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Jonathan dies in the arms of his son Clark and his wife Martha, from the WB original series Smallville.

A screenshot from "Reckoning", an episode of Smallville. Copyright Fox. Screenshot from Season 5

Reckoning (Smallville)

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To illustrate a poignant scene in the episode (infobox). The scene features the death of Jonathan Kent, the adoptive father of Clark Kent. Originally, there were two potential plot lines that the writers wanted to pursue: either Clark and Lana would get married "for real" or one of Clark's parents would die. The producers eventually went with the latter and chose to kill of Jonathan Kent. John Schneider, who portrayed Jonathan was happy with the way his character was killed and argued that his character exited the show "like a hero" and compared him to John Wayne. The scene of Kent's death is expounded upon in the "Production" section of the parent article.

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• It does not limit the copyright owner's rights to sell the related product
• Aids commentary on the plot outline
• Poignantly illustrates the related episode
• It illustrates the significant moment which characterises the episode in question