The Perks of Not Being a Wallflower

Starring

 * Tyler Hoechlin as Clark Kent/Superman
 * Elizabeth Tulloch as Lois Lane
 * Jordan Elsass as Jonathan Kent
 * Alex Garfin as Jordan Kent
 * Erik Valdez as Fire Chief Kyle Cushing
 * Inde Navarrette as Sarah Cushing
 * Emmanuelle Chriqui as Lana Lang Cushing
 * Emmanuelle Chriqui as Lana Lang Cushing
 * Emmanuelle Chriqui as Lana Lang Cushing
 * Emmanuelle Chriqui as Lana Lang Cushing

Guest starring

 * Sofia Hasmik as Chrissy Beppo
 * Stacey Farber as Leslie Larr
 * Daniel Cudmore as Subjekt-11
 * Jill Teed as Sharon Powell

Co-starring

 * Danny Wattley as Coach Gaines
 * Clayton James as Derek Powell
 * Fritzy-Klevans Destine as Sean Smith
 * Zane Clifford as Timmy Ryan
 * Wern Lee as Tag Harris
 * Austin Anozie as Malcolm Teague
 * C. Douglas Quan as Fisherman
 * Joselyn Picard as Sophie Cushing
 * Chloe Pun as Girl on the Bus
 * Rohain Arora as Mitch
 * Kelcey Mawema as Denise Olowe

Trivia

 * The episode's title is a play on the Stephen Chbosky novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
 * This is the first episode of the series not to feature and.
 * This leaves only seven cast members to appear in every episode:, , , , , , and.
 * Jordan calls the Fortress of Solitude "Elsa's ice castle", referencing Frozen.
 * Due to Lana pushing Sarah too far, she reveals all the faults in their family in front of Jonathan and Jordan.
 * Kyle Cushing sleeps on the couch every night.
 * Sophie Cushing bullies her classmates.
 * Lana can't sleep without a taking a pill.
 * Lana's helicopter parenting likely stems from wanting Sarah to have a better life than her.
 * Jordan's trying to join the football team is similar to the Smallville TV series where Clark joined the football team despite his father's misgivings about his powers harming others by accident.
 * In addition, Clark reveals to Jordan that he tried out for baseball back in his younger years in Smallville. This possibly being a reference to Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman where he played the game by himself.
 * In The Same Episode of Smallville which was also the 3rd episode of its 1st season, Lana quit cheerleading whereas in this episode it was her daughter Sarah that quit cheerleading.
 * Going by Clark and Lois's deflective comments, the first goof that Clark made with his super hearing was mistaking the sound of someone shouting during sex as a cry for help.
 * When Clark saves a bus from falling from a bridge in China, the number on the bus, 38, references the year that Superman was introduced, 1938.