Bad to Worse | Why Spell was H*** for KRISTIN KREUK

[@nmr20067]

They did the episode “Spell” to introduce Clark’s vulnerability to magic…. Up into that point, it was only meteor rock(kryptonite). That’s why at the end Clark told his parents, “magic is real I saw it. What’s worst is that it can hurt me.”

[@jesusisgod2953]

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[@robertt9342]

@@Dracodin197. So what if they don’t know the canon…

[@nmr20067]

@@Dracodin197 True! But to be fair I will give Tom a bit of a pass on this. He did say he came in not knowing much about all Superman’s powers and wanted to keep it that way and learn along with Clark as his abilities emerged on the show in the early years. He said avoid anybody even talking about Clark’s abilities around him before he learned about them in the early seasons. He even said he ask Christopher Reeve to stop telling him about Clark’s powers when he worked with him. He said he wanted to learn with Clark as the show progressed. But yeah, I agree the other cast members should have read up more on the history of their characters and Superman mythology before and as they progressed on the show..

[@robertt9342]

@@Dracodin197 . That's less true than you want to believe. I really don't care if they are the biggest comics nerds or not, that's not their job.

[@TheLivingRoom_]

@@Dracodin197it’s not that big of a deal honestly. Some people aren’t into reading comics or looking up work related things on their days off. Smallville was a job to them as actors (that they liked) but like most careers sometimes they had to learn somethings on the job. Some info you never learn.

[@LetsGetitBoah]

Does she just not age or something? So beautiful and vibrant.

[@r0bw00d]

Yeah. You just have to observe rather than see.

[@flaysol7719]

She's the prettiest

[@theandroids]

Its her Asian blood. 41 looking like shes in her late 20s.

[@John-ct9zs]

She's clearly gotten older. She looks her age, 40s. You people are crazy to think she still looks 20s. She's a pretty woman in her 40s.

[@hellomark1]

Keanu Effect. You hit max level and you stop aging

[@shippendales8543]

The three of them have such strong sibling chemistry You can tell they genuinely lile each other Id love for them to do another show together

[@slomodog6459]

Yeah they could make a new show together!! Would be amazing. Doesn't even have to be Smallville related

[@admiraln8]

KK might be aging better than any human on Earth right now. Fight me Paul Rudd.

[@aliali-ce3yf]

Halle Berry , Brad Pitt, George Clooney, Paul Rudd, Kadeem Harrison, Denzel Washington, Jaime Foxx

[@rostikskobkariov5136]

my first thought

[@seanbinder8316]

Rudd will not let this comment stand. Lol😅

[@righteousfroce1254]

​@@aliali-ce3yfwhen I watched Mr. And Mrs Smith I thought Brad pit was like 10 or 11 years older then me but he's twice that much. Some actors do look much younger than you would think. Sylvester Stallone didn't really look old until recently.

[@Scribz1212]

​@righteousfroce1254 wtf are you talking about??? Sylvester Stallone has never not looked has age, hell I've often thought he was older than he was. This level of celebrity worship you have is not healthy. As for Tom cruise its called botox and other cosmetics, as well as he and other celebrities actually take care of their skin unlike most Americans. It isn't even subtle at this point though that they've had work done

[@RDeArmas7]

It’s awesome that Michael, Tom & Kristen are still friends to this day. I’m happy they created Talkville and relive memories from Smallville.

[@patrickruth153]

I would love to meet Kristen

[@klaudioabazi4478]

Kristin Kreuk is a real life angel. Thank you guys for having her. The show is good but with her it becomes awesome.

[@prathameshbhole4677]

How is she looking even more gorgeous than ever???

[@antonpayne919]

when i watched the show reacher and they introduced charlie hubble (played by kristin) as paul hubbles wife i thought to myself: what a lucky bastard

[@kaineshigaraki5253]

Great women are like fine wine. They get better with age.

[@beansproutuncreative]

To this day, Spell is one of my all-time favorite episodes, but what I love even MORE is the episode commentary. It's the best.

[@trojans7]

Tom dancing in the stairs has me dying everytime I see it.

[@cowel8734]

Its cool how every character played so many variations, possessions, and other things to showcase their acting range. Watching it now. Best show ever!

[@sixdollarballoon]

Wow, she looks amazing

[@barkwahlmerg]

no other show and no other set of actors can bring me back to watch them talk about a twenty year old show

[@leannepritchett6323]

Loved that Kristen was able to come on. So much fun ❤️.

[@basedgod8636]

good lord she is still so beautiful after all these years

[@avelinotuason4308]

Let's have her sit in on a full rewatch podcast! Love her insights too!

