I worked on Smallville for a few years at the Warner Brothers audio department in Burbank. When we were running this episode reel by reel we were glib about it, then when this scene came on, we all got quiet, and a few of us (myself included) were moved to tears
@@nhlpa17 How would YOU know, idiot? Are you stupid because you don't think people who work in Hollywood ever comment on youtube videos, or are you stupid because you don't think people can have an emotional reaction to a TV show?
What I loved about smallville is that even though Clark wasn't Jonathan's biologically Jonathan loved Clark more then anything in he world and would have done anything to protect him
Yeah that's true Jonathan can't wasn't Clark's biological Father but that doesn't mean he wasn't his real Father. Only a real Father would do anything to protect his child no matter what.
This will always be one of my favorite moments of the series. Clark was trying so hard to be strong for everyone especially his mom but here he finally let it out and grieved. I had that moment after my mom passed years ago and I swear it felt like I could breathe again.
Feels like your suffocating. He was probably fed up , angry , distressed and sad yet he did try to be tough and not show anyone how he really feels. You feel like you don't need anyone and that your going to be fine but when your friends or your family comfort you then you finally break down and that's probably a relief. Clark always tries to be tough...
Every time I watch this scene and the scene where Clark talks to Martha about Lara in season 3 and Jonathans funeral scene I cry. We miss you Mom and Dad and love you so much. Rest in peace.
Im 36, I lost my dad a couple years ago and I come back to this scene when i’m in my feelings, miss him so much, and I miss my childhood, everything was so much better back then.
Even one with the most physical strength in the universe could not conquer the hardship of dealing with the loss of a loved one. This was truly one of if not the most emotional scenes in the whole series. even more so than the Clana scenes.
I really like your comment best of all especially your line on no strength in the universe could conquer the death of a loved one, very powerful and true.
@@JesusGarcia-ig5um Thanks. that's kind of how I feel at the moment after the Yankees lost to the Angels when they had a decent lead going into the 9th after 2 rain delays. Well...Sort of. Maybe I ought to go watch the Smallville series again and give baseball a break for a while.LOL
@@JesusGarcia-ig5um Oh no. i am so sorry for your loss. My 3 worst were my Dad when I was 23, my Mom when I was 30, and my cat who I owned for 16.5 years. Not to mention several cousins, aunts, and uncles that were very close. I am thankful to still have my 3 older brothers, as well as a few good friends. I can't even imagine the thought. All I can say is to just move on. It's all about adjusting to change. Hardly anything ever stays the same. Some day there might not even be any hydrogen or helium left in the universe. I'm sorry. That all sounds like some sad ramblings. Just stay positive my friend.I say that to myself a lot too.
Wasn't tearing up...until I realized even in that moment he still had to check his strength while he held on to Martha...like he can't hang on for dear life while he lets go and damn that hurt! 😭
I asked for smallville for my 15th birthday during my freshman year of high school i took it slow got season 5 for my 17th brithday i looked up and got real advice from pa kent saw him as my real father cause mine was so disappointing. When i got to his death it broke me im on season 7 now just saw 7x16 made me real sad too not as much as this nowhere near as much as pa kent I'm going into my senior year soon, but i do know pa kent has a pretty big role in season 10 so im pumped for that. This show is very special gave me a father when i couldnt find one cheered me up when i was down, when pa kent would smile id smile with him. It might be pathetic but i really miss my pa
I think I was about 16 or 17 years old when I watching this exact episode . this was the first time I ever cried during a Smallville episode . I felt instantly overwhelmed by sadness because it felt like Jonathan Kent was a father figure to all of us watching smallville , We all grew up with him from the very beginning of season 1 helping Clark grow into the man that he was . Especially when I seen Clark break and show that much emotion . I instantly broke and the tears were rolling HARD man lol Smallville will forever be a massive part of my childhood 🙌
Here in 2024 ( August), and I’m currently watching the series for the second time. My first time seeing it was only a couple years ago when the Blu-ray set was released (2022). Absolutely love this show. I’m enjoying it more the second time through. They did an amazing job with this show. I just finished this episode today, and I’m not going to even lie.. the eyes started to water. 😢
Bye bye he looks into the camera and it breaks my heart how many people Clark lost his little brother Ryan well Ryan and Jonathan are having fun and watching Clark become the man he was raised to be
Even Superman needs his mother. Annette O'Toole was an amazing mama Kent, every single season, she had an amazing scene or two that humanized Clark in very important ways.
