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When Lex Luthor is threatened by Jude Royce (Corin Nemec), he remembers his past in Metropolis when his former friend Jude stabbed him in the shoulder and was killed in a night-club. The scary Lex tries to find who is haunting him, pretending to be a dead man. Meanwhile, in the high school, each student is assigned to survey the life of another one, and Chloe Sullivan questions the adoption process of Clark by the Kents.

"Zero" is another good episode of Smallville where the lead character is Lex Luthor indeed. His dark and hidden past in Metropolis is disclosed in three different versions of a fatal incident, and his friendship with Clark Kent shakes. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Volta ao Passado" ("Return to the Past")

This was a very good episode! All I can say is that anyone with epilepsy should beware of the beginning of the episode, there's a lot of flashing and pulsing lights. Other than that, enjoy!

This is a very mysterious chapter about an event that happens in the club Zero with Lex Luthor as the protagonist.

"Zero" is a fun and somewhat unique episode. It is a Lex-centered episode where Lex has to confront his deadly past. How this unique? The same event, the shooting of a girl at a nightclub, is told from three different angles. Which angle will the audience believe? Lex, played superbly by Michael Rosenbaum, is the center stage. But I also liked the secondary plotline where Ma and Pa Kent are trying to keep Clark's secret hush from the prying eyes of Chloe. There are also some cool visuals. The dead animals at Pa Kent's farm is a striking image.

The Smallville Theater is being turned into a coffee shop called the Talon and reopening is nigh. Lex is doing what he can to help Lana reopen. A man from Lex's past, Jude Royce, comes into the shop to stalk Lex because he accuses him of the murder of a girl at Metropolis's Club Zero. There is a chance Lex may be responsible for this murder. Chloe, for a school project, delves into Clark's past. The Kents try and deflect her questions. Suspicion may be aroused.

Overall, great episode! Lex-centered episodes are always the most interesting episodes. Even though he is currently friends with Lex, we cannot forget the evil this man is capable of. Credit to Michael Rosenbaum's fantastic performance. He is also in cahoots with the Kents because Pa Kent believes Lex is responsible for the death of his animals. I also figure sooner than later Chloe will figure out what is going on.

My Grade: A-