[@luckyDancer100]

Kristen is literally the coolest, most beautiful woman! I wish she would come on more often.

[@dorickopinto575]

"Spell" is my all-time favorite Smallville episode ! Kristen as Lana possessed by Isobel was off the charts funny and entertaining ... loved the accent Kristen used.... by the way .... as everyone has noticed Kristen looks incredibly beautiful still and she must have a magical portrait painting somewhere that ages in her place ! I would have liked to have seen Lana get repossessed by Isobel in some additional episodes as she made a good villain for Clark to deal with. Thanks for the video and Kristen .... you look spectacular ! ❤❤❤

[@PropainBringer0737]

0:38 Magic exists in the DC universe, Rosenbaum. Even Zatanna makes her appearance in Smallville later on.

[@Churrowhisperer]

His point isn’t that magic shouldn’t exist in smallville, it’s that the witchcraft setup is dumb, and it is. Executed very over the top and ridiculous.

[@PropainBringer0737]

​@@ChurrowhispererIt was fine. It made Lana's character more interesting for a while since she's one of the most boring characters in the show.

[@kmack65]

She looks so gorgeous!!!😍

[@YEAR-1-RELICS]

She's still so beautiful ❤️

[@maria89]

Always happy to see KK on the podcast!

[@RobertSchroeder-o5n]

The WB occasionally did funny episodes with its drama series to lighten the mood for both the audience and the cast and you would get great episodes like this. ❤😂

[@AmoMe2009]

I dont see the problem with this episode nor the Season 4 storyline overrall. Maybe because Buffy and then Charmed in the 90s premiered before Smallville did in the 00s so I was used to magic and the suspense of magic I never had a problem with this season. I think both Spell and Sacred were great episodes. But I guess I can understand long time Superman or DC-universe fans on a whole being upset.

[@invadertifxiii]

its one of my favorite episodes, i actually have isobells/lanas tattoo and i showed kristen at comic con and she thought it was cool

[@ryangarcia161]

Yeah the storyline of Witches finding stones for Clark's fortress is a real head scratcher especially when you see them again on Krypton season 9

[@dlock5794]

Goodness gracious, she might be the most beautiful woman ever.

[@natashav3442]

I loved isobel whole accent and personality it was my whole mood at the time of airing I learned Latin to and with all the big words Lionel and lex used in their dialogs i believe smallville was educational ❤

[@vicoregano]

Damn she still looks amazing!!!

[@David-wq3fk]

Kristin cast a spell on millions of men every week on Smallville

[@jengo.9783]

Spell is campy and funny as hell. Especially if you watch the DVD commentary with Kristen, Erica and Allison it is my favorite commentary ever it’s so hysterical.

[@jokester117]

It's such a coincidence that Lana's ancestor is connected to Kryptonian heritage. Wonder how Clark met Lana in the first place, probably magic spirit made him.

[@miyadeen5867]

I’m wondering does that mean Lana’s is half kryptonitan if her ancestor is connected to it? Huh

[@MasterJohnam]

I don't think there was ever a single unlikable moment with Kristen in the entirety of the show. Just a very likeable character.

[@david.cutipa]

Shes like that kind of person who looks beautiful in every aging phase.

[@itsmeFederica]

Ahahaha, it is still to this day one of my favourite episodes ❤😅

[@adonaiyeshua2068]

You are such a beautiful soul, ty for the acting in smallville, I will forever love you

[@InsaneX5]

God she's still gorgeous.

[@thebadgamer1967]

She was glorious in this episode

[@usmc29er44]

I don't even know what they talked about in this vid, Kristen is mesmerizing ;)

[@JDoe-gf5oz]

Man, she looks hotter with some age on her.

[@L4-295]

Yes, I too, am attracted more to adults lol

[@JDoe-gf5oz]

@@L4-295 She wasn't an adult when she was in her twenties?

[@78.BANDIT]

The show was based on Superman. You're in a comic book world. They deal with magic and science and aliens and the like. 🤷‍♂️

[@_JAS0N_]

" What's with the witchcraft " ??? 🤔 Smallville is in the DC universe... Witches and Magic exist in DC... Hell , Superman in the comics even married a Witch and had a BABY with her 😂

[@L4-295]

Lol they act like Zatanna wasn’t in this show

[@_JAS0N_]

@@L4-295 Forreal , only true DC fans would understand not be bothered by witnessing magic in the show.

[@MrFrmartin]

Always wanted to meet Kristin. Love watching her in everything she does

[@hariszark7396]

So many memories watching this show with you guys. 👍👍👍

[@TheSaint622]

Best cast ever. Great actors.. Season 11 please.