I shed good bit of tears in this scene. It was really emotional as was watching the video with Martha and him wearing the watch. Seeing the tears fall on his cheeks really was sad to see as well as his mom getting really emotional
I wished he lived too. I wished they'd kept hom alive like in Lous and Clark:TNAOS. John Schneider was by far the best version of thr character imo. It's a shame he wasn't on it longer. Wasn't the same without him. And Clark felt his absence that whole time right up to the last season. I know the whole thing is his dad had to die for Clark to grow up and become the man and superhero he was to become but really...😢
Amazing they captured the love of Jonathan Kent to his family. I was drawn to this show and i new one day his time would come but I still miss the family they were in the beginning it's amazing how he was probably the best John Kent Im rewatching the series I'm on season 9 part of me can't wait the other part thinks wow I can't believe I have a season and half left such a great show tv does not feel this good but there are gems in every time period of shows
I lost my Dad 2 years ago and the moment he died, I went to this song and cried my soul out and Im now creating a Diamond Art of him for my family this Christmas and use it as a motivation to crush through it.
I remember getting teary eyed myself watching this scene for the first time. Really connected Clark because I had lost my grandfather Harold, not to long before this. I remember crying just as much as Clark and feeling the same way a day or two after he passed. It never is Truly something you get over the death of a loved one. Especially someone you looked up to and respected your whole life. I still miss my grandfather, even though I have all the memories with him from over the years. And I know I will see him again one day. Clark was the same way, missing Jonathon even with having all their memories together. Sometimes you just can't help yourself, the grief is just to much. Love Truly is a beautiful thing. Especially love for family and friends. They certainly make us who we are. And so does what we share with them and they with us. One of the greatest lessons that Smallville taught.😀🙏
This reminds of my grandfather because he passed away about four years ago but I didn't have any home videos of me and him when I was a much younger boy and to show my family of what he and I did together and I missed him so much and I don't know how my mom and grandmother feel when he's not around in Mexico no more and I don't know how I feel about that either. And now my godmother just passed away at the beginning of this year on January now I don't know what else to think when she's not around anymore either but I'm really gonna miss her too I feel like now I'm losing everyone in my family one by one, that's what's making me cry by watching this scene because I'm really gonna miss the good old times when me and my family were with them.
Are you sure he never did? I'm assuming you mean the comics. I thought they changed it when they did a reboot. Maybe in the 80s which Lois and Clark: TNAOS is based on they decided to keep him alive. I thought in golden or maybe silver age whenever the 1st gave Clark an origin story Jonathan was dead. He was in The Adventures of Suoerman or whatever TV show from the 50s. As a side note, I wish they hadn't have killed him off regardless.
Jonathan Kent sadly dies when Clark is still a teen in the majority of the live-action adaptations. I can’t say for sure about the comics, because the lore changed constantly throughout the decades - but the idea of Jonathan dying was pretty much baked into canon by the 1978 movie, if not before.
Jonathan was alive post-Crisis starting with the 1986 Man of Steel limited series when Superman's origins were changed and he helped revive Superman after the battle with Doomsday when his body was in a deep coma (he never really died). Around 2008 they did kill him in the comics again in a story where Brainiac attacks the yellow sun so he was still alive in the comics when they killed him off in Smallville.
I remember watching it live and thinking it was a cheap imitation of Quinn's death from Angel. Time makes things more enjoyable, but I can't stop thinking about how I felt about Quinn compared to this
That Scene Reminded Me of the Time My Great Grandmother Gave Me Pop's Watch that He Wore in WW2 🥺 Tom Acted like Me when Nan Put it On My Wrist, I Still Look at That Watch and Remember a Great Man that Was My Best Friend
I worked on Smallville for a few years at the Warner Brothers audio department in Burbank. When we were running this episode reel by reel we were glib about it, then when this scene came on, we all got quiet, and a few of us (myself included) were moved to tears
thanks for sharing this insight with us
bullsh*t
@@nhlpa17 How would YOU know, idiot?
