance and Kevonte on Always Hold On To Arrow . Always Hold On To Smallville is brought you to by listeners like you. Specia...
Apr 19, 2025•3 hr 2 min
This week Zach is joined by Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow and Nick Ryan Magdoza as we open up the mailbag and read listener emails and podcast reviews! Thank you all so very much for your feedback, and if you want your thoughts read on air...leave us some for next time! Check out Lance on Always Hold On To Arrow . 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...
Apr 12, 2025•1 hr 24 min
