Loved it? Hated it? What did you think of "Power?" [Archive] - Page 3

KAL..EL

01-30-2009, 06:03 PM

I gave it a 1 WORST!!!

I'm done with this show and PS3!!!!:mad: 70 years of Superman thrown down the tubes!!

Shakes head in disgust....CLARK!...CLARK!!.....CLARK!!

End the series NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:mad:

ok so your done watchng the show...thats fine. BUT WHY DO U HAVE TO POST "END THE SERIES NOW" ? JUST BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T LIKE IT, BECAUSE OF ONE BAD EPISODE. they are just finishing off the lana part of the story and from what i hear we won't be seeing her again. Clark has come so far he has grown lots and no doubt something big is comming, were we are all gonna be blown away on how superman like he will become. remember its all about the journy he take to get there and with all the thngs that have been happening to him he is just gonna SNAP and be all like ok enough is enough time to stop being a young man and just be a MAN and do what has to be done HE WILL PUT HIS EMOTIONS ASIDE COZ HE RELIZES THEY HAVE BEEN NOTHIN BUT TROUBLE. have more faith in the show HOWS THAT SAYING GO ....SAVE THE BEST TILL LAST. THEY SHOULD DEFINETLY HAVE A SEASON 9 WERE ITS ALL OUT ACTION SUPERMAN STYLE THATS HOW TO END IT. WE HAVE HAD 7 AND A HALF YEARS OF EMOTIONAL BUILD UP AND NOW ALL THE ACTION IS ON ITS WAY AN ENTIRE SEASON OF IT IS COMMING. SO ONCE AGAIN HAVE FAITH.

THANK YOU.

lana 9

01-30-2009, 06:08 PM

i give it 8

vyperman7

01-30-2009, 06:09 PM

I think this angers me the most out of anything in the episode. The writers keep making reference to the suit and how Lana is now ready to save mankind. If anything, Clark should have been the one to put on a suit and save people. Having Lana do it first, is really upsetting to me.

I think what will be the straw that breaks the camel's back is if the writers have Lana fly in next week's episode.

drvr8

01-30-2009, 06:19 PM

I think what will be the straw that breaks the camel's back is if the writers have Lana fly in next week's episode.

I wish Toyman would just chuck her butt off the roof.

cma_454

01-30-2009, 06:28 PM

Kind of off topic, but did anyone notice Clark seemed to be wearing the 'Bizarro' outfit (red shirt + blue jacket)? He's also wearing it it the images for Requiem.

Now being that wardrobe is rarely random, I wonder what (if anything) could be the reason for the 'Bizarro' outfit?

The Red Aaron

01-30-2009, 06:28 PM

this episode sucked. I hope Lana dies!

Kalyxx

01-30-2009, 06:40 PM

I can't believe they actually aired this trash. I have been watching since season one. I loved the season with Lana being possessed even thogh alot of viewers hated it . It some type of since made sense, but this flash back super suit stuff.... They could have done a filler episode with the phantom zone, Lana and Jimmy working ,anything but this mess. The Excutive Porducers need to get it together most of those watching Smallville have been watching it forevver and new viewers are hard to come by and you won't get them with this junk:( I miss the previous writers) After the " Training Day"like episode last week I was hoping it would get better.

Savo

01-30-2009, 06:50 PM

My first thought after watching was - This is the worst Smallville episode I have ever seen! (and I've seen them all) Hoping they will get back on track for the rest of the season and I will spend the rest of the season trying to forget I ever saw this utter disaster of an episode! Lana in an alien nano power suit that makes her Clark's equal....there are soooo many things wrong with that sentence! Ridiculous.

BOYinBLUE1986

01-30-2009, 07:00 PM

come on smallville! what are you doing?! first you sling mud all over the moral image of superman, then you continue to go and drift from the original story further and further. get it together! stop pulling story arcs out of your butt just to stretch out the series. if you cant stretch it into more seasons end it right. this whole superlana arc is the wall that could total the smallville train. lana is done. just let her be the single mom that never leaves smallville like shes suppose to be. and get somes glasses on clark already. its not like his face is going to completely change by the time he becomes superman. you cant wipe everyones memory in smallville.

RedArrow62

01-30-2009, 07:00 PM

I gave it an overall 5. The acting was good overall. AM did an OUTSTANDING job her first time out. The music was good at the end. The story was good. But, it could have been tightened up.

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If I saw the clips right, I see how they are going to make it so Lana won't be able to come back.

geminis

01-30-2009, 07:12 PM

Great post, as well, Britt. LaDonna, Annie, Jade, terrific (and on point) as always.

Welcome to all of the new fans, and boy there are a lot of them. :D

Let me say I am a Smallville fan, I am a Clois fan, and I am a Clark Kent fan. For those reasons I will not stop watching, even despite the horrible lows and knocks to my faith that the writers choose to impose on us.

Allison-for a first time effort, I'm very impressed with your directorial debut and hope to see more. I only have one complaint- the ending was an abomination.

My sister only watches Smallville when Lois is on. Smart girl.

I guess I'm a glutton for punishment because that is what the whole Clark and Lana relationship fiasco has been for me. 'I'm not worthy'; 'no, I'm not worthy', back and forth ad nauseum. This episode cemented the reason why Lex was infatuated with Lana for me, as well; she shares a lot of his traits. Lex started out as a friend to Clark but it all went wrong because of his obsession and lust for power. I think this will ultimately be what dooms Clana. Despite the devastating blow to my Clois loving heart, I'm still going to keep optimistic and maintain the faith.

Everybody was uneven in this episode. Every body. I have come to expect it. They might as well wear flip-flops. Tess is meant to be that way, probably why I loved her so much last night. But NOT Clark! It's like every time Lana is in the picture he forgets everything bad that she has done to him. Last weeks Lana liplock had me thinking that possibly things were off in Clana land. I am disappointed in you, Clark; despite what you think, Lana is NOT all that. She's just not that into you. Remember Lana with Lex and Bizarro? This was a return to passion that stunned me by the sheer and utter inanity. Chloe, well, she's human; we all make mistakes, up to and including being wishy-washy and disrespectful of our relatives and significant others. Writers, you're human, but this mistake I'm having very hard time forgiving.

The conversation early on between Clark and Chloe had me thinking positively but it took a sharp nosedive shortly thereafter and the whole ending bit was a sheer desecration to all things Clois. I should have been prepared by Imra in Legion; my mistake. It's back to SuperLana, object of Clark's obsession. I'm not necessarily that offended that Lana was above Clark-hello, height difference; although the placement of Lana literally above Clark was very apropos for Smallville- since that is what Smallville has partly been- a Lana love fest. What royally ticks me personally off is that the Daily Planet rooftop should be sacrosanct to Clois. If they had to subject me to another nausea provoking Clana kiss, it should have been moved to the loft.

Here I was thinking that Bulletproof was showing awkwardness between Clark and Lana in those last 3 minutes and it was completely and utterly negated by this clinch. Oh joy, Lana was forced to make "the world needs you more" video, and now she has super powers so she is Clark's equal. 'Just what he always wanted'. NOT! This episode has convinced me even more of the rightness of Clois. Thanks, PS3!

I appreciate that so many Chlark fans were just as revolted by the Clana ending. Thank you for your sympathetic support. Chlark fans rock! It brings me back to Lois and Clark and the dunk tank and how horribly I felt for Chloe. The only thing good in Power is that Lois wasn't there to personally witness the defilement.

I was hoping for more of a definite turning point that indicated the end of Clana, but it appears that I have to wait until next week when it (had better) finally come to a screeching halt. And it had better be Clark who does Clana in. If it's not, that's when you'll see the ugly claws come out in me regarding Big Blue.

My apologies for not being very specific about the episode per se. I don't know if I can stomach watching the whole thing again and my memory fails me.

I don't know if I can vote. Maybe if I manned up enough to brave a second viewing of the episode I could be a little less biased. My gut wants to give it a 1.

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ok so your done watchng the show...thats fine. BUT WHY DO U HAVE TO POST "END THE SERIES NOW" ? JUST BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T LIKE IT, BECAUSE OF ONE BAD EPISODE. they are just finishing off the lana part of the story and from what i hear we won't be seeing her again. Clark has come so far he has grown lots and no doubt something big is comming, were we are all gonna be blown away on how superman like he will become. remember its all about the journy he take to get there and with all the thngs that have been happening to him he is just gonna SNAP and be all like ok enough is enough time to stop being a young man and just be a MAN and do what has to be done HE WILL PUT HIS EMOTIONS ASIDE COZ HE RELIZES THEY HAVE BEEN NOTHIN BUT TROUBLE. have more faith in the show HOWS THAT SAYING GO ....SAVE THE BEST TILL LAST. THEY SHOULD DEFINETLY HAVE A SEASON 9 WERE ITS ALL OUT ACTION SUPERMAN STYLE THATS HOW TO END IT. WE HAVE HAD 7 AND A HALF YEARS OF EMOTIONAL BUILD UP AND NOW ALL THE ACTION IS ON ITS WAY AN ENTIRE SEASON OF IT IS COMMING. SO ONCE AGAIN HAVE FAITH.

THANK YOU.

That's Melissa for you. Over the top expressive. *hugs Melissa*

It's okay, hun. Listen to the smart guy with the super name. He has the right idea: season 9- all out action Superman style with no Lana in sight- only Lois. :D

Cedric: I'm afraid for you. You have your work cut out for you. But you can do it; I know you can! Sorry to make you rehash the nightmare but it's best to get the feelings out. And plus, as always, being greedy for myself, I'm looking forward to the guaranteed entertainment factor. I'm addicted to your reviews. They have become a must. Don't forget, I'm also willing to bribe.

claudiss

01-30-2009, 08:25 PM

Why? I think it was really good. Why?

1. The whole show basically told us what happened from Season 7 when Lana left until now. I think it is really good how they incorperated Tess into the flashback.

2. With it being all about Lana, I think the Clark/Tess storyline was amazing.

3. The action was good, and Lana getting powers is . . . Only for one more episode.

5. Lex is back next episode!!

I think after bulletproof, which was okay, Power was amazing.

I feel the same way. It`s only for one more episode and that chapter of clark`s life will be finally over. I would have loved to see other(better) ways to end it though·
oh well be possitive people. I`m not saying this was the best script ever, I`m just saying it wasn`t that bad. We did learn some stuff, important stuff about Lex, Tess and why did Lana left.

actaeon

01-30-2009, 08:29 PM

Abysmal. Lana's invisible power suit?? That's what this waste of film was leading up to? A lousy build-up to a worse idea.

What ever happened to Doomsday being on the loose? I guess Clark forgot about that, to re-kindle his boring love affair with Lana. What has become of poor Davis? Now there's an interesting plot line; why is it being side-tracked for this nonsense. What of poor critically injured Jimmy O? Where's Lois? It's like all this suddenly came to a screeching halt, because Lana was kidnapped. Wait... was she kidnapped, or wasn't she? This dumb show couldn't even make up its mind.

Badly written, badly acted, and badly directed too. Yes, Allison Mack really blew it. She turned a ho-hum script into a confused, unwatchable mess.

Tabularasa

01-30-2009, 08:35 PM

Wow. I haven't seen this episode yet, and I've personally haven't liked many episodes this season and I haven't enjoyed them nearly as much as a lot of other people on this board. But man, that's a lot of people hating on this episode. Just one question, not sure if anyone will know this answer, but does anyone know what was the lowest rated episode here on the boards?

NoSupeForYou

01-30-2009, 08:55 PM

If the writers are pulling an Andy Kaufman and just completely screwing with us so that we appreciate the way that they get rid of Lana in the next episode even more, I'm fine with that.

However, I just don't see that happening. The only way they could have come up with the script for Power is if they had taken the scripts from all the bad episodes of the past 8 seasons, swallowed them, puked them back out and then collected whatever remnants they could find into one script.

Seriously, I want to play the role of Lord Humungus to the writers. "Walk away. Leave the Clana and just walk away."

cma_454

01-30-2009, 08:57 PM

Wow. I haven't seen this episode yet, and I've personally haven't liked many episodes this season and I haven't enjoyed them nearly as much as a lot of other people on this board. But man, that's a lot of people hating on this episode. Just one question, not sure if anyone will know this answer, but does anyone know what was the lowest rated episode here on the boards?

I've been looking through the 'Loved it? Hated it?' posts for past seasons and can't find one that's even close. Event the worst (until now) were usually split fairly evenly between 3 and below, and 7 and up (with 1's and 10's at least close).

Power has twice as many 3 and below as 7 and above, and nearly three times as many 1's as 10's.

SnowBird

01-30-2009, 09:01 PM

Congratulations to Allison for directing an all around good episode. A nine is given for the great effort of everyone involved.:)

jjsmallvillelvr

01-30-2009, 09:11 PM

I cannot stand these boards anymore. All there is here is hate for the series. I know I'm going to get flamed for posting this, but whatever. Every single episode, I come to hear what other "fans" think, and more often than not, I'm left with the impression that *nothing* will satisfy the haters here. I'm thoroughly convinced that most people who post here simply watch the show week after week to get more and more pissed off at what it is. Season 8, for my money, has been absolutely perfect. The writers even attempted to TALK to you people in the opening Clark / Chloe scene. But no matter. They'll just get nothing but criticism no matter what. Kristin was coming back for a few epiosodes and Lord knows they had to do SOMETHING different with her character. Well, they did. And now everyone hates that, too. I think the only thing that would please some people is if Clark crushed Lana's skull between his hands just to get rid of the character. Forget what THAT would do to the "Superman Legend", people would love it anyway. Did anyone actually bother to watch the trailer for Requiem? Anyone bother to pick up on the fact that Requiem is Lana's final episode EVER" Anyone actually know what the word requiem MEANS (so, in effect, this plotline of her being with Clark and having powers CANNOT AND WILL NOT LAST)? Anyone care that this brief "relationship" that Clark's having with Lana might prove to him that he DOESN'T want to be with an equal because it puts them in harm's way, too? Which PUSHES HIM TO LOIS, PEOPLE?! Oh, good Lord, I am SO SICK of the hate hate hate toward this series. WHY WATCH A SHOW YOU DESPISE??? ::sigh::
beautiful!:D

faz

01-30-2009, 09:21 PM

Definitely the weakest episode of the season, and there were a lot of things I really didn't like about it, but with such a stellar run of episodes leading up to this I can't complain. There were some good concepts, but ultimately the way they carried out the storyline just wasn't working for me. However, I'm willing to give this episode another viewing next week after we see where they're going with this.

MetroGirl06

01-30-2009, 09:33 PM

I gave the episode a two to be nice. Half-way through the episode I looked over at my sis and asked "Is it just me, or is this whole Lana-thing a giant load of crap?" She laughed and agreed with me. We laughed together the rest of the episode. I think the episode really cracked my sanity for the show just a whee bit, lol.

The Lana-worship just went overboard. And I applaud AM for her directorial debut cuz I love her. And the acting wasn't bad either (If I can get past Clark's dopey Lana-face). But the story written up was just a giant load of crap!

I can see the honest effort to make Lana maybe seem cool after all this time, and if the episode aired in an earlier season I probably would have been less annoyed by it. But now was honestly not the time for Clark to regress so friggin' much when he seemed closer then ever to becoming Superman.

And honestly Lana. First you're Lex's equal, now you're Clark's equal? Yeesh. She gives herself too much credit. Or should I say, the writers/producers give Lana's character too much credit.

Question: Why isn't Chloe with Jimmy? That bugged for a while. And Clark yelling at Chloe over something about Lana (again) and her having to repeat something she'd explained to Clark a million times about not betraying Lana's confidence, was a scene that especially annoyed me.

I didn't buy into the whole Lana-rambo thing either. Was just way too unbelievable and... random.

I miss Lois. :(

I seriously think Shelby stealing lana's part in this episode would have a hell of alot more entertaining :lol:

Oh, and Tess was the best thing about this whole thing. She shined in an episode that was a total fail. Props to Cassidy for the accomplishment! :)

MsCali4Eva

01-30-2009, 09:35 PM

I gave this episode a 5 out of 10 and I was looking for some inspiration - searching for Cedric's review, but this thread is so dang-gone long, my eyes got tired looking for it. I can't even comment about this episode right now. I will try to come back later.

It is nice to see Smallville watchers so.... passionate this particular episode though.

falcon64z8

01-30-2009, 10:07 PM

I liked this episode, lana was hot in it and it gave us the back story of what happened. O and I seen worst episodes...

Demien

01-30-2009, 10:40 PM

1 (WORST)...it was something god I want to throw up

Kal-El90

01-30-2009, 10:43 PM

This totally messed with what smallville was all about man:@..they messed up the comic world..lana never had superhuman powers..where did this cme from..i mean yea the story did tell us what happend wen she left and hw she came bak all different and hu she wuz secretly msging and stuff..but superpowers...did nt see dat cming..nyways episode was good..i luv smallville..it cannot dissapoint me..never has never will :)..gud job ALLISON MACK!!!:)

ellives

01-31-2009, 12:17 AM

My third review for a SV episode.

The episode was okay but I'm feeling the hate that people have on the boards. I'm not going into shippers and all that because Clark Kent is flawed just like any normal human being. He doesn't know what he wants or if he even wants it and when he does have it, he screws it up.

As for the episode itself. I like the way it progressed but it seemed like the flashbacks actually took more time than what was going on currently. This certainly was Lana-centered and they even went back to last season to resolve the DVD breakup. How stupid of me to think she just wanted to get away? Idiot.

How bout Tess? When she wants something, she gets it and she sure got it last night. I am surprised that the Network showed blood splattering followed by repeated slow-motion hitting. I think that entire frame took 15 seconds off the episode. It was a very dark scene.

Allison Mack also directed this episode, kudos to her.
There was no Davis and I was wondering why isn't Chloe attending to her husband, Jimmy? Where's is the love?

Okay episode like I said before as a fan of the show and not a fan of any particular shipper of any kind. Clark and Lana needs to wrap it up, call it a day... and it might be sooner than you think.

dotsie23

01-31-2009, 01:23 AM

I have to admit I did not like anything about this episode at all...pretty boring and I was hoping for what looked to be a promising start in the beginning of the season. Anyway, I still love the show and I'm going to stick around for the very last eppy. I forgot about the bff moment so there was something I liked about this...Chloe and Lana are still very close no matter what! Yay girlfriends!

tibbit78

01-31-2009, 01:30 AM

Still think I was wrong in calling it a nightmare in the countdown thread? DO YOU???!

Cedric, I don't think it was that bad, really I don't. As I said before, I watch Smallville for Clark Kent only (since he's the main character and the show is about his journey).

As long as Tom Welling's on the show, that's all I care about.

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I was so disappointed by this episode & by the previews coming out for next week that I started a thread elsewhere (under general smallville discussion) to encourage everyone to email the cw & the writers/producers of the show & express all this directly to them - unfortunately I don't have very good contact info & this is all I have:

http://www.cwtv.com/feedback/comments
smallville@talk.thewb.com

If next week is going the direction the previews indicate than its a nail in the coffin for many of us, based on the feedback given here, so our only hope of salvaging the show is to speak up. Of course I don't actually think it will change anything but it sure makes me feel better & my conscience is clean about throwing the towel in...

i think they need to be hearing all this - does anyone else know better contact info?

I emailed this address and I got a return to sender. This email address doesn't work for me.

Cardinal

01-31-2009, 01:53 AM

Personally, I loved the ep and gave it a '10'.

Allison seems to have done well in her directorial debut. Tess beating the crap out of the dead Regan gave me a bit of a Clockwork Orange vibe for a minute. I'm not sure why Lana staged the kidnapping, as all she had to do is tell Clark and Chloe that she was going out of town on business for a few days and everything would've been fine. No one would have suspected anything until it was way too late to stop her.

Was it just me, or did anyone else notice that when Lana went super-speed and busted out of the containment room to catch the bullet, her hair stayed perfectly still. I guess that Promethius suit must have fused into her hair...I hope you like the style you've got now, Lana. it looks like you're stuck with it. And another thing, if Lana burned her forearms so badly, how come we haven't seen the gruesome burn marks? Surely Clark would have noticed and made half a dozen horrified comments by now.

Being a Clana fan, I loved the fact that Lana didn't choose to leave Clark, but was forced to do so. True, she could have come back once she got free, but doing so before she could defend herself properly would have kept Clark near her and kept him from becoming the Red-Blue Blur.

And, as a Clana fan, I have to admit loving the kiss at the end. Why they chose the Daily Planet's roof (did AM have anything to do with that?), I don't know. The location itself was unnecessary (I would have personally perferred a sunrise kiss somewhere on the farm), and an insult toward Clois fans everywhere. I sympathize with the many Clois fans who are incensed over the Clana kiss on the roof of the Daily Planet. Now you know how the Clana fans have felt whenever there was an intimate Clois moment in Clark's loft.

Sucks, don't it?

And as far as people complaining about this episode ruining 70 years of Clois, get over it. For at least fifty of those years, Lois couldn't have cared less about Clark Kent...she only wanted Superman. Only a late-80s retcon finally got her to see the man that had been there all along.

This show has been nothing BUT a big rewrite of Superman lore from the very beginning. Don't act all surprised when it happens now. If TPTB followed strict Superman lore, Lex, Lois, and Jimmy would never have been on the show until after Clark finished his training. Lana would be a redhead. The Kents would have been older. Pete Ross would have been a Nordic white guy. Chloe Sullivan and Lionel Luthor wouldn't have been on the show either...and there are many other ways in which the show has departed from canon.

It's happened from day one.

It will likely happen until the show ends.

Get used to it.

Tompouce

01-31-2009, 02:14 AM

I think this angers me the most out of anything in the episode. The writers keep making reference to the suit and how Lana is now ready to save mankind. If anything, Clark should have been the one to put on a suit and save people. Having Lana do it first, is really upsetting to me.

I think what will be the straw that breaks the camel's back is if the writers have Lana fly in next week's episode.
OMG, I haven't thought of this before...:eek:If they do something like this, as someone said once "sometimes I wonder what the writers smoke":D
But with "power" we have already an answer:lol:

clarkbunny

01-31-2009, 04:29 AM

OK, i'm a little late to the fray but am I the only one that just watched that and thought 'What just happened there?? Lana has super powers?' and where the hell are Lex and Lois for that matter?

I can't see any way out of this mess unless Clark goes back in time. I was watching them both kissing as equals at the end and I could have sworn I had entered some kind of parallel universe :eek:

blackcelebration

01-31-2009, 04:41 AM

Personally, I loved the ep and gave it a '10'.

Allison seems to have done well in her directorial debut. Tess beating the crap out of the dead Regan gave me a bit of a Clockwork Orange vibe for a minute. I'm not sure why Lana staged the kidnapping, as all she had to do is tell Clark and Chloe that she was going out of town on business for a few days and everything would've been fine. No one would have suspected anything until it was way too late to stop her.

I'm happy you enjoyed it, although I personally thought it was rubbish and one of the worst episodes ever!

Yeah, Lana staging her own kidknapping made zero sense, just like her character since Season 3:rolleyes:

Was it just me, or did anyone else notice that when Lana went super-speed and busted out of the containment room to catch the bullet, her hair stayed perfectly still. I guess that Promethius suit must have fused into her hair...I hope you like the style you've got now, Lana. it looks like you're stuck with it. And another thing, if Lana burned her forearms so badly, how come we haven't seen the gruesome burn marks? Surely Clark would have noticed and made half a dozen horrified comments by now.

Cos Lana's so great that she doesn't get marks like the rest of us and she never has bad hair days:lol:

Being a Clana fan, I loved the fact that Lana didn't choose to leave Clark, but was forced to do so. True, she could have come back once she got free, but doing so before she could defend herself properly would have kept Clark near her and kept him from becoming the Red-Blue Blur.

Lana never told Clark because she was too busy trying to get POWER for her own selfish pursuits and knew that Clark would never have had approved!

And, as a Clana fan, I have to admit loving the kiss at the end. Why they chose the Daily Planet's roof (did AM have anything to do with that?), I don't know. The location itself was unnecessary (I would have personally perferred a sunrise kiss somewhere on the farm), and an insult toward Clois fans everywhere. I sympathize with the many Clois fans who are incensed over the Clana kiss on the roof of the Daily Planet. Now you know how the Clana fans have felt whenever there was an intimate Clois moment in Clark's loft.

Sucks, don't it?

Obviously, you've never read many Superman comics or even watched much Superman television because if you did you'd know that Clark and Lois were actually married as early as the 1950's (Although addmittingly usually in elseworld's stories) and were actually married in the Adventures of Superman with George Reeves.

So I think Lois is entitled to snuggle up to Clark wherever and when ever she wants.

As long as it's written well of course:lol:

And as far as people complaining about this episode ruining 70 years of Clois, get over it. For at least fifty of those years, Lois couldn't have cared less about Clark Kent...she only wanted Superman. Only a late-80s retcon finally got her to see the man that had been there all along.

This is also the same with Lana, who before the 1980's was infactuated with Superboy and like Lois always wanted to prove that Clark Kent and Superman were the same, Lana wanted to prove that Clark and Superboy were the same.

This show has been nothing BUT a big rewrite of Superman lore from the very beginning. Don't act all surprised when it happens now. If TPTB followed strict Superman lore, Lex, Lois, and Jimmy would never have been on the show until after Clark finished his training. Lana would be a redhead. The Kents would have been older. Pete Ross would have been a Nordic white guy. Chloe Sullivan and Lionel Luthor wouldn't have been on the show either...and there are many other ways in which the show has departed from canon.

It's happened from day one.

It will likely happen until the show ends.

Get used to it.

Well, if I were you I'd skip the next episode then :lol:

IMPO I hated the way they treated the Pete character, I'm not going too deep into the really personal (and controversal stuff) but a lot of Smallville's problems relate mainly to they tend make the characters SOMETIMES unrecognisable from their comic counterparts, with Pete this wasn't a problem, although later on in the third Season he would be ditched after his character started to lose its purpose but as for Lana, all I can honestly say is when I first watched the Pilot episode I honestly thought at first that AM was Lana because she was hanging around with Pete and had a crush for Clark, as in the comics, but boy weren't I in for a shock.

I never hated her character, until maybe season 4, and 100% by the end of Season 5, but I kinda knew that Lana's character served no real purpose other than to be someone's love interest and that was mainly due to the fact that the writers had decided in install Lana traits into Chloe's character:rolleyes:

demongene

01-31-2009, 05:35 AM

This episode sucked bad.

marcella

01-31-2009, 05:36 AM

The point is that after Lana is gone,the quality of the episodes will be back to before her season arc.

So I will enjoy watching SV again

Jaderoyale

01-31-2009, 05:48 AM

The point is that after Lana is gone,the quality of the episodes will be back to before her season arc.

So I will enjoy watching SV again

Thats if the show hasn't lost a whole lot of viewers over this arc already.

michelleMedenilla

01-31-2009, 05:49 AM

The episode was SUPERB!!!

Love all the Clana moments....

jor-eldeux

01-31-2009, 06:42 AM

"Obviously, you've never read many Superman comics or even watched much Superman television because if you did you'd know that Clark and Lois were actually married as early as the 1950's (Although addmittingly usually in elseworld's stories) and were actually married in the Adventures of Superman with George Reeves."

As the official George Reeves Superman historian - they were only "married" in one episode. That was a Lois dream sequence (Season 4, episode 21) The first Lois had a great respect for him, disdain for Clark. The second Lois was convinced the two were the same, she could never prove it. The movie Lois figured it out, but got mind wiping kiss (wish I could do that). The second movie Lois, had a baby with him, hated him for leaving, loves him still, and who knows where that will go. It's in the comics where the love relationship grows and they eventually work out the alien marriage thing.

All in all the only steady arc in this whole mythos thing is the two have the hots for each other.

As for the "haters," I don't hate the show like I used to do. The difficulty in reconciling the fan base is you have people who love the Superman/Clark/Lois story just the way it is and don't want a rewrite. It has always been about the struggle to have "both." In fairness to the writers - Bulletproof was the turning point in this Clark's mind that you can do both. Now the struggle is figuring out who to do with. Anybody been blinded by love? or infatuation in this case. He started out the episode (with evil Chloe -lol) she has a dual personality for sure. Hope sprang - and then stupid reared it's ugly head. Just like in real life.

The current PS3 had a choice. Either leave the Lana story line dangling - or finish it off for good - and tie up loose ends. I don't why people thing they have to do such things - but they do - and they did. This was the path they chose to do that. Not a very good one in my opinion (almost 50% of the fan base) but they did.

What's cool to me is the passion for the story. The passion for a superhero that everybody wishes existed. The passion for a love story that everybody hopes happens to them. The guy(alien) who should be able to have everything because he's super. But even he doesn't get everything. He struggles just like everybody else. Clark and Lois fans want the two together because it consumates the ultimate comic book love story.

Doesn't matter what Smallville does - Clark and Lois will always be there. The whole lot of them may be snobs in real life. Who knows. I enjoy their acting. So shoot me. I like watching people get to do what they love to do. That's cool. I would love to see TW take on the adult Superman at some point. And by far ED is my favorite Lois.

So to the cast, crew and PS3 (even the evil "brought to television by" duo) thank you for a frustrating 8 years. Thank you for keeping the interest in Superman alive. Thank you for bringing Lois in early- I would have quit watching a long time ago. :rotfl: Next week's show is in the can - ready for screening. There will be a party at my house as Lana departs (no offense KK - you are a doll - live long and prosper). And thanks kryptonsite for the forums/spoilers.

LuckyLois

01-31-2009, 07:17 AM

For people who don't understand why Clois fans are upset maybe this will help. It would be as if Edward in TWILIGHT totally fell in love with someone else and was totally ignoring Bella. When he looked at Bella he was intriged but he was so distracted by this other person that the entire story of Twilight was different. Imagine his thirst for Bella that so obsessed him not existing? Or maybe Bella falling for a different vampire first before Edward.

Many Clana fans want to see their relationship work, and I get that, but the writers are messing with some pretty iconic storylines belonging to Clark and Lois and it stinks. If we are to have Clana so be it, but don't mess with the Clois story to come. That DP scene at the end, the Lana superhero and Clark never getting over Lana is messing with the legend. Plus he acts like a dork!

Mickey_Bickey

01-31-2009, 07:24 AM

I gave it a 1, and only because of Tess' scenes.

Lana's storyline in Power was by far the worst of the 4 episodes that I have seen since her character resurfaced in Bride.

It goes from having her taping a Dear Clark video to taking down her kidnappers single handedly before her training to demanding to be conditioned and trained because it will be good for the world.

It was pathetic to say the least to see Clark rewatching that video. Someone last week argued that he was rewatching it looking for clues to find Lana's whereabouts. Well, sadly I was right, and he was only watching for the sole purpose of having him the fool for Lana once again. Very sad.

As I was watching Thursday night I couldn't help think is this all an AU? Because, none of this makes sense to me.

Lana Lang is no equal to Lex Luthor, and she's certainly no equal to Superman, plain and simple. Even Chloe seemed ditzy in her presence which was completely out of character for her. I'm tired of everyone being 'awe inspired' by meeting her, and I'm tired of watching Clark's character regress into a 15 year old. Combing the streets of Metropolis desperately seeking Lana last night was painful to watch. They could have copied and pasted his scenes from the previous seasons, because I didn't even see a glimpse of the Man of Steel last night.

Then we have the moment where Lana gets her powers. The special effects were okay for this, but again so far fetched, so over the top and so ridiculous I almost hoped this was a clone for everyone's sake.

Finally we have her atop the DP summoning for Clark to meet her. She then tells him they can be together. He looks dubious, and she calls him on it. They kiss.

That look of doubt is the only glimmer of hope that I have for Clark's character next week. I hope to see this madness end with Clark realizing that Lana's greed for power is more important than him. I hope she chooses the power, and I hope that he sees her for what she truly is.

Lana Lang is a coffee clerk and Pete's future wife. She's not a hero.

jor-eldeux

01-31-2009, 07:36 AM

"That DP scene at the end, the Lana superhero and Clark never getting over Lana is messing with the legend. Plus he acts like a dork! "

Nail on the head - this Clark is such a dork - the line from Legion - and help me here - but in essence - this is nothing like the Superman we know ....

petitemimi

01-31-2009, 07:42 AM

I've seen speculation elsewhere that "The legend of Chun Li" may have paid to get a "Legend of Lana Lang" type of episode. Considering the shameless Stride/Hero episode of last year and the fact that the movie is due to hit theaters in Feb, it makes some sense.

mamma long arms

01-31-2009, 07:48 AM

i didnt particulary like the story line with Lana getting trained and eventually a super "suit"...but i give props to allison and her directing debut

LuckyLois

01-31-2009, 07:49 AM

I've seen speculation elsewhere that "The legend of Chun Li" may have paid to get a "Legend of Lana Lang" type of episode. Considering the shameless Stride/Hero episode of last year and the fact that the movie is due to hit theaters in Feb, it makes some sense.

I sure hope not because that would be a disgrace to the fans of SV to get a comprimised script!:(

petitemimi

01-31-2009, 07:55 AM

I sure hope not because that would be a disgrace to the fans of SV to get a comprimised script!:(

It's not like it would have been the first time! Hero was pretty much built around a gum!

magic

01-31-2009, 07:59 AM

awful awful story arc

I can't believe how much damage they can make in a single season to such a great show

Lana deserves better than this

Fallen One

01-31-2009, 08:00 AM

Yes!!! Jade now.. now that were ruthless. Ha ha. Awesome! I feel your pain, I'm STILL upset and its two days later.

I'll read the rest of the reviews and reply in a bit. I'm halfway through mine and will have it up in a few hours. I had to take a long break because all I was doing was swearing up a storm as I rewatched this filth and wrote about it.

LuckyLois

01-31-2009, 08:03 AM

Can't wait Cedric for your review. I'm sorry I called you Craig before!

cma_454

01-31-2009, 08:18 AM

...I'm not going into shippers and all that because Clark Kent is flawed just like any normal human being...

