Smallville (TV Series) Accelerate (2003) User Reviews

Once Friends the Same Age, now Lana is six years older

[Rcwilkinson123 · 9/10 · 9 October 2007]

This episode is so interesting from many angles and perspectives, a result of a fantastic storyline in the series' 42nd episode.

After being friends with Emily Dinsmore at age 10, Lana lost her friend due to a tragic incident in the town's river . However, much to her surprise, Lana again meets Emily. However, while Lana has is now a 16-year old young woman, Emily is still a 10-year old child. The reasons behind this phenomenon are shocking, as revealed at the end of the episode. In addition, Lana discovers that Emily has super-speed and telekinesis, and tells Clark. Lana becomes spooked by Emily's obsession to always be around Lana, wanting to play with her like old times. In addition, Lionel gives Lex free airline tickets to take Helen on their honeymoon, with the intent of investigating the caves on his own.

This episode is shocking, revealing, and a great all-around show. Emily's obsession of being with Lana is reminiscent of shape-shifter Tina Greer's obsession with her as seen midway through Season 1 and in one of the first episodes of this season.

Flawed Specimen

[claudio_carvalho · 8/10 · 1 May 2006]

When Lana Lang sees in Talon and in her bedroom her ten years old friend Emily Eve Dinsmore (Jodelle Micah Ferland) who died six years ago in a fatal accident in a river, Clark Kent believes on her and tries to find an explanation to the mystery. Emily's father Mr. Dinsmore (Neil Flynn) has an accident provoked by Emily and Lionel Luthor visits him in the hospital, and Lana and Clark realizes that Emily is the fruit of an accelerated cloning experiment of Luthor Corp. with problems in her chromosomes, being however a flawed specimen. Meanwhile, Lex Luthor is planning his wedding with Dr. Helen Bryce.

In this episode, the experiment of Luthor Corp. with the refined kryptonite is disclosed with a weird and dangerous result. Lionel Luthor steals the guard of the Kawatche caves from Lex Luthor. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Acelerado" (Accelerated")

Just like that X-Files episode written by Stephen King.

[m-47826 · 6/10 · 31 July 2022]

It was as though the show was on hiatus. The story was different, but I liked this different approach to the story. Witness however, was boring. And very similar to a lot of future filler episodes for the show. Chloe's feathered hair got more bird-like, and her character was at her most obnoxious too. Accelerate is the show trying out the horror genre, with that creepy opening scene. The ambiguity remains until the second half of the episode. Which is where the it starts losing steam. The closing scene though, was very good. And redeemed the rest, by showing us the ropes to one of Lionel's secret projects. The episode is very similar to the X-Files, tonally speaking too. Through the plot and the predominance of Mark Snow's score. And is the first true Lana centric of the season. It also has Neil Flynn in a more serious role and « I'm with you » used for the first time on TV. And a smooth way to lead to the overwhelming two hours season finale.

this episode was disturbing and not consistent with the rest of Smallville.

[zoe-girl-32 · 2/10 · 14 July 2006]

Accelerate is about a little girl named Emily from Lana's past who died and seems to have come back to haunt her. It turns out she is merely a clone of the real girl with super speed. The way the film writers excused the slightly demonic girl was to say she was simply confused. But when people take innocent children and turn them into someone who's demented, there is no excuse. This episode didn't seem to belong with an otherwise fun and interesting series. including small children is always welcome, but including them in such a way is not. the plot itself is an intriguing one that simply could have been done better. I give this episode two.