Smallville 8x4 Instinct Season 8 Season 0 0 EpisodesSeason 1 21 EpisodesSeason 2 23 EpisodesSeason 3 22 EpisodesSeason 4 22 EpisodesSeason 5 22 EpisodesSeason 6 22 EpisodesSeason 7 20 EpisodesSeason 8 22 EpisodesSeason 9 21 EpisodesSeason 10 21 Episodes 8x1 - Odyssey 8x2 - Plastique 8x3 - Toxic 8x4 - Instinct 8x5 - Committed 8x6 - Prey 8x7 - Identity 8x8 - Bloodline 8x9 - Abyss 8x10 - Bride 8x11 - Legion 8x12 - Bulletproof 8x13 - Power 8x14 - Requiem 8x15 - Infamous 8x16 - Turbulence 8x17 - Hex 8x18 - Eternal 8x19 - Stiletto 8x20 - Beast 8x21 - Injustice 8x22 - Doomsday Tess and her team perform tests on the crystal she retrieved from the Arctic, causing it to send a beam of light into the universe; the beam of light triggers the arrival of Maxima, a queen from another planet looking for her soul mate.