I agree that this is how he's been portrayed on Smallville.

It may also be Smallville's greatest failing.

What makes Superman so special is not his powers, it's that (unlike a human) he's not corrupted by them. He's not human, he's superhuman (and that goes far beyond his abilities).

A recurring theme in Superman comics over the last 70 years has been that nearly everyone that get powers like Superman's is eventually seduced by them (goes over to the 'Dark Side' if you will). Superman's unique combination of Kryptonian genetics and being raised by remarkably good human parents may be the secret.

Power corrupting and absolute power corrupting absolutely has also been a theme of literature for millennia. It has also played out throughout human history, often with horrific results.

I can understand the desire to ‘humanize’ Clark. It not only makes storytelling easier, it’s more appealing to those raised to believe that ‘No one is better than anyone else’ as law of nature (rather than a political construct).

IMHO, this is a mistake. To use his powers as he does in the comics, movies, and television, Superman needs to be very much better than a normal human.

I believe it was Bruce Wayne that said of Superman (from memory, so not an exact quote), “With his powers he could be a god. Luckily, he doesn’t think so.”

This, to some, might be the chief complaint with Lana Lang (as written on Smallville). No one brings out the human flaws and weaknesses in Clark more than Lana.

In Power, we not only have Clark demonstrating his flaws and weaknesses when Lana’s involved, we have the writers elevating her to his level. Considering the human flaws and weaknesses Lana’s demonstrated over the course of Smallville’s run, this diminishes the seeming strength of the character of Clark even more.

Now, in Requiem, they could do much to correct this. They could show, as they did in Wrath, the effect that Superman level power has on normal humans. Or, they could go the way the preview makes it appear they’ll go, and ignore not only over seventy years of Superman history, but thousands of years of human history (by making Lana an uncorrupted SuperLana/martyr).

We’ll know soon…

cloisthelegendbegins

01-31-2009, 08:28 AM

^^^ GREAT post cma!

Savo

01-31-2009, 08:29 AM

Ok I'm new to the forum and the only reason I joined was to share my feelings about the "Power" episode. As the majority of you pointed out....it sucked...badly. I have been a fan of the show since season 1 and still a devoted fan. However this Clana thing is really giving me migraines. I think my dislike for Lana's character started when she became all these different things? this whole Lana and superpowers thing...? I just don't get it...at all..

Exactly my thoughts....I joined the forum only because the episode 'power' was so over the top horrible as if someone was trying to sabotage the series. I understand the majority of people in the poll saying it was the worst episode of Smallville (it is by far the worst episode for me, and I was very close to changing the channel myself), but people voting it the best aren't really serious are they? I mean, even Clana people can't believe it's the 'best' episode of Smallville ever can they? I'm assuming they are trying to balance out the poll.

Tatiana

01-31-2009, 09:05 AM

I still sustain I liked she wanted to become stronger, I am sure If I would have been thru what she did all those yrs, she always felt sorry for herself for different reasons, I might have wanted to train myself as well. I guess she thought no matter how much pain she could tolerate physically, she would always have a weakness, so she wanted the suit. She forgot Clark also has weaknesses though, no matter how strong he is but being amazingly strong doesn't make someone a super-hero. She is going to have to go thru something really amazing to prove she could be one in my opinion. The thing I disliked the most was her comment about being equal to Clark, she is nowhere near equal to him as a super-hero. He has had to make tough choices to prove that, just because she has a suit using HIS DNA anyway, doesn't mean she is the same. The kiss was ok, I liked the shot in the end, I have to say Clark didn't look so convinced in my opinion, maybe it is wishful thinking but he wasn't acting all in love. Seemed to me he felt he HAD to be with her.

NoSupeForYou

01-31-2009, 09:10 AM

What's really funny about all this is that the writers have inadvertently demonstrated for us why the whole Clana relationship is so awful. If they end up having Clark and Lana separate because she becomes toxic to him due to absorbing kryptonite it would actually be fitting. Lana is more dangerous to Superman than three tons of kryptonite hanging over his head. The way that Clark is around her and how he becomes so obsessive and child-like is sickening. In real life, he would already be in jail for violating his restraining order. I've seen healthier relationships on Springer.

I'm starting to wonder whether this was intentionally written this badly, because I can't see someone stumbling into a script so bad. A part of the reason for this is what someone mentioned earlier in the thread (I think it was this thread); Clark has been wearing the Bizzaro jacket/shirt pattern recently. When Lois was there he was the Red-Blue Blur and wore the red jacket all the time. Maybe I should give AM credit for this and maybe she did a better job than I thought by getting back at PS3 for giving her such a god-awful script. Maybe it's no accident that she had TW wearing the clothes now most identified with his immoral, Lana-obsessed opposite. If so, props to her for getting this little jab in. This must have sucked for her; it was like being handed the keys to a car for the first time by your parents and realizing that it's for the rusty clunker out back with no engine, no wheels and with a spring sticking out of the seat.

cma_454

01-31-2009, 09:10 AM

^^^ GREAT post cma!

Thank you. I consider that a high compliment, coming from someone who's made so many great posts.

dreamsofnever

01-31-2009, 09:32 AM

Before my review, I'm going to start out with where I'm coming from on this. I have been a Superman fan for 18 years now. I grew up watching Lois and Clark, so I've also been a Clois fan for the same amount of time.

But I really believe it's not about the name of the person Clark falls in love with. I tuned into SV season 1 fully expecting to never see Lois and expecting to like Clana. Unfortunately, I didn't, but that's another post for another day.

Anyways, Superman means a lot to me. To me, Superman is a character with a strong moral compass. He is a man who has the powers of a god and yet is still humble and does all that he can for good. My problem with SV has never been that they toy with the mythos, but that thy don't always show Clark having a strong moral compass.

When talking to my husband about why this last episode upset me, he asked me a few questions. First-what did I see Clark doing that was immoral in the episode? When I answered that it was him overlooking the things Lana has done in the past and the way she obtained the suit, he pointed out to me that one of the things about Superman's character is that he is forgiving. He always looks for the best in people and gives many second chances. He believes in people to the point where it's almost a fault and it's a weakness that sometimes comes back to bite him in the butt.

So, now that I've calmed down, I'm not as angry as I was on initially watching the episode. I still didn't enjoy it, though.

Let's start with the good:
Allison Mack's directing. AM did really great with the visuals on this episode. Though I think the use of the Daily Planet for the last shot was a mistake, that last shot was very beautiful. The episode in general had a dark feel, but in a different way from any of SV's other episodes so that was nice.

Tess. I haven't been a big fan of Tess, but this episode really gave me chills with how cold and calculating she was. I love that they're not setting her down the path of redemption just because she's a woman scorned, and I love that she's no longer a villain because of blind devotion to Lex.

Lana's training to prepare herself was an interesting storyline, even if I would have preferred for it to be the B story and not the A story. But more about that below.

I really liked Lana's trainer. The actor did well in his part and I don't know, I just liked him.

The return of Regan was great continuity. He did well in playing against Tess.

I love Kristin's real hair when it's short like that. It looks really cute and girl-power-ish!

Kristin did an excellent job acting in this. I may not have enjoyed the writing, but Kristin did a great job with her performance. It made me look forward to her future projects.

What I didn't like:
I didn't like that Lana was the main character in this episode. Not because it's Lana, but because Clark and many other plots started in the first half of the season and even last episode really took a backseat. This show is about Clark's journey, and even if there is an episode where a supporting character (or in this case, a guest star) has a large role, he should still be allowed to shine. And yes, I would absolutely say the same thing if Lois had had Lana's role in this episode.

I really think having limited cast members in every episode is hurting the show. Last week, we see the start of Clark as a member of the Justice League (which I loved) and this week, the JLA is nowere to be seen. Two weeks ago, we see Doomsday burst out of his pod, and now Doomsday is nowhere to be seen. He's the great destroyer, and we're expected to believe he's just missing? Lois hasn't been seen in three weeks, even though Chloe is back, we're supposed to believe Tess is fine with Lois staying in Star City and not going into work for however long Lois is supposed to have been gone? And not a word about Jimmy's condition?

Which brings me to another issue. Regardless of how one feels about Chloe and Jimmy together, Jimmy and Chloe have been together on and off for the last two and a half years. She agreed to marry him and is legally married to him. She is also the only family he has that knows or cares about his condition. The writers didn't show Chloe in the best light when they have her inexplicably still in Metropolis and on top of that, she is allowing her cousin to take the time off work and take care of Jimmy so she can hang out and drink coffee in Metropolis? Chloe is one of the most compassionate characters on the show. This is not in character, and I resent the writers for not working two lines of dialogue in there about how Jimmy's doing and why Lois hasn't come back yet. Or even better, they could use their existing hospital set and have Clark talk to Chloe in a hospital corridor or something. It was just lazy writing and that's a shame.

I also don't like that Clark is shown to be fickle. Lana's gone for a few months and they show him flirting with Lois, and grabbing her hand at Chloe's wedding and going in for the kiss. Then suddenly, Lana's back and Lois doesn't exist? And when Lana's gone, are we going to be expected to buy that he will forget all about Lana and pick right back up where he left off with Lois? Now, I expected them to give us more Clana moments and I understand the why behind it, but I think they could have handled it better without making Clark look like either a player or someone who is completely clueless about women and the fact that yes, they do have feelings too. (But then again, I haven't liked how he's come off when we were deep into the Chloe-Clark-Lana triangle either, but that's again another post)

I really hated the last shot. The Daily Planet is a Superman staple. I did not like seeing Lana standing above Clark in that shot. I did not like that, on a show that has a Lois, they used a setting that has belonged to the romance between Clark and Lois for nearly 70 years. It was a poor choice and they could have done a shot that looked just as good from the top of Luthorcorp, the Isis foundation, the Talon, or they could have gone back to the roots of Clark and Lana and had it occur in the barn or the graveyard. I feel like whoever decided to set this shot there has no clue whatsoever about the Superman legend, or knew full well that they were basically giving the middle finger to those of us who watch because we are Superman fans.

I am disappointed that they have yet to show Clark learning something from the situation with Lana. I don't think that Lana purposely held him back or anything like that. I think that he has always had a large blind spot where she is concerned and when she is around, he has a hard time thinking of anything else. This is unfortunate, because every other version of Superman with a love story shows him able to do what he does while being in love. At the end of this, I want to see Clark realize that it doesn't have to be either/or. He can, and should, save the world and have a personal life. He just needs a woman who is secure enough in the relationship to let him be the hero that he has the potential to be.

I think he also needs to realize that if Lana were seeking the power suit so she could be with him, that she would have been honest with him. A functional relationship involves both partners being honest with each other. If you're hiding something, that is a sign that you know, on some level, that it ultimately isn't the best thing for the person you love.

My other problem with this episode was the problem I have with many Lana episodes. And that is that they spend a lot of time telling us how great Lana is without showing us that she 'deserves' this praise. I want to be SHOWN how great and wonderful she is, not told by every single character who has ever met her. Now, there have been Lana moments I really have enjoyed, so I don't hate the character. Just the weird fetish the writers seem to have with her.

And I hated the whole 'if you help me, you'll be helping the world.' That demonstrates a level of conceit that shows that Lana is not ready for superpowers and probably never will be. She may have the best of intentions, but if she really wanted to save the world, there are ways to do so without powers.

Things I'm undecided on:
Lana did appear power-hungry in this episode. She had tasted power and she wanted it back. She let Clark believe she left him via a Dear John DVD and instead went off to seek power. Whether she believed this would make her 'equal' with Clark so they could be together or whether she had other motives, the fact remains that she went on a one-woman mission to obtain power. They can go one of two ways with this: Address it and have it become part of Clark's realizations next episode and also have it play a part into Lana leaving to find her own way, or sweep it under the rug and turn Lana into some sort of martyr.

If they address it, my opinion of this episode will rise. If not, well they will have one pissed off fan (potentially ex-fan) on their hands.

Anyways, I think the writers have a tough job since we are all coming from different backgrounds and everyone wants something different out of the show. I still have a tiny amount of hope that they will give Lana a nice send-off without sacrificing Clark's character development, but that hope is dwindling. So, we'll see what happens next week.

Tompouce

01-31-2009, 09:51 AM

What's really funny about all this is that the writers have inadvertently demonstrated for us why the whole Clana relationship is so awful. If they end up having Clark and Lana separate because she becomes toxic to him due to absorbing kryptonite it would actually be fitting. Lana is more dangerous to Superman than three tons of kryptonite hanging over his head. The way that Clark is around her and how he becomes so obsessive and child-like is sickening. In real life, he would already be in jail for violating his restraining order. I've seen healthier relationships on Springer.

I'm starting to wonder whether this was intentionally written this badly, because I can't see someone stumbling into a script so bad. A part of the reason for this is what someone mentioned earlier in the thread (I think it was this thread); Clark has been wearing the Bizzaro jacket/shirt pattern recently. When Lois was there he was the Red-Blue Blur and wore the red jacket all the time. Maybe I should give AM credit for this and maybe she did a better job than I thought by getting back at PS3 for giving her such a god-awful script. Maybe it's no accident that she had TW wearing the clothes now most identified with his immoral, Lana-obsessed opposite. If so, props to her for getting this little jab in. This must have sucked for her; it was like being handed the keys to a car for the first time by your parents and realizing that it's for the rusty clunker out back with no engine, no wheels and with a spring sticking out of the seat.
It is interesting:)What I like the most in your post is "I'm starting to wonder whether this was intentionally written this badly, because I can't see someone stumbling into a script so bad." This is exactly my thoughts:eek::D

Psyloke

01-31-2009, 10:32 AM

Been a fan since season one, but just joined this forum for the first time to make these comments about this episode and Smallville in general:

1. <o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com<img src=" images="" smilies="" redface.gif="" border="0" alt="" title="Embarrassment" smilieid="3" class="inlineimg"></o:smarttagtype><style>  </style>When Smallville finally finishes and if I ever have the time I intend to gather together all the episodes and edit them down into the key developments of Clark becoming Superman, the highlights and focal points, the best episodes…

… realistically I figure I might have enough for 2 and a half seasons, maybe three.

I love the show (in principle) but my god, there have been so many awful episodes, arcs and characters. And this one was no exception. Anything I could say has already been said; the neverending Lana/Clark love story made approximately 4952% more important than it ever was in the comics, the fact Lana has now irrefutably been set in stone as THE love of Clark’s life, obliterating the “epic love” of Lois and Clark, the abysmal rooftop scene at the end, Lana with powers equal to Clarks… hold on I’ll stop, it’s all been said and I feel a little sick.

2. <link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CSimon%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsoh tml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com<img src=" images="" smilies="" redface.gif="" border="0" alt="" title="Embarrassment" smilieid="3" class="inlineimg"></o:smarttagtype><style>  </style>While with the exception of the comics, all other versions of the Superman story have admittedly had their weak points (the hideous ending of the first Christopher Reeves movie, and general slapstick comedy of the others, the super-powered son of Superman in Superman Returns), Superman is/should be essentially a Messiah character, a god among men constantly held in check through his essentially perfect and incorruptible morality, wisdom and grace. He doesn’t get it wrong. He can’t, if he did his conscience would weaken and the world would suffer. He's not only superpowered physically but mentally, hyper-intellegent etc.

I understand these qualities would have taken time to develop, but Smallville has thus far done a stellar job of showing us a petulant, whiney, morally inept, super-immature future Superman that no-one in their right mind would want flying around with god-like powers, if he ever learns to fly that is. If he’s learning the ropes, he’s learning them so painfully slowly it’s throwing everything else out of sync. I know Smallville has showed it has few qualms about smashing the hell out of official Superman cannon, but come on, Doomsday already? Clark working in the DP already? Lois in love with him already? Okay, all of that’s cool, I can dig… IF he was flying and being more like the man he should be by now. The writers/producers give the character no self assurance or wisdom or maturity. For someone who should be able to think as fast as he can fly… sorry run, he sure says some stupid, hurtful and immature garbage. Like the conversation with Chloe, having a go at her for not telling him about Lana when he has no moral problems with mashing her mind to pulp and permanantly lying through his teeth from series 1 till now about all manner of things.

3. Finally, I do actually enjoy Smallville… at least I enjoy looking forward to watching the next GOOD episode because lets face it, the good ones really are good. Still, the series needs to end or move on, I’ve felt this for the last three seasons at least. I know and understand they have to stretch it out as long as possible because entertainment is second to making money, but come on; if the No Flights, No Tights rule stands, it’s going to get really stupid soon, if it hasn’t already. Clark Kent needs to grow up, and if Tom Welling doesn’t want to move the character along (well within his right, he doesnt need to do anything he's not contracted to do), then just end it on a high and we can enjoy the next Superman movie when it comes along.

Kinda had to put all my thoughts of the last few years into one post. Sorry.

Oh, and Tess was great. :)

Tompouce

01-31-2009, 11:05 AM

Oh, and Tess was great. :)
It is normal, she is a red woman :D

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Sorry, I forgot : Welcome here Psyloke:)

dreamsofnever

01-31-2009, 11:08 AM

Welcome to K-site, Psyloke!

You make some excellent points.

I am a fan of SV, but they definitely have had their high points and low points. Pretty much when it's good, it's really good, and when it's bad, it's really bad.

Jaderoyale

01-31-2009, 11:24 AM

Yes!!! Jade now.. now that were ruthless. Ha ha. Awesome! I feel your pain, I'm STILL upset and its two days later.

Yes! Its was ruthless. Thank heavens. I didn't hold back this week. And i too, am still upset.

I'll read the rest of the reviews and reply in a bit. I'm halfway through mine and will have it up in a few hours. I had to take a long break because all I was doing was swearing up a storm as I rewatched this filth and wrote about it.

I was dying to swear throughout my review. But the whole review would have literally been swear words and the odd character name thrown in for good measure.

LuckyLois

01-31-2009, 11:45 AM

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What I didn't like:
I didn't like that Lana was the main character in this episode. Not because it's Lana, but because Clark and many other plots started in the first half of the season and even last episode really took a backseat. This show is about Clark's journey, and even if there is an episode where a supporting character (or in this case, a guest star) has a large role, he should still be allowed to shine. And yes, I would absolutely say the same thing if Lois had had Lana's role in this episode.

I really think having limited cast members in every episode is hurting the show. Last week, we see the start of Clark as a member of the Justice League (which I loved) and this week, the JLA is nowere to be seen. Two weeks ago, we see Doomsday burst out of his pod, and now Doomsday is nowhere to be seen. He's the great destroyer, and we're expected to believe he's just missing? Lois hasn't been seen in three weeks, even though Chloe is back, we're supposed to believe Tess is fine with Lois staying in Star City and not going into work for however long Lois is supposed to have been gone? And not a word about Jimmy's condition?

Which brings me to another issue. Regardless of how one feels about Chloe and Jimmy together, Jimmy and Chloe have been together on and off for the last two and a half years. She agreed to marry him and is legally married to him. She is also the only family he has that knows or cares about his condition. The writers didn't show Chloe in the best light when they have her inexplicably still in Metropolis and on top of that, she is allowing her cousin to take the time off work and take care of Jimmy so she can hang out and drink coffee in Metropolis? Chloe is one of the most compassionate characters on the show. This is not in character, and I resent the writers for not working two lines of dialogue in there about how Jimmy's doing and why Lois hasn't come back yet. Or even better, they could use their existing hospital set and have Clark talk to Chloe in a hospital corridor or something. It was just lazy writing and that's a shame.

I also don't like that Clark is shown to be fickle. Lana's gone for a few months and they show him flirting with Lois, and grabbing her hand at Chloe's wedding and going in for the kiss. Then suddenly, Lana's back and Lois doesn't exist? And when Lana's gone, are we going to be expected to buy that he will forget all about Lana and pick right back up where he left off with Lois? Now, I expected them to give us more Clana moments and I understand the why behind it, but I think they could have handled it better without making Clark look like either a player or someone who is completely clueless about women and the fact that yes, they do have feelings too. (But then again, I haven't liked how he's come off when we were deep into the Chloe-Clark-Lana triangle either, but that's again another post)

I really hated the last shot. The Daily Planet is a Superman staple. I did not like seeing Lana standing above Clark in that shot. I did not like that, on a show that has a Lois, they used a setting that has belonged to the romance between Clark and Lois for nearly 70 years. It was a poor choice and they could have done a shot that looked just as good from the top of Luthorcorp, the Isis foundation, the Talon, or they could have gone back to the roots of Clark and Lana and had it occur in the barn or the graveyard. I feel like whoever decided to set this shot there has no clue whatsoever about the Superman legend, or knew full well that they were basically giving the middle finger to those of us who watch because we are Superman fans.

I am disappointed that they have yet to show Clark learning something from the situation with Lana. I don't think that Lana purposely held him back or anything like that. I think that he has always had a large blind spot where she is concerned and when she is around, he has a hard time thinking of anything else. This is unfortunate, because every other version of Superman with a love story shows him able to do what he does while being in love. At the end of this, I want to see Clark realize that it doesn't have to be either/or. He can, and should, save the world and have a personal life. He just needs a woman who is secure enough in the relationship to let him be the hero that he has the potential to be.

I think he also needs to realize that if Lana were seeking the power suit so she could be with him, that she would have been honest with him. A functional relationship involves both partners being honest with each other. If you're hiding something, that is a sign that you know, on some level, that it ultimately isn't the best thing for the person you love.

My other problem with this episode was the problem I have with many Lana episodes. And that is that they spend a lot of time telling us how great Lana is without showing us that she 'deserves' this praise. I want to be SHOWN how great and wonderful she is, not told by every single character who has ever met her. Now, there have been Lana moments I really have enjoyed, so I don't hate the character. Just the weird fetish the writers seem to have with her.

And I hated the whole 'if you help me, you'll be helping the world.' That demonstrates a level of conceit that shows that Lana is not ready for superpowers and probably never will be. She may have the best of intentions, but if she really wanted to save the world, there are ways to do so without powers.

Things I'm undecided on:
Lana did appear power-hungry in this episode. She had tasted power and she wanted it back. She let Clark believe she left him via a Dear John DVD and instead went off to seek power. Whether she believed this would make her 'equal' with Clark so they could be together or whether she had other motives, the fact remains that she went on a one-woman mission to obtain power. They can go one of two ways with this: Address it and have it become part of Clark's realizations next episode and also have it play a part into Lana leaving to find her own way, or sweep it under the rug and turn Lana into some sort of martyr.

If they address it, my opinion of this episode will rise. If not, well they will have one pissed off fan (potentially ex-fan) on their hands.

Anyways, I think the writers have a tough job since we are all coming from different backgrounds and everyone wants something different out of the show. I still have a tiny amount of hope that they will give Lana a nice send-off without sacrificing Clark's character development, but that hope is dwindling. So, we'll see what happens next week.

Let me just say you have expressed every feeling I have about this episode perfectly. Especially about the DP scene. And I will take it one step further, after watching the show again to see if I was unfair I also felt perhaps the writers were trying to rub our noses in Lana not being the reason for Clark to get off his butt (remember Chloe telling him that). Well, yeah it may not be Lana's fault is right. It's the writers fault for making Clark a completely clueless individual when she is around. WHY?

Kelly, Jade, Sana and Annie I'm right there with you. Can't wait for Cedric's review!

Mars Investigations

01-31-2009, 12:54 PM

The more and more I dwell on this episode, the more and more disappointed I become. I loved the rejuvenated Lana when she returned in "Bride", and yet now I can't wait for her to leave.

PS3, you have made your first mistake - and it was a whopper.

shatch1115

01-31-2009, 12:56 PM

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It's like this, folks. Smallville is, and has always been, a series about Superman before he was Superman. Consequently, they can do whatever they wish with certains parts of the mythos, because what they are writing happened BEFORE he was Superman. For instance, who's to say that Clark could not have met Lois BEFORE he moved to Metropolis and joined the Planet? And, remember, Chloe would not exist if the writers had not taken a little license with the mythos.

Understand that the creator of the mythos has only allowed the writers to bend it, not break it. So, if you think hard, all of the things with which you don't agree that have been writen into Smallville, could really have happened in the world BEFORE Clark became Superman. Clark could have actually had a really hard time of ending it with Lana, going back and forth, and walking around with a hangdog face all the time. Clark could have been Lex's closest friend before Lex went totally mad and Clark became Superman. The writers are making it true to life. Haven't everyone of us been through a relationship like Clark's and Lana's, one that gets better, then worse several times, before it just ends badly.

So everybody might want to step back from all the hate and reconsider your opinions of this episode and whole series. In my opinion, Smallville, especially with the vast number of writers the series has had, is superbly written because it is on point, cohesive, and masterfully ties up the big loose ends (there are a few small ones, like what happened to their college careers??) Let's all hope that they continue to write episodes like this to bridge the gap to a Season 9 and the hope that Lex returns, bald cap or not. For if he does not return, the whole series will be for naught (You listening, Michael? :rolleyes:)

If you want something to squawk about, go on any number of forums and discuss why the hell the last Superman movie had Superman fathering a child??? :mad:

Iluvgreen

01-31-2009, 12:57 PM

I gave it a 6 because Tess was awsome. And Lana's trainer said, "How long have you been feeling sorry for yourself? Let me guess. All of your life."

KBeautiful

01-31-2009, 01:09 PM

I absolutely loved the episode "Go Lana" :cool:

jobookjunkie

01-31-2009, 01:13 PM

*wanders in and looks round*

Has Cedric posted his review yet?

*wanders back out again*

pizzahead2490

01-31-2009, 01:17 PM

For people who don't understand why Clois fans are upset maybe this will help. It would be as if Edward in TWILIGHT totally fell in love with someone else and was totally ignoring Bella. When he looked at Bella he was intriged but he was so distracted by this other person that the entire story of Twilight was different. Imagine his thirst for Bella that so obsessed him not existing? Or maybe Bella falling for a different vampire first before Edward.

!

isnt thats how bella did to jacob;)

ims001

01-31-2009, 01:17 PM

You know it would be intersting if everyone who voted here were to vote in a 'What do you think of it now?' poll on Power, after watching Requiem.

I wonder how much people who gave low ratings were influenced by the preview of Requiem, and the thought of where this is all going?

La Donna

01-31-2009, 01:24 PM

There are a lot of really great posts here! I would quote a lot of them, but there's too many! You guys are really doing great explaining your reasoning, and so I think there's no way any of us could be described as simply "Lana haters" for rating this episode so low. Seriously, you guys make it so fun and satisfying to read the forum. And I don't just mean those who agree with me, but all of you that take time to come on here and post your reviews, make jokes, and respond to the rest of us. Nice, real nice!

I love everyone's new avi's. A very visual way to get the point across.

Ann wrote:

Allison-for a first time effort, I'm very impressed with your directorial debut and hope to see more. I only have one complaint- the ending was an abomination.

Thanks Ann for what you said about my posts. I agree with you here so much, AM did great, but the last shot broke my heart.

It brings me back to Lois and Clark and the dunk tank and how horribly I felt for Chloe. The only thing good in Power is that Lois wasn't there to personally witness the defilement.

I felt the same way. When that first episode aired with Lois (I think it was the first one with her), I actually wasn't a huge fan. I straight up loved how Clark acted around Lois from the get go, but I wasn't completely sold on Lois. That soon changed, however, as I fell in love with the character. I loved Chloe from the beginning, and I wanted Chlark desperately. Chloe deserved Clark, if nothing else. Clark has never acted in a Supermanly manner around Lana. That's my opinion, and I know a lot of people may not agree, but while I never completely wished for Lana's utter destruction, I also never felt like her and Clark should be together. I've liked Lana off and on, but never really as a true partner for Clark. I actually liked her most in parts of season 5 I think. I felt so bad for her when Clark broke up with her, and I actually really liked her with Lex. I felt bad for Clark, but mostly, it was Clark's desperate, complete, obsession for obtaining Lana and keeping her in a locket around his neck that I couldn't handle. So when Chloe stood at the dunk tank looking on, my heart broke for her. With this end shot in Power, my heart broke for Lois, but mostly for all of us Superman fans.

I gotta say, for all of you tuning in live next week with the faith and hope that things get turned around and Clark comes out of this whole thing looking like he did in the beginning of season 8, I'm glad for you that you will tune in, so the entire show doesn't tank. But, I'm scared for you. Real scared. My entire faith in PS3 was crushed, and besides my love of the show, I fear for the reaction should the next episode roll in and we get the ending previewed in the trailer for next week.

Come to think of it, perhaps Lana was smart to be invinvcible, because it's the only way to get Clark to focus on saving the world. Every time she's around, he spends every ounce of his energy and brain power trying to protect her or obtain her. If he doesn't have to constantly worry about her, such as during episodes 1-10 (although DD in the barn proved that when Lana shows up, he must ensure her safety above all others), then he can focus on the world in general. If I didn't see Lana so power hungry in Power, I might think she did it for a good reason, but she seemed more thirsty for power than even Lex has. In Bride, Legion and Bulletproof, Lana came across as really wanting Clark to be a hero to the world instead of his constant focus on her. I was glad for who she had become. I was not glad that Clark showed at the end of Bulletproof that he wasn't anywhere close to being over her, but I liked this new Lana. However, Power showed us a Lana who was either putting on a front so she could obtain Power without anyone getting in the way, or a Lana that had no sense of moral scope and so she's blinded in the same sense as Lex, trying to convince herself and others that she really does want to save the world, and her lust for power is simply the means to achieve it. Or, the writers have no clue how to right a real hero, and they honestly think that a lust for power above all else is the path Lana can take to be shown as a true hero. In which case their wrong.

Whatever their intent was, it will be clear next week. But going by their promo, trailer and setup, I see no way for this to turn out well for Clark. There's always a chance he'll realize who Lana really is, which means her faults and mistakes along with her good qualities instead of seeing only perfection. In season 7, Lana both tried to keep it from him and tried to show him. Clark didn't want to see it. I just think that they've had a chance to make Clark open his eyes before now, and if Power didn't do it (which it didn't, obviously, given his proclamation at the end), then I don't see any evidence that something will happen in the next and final Lana episode that will change his mind. He was given evidence that she has some serious morality issues, and yet he overlooked them in order to have her. In the preview for next week, Lana comes across as heroic. She seems to be out saving people, and it looks like she will sacrifice either her life or her chance to be with Clark in order to save Clark and save the world. So honestly, what is he likely to discover or view about Lana that will finally turn him off? This leads me to believe the writers are intending Lana to be a true hero, and don't see her actions as negative. The audience does, which would lead one to believe that was the writers intent, but from what we see coming, I don't think that was the writers intent. Perhaps this is just my broken faith speaking, but I see no evidence that this arc can end any other way.

There's always the chance. I know we all hope that tiny chance proves to be the genius surprise we deserve. I just can't hold on to that chance any longer. Even if it all turns around, I see no reason why they had to use the DP roof as they did in Power, not only with the kiss, but with the positioning of Lana and Clark. They can't take that back, no matter what happens in the next episode. Anybody that thought that was okay and not a big deal that is connected with the show just can't be trusted to pull through a miracle. I hope I'm wrong, more than anything I've ever hoped for this show before.

If they have Lana fly next week, I don't even think TW's body can lure me back to viewing that show.

I just got a call from PS3. We've been punked. I knew it! There's no way this was real. Wait, hold on...... I'm getting another call........ That was Tom, and apparently we haven't been punked, it's just PS3's way of trying to lure back viewers. I've been duped again, son-of-a-b****!

dreamsofnever

01-31-2009, 01:47 PM

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It's like this, folks. Smallville is, and has always been, a series about Superman before he was Superman. Consequently, they can do whatever they wish with certains parts of the mythos, because what they are writing happened BEFORE he was Superman. For instance, who's to say that Clark could not have met Lois BEFORE he moved to Metropolis and joined the Planet? And, remember, Chloe would not exist if the writers had not taken a little license with the mythos.

Understand that the creator of the mythos has only allowed the writers to bend it, not break it. So, if you think hard, all of the things with which you don't agree that have been writen into Smallville, could really have happened in the world BEFORE Clark became Superman. Clark could have actually had a really hard time of ending it with Lana, going back and forth, and walking around with a hangdog face all the time. Clark could have been Lex's closest friend before Lex went totally mad and Clark became Superman. The writers are making it true to life. Haven't everyone of us been through a relationship like Clark's and Lana's, one that gets better, then worse several times, before it just ends badly.

So everybody might want to step back from all the hate and reconsider your opinions of this episode and whole series. In my opinion, Smallville, especially with the vast number of writers the series has had, is superbly written because it is on point, cohesive, and masterfully ties up the big loose ends (there are a few small ones, like what happened to their college careers??) Let's all hope that they continue to write episodes like this to bridge the gap to a Season 9 and the hope that Lex returns, bald cap or not. For if he does not return, the whole series will be for naught (You listening, Michael? :rolleyes:)

If you want something to squawk about, go on any number of forums and discuss why the hell the last Superman movie had Superman fathering a child??? :mad:

Welcome to the boards, Shatch.

I appreciate your post, but could you please go back and point out some posts where any of us are complaining about the mythos?

My entire problem with this episode had nothing to do with rearranging the mythos and everything to do with representing the character in a way that is completely not Superman.

(and I hated SR too! :))

Anyways, welcome to K-site again!

bigteep

01-31-2009, 02:11 PM

This is all getting way too weird. I really miss the great stories of the past. The villain of the week. Sure, they sometimes got predictable, but they didn't go way off the deep end with silliness. I miss Kara, Lex, Martha, Jonathan. Lionel and even Lois.
Do they know that it's supposed to be Clark and Lois, not Clark and Lana? End it Lana already. The season started out great now it's turned back into a Clana soap opera again.
And we all knew that would happen the minute Lana showed up. Clark has turned from Superman to Jellyman.

e-µ-i

01-31-2009, 02:39 PM

I gave it 7. It's nothing special, but Tess is slowly becoming like Lex, which is great.