Are you stupid because you don't think people who work in Hollywood ever comment on youtube videos, or are you stupid because you don't think people can have an emotional reaction to a TV show?
@@VincentGrimmly did they forget to put you in the credits? lol
@@nhlpa17 That's not how it works. Only the sound supervisor gets screen credit on a TV show
What I loved about smallville is that even though Clark wasn't Jonathan's biologically Jonathan loved Clark more then anything in he world and would have done anything to protect him
Yeah that's true Jonathan can't wasn't Clark's biological Father but that doesn't mean he wasn't his real Father. Only a real Father would do anything to protect his child no matter what.
@@slickrich9 he may be your father boy, but he wasn’t your daddy
@@slickrich9 well, Jor-El also protected his son sending him to Earth, saving him from the destruction of Krypton.
Absolutely! So many times I forgot clark was adopted
Adoptive parents are often just as loving as biological ones
Given all the context, this must be one of the most raw and emotional scenes I've ever seen on television. And it came from a superhero show. Amazing
Its the saddest scene of the series.
This will always be one of my favorite moments of the series. Clark was trying so hard to be strong for everyone especially his mom but here he finally let it out and grieved. I had that moment after my mom passed years ago and I swear it felt like I could breathe again.
Also he was so mad about everything.
Feels like your suffocating. He was probably fed up , angry , distressed and sad yet he did try to be tough and not show anyone how he really feels. You feel like you don't need anyone and that your going to be fine but when your friends or your family comfort you then you finally break down and that's probably a relief. Clark always tries to be tough...
I am truly sorry for your loss.
@@Vanexelfan3137 thank you!
I”m sorry for your loss.😔
Damn, all these years later, im still watching clips of this show. Damn Ninjas cutting onions somewhere.
I hear ya on that. Another one that gets me is 10x15 Beacon where they have the fan vids and Lois says "you're an American hero Clark".
THIS is my favorite scene in all of Smallville.
Agree
Easily the best.
Mine too
Same 😢
Me too!
This scene kills me. It absolutely kills me.
Every time I watch this scene and the scene where Clark talks to Martha about Lara in season 3 and Jonathans funeral scene I cry. We miss you Mom and Dad and love you so much. Rest in peace.
@@adamclapp896 yeah, this scene makes me cry every time still.
Saddest moment of the entire series. Even more heartbreaking than Jonathan’s funeral. I cry every time I see it.
i understand why. 😢😢❤❤
sad is when lana leaves clark because she is full of kryptonite
@@Cofimaslisa that is sad, yes, but nowhere near as devastating as hearing Jonathan say goodbye and seeing Clark grieve his father’s death.
@@spencergsmithso true
@@spencergsmithyes its the bye bye Jonathan says that is sad
My grandfather just passed on today and I immediately came here because this scene reminds me of what I'm currently feeling
Haven't watched Smallville for years. I had forgotten how good the actors were.
They were great.
None of the superhero shows now have the same emotion or heart.
This is a really strong scene, shows how human Clark really is, despite being a super-powered alien from another planet.
This is one of the first times where i’ve seen Clark cry during Smallville. Like actual raw human tears
Yeah was thinking the exact same thing. Hes been emotional buy never seen it this real
What about when Alicia died?
@@d0ntreply Well it's his dad that he looked up to. Of course he's going to be more emotional that he would with just about anybody.
Sometimes grief takes time to hit, I love how realistically they portrayed this
Agree
I remember I lost my father a couple of years before this episode aired but still broke down when I saw it. Thanks for posting
I cry everytime I watch this scene. It touches the heart. 😢😢😢
1:06 When Jonathan Kent left Smallville, it felt like we all lost
dang...the creators of smallville deserves a F trophy...they really know how to make feels...even man of steel couldnt hold his tears his dad died
No power can compensate the death of a beloved one
Im 36, I lost my dad a couple years ago and I come back to this scene when i’m in my feelings, miss him so much, and I miss my childhood, everything was so much better back then.
