Originally aired October 26, 2006
Written by Steven S De Knight
Directed by Jeannot Szwarc
Oliver's old friends from boarding school end up killed in mysterious accidents. Clark learns that he may not have escaped the Phantom Zone alone.
Tropes present in the episode:
- Asshole Victim: Members of Oliver's old Excelsior gang fall under this trope.
- Blackmail: In the past, Lex planned to do this to Oliver and his crew.
- The Bully: Flashbacks show that Oliver was one while attending Excelsior Academy.
- Bully Hunter: Duncan targets the guys who bullied him years ago, including Oliver.
- Chekhov's Gun: Oliver's electric taser arrow, which is later used by Clark to stop Duncan.
- Create Your Own Villain
- Event Title: The title of the episode refers to Lex and Oliver's class reunion.
- Faking the Dead: In the past, Lionel faked Duncan's death when, in actuality, he kept Duncan alive using a Kryptonite formula which gave Duncan his powers.
- Former Teen Rebel: Oliver is revealed to be one in this episode. In flashbacks, he and his friends are shown bullying Lex and Duncan.
- Gang of Bullies: Oliver led one while attending Excelsior Academy.
- Look Both Ways: In a flashback, after Lex beats him up, Duncan backs away into the street and gets hit by a car.
- Mind over Matter: Duncan gained this power as a result of being injected with a Kryptonite formula.
- Mythology Gag: Oliver mentions his desire to create a boxing glove arrow, which is one of Green Arrow's most famous types of trick arrows in the comics.
- No-Holds-Barred Beatdown: Teen!Lex wails on Duncan in a flashback.
- Time-Shifted Actors: Younger actors play Lex, Oliver, Duncan, and Oliver's old crew as teenagers in flashbacks.
- Trick Arrow: Oliver has a prototype for an electric taser arrow, which Clark later uses to defeat Duncan.
- Villain of the Week: Duncan Allenmeyer, Lex's former best friend who uses Mind over Matter against his former tormentors.