[@robertrogers074]

It's only in comicbook form, maybe it will be animated.

[@ChristinaTaft]

Kristin Kreuk is great... the dancing part is an all-time classic motif

[@Mjet403]

Kristen is still Gorgeous ❤️❤️

[@carl_anderson9315]

She’s so gorgeous it’s ridiculous…

[@adrak91]

don't know how Kristin isn't a bigger star, I'd watch anything with her in it and have

[@easyalpha1]

Kristin never liked Hollywood, and stayed in Canada…though she ended up producing and leading 2 series for the CW. Her biggest chance to become a box office leading lady was auditioning for Mission impossible Ghost protocol with Tom Cruise. Though she had cameos with Matt Damon, and starred in Chun Li a movie based on a popular video game. She got to be the leading lady in the sequel to Bottle Rocket film…which the director praised her performance. Kristin seems to be happy working behind the scenes as a producer, but is now filming a new series for Fox,after doing Jack Reacher the series 2 years ago. The lady is still working…

[@L4-295]

Lmao as a fan of hers, go watch street fighter and then tell me if you still want to watch ANYTHING with her in it

[@easyalpha1]

@@L4-295 Kristin did the best with what she was given,plus she was surrounded by very good actresses and actors. And just to add stunt wise she was excellent. And for 20 years Kristin fans have been watching her excellent work. Right now she is filming a series for fox....the woman makes money for studios...and they keep on asking for more. Though Chun Li was not a block buster, Kristin proved to be a credible and hard working actress....for over 2 decades.

[@fairlane19641]

It was a fun episode to watch ! One of my favorites

[@lindamawdsley6130]

I think Kristin did a great job with this episode😊

[@michaellefort6128]

She was over the top as she says but, it didn't come off as her phoning it in. She buckled up and owned that silly premise. That's why we can still enjoy hating it twenty years later.

[@jeffh06]

Yes as the ancestor took over Lana’s vessel, that became interesting and funny humor in French Latin👍 than Lana’s😏

[@JohnnyBi7658]

Kristin ♥️😘

[@jamesmok2098]

That sudden clip at the end of Tom welling dancing had me busting up! 😂 forgot about that scene

[@ManLikeBetty]

She's so stunning, always had a crush on her

[@orlandoochoada2242]

I thought this episode was very entertaining. "Smallville" was my favorite show. Even the episodes that weren't great were still great.

[@JohnnyBi7658]

Pozdrowienia dla Was z Polski 🇵🇱

[@Burnout37]

It was a goofy episode, but it was a way to show that clark is weak to magic

[@andrewtitus6839]

My wife knows some Latin and she was laughing her head off at some of the translations.

[@thevoiceoftheseagull7413]

Tom, Kristin and Michael you are great guys and I love you ❤❤❤

[@ia-3669]

I believe that your performance in smallville will be unique for a long, long time!!!😃

[@rostikskobkariov5136]

How am I suppose to move on from my teenage crush when she looks exactly the same when i was a teenager... 20 years ago

[@redkalel]

It’s amazing that she was sick. This was her best performance of the whole show

[@alexythimia23]

Damn Kristin is still stupidly beautiful

[@bfettrules1239]

Man! Kristin is a babe. Total wife material!!!

[@Cosmicfury100]

Man with the Flash doing Flashpoint and resetting the Multiverse and confirming Smallville Clark IS apart of that reset. I think they should do a new Superman show with the same cast and do an entirely new story with clark being older and things being different since it's reset.

[@theguardian3431]

How did she get even hotter?

[@pedroRodriguesMD]

People liked it because she was a hot Goth. Come on...

[@johncraig86]

She looks amazing!

[@rayquancaldwell2548]

I loved this episode not only did it reveal Clark’s weakness to magic but I loved seeing Lana as a witch she played it very well and carried that episode for me.

[@carrie762]

Loved this episode so much😢

[@intotheunknown6736]

I mean it's a show based on comics, and an alien who is sent to earth. Yes it's wacky, and out there, but i prefer when superhero shoes don't take themselves too seriously.

[@arielleagustin8280]

She is the fairest of them all! Not gonna lie, that was probably the scariest adaptation of Snow White I’ve ever seen and now I want to watch Tales from Earthsea too.

[@FadzaiSimango]

Eh...I've been told the Earthsea adaptation was not that great. But go for it 👍🏾

[@arielleagustin8280]

@@FadzaiSimango I think I might have already seen it, and last time I really only watched it because of my two favourite Canadian actors from the early 2000’s. I’ve just been on a rewatch phase recently

[@Candide1776]

I dig the baseball jackets, too!

