Metamorphosis  Smallville Episode Guide

This episode features Greg Arkin, a strange boy obsessed with bugs...and Lana Lang. The problem starts after Greg is attacked by his bugs while driving. He takes on the physical attributes of his bugs like increased strength and putting humans into cocoons.

Greg's obsession with Lana leads him to attack Whitney in his truck. After Whitney wrecks his truck, the Kents come by just in time for Clark to save Whitney from his exploding truck.

Lex Luthor pays a visit to Lana to put in a good word for Clark, and to clue Lana in to what Whitney had done to Clark in the pilot episode. He made Clark the annual scarecrow.

Clark and Jonathan are attacked by Greg in the barn, but Greg takes off while Clark save his dad from a deadly fall.  Later Clark, Chloe, and Pete discover Greg's mom had been  murdered in her own home by Greg.

The episode ends with Clark fighting to save Lana from Greg. Lana is placed into a human sized cocoon.  Greg runs into an old warehouse filled with the meteor rocks (kryptonite). Clark manages to defeat Greg who meets with an untimely death. He accidentally gets squished...like a bug. Unfortunately for Clark he doesn't make it back in time to rescue Lana from the cocoon, but Whitney does.

Clark decides to give the kryptonite necklace back to Lana. It had been recovered by Lex after Whitney without his knowledge used it to beat up Clark.  Clark puts it on her doorstep and runs away at super speed. Even though he knows he will cause him a major problem in getting closer to Lana, he realizes how important the necklace is to her.

Music from Metamorphosis

Save Me by Remy Zero -- Smallville Theme
Last Resort by Papa Roach -- This is playing when Greg is driving away from home and all his bugs attack him turning him into bug boy.
Island In The Sun by Weezer -- playing during the farmer's market scene
I Do by Better Than Ezra -- played before Whitney's truck is demolished by Greg the bug boy.
Underdog  by Turin Brakes --  played when Lana is on her horse, right before she meets with Lex.
Love You Madly  by Cake -- played right before Clark talks to Chloe in the hallway of Smallville High School.
Damaged by Aeon Spoke
Wherever You Will Go by The Calling -- played at the end when Clark gives the Kryptonite necklace back to Lana.

Episode #2

Original Air Date: October 23, 2001

Written By: Alfred Gough & Miles Millar

Directed By: Michael Watkins & Philip Sgriccia

Guest Stars: Chad E. Donella (Greg Arkin), Gabrielle Rose (Mrs. Arkin)