What really bothered me is what CK's saying...like he's completely and utterly retarded.
He would rather be with psycho Lana than save people. While they were kissing some person maybe died. Way to go Superman, you saved it. NOT !
Like he's 10 years old...annoying as hell. He better start saving some people or I'll get really upset.
WHERE THE HELL IS DOOMSDAY ???!!!

individuall

01-31-2009, 02:46 PM

*walks in*

Cedric review up yet?...No?

*walks out*

geminis

01-31-2009, 02:51 PM

Yes!!! Jade now.. now that were ruthless. Ha ha. Awesome! I feel your pain, I'm STILL upset and its two days later.

I'll read the rest of the reviews and reply in a bit. I'm halfway through mine and will have it up in a few hours. I had to take a long break because all I was doing was swearing up a storm as I rewatched this filth and wrote about it.

It was, wasn't it? I still feel pained as well; can't even bring myself to watching the episode again. I started it and had to stop before the credits rolled. Can't wait for your review-I'm sure it'll be highly inventive.

alejandrita439

01-31-2009, 02:52 PM

this episode was better than i expected..
it was interesting,

what i liked;
-Allison mack the director
-the story of "Why lana did the video message" .... so unexpected
-Tess
-Continuity: Dr. Groll and Regan (i knew that they would appear again)
-The special Effects

what i dislike:
-No mention of Lois at all, i thought that clark will remember her when he was in the DP
-the clana rollercoaster
-it was a lana centric episode :/
-the end scene
-i expected that by this episode clark and lana would only be good friends, no friends with rights
-the clana rollercoaster
-The clana trailer at the end of the episode...
-Did i mention the clana rollercoaster? :p

in my opinion this is one of the worst episodes of this season, but not the worst

i gave it a low 8

geminis

01-31-2009, 02:53 PM

I agree that this is how he's been portrayed on Smallville.

It may also be Smallville's greatest failing.

What makes Superman so special is not his powers, it's that (unlike a human) he's not corrupted by them. He's not human, he's superhuman (and that goes far beyond his abilities).

A recurring theme in Superman comics over the last 70 years has been that nearly everyone that get powers like Superman's is eventually seduced by them (goes over to the 'Dark Side' if you will). Superman's unique combination of Kryptonian genetics and being raised by remarkably good human parents may be the secret.

Power corrupting and absolute power corrupting absolutely has also been a theme of literature for millennia. It has also played out throughout human history, often with horrific results.

I can understand the desire to ‘humanize’ Clark. It not only makes storytelling easier, it’s more appealing to those raised to believe that ‘No one is better than anyone else’ as law of nature (rather than a political construct).

IMHO, this is a mistake. To use his powers as he does in the comics, movies, and television, Superman needs to be very much better than a normal human.

I believe it was Bruce Wayne that said of Superman (from memory, so not an exact quote), “With his powers he could be a god. Luckily, he doesn’t think so.”

This, to some, might be the chief complaint with Lana Lang (as written on Smallville). No one brings out the human flaws and weaknesses in Clark more than Lana.

In Power, we not only have Clark demonstrating his flaws and weaknesses when Lana’s involved, we have the writers elevating her to his level. Considering the human flaws and weaknesses Lana’s demonstrated over the course of Smallville’s run, this diminishes the seeming strength of the character of Clark even more.

Now, in Requiem, they could do much to correct this. They could show, as they did in Wrath, the effect that Superman level power has on normal humans. Or, they could go the way the preview makes it appear they’ll go, and ignore not only over seventy years of Superman history, but thousands of years of human history (by making Lana an uncorrupted SuperLana/martyr).

We’ll know soon…

Terrific post; in particular the bolded stuff.

Fallen One

01-31-2009, 02:59 PM

Ryan Seacrest: Hello America! Welcome to the special Vancouver edition of American Idol. Tonight we narrow down the field more and send some contestants home. But first we have a major announcement tonight. In an effort to appeal to the young <S>male</S> female demographic, for one night only we have merged with the CW. Join us tonight for the first ever Smallville sponsored American Idol!

Theme plays

Seacrest: Join me in welcoming my new co-host, Brian Peterson!

Peterson: What up, Crest? This is the Peterson! I'm large and in charge and tonight we crown a new American Cheese!

Seacrest: American Idol.

Peterson: That's what I said.

Seacrest: No, you said American Cheese.

Peterson: Woah dude, are you coming on to me?

Seacrest: Uh, whatever. Let's meet our judges, America! There's been some additions. First up, he's the Dawg that dogs the doggy dog dog dogs, Randy Jackson!

Randy Jackson: Yeah! Yeah! Whoo! Yeah! What's up, baby? Yeah! Yeah!

Seacrest: She's the sassy but lively newcomer, Kara Dioguardi.

Kara Dioguardi: Thank you, thank you (flings hair and winks) Thank you! Thank you!

Seacrest: She's the sugary sweet waiflike woman who's poster hung on Full House, Paul Abdul.

Paula Abdul: Can I move my seat? This new guy is scary.

Seacrest: That scary, new guy is none other than, our new judge, Miles Millar! How are ya Miles?

Miles Millar: Hey, Ryan... I'm good. I'm good.

Miles slowly nods his head…for five minutes straight. He stares straight ahead with a blank look on his face

Seacrest: Miles, you with us?

Miles: (suddenly alert) Yo. Hey. Sorry. Spaced there for a second. Did I miss the bus?

Abdul: Do you see what I mean?

Peterson: Shut up. Let the Peterson step in and introduce the top judge of them all. Simon Cowell, folks.

Simon Cowell: Peterson, I'd love to nail your tongue to a burning building.

Seacrest: After the last episode, Get in line, Simon. Now you already saw the performances of our contestants last night. However, with the new merger between our program and Smallville, we have someone new to factor in. Here with a stirring performance is American Idol's newest hopeful…Lana Lang!

Lana: (while sipping water) Oh oh oh…uh! Something totally crazy…uh! Forget I'm a lady.. uh! Men's shirt something skirts…uh! Oh oh oh really wild-yeah.. uh! Doin it in secret yeah!.. uh! (swallows water) Oh oh oh Get in the action.. uh! The world needs you.. uh! Get fake hair, do what I care…uh! Oh oh oh I want to be free yeah.. uh! To feel the way I feel. Man, I feel like a hero. Whatever. I'm done. Clap. (sips water)

Silence

Seacrest: Damn. Well, that was…

Peterson: Frickin' awesome! That was so good I have to change my pants! Clap you bastards! Clap!

Audience nervously claps

Seacrest: Let's go to the judges. Kara.

Dioguardi: (blank stare)

Seacrest: Right. I think we better go to Randy.

Jackson: That was aight, ya know. It wasn't the best stuff. It didn't blow me away. I wasn't like "Whoa." It wasn't like "Oh My God". It wasn't the best stuff, but it was aight. It wasn't as good as the stuff I did with Lionel and Pete back in the day, but it was aight.

Peterson: Thank you for nothing, Randy. Paul Anka.

Paula: I'm Paula Abdul, not Paul Anka. I thought it was pitchy at some points. There were some glitches, but you made it your own. Were you nervous up there? You looked nervous up there! You're so cute. I liked it.

Seacrest: Thanks, Paula. Miles.

Miles: Pitchy?! Pitchy!? I'll pitchy my triangle around your head - Lana, I love you. You…complete me.

Peterson: That's sweet. Finally, Simon. It's your call.

Simon: If I'm being honest…

Kelly Souders runs out and whispers something in Simon's ear

Simon: OK, I've been told to not be honest. So, Lana, you are amazing. You have a bright future.

Seacrest: There ya have it, America. Now Lana, let me ask you, how does it feel joining the cast so late? Do you feel that it might be tough to fit in? This is your first show and in a couple of weeks we crown a winner.

Lana: It's an honor, Ryan. I have the utmost respect for my supporting cast. Performing alongside the dumb girl, the Arctic girl, and the tall one has been amazing for me. I hope that I can work side by side and make some memories with the two jailbait youngins and the single-mom Tracy Chapman lookin' chick.

Seacrest: Great. Well, the votes are in, America. You made the choice this week as a record number of 80 bazillion million votes came in from across the country. We have a winner…wait a minute. How do we have a winner? This isn't the season finale, and Lana just performed. How did America vote already? Something doesn't seem right.

Souders runs out and whispers something in Seacrest's ear

Seacrest: Thank you, Kelly. Ladies and gentlemen, Ms. Souders just threatened to rip my spleen out if I don't just read the winner. Josh, you received 16% of the vote. Shannon, you got 24% of the vote. Our other 35 contestants, you all received 39%. Finally, Lana, you got…8,129% of the vote. What? I swear, folks, that's what's written on the card. Uh, congrats Lana. If people flipped out over Jennifer Hudson, wait until this one hits the fan.

Lana: Thank you, Ryan. Some people wait a lifetime for a…moment-uh like this. Next year, my friend Chloe is going to win this show.

Seacrest: You mean your friend is going to try out and hopefully win this show?

Lana: No, I mean she's going to win the show.

Seacrest: Gotcha. That does it America. Seacrest out!

__________________

Sigh. Oh you'll laugh... you'll cry. You'll kiss common sense and decent storytelling goodbye. OK, Bourbon? Check. Spit bucket? Check. Respirator? Check. Picture of my family? Check. I'm ready. God help me..

Previously ON! Brainiac did us all a big favor. Lana sucked at home movies. Questioning Regan's loyalty was a no-no. Apparently leaving a coffee shop is too difficult. Tess became a human DVR. And Clark needed misery.

We open up on the shot of someone in a futuristic hot tub. Dr. Idiot is a man on a mission that no one cares about. One of his researchers cautions against proceeding but the good doctor insists that it must be done. There's some scientific-speak followed by confirmation that the "subject" is ready for the experiment. Dr. Idiot looks a little too determined as he orders for everything to begin. Dude, it is not that dramatic. Relax. There is a sound similar to the Batmobile followed by the hot tub electrocuting itself, then the top of it lights on fire. There better a evil T-1000 in there or I'm going to be pissed. Its worse than I thought. Its Lana.

Opening Credits. The people who begun to watch in 2009 don't even know who half these people are.

Kent farm. Let me get this straight. Jimmy, Chloe's husband, is in Star City eating liquid meatloaf through a straw, yet she decides to go for a stroll hundreds of miles away? Jimmy, you might as well get yourself a blow-up doll. Lana's annoying whispery voice is heard and Clark is standing in the living room looking sad as he watches the breakup DVD; as if the first 100 times wasn't ENOUGH. The world's worst wife turns off the TV and makes a bad joke. Clark tells her about the kiss and that it was the wrong thing to do. The world's worst wife is shocked that he would think kissing someone that broke his heart/ didn't apologize/ won't apologize / and flaunts her decision in his face, is a bad thing. SHUT up Chloe.

"Lana thought she was holding me back and you know what? She was right. Look what happened after she left. I got off the farm, I got a job, I started using my abilities to help people when they needed it the most." - Clark Kent, the only moment that didn't piss me off in this episode, 7:08PM.

Chloe shoots that down and says that Lana isn't that bad. Oh it gets worse... she then and asks Clark how does he thinks Lana feels about all of this. Chloe Sullivan, the same Chloe Sullivan that doesn't care to be with her comatose husband that almost died trying to protect her - THAT Chloe Sullivan, is giving relationship advice. Goodbye brain cells! Just wow. Then she suggests that Lana is probably at her apartment and for Clark to go talk to her about all of this before deciding not to be with her. Correction Chloe: Lana is at Lois' apartment, not yours. You do remember your cousin don't you? She's the one at your husband's side while you pretend to be Ricki Lake. Just awful.

Talon. Clark goes over there to find Lois' apartment wrecked. Coincidently, my place looked lot like this after I watched this episode. Tess pulls a gun on him suspecting that he was someone else. After Clark questions her being there, she says that she was "concerned about Lana and had came to warn her but she was too late". ::downs a shot of Bourbon:: Tess tells Clark that Lana stole some Luthorcorp data from her and is concerned that Lex may have had her kidnapped. Oh that cold hearted bastard! How dare he spend billions of dollars on technology that someone else steals, and dare to want that technology back! Clark isn't buying it completely but Tess assures him and stresses how concerned she is about Lana.

"Since when did you and Lana become close friends?" - Clark Kent, a question that millions asked at the same time, 7:10PM.

Tess goes on to say how much she owes Lana for opening her eyes to the twisted man that Lex really is. Clark feints ignorance and Tess tells him that this wasn't the first time Lex has done this. She brings up the breakup DVD and.. oh.. dear.. God..

We flashback to, allegedly, the making of the video with a now long-haired Lana talking to a camera that is held by Lex's hentchmen who have her at gunpoint. After she finishes with the video, Lex's men place a napkin over her mouth and she pretends to be knocked out. Tess walks into the room and tells them to get Lana inside the van. Thats right folks, if you're just joining us today and hate yourself- Lana was forced to make that DVD by the mean bald Lex. What a swerve the writers threw us! **spits**

Back to real time, Clark gets angry at Tess for forcing his precious to make that DVD. Tess blames Lex, then says that Lex told them it was for Lana's own good because Clark kept hurting her in their dysfunctional relationship last season. There you have it. The writers have finally achieved a goal of theirs. They managed to blame Lex, Tess, and Clark for all that happened to Lana last season. Lana is now pure and absorbed of any fault. You know, back in College I once played "Win Lose or Draw" with a group of my friends and one of my friends drew a TV, which was the obvious the answer. Well, before any of us said the answer, a girl I was dating at the time blurted out "penguin belt". If you can imagine, all five of the rest of us fell on the ground laughing at how stupid a guess that was. We laughed for about 10 minutes straight and she was infuriated and embarrassed, especially with me. She began yelling for us to get up and called us rude and stupid. I've never laughed so hard in my life. She dumped me later that night because I even laughed on the drive home.

And you know what? Penquin belt made more sense than this garbage.

Back to the flashback. A van is seen driving to who the hell cares. Lana wakes up groggy and wants to know where she's being taken. One of the henchmen gives her a bottle of water and tells her to relax. Lana something unimportant before pretending to be ill. The henchmen turns to get something then turns around to get kicked in the face, thrown to the back door, then his gun is grabbed. He yells for mercy but gets shot in the shoulder by the heroic Lana Lang. She then points the gun at the driver and tells him to get out. Both of them jump out in fear and she drives off. I swear, these writers think we're too stupid to breathe. She drives to some location, goes into some restroom, and cuts off her bad wig with a razor. How did she get the razor? Who knows. Why would she decide to cut off damn near all her hair? Who knows. WHO KNOWS ANY OF THIS.

Commericial Break. Skittles Bubble Gum - Inflate the Rainbow. Taste the Rainbow. Destroy the rainbow. Oh just do whatever you want to the rainbow. Its not like its going to change anything.

Talon. Clark still has Tess cornered against a wall and yells for the names of the men who kidnapped Lana seven months ago. Sure Clark, yelling is the best way to get answers. Tess tells him that the men are dead and that all the henchmen currently working for Lex are new. Clark spots a eagle medallion in one of Lois' drawers and Tess recognizes it as belonging to her "strategic adviser". Ohhh the suspense.

Luther Castle. Clark speeds in and confronts said "strategic adviser". The guy pretends not to know who Lana is at first, but starts spilling his guts about how he knows her. Flashback to him holding a blow torch in the basement of some building. A blow torch, what an excellent idea. Lana, still almost bald, asks him for help and says that money is no option. Of course its not, since you stole it! He turns her down a few times before asking why specifically is she there.

"I want to be invincible" - the Pink Ranger, 7:20PM

"Ohh, so thats what a cardiac arrest feels like." - Me, holding my chest, seconds later.

He tells her to make like a tree and leave but she says that if he helps her he'll be helping the world. SHUT UP Lana. What world could you possibly help? The land of Pink and Honey? The idiot is convinced, then we see a scene of her underwater in ice cold water. She pops out complaining about the temperature and the guy teases her about being a little wuss. After she gives him her "secrets and lies" face, she goes back under, determined to prove him wrong. Next she's staring at a heated pipe shaped like a T. The guy teases her some more and asks her who she is holding on to. Pinky says Clark, to which the guy gives a stupid speech about something that was too silly to remember. Lana gets her secrets face again and burns her arm on the pipe to prove a point. She kept her arm on that pipe for at least 10 seconds, didn't yell out in pain at all, then when she pulls her arms away there are no burn marks there. Are you serious, show? Oops, I forgot to breathe again. Suddenly she's wearing that horrible wig again as she thanks the guy for training her but says that what she really needs is power. The type of power she had last season- Krpytonian abilities. She wasn't ready for that power last season, but now she is thanks to her training. The guy gives her the eagle medallion as a gift. I could REALLY use a commercial break right now.

Back to the present in the Luthor Castle. The guy tells Clark that he kept an eye out for Lana when she returned to Metropolis and got a job with Luthercorp to feed her info from the inside. Now Clark knows she's been back for a while and that Chloe knew. Go to the next scene, please.

Evil Lab. Lana lays in the hot tub looking half dead. You know, almost burnt to death is good look for her. Blown up would be even better.

Commercial break. Thank God for commercials. I've never been so happy to see a Taco Ad.

Regan gets into Tess' car for a chat. Tess knows he's the one who broke into Lois' apartment and he doesn't deny it. He's still loyal to Lex and was looking for the Prometheus suit. Tess scolds him for his allegiance, forgetting that just a few weeks ago she was worshiping Lex herself. Breathe, Cedric, breathe. She wants him to bring her the suit if he finds it or else.

At the evil lab, the hot tub is now filled with smoke and Lana's body rises out of it like Frankenstein. I want to meet the person who thought of this crap and personally shove them down stairs.

Hey, cuz. You have a moment?

Sure thing, Lois.

Tonight I'm going home and you are going to treat Jimmy like he's your husband.

What!?

Yeah. Don't worry, its not that hard. I have faith in you. Make history, kiddo.

Oh my God! No! No!

Are you scared, Chloe? Chloe! Are you scared?

Yes! Yes!

Good. You're on Scare Tactics. Look over there. See that. There's a camera.

Oh, you guys! You guys! Ah ha ha! Where's Jimmy? He put you up to this?

Coffee shop. Chloe is enjoying a nice hot cup of coffee while her husband is injected with adrenaline. When Clark asks her why she didn't tell him when Lana returned to Metropolis, Chloe gets defensive. After that rehash is done, he asks her what Lana was up to when she returned. Another flashback, because these have been so good that more are needed. Chloe caught Lana sneaking back into Isis. When pressed for info, she dodges it with flattery. Chloe brags about getting married soon. Please, don't remind us. Anyways, Chloe suspects Lana is up to more than just a visit and its revealed that she is looking into project Ares. When the idea of moving on with her life and to stop stalking Lex is posed to her, she acts like what she's doing is such a noble thing. Those rubber rooms will be too good for you, Lana. Anyways she asks Chloe to promise not to tell Clark. Instead of doing the smart thing and telling her that she is not going to get involved in her deceit, Chloe complies.

Back to the present. Clark tells Chloe that Lana may have been kidnapped like she was seven months ago. this is news to Chloe who wonders why Lana didn't return back to Clark if she was kidnapped months ago, Clark thinks she's up to no good and wants to find her before she does something she'll regret. Too late, Clark. She was born.

Daily Planet. Tess finds a mannequin sitting in her chair with a red dot on it's forehead. Regans walks out behind her and taunts his murder of said guy. The mannequin had news of where the Prometheus suit was and thats was all ole Regan needed to hear. Tess must have caught Lana pox because suddenly she's the protector of all that is good in the world. This, coming from the person that threatened to kill Regan in Odyssey. ::face palm:: Regan gives the "villain" speech instead of just killing her. Tess tells him that the security cameras recorded the convo he had in her office plus the murder, but Regan is not concerned as he flaunts Tess', how do I say it, adventures with Oliver's bed that Lex saw on video. Finally tiring of the talk, he prepares to shoot but the gun is knocked away. Then wow. Tess took a statue of a naked person and clocked dropped him the hell out. Not content with him having a concussion and possible brain damage, she starts kicking him to death in s-l-o-w motion. Off camera somebody threw jam on the window. So she preaches about being good even though she herself is evil, then proves it by her contradictory actions. Yep, she definitely has a bad case of Lana Pox.

Isis. Clark and Chloe are looking for more info on the Prometheus suit. Clark asks about the furnace, then x-rays it to find a safe inside it. He opens it to find a hard drive. Chloe connects it to her PC and they watch footage of Lana talking to Dr. Idiot. Whispery talk, flattery, vomit, more flattery, more idiocy and she is seen convincing this doctor to try the suit on her and not Lex. Mind you, this is the SAME doctor whose life and family she threatened back in season 6. This SAME doctor forgets that incident and trusts her completely over the big bad evil villain Lex Luthor. My brain cannot fathom this stupidity. Then she tells him that if she gets the suit she'll save lives and improve the "human condition" all over the world. I had to pause the episode. I'm going to lose it.....

Colonel Trautman: Her arc is almost over Johnny. It's almost over!

Rambo: NOTHING IS OVER! NOTHING!!!

Clark realizes what the psycho is up to. Then we go to the evil lab where Dr. Idiot is still performing the experiment on her. Tess breaks into the facility looking for the suit. When she sees Lana wearing it, she attempts to kill her. YES! The idiot doctor tries to stop her but gets a gun to the face for his troubles. Tess then attempts to kill him when..

..OH PLEASE...

As Clark rushes in, he sees Lana jump out of the containment room, grab the bullet that was going to kill the doctor, and shove Tess into the wall. This, while smiling at Clark and super speeding out of the room. There isn't a Bourbon on the planet strong enough for this. This right here is the epic fail of all FAILS.

Commercial break. If I saw a talking gecko, I'd totally kill it. Wouldn't even think. Probably scream first. Then I'd smash it with something.

Cue Lana.

That over there?

That's a mop.

Oh. Sorry.

No. No. Wait. Sorry. That is Lana. You're right. My bad.

Luthor Castle. Tess walks in on Lana burning documents in the fireplace. This nut-job broke into the house, broke into a safe, and burned the documents she found as soon as she got the power. And despite all that I said, she tells Tess that it was for her own good and that she's her friend. She lectures Tess about letting her desire for revenge get the best of her. This, coming from the person who kidnapped and tortured Lionel Luthor. I can't take any more of her stupid voice. She leaves Tess to think about all the contradictions she just said. One. More. Scene. Just let me make it through this last scene. ::kisses a picture of my family::

Daily Planet. Ohhh, they actually remembered he works there. Well isn't that a surprise, seeing as we haven't seen him there working for five episodes straight. Clark is checking for any crimes Lana might have committed, then hears her call out for him to meet her on the rooftop. He goes up there and there she is, grinning. This scene was one of the worst scenes in the show's history. And people, thats saying A LOT. Bottom line, Clark wants her to take the suit off, Pinky doesn't want to, Clark thinks its dangerous, Pinky thinks she can handle it, Clark whines about her possibly getting hurt, Pinky whines about him not needing worry about him. I wish this STUPID song would just shut up. Clark lets her talk him right back into a relationship with her and they kiss to end the episode.

All in all: The worst episode of the season and in my top 10 for worst of series. It was a flop and total recon of everything we saw and know, created to make Lana Lang look good at everyone's expense. Half of the episode was in awful flashbacks, and the stuff in the real-verse was just as terrible. Lana was absolved of everything, and now she gets to play house with her skunk-fur wig and Kryptonian powered suit that isn't even a damn suit. You can't even see the thing, and I don't care to.

Clark ::face palm:: I cannot stress how much I've pleaded over the years for the writers to give my favorite character the respect he deserves. All year long they built him up, only to tear him down in one episode for LANA. He promised Jonn Jonnz in Odyssey that he would let go of his past but as soon as Lana showed up, he went back on his word. He's wasn't proactive in this episode, he wasn't.. anything.. in this episode. All he did was whine about Lana. This is NOT the way it was suppose to go. He was suppose to stand up against her and put their past life behind him. Lana is calling the shots now. It seems like he'll do whatever she wants and no matter what she does he'll always make an excuse for her. Its SICKENING.

Lana, die painfully and slowly.

Tess is back to being bad. She flip flops from to week. I don't even know what they are doing with her now. They've made Lana her self appointed mentor, and that can only end horribly. Her killing of Regan could be looked at as a turning point to her character being full villian, but who knows anymore.

Speaking of flip flops: Chloe. Not only does she do a 180 from last week and tells Clark to go after Lana, we learn that she knew she was back in town months before the wedding. Here's a woman who lives in her cousin's apartment with her husband, yet has the gull to play matchmatcher while leaving Lois to look after Jimmy while she stays in Smallville and Metropolis. Worst cousin ever, worst wife ever.

As for the producers, you idiots better pull your thumbs out and get your FREAKIN ACT TOGETHER!! As bad as Gough and Miles were, they never pulled a stunt like this. Clana was over and done with. All of last season was spent showing the reasons why they wouldn't work out. Showing why their personalities would ultimately keep them apart. It was enough. All that was needed during these 5 episodes, was to show that Clark recongnized those reasons and moved on with his life. Instead, these new producers decided to ignore ALL of that and push it once more, even with KK only having one episode left. Lana being able to handle superspowers now, Lana saying she is Clark's equal, Lana wanting to save the world. UGH!!

The writing was terrible, the treatment of Clark was terrible, the santifcation of Lana was terrible. The best scene of this episode was the closing credits, half a point goes to Clark's almost realization.

1 out 10 for me. The verdict is in. Raw sewage was better than Power.

Next week looks even worse, and something worse than Power might blow a hole through space and time.

Thanks to Joanne/Tibbit78 for the American Idol idea. Sorry I was late everyone but some real life stuff got in the way. Hope I didn't keep you waiting for too long.

La Donna

01-31-2009, 03:00 PM

Hey, doesn't everybody know? He's living a dream. And not just any dream, THE DREAM! The dream to end all other dreams. The only dream he's ever wanted. Apparently, he's always wanted Lana to be invincible so they could be together fighting crime. Man, I saw the previews and DC for Requiem, so he's got to be one happy SOB because he and Lana get to do it (Superstyle) and hunt for a bad guy while blaming Lex. Live the dream, big fella, live the dream.... and don't you worry for one minute that my dreams for you have been pooped on. Afterall, I only wanted you to fly, be the best Clark that you can be, and be with someone who makes you happy MORE than the few days a year you get from Lana, encourages you to be the best you can be with or without your powers, and someone who allows you to live up to a hero's standards without having to close your eyes to her compromised morals. But, who wants that? Not our Smallville Clark Kent, that's for damn sure!

Remember Clark's speech in Odyssey to MM? Those were the days I cherished. What the hell? Is that a tear on my cheek as I remember how amazing this show is sometimes? Yes, I think it is. Should I wipe it away or leave it as a sad little memento to mourn the loss of what might have been for the 13th episode of season 8 had a real Clark Kent fan written the script? Too late, the time it took me to type that sentence turned the sadness I feel as I look back at that wonderful potential that never came to fruition for this episode made the tear dissolve as the true memory of what I witnessed thursday night makes my cheeks burn with rage. What? You accuse me of being overdramatic? I'm taking this week, the week of mourning as it's referred to by me, to be negative and dramatic. Usually, I only dabble in such talk, while remaining as upbeat as possible and as logical as possible in my forum discussions. This week, I'm taking the low rode, and I'm going to allow my descent into hopelessness! I blame the writers of the television show Smallville, just so you know...

geminis

01-31-2009, 03:06 PM

Before my review, I'm going to start out with where I'm coming from on this. I have been a Superman fan for 18 years now. I grew up watching Lois and Clark, so I've also been a Clois fan for the same amount of time.

But I really believe it's not about the name of the person Clark falls in love with. I tuned into SV season 1 fully expecting to never see Lois and expecting to like Clana. Unfortunately, I didn't, but that's another post for another day.

Anyways, Superman means a lot to me. To me, Superman is a character with a strong moral compass. He is a man who has the powers of a god and yet is still humble and does all that he can for good. My problem with SV has never been that they toy with the mythos, but that thy don't always show Clark having a strong moral compass.

When talking to my husband about why this last episode upset me, he asked me a few questions. First-what did I see Clark doing that was immoral in the episode? When I answered that it was him overlooking the things Lana has done in the past and the way she obtained the suit, he pointed out to me that one of the things about Superman's character is that he is forgiving. He always looks for the best in people and gives many second chances. He believes in people to the point where it's almost a fault and it's a weakness that sometimes comes back to bite him in the butt.

So, now that I've calmed down, I'm not as angry as I was on initially watching the episode. I still didn't enjoy it, though.

Let's start with the good:
Allison Mack's directing. AM did really great with the visuals on this episode. Though I think the use of the Daily Planet for the last shot was a mistake, that last shot was very beautiful. The episode in general had a dark feel, but in a different way from any of SV's other episodes so that was nice.

Tess. I haven't been a big fan of Tess, but this episode really gave me chills with how cold and calculating she was. I love that they're not setting her down the path of redemption just because she's a woman scorned, and I love that she's no longer a villain because of blind devotion to Lex.

Lana's training to prepare herself was an interesting storyline, even if I would have preferred for it to be the B story and not the A story. But more about that below.

I really liked Lana's trainer. The actor did well in his part and I don't know, I just liked him.

The return of Regan was great continuity. He did well in playing against Tess.

I love Kristin's real hair when it's short like that. It looks really cute and girl-power-ish!

Kristin did an excellent job acting in this. I may not have enjoyed the writing, but Kristin did a great job with her performance. It made me look forward to her future projects.

What I didn't like:
I didn't like that Lana was the main character in this episode. Not because it's Lana, but because Clark and many other plots started in the first half of the season and even last episode really took a backseat. This show is about Clark's journey, and even if there is an episode where a supporting character (or in this case, a guest star) has a large role, he should still be allowed to shine. And yes, I would absolutely say the same thing if Lois had had Lana's role in this episode.

I really think having limited cast members in every episode is hurting the show. Last week, we see the start of Clark as a member of the Justice League (which I loved) and this week, the JLA is nowere to be seen. Two weeks ago, we see Doomsday burst out of his pod, and now Doomsday is nowhere to be seen. He's the great destroyer, and we're expected to believe he's just missing? Lois hasn't been seen in three weeks, even though Chloe is back, we're supposed to believe Tess is fine with Lois staying in Star City and not going into work for however long Lois is supposed to have been gone? And not a word about Jimmy's condition?

Which brings me to another issue. Regardless of how one feels about Chloe and Jimmy together, Jimmy and Chloe have been together on and off for the last two and a half years. She agreed to marry him and is legally married to him. She is also the only family he has that knows or cares about his condition. The writers didn't show Chloe in the best light when they have her inexplicably still in Metropolis and on top of that, she is allowing her cousin to take the time off work and take care of Jimmy so she can hang out and drink coffee in Metropolis? Chloe is one of the most compassionate characters on the show. This is not in character, and I resent the writers for not working two lines of dialogue in there about how Jimmy's doing and why Lois hasn't come back yet. Or even better, they could use their existing hospital set and have Clark talk to Chloe in a hospital corridor or something. It was just lazy writing and that's a shame.

I also don't like that Clark is shown to be fickle. Lana's gone for a few months and they show him flirting with Lois, and grabbing her hand at Chloe's wedding and going in for the kiss. Then suddenly, Lana's back and Lois doesn't exist? And when Lana's gone, are we going to be expected to buy that he will forget all about Lana and pick right back up where he left off with Lois? Now, I expected them to give us more Clana moments and I understand the why behind it, but I think they could have handled it better without making Clark look like either a player or someone who is completely clueless about women and the fact that yes, they do have feelings too. (But then again, I haven't liked how he's come off when we were deep into the Chloe-Clark-Lana triangle either, but that's again another post)

I really hated the last shot. The Daily Planet is a Superman staple. I did not like seeing Lana standing above Clark in that shot. I did not like that, on a show that has a Lois, they used a setting that has belonged to the romance between Clark and Lois for nearly 70 years. It was a poor choice and they could have done a shot that looked just as good from the top of Luthorcorp, the Isis foundation, the Talon, or they could have gone back to the roots of Clark and Lana and had it occur in the barn or the graveyard. I feel like whoever decided to set this shot there has no clue whatsoever about the Superman legend, or knew full well that they were basically giving the middle finger to those of us who watch because we are Superman fans.

I am disappointed that they have yet to show Clark learning something from the situation with Lana. I don't think that Lana purposely held him back or anything like that. I think that he has always had a large blind spot where she is concerned and when she is around, he has a hard time thinking of anything else. This is unfortunate, because every other version of Superman with a love story shows him able to do what he does while being in love. At the end of this, I want to see Clark realize that it doesn't have to be either/or. He can, and should, save the world and have a personal life. He just needs a woman who is secure enough in the relationship to let him be the hero that he has the potential to be.

I think he also needs to realize that if Lana were seeking the power suit so she could be with him, that she would have been honest with him. A functional relationship involves both partners being honest with each other. If you're hiding something, that is a sign that you know, on some level, that it ultimately isn't the best thing for the person you love.

My other problem with this episode was the problem I have with many Lana episodes. And that is that they spend a lot of time telling us how great Lana is without showing us that she 'deserves' this praise. I want to be SHOWN how great and wonderful she is, not told by every single character who has ever met her. Now, there have been Lana moments I really have enjoyed, so I don't hate the character. Just the weird fetish the writers seem to have with her.

And I hated the whole 'if you help me, you'll be helping the world.' That demonstrates a level of conceit that shows that Lana is not ready for superpowers and probably never will be. She may have the best of intentions, but if she really wanted to save the world, there are ways to do so without powers.

Things I'm undecided on:
Lana did appear power-hungry in this episode. She had tasted power and she wanted it back. She let Clark believe she left him via a Dear John DVD and instead went off to seek power. Whether she believed this would make her 'equal' with Clark so they could be together or whether she had other motives, the fact remains that she went on a one-woman mission to obtain power. They can go one of two ways with this: Address it and have it become part of Clark's realizations next episode and also have it play a part into Lana leaving to find her own way, or sweep it under the rug and turn Lana into some sort of martyr.