[@aymericvuillermoz413]

I had a crush on her as a teen, I still do...

[@MarkSmith-th1ij]

First I am Erica fan to the bone. But Kristin killed it in this episode!! Really wish the writers had given her more leeway with her character!!

[@ManLikeBetty]

Tom is such a good Podcaster, I hope he keeps going even if they cover everything there is to Smallville

[@ban66a1]

Sometimes i feel the season 4 was more like the door to introduce SPN series, i know DC have character who have ability in witchcraft but when they have vampire episode (even it's just silly episode),i know that season feel lame just to give viewers a new chapter of young Clark Kent when the three stones were the key to his Fortress.

[@amai_zing]

so glad Kristin (can't believe I almost typed "Lana") can look back on her time on the show fondly

[@fuyiman]

She's really cool, and yes, she still looks young. Amazing!

[@annaburke8537]

I think they had much more "ojt there" episodes haha. No one takes every episode that seriously. It's okay to be outlandish!

[@asingh4025]

How does that woman look better now than she did in her twenties... Almost does make you believe in magic😂

[@peteenns67]

So...what part of this clip says anything at all about it being "hell" for her? Misleading clickbait title is misleading

[@Eco-VillePatagoniaChile]

God, the need to do a Smallville movie about them getting together again :)

[@tylerthomas.9]

Kristen is so gorgeous like Fine Wine

[@TheCrimsonMoogle]

I met Kristin Kreuk while I was an LSP working on Beauty andn the Beast in Toronto. It was cold and they were shooting a wedding scene. In between takes they would run over to her with coats and heaters. You wouldn't think it, but she has a trucker mouth when freezing to death haha. Lot's of swearing.

[@erikdom]

Always falling in love woow

[@boedilllard5952]

I love the cast still being friends and I love to see her laugh. Women can be so wonderful when they laugh (not a Kamala demented one).

[@robertrogers074]

I love Lana's laugh as she was burning.

[@thenationaltimelyactionhou9328]

The witch storyline broke me

[@JustSaying290]

She's naturally beautiful. Saw her on Street fighter: Chun-li. Beautiful lips and eyes

[@BeachJazzMusic]

I think Kristen is a vampire. She hasn't aged a bit, amazingly beautiful and super nice. You guys were really young when you did Smallville and developed this great bond between you. I loved that show. I grew up watching the original tv series with George Reeves.

[@stevenmccarrick1242]

That was one of my least favorite episodes. Unrelated, still love Kristin.

[@senuaquest]

I think that Smallville really boosted Cloverdale lol. so long ago that series was seems just like last year but then I work in Cloverdale and that money that came into the small town from this series sure changed it allot . I also think that Kristin Kreuk is still a smart, entertaining ,great looking woman, she seems like a fun person very open at least on Camera and wish here all the best in what ever she is doing now days

[@ALLISMIND]

it was one of my favorite episode! lol

[@rn6253]

Imagine thinking which craft is any more outlandish than an illegal alien who has superpowers from our yellow sun. What a strange critique.

[@Churrowhisperer]

The difference is they made the alien stuff not seem so outlandish and grounded it in reality. The witchcraft stuff was over the top and ridiculous from beginning to end. So I agree with Rosenbaum.

[@rn6253]

@DiegoCortes-qn4sn the "alien stuff" was no more grounded than the witch stuff. The witch effects and magic system was no different than any other witch element on TV show before. People just didn't want witch craft on smallville. Which was odd given in prevalence in DC universe. It was also the first plot line that finally saw Lana developing some independence from Clark, which wasn't focused on "will Clark love her or will she go back to him, or secrets and lies." That's why people had an issue with it.

[@Churrowhisperer]

@@rn6253 So people had an issue with it because it wasn’t focused on the romance between Clark and Lana? Considering how many smallville fans hate the contrived romance between them I highly doubt that’s why they don’t like this episode. More likely they just thought it was too silly, that’s why I didn’t like it at least.

[@David-wq3fk]

Yes, she's is gorgeous

[@LuisGonzalez-px4sj]

I thought that was weird as well. I was like what’s with this hocus pocus shit????

[@Chertoff88]

She has aged very well 🔥

[@tylerknoodle]

The bolo tie proves it tom IS clark kent

[@asrano88]

All I got from it was that Clark/Superman was susceptible to magic...which is pretty important lol

[@Babygirl-c5k]

Lol Still, today? I still watch the shows. And love the show