Smallville: Fanatic

"Fanatic" is the tenth episode of season five of the superhero/teen-drama series Smallville and the ninety-eighth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Michael Rohl with a script written by Wendy Mericle. It first aired on the WB Network on January 12th, 2006. In this episode, Samantha Drake is a fanatical supporter of Lex Luthor, who is running for senate against Jonathan Kent. Jonathan brings Lois Lane on board as his campaign advisor.

Notes & Trivia

 * Smallville was developed for television by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. The character of Superman was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster.


 * This episode is production code number 2T6410.


 * Series producer Robert Hargrove is credited as Bob Hargrove in this episode.


 * Supervising producer Brian Wayne Peterson is credited as Brian Peterson in this episode.


 * Executive producer Michael Tollin is credited as Mike Tollin in this episode.


 * Associate producer Mark D. Warshaw is credited as Mark Warshaw in this episode.


 * Director Mike Rohl is credited as Michael Rohl in this episode.


 * Actor David Richmond-Peck is credited as David Richmond Peck in this episode.


 * This is the first episode of Smallville directed by Mike Rohl. He directs fifteen episodes of the series in total. This is the first of two episodes that he directs for season five.


 * This is the only episode of Smallville written by Wendy Mericle.


 * Wendy Mericle is also known for her work on another DC Comics series, Arrow, which will air on the WB Network's successor, the CW Network. Actor Adrian Holmes, who appears in this episode, will also make appearances on Arrow as police detective Frank Pike.