Simply put, our critic hated last week's episode of Smallville. Find out why NOW.

Can the show recover from such a poor effort? It will try to do so with "Harvest," as a flat tire strands Clark and Lois in the middle of nowhere. In other storyline developments, Tess is after a cure for Alexander because he's aging rapidly.

Get an early look at this episode via the official CW preview published below.

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