Al Septien
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Al Septien is a writer of Smallville.
Some episodes he has written are:
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[edit] Season Five
- Vengeance (co-written with Turi Meyer, directed by Jeannot Szwarc) - Clark discovers the new intern at the Daily Planet-- a bespectacled, bumbling woman named Andrea Rojas-- is actually a masked avenger who fights crime at night. Meanwhile, Clark's bottled-up grief threatens to get the best of him.
- Fade (co-written with Turi Meyer, directed by Terrence O'Hara) - While in Metropolis, Clark saves the life of a stranger named Graham, who vows to repay Clark for his kindness. Unfortunately, Graham happens to be a hit man with the ability to cloak himself, and he decides killing Lex would be the best gift he could give Clark. Meanwhile, Clark confronts Lana about her relationship with Lex.
[edit] Season Six
- Labyrinth (co-written with Turi Meyer, directed by Whitney Ransick) - Clark is attacked and wakes up in a mental asylum where the attending physician, Dr. Hudson, tells him he has been there for five years due to his elaborate fantasy that he has alien superpowers. In this new world, Martha Kent is married to Lionel Luthor, Chloe is deemed insane, and Lana chose Clark over Lex. Only one person, another patient named John believes Clark and urges him to fight.
- Combat (co-written with Turi Meyer, directed by James Marshall) - Clark and Chloe discover Titan, a Zoner, who is the star of a secret underground fight club whose bloody battles to the death are broadcast on the internet. Lois needs a story and decides to investigate the fight club by herself but is captured and forced to participate in the fights with Athena as her first opponent. Lana has pregnancy pain and is rushed to the hospital, and it is revealed that she miscarried the baby.
[edit] Season Seven
- Cure (co-written with Turi Meyer, directed by Rick Rosenthal) - Dr. Curtis Knox says he can "cure" someone from being a "meteor freak," changing their lives. Chloe takes an interest in this, but Dr. Knox may have another secret.
- Apocalypse (co-written with Turi Meyer, directed by Tom Welling) - Clark is torn because he thinks the world would be better off if he had never arrived in Smallville. Jor-El arranges for him to see what life would have been like if Clark hadn't existed.
[edit] Season Eight
- Instinct (co-written with Turi Meyer, directed by James Conway) - Tess and her team perform tests on Clark's crystal that she had retrieved from the Arctic, causing it to send a beam of light into the universe. This triggers the arrival of Maxima, a queen from the planet Almerac, who is searching for her soulmate, who she believes sent the signal. Unfortunately, Maxima's power is too great for mortal men and her kiss kills them. The seductive Maxima arrives in Metropolis and begins her search, starting with Jimmy.
- Bride (co-written with Turi Meyer, directed by Jeannot Szwarc) - Chloe is excited that she's marrying Jimmy. Meanwhile, Oliver tells Clark he thinks he's discovered where Lex is hiding and takes off to Cuba to confront him. However, when he arrives, Oliver is shocked to find Lana instead. Clark and Lois grow closer but chaos ensues when Doomsday crashes the wedding and tries to kidnap Chloe.
- Turbulence (co-written with Turi Meyer, directed by Kevin Fair) - Tess invites Clark to a press conference in New York but when an explosion rocks the private jet they are on, Clark must figure out how to save them without Tess learning his secret. Unbeknownst to Clark, Tess orchestrated the explosion to get Clark to reveal his powers. Meanwhile, Davis discovers a surprising way to control the monster within.
[edit] Notes
- Al was a Story Editor for all 22 episodes of Season Five.
- Al Septien has written all eight of his episodes with his writing partner, Turi Meyer.
- Al's first seven episodes were all directed by different directors.
- Turi has worked twice with director Jeannot Szwarc.
- Al and Turi wrote the story of Fracture and Traveler whose teleplay was written by Caroline Dries and Don Whitehead and Holly Henderson respectively.