If they address it, my opinion of this episode will rise. If not, well they will have one pissed off fan (potentially ex-fan) on their hands.

Anyways, I think the writers have a tough job since we are all coming from different backgrounds and everyone wants something different out of the show. I still have a tiny amount of hope that they will give Lana a nice send-off without sacrificing Clark's character development, but that hope is dwindling. So, we'll see what happens next week.

Kelly, kudos to you too. I'm jealous of you for your husband-I need a voice of intelligent reason like him, too. Your post about Allison Mack's direction was exactly right. While the last shot was incredibly beautiful, it was also incredibly wrong. Gonna appreciate it for the style but not the content/location. Loved/agreed with all the bold stuff.

LaDonna; pleasure as always. That last scene didn't only just break my heart, it shattered it, trampled the teeny, tiny pieces into the mud, and then defiled the earth around. That beautiful, light filled shot was a complete and utter defamation. Clana fans, I'm sorry that Clois has stolen your special Clana loft scenes. My apologies and sympathy for any hurt you have felt.

Cedric, brilliant as always. You outdid yourself on this one. This was your best intro yet, imvho. I'm in agreement with you about Clark's speech to Chloe; I had such high hopes when I heard him say that. Unfortunately everything right after that made me visit the porcelain highway.

*suddenly having flashbacks to Princess Bride- "bow to her, bow to the queen of putrescence, the queen of slime, of filth, of mud." *

Mr. Irrelevant, aka Shatch1115, welcome. Superman Returns was horrible for what they did to Lois Lane, not just the son of Superman. As for Smallville, well, I see your point, but the one step forward two steps back re Clark and Lana is really, really, really old, especially with Lois Lane having been on scene. Clark's behavior is worse than an adolescent's. They have the excuse of youth; Clark has, in my ignorant, humble opinion always been a favorite of mine because of his incredible moral compass for good-with SV, it's like, when it comes to Lana, he doesn't even have one.

Wicked Lois

01-31-2009, 03:11 PM

Ryan Seacrest: Hello America! Welcome to the special Vancouver edition of American Idol. Tonight we narrow down the field more and send some contestants home. But first we have a major announcement tonight. In an effort to appeal to the young <S>male</S> female demographic, for one night only we have merged with the CW. Join us tonight for the first ever Smallville sponsored American Idol!

Theme plays

Seacrest: Join me in welcoming my new co-host, Brian Peterson!

Peterson: What up, Crest? This is the Peterson! I'm large and in charge and tonight we crown a new American Cheese!

Seacrest: American Idol.

Peterson: That's what I said.

Seacrest: No, you said American Cheese.

Peterson: Woah dude, are you coming on to me?

Seacrest: Uh, whatever. Let's meet our judges, America! There's been some additions. First up, he's the Dawg that dogs the doggy dog dog dogs, Randy Jackson!

Randy Jackson: Yeah! Yeah! Whoo! Yeah! What's up, baby? Yeah! Yeah!

Seacrest: She's the sassy but lively newcomer, Kara Dioguardi.

Kara Dioguardi: Thank you, thank you (flings hair and winks) Thank you! Thank you!

Seacrest: She's the sugary sweet waiflike woman who's poster hung on Full House, Paul Abdul.

Paula Abdul: Can I move my seat? This new guy is scary.

Seacrest: That scary, new guy is none other than, our new judge, Miles Millar! How are ya Miles?

Miles Millar: Hey, Ryan... I'm good. I'm good.

Miles slowly nods his head…for five minutes straight. He stares straight ahead with a blank look on his face

Seacrest: Miles, you with us?

Miles: (suddenly alert) Yo. Hey. Sorry. Spaced there for a second. Did I miss the bus?

Abdul: Do you see what I mean?

Peterson: Shut up. Let the Peterson step in and introduce the top judge of them all. Simon Cowell, folks.

Simon Cowell: Peterson, I'd love to nail your tongue to a burning building.

Seacrest: After the last episode, Get in line, Simon. Now you already saw the performances of our contestants last night. However, with the new merger between our program and Smallville, we have someone new to factor in. Here with a stirring performance is American Idol's newest hopeful…Lana Lang!

Lana: (while sipping water) Oh oh oh…uh! Something totally crazy…uh! Forget I'm a lady.. uh! Men's shirt something skirts…uh! Oh oh oh really wild-yeah.. uh! Doin it in secret yeah!.. uh! (swallows water) Oh oh oh Get in the action.. uh! The world needs you.. uh! Get fake hair, do what I care…uh! Oh oh oh I want to be free yeah.. uh! To feel the way I feel. Man, I feel like a hero. Whatever. I'm done. Clap. (sips water)

Silence

Seacrest: Damn. Well, that was…

Peterson: Frickin' awesome! That was so good I have to change my pants! Clap you bastards! Clap!

Audience nervously claps

Seacrest: Let's go to the judges. Kara.

Dioguardi: (blank stare)

Seacrest: Right. I think we better go to Randy.

Jackson: That was aight, ya know. It wasn't the best stuff. It didn't blow me away. I wasn't like "Whoa." It wasn't like "Oh My God". It wasn't the best stuff, but it was aight. It wasn't as good as the stuff I did with Lionel and Pete back in the day, but it was aight.

Peterson: Thank you for nothing, Randy. Paul Anka.

Paula: I'm Paula Abdul, not Paul Anka. I thought it was pitchy at some points. There were some glitches, but you made it your own. Were you nervous up there? You looked nervous up there! You're so cute. I liked it.

Seacrest: Thanks, Paula. Miles.

Miles: Pitchy?! Pitchy!? I'll pitchy my triangle around your head - Lana, I love you. You…complete me.

Peterson: That's sweet. Finally, Simon. It's your call.

Simon: If I'm being honest…

Kelly Souders runs out and whispers something in Simon's ear

Simon: OK, I've been told to not be honest. So, Lana, you are amazing. You have a bright future.

Seacrest: There ya have it, America. Now Lana, let me ask you, how does it feel joining the cast so late? Do you feel that it might be tough to fit in? This is your first show and in a couple of weeks we crown a winner.

Lana: It's an honor, Ryan. I have the utmost respect for my supporting cast. Performing alongside the dumb girl, the Arctic girl, and the tall one has been amazing for me. I hope that I can work side by side and make some memories with the two jailbait youngins and the single-mom Tracy Chapman lookin' chick.

Seacrest: Great. Well, the votes are in, America. You made the choice this week as a record number of 80 bazillion million votes came in from across the country. We have a winner…wait a minute. How do we have a winner? This isn't the season finale, and Lana just performed. How did America vote already? Something doesn't seem right.

Souders runs out and whispers something in Seacrest's ear

Seacrest: Thank you, Kelly. Ladies and gentlemen, Ms. Souders just threatened to rip my spleen out if I don't just read the winner. Josh, you received 16% of the vote. Shannon, you got 24% of the vote. Our other 35 contestants. Finally, Lana, you got…8,129% of the vote. What? I swear, folks, that's what's written on the card. Uh, congrats Lana. If people flipped out over Jennifer Hudson, wait until this one hits the fan.

Lana: Thank you, Ryan. Some people wait a lifetime for a…moment-uh like this. Next year, my friend Chloe is going to win this show.

Seacrest: You mean your friend is going to try out and hopefully win this show?

Lana: No, I mean she's going to win the show.

Seacrest: Gotcha. That does it America. Seacrest out!

__________________

Sigh. Oh you'll laugh... you'll cry. You'll kiss common sense and decent storytelling goodbye. OK, Bourbon? Check. Spit bucket? Check. Respirator? Check. Picture of my family? Check. I'm ready. God help me..

Previously ON! Brainiac did us all a big favor. Lana sucked at home movies. Questioning Regan's loyalty was a no-no. Apparently leaving a coffee shop is too difficult. Tess became a human DVR. And Clark needed misery.

We open up on the shot of someone in a futuristic hot tub. Dr. Idiot is a man on a mission that no one cares about. One of his researchers cautions against proceeding but the good doctor insists that it must be done. There's some scientific-speak followed by confirmation that the "subject" is ready for the experiment. Dr. Idiot looks a little too determined as he orders for everything to begin. Dude, it is not that dramatic. Relax. There is a sound similar to the Batmobile followed by the hot tub electrocuting itself, then the top of it lights on fire. There better a evil T-1000 in there or I'm going to be pissed. Its worse than I thought. Its Lana.

Opening Credits. The people who begun to watch in 2009 don't even know who half these people are.

Kent farm. Let me get this straight. Jimmy, Chloe's husband, is in Star City eating liquid meatloaf through a straw, yet she decides to go for a stroll hundreds of miles away? Jimmy, you might as well get yourself a blow-up doll. Lana's annoying whispery voice is heard and Clark is standing in the living room looking sad as he watches the breakup DVD; as if the first 100 times wasn't ENOUGH. The world's worst wife turns off the TV and makes a bad joke. Clark tells her about the kiss and that it was the wrong thing to do. The world's worst wife is shocked that he would think kissing someone that broke his heart/ didn't apologize/ won't apologize / and flaunts her decision in his face, is a bad thing. SHUT up Chloe.

"Lana thought she was holding me back and you know what? She was right. Look what happened after she left. I got off the farm, I got a job, I started using my abilities to help people when they needed it the most." - Clark Kent, the only moment that didn't piss me off in this episode, 7:08PM.

Chloe shoots that down and says that Lana isn't that bad. Oh it gets worse... she then and asks Clark how does he thinks Lana feels about all of this. Chloe Sullivan, the same Chloe Sullivan that doesn't care to be with her comatose husband that almost died trying to protect her - THAT Chloe Sullivan, is giving relationship advice. Goodbye brain cells! Just wow. Then she suggests that Lana is probably at her apartment and for Clark to go talk to her about all of this before deciding not to be with her. Correction Chloe: Lana is at Lois' apartment, not yours. You do remember your cousin don't you? She's the one at your husband's side while you pretend to be Ricki Lake. Just awful.

Talon. Clark goes over there to find Lois' apartment wrecked. Coincidently, my place looked lot like this after I watched this episode. Tess pulls a gun on him suspecting that he was someone else. After Clark questions her being there, she says that she was "concerned about Lana and had came to warn her but she was too late". ::downs a shot of Bourbon:: Tess tells Clark that Lana stole some Luthorcorp data from her and is concerned that Lex may have had her kidnapped. Oh that cold hearted bastard! How dare he spend billions of dollars on technology that someone else steals, and dare to want that technology back! Clark isn't buying it completely but Tess assures him and stresses how concerned she is about Lana.

"Since when did you and Lana become close friends?" - Clark Kent, a question that millions asked at the same time, 7:10PM.

Tess goes on to say how much she owes Lana for opening her eyes to the twisted man that Lex really is. Clark feints ignorance and Tess tells him that this wasn't the first time Lex has done this. She brings up the breakup DVD and.. oh.. dear.. God..

We flashback to, allegedly, the making of the video with a now long-haired Lana talking to a camera that is held by Lex's hentchmen who have her at gunpoint. After she finishes with the video, Lex's men place a napkin over her mouth and she pretends to be knocked out. Tess walks into the room and tells them to get Lana inside the van. Thats right folks, if you're just joining us today and hate yourself- Lana was forced to make that DVD by the mean bald Lex. What a swerve the writers threw us! **spits**

Back to real time, Clark gets angry at Tess for forcing his precious to make that DVD. Tess blames Lex, then says that Lex told them it was for Lana's own good because Clark kept hurting her in their dysfunctional relationship last season. There you have it. The writers have finally achieved a goal of theirs. They managed to blame Lex, Tess, and Clark for all that happened to Lana last season. Lana is now pure and absorbed of any fault. You know, back in College I once played "Win Lose or Draw" with a group of my friends and one of my friends drew a TV, which was the obvious the answer. Well, before any of us said the answer, a girl I was dating at the time blurted out "penguin belt". If you can imagine, all five of the rest of us fell on the ground laughing at how stupid a guess that was. We laughed for about 10 minutes straight and she was infuriated and embarrassed, especially with me. She began yelling for us to get up and called us rude and stupid. I've never laughed so hard in my life. She dumped me later that night because I even laughed on the drive home.

And you know what? Penquin belt made more sense than this garbage.

Back to the flashback. A van is seen driving to who the hell cares. Lana wakes up groggy and wants to know where she's being taken. One of the henchmen gives her a bottle of water and tells her to relax. Lana something unimportant before pretending to be ill. The henchmen turns to get something then turns around to get kicked in the face, thrown to the back door, then his gun is grabbed. He yells for mercy but gets shot in the shoulder by the heroic Lana Lang. She then points the gun at the driver and tells him to get out. Both of them jump out in fear and she drives off. I swear, these writers think we're too stupid to breathe. She drives to some location, goes into some restroom, and cuts off her bad wig with a razor. How did she get the razor? Who knows. Why would she decide to cut off damn near all her hair? Who knows. WHO KNOWS ANY OF THIS.

Commericial Break. Skittles Bubble Gum - Inflate the Rainbow. Taste the Rainbow. Destroy the rainbow. Oh just do whatever you want to the rainbow. Its not like its going to change anything.

Talon. Clark still has Tess cornered against a wall and yells for the names of the men who kidnapped Lana seven months ago. Sure Clark, yelling is the best way to get answers. Tess tells him that the men are dead and that all the henchmen currently working for Lex are new. Clark spots a eagle medallion in one of Lois' drawers and Tess recognizes it as belonging to her "strategic adviser". Ohhh the suspense.

Luther Castle. Clark speeds in and confronts said "strategic adviser". The guy pretends not to know who Lana is at first, but starts spilling his guts about how he knows her. Flashback to him holding a blow torch in the basement of some building. A blow torch, what an excellent idea. Lana, still almost bald, asks him for help and says that money is no option. Of course its not, since you stole it! He turns her down a few times before asking why specifically is she there.

"I want to be invincible" - the Pink Ranger, 7:20PM

"Ohh, so thats what a cardiac arrest feels like." - Me, holding my chest, seconds later.

He tells her to make like a tree and leave but she says that if he helps her he'll be helping the world. SHUT UP Lana. What world could you possibly help? The land of Pink and Honey? The idiot is convinced, then we see a scene of her underwater in ice cold water. She pops out complaining about the temperature and the guy teases her about being a little wuss. After she gives him her "secrets and lies" face, she goes back under, determined to prove him wrong. Next she's staring at a heated pipe shaped like a T. The guy teases her some more and asks her who she is holding on to. Pinky says Clark, to which the guy gives a stupid speech about something that was too silly to remember. Lana gets her secrets face again and burns her arm on the pipe to prove a point. She kept her arm on that pipe for at least 10 seconds, didn't yell out in pain at all, then when she pulls her arms away there are no burn marks there. Are you serious, show? Oops, I forgot to breathe again. Suddenly she's wearing that horrible wig again as she thanks the guy for training her but says that what she really needs is power. The type of power she had last season- Krpytonian abilities. She wasn't ready for that power last season, but now she is thanks to her training. The guy gives her the eagle medallion as a gift. I could REALLY use a commercial break right now.

Back to the present in the Luthor Castle. The guy tells Clark that he kept an eye out for Lana when she returned to Metropolis and got a job with Luthercorp to feed her info from the inside. Now Clark knows she's been back for a while and that Chloe knew. Go to the next scene, please.

Evil Lab. Lana lays in the hot tub looking half dead. You know, almost burnt to death is good look for her. Blown up would be even better.

Commercial break. Thank God for commercials. I've never been so happy to see a Taco Ad.

Regan gets into Tess' car for a chat. Tess knows he's the one who broke into Lois' apartment and he doesn't deny it. He's still loyal to Lex and was looking for the Prometheus suit. Tess scolds him for his allegiance, forgetting that just a few weeks ago she was worshiping Lex herself. Breathe, Cedric, breathe. She wants him to bring her the suit if he finds it or else.

At the evil lab, the hot tub is now filled with smoke and Lana's body rises out of it like Frankenstein. I want to meet the person who thought of this crap and personally shove them down stairs.

Hey, cuz. You have a moment?

Sure thing, Lois.

Tonight I'm going home and you are going to treat Jimmy like he's your husband.

What!?

Yeah. Don't worry, its not that hard. I have faith in you. Make history, kiddo.

Oh my God! No! No!

Are you scared, Chloe? Chloe! Are you scared?

Yes! Yes!

Good. You're on Fear Factor. Look over there. See that. There's a camera.

Oh, you guys! You guys! Ah ha ha! Where's Jimmy? He put you up to this?

Coffee shop. Chloe is enjoying a nice hot cup of coffee while her husband is injected with adrenaline. When Clark asks her why she didn't tell him when Lana returned to Metropolis, Chloe gets defensive. After that rehash is done, he asks her what Lana was up to when she returned. Another flashback, because these have been so good that more are needed. Chloe caught Lana sneaking back into Isis. When pressed for info, she dodges it with flattery. Chloe brags about getting married soon. Please, don't remind us. Anyways, Chloe suspects Lana is up to more than just a visit and its revealed that she is looking into project Ares. When the idea of moving on with her life and to stop stalking Lex is posed to her, she acts like what she's doing is such a noble thing. Those rubber rooms will be too good for you, Lana. Anyways she asks Chloe to promise not to tell Clark. Instead of doing the smart thing and telling her that she is not going to get involved in her deceit, Chloe complies.

Back to the present. Clark tells Chloe that Lana may have been kidnapped like she was seven months ago. this is news to Chloe who wonders why Lana didn't return back to Clark if she was kidnapped months ago, Clark thinks she's up to no good and wants to find her before she does something she'll regret. Too late, Clark. She was born.

Daily Planet. Tess finds a mannequin sitting in her chair with a red dot on it's forehead. Regans walks out behind her and taunts his murder of said guy. The mannequin had news of where the Prometheus suit was and thats was all ole Regan needed to hear. Tess must have caught Lana pox because suddenly she's the protector of all that is good in the world. This, coming from the person that threatened to kill Regan in Odyssey. ::face palm:: Regan gives the "villain" speech instead of just killing her. Tess tells him that the security cameras recorded the convo he had in her office plus the murder, but Regan is not concerned as he flaunts Tess', how do I say it, adventures with Oliver's bed that Lex saw on video. Finally tiring of the talk, he prepares to shoot but the gun is knocked away. Then wow. Tess took a statue of a naked person and clocked dropped him the hell out. Not content with him having a concussion and possible brain damage, she starts kicking him to death in s-l-o-w motion. Off camera somebody threw jam on the window. So she preaches about being good even though she herself is evil, then proves it by her contradictory actions. Yep, she definitely has a bad case of Lana Pox.

Isis. Clark and Chloe are looking for more info on the Prometheus suit. Clark asks about the furnace, then x-rays it to find a safe inside it. He opens it to find a hard drive. Chloe connects it to her PC and they watch footage of Lana talking to Dr. Idiot. Whispery talk, flattery, vomit, more flattery, more idiocy and she is seen convincing this doctor to try the suit on her and not Lex. Mind you, this is the SAME doctor whose life and family she threatened back in season 6. This SAME doctor forgets that incident and trusts her completely over the big bad evil villain Lex Luthor. My brain cannot fathom this stupidity. Then she tells him that if she gets the suit she'll save lives and improve the "human condition" all over the world. I had to pause the episode. I'm going to lose it.....

Colonel Trautman: Her arc is almost over Johnny. It's almost over!

Rambo: NOTHING IS OVER! NOTHING!!!

Clark realizes what the psycho is up to. Then we go to the evil lab where Dr. Idiot is still performing the experiment on her. Tess breaks into the facility looking for the suit. When she sees Lana wearing it, she attempts to kill her. YES! The idiot doctor tries to stop her but gets a gun to the face for his troubles. Tess then attempts to kill him when..

..OH PLEASE...

As Clark rushes in, he sees Lana jump out of the containment room, grab the bullet that was going to kill the doctor, and shove Tess into the wall. This, while smiling at Clark and super speeding out of the room. There isn't a Bourbon on the planet strong enough for this. This right here is the epic fail of all FAILS.

Commercial break. If I saw a talking gecko, I'd totally kill it. Wouldn't even think. Probably scream first. Then I'd smash it with something.

Cue Lana.

That over there?

That's a mop.

Oh. Sorry.

No. No. Wait. Sorry. That is Lana. You're right. My bad.

Luthor Castle. Tess walks in on Lana burning documents in the fireplace. This nut-job broke into the house, broke into a safe, and burned the documents she found as soon as she got the power. And despite all that I said, she tells Tess that it was for her own good and that she's her friend. She lectures Tess about letting her desire for revenge get the best of her. This, coming from the person who kidnapped and tortured Lionel Luthor. I can't take any more of her stupid voice. She leaves Tess to think about all the contradictions she just said. One. More. Scene. Just let me make it through this last scene. ::kisses a picture of my family::

Daily Planet. Ohhh, they actually remembered he works there. Well isn't that a surprise, seeing as we haven't seen him there working for five episodes straight. Clark is checking for any crimes Lana might have committed, then hears her call out for him to meet her on the rooftop. He goes up there and there she is, grinning. This scene was one of the worst scenes in the show's history. And people, thats saying A LOT. Bottom line, Clark wants her to take the suit off, Pinky doesn't want to, Clark thinks its dangerous, Pinky thinks she can handle it, Clark whines about her possibly getting hurt, Pinky whines about him not needing worry about him. I wish this STUPID song would just shut up. Clark lets her talk him right back into a relationship with her and they kiss to end the episode.

All in all: The worst episode of the season and in my top 10 for worst of series. It was a flop and total recon of everything we saw and know, created to make Lana Lang look good at everyone's expense. Half of the episode was in awful flashbacks, and the stuff in the real-verse was just as terrible. Lana was absolved of everything, and now she gets to play house with her skunk-fur wig and Kryptonian powered suit that isn't even a damn suit. You can't even see the thing, and I don't care to.

Clark ::face palm:: I cannot stress how much I've pleaded over the years for the writers to give my favorite character guy the respect he deserves. All year long they built him up, only to tear him down in one episode for LANA. He promised Jonn Jonnz in Odyssey that he would let go of his past but as soon as Lana showed up, he went back on his word. He's wasn't proactive in this episode, he wasn't.. anything.. in this episode. All he did was whine about Lana. This is NOT the way it was suppose to go. He was suppose to stand up against her and put their past life behind him. Lana is calling the shots now. It seems like he'll do whatever she wants and no matter what she does he'll always make an excuse for her. Its SICKENING.

Lana, die painfully and slowly.

Tess is back to being bad. She flip flops from to week. I don't even know what they are doing with her now. They've made Lana her self appointed mentor, and that can only end horribly. Her killing of Regan could be looked at as a turning point to her character being full villian, but who knows anymore.

Speaking of flip flops: Chloe. Not only does she do a 180 from last week and tells Clark to go after Lana, we learn that she knew she was back in town months before the wedding. Here's a woman who lives in her cousin's apartment with her husband, yet has the gull to play matchmatcher while leaving Lois to look after Jimmy while she stays in Smallville and Metropolis. Worst cousin ever, worst wife ever.

As for the producers, you idiots better pull your thumbs out and get your FREAKIN ACT TOGETHER!! As bad as Gough and Miles were, they never pulled a stunt like this. Clana was over and done with. All of last season was spent showing the reasons why they wouldn't work out. Showing why their personalities would ultimately keep them apart. It was enough. All that was needed during these 5 episodes, was to show that Clark recongnized those reasons and moved on with his life. Instead, these new producers decided to ignore ALL of that and push it once more, even with KK only having one episode left. Lana being able to handle superspowers now, Lana saying she is Clark's equal, Lana wanting to save the world. UGH!!

The writing was terrible, the treatment of Clark was terrible, the santifcation of Lana was terrible. The best scene of this episode was the closing credits, half a point goes to Clark's almost realization.

1 out 10 for me. The verdict is in. Raw sewage was better than Power.

Next week looks even worse, and something worse than Power might blow a hole through space and time.

Thanks to Joanne/Tibbit78 for the American Idol idea. Sorry I was late everyone but some real life stuff got in the way. Hope I didn't keep you waiting for too long.

Friend, I have to say I couldnt make to read everything because of the painful memories. But you did make me laugh every now and then.

HAHAHHAHHAHA

Thanks

You are awesome. Not only for the review, but for being a such good friend. You know what I mean.

myankskent

01-31-2009, 03:17 PM

Hey, doesn't everybody know? He's living a dream. And not just any dream, THE DREAM! The dream to end all other dreams. The only dream he's ever wanted.

I find it rather puzzling that Clark's dream is still to be with Lana this late in the series. It makes me wonder how he can ever move on from her to another girl that will become just as special to him. My answer? He can't without a massive lightswitch, bigger than anything else that we've seen on this series to this point.

Fallen One

01-31-2009, 03:24 PM

Aww thanks Clara. You're great and I love talking with ya. I hope you're feeling a little better today.

pizzahead2490

01-31-2009, 03:27 PM

cedric thank you for your brilliant analysis. your a genius!!!! everything you said i agreed

Fallen One

01-31-2009, 03:28 PM

Thanks Kay. I see you have a new avatar yourself lol. Boy, these writers really did it this time.

tibbit78

01-31-2009, 03:30 PM

Cedric/Fallen One

You know how terrible I am with words. So, here goes:

Thank you very much, Cedric, for making my day! You don't know how much this review and introduction meant for me! I was crying tears of joy!

This review was one of your best! I enjoyed reading it very much! The Power review was better than the last 2 reviews.

I miss the Cedric rants. Are you going to do any more of your Cedric rants in the future? I miss your wonderful sense of humor (like you used to have) during the Bride reviews, and before that. Your sense of humor really showed in your Smallville reviews. The wild and crazy Cedric.

I enjoyed the American Idol introduction. It really made my day! I am glad I was your inspiration for this introduction and thanks for thanking me and I am very glad that I inspired you to write this introduction and review.

Again, thank you so much, Cedric.

And thank you, Cedric, for making my day! *Sobs*

*Leaves*

individuall

01-31-2009, 03:31 PM

Ceddie :D

It was so worth the wait!
'Pink Ranger'/'Penguin belt':rotfl:
I had to stop reading like 10 times because I was laughing so hard.
I completely agree with you, this episode was a abysmal at best.
Fantastically entertaining review as usual :)

geminis

01-31-2009, 03:47 PM

Ceddie :D

It was so worth the wait!
'Pink Ranger'/'Penguin belt':rotfl:
I had to stop reading like 10 times because I was laughing so hard.
I completely agree with you, this episode was a abysmal at best.
Fantastically entertaining review as usual :)

Definitely. For Cedric's reviews, I would wait forever.

I laughed, I cried, I swore, I cheered, I gasped and I applauded. At that was just for his review. :lol:

Pink Ranger, indeed!

actaeon

01-31-2009, 03:52 PM

She drives to some location, goes into some restroom, and cuts off her bad wig with a razor. How did she get the razor?

Ah, the straight razor. Maybe she shaves her legs with one?

Fallen One

01-31-2009, 03:57 PM

Thanks Joanne! Glad that intro was to your pleasing. Hopefully I captured the judges' personalities correctly. This seemed as good an episode as any to do a Lana intro as bizzare as that one. If PS3 could, they would totally have her win like that. You're welcome, and thank you for the idea. :D

Thanks Kaitlyn! You know, I still laugh about the Penguin belt thing to this day. I'll never forget how angry she was at me. "Cedric! Don't laugh at me!" All the while I was in tears with my stomach hurting from all the laughing I was doing.

I remember crawling to my feet and asking through breaths, "What ... is ... a .... penquin ..belt!" And she had her hands on her hips and just couldn't stop yelling for me to stop laughing.

pizzahead2490

01-31-2009, 04:00 PM

Thanks Kay. I see you have a new avatar yourself lol. Boy, these writers really did it this time.

you should of seen my avi yesterday, i was REALLY mad then. i sorta clam down now..still mad but not as mad

Fallen One

01-31-2009, 04:03 PM

Thank you Ann!

This was a.. a complicated review to write. As I watched each scene and described them, I had to keep taking a break because I would get so annoyed with what I was seeing. I will never watch this episode again. Maybe if I lost a bet or something, but of my choice.. never again.

alejandrita439

01-31-2009, 04:05 PM

as always GREAT review Cedric....
i laughed so much....

Fallen One

01-31-2009, 04:09 PM

Thanks Alex!

Hopefulsuicide

01-31-2009, 04:12 PM

i've never been filled with such horror after watching a smallville episode... i gave it a 1 out of 10, but i'd rather just give it nothing...

what the hell happened? why does anyone running the show think these ideas are good? how are we supposed to watch a show where the main characters actually sound psychotic half the time, and we are supposed to believe they are the heroes?

seriously, up on the roof, Lana reminded me of someone seriously mentay ill. the way she was smiling, the things she was saying... and for Clark to be attracted to that instead of saying 'um, lana i think we should go get you some help' is just a slap in the face to a superman fans...

cloisthelegendbegins

01-31-2009, 04:17 PM

As for the producers, you idiots better pull your thumbs out and get your FREAKIN ACT TOGETHER!! As bad as Gough and Miles were, they never pulled a stunt like this. Clana was over and done with. All of last season was spent showing the reasons why they wouldn't work out. Showing why their personalities would ultimately keep them apart. It was enough. All that was needed during these 5 episodes, was to show that Clark recongnized those reasons and moved on with his life. Instead, these new producers decided to ignore ALL of that and push it once more, even with KK only having one episode left. Lana being able to handle superspowers now, Lana saying she is Clark's equal, Lana wanting to save the world. UGH!!

Cedric?

SO MUCH WORD!

tibbit78

01-31-2009, 04:20 PM

Before my review, I'm going to start out with where I'm coming from on this. I have been a Superman fan for 18 years now. I grew up watching Lois and Clark, so I've also been a Clois fan for the same amount of time.

But I really believe it's not about the name of the person Clark falls in love with. I tuned into SV season 1 fully expecting to never see Lois and expecting to like Clana. Unfortunately, I didn't, but that's another post for another day.

Anyways, Superman means a lot to me. To me, Superman is a character with a strong moral compass. He is a man who has the powers of a god and yet is still humble and does all that he can for good. My problem with SV has never been that they toy with the mythos, but that thy don't always show Clark having a strong moral compass.

When talking to my husband about why this last episode upset me, he asked me a few questions. First-what did I see Clark doing that was immoral in the episode? When I answered that it was him overlooking the things Lana has done in the past and the way she obtained the suit, he pointed out to me that one of the things about Superman's character is that he is forgiving. He always looks for the best in people and gives many second chances. He believes in people to the point where it's almost a fault and it's a weakness that sometimes comes back to bite him in the butt.

So, now that I've calmed down, I'm not as angry as I was on initially watching the episode. I still didn't enjoy it, though.

Let's start with the good:
Allison Mack's directing. AM did really great with the visuals on this episode. Though I think the use of the Daily Planet for the last shot was a mistake, that last shot was very beautiful. The episode in general had a dark feel, but in a different way from any of SV's other episodes so that was nice.

Tess. I haven't been a big fan of Tess, but this episode really gave me chills with how cold and calculating she was. I love that they're not setting her down the path of redemption just because she's a woman scorned, and I love that she's no longer a villain because of blind devotion to Lex.

Lana's training to prepare herself was an interesting storyline, even if I would have preferred for it to be the B story and not the A story. But more about that below.

I really liked Lana's trainer. The actor did well in his part and I don't know, I just liked him.

The return of Regan was great continuity. He did well in playing against Tess.

I love Kristin's real hair when it's short like that. It looks really cute and girl-power-ish!

Kristin did an excellent job acting in this. I may not have enjoyed the writing, but Kristin did a great job with her performance. It made me look forward to her future projects.

What I didn't like:
I didn't like that Lana was the main character in this episode. Not because it's Lana, but because Clark and many other plots started in the first half of the season and even last episode really took a backseat. This show is about Clark's journey, and even if there is an episode where a supporting character (or in this case, a guest star) has a large role, he should still be allowed to shine. And yes, I would absolutely say the same thing if Lois had had Lana's role in this episode.

I really think having limited cast members in every episode is hurting the show. Last week, we see the start of Clark as a member of the Justice League (which I loved) and this week, the JLA is nowere to be seen. Two weeks ago, we see Doomsday burst out of his pod, and now Doomsday is nowhere to be seen. He's the great destroyer, and we're expected to believe he's just missing? Lois hasn't been seen in three weeks, even though Chloe is back, we're supposed to believe Tess is fine with Lois staying in Star City and not going into work for however long Lois is supposed to have been gone? And not a word about Jimmy's condition?

Which brings me to another issue. Regardless of how one feels about Chloe and Jimmy together, Jimmy and Chloe have been together on and off for the last two and a half years. She agreed to marry him and is legally married to him. She is also the only family he has that knows or cares about his condition. The writers didn't show Chloe in the best light when they have her inexplicably still in Metropolis and on top of that, she is allowing her cousin to take the time off work and take care of Jimmy so she can hang out and drink coffee in Metropolis? Chloe is one of the most compassionate characters on the show. This is not in character, and I resent the writers for not working two lines of dialogue in there about how Jimmy's doing and why Lois hasn't come back yet. Or even better, they could use their existing hospital set and have Clark talk to Chloe in a hospital corridor or something. It was just lazy writing and that's a shame.

I also don't like that Clark is shown to be fickle. Lana's gone for a few months and they show him flirting with Lois, and grabbing her hand at Chloe's wedding and going in for the kiss. Then suddenly, Lana's back and Lois doesn't exist? And when Lana's gone, are we going to be expected to buy that he will forget all about Lana and pick right back up where he left off with Lois? Now, I expected them to give us more Clana moments and I understand the why behind it, but I think they could have handled it better without making Clark look like either a player or someone who is completely clueless about women and the fact that yes, they do have feelings too. (But then again, I haven't liked how he's come off when we were deep into the Chloe-Clark-Lana triangle either, but that's again another post)

I really hated the last shot. The Daily Planet is a Superman staple. I did not like seeing Lana standing above Clark in that shot. I did not like that, on a show that has a Lois, they used a setting that has belonged to the romance between Clark and Lois for nearly 70 years. It was a poor choice and they could have done a shot that looked just as good from the top of Luthorcorp, the Isis foundation, the Talon, or they could have gone back to the roots of Clark and Lana and had it occur in the barn or the graveyard. I feel like whoever decided to set this shot there has no clue whatsoever about the Superman legend, or knew full well that they were basically giving the middle finger to those of us who watch because we are Superman fans.