Agreed.
I’m 23 years old and I lost my Dad 5 years ago due to a massive heart attack 😭😭😭😭
Even one with the most physical strength in the universe could not conquer the hardship of dealing with the loss of a loved one. This was truly one of if not the most emotional scenes in the whole series. even more so than the Clana scenes.
That's what makes his character so good. It teaches that no matter how strong you are you can't help everyone.
I really like your comment best of all especially your line on no strength in the universe could conquer the death of a loved one, very powerful and true.
@@JesusGarcia-ig5um Thanks. that's kind of how I feel at the moment after the Yankees lost to the Angels when they had a decent lead going into the 9th after 2 rain delays. Well...Sort of. Maybe I ought to go watch the Smallville series again and give baseball a break for a while.LOL
@@RayRay-zt7bj tell me about, a great person I knew passed away recently so I came back to this video and look for your comment again to reflect
@@JesusGarcia-ig5um Oh no. i am so sorry for your loss. My 3 worst were my Dad when I was 23, my Mom when I was 30, and my cat who I owned for 16.5 years. Not to mention several cousins, aunts, and uncles that were very close. I am thankful to still have my 3 older brothers, as well as a few good friends. I can't even imagine the thought. All I can say is to just move on. It's all about adjusting to change. Hardly anything ever stays the same. Some day there might not even be any hydrogen or helium left in the universe. I'm sorry. That all sounds like some sad ramblings. Just stay positive my friend.I say that to myself a lot too.
Wasn't tearing up...until I realized even in that moment he still had to check his strength while he held on to Martha...like he can't hang on for dear life while he lets go and damn that hurt! 😭
I didn't cry when Jonathan die but I remember I cried so much when I saw Clark watching that video.
Even a Man of Steel can have a breakable heart.
I asked for smallville for my 15th birthday during my freshman year of high school i took it slow got season 5 for my 17th brithday i looked up and got real advice from pa kent saw him as my real father cause mine was so disappointing. When i got to his death it broke me im on season 7 now just saw 7x16 made me real sad too not as much as this nowhere near as much as pa kent I'm going into my senior year soon, but i do know pa kent has a pretty big role in season 10 so im pumped for that. This show is very special gave me a father when i couldnt find one cheered me up when i was down, when pa kent would smile id smile with him. It might be pathetic but i really miss my pa
I think I was about 16 or 17 years old when I watching this exact episode . this was the first time I ever cried during a Smallville episode . I felt instantly overwhelmed by sadness because it felt like Jonathan Kent was a father figure to all of us watching smallville , We all grew up with him from the very beginning of season 1 helping Clark grow into the man that he was . Especially when I seen Clark break and show that much emotion . I instantly broke and the tears were rolling HARD man lol Smallville will forever be a massive part of my childhood 🙌
I felt the exact same way when my mom died 2 years ago. It's virtually impossible to not cry my eyes out whenever I watch this scene.
And this my friends is one of the reasons smallville aired for 10 seasons! Loved this show
This scene made me bawl and it’s still to this day one of the most emotional scenes in smallville maybe in tv shows history.
His is pretty much the best and heart breaking moments of SV, I remember I cried at this very scene, the moment when Mr Kent said bye bye.
Because you know he left at that point he’s saying bye to him it’s sad to me too
Here in 2024 ( August), and I’m currently watching the series for the second time. My first time seeing it was only a couple years ago when the Blu-ray set was released (2022). Absolutely love this show. I’m enjoying it more the second time through. They did an amazing job with this show. I just finished this episode today, and I’m not going to even lie.. the eyes started to water. 😢
Watching it September 24. Haven't seen it since it originally aired. Tears flowing down my face. I feel you.
Gets me every time
Sad scene.. but amazing.. i miss the firts Smallville seassons
This scene always makes me cry even though smallville finish nothing can beat this tv series. 😢
Smallville will always be the best Superman story of the early 2000's but more than that it teaches wise lessons
For me it's the best period. For me he embodies the character perfectly and he really looks like Clark.
