This week Zach is joined by Jon Lee Brody and Davis Bloome himself, Sam Witwer to discuss the one hundred fifty fourth episode of Smallville , “Plastique." They talk Sam's first appearance on the series, his approach to the character, how he almost came back for season nine, and much more! The latest Always Hold On To Smallville boldly goes where no other episode has gone before! Check out Jon on Gegghead: youtube.com/GEGGHEAD And the hub for all things Sam on his website: samwitwer.com DC Unive...
Nov 18, 2022•1 hr 49 min•Season 8Ep. 2
This week Zach is joined by Anthony Desiato from Digging for Kryptonite to discuss the one hundred fifty third episode of Smallville , “Odyssey." They talk the series' new direction in season eight, the slew of returning guest stars, the logistics of Clark losing and regaining his powers yet again, and how Cassidy Freeman so effortlessly steps into the very big shoes left behind by Michael Rosenbaum. The latest Always Hold On To Smallville continues its impossible odyssey! Check out Anthony and ...
Nov 11, 2022•2 hr 17 min•Season 8Ep. 1
It's our eighth Snyder Cut Special! Zach is joined by Daryn Kirscht to discuss his book, The Snyderverse Saga! Buy The Snyderverse Saga on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Daryn-Kirscht/e/B09K549KGD/ref =aufs_dp_fta_dsk Check out Daryn's website: http://darynkirscht.com/ And listen to his podcast Round II: https://roundiithefilmsequel.buzzsprout.com/1865369 Always Hold On To Smallville is brought you to by listeners like you. Special thanks to these Meteor Freaks on Patreon who's generous contribu...
Oct 20, 2022•1 hr 22 min
It's our twentieth Superman Special! Zach is joined by Tricia Ennis and Tom Gehrke, who created our awesome logo as well as a lot of the other artwork you see around the podcast, to discuss the Arrowverse. They talk Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl, Legends of Tomorrow, Black Lightning, Batwoman, and Superman & Lois. The current state of these series, overall thoughts on them, and what to expect in the future. Not only is there an update at the end of the conversation covering the most recent Sup...
Oct 13, 2022•2 hr 53 min
This week Zach is again joined by Lance Laster and Nick Ryan Magdoza to finish off the most recent 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! Part 2 of 2! Check out Always Hold On To Arrow: https://www.spreaker.com/show/donotfailourpod Always Hold On To Smallville is brought you to by listeners like you. Special thanks to these Meteor Freaks on Patreon who's generous ...
Sep 15, 2022•1 hr 18 min
This week Zach is joined by Lance Laster 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! Part 1 of 2! Check out Always Hold On To Arrow: https://www.spreaker.com/show/donotfailourpod 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...
Sep 08, 2022•1 hr 23 min
Zach is joined by Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow to discuss Smallville: Visions! They talk this choose-your-own-adventure comic book, how it ties into the events of "Hero," and gush about Let's Be Cops! Check out Always Hold On To Arrow: https://www.spreaker.com/show/donotfailourpod 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...
Aug 15, 2022•44 min
Zach is joined by Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow to discuss Kara and the Chronicles of Krypton! They talk these animated mini-sodes that tell the story of the last days of Krypton, Zor-El and Kara's backstory, and go on a lot of tangents! Check out Always Hold On To Arrow: https://www.spreaker.com/show/donotfailourpod 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 podc...
Aug 04, 2022•42 min
This week Zach is joined by Craig Byrne, webmaster of Kryptonsite and K-SiteTV and author of several companion books on the series, and Matt Truex from Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman to discuss the one hundred fifty second episode of Smallville , “Arctic." They talk Michael Rosenbaum’s departure from the series, Brainiac as Kara, the latest Clana breakup, and this being the end of an era for Smallville . The latest Always Hold On To Smallville has to end this way! Check out Cra...
Jul 22, 2022•1 hr 57 min•Season 7Ep. 20
This week Zach is joined by Rob O'Connor from the All Star Superfan Podcast to discuss the one hundred fifty first episode of Smallville , "Quest." We talk Rob's Superman and Smallville fandom, a valiant attempt at retroactive continuity, the Teague family, Star Trek: Voyager , Clark's wardrobe, and much more! You don't need a cryptograph to listen to the latest Always Hold On To Smallville! Check out the All Star Superfan Podcast: https://allstarsuperfan.podbean.com/ EPISODE ROUNDUP Zach's Grad...
Jul 14, 2022•2 hr 10 min•Season 7Ep. 19
This week Zach is joined by Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow and Rae to discuss the one hundred fiftieth episode of Smallville , "Apocalypse." We talk Rae and her Smallville fandom, President Lex, the Clark/Lois dynamic, Smallville props, and much more! You cannot change the course of the latest Always Hold On To Smallville! Check out Always Hold On To Arrow: spreaker.com/show/donotfailourpod EPISODE ROUNDUP Zach's Grade: A Lance's Grade: A Rae's Grade: B+ IMDB Grade: 8.6 Superman Homep...