I am disappointed that they have yet to show Clark learning something from the situation with Lana. I don't think that Lana purposely held him back or anything like that. I think that he has always had a large blind spot where she is concerned and when she is around, he has a hard time thinking of anything else. This is unfortunate, because every other version of Superman with a love story shows him able to do what he does while being in love. At the end of this, I want to see Clark realize that it doesn't have to be either/or. He can, and should, save the world and have a personal life. He just needs a woman who is secure enough in the relationship to let him be the hero that he has the potential to be.

I think he also needs to realize that if Lana were seeking the power suit so she could be with him, that she would have been honest with him. A functional relationship involves both partners being honest with each other. If you're hiding something, that is a sign that you know, on some level, that it ultimately isn't the best thing for the person you love.

My other problem with this episode was the problem I have with many Lana episodes. And that is that they spend a lot of time telling us how great Lana is without showing us that she 'deserves' this praise. I want to be SHOWN how great and wonderful she is, not told by every single character who has ever met her. Now, there have been Lana moments I really have enjoyed, so I don't hate the character. Just the weird fetish the writers seem to have with her.

And I hated the whole 'if you help me, you'll be helping the world.' That demonstrates a level of conceit that shows that Lana is not ready for superpowers and probably never will be. She may have the best of intentions, but if she really wanted to save the world, there are ways to do so without powers.

Things I'm undecided on:
Lana did appear power-hungry in this episode. She had tasted power and she wanted it back. She let Clark believe she left him via a Dear John DVD and instead went off to seek power. Whether she believed this would make her 'equal' with Clark so they could be together or whether she had other motives, the fact remains that she went on a one-woman mission to obtain power. They can go one of two ways with this: Address it and have it become part of Clark's realizations next episode and also have it play a part into Lana leaving to find her own way, or sweep it under the rug and turn Lana into some sort of martyr.

If they address it, my opinion of this episode will rise. If not, well they will have one pissed off fan (potentially ex-fan) on their hands.

Anyways, I think the writers have a tough job since we are all coming from different backgrounds and everyone wants something different out of the show. I still have a tiny amount of hope that they will give Lana a nice send-off without sacrificing Clark's character development, but that hope is dwindling. So, we'll see what happens next week.

Excellent review, Kelly.

cma_454

01-31-2009, 04:32 PM

Cedric, I am in awe.

Not just for a brilliant review, but for your ability to maintain such a strong sense of humor in the face the soul wrenching tragedy that was Power.

Kudos, sir!

NoSupeForYou

01-31-2009, 04:39 PM

That was quality, Cedric. I laughed all the way through, which is the complete opposite of what I felt all the way through that entire atrocity of an episode. Watching the DC and trailer for next week gave me an idea for a drinking game, this one upcoming episode only (hopefully).

Every time Clark and Lana super speed in somewhere together, take a big shot of whiskey. Trust me, you'll need it; by the end of the episode you should be passed out. This way you won't have to see what's so obviously coming.

La Donna

01-31-2009, 04:42 PM

Cedric, usually I strongly oppose your Chloe stances, but agree with you on most of the rest. This time, I have nothing I can use to defend my girl Chloe, and that makes me pretty bummed out. Apparently, when Lana's on the show, no other character can have any redeeming qualities or say anything that is in accordance with their past pre-Lana behavior.

And when Clark first said he thought it was a mistake, we all cheered. But, if you notice, he really didn't think it was a mistake, he was just saying "Hey, wait a minute. Lana hurt my feelings. Maybe I should try and hurt her feelings a little bit before we do it again!!". That's when fake Chloe (that's what I'm calling her because real Chloe wouldn't have forgotten about Jimmy and Lois) said "Hey hey hey! You think you've got it bad! Look at Lana, think about Lana, feel sorry for Lana! Don't you dare try and hurt Lana at all! March right on over there and listen to what she has to say to defend herself. Do it! Do it right now! MARCH MISTER!!! I'll stay here and have a staring contest with Shelby. No, it's okay, I can stay. I don't have anywhere else in the world I need to be....".

----- Added 2 Minutes later -----

That was quality, Cedric. I laughed all the way through, which is the complete opposite of what I felt all the way through that entire atrocity of an episode. Watching the DC and trailer for next week gave me an idea for a drinking game, this one upcoming episode only (hopefully).

Every time Clark and Lana super speed in somewhere together, take a big shot of whiskey. Trust me, you'll need it; by the end of the episode you should be passed out. This way you won't have to see what's so obviously coming.

And if you pay attention, every time they speed in somewhere, Lana is in the lead. Oh ya! That's the way the "Power Couple" plays it. It's the hero who figures everything out Lana, followed by her partner in the sack and padawan Clark.

ClLaLeChFAN01

01-31-2009, 04:52 PM

Cedric....

Your review was GREAT! I laughed so hard and so much it was too much!! Your must be life of the party! I agreed with you on some issues with the episodes...however I gave it a 9. Yes I know a 9...but it really was a great episode if you put your issues with Lana aside. Thats was I did, and believe me it wasnt easy at all!

Am I frustrated with Clark..yes! Do I wish Lana go away yes! But I also believe that there is a reason for everything, so there is a reason why he had this epsiode. PS3 will reward us in the end! That have too!!! (Praying nightly)

In the end Clark will become Superman, that is the goal!

NoSupeForYou

01-31-2009, 04:54 PM

The only character who hasn't been made to look bad to make Lana look good is Jimmy, and that's only because Doomsday put him in the ICU. Even Ollie was made to look bad so that we could have the Holy One tell him it's the wrong thing to do, even though she is pretty much trying to do the same thing! After this episode, it's apparent that she wasn't disappointed with Ollie; she was mad that he could possibly take revenge on Lex before she does.

Savo

01-31-2009, 05:26 PM

The writing was terrible, the treatment of Clark was terrible, the santifcation of Lana was terrible. The best scene of this episode was the closing credits, half a point goes to Clark's almost realization.

1 out 10 for me. The verdict is in. Raw sewage was better than Power.

Next week looks even worse, and something worse than Power might blow a hole through space and time.


That sums it up quite nicely indeed! I've never missed an episode, but I'm seriously considering missing next week's. Someone please wake me up when this ridiculous Lana nightmare is over!!!

cma_454

01-31-2009, 05:28 PM

Terrific post; in particular the bolded stuff.

Thank you.:D

Venting helps, and sharing frustrations does seem to diminish them.

Here's to hoping PS3 makes a fool of me and makes everything right in Requiem!

Fallen One

01-31-2009, 05:41 PM

Thanks Annie!

Cma 454, humor is an outlet for me. Its either that or I climb clock towers with a rifle.

Thanks NoSupeForyou. Ugh, that suspeeding crap is going to get real old, real fast. I can't believe these writers actually planned this nonsense.

Thanks LaDonna. You want to know whats the scary part? Slavkin and Swimmer wrote Identity. That beautiful episode. It is very unnerving that they could write such a Masterpiece, then write such a horrible episode like Power.

ClLaLeChFan01, thank you. Keep up the optimism, thats a good thing. I want to have that same optimism. I really do. Unfortunately these writers lost my trust and will have to earn it back. If they end the next episode on a good note, I might come around again. But I feel so negative about them now.

Thanks Patricia! I think her "suit" is under her skin, or absorbed through her cells. Its all just a bunch of crap anyways.

Slimgoodi17

01-31-2009, 05:52 PM

It's funny. Everyone seems to have reeeeeally hated this episode. I didn't. At all. Yes, I found the "how-lana-became-crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon" storyline vaguely annoying, BUT I thought it was a pretty interesting plot. It's just completely unnecessary. I absolutely HATE that Lana is Clark's temporary equal. That's ridiculous.

Allison did an AMAZING job on this episode. Tess was...horrifyingly amazing. Kristin still looked absolutely beautiful and I loved Chloe's style in this episode. All in all, just an ok episode with a crazy plot, but it didn't fail to entertain. I gave it a '7'.

skully

01-31-2009, 06:26 PM

Hmm, a very polarising episode obviously.

I have to say thanks to K-siters for their many and varied views on this episode. I read the whole Live Discussion thread and largely the views were negative, which made me watch the episode this morning with a little trepidation.

But I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. The epi was action packed, fast paced and tied up a lot of plot lines. It also had some very interesting twists (Lana's kidnapping, and the fact that Chloe knew what Lana was doing to some extent). Sure, it was Lana-centric but given we know she is leaving next epi I can't see why people are so wound up about that. We have had Lana-centric episodes every season since S1, why should S8 be any different? :)

I thought AM did a great job with the directing and the tying together of all the flashbacks was skillfully done.

I find the criticizing of Lana getting superpowers again understandable but I also understand the motives of the writers. This epi showed that Lana still cares greatly for Clark and couldn't cut their bond, so rather than jeopardize his "red-blue blurring" by being a distraction, she wants invincibility to stand beside him.

And the "far-fetched" criticism doesn't wash with me. This is Smallville, where we've seen witches and zoners and meteor freaks and all sorts of Lex scientific experiments including cloning. Lex is a cripple and Prometheus is just so Lex. Not only would it make him whole again but it would give him unassailable power. For Lana to deny Lex that weapon, and use it herself fits with the whole S7 backstory of Lana loving Clark and hating Lex.

Yes, S8 has been great up to Legion because it had Clark finally embracing his destiny, at the DP and moving closer to Lois. But let's not forget that Clark is only 22 and he is not yet the Man of Steel. He is still in love with Lana, who has made a pretty telling decision (to deny Lex the Prometheus suit and use it herself) to be with the man she loves. Clark didn't chase Lana but of course he would find it very hard to resist the advances of the woman he has loved all his life. We know this issue will be resolved next episode so I was happy to enjoy the episode for the action alone.

And the scene where Tess mashed Regan was just awesome. She hates Lex and will pursue her revenge, but in doing so will be just as evil as Lex. The moment when she "cracked" was quite significant.

After 2 watches, I gave Power an 8/10.

ledzepfan23

01-31-2009, 06:44 PM

Hmm, a very polarising episode obviously.

I have to say thanks to K-siters for their many and varied views on this episode. I read the whole Live Discussion thread and largely the views were negative, which made me watch the episode this morning with a little trepidation.

But I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. The epi was action packed, fast paced and tied up a lot of plot lines. It also had some very interesting twists (Lana's kidnapping, and the fact that Chloe knew what Lana was doing to some extent). Sure, it was Lana-centric but given we know she is leaving next epi I can't see why people are so wound up about that. We have had Lana-centric episodes every season since S1, why should S8 be any different? :)

I thought AM did a great job with the directing and the tying together of all the flashbacks was skillfully done.

I find the criticizing of Lana getting superpowers again understandable but I also understand the motives of the writers. This epi showed that Lana still cares greatly for Clark and couldn't cut their bond, so rather than jeopardize his "red-blue blurring" by being a distraction, she wants invincibility to stand beside him.

And the "far-fetched" criticism doesn't wash with me. This is Smallville, where we've seen witches and zoners and meteor freaks and all sorts of Lex scientific experiments including cloning. Lex is a cripple and Prometheus is just so Lex. Not only would it make him whole again but it would give him unassailable power. For Lana to deny Lex that weapon, and use it herself fits with the whole S7 backstory of Lana loving Clark and hating Lex.

Yes, S8 has been great up to Legion because it had Clark finally embracing his destiny, at the DP and moving closer to Lois. But let's not forget that Clark is only 22 and he is not yet the Man of Steel. He is still in love with Lana, who has made a pretty telling decision (to deny Lex the Prometheus suit and use it herself) to be with the man she loves. Clark didn't chase Lana but of course he would find it very hard to resist the advances of the woman he has loved all his life. We know this issue will be reolved next episode so I was happy to enjoy the episode for the action alone.

And the scene where Tess mashed Regan was just awesome. She hates Lex and will pursue her revenge, but in doing so will be just as evil as Lex. The moment when she "cracked" was quite significant.

After 2 watches, I gave Power an 8/10.
I agree skully. Good review

La Donna

01-31-2009, 07:27 PM

Cedric wrote:

Thanks LaDonna. You want to know whats the scary part? Slavkin and Swimmer wrote Identity. That beautiful episode. It is very unnerving that they could write such a Masterpiece, then write such a horrible episode like Power.

Given that information, it makes me wonder if there's a reason they won't answer the current accusations of being on crack...

ClLaLeChFan01, thank you. Keep up the optimism, thats a good thing. I want to have that same optimism. I really do. Unfortunately these writers lost my trust and will have to earn it back. If they end the next episode on a good note, I might come around again. But I feel so negative about them now.

I feel the same way. I wish I could trust them. They just killed my faith. I can't even imagine what they could do to earn it back, even though I hope to everything holy that they do. It's just, looking at the trailer, DC, clips for next episode and the spoilers, I don't see how they could possibly have time to turn it around and still fit in the plot. Unless Lana ends up having a choice to kill Lex or not, and she decides she's gonna go for it and that's when Clark finally CATCHES A F****** BRAIN WAVE. I don't see that happening, though. Everything points to the krypto bomb leaving Clark and Lana forced apart. NOTHING GOOD CAN COME FROM THAT!!!!! In my opinion, of course. I know some of you don't care how it happens, that once she's gone you'll be happy no matter what went on with the Lana arc. I'm just not one of those people. If Lana's "taken" from Clark somehow and they are forced apart, and that is why they don't end up together, that ruins Clois for me. How I see Clark reacting from that "separation" may also ruin Smallville's Clark Kent for me. I wish I could just ignore the Lana arc as many of you are doing, or just overlook it and wipe it from my brain. I can't. For the life of me I wish I could.

cloisthelegendbegins

01-31-2009, 07:36 PM

I feel the same way. I wish I could trust them. They just killed my faith. I can't even imagine what they could do to earn it back, even though I hope to everything holy that they do. It's just, looking at the trailer, DC, clips for next episode and the spoilers, I don't see how they could possibly have time to turn it around and still fit in the plot. Unless Lana ends up having a choice to kill Lex or not, and she decides she's gonna go for it and that's when Clark finally CATCHES A F****** BRAIN WAVE. I don't see that happening, though. Everything points to the krypto bomb leaving Clark and Lana forced apart. NOTHING GOOD CAN COME FROM THAT!!!!! In my opinion, of course. I know some of you don't care how it happens, that once she's gone you'll be happy no matter what went on with the Lana arc. I'm just not one of those people. If Lana's "taken" from Clark somehow and they are forced apart, and that is why they don't end up together, that ruins Clois for me. How I see Clark reacting from that "separation" may also ruin Smallville's Clark Kent for me. I wish I could just ignore the Lana arc as many of you are doing, or just overlook it and wipe it from my brain. I can't. For the life of me I wish I could.

ITA. The part in bold is how I feel too. :(

jor-eldeux

01-31-2009, 07:37 PM

Alright here it is - the Smallville version of Clark Kent is not - nor has he ever been - the Superman of the mythos. They admitted it in Legion. The demonstrated it in this episode. I don't care if its "pre" anything. This is not Superman. In this episode - this was a pretender. This was indeed a fickle, insincere, infatuated teenager pretending to be an adult. That said, that is not TW. That is a set of writers/producers who don't get it, and don't want to get it. I vote for a new poll. I vote for a poll of those who right now decide to dismiss this show from the mythos of Superman. We don't know who this show is about, but it is not about Superman.

Mickey_Bickey

01-31-2009, 08:29 PM

Ryan Seacrest: Hello America! Welcome to the special Vancouver edition of American Idol. Tonight we narrow down the field more and send some contestants home. But first we have a major announcement tonight. In an effort to appeal to the young <S>male</S> female demographic, for one night only we have merged with the CW. Join us tonight for the first ever Smallville sponsored American Idol!

Theme plays

Seacrest: Join me in welcoming my new co-host, Brian Peterson!

Peterson: What up, Crest? This is the Peterson! I'm large and in charge and tonight we crown a new American Cheese!

Seacrest: American Idol.

Peterson: That's what I said.

Seacrest: No, you said American Cheese.

Peterson: Woah dude, are you coming on to me?

Seacrest: Uh, whatever. Let's meet our judges, America! There's been some additions. First up, he's the Dawg that dogs the doggy dog dog dogs, Randy Jackson!

Randy Jackson: Yeah! Yeah! Whoo! Yeah! What's up, baby? Yeah! Yeah!

Seacrest: She's the sassy but lively newcomer, Kara Dioguardi.

Kara Dioguardi: Thank you, thank you (flings hair and winks) Thank you! Thank you!

Seacrest: She's the sugary sweet waiflike woman who's poster hung on Full House, Paul Abdul.

Paula Abdul: Can I move my seat? This new guy is scary.

Seacrest: That scary, new guy is none other than, our new judge, Miles Millar! How are ya Miles?

Miles Millar: Hey, Ryan... I'm good. I'm good.

Miles slowly nods his head…for five minutes straight. He stares straight ahead with a blank look on his face

Seacrest: Miles, you with us?

Miles: (suddenly alert) Yo. Hey. Sorry. Spaced there for a second. Did I miss the bus?

Abdul: Do you see what I mean?

Peterson: Shut up. Let the Peterson step in and introduce the top judge of them all. Simon Cowell, folks.

Simon Cowell: Peterson, I'd love to nail your tongue to a burning building.

Seacrest: After the last episode, Get in line, Simon. Now you already saw the performances of our contestants last night. However, with the new merger between our program and Smallville, we have someone new to factor in. Here with a stirring performance is American Idol's newest hopeful…Lana Lang!

Lana: (while sipping water) Oh oh oh…uh! Something totally crazy…uh! Forget I'm a lady.. uh! Men's shirt something skirts…uh! Oh oh oh really wild-yeah.. uh! Doin it in secret yeah!.. uh! (swallows water) Oh oh oh Get in the action.. uh! The world needs you.. uh! Get fake hair, do what I care…uh! Oh oh oh I want to be free yeah.. uh! To feel the way I feel. Man, I feel like a hero. Whatever. I'm done. Clap. (sips water)

Silence

Seacrest: Damn. Well, that was…

Peterson: Frickin' awesome! That was so good I have to change my pants! Clap you bastards! Clap!

Audience nervously claps

Seacrest: Let's go to the judges. Kara.

Dioguardi: (blank stare)

Seacrest: Right. I think we better go to Randy.

Jackson: That was aight, ya know. It wasn't the best stuff. It didn't blow me away. I wasn't like "Whoa." It wasn't like "Oh My God". It wasn't the best stuff, but it was aight. It wasn't as good as the stuff I did with Lionel and Pete back in the day, but it was aight.

Peterson: Thank you for nothing, Randy. Paul Anka.

Paula: I'm Paula Abdul, not Paul Anka. I thought it was pitchy at some points. There were some glitches, but you made it your own. Were you nervous up there? You looked nervous up there! You're so cute. I liked it.

Seacrest: Thanks, Paula. Miles.

Miles: Pitchy?! Pitchy!? I'll pitchy my triangle around your head - Lana, I love you. You…complete me.

Peterson: That's sweet. Finally, Simon. It's your call.

Simon: If I'm being honest…

Kelly Souders runs out and whispers something in Simon's ear

Simon: OK, I've been told to not be honest. So, Lana, you are amazing. You have a bright future.

Seacrest: There ya have it, America. Now Lana, let me ask you, how does it feel joining the cast so late? Do you feel that it might be tough to fit in? This is your first show and in a couple of weeks we crown a winner.

Lana: It's an honor, Ryan. I have the utmost respect for my supporting cast. Performing alongside the dumb girl, the Arctic girl, and the tall one has been amazing for me. I hope that I can work side by side and make some memories with the two jailbait youngins and the single-mom Tracy Chapman lookin' chick.

Seacrest: Great. Well, the votes are in, America. You made the choice this week as a record number of 80 bazillion million votes came in from across the country. We have a winner…wait a minute. How do we have a winner? This isn't the season finale, and Lana just performed. How did America vote already? Something doesn't seem right.

Souders runs out and whispers something in Seacrest's ear

Seacrest: Thank you, Kelly. Ladies and gentlemen, Ms. Souders just threatened to rip my spleen out if I don't just read the winner. Josh, you received 16% of the vote. Shannon, you got 24% of the vote. Our other 35 contestants, you all received 39%. Finally, Lana, you got…8,129% of the vote. What? I swear, folks, that's what's written on the card. Uh, congrats Lana. If people flipped out over Jennifer Hudson, wait until this one hits the fan.

Lana: Thank you, Ryan. Some people wait a lifetime for a…moment-uh like this. Next year, my friend Chloe is going to win this show.

Seacrest: You mean your friend is going to try out and hopefully win this show?

Lana: No, I mean she's going to win the show.

Seacrest: Gotcha. That does it America. Seacrest out!

__________________

Sigh. Oh you'll laugh... you'll cry. You'll kiss common sense and decent storytelling goodbye. OK, Bourbon? Check. Spit bucket? Check. Respirator? Check. Picture of my family? Check. I'm ready. God help me..

Previously ON! Brainiac did us all a big favor. Lana sucked at home movies. Questioning Regan's loyalty was a no-no. Apparently leaving a coffee shop is too difficult. Tess became a human DVR. And Clark needed misery.

We open up on the shot of someone in a futuristic hot tub. Dr. Idiot is a man on a mission that no one cares about. One of his researchers cautions against proceeding but the good doctor insists that it must be done. There's some scientific-speak followed by confirmation that the "subject" is ready for the experiment. Dr. Idiot looks a little too determined as he orders for everything to begin. Dude, it is not that dramatic. Relax. There is a sound similar to the Batmobile followed by the hot tub electrocuting itself, then the top of it lights on fire. There better a evil T-1000 in there or I'm going to be pissed. Its worse than I thought. Its Lana.

Opening Credits. The people who begun to watch in 2009 don't even know who half these people are.

Kent farm. Let me get this straight. Jimmy, Chloe's husband, is in Star City eating liquid meatloaf through a straw, yet she decides to go for a stroll hundreds of miles away? Jimmy, you might as well get yourself a blow-up doll. Lana's annoying whispery voice is heard and Clark is standing in the living room looking sad as he watches the breakup DVD; as if the first 100 times wasn't ENOUGH. The world's worst wife turns off the TV and makes a bad joke. Clark tells her about the kiss and that it was the wrong thing to do. The world's worst wife is shocked that he would think kissing someone that broke his heart/ didn't apologize/ won't apologize / and flaunts her decision in his face, is a bad thing. SHUT up Chloe.

"Lana thought she was holding me back and you know what? She was right. Look what happened after she left. I got off the farm, I got a job, I started using my abilities to help people when they needed it the most." - Clark Kent, the only moment that didn't piss me off in this episode, 7:08PM.

Chloe shoots that down and says that Lana isn't that bad. Oh it gets worse... she then and asks Clark how does he thinks Lana feels about all of this. Chloe Sullivan, the same Chloe Sullivan that doesn't care to be with her comatose husband that almost died trying to protect her - THAT Chloe Sullivan, is giving relationship advice. Goodbye brain cells! Just wow. Then she suggests that Lana is probably at her apartment and for Clark to go talk to her about all of this before deciding not to be with her. Correction Chloe: Lana is at Lois' apartment, not yours. You do remember your cousin don't you? She's the one at your husband's side while you pretend to be Ricki Lake. Just awful.

Talon. Clark goes over there to find Lois' apartment wrecked. Coincidently, my place looked lot like this after I watched this episode. Tess pulls a gun on him suspecting that he was someone else. After Clark questions her being there, she says that she was "concerned about Lana and had came to warn her but she was too late". ::downs a shot of Bourbon:: Tess tells Clark that Lana stole some Luthorcorp data from her and is concerned that Lex may have had her kidnapped. Oh that cold hearted bastard! How dare he spend billions of dollars on technology that someone else steals, and dare to want that technology back! Clark isn't buying it completely but Tess assures him and stresses how concerned she is about Lana.

"Since when did you and Lana become close friends?" - Clark Kent, a question that millions asked at the same time, 7:10PM.

Tess goes on to say how much she owes Lana for opening her eyes to the twisted man that Lex really is. Clark feints ignorance and Tess tells him that this wasn't the first time Lex has done this. She brings up the breakup DVD and.. oh.. dear.. God..

We flashback to, allegedly, the making of the video with a now long-haired Lana talking to a camera that is held by Lex's hentchmen who have her at gunpoint. After she finishes with the video, Lex's men place a napkin over her mouth and she pretends to be knocked out. Tess walks into the room and tells them to get Lana inside the van. Thats right folks, if you're just joining us today and hate yourself- Lana was forced to make that DVD by the mean bald Lex. What a swerve the writers threw us! **spits**

Back to real time, Clark gets angry at Tess for forcing his precious to make that DVD. Tess blames Lex, then says that Lex told them it was for Lana's own good because Clark kept hurting her in their dysfunctional relationship last season. There you have it. The writers have finally achieved a goal of theirs. They managed to blame Lex, Tess, and Clark for all that happened to Lana last season. Lana is now pure and absorbed of any fault. You know, back in College I once played "Win Lose or Draw" with a group of my friends and one of my friends drew a TV, which was the obvious the answer. Well, before any of us said the answer, a girl I was dating at the time blurted out "penguin belt". If you can imagine, all five of the rest of us fell on the ground laughing at how stupid a guess that was. We laughed for about 10 minutes straight and she was infuriated and embarrassed, especially with me. She began yelling for us to get up and called us rude and stupid. I've never laughed so hard in my life. She dumped me later that night because I even laughed on the drive home.

And you know what? Penquin belt made more sense than this garbage.

Back to the flashback. A van is seen driving to who the hell cares. Lana wakes up groggy and wants to know where she's being taken. One of the henchmen gives her a bottle of water and tells her to relax. Lana something unimportant before pretending to be ill. The henchmen turns to get something then turns around to get kicked in the face, thrown to the back door, then his gun is grabbed. He yells for mercy but gets shot in the shoulder by the heroic Lana Lang. She then points the gun at the driver and tells him to get out. Both of them jump out in fear and she drives off. I swear, these writers think we're too stupid to breathe. She drives to some location, goes into some restroom, and cuts off her bad wig with a razor. How did she get the razor? Who knows. Why would she decide to cut off damn near all her hair? Who knows. WHO KNOWS ANY OF THIS.

Commericial Break. Skittles Bubble Gum - Inflate the Rainbow. Taste the Rainbow. Destroy the rainbow. Oh just do whatever you want to the rainbow. Its not like its going to change anything.

Talon. Clark still has Tess cornered against a wall and yells for the names of the men who kidnapped Lana seven months ago. Sure Clark, yelling is the best way to get answers. Tess tells him that the men are dead and that all the henchmen currently working for Lex are new. Clark spots a eagle medallion in one of Lois' drawers and Tess recognizes it as belonging to her "strategic adviser". Ohhh the suspense.

Luther Castle. Clark speeds in and confronts said "strategic adviser". The guy pretends not to know who Lana is at first, but starts spilling his guts about how he knows her. Flashback to him holding a blow torch in the basement of some building. A blow torch, what an excellent idea. Lana, still almost bald, asks him for help and says that money is no option. Of course its not, since you stole it! He turns her down a few times before asking why specifically is she there.

"I want to be invincible" - the Pink Ranger, 7:20PM

"Ohh, so thats what a cardiac arrest feels like." - Me, holding my chest, seconds later.

He tells her to make like a tree and leave but she says that if he helps her he'll be helping the world. SHUT UP Lana. What world could you possibly help? The land of Pink and Honey? The idiot is convinced, then we see a scene of her underwater in ice cold water. She pops out complaining about the temperature and the guy teases her about being a little wuss. After she gives him her "secrets and lies" face, she goes back under, determined to prove him wrong. Next she's staring at a heated pipe shaped like a T. The guy teases her some more and asks her who she is holding on to. Pinky says Clark, to which the guy gives a stupid speech about something that was too silly to remember. Lana gets her secrets face again and burns her arm on the pipe to prove a point. She kept her arm on that pipe for at least 10 seconds, didn't yell out in pain at all, then when she pulls her arms away there are no burn marks there. Are you serious, show? Oops, I forgot to breathe again. Suddenly she's wearing that horrible wig again as she thanks the guy for training her but says that what she really needs is power. The type of power she had last season- Krpytonian abilities. She wasn't ready for that power last season, but now she is thanks to her training. The guy gives her the eagle medallion as a gift. I could REALLY use a commercial break right now.

Back to the present in the Luthor Castle. The guy tells Clark that he kept an eye out for Lana when she returned to Metropolis and got a job with Luthercorp to feed her info from the inside. Now Clark knows she's been back for a while and that Chloe knew. Go to the next scene, please.

Evil Lab. Lana lays in the hot tub looking half dead. You know, almost burnt to death is good look for her. Blown up would be even better.

Commercial break. Thank God for commercials. I've never been so happy to see a Taco Ad.

Regan gets into Tess' car for a chat. Tess knows he's the one who broke into Lois' apartment and he doesn't deny it. He's still loyal to Lex and was looking for the Prometheus suit. Tess scolds him for his allegiance, forgetting that just a few weeks ago she was worshiping Lex herself. Breathe, Cedric, breathe. She wants him to bring her the suit if he finds it or else.

At the evil lab, the hot tub is now filled with smoke and Lana's body rises out of it like Frankenstein. I want to meet the person who thought of this crap and personally shove them down stairs.

Hey, cuz. You have a moment?

Sure thing, Lois.

Tonight I'm going home and you are going to treat Jimmy like he's your husband.

What!?

Yeah. Don't worry, its not that hard. I have faith in you. Make history, kiddo.

Oh my God! No! No!

Are you scared, Chloe? Chloe! Are you scared?

Yes! Yes!

Good. You're on Scare Tactics. Look over there. See that. There's a camera.

Oh, you guys! You guys! Ah ha ha! Where's Jimmy? He put you up to this?

Coffee shop. Chloe is enjoying a nice hot cup of coffee while her husband is injected with adrenaline. When Clark asks her why she didn't tell him when Lana returned to Metropolis, Chloe gets defensive. After that rehash is done, he asks her what Lana was up to when she returned. Another flashback, because these have been so good that more are needed. Chloe caught Lana sneaking back into Isis. When pressed for info, she dodges it with flattery. Chloe brags about getting married soon. Please, don't remind us. Anyways, Chloe suspects Lana is up to more than just a visit and its revealed that she is looking into project Ares. When the idea of moving on with her life and to stop stalking Lex is posed to her, she acts like what she's doing is such a noble thing. Those rubber rooms will be too good for you, Lana. Anyways she asks Chloe to promise not to tell Clark. Instead of doing the smart thing and telling her that she is not going to get involved in her deceit, Chloe complies.

Back to the present. Clark tells Chloe that Lana may have been kidnapped like she was seven months ago. this is news to Chloe who wonders why Lana didn't return back to Clark if she was kidnapped months ago, Clark thinks she's up to no good and wants to find her before she does something she'll regret. Too late, Clark. She was born.

Daily Planet. Tess finds a mannequin sitting in her chair with a red dot on it's forehead. Regans walks out behind her and taunts his murder of said guy. The mannequin had news of where the Prometheus suit was and thats was all ole Regan needed to hear. Tess must have caught Lana pox because suddenly she's the protector of all that is good in the world. This, coming from the person that threatened to kill Regan in Odyssey. ::face palm:: Regan gives the "villain" speech instead of just killing her. Tess tells him that the security cameras recorded the convo he had in her office plus the murder, but Regan is not concerned as he flaunts Tess', how do I say it, adventures with Oliver's bed that Lex saw on video. Finally tiring of the talk, he prepares to shoot but the gun is knocked away. Then wow. Tess took a statue of a naked person and clocked dropped him the hell out. Not content with him having a concussion and possible brain damage, she starts kicking him to death in s-l-o-w motion. Off camera somebody threw jam on the window. So she preaches about being good even though she herself is evil, then proves it by her contradictory actions. Yep, she definitely has a bad case of Lana Pox.

Isis. Clark and Chloe are looking for more info on the Prometheus suit. Clark asks about the furnace, then x-rays it to find a safe inside it. He opens it to find a hard drive. Chloe connects it to her PC and they watch footage of Lana talking to Dr. Idiot. Whispery talk, flattery, vomit, more flattery, more idiocy and she is seen convincing this doctor to try the suit on her and not Lex. Mind you, this is the SAME doctor whose life and family she threatened back in season 6. This SAME doctor forgets that incident and trusts her completely over the big bad evil villain Lex Luthor. My brain cannot fathom this stupidity. Then she tells him that if she gets the suit she'll save lives and improve the "human condition" all over the world. I had to pause the episode. I'm going to lose it.....

Colonel Trautman: Her arc is almost over Johnny. It's almost over!

Rambo: NOTHING IS OVER! NOTHING!!!

Clark realizes what the psycho is up to. Then we go to the evil lab where Dr. Idiot is still performing the experiment on her. Tess breaks into the facility looking for the suit. When she sees Lana wearing it, she attempts to kill her. YES! The idiot doctor tries to stop her but gets a gun to the face for his troubles. Tess then attempts to kill him when..

..OH PLEASE...

As Clark rushes in, he sees Lana jump out of the containment room, grab the bullet that was going to kill the doctor, and shove Tess into the wall. This, while smiling at Clark and super speeding out of the room. There isn't a Bourbon on the planet strong enough for this. This right here is the epic fail of all FAILS.

Commercial break. If I saw a talking gecko, I'd totally kill it. Wouldn't even think. Probably scream first. Then I'd smash it with something.

Cue Lana.

That over there?

That's a mop.

Oh. Sorry.

No. No. Wait. Sorry. That is Lana. You're right. My bad.

