Smallville (TV Series) Blank (2005) User Reviews

True Friends

[David_Bro · 9/10 · 12 May 2010]

I really liked this episode and really am enjoying Chloe knowing Clark's secret. Her last line is one of the saddest lines I have heard in this show.

That said, I like most episodes and do not bother to review but every review on here seems to be about how this episode demonstrates that Lex is untrustworthy.

Lex has been trying to get Clark to be honest for the entire show with Clark lying to him repeatedly. What's worse is that Clark puts no effort into his lies and they come across as arrogant and - if I were Lex - insulting.

Lex finally had a chance to see if his suspicions about Clark's truthfulness were able to be tested. I found what Lex did to be dishonest, but Clark did not leave him any choice. And in the end, Lex found out that Clark was the one not to be trusted.

One friend can be trusted; the other, certainly not

[Rcwilkinson123 · 8/10 · 16 December 2007]

A memory wipe from a former patient of Belle Reeve causes Clark and his secret to be put in danger in this intriguing 19th episode of the season.

Clark's memory is gone when a meteor-infected young man takes it away when trying to escape from robbery of the Talon. In this loss of memory, some friends of Clark have the opportunity to truthfully tell him who he is, while others try to take advantage of the situation. Chloe ends up telling Clark who he is, though she believes that all of his abilities come from being infected by the meteors, rather than the truth that he IS the reason behind the meteors, and came to Earth that way. Lex, however, does anything but try to tell Clark who he is; rather, he tries to get Clark to tell him his secret.

This episode is great because it illustrates those friendly loyalties, loyalties that for some only run as deep as a memory loss can be.

Disclosing the True Friends

[claudio_carvalho · 7/10 · 2 July 2006]

After robbing the Talon, Kevin Grady (Jonathan Bennett) is chased by Clark Kent and completely erases his memories. Chloe Sullivan helps Clark to protect his secret and recollect his memories, looking for Kevin's father, the scientist Lawrence Grady (Tom Butler). They find that Kevin was the subject of an experiment of his own father.

In this episode, the viewer can see how false the friendship of Lex Luthor is for Clark Kent, and how Chloe Sullivan really likes him. The story is only reasonable, but it discloses in a clear way who are the true friends of Clark. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Amnésia" ("Amnesia")

Great episode!

[JiS87 · 10/10 · 16 June 2020]

Chloe has Clark's back, lovely how she helped him out in his amnesia 2.0 and to see him explore his abilities again like it's his firs time! Lex, on the other hand, good ol' dubious Lex... And Lana is back in the game (for Clark) :)

Chloe Proves Herself!

[spasek · 10/10 · 28 October 2023]

This is one of my favorite episodes of this season. When it first aired, I was thrilled that Chloe had the opportunity to prove her loyalty and friendship to Clark, even if Clark didn't realize that at the end of the episode.

Clark has his memories erased while trying to stop a thief. Kevin has the ability to wipe the last few minutes of a person's memories, but he ends up inadvertently wiping out all of Clark's.

The fun starts here when Chloe attempts to help Clark. Of course, she knows about "some" of his abilities, but not all of them. She's encouraging, supportive, and hilarious when she finds out his X-ray, heat vision, and hearing abilities (especially the heat vision!). However, she doesn't warn Clark about green meteor rocks (which she found out about in "Spirit"). Perhaps she didn't know the extent of why they affect him.

It won't be until the start of Season 5 when Chloe finally reveals to Clark that she's known about his abilities for a short time now, and she sweetly tells him at the end of this episode, that he made all of the same choices as before except one: that Clark trusted her.

Of course, this sets up, yet, another round on the merry-go-round with Lana. The only thing the viewer had to try and figure out was when it would stop, yet again. That relationship went more rounds than Rocky had with Drago. And despite Clark promising that things would be different, it doesn't take much to found out that everything was the same ol' ride again.

The strength of his episode rests with Chloe and how she proves why she's Clark's best and truest friend and ally. Chloe has come a long way since the first three seasons, and she proves why she ends up being one of the most beloved characters of the show.

The end twist(s) saved the episode.

[m-47826 · 6/10 · 8 July 2023]

If it wasn't for this week's krypto monster, erasing everyone's memory, to help Clark keep his secret, « Blank » would've been another regular filler. Where the hero loses his memory, and has to face more challenges. The premise was good, but not very original, or pursued properly. Onyx is one of my favorite episodes this season. It showed what great villains the Luther were, and both Rosenbaum and Glover were outstanding. Spirit was fun all over. It's what we call a guilty pleasure episode, where Lifehouse performs, Martha « dance » to Ashlee Simpson, and the wannabe prom queen, possessed everyone in sight. But Blank was where the show was back to Clark and Lana circling around each other, and where the plot thickens regarding what Lex and Chloe really know about his secret identity. I love those alt rock tunes we hear on the show lately, they fit it so well...