Jul 08, 2022•1 hr 50 min•Season 7Ep. 18
This week Zach is joined by Tom Gehrke, who created our awesome logo as well as a lot of the other artwork you see around the podcast, to discuss the one hundred forty ninth episode of Smallville , "Sleeper." We talk the bait-and-switch promo, secret agent Jimmy Olsen, the logistics of time travel, and much more! Don't sleep on the latest Always Hold On To Smallville! Check out Tom's work: tomsart.threadless.com EPISODE ROUNDUP Zach's Grade: D+ Tom's Grade: D+ IMDB Grade: 7.4 Superman Homepage G...
Jul 01, 2022•1 hr 54 min•Season 7Ep. 17
This week Zach is joined by Ryan Unicomb to discuss the one hundred forty eighth episode of Smallville , "Descent." We talk Ryan's Smallville fandom, the death of Lionel and its aftermath, the return of young Alexander as Lex's conscience, and some of the greatest Clark/Lex moments of the entire series. THIS IS (the latest Always Hold On To) SMALLVILLE! Check out Ryan's Instagram: instagram.com/itsryanunicomb EPISODE ROUNDUP Zach's Grade: A- Ryan's Grade: A+ IMDB Grade: 9.1 Superman Homepage Gra...
Jun 23, 2022•1 hr 37 min•Season 7Ep. 16
It's our nineteenth Superman Special! Zach is joined by Chris Clow from The Comic Binge to discuss the Superman '78 comic book series. They talk where it fits into continuity with the Christopher Reeve Superman movies, recapturing the feel of that world, expanding its mythology, and more! Check out Chris on... The Comic Binge: https://www.youtube.com/c/thecomicbinge Discovery Debrief: https://discoverydebrief.podbean.com/ Always Hold On To Smallville is brought you to by listeners like you. Spec...
May 26, 2022•1 hr 11 min
It's our fourth 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 fourth season and discuss if they're a bullseye, a miss, off the mark, or if they failed this city. Can Smallville ties the series at 2-2 deficit? Tune in and find out! Do not fail this podcast, and always hold on to Arrow! Check out Always Hold On To Arrow: https://www.spreaker.com/show/donotfailourpod PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/alwaysmallvil...
Feb 22, 2022•2 hr 59 min
This week Zach is joined by Craig Byrne, webmaster of Kryptonsite and K-SiteTV and author of several companion books on the series, and Matt Truex from Lois & Clark'd: The New Podcasts of Superman to discuss the one hundred forty seventh episode of Smallville , "Veritas." The Writers Guild of America strike in 2007 almost made this the season seven finale, so we talk about what that original version of the episode would have been and much more! The latest Always Hold On To Smallville contain...
Jan 14, 2022•1 hr 38 min•Season 7Ep. 15
This week Zach is joined by Matthew Rocca to discuss the one hundred forty sixth episode of Smallville , "Traveler." We talk all things Lionel (hair, motivations, character arc), how Veritas fits into the established continuity of the series, Patricia Swann, and even some Chlois! The latest Always Hold On To Smallville will bring great change to the Earth! Check out and support Rocca's current project Neighborhood Watch: instagram.com/neighborhoodwatchmovie EPISODE ROUNDUP Zach's Grade: B Rocca'...
Jan 06, 2022•2 hr 2 min•Season 7Ep. 14
This week Zach is joined by Lance Laster and Kevonte Chilous from Always Hold On To Arrow and Tom Gehrke, who created our awesome logo as well as a lot of the other artwork you see around the podcast, to discuss the one hundred forty fifth episode of Smallville , "Hero." We talk the return of Pete Ross, the use of Stride gum in the episode as arguably the most shameless product placement of all time, One Republic, and much more! Don't worry, the latest Always Hold On To Smallville is Kryptonite ...
Dec 30, 2021•2 hr•Season 7Ep. 13
This week Zach is joined by Matthew Rocca to discuss the one hundred forty fourth episode of Smallville , "Fracture." We recap the top ten episodes of the series (as voted by you...the people), how this episode features some of Smallville 's most emotional scenes, and it's THE FIRST APPEARANCE OF THE VERITAS WINDOW! If you lose the latest Always Hold On To Smallville it can be found again! Check out and support Rocca's current project Neighborhood Watch: instagram.com/neighborhoodwatchmovie EPIS...
Dec 23, 2021•2 hr 5 min•Season 7Ep. 12
This week Zach is joined by Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow and Tricia Ennis to discuss the one hundred forty third episode of Smallville , "Siren." We talk Black Canary and Smallville 's interpretation of her, Green Arrow's return to the series, the current state of Lana's character and her relationship with Clark, and more! The latest Always Hold On To Smallville is brought to you by The Word of Justice! Check out Always Hold On To Arrow: spreaker.com/show/donotfailourpod Check out T...
Dec 16, 2021•1 hr 47 min•Season 7Ep. 11
This week Zach is joined by Chris Clow from The Comic Binge and Anthony Desiato from Digging for Kryptonite to discuss the one hundred forty second episode of Smallville , "Persona." They talk Brainiac's reemergence, the characterization of Bizarro, his relationship with Lana, Marc McClure's return to the world of Superman, and much more! The latest Always Hold On To Smallville might just be a voice, but we won't lecture you to death! Check out Chris on... The Comic Binge: youtube.com/c/thecomic...