Luthor Castle. Tess walks in on Lana burning documents in the fireplace. This nut-job broke into the house, broke into a safe, and burned the documents she found as soon as she got the power. And despite all that I said, she tells Tess that it was for her own good and that she's her friend. She lectures Tess about letting her desire for revenge get the best of her. This, coming from the person who kidnapped and tortured Lionel Luthor. I can't take any more of her stupid voice. She leaves Tess to think about all the contradictions she just said. One. More. Scene. Just let me make it through this last scene. ::kisses a picture of my family::

Daily Planet. Ohhh, they actually remembered he works there. Well isn't that a surprise, seeing as we haven't seen him there working for five episodes straight. Clark is checking for any crimes Lana might have committed, then hears her call out for him to meet her on the rooftop. He goes up there and there she is, grinning. This scene was one of the worst scenes in the show's history. And people, thats saying A LOT. Bottom line, Clark wants her to take the suit off, Pinky doesn't want to, Clark thinks its dangerous, Pinky thinks she can handle it, Clark whines about her possibly getting hurt, Pinky whines about him not needing worry about him. I wish this STUPID song would just shut up. Clark lets her talk him right back into a relationship with her and they kiss to end the episode.

All in all: The worst episode of the season and in my top 10 for worst of series. It was a flop and total recon of everything we saw and know, created to make Lana Lang look good at everyone's expense. Half of the episode was in awful flashbacks, and the stuff in the real-verse was just as terrible. Lana was absolved of everything, and now she gets to play house with her skunk-fur wig and Kryptonian powered suit that isn't even a damn suit. You can't even see the thing, and I don't care to.

Clark ::face palm:: I cannot stress how much I've pleaded over the years for the writers to give my favorite character the respect he deserves. All year long they built him up, only to tear him down in one episode for LANA. He promised Jonn Jonnz in Odyssey that he would let go of his past but as soon as Lana showed up, he went back on his word. He's wasn't proactive in this episode, he wasn't.. anything.. in this episode. All he did was whine about Lana. This is NOT the way it was suppose to go. He was suppose to stand up against her and put their past life behind him. Lana is calling the shots now. It seems like he'll do whatever she wants and no matter what she does he'll always make an excuse for her. Its SICKENING.

Lana, die painfully and slowly.

Tess is back to being bad. She flip flops from to week. I don't even know what they are doing with her now. They've made Lana her self appointed mentor, and that can only end horribly. Her killing of Regan could be looked at as a turning point to her character being full villian, but who knows anymore.

Speaking of flip flops: Chloe. Not only does she do a 180 from last week and tells Clark to go after Lana, we learn that she knew she was back in town months before the wedding. Here's a woman who lives in her cousin's apartment with her husband, yet has the gull to play matchmatcher while leaving Lois to look after Jimmy while she stays in Smallville and Metropolis. Worst cousin ever, worst wife ever.

As for the producers, you idiots better pull your thumbs out and get your FREAKIN ACT TOGETHER!! As bad as Gough and Miles were, they never pulled a stunt like this. Clana was over and done with. All of last season was spent showing the reasons why they wouldn't work out. Showing why their personalities would ultimately keep them apart. It was enough. All that was needed during these 5 episodes, was to show that Clark recongnized those reasons and moved on with his life. Instead, these new producers decided to ignore ALL of that and push it once more, even with KK only having one episode left. Lana being able to handle superspowers now, Lana saying she is Clark's equal, Lana wanting to save the world. UGH!!

The writing was terrible, the treatment of Clark was terrible, the santifcation of Lana was terrible. The best scene of this episode was the closing credits, half a point goes to Clark's almost realization.

1 out 10 for me. The verdict is in. Raw sewage was better than Power.

Next week looks even worse, and something worse than Power might blow a hole through space and time.

Thanks to Joanne/Tibbit78 for the American Idol idea. Sorry I was late everyone but some real life stuff got in the way. Hope I didn't keep you waiting for too long.

Cedric, Cedric this is outstanding! I can't think of any other words to voice my opinion. I loved the American Idol skit, and I love this review! Thank you!!:lol::D:)

Hugs and Kisses!! This was worth the wait! You have Randy down cold BTW, and Lana singing Shania Twain!!! Whooooaaa!! I loved it!!!:):cool: BTW I rated this a 1 too and only because of Tess. Otherwise, I would have had to give it a goose egg.

melissan02

01-31-2009, 08:38 PM

As for the producers, you idiots better pull your thumbs out and get your FREAKIN ACT TOGETHER!! As bad as Gough and Miles were, they never pulled a stunt like this. Clana was over and done with. All of last season was spent showing the reasons why they wouldn't work out. Showing why their personalities would ultimately keep them apart. It was enough. All that was needed during these 5 episodes, was to show that Clark recongnized those reasons and moved on with his life. Instead, these new producers decided to ignore ALL of that and push it once more, even with KK only having one episode left. Lana being able to handle superspowers now, Lana saying she is Clark's equal, Lana wanting to save the world. UGH!!

Cedric! You never cease to amaze me with your reviews----LOVE this one!!

The part I have picked out above blows me away!! I never thought I'd see the day that Clark Kent....the man who will be Superman....would have an equal (suit/skin or not)...that's just....just WRONG!!!!!!!:mad:
Clana was closed in S7, this arc should have had Clark telling and displaying for Lana how he has moved on w/ his life. Instead, he's Lana's lap dog:p....and I wonder if he'll always be?:(

Thorn

01-31-2009, 08:47 PM

I can not believe what the CW is doing with the series, I can not understand what all this is about.

please kill Lana and go on with the series.

Thaks.

Larel

01-31-2009, 08:55 PM

Cedric wrote:

Given that information, it makes me wonder if there's a reason they won't answer the current accusations of being on crack...

I feel the same way. I wish I could trust them. They just killed my faith. I can't even imagine what they could do to earn it back, even though I hope to everything holy that they do. It's just, looking at the trailer, DC, clips for next episode and the spoilers, I don't see how they could possibly have time to turn it around and still fit in the plot. Unless Lana ends up having a choice to kill Lex or not, and she decides she's gonna go for it and that's when Clark finally CATCHES A F****** BRAIN WAVE. I don't see that happening, though. Everything points to the krypto bomb leaving Clark and Lana forced apart. NOTHING GOOD CAN COME FROM THAT!!!!! In my opinion, of course. I know some of you don't care how it happens, that once she's gone you'll be happy no matter what went on with the Lana arc. I'm just not one of those people. If Lana's "taken" from Clark somehow and they are forced apart, and that is why they don't end up together, that ruins Clois for me. How I see Clark reacting from that "separation" may also ruin Smallville's Clark Kent for me. I wish I could just ignore the Lana arc as many of you are doing, or just overlook it and wipe it from my brain. I can't. For the life of me I wish I could.

You have summed up my fears perfectly!!!!:\

IF Clana are forever looked at as star-crossed & kept apart by forces out of their control.........Lana becoming Krypto girl..........then that ruins any Clois for me cause I will see Lois as "second choice" when we know she wasn't!!!!:mad:
Watching any Clois this season or if there is a season 9 will be destroyed for many since the idea that Clark is with Lois simply because Lana was torn away from him is all we will see!

dreamsofnever

01-31-2009, 09:36 PM

Cedric, awesome review as always.

Larel and Thorn, welcome to K-site!

Marfeic2011

01-31-2009, 09:36 PM

Cedric your review made me laugh so hard I cried & I haven't laughed that hard in months - thanks!!! Reading your reviews is like therapy - and they say laughter is the best medicine... after all what else can we do under the circumstances.. and I am sick of being pissed - so thanks again

soulstealer

01-31-2009, 09:58 PM

Loved it loved it loved it!
I admit at first I thought this is going to be another weak epi. but it went a long prefect and everything fell into place. The loos ends from last season were tied and the clana ending was just perfect. I'm looking forward to see what Lana will become.
Tess scenes were great too, I like how she played that rageful ***** she is.

The only thing that annoys me about this epi is that I know they are going to mess up clana in the near future. AGAIN!

unfocused

01-31-2009, 10:05 PM

Great review, Cedric. Always entertaining :lol: "SHUT UP Lana. SHUT UP Chloe." Sooo good :rotfl:

drvr8

01-31-2009, 10:08 PM

If they wanted to attract ratings and passion with this episode, I suppose they succeeded. But they're doing it at the expense of sacrificing the core elements of what made the characters so captivating in the first place. I actually respected Lana for the first time in the history of the series at the end of Artic for breaking up with Clark because I thought for some ridiculous reason that she actually did realize she was holding back his growth as an adult and as a future hero. Chloe was a character who could call Clark on his Lana addiction and how when he's around her he doesn't choose to see the real truth and now is shoving them back together when the previous week she was issuing a warning over playing with her cousin's emotions?

The only good thing they did with the episode was to contrast Tess' rage and insanity with Lana's artificial sweetener insanity and show the depths which Tess could sink as she murdered the guy. Tess showing the audience that she is and will never be a female victim again...even if it means stomping on every bone in every male oppressor's neck!

How do you repair Clark and Chloe's irrational actions and behavior from this episode though? Chalk it up to being caught up in the moment and wave a magic wand so we can forget about it as an audience? They've burned the bridges of trust with the audience and I find it very hard to feel like there is still a heart to this show.

unfocused

01-31-2009, 10:13 PM

Nice review, Skully.

I think the writing was good to fair. It was the content that was bad. This episode really did need a better director since I'm pretty sure the showrunners knew it was going to cause a ruckus with the fans.

Mr.White

01-31-2009, 11:00 PM

It was awful. It is too bad that the show's main character turns out to be nothing special yet again and with this epsiode that is what they made Clark Kent to be. Nothing special. Giving Lana superpowers (Again) does just that. Distracts and takes away from Clark Kent. The episode was a huge letdown.

Mrs. Superman

01-31-2009, 11:53 PM

Ryan Seacrest: Hello America! Welcome to the special Vancouver edition of American Idol. Tonight we narrow down the field more and send some contestants home. But first we have a major announcement tonight. In an effort to appeal to the young <s>male</s> female demographic, for one night only we have merged with the CW. Join us tonight for the first ever Smallville sponsored American Idol!

Theme plays

Seacrest: Join me in welcoming my new co-host, Brian Peterson!

Peterson: What up, Crest? This is the Peterson! I'm large and in charge and tonight we crown a new American Cheese!

Seacrest: American Idol.

Peterson: That's what I said.

Seacrest: No, you said American Cheese.

Peterson: Woah dude, are you coming on to me?

Seacrest: Uh, whatever. Let's meet our judges, America! There's been some additions. First up, he's the Dawg that dogs the doggy dog dog dogs, Randy Jackson!

Randy Jackson: Yeah! Yeah! Whoo! Yeah! What's up, baby? Yeah! Yeah!

Seacrest: She's the sassy but lively newcomer, Kara Dioguardi.

Kara Dioguardi: Thank you, thank you (flings hair and winks) Thank you! Thank you!

Seacrest: She's the sugary sweet waiflike woman who's poster hung on Full House, Paul Abdul.

Paula Abdul: Can I move my seat? This new guy is scary.

Seacrest: That scary, new guy is none other than, our new judge, Miles Millar! How are ya Miles?

Miles Millar: Hey, Ryan... I'm good. I'm good.

Miles slowly nods his head…for five minutes straight. He stares straight ahead with a blank look on his face

Seacrest: Miles, you with us?

Miles: (suddenly alert) Yo. Hey. Sorry. Spaced there for a second. Did I miss the bus?

Abdul: Do you see what I mean?

Peterson: Shut up. Let the Peterson step in and introduce the top judge of them all. Simon Cowell, folks.

Simon Cowell: Peterson, I'd love to nail your tongue to a burning building.

Seacrest: After the last episode, Get in line, Simon. Now you already saw the performances of our contestants last night. However, with the new merger between our program and Smallville, we have someone new to factor in. Here with a stirring performance is American Idol's newest hopeful…Lana Lang!

Lana: (while sipping water) Oh oh oh…uh! Something totally crazy…uh! Forget I'm a lady.. uh! Men's shirt something skirts…uh! Oh oh oh really wild-yeah.. uh! Doin it in secret yeah!.. uh! (swallows water) Oh oh oh Get in the action.. uh! The world needs you.. uh! Get fake hair, do what I care…uh! Oh oh oh I want to be free yeah.. uh! To feel the way I feel. Man, I feel like a hero. Whatever. I'm done. Clap. (sips water)

Silence

Seacrest: Damn. Well, that was…

Peterson: Frickin' awesome! That was so good I have to change my pants! Clap you bastards! Clap!

Audience nervously claps

Seacrest: Let's go to the judges. Kara.

Dioguardi: (blank stare)

Seacrest: Right. I think we better go to Randy.

Jackson: That was aight, ya know. It wasn't the best stuff. It didn't blow me away. I wasn't like "Whoa." It wasn't like "Oh My God". It wasn't the best stuff, but it was aight. It wasn't as good as the stuff I did with Lionel and Pete back in the day, but it was aight.

Peterson: Thank you for nothing, Randy. Paul Anka.

Paula: I'm Paula Abdul, not Paul Anka. I thought it was pitchy at some points. There were some glitches, but you made it your own. Were you nervous up there? You looked nervous up there! You're so cute. I liked it.

Seacrest: Thanks, Paula. Miles.

Miles: Pitchy?! Pitchy!? I'll pitchy my triangle around your head - Lana, I love you. You…complete me.

Peterson: That's sweet. Finally, Simon. It's your call.

Simon: If I'm being honest…

Kelly Souders runs out and whispers something in Simon's ear

Simon: OK, I've been told to not be honest. So, Lana, you are amazing. You have a bright future.

Seacrest: There ya have it, America. Now Lana, let me ask you, how does it feel joining the cast so late? Do you feel that it might be tough to fit in? This is your first show and in a couple of weeks we crown a winner.

Lana: It's an honor, Ryan. I have the utmost respect for my supporting cast. Performing alongside the dumb girl, the Arctic girl, and the tall one has been amazing for me. I hope that I can work side by side and make some memories with the two jailbait youngins and the single-mom Tracy Chapman lookin' chick.

Seacrest: Great. Well, the votes are in, America. You made the choice this week as a record number of 80 bazillion million votes came in from across the country. We have a winner…wait a minute. How do we have a winner? This isn't the season finale, and Lana just performed. How did America vote already? Something doesn't seem right.

Souders runs out and whispers something in Seacrest's ear

Seacrest: Thank you, Kelly. Ladies and gentlemen, Ms. Souders just threatened to rip my spleen out if I don't just read the winner. Josh, you received 16% of the vote. Shannon, you got 24% of the vote. Our other 35 contestants, you all received 39%. Finally, Lana, you got…8,129% of the vote. What? I swear, folks, that's what's written on the card. Uh, congrats Lana. If people flipped out over Jennifer Hudson, wait until this one hits the fan.

Lana: Thank you, Ryan. Some people wait a lifetime for a…moment-uh like this. Next year, my friend Chloe is going to win this show.

Seacrest: You mean your friend is going to try out and hopefully win this show?

Lana: No, I mean she's going to win the show.

Seacrest: Gotcha. That does it America. Seacrest out!

__________________

Sigh. Oh you'll laugh... you'll cry. You'll kiss common sense and decent storytelling goodbye. OK, Bourbon? Check. Spit bucket? Check. Respirator? Check. Picture of my family? Check. I'm ready. God help me..

Previously ON! Brainiac did us all a big favor. Lana sucked at home movies. Questioning Regan's loyalty was a no-no. Apparently leaving a coffee shop is too difficult. Tess became a human DVR. And Clark needed misery.

We open up on the shot of someone in a futuristic hot tub. Dr. Idiot is a man on a mission that no one cares about. One of his researchers cautions against proceeding but the good doctor insists that it must be done. There's some scientific-speak followed by confirmation that the "subject" is ready for the experiment. Dr. Idiot looks a little too determined as he orders for everything to begin. Dude, it is not that dramatic. Relax. There is a sound similar to the Batmobile followed by the hot tub electrocuting itself, then the top of it lights on fire. There better a evil T-1000 in there or I'm going to be pissed. Its worse than I thought. Its Lana.

Opening Credits. The people who begun to watch in 2009 don't even know who half these people are.

Kent farm. Let me get this straight. Jimmy, Chloe's husband, is in Star City eating liquid meatloaf through a straw, yet she decides to go for a stroll hundreds of miles away? Jimmy, you might as well get yourself a blow-up doll. Lana's annoying whispery voice is heard and Clark is standing in the living room looking sad as he watches the breakup DVD; as if the first 100 times wasn't ENOUGH. The world's worst wife turns off the TV and makes a bad joke. Clark tells her about the kiss and that it was the wrong thing to do. The world's worst wife is shocked that he would think kissing someone that broke his heart/ didn't apologize/ won't apologize / and flaunts her decision in his face, is a bad thing. SHUT up Chloe.

"Lana thought she was holding me back and you know what? She was right. Look what happened after she left. I got off the farm, I got a job, I started using my abilities to help people when they needed it the most." - Clark Kent, the only moment that didn't piss me off in this episode, 7:08PM.

Chloe shoots that down and says that Lana isn't that bad. Oh it gets worse... she then and asks Clark how does he thinks Lana feels about all of this. Chloe Sullivan, the same Chloe Sullivan that doesn't care to be with her comatose husband that almost died trying to protect her - THAT Chloe Sullivan, is giving relationship advice. Goodbye brain cells! Just wow. Then she suggests that Lana is probably at her apartment and for Clark to go talk to her about all of this before deciding not to be with her. Correction Chloe: Lana is at Lois' apartment, not yours. You do remember your cousin don't you? She's the one at your husband's side while you pretend to be Ricki Lake. Just awful.

Talon. Clark goes over there to find Lois' apartment wrecked. Coincidently, my place looked lot like this after I watched this episode. Tess pulls a gun on him suspecting that he was someone else. After Clark questions her being there, she says that she was "concerned about Lana and had came to warn her but she was too late". ::downs a shot of Bourbon:: Tess tells Clark that Lana stole some Luthorcorp data from her and is concerned that Lex may have had her kidnapped. Oh that cold hearted bastard! How dare he spend billions of dollars on technology that someone else steals, and dare to want that technology back! Clark isn't buying it completely but Tess assures him and stresses how concerned she is about Lana.

"Since when did you and Lana become close friends?" - Clark Kent, a question that millions asked at the same time, 7:10PM.

Tess goes on to say how much she owes Lana for opening her eyes to the twisted man that Lex really is. Clark feints ignorance and Tess tells him that this wasn't the first time Lex has done this. She brings up the breakup DVD and.. oh.. dear.. God..

We flashback to, allegedly, the making of the video with a now long-haired Lana talking to a camera that is held by Lex's hentchmen who have her at gunpoint. After she finishes with the video, Lex's men place a napkin over her mouth and she pretends to be knocked out. Tess walks into the room and tells them to get Lana inside the van. Thats right folks, if you're just joining us today and hate yourself- Lana was forced to make that DVD by the mean bald Lex. What a swerve the writers threw us! **spits**

Back to real time, Clark gets angry at Tess for forcing his precious to make that DVD. Tess blames Lex, then says that Lex told them it was for Lana's own good because Clark kept hurting her in their dysfunctional relationship last season. There you have it. The writers have finally achieved a goal of theirs. They managed to blame Lex, Tess, and Clark for all that happened to Lana last season. Lana is now pure and absorbed of any fault. You know, back in College I once played "Win Lose or Draw" with a group of my friends and one of my friends drew a TV, which was the obvious the answer. Well, before any of us said the answer, a girl I was dating at the time blurted out "penguin belt". If you can imagine, all five of the rest of us fell on the ground laughing at how stupid a guess that was. We laughed for about 10 minutes straight and she was infuriated and embarrassed, especially with me. She began yelling for us to get up and called us rude and stupid. I've never laughed so hard in my life. She dumped me later that night because I even laughed on the drive home.

And you know what? Penquin belt made more sense than this garbage.

Back to the flashback. A van is seen driving to who the hell cares. Lana wakes up groggy and wants to know where she's being taken. One of the henchmen gives her a bottle of water and tells her to relax. Lana something unimportant before pretending to be ill. The henchmen turns to get something then turns around to get kicked in the face, thrown to the back door, then his gun is grabbed. He yells for mercy but gets shot in the shoulder by the heroic Lana Lang. She then points the gun at the driver and tells him to get out. Both of them jump out in fear and she drives off. I swear, these writers think we're too stupid to breathe. She drives to some location, goes into some restroom, and cuts off her bad wig with a razor. How did she get the razor? Who knows. Why would she decide to cut off damn near all her hair? Who knows. WHO KNOWS ANY OF THIS.

Commericial Break. Skittles Bubble Gum - Inflate the Rainbow. Taste the Rainbow. Destroy the rainbow. Oh just do whatever you want to the rainbow. Its not like its going to change anything.

Talon. Clark still has Tess cornered against a wall and yells for the names of the men who kidnapped Lana seven months ago. Sure Clark, yelling is the best way to get answers. Tess tells him that the men are dead and that all the henchmen currently working for Lex are new. Clark spots a eagle medallion in one of Lois' drawers and Tess recognizes it as belonging to her "strategic adviser". Ohhh the suspense.

Luther Castle. Clark speeds in and confronts said "strategic adviser". The guy pretends not to know who Lana is at first, but starts spilling his guts about how he knows her. Flashback to him holding a blow torch in the basement of some building. A blow torch, what an excellent idea. Lana, still almost bald, asks him for help and says that money is no option. Of course its not, since you stole it! He turns her down a few times before asking why specifically is she there.

"I want to be invincible" - the Pink Ranger, 7:20PM

"Ohh, so thats what a cardiac arrest feels like." - Me, holding my chest, seconds later.

He tells her to make like a tree and leave but she says that if he helps her he'll be helping the world. SHUT UP Lana. What world could you possibly help? The land of Pink and Honey? The idiot is convinced, then we see a scene of her underwater in ice cold water. She pops out complaining about the temperature and the guy teases her about being a little wuss. After she gives him her "secrets and lies" face, she goes back under, determined to prove him wrong. Next she's staring at a heated pipe shaped like a T. The guy teases her some more and asks her who she is holding on to. Pinky says Clark, to which the guy gives a stupid speech about something that was too silly to remember. Lana gets her secrets face again and burns her arm on the pipe to prove a point. She kept her arm on that pipe for at least 10 seconds, didn't yell out in pain at all, then when she pulls her arms away there are no burn marks there. Are you serious, show? Oops, I forgot to breathe again. Suddenly she's wearing that horrible wig again as she thanks the guy for training her but says that what she really needs is power. The type of power she had last season- Krpytonian abilities. She wasn't ready for that power last season, but now she is thanks to her training. The guy gives her the eagle medallion as a gift. I could REALLY use a commercial break right now.

Back to the present in the Luthor Castle. The guy tells Clark that he kept an eye out for Lana when she returned to Metropolis and got a job with Luthercorp to feed her info from the inside. Now Clark knows she's been back for a while and that Chloe knew. Go to the next scene, please.

Evil Lab. Lana lays in the hot tub looking half dead. You know, almost burnt to death is good look for her. Blown up would be even better.

Commercial break. Thank God for commercials. I've never been so happy to see a Taco Ad.

Regan gets into Tess' car for a chat. Tess knows he's the one who broke into Lois' apartment and he doesn't deny it. He's still loyal to Lex and was looking for the Prometheus suit. Tess scolds him for his allegiance, forgetting that just a few weeks ago she was worshiping Lex herself. Breathe, Cedric, breathe. She wants him to bring her the suit if he finds it or else.

At the evil lab, the hot tub is now filled with smoke and Lana's body rises out of it like Frankenstein. I want to meet the person who thought of this crap and personally shove them down stairs.

Hey, cuz. You have a moment?

Sure thing, Lois.

Tonight I'm going home and you are going to treat Jimmy like he's your husband.

What!?

Yeah. Don't worry, its not that hard. I have faith in you. Make history, kiddo.

Oh my God! No! No!

Are you scared, Chloe? Chloe! Are you scared?

Yes! Yes!

Good. You're on Scare Tactics. Look over there. See that. There's a camera.

Oh, you guys! You guys! Ah ha ha! Where's Jimmy? He put you up to this?

Coffee shop. Chloe is enjoying a nice hot cup of coffee while her husband is injected with adrenaline. When Clark asks her why she didn't tell him when Lana returned to Metropolis, Chloe gets defensive. After that rehash is done, he asks her what Lana was up to when she returned. Another flashback, because these have been so good that more are needed. Chloe caught Lana sneaking back into Isis. When pressed for info, she dodges it with flattery. Chloe brags about getting married soon. Please, don't remind us. Anyways, Chloe suspects Lana is up to more than just a visit and its revealed that she is looking into project Ares. When the idea of moving on with her life and to stop stalking Lex is posed to her, she acts like what she's doing is such a noble thing. Those rubber rooms will be too good for you, Lana. Anyways she asks Chloe to promise not to tell Clark. Instead of doing the smart thing and telling her that she is not going to get involved in her deceit, Chloe complies.

Back to the present. Clark tells Chloe that Lana may have been kidnapped like she was seven months ago. this is news to Chloe who wonders why Lana didn't return back to Clark if she was kidnapped months ago, Clark thinks she's up to no good and wants to find her before she does something she'll regret. Too late, Clark. She was born.

Daily Planet. Tess finds a mannequin sitting in her chair with a red dot on it's forehead. Regans walks out behind her and taunts his murder of said guy. The mannequin had news of where the Prometheus suit was and thats was all ole Regan needed to hear. Tess must have caught Lana pox because suddenly she's the protector of all that is good in the world. This, coming from the person that threatened to kill Regan in Odyssey. ::face palm:: Regan gives the "villain" speech instead of just killing her. Tess tells him that the security cameras recorded the convo he had in her office plus the murder, but Regan is not concerned as he flaunts Tess', how do I say it, adventures with Oliver's bed that Lex saw on video. Finally tiring of the talk, he prepares to shoot but the gun is knocked away. Then wow. Tess took a statue of a naked person and clocked dropped him the hell out. Not content with him having a concussion and possible brain damage, she starts kicking him to death in s-l-o-w motion. Off camera somebody threw jam on the window. So she preaches about being good even though she herself is evil, then proves it by her contradictory actions. Yep, she definitely has a bad case of Lana Pox.

Isis. Clark and Chloe are looking for more info on the Prometheus suit. Clark asks about the furnace, then x-rays it to find a safe inside it. He opens it to find a hard drive. Chloe connects it to her PC and they watch footage of Lana talking to Dr. Idiot. Whispery talk, flattery, vomit, more flattery, more idiocy and she is seen convincing this doctor to try the suit on her and not Lex. Mind you, this is the SAME doctor whose life and family she threatened back in season 6. This SAME doctor forgets that incident and trusts her completely over the big bad evil villain Lex Luthor. My brain cannot fathom this stupidity. Then she tells him that if she gets the suit she'll save lives and improve the "human condition" all over the world. I had to pause the episode. I'm going to lose it.....

Colonel Trautman: Her arc is almost over Johnny. It's almost over!

Rambo: NOTHING IS OVER! NOTHING!!!

Clark realizes what the psycho is up to. Then we go to the evil lab where Dr. Idiot is still performing the experiment on her. Tess breaks into the facility looking for the suit. When she sees Lana wearing it, she attempts to kill her. YES! The idiot doctor tries to stop her but gets a gun to the face for his troubles. Tess then attempts to kill him when..

..OH PLEASE...

As Clark rushes in, he sees Lana jump out of the containment room, grab the bullet that was going to kill the doctor, and shove Tess into the wall. This, while smiling at Clark and super speeding out of the room. There isn't a Bourbon on the planet strong enough for this. This right here is the epic fail of all FAILS.

Commercial break. If I saw a talking gecko, I'd totally kill it. Wouldn't even think. Probably scream first. Then I'd smash it with something.

Cue Lana.

That over there?

That's a mop.

Oh. Sorry.

No. No. Wait. Sorry. That is Lana. You're right. My bad.

Luthor Castle. Tess walks in on Lana burning documents in the fireplace. This nut-job broke into the house, broke into a safe, and burned the documents she found as soon as she got the power. And despite all that I said, she tells Tess that it was for her own good and that she's her friend. She lectures Tess about letting her desire for revenge get the best of her. This, coming from the person who kidnapped and tortured Lionel Luthor. I can't take any more of her stupid voice. She leaves Tess to think about all the contradictions she just said. One. More. Scene. Just let me make it through this last scene. ::kisses a picture of my family::

Daily Planet. Ohhh, they actually remembered he works there. Well isn't that a surprise, seeing as we haven't seen him there working for five episodes straight. Clark is checking for any crimes Lana might have committed, then hears her call out for him to meet her on the rooftop. He goes up there and there she is, grinning. This scene was one of the worst scenes in the show's history. And people, thats saying A LOT. Bottom line, Clark wants her to take the suit off, Pinky doesn't want to, Clark thinks its dangerous, Pinky thinks she can handle it, Clark whines about her possibly getting hurt, Pinky whines about him not needing worry about him. I wish this STUPID song would just shut up. Clark lets her talk him right back into a relationship with her and they kiss to end the episode.

All in all: The worst episode of the season and in my top 10 for worst of series. It was a flop and total recon of everything we saw and know, created to make Lana Lang look good at everyone's expense. Half of the episode was in awful flashbacks, and the stuff in the real-verse was just as terrible. Lana was absolved of everything, and now she gets to play house with her skunk-fur wig and Kryptonian powered suit that isn't even a damn suit. You can't even see the thing, and I don't care to.

Clark ::face palm:: I cannot stress how much I've pleaded over the years for the writers to give my favorite character the respect he deserves. All year long they built him up, only to tear him down in one episode for LANA. He promised Jonn Jonnz in Odyssey that he would let go of his past but as soon as Lana showed up, he went back on his word. He's wasn't proactive in this episode, he wasn't.. anything.. in this episode. All he did was whine about Lana. This is NOT the way it was suppose to go. He was suppose to stand up against her and put their past life behind him. Lana is calling the shots now. It seems like he'll do whatever she wants and no matter what she does he'll always make an excuse for her. Its SICKENING.

Lana, die painfully and slowly.

Tess is back to being bad. She flip flops from to week. I don't even know what they are doing with her now. They've made Lana her self appointed mentor, and that can only end horribly. Her killing of Regan could be looked at as a turning point to her character being full villian, but who knows anymore.

Speaking of flip flops: Chloe. Not only does she do a 180 from last week and tells Clark to go after Lana, we learn that she knew she was back in town months before the wedding. Here's a woman who lives in her cousin's apartment with her husband, yet has the gull to play matchmatcher while leaving Lois to look after Jimmy while she stays in Smallville and Metropolis. Worst cousin ever, worst wife ever.

As for the producers, you idiots better pull your thumbs out and get your FREAKIN ACT TOGETHER!! As bad as Gough and Miles were, they never pulled a stunt like this. Clana was over and done with. All of last season was spent showing the reasons why they wouldn't work out. Showing why their personalities would ultimately keep them apart. It was enough. All that was needed during these 5 episodes, was to show that Clark recongnized those reasons and moved on with his life. Instead, these new producers decided to ignore ALL of that and push it once more, even with KK only having one episode left. Lana being able to handle superspowers now, Lana saying she is Clark's equal, Lana wanting to save the world. UGH!!

The writing was terrible, the treatment of Clark was terrible, the santifcation of Lana was terrible. The best scene of this episode was the closing credits, half a point goes to Clark's almost realization.

1 out 10 for me. The verdict is in. Raw sewage was better than Power.

Next week looks even worse, and something worse than Power might blow a hole through space and time.

Thanks to Joanne/Tibbit78 for the American Idol idea. Sorry I was late everyone but some real life stuff got in the way. Hope I didn't keep you waiting for too long.

This review completely mirrored my feelings of watching this episode. Thank you for summing up the horror and utter distaste this episode has left in my mouth. And this is coming from someone who actually enjoyed both legion and bulletproof...:\

La Donna

02-01-2009, 12:49 AM

I've seen a few people mention that they appreciate the loose ends being tied up in this episode, and I have a comment on that. Any long term Smallville fan knows how rare it is that we get the loose ends and plot-holes taken care of and resolved. However, I feel like they are trying to tell us that if we want resolution and holes to be filled in, this is our only choice in story arc. That just isn't true. The story they came up with to fill in Lana's DVD break-up scene, her time away from Smallville, Lex's "involvement", Clark's feelings, Chloe's secret knowledge of Lana's whereabouts, etc. , shouldn't be the only explanation possible. They could have made up any story to tie up those arcs. It didn't have to be this power suit, with Lana's power hungry attitude, with Clark's claim that he has always been resolute in his desire and love for Lana despite anything that's happened in the past, Chloe's knowledge of what Lana was partially up to, and Lana's declarations that she is equal to Lex, is now equal to Clark, and that stealing such a powerful tool is the right thing for her to have done. Add to that Clark's big fat kiss of acceptance after that speech and those revelations, and I don't buy that the story had to happen as it did. No way. Most of us on this board had better ideas as to how Lana's arc could have gone.

I know some of you really do like the arc and love how they've resolved the backstory of Lana. I am happy that some people enjoyed Power. We differ from where we wanted the story to go, but it is good that some people got satisfaction from the episode.

While I am all for plots that are explained, holes that are filled in, and conflicts that are resolved, I don't want to personally lower my "entertainment value" compass to accept any old crap they throw on screen just so I can say "Wooohoooo! A backstory got told and we actually found out why something happened!". I'd rather ask Smallville to make sense and tell an entertaining story that doesn't leave me having to wish on every freaking star in the sky that everything that happened in an episode gets reversed in the next one!

