Smallville: Façade

"Façade" is the third episode of season four of the superhero fantasy/teen drama television series Smallville and the seventieth episode of the series overall. The episode was directed by Pat Williams with a script written by Holly Harold. It first aired on the WB Network on Wednesday, September 29th, 2004.

Beauty has a price. A radical Kryptonite treatment turns a Plain Jane into a hottie, but makes her kiss harmful. Clark wants to play footbal. And the Lana-Jason romance stays hidden.

Notes & Trivia

 * "Smallville: Facade" redirects to this page.


 * This episode is included on disc 1 of the Smallville: The Complete Fourth Season DVD collection, which was produced by Warner Home Video and released in Region 1 format on September 13th, 2005. It is also included on disc 19 of the Smallville: The Complete Series collection. Chapter selections on the DVD for this episode include:
 * "Unmasked"
 * "New students"
 * "Vile kiss"
 * "Mad makeover"
 * "Beauty; debunked"
 * "End credits"


 * This episode is production code number 2T5203.


 * This is the first episode of the series to air in the month of October, 2004.


 * Producer Robert Hargrove is credited as Bob Hargrove in this episode.


 * Executive producer Michael Tollin is credited as Mike Tollin in this episode.


 * Actress Erica Durance is given a "Special Guest Star" credit in this episode.


 * Actress Brianna Brown is credited as Brianna Lynn Brown in this episode.


 * Actor John Glover, who plays Lionel Luthor, is credited in this episode, but does not make an actual appearance. During the events of this episode, Lionel is still rotting away at Kansas State Penitentiary.


 * This is the second and final episode of Smallville directed by Pat Williams. He previously directed the season three episode, "Delete".


 * This is the third episode of Smallville written by Holly Harold and her first episode from season four. She writes ten episodes of the series in total. She previously wrote "Obsession". Her next episode is "Pariah".