Smallville/Rosetta

Rosetta
Season 2, Episode 17
Airdate	February 25, 2003
Production Number	175066
Written by	Alfred Gough & Miles Millar
Directed by	James Marshall
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Smallville — Season Two

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Rosetta is the seventeenth episode of the second season of Smallville, and the thirty-eighth episode overall.

Starring: Tom Welling (Clark Kent), Kristin Kreuk (Lana Lang), Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor), Sam Jones III (Pete Ross), Allison Mack (Chloe Sullivan), John Glover (Lionel Luthor) (credit only)

with Annette O'Toole (Martha Kent), John Schneider (Jonathan Kent)

Special Appearance By Christopher Reeve (Dr. Virgil Swann)

Guest Starring: Rob LaBelle (Dr. Fredrick Walden)

Co-Starring: Barclay Hope (Doctor), Joe MacLeod (Delivery Guy)

Trivia

The Show

• Just before the closing credits, Welling and Reeve appear out of character for a PSA for the Christopher Reeve Foundation.

Behind the Scenes

• Christopher Reeve is best known as playing Clark Kent/Superman in the film series from 1978 to 1987.

• Due to his paralysis, Reeve's scenes were filmed in New York City, outside of the show's standard Vancouver locations.

Allusions and References

• The scenes with Dr Swann contains pieces of John Williams' score for the 1978 Superman film, specifically the main theme and "The Fortress of Solitude".