Firebug

02-01-2009, 02:13 AM

I simply had to register and post so I can get this off my chest. I have watched SV from the very beginning and have always thought it was a decent show. I know I would have thought it was a great show if not for Lana. I have never, ever liked Lana. SHE IS BORING, BORING. For most of the life of this show I came back week after week for Lex. His character was so well written and so well acted. He had depth and his story was fascinating. I like Clark and all, but he has always been so predictable. But not Lex. I miss him.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p>
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I always looked on Lana as a necessary evil in that we had to have her character so Clark could save her. It was also important in the whole Lex/Clark relationship to be fighting over the same girl. However, this whole time I have had to overlook the fact that Lana's character lacks gravitas. Clark has loved Lana from the get-go, Lex then loved Lana, meteor freaks loved Lana, the Kents liked Lana, the evil sorority girls wanted Lana more than any other rusher, and every time, every show I have had to swallow the bile. She is BORING! I never understood what the writers were doing with her. Why would someone love her? Why was she so fascinating? Can I say it again? She is BORING! And what's worse is she makes Clark boring. It is very hard to respect the Clark Kent we have had to see around Lana all these years. What a squish. But I have stuck around for the storylines with Clark/Lex, Clark/Chloe, Clark/Lois, Clark/anybody but Lana.<o:p></o:p>
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SV’s version of Clark is a pretty dull guy. He is not funny and not terribly bright (even though he is supposed to be imbued with the secrets of the universe right?) But the saving grace over the last few years has been his interactions with Lois. THEN he is a funny. THEY are funny together. She brings out the best in him. When they are in a scene together I am riveted and usually smiling. Lois brings some life into an otherwise fairly pedestrian and dull Clark. And I loved her with Ollie too. Ollie is another character I like a lot. I liked Lex's brother (the clone or whatever) as well and was kind of bummed when they killed him off - - he and Lois were witty together.<o:p></o:p>
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ColdPlay3r

02-01-2009, 03:51 AM

meh

5

newbaggy

02-01-2009, 06:26 AM

Thanks LaDonna. You want to know whats the scary part? Slavkin and Swimmer wrote Identity. That beautiful episode. It is very unnerving that they could write such a Masterpiece, then write such a horrible episode like Power.

Cedric, great review, as always. However, this comment about Slavkin and Swimmer reminded me of something. They also wrote "Kara", not a great episode, but generally a pretty entertaining one: it's got some decent dialogue, does a reasonable job of introducing Kara and Grant Gabriel, and - even though the exact method of getting her into the DP is less than ideal - Lois' entry to the Daily Planet had some nice nods to "His Girl Friday". However, this is the episode that has Lex going to meet Lana in Shanghai: the one in which he tells her she's brilliant (huh?); where he throws himself on her mercy (double-huh??); and where we discover that she was able to sneek into the (supposedly) high-security 33.1 facility at Reeves Dam, locate the Model 503 clone of herself and single-handedly steal the clone without being detected (suspension of disbelief equivalent to that required to accept the statement "Adolf Hitler was a complete pacifist who had nothing to do with World War Two"!). A scene that was complete garbage from start to finish, and which did nothing for the credibility of Lex or Lana. When "Power" comes along, it is as if Slavkin and Swimmer said: "You know that Lexana scene in 'Kara', the one that makes no sense? Let's make a whole episode like that!"

Actually, regarding the overall quality of the script, there is a scene in Tom Stoppard's play "The Real Thing" that seems appropriate. In it, Annie, an actress who has befriended a prisoner called Billy, asks her playwright lover Henry to help get a play that Billy has written produced. Henry's opinion of the play is simple: Billy can't write. When Annie accuses him of intellectual snobbery, Henry leaves the room and returns with a cricket bat...

Henry: Shut up and listen. This thing here, that looks like a wooden club, is actually several pieces of wood cunningly put together in a certain way so that the whole thing is sprung like a dance floor. It's for hitting cricket balls with. If you get it right, the ball will travel two hundred yards in four seconds, and all you've done is to give it a knock like knocking the top of a bottle of stout...What we're trying to do is to write cricket bats, so that when we throw up an idea and give it a knock, it might...travel...{he picks up the script} Now, what we've got here is a lump of wood of roughly the same shape trying to be a cricket bat, and if you hit the ball with it, the ball will travel about ten feet and you will drop the bat and dance about shouting 'Ouch!' with you hands stuck into your armpits. {indicating the cricket bat} This isn't better because someone says it's better, or because there's a conspiracy by the MCC to keep cudgels out of Lords. It's better because it's better. You don't think so, so I suggest you go out to bat with this and see how you get on. 'You're a strange boy, Billy, how old are you?' 'Twenty, but I've lived more than you'll ever live!' Ooh, ouch.

Slavkin and Swimmer, if you're reading this, I'm sorry, but the script for "Power" was no better than that by the fictional "Billy", and "Henry's" critique could be applied to it just as readily.

Kid Collins

02-01-2009, 06:47 AM

Hmm, a very polarising episode obviously.

I have to say thanks to K-siters for their many and varied views on this episode. I read the whole Live Discussion thread and largely the views were negative, which made me watch the episode this morning with a little trepidation.

But I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. The epi was action packed, fast paced and tied up a lot of plot lines. It also had some very interesting twists (Lana's kidnapping, and the fact that Chloe knew what Lana was doing to some extent). Sure, it was Lana-centric but given we know she is leaving next epi I can't see why people are so wound up about that. We have had Lana-centric episodes every season since S1, why should S8 be any different? :)

I thought AM did a great job with the directing and the tying together of all the flashbacks was skillfully done.

I find the criticizing of Lana getting superpowers again understandable but I also understand the motives of the writers. This epi showed that Lana still cares greatly for Clark and couldn't cut their bond, so rather than jeopardize his "red-blue blurring" by being a distraction, she wants invincibility to stand beside him.

And the "far-fetched" criticism doesn't wash with me. This is Smallville, where we've seen witches and zoners and meteor freaks and all sorts of Lex scientific experiments including cloning. Lex is a cripple and Prometheus is just so Lex. Not only would it make him whole again but it would give him unassailable power. For Lana to deny Lex that weapon, and use it herself fits with the whole S7 backstory of Lana loving Clark and hating Lex.

Yes, S8 has been great up to Legion because it had Clark finally embracing his destiny, at the DP and moving closer to Lois. But let's not forget that Clark is only 22 and he is not yet the Man of Steel. He is still in love with Lana, who has made a pretty telling decision (to deny Lex the Prometheus suit and use it herself) to be with the man she loves. Clark didn't chase Lana but of course he would find it very hard to resist the advances of the woman he has loved all his life. We know this issue will be resolved next episode so I was happy to enjoy the episode for the action alone.

And the scene where Tess mashed Regan was just awesome. She hates Lex and will pursue her revenge, but in doing so will be just as evil as Lex. The moment when she "cracked" was quite significant.

After 2 watches, I gave Power an 8/10.

I totally agree. Serious props for your review!!

MetropolisGirl4SV

02-01-2009, 07:39 AM

What an amazing Review Cedric I couldn't stop laughing :lol: or was it crying :\,I'm not to sure...yes there were times I couldn't rehash the bad memories...but your review was worth it. I hope some people understand why I was disappointed with Chloe.

More than this I hope that TPTB understand what a failure this episode was with Flower Power Lana...*sigh*:\ This is coming from a person who was fine with Legion and Bulletproof. Thank you again Cedric for the review.

NoSupeForYou

02-01-2009, 08:10 AM

I'm looking forward to see what Lana will become.

I know it wasn't your intention,but you have stumbled upon the biggest fault of Smallville. This is the biggest problem this show has always had whenever Lana is on and why this episode makes me so mad. This is supposed to be a show about how Clark Kent becomes Superman, but this episode makes it seem like we have spent the last 8 seasons watching Lana Lang grow into Superwoman.

So, what does everyone think are the chances that they kill off Lana and then have her come back to life a few days later, show herself to Clark, tell him she will return one day, and then ascend into heaven (fly) with a chorus of heavenly angels by her side singing her praises?

bigblueplanet

02-01-2009, 08:52 AM

I feel angry - - like I have been jerked around. I feel as if I am reading a book and ¾ of the way into it they kill off the main character. I am going to finish reading the book because I have already invested so much time into it. But I am angry. And I am highly doubtful I can get back into it. I fear they have ruined Lois for good. I pray they do not totally obliterate her on her return by writing her as weak, boring and love-sick. Please have her come back and do some hot sex-scene with Ollie where Clark walks in and feels jealousy. I want her to come back and be OVER Clark.<O:p></O:p>
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But the thing is, I no longer trust these writers to do the right thing. A couple of people have said they almost feel as if they are purposefully ruining this show. I agree. If this show goes off the air I feel it can be attributed to the overemphasis of this one character. And I feel angry at them for wasting my time. I wish SV would just have ended before Bride, because now I have the memory of these recent episodes. I wish I could have my mind wiped like Chloe. Anyway, I am not going to watch until Lois comes back again. I just really do not see how I can ever get back into this show again. I am very busy and can only sit down and watch about 3 shows a week, so forgive me if I seem angry, but his really sucks.<O:p></O:p>

ITA.
And welcome on board, Firebug! :)

Cedric, awesome review as usual.
Thanks for the detailed analysis. While watching this ep, I was either feeling my brain was numb or busy laughing for its ridiculousness that I miss catching many details.
I think it's suicidal. It seems to me that they're purposefully killing the show. (If they haven't already.)
Look at the number of people who came out from lurking to voice their opinions.
So many superman fans are furious right now. Rightfuly so. PS3 made it very clear that they don't give a damn for Clark Kent. They tarnish this character until he is no longer recognizable.

I didn't agree with one point with you, though.
I don't think they made Lana Lang look good IMHO. To my eyes, they made her completely nuts. Power hungry. Uttely dellusinal. Vengeful (but don't mind to tell others not to be vengeful), mentally ill and desperately obsessive to be someone she is not. I didn't think they could make Lana looks worse than she already was. :\

Why can't she shine as herself? Why can't she accept who she is and appriciate who she is? What happens to her famous line, "The world needs you."? Now she thinks the world needs her, too?? Why she thinks she can't be with Clark unless she has super powers like him?? :confused:

I really don't know what these writers were thinking. To screw her character with a fatal punch like this. Her counterpart in the comic lives in Metropolis with Supergirl now and is working as the editor of the Business section at the DP, you know. She starts really shining in her own right.

Not only they ruin Clark Kent, but they ruin completely Lana Lang as well in her last arc IMHO. What a shame.....

1 out of 10.

Fallen One

02-01-2009, 09:12 AM

Wow, thank you Michele! Giving it an outstanding is high marks. :D I appreciate that.

Randy is just so easy to write. Dude needs new material. Paula too. Thank goodness for Simon and his rants. I thought about letting him rip a new one into Lana but I thought a better point would be showing just how delusional PS3 is with their Lana worship. They would rather him lie than point out her flaws. Very true to Smallville. *spits*

Thankfully no one is giving me a hard time for knowing that Paula Abdul's poster was on D.J./Stephanie/and Michelle's bedroom walls on Full House. ::shudders::

Thank you Mellissa! I see you're still a smidge upset about this abomination. You hide it so well lol.

Thanks Kelly!

Thanks Marfeic, an episode so silly as this deserves all the mocking it gets. Glad I could help ease a little of the anger you feel through comedy.

Thanks James! Those two were just so annoying this episode.

Mrs. Superman, you're welcome.

Thanks Newbaggy, these writers wouldn't know a cricket bat from beef jerky. And to think, Swimmer actually posted on his facebook that they planned the Lana arc way before the season. How stupid can one be to not look at this and see that its horrible storytelling? Who would come up with this as a way of closure for Clark Kent? Only a damn fool.

MetropolisGirl4SV, you're welcome and thank you! :D Sounds like you really enjoyed it.

Tomo, thanks and good points. They really did a number on both Clark and Lana with this nonsense. "I want to be invincible" What a joke that was. I didn't know whether to run or watch. She's not only delusional but a real nut-job. The way she talks, looks at people.. she's deranged. I feel like she can go on a killing spree at any time. And they make Clark Kent attracted to THIS woman????? Why the hell didn't he just go with Maxima then. At least she would loved him forever, in a way Lana never would have.

ginnyfan

02-01-2009, 09:25 AM

I orginally wrote a much longer response, but for some odd reason it didn't go through properly. However, having just read the IGN review of Power I thought I would quote this part of it because it expresses some of my sentiments:

In Plastique, Clark commended Davis by saying guys like him, an EMT, were the real heroes. I had hoped that Lana would return with an inner strength and altruism directed towards helping people--not with superpowers that allow her to be fast, strong, invulnerable, but with the wisdom of her experiences. She could have helped orphans or victims of abuse, for example. Instead, whatever admirable direction from AM, great acting, and awesome action scenes were in this episode served only to develop a story that, in my view, makes every character look bad. Moreover, the use of the iconic DP shot for a Clana kiss and the revival of the Clana romance has tarnished an important mythos image as well as mythos relationship. Lois Lane deserves better than this Clark and Superman deserves a better prequel than Smallville.

Right now I feel as if irreparable damage has been done. I'll continue to watch the show, but I don't think it'll ever be the same to me again. Perhaps, just maybe, they can pull off a miracle in the remaining episodes and a possible ninth season, but the former faith I had is gone.

I really enjoyed this post Libby, especially the bolded part.

Wow! Cedric LOL! Your reviews are so entertaining, even when I don't... feel quite as strongly on all points. My fave parts are Lana's American Idol song, Chloe and Lois and "Scare Tactics", when Rambo showed up and the part at the end about the next episode blowing a hole through space and time with it's suck. LOL!

NoSupeForYou

02-01-2009, 09:48 AM

I'm really starting to think that we're actually watching the Bizzaro world version of Smallville. It's about the only thing that could explain Chloe telling Clark not to hurt Lois in one episode and then telling him to esentially hurt her in the next.

Also, in Bizzaro Smallville (B.S.) Chloe is inconsiderate and coffee is more important than her critically injured husband.

In Bizzaro Smallville (B.S.) Superman is stupid, inconsiderate, uncaring, selfish and obsessed with Lana Lang.

In Bizzaro Smallville (B.S.) Doomsday is a misunderstood nice guy.

In Bizzaro Smallville (B.S.) superheroes like the Green Arrow regularly try to kill the son of the man who killed their parents.

In Bizzaro Smallville (B.S.) egomania and being power mad are good things.

I could go on all day long. Maybe that tear in space and time that Cedric mentioned has already happened?

Fallen One

02-01-2009, 09:51 AM

Thanks Britt. Everyone seemed to liked the American idol intro. :D

I went back and forth on adding the Scare Tactics satire. I was orginally going to do one of those "Wanna get away?" Snicker bits, but the Scare Tactic one just felt funnier.

----- Added 2 Minutes later -----

I'm really starting to think that we're actually watching the Bizzaro world version of Smallville. It's about the only thing that could explain Chloe telling Clark not to hurt Lois in one episode and then telling him to esentially hurt her in the next.

Also, in Bizzaro Smallville (B.S.) Chloe is inconsiderate and coffee is more important than her critically injured husband.

In Bizzaro Smallville (B.S.) Superman is stupid, inconsiderate, uncaring, selfish and obsessed with Lana Lang.

In Bizzaro Smallville (B.S.) Doomsday is a misunderstood nice guy.

In Bizzaro Smallville (B.S.) superheroes like the Green Arrow regularly try to kill the son of the man who killed their parents.

In Bizzaro Smallville (B.S.) egomania and being power mad are good things.

I could go on all day long. Maybe that tear in space and time that Cedric mentioned has already happened?

Ha ha ha, so true, so true! The line between right and wrong get blurred so much on this show that the heroes sometimes look like villians.

Lis

02-01-2009, 10:24 AM

Oh my God, Cedric! I would never say I could laugh reading your review of THIS episode. But... I was wrong. Seeing this: Clark goes over there to find Lois' apartment wrecked. Coincidently, my place looked lot like this after I watched this episode I just had to laugh.

She brings up the breakup DVD and.. oh.. dear.. God..
Exactly what I was thinking watching this shot.

She kept her arm on that pipe for at least 10 seconds, didn't yell out in pain at all, then when she pulls her arms away there are no burn marks there. Are you serious, show?
Great question!

As Clark rushes in, he sees Lana jump out of the containment room, grab the bullet that was going to kill the doctor, and shove Tess into the wall. This, while smiling at Clark and super speeding out of the room. There isn't a Bourbon on the planet strong enough for this. This right here is the epic fail of all FAILS.
I cant help, but that seemed to me like one of most weird and ridiculous scenes I’ve ever seen on Smallville, IMO.

Clark ::face palm:: I cannot stress how much I've pleaded over the years for the writers to give my favorite character the respect he deserves. All year long they built him up, only to tear him down in one episode for LANA. He promised Jonn Jonnz in Odyssey that he would let go of his past but as soon as Lana showed up, he went back on his word.
Right!

the treatment of Clark was terrible
I totally agree!!!

You know Cedric, after reading this review, I sincerely think, you deserve great respect and admiration for your ability to write such excellent review of such episode! Well done! *Applause! * Thanks.
Lis

blackcelebration

02-01-2009, 10:37 AM

Having watched this episode twice I can safely say this is to Smallville what Threshold was to Star Trek Voyager.

First off not only is it an insult to Superman it's an insult to this show.

Usually in an episode one can usually be annoyed with one or two characters but Power had the vertue to actually have all of its characters act like complete morons.

CLARK

What happened to this guy??

Eleven episodes of progression (Sorry I'd even count Bulletproof, even though it weren't great) and suddenly he's a ok for Lana to wear a POWERSUIT that was invented by his greatest enemy to do wrong in the world.

Also, why has he regressed back to that whining, annoying emo kid from Season's 6 and 7. When Clark just burst into the Luthor mansion and just started threatening people I couldn't believe what I was seeing, I mean this guy is going to be SUPERMAN...??? PLEASE!!!

Also, at the end of the episode when lana supersped away... WHY DIDN'T CLARK CHASE HER???

And don't even get me started about the kiss at the Daily Planet!!

THAT WAS JUST INSULTING!!!!

Chloe

I really hope she is written off this year, not because I hate her but if she is still in this show by Season 9, I don't want her ending up like Lana's character did!!!

First off.... HELLO JIMMY, you know your husband who lays in a sick bed in Star City, What the hell is Lois doing there IF CHLOE CAN'T EVEN BE BOTHERED. I mean did I suddenly watch another TV show where Lois is married to Jimmy or something???

Also, Chloe saying, yeah it's ok to go out with Lana, although hmmm... ONE EPISODE AGO SHE SAID THAT CLARK AND LANA HAVE A YO YO HISTORY!! And one minute she roots for Lois the next for Lana

Chloe is slowly but surely becoming Lana mark II of Smallville and I hope she is written off before this happens because her character deserves better than this!!!

Plus (Although this also concerns Clark) why wouldn't Chloe tell Clark that Lana was fine and WHY WAS CLARK SO ANGRY AT CHLOE IF HE'D WIPED HER MEMORY CLEAN AND STILL HASN'T TOLD HER HE DID IT LIKE... OH FOUR EPISODES AGO!!!

Also, why was Chloe so suprised to see lana at her wedding IF SHE'D ALREADY SEEN HER ONE MONTH AGO!!!!

Shheesh...

TESS

OK the most interesting character in this episode but... in any other episode (Including Toxic and Committed, which in my opinion are the worst of this season, apart from this episode) she would be the worst thing and that's saying something!

Actually Tess is becoming a yo yo character herself, one minute she is good the next she is evil. MAKE UP YOUR MIND GIRL!!!

Although (and this is sad) Tess, was the only person who tried to do what should have been done in the first place and that was DESTROY THE SUIT.

Dear God, when the villiain of the story in more heroic than the hero then you know something is wrong!

LANA

Where do I start??

I could go on all day about the problems with this character but that would need an entirely different thread and around 500 pages

First off Lana's lust for POWER was greed and for her own self purposes.

I want to help the world

Do you know what other famous Superman character said that???

I'll give you a clue... he's bald, super rich, one of the greatest criminal minds of our time and is considered Superman's greatest enemy!!!

I couldn't believe what I was watching and what was worse was when Clark just brushed it aside like it was ok... I mean PLEASE!!!

I know a lot of people have said that Lana is a selfish and needy character but DID THIS EPISODE NEED TO PROVE US ALL 100% RIGHT!!!

Also, did she fake her own kidknapping?? Just so she could wear the suit so Clark couldn't stop her???

Do you know what other famous Superman character would do that???

I'll give you a clue... he's bald, super rich, one of the greatest criminal minds of our time and is considered Superman's greatest enemy!!!

Also, when she sees Chloe one month before her wedding and then says "Don't tell Clark!"

Do you know what other famous Superman character would do that???

ok, ok... I know, you know :lol:

And as Cedric (Who did a cool review on this episode by the way) called him... Doctor Idiot. Why would he believe that Lana would better than Lex when this was the same woman who had threatened his family back in Season 6. Are the characters in this show that short sighted???

And the scene that Lana destroys all information about the powersuit at the Luthor mansion. You know so that no one knows how to defeat her!

OK she did say...

I'm just helping the world

or something like that

Do you know what other famous Superman character would do and say that???

:rotfl:

All I can say is thank God next week is the last we'll see of her!

Compared to other episodes

Well, if I was to think about the worst of this show I'd say...

Velocity- The one where Pete races with Kryptonite cars
Spell- The witches episode
Ageless- Baby blows up
Thirst- Vampires
Subterraean- Immigrants
Hero- Stride Gum

I've seen some people say Promise or Reckoning but Promise had some great moments like Lionel and Lex, Lana finding out about Clark. Whilst the first 15-20 minutes of Reckoning was excellent, even if the rest sucked.

As for the episodes I've listed, yes they were awful but at least most of the characters were in character... Yeah they were awful and I don't defend the, but they were awful because the plot was awful at least there was some character, and at least you could watch all of these episodes without wanting to switch off.

In Power though, all of the characters were idiots, the plot was woeful, there were zero good moments... except when the credits rolled and the the second viewing is worser than the first viewing (Which I could barely get myself to watch) because you notice even more bad things in the episode. It's like, the more you watch the more rubbish you notice!

I really hope whoever wrote this episode apologises to the fans and that PS3 personally delete this episode from the history of Smallville, just like Star Trek Voyager did for Threshold and although I don't think much of Brannon Bragger as a writer at least he had the balls to apologise for that attrocity!

I hope whoever wrote these sad excuse of an episode does the same!!

FINAL GRADE

0/10.

dcmarriott

02-01-2009, 10:39 AM

Nice review, Skully.

I think the writing was good to fair. It was the content that was bad. This episode really did need a better director since I'm pretty sure the showrunners knew it was going to cause a ruckus with the fans.

This is one of those cases where I don't think you can separate form from content. The show was badly written, not judt because the premise was flawed, but also because there seemd to be no motivation for any of the action. Why does Lana suddently feel that she needs superpowers in order to "do good"? Last year, she set up a foundation to assist the meteor-infected - why was that no longer good enough for her? Does she think that the Green Arrow is not "doing good" since he has no pwers? And what "good" does she think she's going to do, aside from attacking her former husband?

Throughout the epsode, I kept wating for something to reveal Lana's motivations, to explain why she was doing what she was doing, and it never came. When characters act without reasons, that is bad writing.

Tompouce

02-01-2009, 10:42 AM

Having watched this episode twice I can safely say this is to Smallville what Threshold was to Star Trek Voyager.

First off not only is it an insult to Superman it's an insult to this show.

Usually in an episode one can usually be annoyed with one or two characters but Power had the vertue to actually have all of its characters act like complete morons.

.
EXACTLY:mad:We really need Superman to fix this complete disaster...

Fallen One

02-01-2009, 10:51 AM

Thank you Lis! That you and others enjoyed my review is all the thanks I need. Thank you again for such kind words. :D

Blackcelebration, one would hope that this abomination wouldn't even make it to the DVD release, but they'll celebrate it like they will all the rest. I bet they think this was just a super episode.

As for Clark, I know I said ::face palm:: when discussing him, but a picture says a thousand words http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/6794/55ms9uz6.gif

tibbit78

02-01-2009, 10:58 AM

I really enjoyed reading your review, Cedric. I can't wait to read more of your reviews, like next week.

How long did it take you to write the introduction and the review? Just curious.

Fallen One

02-01-2009, 11:14 AM

Thanks.

I wrote that intro a few months ago. I've just been waiting for the right episode to use it on. It took me a few hours to write it.

The actual review took me much longer to write because of all the breaks I took between scenes.

eas

02-01-2009, 11:14 AM

I wrote that intro a few months ago. I've just been waiting for a good episode to use it. It took me a few hours to write it.

The actual review took me much longer to write because of all the breaks I took between scenes.

To throw up?

supes0

02-01-2009, 11:18 AM

Having watched this episode twice I can safely say this is to Smallville what Threshold was to Star Trek Voyager.

:rotfl:

props to you for that comparison.

Those stupid salamanders. Paris and Janeway (as salamanders) having baby salamanders. The miraculous recovery in sickbay. And finally the the crew leaving the babies on the planet. Violation of the Prime Directive anyone?

Arrrggg. Hideous episode.

And yes. Power is to Smallville what Threshold is to Voyager.

Fallen One

02-01-2009, 11:24 AM

To throw up?
Yeah, and break things/throw things/kick things/punch things/plan world domination.

It made me too sick to watch through on viewing.

MsCali4Eva

02-01-2009, 11:25 AM

I don't see any issue with fans being upset about the writing. Sure the venom towards the characters can get downright personal, but I am certain no one on this planet things KKreuk is anything but nice. In terms of her character development on this show, however, I think there are plenty of valid concerns. The show needs to be about Clark's development, and the supernatural sidebars they have had concerning Lana just don't fit. IMO, her character would have been much better served as a normal human being who is conflicted about the feelings she has had for other men.

Lex and Lana wedding? Why not?
Lana possessed by a witch or turning into a vampire? Why??
Lana and Clark breaking up and getting back together? Why not?
Lana putting on an alien suit and enduring superhuman torture? Why??
Lana seeking revenge on Lex? Why not?
Lana faking her own death by breaking into a highly secured facility, stealing her clone and blowing it up??? Why?????

What is Clark supposed to learn from all of this? All I see is more hesitation on his part. When he is away from her, he is focused - when he is with her, he is a mess (certainly no Superman). Ollie was right - he was sitting on the farm playing house with Lana. Just deal with that aspect - why the need to ascribe to her character this desire for superhuman traits?

This to me is why people hated this episode - it was the culmination of years of bad writing for Lana. I feel bad for KK having to endure this and the venom towards her character. Blame the writers, IMO...

Nice. I agree with your statement ClubXerxes.

tibbit78

02-01-2009, 11:33 AM

Thanks.

I wrote that intro a few months ago. I've just been waiting for the right episode to use it on. It took me a few hours to write it.

The actual review took me much longer to write because of all the breaks I took between scenes.

What happened to the other introduction, "Stranger In Paradise," introduction? Didn't you have 2 introduction possibilities?

Fallen One

02-01-2009, 11:39 AM

Stranger in paradise? lol

What is that? Sounds like one of those romance novels. No, never had anything like that in mind. I have my next 4 intros planned out already and almost completed.

blackcelebration

02-01-2009, 11:40 AM

Thank you Lis! That you and others enjoyed my review is all the thanks I need. Thank you again for such kind words. :D

Blackcelebration, one would hope that this abomination wouldn't even make it to the DVD release, but they'll celebrate it like they will all the rest. I bet they think this was just a super episode.

As for Clark, I know I said ::face palm:: when discussing him, but a picture says a thousand words http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/6794/55ms9uz6.gif

ha, yes.

Jean Luc would certainly have been ashamed:lol:

----- Added 1 Minutes later -----

:rotfl:

props to you for that comparison.

Those stupid salamanders. Paris and Janeway (as salamanders) having baby salamanders. The miraculous recovery in sickbay. And finally the the crew leaving the babies on the planet. Violation of the Prime Directive anyone?

Arrrggg. Hideous episode.

And yes. Power is to Smallville what Threshold is to Voyager.

Thanks for that... now I'm having Threshold flashbacks... must bang head on table...arrrgghhh!!!

That's better!:lol:

petitemimi

02-01-2009, 12:02 PM

I really hope whoever wrote this episode apologises to the fans and that PS3 personally delete this episode from the history of Smallville, just like Star Trek Voyager did for Threshold and although I don't think much of Brannon Bragger as a writer at least he had the balls to apologise for that attrocity!

I agree with you but don't hold your breath because the writers, Slavkin and Sumner, are part of PS3! :lol: So I guess we're in for a convoluted explaination about how much we don't understand the show!

MsCali4Eva

02-01-2009, 12:18 PM

Before my review, I'm going to start out with where I'm coming from on this. I have been a Superman fan for 18 years now. I grew up watching Lois and Clark, so I've also been a Clois fan for the same amount of time.

But I really believe it's not about the name of the person Clark falls in love with. I tuned into SV season 1 fully expecting to never see Lois and expecting to like Clana. Unfortunately, I didn't, but that's another post for another day.

Anyways, Superman means a lot to me. To me, Superman is a character with a strong moral compass. He is a man who has the powers of a god and yet is still humble and does all that he can for good. My problem with SV has never been that they toy with the mythos, but that thy don't always show Clark having a strong moral compass.

When talking to my husband about why this last episode upset me, he asked me a few questions. First-what did I see Clark doing that was immoral in the episode? When I answered that it was him overlooking the things Lana has done in the past and the way she obtained the suit, he pointed out to me that one of the things about Superman's character is that he is forgiving. He always looks for the best in people and gives many second chances. He believes in people to the point where it's almost a fault and it's a weakness that sometimes comes back to bite him in the butt.

So, now that I've calmed down, I'm not as angry as I was on initially watching the episode. I still didn't enjoy it, though.

Let's start with the good:
Allison Mack's directing. AM did really great with the visuals on this episode. Though I think the use of the Daily Planet for the last shot was a mistake, that last shot was very beautiful. The episode in general had a dark feel, but in a different way from any of SV's other episodes so that was nice.

Tess. I haven't been a big fan of Tess, but this episode really gave me chills with how cold and calculating she was. I love that they're not setting her down the path of redemption just because she's a woman scorned, and I love that she's no longer a villain because of blind devotion to Lex.

Lana's training to prepare herself was an interesting storyline, even if I would have preferred for it to be the B story and not the A story. But more about that below.

I really liked Lana's trainer. The actor did well in his part and I don't know, I just liked him.

The return of Regan was great continuity. He did well in playing against Tess.

I love Kristin's real hair when it's short like that. It looks really cute and girl-power-ish!

Kristin did an excellent job acting in this. I may not have enjoyed the writing, but Kristin did a great job with her performance. It made me look forward to her future projects.

What I didn't like:
I didn't like that Lana was the main character in this episode. Not because it's Lana, but because Clark and many other plots started in the first half of the season and even last episode really took a backseat. This show is about Clark's journey, and even if there is an episode where a supporting character (or in this case, a guest star) has a large role, he should still be allowed to shine. And yes, I would absolutely say the same thing if Lois had had Lana's role in this episode.

I really think having limited cast members in every episode is hurting the show. Last week, we see the start of Clark as a member of the Justice League (which I loved) and this week, the JLA is nowere to be seen. Two weeks ago, we see Doomsday burst out of his pod, and now Doomsday is nowhere to be seen. He's the great destroyer, and we're expected to believe he's just missing? Lois hasn't been seen in three weeks, even though Chloe is back, we're supposed to believe Tess is fine with Lois staying in Star City and not going into work for however long Lois is supposed to have been gone? And not a word about Jimmy's condition?

Which brings me to another issue. Regardless of how one feels about Chloe and Jimmy together, Jimmy and Chloe have been together on and off for the last two and a half years. She agreed to marry him and is legally married to him. She is also the only family he has that knows or cares about his condition. The writers didn't show Chloe in the best light when they have her inexplicably still in Metropolis and on top of that, she is allowing her cousin to take the time off work and take care of Jimmy so she can hang out and drink coffee in Metropolis? Chloe is one of the most compassionate characters on the show. This is not in character, and I resent the writers for not working two lines of dialogue in there about how Jimmy's doing and why Lois hasn't come back yet. Or even better, they could use their existing hospital set and have Clark talk to Chloe in a hospital corridor or something. It was just lazy writing and that's a shame.

I also don't like that Clark is shown to be fickle. Lana's gone for a few months and they show him flirting with Lois, and grabbing her hand at Chloe's wedding and going in for the kiss. Then suddenly, Lana's back and Lois doesn't exist? And when Lana's gone, are we going to be expected to buy that he will forget all about Lana and pick right back up where he left off with Lois? Now, I expected them to give us more Clana moments and I understand the why behind it, but I think they could have handled it better without making Clark look like either a player or someone who is completely clueless about women and the fact that yes, they do have feelings too. (But then again, I haven't liked how he's come off when we were deep into the Chloe-Clark-Lana triangle either, but that's again another post)

I really hated the last shot. The Daily Planet is a Superman staple. I did not like seeing Lana standing above Clark in that shot. I did not like that, on a show that has a Lois, they used a setting that has belonged to the romance between Clark and Lois for nearly 70 years. It was a poor choice and they could have done a shot that looked just as good from the top of Luthorcorp, the Isis foundation, the Talon, or they could have gone back to the roots of Clark and Lana and had it occur in the barn or the graveyard. I feel like whoever decided to set this shot there has no clue whatsoever about the Superman legend, or knew full well that they were basically giving the middle finger to those of us who watch because we are Superman fans.

I am disappointed that they have yet to show Clark learning something from the situation with Lana. I don't think that Lana purposely held him back or anything like that. I think that he has always had a large blind spot where she is concerned and when she is around, he has a hard time thinking of anything else. This is unfortunate, because every other version of Superman with a love story shows him able to do what he does while being in love. At the end of this, I want to see Clark realize that it doesn't have to be either/or. He can, and should, save the world and have a personal life. He just needs a woman who is secure enough in the relationship to let him be the hero that he has the potential to be.

I think he also needs to realize that if Lana were seeking the power suit so she could be with him, that she would have been honest with him. A functional relationship involves both partners being honest with each other. If you're hiding something, that is a sign that you know, on some level, that it ultimately isn't the best thing for the person you love.

