moments of Smallville." Carabott also opined that the ramifications of the episode helped to "shape [Clark into] the man he has become". Michael Duffy, in the chapter "Sacrifice or Salvation? Smallville's Heroic Survival amid Changing Television Trends" of the book called The Smallville Chronicles: Critical Essays on the Television Series, called the episode "momentous". Furthermore, he argued that the presence of clips at Jonathan's funeral from "Reckoning" in the eighth season premiere "Odyssey" helped to "subtly resituate and creatively reboot the Smallville universe" during the show's later life. The production staff for Smallville were very happy with the finished result. Gough and Millar wrote that the episode was a "tour de force of writing, directing, and acting." Allison Mack called the entry "thrilling and exciting". Producer Rob Maier was particularly proud of the final cut, noting, "The highlight of season five was the hundredth episode ['Reckoning']. It was a remarkable show." Welling, however, found that Schneider's departure from the series was "bittersweet". References Footnotes Bibliography External links Smallville episodes 2006 American television episodes Television episodes about time travel Television episodes about funerals Television episodes about multiple time paths Television episodes set in the Arctic