SUCH A GREAT SHOW......this part STILL gets to me.
This is one of the finest scenes I can imagine. Perfectly written in every way. ❤😢❤ I would have paid some money to watch this on the big screen.
Bye bye he looks into the camera and it breaks my heart how many people Clark lost his little brother Ryan well Ryan and Jonathan are having fun and watching Clark become the man he was raised to be
I think this was the most genuine he ever cried on smallville.
It is
Even Superman needs his mother. Annette O'Toole was an amazing mama Kent, every single season, she had an amazing scene or two that humanized Clark in very important ways.
Haven’t watched Smallville in years and this one popped up in my recommends. I’m tears now 😓. Great scene but so sad!
As someone who just lost his dad this year. It really hit home 😢. Mr Kent was the best tv Dad.
He is the most human Superman of them all. And by an extent probably the best imo
True😊
This scene is the most emotional in Smallville. Clark was being very strong for his mother, and in this scene he just lets his emotions flow.
I shed good bit of tears in this scene. It was really emotional as was watching the video with Martha and him wearing the watch. Seeing the tears fall on his cheeks really was sad to see as well as his mom getting really emotional
i wish in the multiverse known as Smallville, Johnathan Kent would've lived, and had a successful career as Senator.
I wished he lived too. I wished they'd kept hom alive like in Lous and Clark:TNAOS. John Schneider was by far the best version of thr character imo. It's a shame he wasn't on it longer. Wasn't the same without him. And Clark felt his absence that whole time right up to the last season. I know the whole thing is his dad had to die for Clark to grow up and become the man and superhero he was to become but really...😢
I haven't seen this in a very long time. My father died in August of last year and when seeing this it brought me to tears 😢 😢
It was the first time I cried in my life watching a television series.
"don't worry sweetheart it's gonna be fine" he was speaking to her in real time from the other side here.
That “bye bye” at the end too felt like a goodbye in real time from the other side
Amazing they captured the love of Jonathan Kent to his family. I was drawn to this show and i new one day his time would come but I still miss the family they were in the beginning it's amazing how he was probably the best John Kent Im rewatching the series I'm on season 9 part of me can't wait the other part thinks wow I can't believe I have a season and half left such a great show tv does not feel this good but there are gems in every time period of shows
I still get 😢 every time I see that.
I lost my Dad 2 years ago and the moment he died, I went to this song and cried my soul out and Im now creating a Diamond Art of him for my family this Christmas and use it as a motivation to crush through it.
Almost ten years later and this scene still pulls at the heart..
Same
Even this scene made upset since seeing Clark getting upset 😢
When I lost my Dad in January 2014, I felt just as devastated as Clark.
Lost mine in jan 2015 felt the same
Calling it right now, this will be Ryan’s favorite scene on the Talkville podcast
I hope so 🙏🏿
I lost my mom and my dad within the last 6 years. This scene hits really hard.
Im so sorry
I thought I should be used to this scene my now, but still cries whenever I watched it.
Same
Had me crying for sure😪😪😪😪
Lost my father today, and me remember this video
This scene always scars deep
I'm not crying you are
This reminds me when my uncle just died i love my uncle 4 life
I hear you on that one.
I love how martha senses her son behind her and sees him wearing his father's watch and she goes up to him and hugs him and then crys on his mom 😢
Such a touching ending 😢
I remember getting teary eyed myself watching this scene for the first time. Really connected Clark because I had lost my grandfather Harold, not to long before this. I remember crying just as much as Clark and feeling the same way a day or two after he passed. It never is Truly something you get over the death of a loved one. Especially someone you looked up to and respected your whole life. I still miss my grandfather, even though I have all the memories with him from over the years. And I know I will see him again one day. Clark was the same way, missing Jonathon even with having all their memories together. Sometimes you just can't help yourself, the grief is just to much. Love Truly is a beautiful thing. Especially love for family and friends. They certainly make us who we are. And so does what we share with them and they with us. One of the greatest lessons that Smallville taught.😀🙏
saddest part ever
this scene gets me every time
I was in 8th grade when this episode aired. I feel old lol
This made me tear up watching right now just finished episode
My poor heart broke for clark, he always tries to keep everyone safe and happy, but he never really gets to be happy himself😢
Man of Feels
The most vulnerable Superman has ever been on screen in history...i don't know about in the comics but on screen Tom Welling was impeccable
I love this tv show
The first time I watched this, I was a mess for a very long time.
