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television series, began airing on September 29, 2005. The series recounts the early adventures of

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as he adjusts to life in the fictional town of

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, during the years before he becomes

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. The fifth season comprises 22 episodes and concluded its initial airing on May 11, 2006, marking the final season that aired on

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. Regular cast members during season five include Tom Welling,

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, John Glover,

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and John Schneider. Season 5 deals with the aftermath of the second meteor shower. Clark deals with adult life, going to college, a real relationship with Lana, and the loss of someone he loves. His distrust for Lex continues to grow, as Clark's

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begins supplying him with evidence of LuthorCorp's secret projects. Clark looks to Chloe for support, while Lionel's transformation into a better person draws skepticism from everyone.

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, who played Jason Teague, left the show after season four, and

became a series regular as

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. The writers also brought in

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, and Andrea Rojas,

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superheroes, in three separate guest spots as well as the classic Superman villain

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. After spending seasons three and four airing on Wednesday at 8:00 pm (ET), ''Smallville'' was moved to Thursday at 8:00 pm, where it stayed for four seasons. Season five rose from the previous season, averaging 4.7 million viewers weekly. This was the last season to air on the WB Network. Season 6 and all following seasons aired on

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Network following a merger of the WB and UPN networks.

Episodes

Tie-in

Since the second season, a promotional tie-in titled ''Chloe's Chronicles'' was established to wrap up "unfinished business" from the television series through the use of internet episodes.Simpson, Paul, (Season 2 Companion) pp.154—155 During season five, the series was evolved into ''Vengeance Chronicles''. In this series, Chloe joins forces with a costumed vigilante she dubs the " Angel of Vengeance", who was introduced in the episode "Vengeance", to expose Lex Luthor's Level 33.1 experiments on meteor-infected people.

Awards

In 2006, the show was awarded an Emmy for Outstanding Editing for a Series for the fifth-season episode "Arrival". Allison Mack was awarded Best Sidekick in 2006. Guest star

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was nominated for a

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for her portrayal of Maddie Van Horn in "Fragile". In 2006, the show was nominated for a Golden Reel Award for Best Sound Editing in "Commencement". For the 32nd Annual

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, the show received seven nominations: Best Network Television Series; Best Actor and Actress for Tom Welling and Kristin Kreuk; Best Supporting Actor and Actress for Michael Rosenbaum, Erica Durance and Allison Mack; and Best Television Release on DVD.

Home media release

The complete fifth season of ''Smallville'' was released on September 12, 2006 in North America. Additional releases in region 2 and region 4 took place on August 28, 2006 and April 4, 2007, respectively. The DVD box set included various special features, including episode commentary, ''The Chloe Chronicles: Volume II'', a behind-the-scenes featurette on the making of the 100th episode, ''Vengeance Chronicles'' webisodes, and a preview of the documentary '' Look, Up in the Sky! The Amazing Story of Superman''.Details from the back of the DVD box set.

References

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