Dec 09, 2021•2 hr 8 min•Season 7Ep. 10
This week Zach is joined by Luke Winch from Observing the Pattern: A Fringe Podcast to discuss the one hundred forty first episode of Smallville , "Gemini." We talk the secret origin of Grant Gabriel, movie plot inspirations, that bizarre twist at end of the episode, and much more! The latest Always Hold On To Smallville works is the best Secret Santa gift you could give! Check out Luke's podcasts including Observing the Pattern on We Made This: wemadethisnetwork.com EPISODE ROUNDUP Zach's Grade...
Dec 02, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Season 7Ep. 9
This week Zach is joined by Ronit Troner to discuss the one hundred fortieth episode of Smallville , "Blue." We talk the logistics of cloning and resurrection, the bad optics of Lois dating her boss, Kara's nonsensical disappearance and amnesia at the end of the episode, and much more! The latest Always Hold On To Smallville isn't just a replicant! EPISODE ROUNDUP Zach's Grade: D- Ronit's Grade: D IMDB Grade: 8.3 Superman Homepage Grade: 2/5 Bechdel Test: PASS SERIES TALLY BOARD ...From Metropol...
Nov 25, 2021•2 hr•Season 7Ep. 8
It's our eighteenth Superman Special! Zach is joined by Tricia Ennis to discuss the two-part series finale of Supergirl, "The Last Gauntlet" and "Kara." They talk their thoughts on the series as a whole, callbacks to earlier seasons in the finale, if this felt like an appropriate wrap up for the series and its titular character, Smallville comparisons, and more! This podcast contains SPOILERS. You've been warned! Check out Tricia's work here: https://triciaennis.com/ https://www.syfy.com/authors...
Nov 22, 2021•1 hr 19 min
This week Zach is joined by Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow and Casey Cochran to discuss the one hundred thirty ninth episode of Smallville , "Wrath." We talk the power-transfer-via-lightning working a bit differently this time around, the beginning of Grant Gabriel and Lois Lane's epic romance, a what-if Imagine Dragons soundtrack for this episode, and much more! Don't delete your hard drive until you've listened to the latest Always Hold On To Smallville! Check out Always Hold On To ...
Nov 18, 2021•1 hr 42 min•Season 7Ep. 7
This week Zach is joined by Matt Latham from Pick A Disc to discuss the one hundred thirty eighth episode of Smallville , "Lara." We talk Helen Slater, flashbacks, the dysfunctional family dynamics of the House of El, hidden pictures, and much more! A true Kryptonian embraces the latest Always Hold On To Smallville! Check out Matt's podcast Pick A Disc: spreaker.com/show/pick-a-disc EPISODE ROUNDUP Zach's Grade: B+ Matt's Grade: B+ IMDB Grade: 8.1 Superman Homepage Grade: 2/5 Bechdel Test: FAIL ...
Nov 08, 2021•2 hr 1 min•Season 7Ep. 6
This week Zach is joined by Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow and Joey Dienberg to discuss the one hundred thirty seventh episode of Smallville , "Action." We talk Joey's Smallville fandom, the extremely meta nature of the episode, a return of the mythology of Warrior Angel, Lionel in a bear trap, and much more! Don't worry, the latest Always Hold On To Smallville stays true to the comic book source material! Check out Always Hold On To Arrow: spreaker.com/show/donotfailourpod *Note: We ...
Oct 29, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Season 7Ep. 5
This week Zach is joined by Matt Truex from Lois & Clark's: The New Podcasts of Superman and Alan Burke from the All Star Superfan Podcast to discuss the one hundred thirty sixth episode of Smallville , "Cure." We talk Alan's Superman and Smallville fandom, Dean Cain and the character he was supposed to be playing, Clark'd careless attitude toward killing in this episode, the exhausting Chloe and Jimmy relationship, and much more! If you're going to live forever, you might as well pass the t...
Oct 21, 2021•2 hr 2 min•Season 7Ep. 4
This week Zach is joined by Lance Laster from Always Hold On To Arrow and Lauren Winn to discuss the one hundred thirty fifth episode of Smallville , "Fierce." We talk this episode's season one vibe, the Clark/Kara dynamic, The Powerpuff Girls, using heat vision on Kryptonite, and much more! You don't need a treasure map to find the latest Always Hold On To Smallville! Check out Always Hold On To Arrow: spreaker.com/show/donotfailourpod EPISODE ROUNDUP Zach's Grade: B- Lance's Grade: B- Lauren's...
Oct 15, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Season 7Ep. 3
This week Zach is joined by Lauren Winn and Zack Benz from The Daily Planet to discuss the one hundred thirty fourth episode of Smallville , "Kara." We talk the introduction and characterization of Smallville's second Kara, Lois Lane finally getting a job at the Daily Planet, the Grant Gabriel of it all, the series' overall approach towards her character so far, and much more! The AM and FM radio frequencies are down, so you might as well listen to the latest Always Hold On To Smallville! Check ...
Oct 08, 2021•1 hr 52 min•Season 7Ep. 2