This reminds of my grandfather because he passed away about four years ago but I didn't have any home videos of me and him when I was a much younger boy and to show my family of what he and I did together and I missed him so much and I don't know how my mom and grandmother feel when he's not around in Mexico no more and I don't know how I feel about that either. And now my godmother just passed away at the beginning of this year on January now I don't know what else to think when she's not around anymore either but I'm really gonna miss her too I feel like now I'm losing everyone in my family one by one, that's what's making me cry by watching this scene because I'm really gonna miss the good old times when me and my family were with them.
gee man im sorry
If you think losing a Grandparent is bad. Try losing a only sibling.
Richie Rich try losing a two friends and a grandfather
There is no competition. It's always terrible to loose someone you love.
the feels ;(
Never understood why they killed him off, in cannon he doesn’t die, but in small vile they had to ruin something special.
Are you sure he never did? I'm assuming you mean the comics. I thought they changed it when they did a reboot. Maybe in the 80s which Lois and Clark: TNAOS is based on they decided to keep him alive. I thought in golden or maybe silver age whenever the 1st gave Clark an origin story Jonathan was dead. He was in The Adventures of Suoerman or whatever TV show from the 50s. As a side note, I wish they hadn't have killed him off regardless.
Jonathan Kent sadly dies when Clark is still a teen in the majority of the live-action adaptations. I can’t say for sure about the comics, because the lore changed constantly throughout the decades - but the idea of Jonathan dying was pretty much baked into canon by the 1978 movie, if not before.
Jonathan was alive post-Crisis starting with the 1986 Man of Steel limited series when Superman's origins were changed and he helped revive Superman after the battle with Doomsday when his body was in a deep coma (he never really died). Around 2008 they did kill him in the comics again in a story where Brainiac attacks the yellow sun so he was still alive in the comics when they killed him off in Smallville.
When the man of steel cries, you cry.
When Smallville was Smallville
I remember watching it live and thinking it was a cheap imitation of Quinn's death from Angel. Time makes things more enjoyable, but I can't stop thinking about how I felt about Quinn compared to this
Does anyone know the name of the music composition in this scene?
I miss you pops💔🤧
Such a powerful scene.
Hi from uk😊
best adoptive father ever 😊😊😊🌍🌍🌍🌅🌅🌅🌈🌈🌈
Class scene 🎬 So Sad 😢. On par with Mulders Church scene in “Conduit”
That Scene Reminded Me of the Time My Great Grandmother Gave Me Pop's Watch that He Wore in WW2 🥺 Tom Acted like Me when Nan Put it On My Wrist, I Still Look at That Watch and Remember a Great Man that Was My Best Friend
Same situation when my mom died of cancer this year in March.....so sad
This was PA kents goodbye to his son he never got to say,. It was also the actor John saying good by to us the fans
Losing a parent is hard smh!!!
this scene are making me cry
Fly son, it’s time!!!
Tears
The same pain when my mom died
Sorry to hear
Does anyone know the music playing in the background
Goodbye Johnatan by Mark Snow, he make the music for the firts six seasons.
@@andresleonardopelaezamoroc3914 oh thanks!
Ik this is a human death i cried when i had to say goodbye to my old dog abby it took some time but when realization set i broke down in tears
I'm a hard man to break because I've dealt with my grandmother and great grandmother passing an animal or pets death that hits me hard
Thank God for the Kents
What’s the name of this song please 🙏🏽
I wish Lana would stop stringing Clark
Music please
Mark Snow - Goodbye Jonathan :)
I lost my dad 2018 fucking cancer. This scene very strong
Bye bye 😢