My other problem with this episode was the problem I have with many Lana episodes. And that is that they spend a lot of time telling us how great Lana is without showing us that she 'deserves' this praise. I want to be SHOWN how great and wonderful she is, not told by every single character who has ever met her. Now, there have been Lana moments I really have enjoyed, so I don't hate the character. Just the weird fetish the writers seem to have with her.

And I hated the whole 'if you help me, you'll be helping the world.' That demonstrates a level of conceit that shows that Lana is not ready for superpowers and probably never will be. She may have the best of intentions, but if she really wanted to save the world, there are ways to do so without powers.

Things I'm undecided on:
Lana did appear power-hungry in this episode. She had tasted power and she wanted it back. She let Clark believe she left him via a Dear John DVD and instead went off to seek power. Whether she believed this would make her 'equal' with Clark so they could be together or whether she had other motives, the fact remains that she went on a one-woman mission to obtain power. They can go one of two ways with this: Address it and have it become part of Clark's realizations next episode and also have it play a part into Lana leaving to find her own way, or sweep it under the rug and turn Lana into some sort of martyr.

If they address it, my opinion of this episode will rise. If not, well they will have one pissed off fan (potentially ex-fan) on their hands.

Anyways, I think the writers have a tough job since we are all coming from different backgrounds and everyone wants something different out of the show. I still have a tiny amount of hope that they will give Lana a nice send-off without sacrificing Clark's character development, but that hope is dwindling. So, we'll see what happens next week.

*Clap, clap, clap, clap, clap* I am a Superman fan also, and your comments expressed my current feelings about SV perfectly. Well-written and I enjoyed reading it. :)

tibbit78

02-01-2009, 12:36 PM

Stranger in paradise? lol

What is that? Sounds like one of those romance novels. No, never had anything like that in mind. I have my next 4 intros planned out already and almost completed.

Wow! Cedric, this is the longest thread "Power." 33 pages, wow! And I thought that Committed was the longest, because Glen Winters posted in it.

Isn't this amazing, Cedric? 33 pages, and it has no Lois Lane in it.

Stranger In Paradise was a song. A very old one.

LuckyLois

02-01-2009, 12:56 PM

Cedric, as usual I laughed and cried through your review. The commercials were a welcome relief. I think my jaw was hanging open through most of the episode.

Thank goodness I have had this thread to come to so I wouldn't have to bang my head against the wall anymore. Maybe Clark will wake up and it will just have been a nightmare!

I didn't know that Glen Winter responded in the Committed thread. Can anyone tell me what page the post is on cause I would love to read it?

I was going to ask if you guys knew if any of the producers read any of these threads? Boy are they in for it!!

tibbit78

02-01-2009, 01:05 PM

Cedric, as usual I laughed and cried through your review. The commercials were a welcome relief. I think my jaw was hanging open through most of the episode.

Thank goodness I have had this thread to come to so I wouldn't have to bang my head against the wall anymore. Maybe Clark will wake up and it will just have been a nightmare!

I didn't know that Glen Winter responded in the Committed thread. Can anyone tell me what page the post is on cause I would love to read it?

I was going to ask if you guys knew if any of the producers read any of these threads? Boy are they in for it!!

I believe it was page 11 on the Committed thread. I could have sworn it was page 11. Wow! Power's thread went beyond 23 pages. Committed had the most postings, but now it's Power. Awesome!

MsCali4Eva

02-01-2009, 01:08 PM

Yeah Cedric...I've finally found your review! And it was well worth the search! Thank you! Thank you for uplifting my little old heart during this episode of absolute turmoil.

At least you are still here to make us laugh and ride out this....train wreck. :D

bigblueplanet

02-01-2009, 01:16 PM

I'm really starting to think that we're actually watching the Bizzaro world version of Smallville. It's about the only thing that could explain Chloe telling Clark not to hurt Lois in one episode and then telling him to esentially hurt her in the next.

Also, in Bizzaro Smallville (B.S.) Chloe is inconsiderate and coffee is more important than her critically injured husband.

In Bizzaro Smallville (B.S.) Superman is stupid, inconsiderate, uncaring, selfish and obsessed with Lana Lang.

In Bizzaro Smallville (B.S.) Doomsday is a misunderstood nice guy.

In Bizzaro Smallville (B.S.) superheroes like the Green Arrow regularly try to kill the son of the man who killed their parents.

In Bizzaro Smallville (B.S.) egomania and being power mad are good things.

I could go on all day long. Maybe that tear in space and time that Cedric mentioned has already happened?

Yes! This is it!! At least not so far from it IMO.

Many part of this ep was Lana's imagination. It's probably side effects caused by her suit. AND this suit was made by DNA of Bizzaro, right? So her hallucinations are based on what Bizzaro would react/say/act towards her.

I finally found a light of hope in this black hole! (at least for now...)

supes0

02-01-2009, 01:26 PM

Thanks for that... now I'm having Threshold flashbacks... must bang head on table...arrrgghhh!!!

That's better!:lol:

:lol: I love that Braga admits how horrible the episode was and how it was subsequently ignored.

Unfortunately I don't think SV will be able to do the same with Power.

thehenry89

02-01-2009, 01:26 PM

Thank you Lis! That you and others enjoyed my review is all the thanks I need. Thank you again for such kind words. :D

Blackcelebration, one would hope that this abomination wouldn't even make it to the DVD release, but they'll celebrate it like they will all the rest. I bet they think this was just a super episode.

As for Clark, I know I said ::face palm:: when discussing him, but a picture says a thousand words http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/6794/55ms9uz6.gif

:rotfl: Dude I luv that review. I agree with everything you said.

Jaderoyale

02-01-2009, 01:34 PM

Ryan Seacrest: Hello America! Welcome to the special Vancouver edition of American Idol. Tonight we narrow down the field more and send some contestants home. But first we have a major announcement tonight. In an effort to appeal to the young <S>male</S> female demographic, for one night only we have merged with the CW. Join us tonight for the first ever Smallville sponsored American Idol!

Theme plays

Seacrest: Join me in welcoming my new co-host, Brian Peterson!

Peterson: What up, Crest? This is the Peterson! I'm large and in charge and tonight we crown a new American Cheese!

Seacrest: American Idol.

Peterson: That's what I said.

Seacrest: No, you said American Cheese.

Peterson: Woah dude, are you coming on to me?

Seacrest: Uh, whatever. Let's meet our judges, America! There's been some additions. First up, he's the Dawg that dogs the doggy dog dog dogs, Randy Jackson!

Randy Jackson: Yeah! Yeah! Whoo! Yeah! What's up, baby? Yeah! Yeah!

Seacrest: She's the sassy but lively newcomer, Kara Dioguardi.

Kara Dioguardi: Thank you, thank you (flings hair and winks) Thank you! Thank you!

Seacrest: She's the sugary sweet waiflike woman who's poster hung on Full House, Paul Abdul.

Paula Abdul: Can I move my seat? This new guy is scary.

Seacrest: That scary, new guy is none other than, our new judge, Miles Millar! How are ya Miles?

Miles Millar: Hey, Ryan... I'm good. I'm good.

Miles slowly nods his head…for five minutes straight. He stares straight ahead with a blank look on his face

Seacrest: Miles, you with us?

Miles: (suddenly alert) Yo. Hey. Sorry. Spaced there for a second. Did I miss the bus?

Abdul: Do you see what I mean?

Peterson: Shut up. Let the Peterson step in and introduce the top judge of them all. Simon Cowell, folks.

Simon Cowell: Peterson, I'd love to nail your tongue to a burning building.

Seacrest: After the last episode, Get in line, Simon. Now you already saw the performances of our contestants last night. However, with the new merger between our program and Smallville, we have someone new to factor in. Here with a stirring performance is American Idol's newest hopeful…Lana Lang!

Lana: (while sipping water) Oh oh oh…uh! Something totally crazy…uh! Forget I'm a lady.. uh! Men's shirt something skirts…uh! Oh oh oh really wild-yeah.. uh! Doin it in secret yeah!.. uh! (swallows water) Oh oh oh Get in the action.. uh! The world needs you.. uh! Get fake hair, do what I care…uh! Oh oh oh I want to be free yeah.. uh! To feel the way I feel. Man, I feel like a hero. Whatever. I'm done. Clap. (sips water)

Silence

Seacrest: Damn. Well, that was…

Peterson: Frickin' awesome! That was so good I have to change my pants! Clap you bastards! Clap!

Audience nervously claps

Seacrest: Let's go to the judges. Kara.

Dioguardi: (blank stare)

Seacrest: Right. I think we better go to Randy.

Jackson: That was aight, ya know. It wasn't the best stuff. It didn't blow me away. I wasn't like "Whoa." It wasn't like "Oh My God". It wasn't the best stuff, but it was aight. It wasn't as good as the stuff I did with Lionel and Pete back in the day, but it was aight.

Peterson: Thank you for nothing, Randy. Paul Anka.

Paula: I'm Paula Abdul, not Paul Anka. I thought it was pitchy at some points. There were some glitches, but you made it your own. Were you nervous up there? You looked nervous up there! You're so cute. I liked it.

Seacrest: Thanks, Paula. Miles.

Miles: Pitchy?! Pitchy!? I'll pitchy my triangle around your head - Lana, I love you. You…complete me.

Peterson: That's sweet. Finally, Simon. It's your call.

Simon: If I'm being honest…

Kelly Souders runs out and whispers something in Simon's ear

Simon: OK, I've been told to not be honest. So, Lana, you are amazing. You have a bright future.

Seacrest: There ya have it, America. Now Lana, let me ask you, how does it feel joining the cast so late? Do you feel that it might be tough to fit in? This is your first show and in a couple of weeks we crown a winner.

Lana: It's an honor, Ryan. I have the utmost respect for my supporting cast. Performing alongside the dumb girl, the Arctic girl, and the tall one has been amazing for me. I hope that I can work side by side and make some memories with the two jailbait youngins and the single-mom Tracy Chapman lookin' chick.

Seacrest: Great. Well, the votes are in, America. You made the choice this week as a record number of 80 bazillion million votes came in from across the country. We have a winner…wait a minute. How do we have a winner? This isn't the season finale, and Lana just performed. How did America vote already? Something doesn't seem right.

Souders runs out and whispers something in Seacrest's ear

Seacrest: Thank you, Kelly. Ladies and gentlemen, Ms. Souders just threatened to rip my spleen out if I don't just read the winner. Josh, you received 16% of the vote. Shannon, you got 24% of the vote. Our other 35 contestants, you all received 39%. Finally, Lana, you got…8,129% of the vote. What? I swear, folks, that's what's written on the card. Uh, congrats Lana. If people flipped out over Jennifer Hudson, wait until this one hits the fan.

Lana: Thank you, Ryan. Some people wait a lifetime for a…moment-uh like this. Next year, my friend Chloe is going to win this show.

Seacrest: You mean your friend is going to try out and hopefully win this show?

Lana: No, I mean she's going to win the show.

Seacrest: Gotcha. That does it America. Seacrest out!

__________________

Sigh. Oh you'll laugh... you'll cry. You'll kiss common sense and decent storytelling goodbye. OK, Bourbon? Check. Spit bucket? Check. Respirator? Check. Picture of my family? Check. I'm ready. God help me..

Previously ON! Brainiac did us all a big favor. Lana sucked at home movies. Questioning Regan's loyalty was a no-no. Apparently leaving a coffee shop is too difficult. Tess became a human DVR. And Clark needed misery.

We open up on the shot of someone in a futuristic hot tub. Dr. Idiot is a man on a mission that no one cares about. One of his researchers cautions against proceeding but the good doctor insists that it must be done. There's some scientific-speak followed by confirmation that the "subject" is ready for the experiment. Dr. Idiot looks a little too determined as he orders for everything to begin. Dude, it is not that dramatic. Relax. There is a sound similar to the Batmobile followed by the hot tub electrocuting itself, then the top of it lights on fire. There better a evil T-1000 in there or I'm going to be pissed. Its worse than I thought. Its Lana.

Opening Credits. The people who begun to watch in 2009 don't even know who half these people are.

Kent farm. Let me get this straight. Jimmy, Chloe's husband, is in Star City eating liquid meatloaf through a straw, yet she decides to go for a stroll hundreds of miles away? Jimmy, you might as well get yourself a blow-up doll. Lana's annoying whispery voice is heard and Clark is standing in the living room looking sad as he watches the breakup DVD; as if the first 100 times wasn't ENOUGH. The world's worst wife turns off the TV and makes a bad joke. Clark tells her about the kiss and that it was the wrong thing to do. The world's worst wife is shocked that he would think kissing someone that broke his heart/ didn't apologize/ won't apologize / and flaunts her decision in his face, is a bad thing. SHUT up Chloe.

"Lana thought she was holding me back and you know what? She was right. Look what happened after she left. I got off the farm, I got a job, I started using my abilities to help people when they needed it the most." - Clark Kent, the only moment that didn't piss me off in this episode, 7:08PM.

Chloe shoots that down and says that Lana isn't that bad. Oh it gets worse... she then and asks Clark how does he thinks Lana feels about all of this. Chloe Sullivan, the same Chloe Sullivan that doesn't care to be with her comatose husband that almost died trying to protect her - THAT Chloe Sullivan, is giving relationship advice. Goodbye brain cells! Just wow. Then she suggests that Lana is probably at her apartment and for Clark to go talk to her about all of this before deciding not to be with her. Correction Chloe: Lana is at Lois' apartment, not yours. You do remember your cousin don't you? She's the one at your husband's side while you pretend to be Ricki Lake. Just awful.

Talon. Clark goes over there to find Lois' apartment wrecked. Coincidently, my place looked lot like this after I watched this episode. Tess pulls a gun on him suspecting that he was someone else. After Clark questions her being there, she says that she was "concerned about Lana and had came to warn her but she was too late". ::downs a shot of Bourbon:: Tess tells Clark that Lana stole some Luthorcorp data from her and is concerned that Lex may have had her kidnapped. Oh that cold hearted bastard! How dare he spend billions of dollars on technology that someone else steals, and dare to want that technology back! Clark isn't buying it completely but Tess assures him and stresses how concerned she is about Lana.

"Since when did you and Lana become close friends?" - Clark Kent, a question that millions asked at the same time, 7:10PM.

Tess goes on to say how much she owes Lana for opening her eyes to the twisted man that Lex really is. Clark feints ignorance and Tess tells him that this wasn't the first time Lex has done this. She brings up the breakup DVD and.. oh.. dear.. God..

We flashback to, allegedly, the making of the video with a now long-haired Lana talking to a camera that is held by Lex's hentchmen who have her at gunpoint. After she finishes with the video, Lex's men place a napkin over her mouth and she pretends to be knocked out. Tess walks into the room and tells them to get Lana inside the van. Thats right folks, if you're just joining us today and hate yourself- Lana was forced to make that DVD by the mean bald Lex. What a swerve the writers threw us! **spits**

Back to real time, Clark gets angry at Tess for forcing his precious to make that DVD. Tess blames Lex, then says that Lex told them it was for Lana's own good because Clark kept hurting her in their dysfunctional relationship last season. There you have it. The writers have finally achieved a goal of theirs. They managed to blame Lex, Tess, and Clark for all that happened to Lana last season. Lana is now pure and absorbed of any fault. You know, back in College I once played "Win Lose or Draw" with a group of my friends and one of my friends drew a TV, which was the obvious the answer. Well, before any of us said the answer, a girl I was dating at the time blurted out "penguin belt". If you can imagine, all five of the rest of us fell on the ground laughing at how stupid a guess that was. We laughed for about 10 minutes straight and she was infuriated and embarrassed, especially with me. She began yelling for us to get up and called us rude and stupid. I've never laughed so hard in my life. She dumped me later that night because I even laughed on the drive home.

And you know what? Penquin belt made more sense than this garbage.

Back to the flashback. A van is seen driving to who the hell cares. Lana wakes up groggy and wants to know where she's being taken. One of the henchmen gives her a bottle of water and tells her to relax. Lana something unimportant before pretending to be ill. The henchmen turns to get something then turns around to get kicked in the face, thrown to the back door, then his gun is grabbed. He yells for mercy but gets shot in the shoulder by the heroic Lana Lang. She then points the gun at the driver and tells him to get out. Both of them jump out in fear and she drives off. I swear, these writers think we're too stupid to breathe. She drives to some location, goes into some restroom, and cuts off her bad wig with a razor. How did she get the razor? Who knows. Why would she decide to cut off damn near all her hair? Who knows. WHO KNOWS ANY OF THIS.

Commericial Break. Skittles Bubble Gum - Inflate the Rainbow. Taste the Rainbow. Destroy the rainbow. Oh just do whatever you want to the rainbow. Its not like its going to change anything.

Talon. Clark still has Tess cornered against a wall and yells for the names of the men who kidnapped Lana seven months ago. Sure Clark, yelling is the best way to get answers. Tess tells him that the men are dead and that all the henchmen currently working for Lex are new. Clark spots a eagle medallion in one of Lois' drawers and Tess recognizes it as belonging to her "strategic adviser". Ohhh the suspense.

Luther Castle. Clark speeds in and confronts said "strategic adviser". The guy pretends not to know who Lana is at first, but starts spilling his guts about how he knows her. Flashback to him holding a blow torch in the basement of some building. A blow torch, what an excellent idea. Lana, still almost bald, asks him for help and says that money is no option. Of course its not, since you stole it! He turns her down a few times before asking why specifically is she there.

"I want to be invincible" - the Pink Ranger, 7:20PM

"Ohh, so thats what a cardiac arrest feels like." - Me, holding my chest, seconds later.

He tells her to make like a tree and leave but she says that if he helps her he'll be helping the world. SHUT UP Lana. What world could you possibly help? The land of Pink and Honey? The idiot is convinced, then we see a scene of her underwater in ice cold water. She pops out complaining about the temperature and the guy teases her about being a little wuss. After she gives him her "secrets and lies" face, she goes back under, determined to prove him wrong. Next she's staring at a heated pipe shaped like a T. The guy teases her some more and asks her who she is holding on to. Pinky says Clark, to which the guy gives a stupid speech about something that was too silly to remember. Lana gets her secrets face again and burns her arm on the pipe to prove a point. She kept her arm on that pipe for at least 10 seconds, didn't yell out in pain at all, then when she pulls her arms away there are no burn marks there. Are you serious, show? Oops, I forgot to breathe again. Suddenly she's wearing that horrible wig again as she thanks the guy for training her but says that what she really needs is power. The type of power she had last season- Krpytonian abilities. She wasn't ready for that power last season, but now she is thanks to her training. The guy gives her the eagle medallion as a gift. I could REALLY use a commercial break right now.

Back to the present in the Luthor Castle. The guy tells Clark that he kept an eye out for Lana when she returned to Metropolis and got a job with Luthercorp to feed her info from the inside. Now Clark knows she's been back for a while and that Chloe knew. Go to the next scene, please.

Evil Lab. Lana lays in the hot tub looking half dead. You know, almost burnt to death is good look for her. Blown up would be even better.

Commercial break. Thank God for commercials. I've never been so happy to see a Taco Ad.

Regan gets into Tess' car for a chat. Tess knows he's the one who broke into Lois' apartment and he doesn't deny it. He's still loyal to Lex and was looking for the Prometheus suit. Tess scolds him for his allegiance, forgetting that just a few weeks ago she was worshiping Lex herself. Breathe, Cedric, breathe. She wants him to bring her the suit if he finds it or else.

At the evil lab, the hot tub is now filled with smoke and Lana's body rises out of it like Frankenstein. I want to meet the person who thought of this crap and personally shove them down stairs.

Hey, cuz. You have a moment?

Sure thing, Lois.

Tonight I'm going home and you are going to treat Jimmy like he's your husband.

What!?

Yeah. Don't worry, its not that hard. I have faith in you. Make history, kiddo.

Oh my God! No! No!

Are you scared, Chloe? Chloe! Are you scared?

Yes! Yes!

Good. You're on Scare Tactics. Look over there. See that. There's a camera.

Oh, you guys! You guys! Ah ha ha! Where's Jimmy? He put you up to this?

Coffee shop. Chloe is enjoying a nice hot cup of coffee while her husband is injected with adrenaline. When Clark asks her why she didn't tell him when Lana returned to Metropolis, Chloe gets defensive. After that rehash is done, he asks her what Lana was up to when she returned. Another flashback, because these have been so good that more are needed. Chloe caught Lana sneaking back into Isis. When pressed for info, she dodges it with flattery. Chloe brags about getting married soon. Please, don't remind us. Anyways, Chloe suspects Lana is up to more than just a visit and its revealed that she is looking into project Ares. When the idea of moving on with her life and to stop stalking Lex is posed to her, she acts like what she's doing is such a noble thing. Those rubber rooms will be too good for you, Lana. Anyways she asks Chloe to promise not to tell Clark. Instead of doing the smart thing and telling her that she is not going to get involved in her deceit, Chloe complies.

Back to the present. Clark tells Chloe that Lana may have been kidnapped like she was seven months ago. this is news to Chloe who wonders why Lana didn't return back to Clark if she was kidnapped months ago, Clark thinks she's up to no good and wants to find her before she does something she'll regret. Too late, Clark. She was born.

Daily Planet. Tess finds a mannequin sitting in her chair with a red dot on it's forehead. Regans walks out behind her and taunts his murder of said guy. The mannequin had news of where the Prometheus suit was and thats was all ole Regan needed to hear. Tess must have caught Lana pox because suddenly she's the protector of all that is good in the world. This, coming from the person that threatened to kill Regan in Odyssey. ::face palm:: Regan gives the "villain" speech instead of just killing her. Tess tells him that the security cameras recorded the convo he had in her office plus the murder, but Regan is not concerned as he flaunts Tess', how do I say it, adventures with Oliver's bed that Lex saw on video. Finally tiring of the talk, he prepares to shoot but the gun is knocked away. Then wow. Tess took a statue of a naked person and clocked dropped him the hell out. Not content with him having a concussion and possible brain damage, she starts kicking him to death in s-l-o-w motion. Off camera somebody threw jam on the window. So she preaches about being good even though she herself is evil, then proves it by her contradictory actions. Yep, she definitely has a bad case of Lana Pox.

Isis. Clark and Chloe are looking for more info on the Prometheus suit. Clark asks about the furnace, then x-rays it to find a safe inside it. He opens it to find a hard drive. Chloe connects it to her PC and they watch footage of Lana talking to Dr. Idiot. Whispery talk, flattery, vomit, more flattery, more idiocy and she is seen convincing this doctor to try the suit on her and not Lex. Mind you, this is the SAME doctor whose life and family she threatened back in season 6. This SAME doctor forgets that incident and trusts her completely over the big bad evil villain Lex Luthor. My brain cannot fathom this stupidity. Then she tells him that if she gets the suit she'll save lives and improve the "human condition" all over the world. I had to pause the episode. I'm going to lose it.....

Colonel Trautman: Her arc is almost over Johnny. It's almost over!

Rambo: NOTHING IS OVER! NOTHING!!!

Clark realizes what the psycho is up to. Then we go to the evil lab where Dr. Idiot is still performing the experiment on her. Tess breaks into the facility looking for the suit. When she sees Lana wearing it, she attempts to kill her. YES! The idiot doctor tries to stop her but gets a gun to the face for his troubles. Tess then attempts to kill him when..

..OH PLEASE...

As Clark rushes in, he sees Lana jump out of the containment room, grab the bullet that was going to kill the doctor, and shove Tess into the wall. This, while smiling at Clark and super speeding out of the room. There isn't a Bourbon on the planet strong enough for this. This right here is the epic fail of all FAILS.

Commercial break. If I saw a talking gecko, I'd totally kill it. Wouldn't even think. Probably scream first. Then I'd smash it with something.

Cue Lana.

That over there?

That's a mop.

Oh. Sorry.

No. No. Wait. Sorry. That is Lana. You're right. My bad.

Luthor Castle. Tess walks in on Lana burning documents in the fireplace. This nut-job broke into the house, broke into a safe, and burned the documents she found as soon as she got the power. And despite all that I said, she tells Tess that it was for her own good and that she's her friend. She lectures Tess about letting her desire for revenge get the best of her. This, coming from the person who kidnapped and tortured Lionel Luthor. I can't take any more of her stupid voice. She leaves Tess to think about all the contradictions she just said. One. More. Scene. Just let me make it through this last scene. ::kisses a picture of my family::

Daily Planet. Ohhh, they actually remembered he works there. Well isn't that a surprise, seeing as we haven't seen him there working for five episodes straight. Clark is checking for any crimes Lana might have committed, then hears her call out for him to meet her on the rooftop. He goes up there and there she is, grinning. This scene was one of the worst scenes in the show's history. And people, thats saying A LOT. Bottom line, Clark wants her to take the suit off, Pinky doesn't want to, Clark thinks its dangerous, Pinky thinks she can handle it, Clark whines about her possibly getting hurt, Pinky whines about him not needing worry about him. I wish this STUPID song would just shut up. Clark lets her talk him right back into a relationship with her and they kiss to end the episode.

All in all: The worst episode of the season and in my top 10 for worst of series. It was a flop and total recon of everything we saw and know, created to make Lana Lang look good at everyone's expense. Half of the episode was in awful flashbacks, and the stuff in the real-verse was just as terrible. Lana was absolved of everything, and now she gets to play house with her skunk-fur wig and Kryptonian powered suit that isn't even a damn suit. You can't even see the thing, and I don't care to.

Clark ::face palm:: I cannot stress how much I've pleaded over the years for the writers to give my favorite character the respect he deserves. All year long they built him up, only to tear him down in one episode for LANA. He promised Jonn Jonnz in Odyssey that he would let go of his past but as soon as Lana showed up, he went back on his word. He's wasn't proactive in this episode, he wasn't.. anything.. in this episode. All he did was whine about Lana. This is NOT the way it was suppose to go. He was suppose to stand up against her and put their past life behind him. Lana is calling the shots now. It seems like he'll do whatever she wants and no matter what she does he'll always make an excuse for her. Its SICKENING.

Lana, die painfully and slowly.

Tess is back to being bad. She flip flops from to week. I don't even know what they are doing with her now. They've made Lana her self appointed mentor, and that can only end horribly. Her killing of Regan could be looked at as a turning point to her character being full villian, but who knows anymore.

Speaking of flip flops: Chloe. Not only does she do a 180 from last week and tells Clark to go after Lana, we learn that she knew she was back in town months before the wedding. Here's a woman who lives in her cousin's apartment with her husband, yet has the gull to play matchmatcher while leaving Lois to look after Jimmy while she stays in Smallville and Metropolis. Worst cousin ever, worst wife ever.

As for the producers, you idiots better pull your thumbs out and get your FREAKIN ACT TOGETHER!! As bad as Gough and Miles were, they never pulled a stunt like this. Clana was over and done with. All of last season was spent showing the reasons why they wouldn't work out. Showing why their personalities would ultimately keep them apart. It was enough. All that was needed during these 5 episodes, was to show that Clark recongnized those reasons and moved on with his life. Instead, these new producers decided to ignore ALL of that and push it once more, even with KK only having one episode left. Lana being able to handle superspowers now, Lana saying she is Clark's equal, Lana wanting to save the world. UGH!!

The writing was terrible, the treatment of Clark was terrible, the santifcation of Lana was terrible. The best scene of this episode was the closing credits, half a point goes to Clark's almost realization.

1 out 10 for me. The verdict is in. Raw sewage was better than Power.

Next week looks even worse, and something worse than Power might blow a hole through space and time.

Thanks to Joanne/Tibbit78 for the American Idol idea. Sorry I was late everyone but some real life stuff got in the way. Hope I didn't keep you waiting for too long.

Cedric, i have no words.
That was just magnificent. You didn't hold back and i'm so glad.

Fallen One

02-01-2009, 01:42 PM

Well an episode like this one is bound to draw controversy Joanne. A lot of folks are upset. I'm one of them. So its not really a surprise this has so many pages.

Thanks Pat! Glad you liked it.

McCali4eva, my pleasure! And I'll review every episode, no matter how abismal it is.

blackcelebration

02-01-2009, 02:21 PM

I agree with you but don't hold your breath because the writers, Slavkin and Sumner, are part of PS3! :lol: So I guess we're in for a convoluted explaination about how much we don't understand the show!

Yes the PS3 are right.

Shame on me for thinking that episodes like Hourglass, Rosetta, Memoria, Transference, Lexmas, Justice, Veritas and Bloodline were amazing episodes and how dare I not appreciate the genius of episodes like Velocity, Spell, Ageless, Thirst, Subteranean, Fracture, Hero, and this one... Yes, I just couldn't understand their brilliance!

I mean I couldn't understand why Pete all of a sudden would want to take part in a dangerous road race that was powered by KRYPTONITE CAR ENGINES! Sorry, I mean Wow weee!!!!

Nor could appreciate the genius behind a plot about witches from the 15th or whatever century, who lived in France and hid stones in China that were meant for someone who would arrive... dang me I'm going crazy just explaining that plot!!! I meant AMAZING!!!

Of course how about the brilliance of finding a baby that grows AND CAN SPEAK AND WRITE in SEVEN DAYS and then BLOWS UP... man that is genius beyond belief!

Nor could I understand how someone could get a break at one of the most famous Newspaper's in the world, which values itself for writing about the truth, by writng an article about Vampires! I mean GENIUS!

Or how dare I not appreciate a story about an illegal immigrant whose mother is a legal immigrant and laugh my head off for 45 minutes, when I'm supposed to feel sad, HOW DARE I???

And what amazing talent was it that though of a story where a guy is shot in the head and then transported from Chicago to Smallville and then placed in a mind reading machine before SURVIVING... I mean that writer really earned his pay that day!!!

And how could I not love an episode which was basically a Stride Gum commercial!!! I mean wow!!

And of course how dare I not understand how a woman can want to be powerful for her own selfish purposes and yet nobody even raises an eyebrow... I mean HOW DARE I???

Fallen One

02-01-2009, 02:33 PM

Thank you Britt!

Jade, as always, a pleasure! :D

NoSupeForYou

02-01-2009, 02:38 PM

The best part is that PS3 are probably all sitting at a bar right now patting each other on the back and congratulating each other for the most brilliant episode they have ever done.
"Toast!"
Everyone raises their glasses.
"To Lana!"
From somewhere in the back (might be TW, PS3 can't be sure as he is not with KK): "And to Clark!"
All at once: "Right. To her supporting characters as well!"

Firebug

02-01-2009, 03:56 PM

How can 77 people think this was one of the best episodes ever? Even accounting for varied tastes, that is simply impossible. Do the makers of this show read this forum? Have they ever said so?

globalbudd3

02-01-2009, 04:13 PM

I didn't think it was the worst episode ever. It was an okay episode, a filler type for me. However, I was dissappointed with regard to Lana secret. I had hoped she was connected to a more mysterious group or something. Thought it would be cool if it was the Justice League or at least another mysterious group of superheroes. It is an opportunity lost in writing about a good story arc.

Larel

02-01-2009, 04:40 PM

The best part is that PS3 are probably all sitting at a bar right now patting each other on the back and congratulating each other for the most brilliant episode they have ever done.
"Toast!"
Everyone raises their glasses.
"To Lana!"
From somewhere in the back (might be TW, PS3 can't be sure as he is not with KK): "And to Clark!"
All at once: "Right. To her supporting characters as well!"

:rotfl:

floydfan

02-01-2009, 04:40 PM

I just can't believe I watched the entire episode :eek:

How many episodes are left before we get rid of Lana once and for all? GOD!

Now we have a selfish super human woman, which hopefully, will disappear in a couple of episodes.

I have never liked Lana, honestly, but I think what I hate the most is the fact that they keep, and keep and keep and keep trying to make her the best character... oh dear! i gotta run now...

Larel

02-01-2009, 04:41 PM

How can 77 people think this was one of the best episodes ever? Even accounting for varied tastes, that is simply impossible. Do the makers of this show read this forum? Have they ever said so?

Yeah that is ridiculous isn't it?

I guess Lana lover's would like it BUT one of the best ever?:lol::\

zanaamen

02-01-2009, 04:46 PM

This episode is..... I dont know what I say.. Its just awesome and the best episode
maybe most of u are disagree with me, but Lana was great and she will be

Larel

02-01-2009, 04:47 PM

Stranger in paradise? lol

What is that? Sounds like one of those romance novels. No, never had anything like that in mind. I have my next 4 intros planned out already and almost completed.

New here & just wanted to say that I have never laughed so much or enjoyed a review as much as the one you did for Power!
Congrats, so talented!!:)

Cannot wait for your review of "Requiem" that is as long as you are physically able after watching it since all us Cloiser's may need some CPR if it's as bad as we fear!:\

SGuthrie27

02-01-2009, 04:53 PM

LOL, Fallen One, you are pretty hilarious. Keep up the good work! You don't happen to post reviews about "LOST" anywhere, do you? I imagine I'd enjoy your take on all the nuttiness that happens on that show, too.

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--

lm1212

02-01-2009, 04:55 PM

WOw, Cedric! I never thought I could laugh so hard after watching such mess. You, somehow, made everything all better. I think I'll watch the next episode now, only so I can read your review of it and laugh my butt of again.

unfocused

02-01-2009, 04:56 PM

How can 77 people think this was one of the best episodes ever? Even accounting for varied tastes, that is simply impossible. Do the makers of this show read this forum? Have they ever said so?

One thing I learned from IMBD ratings is that if someone likes a movie or episode, but the ratings were bad, they would rate it 10/10 so they can help even the results to what they feel is right, even though their one vote wouldn't affect the results.

The truth is, people tend to rate things too high when they like something, because others tend to rate things too low because they dislike it. And vice versa. It's an unbreakable cycle.

This one poster admitted to giving Committed a rating of 1, even though he didn't think it was the worst episode or even a bad episode. He rated it a 1 because so many others rated it a 10.

By the way, 47 people rated Committed the worst episode ever.

Hopefulsuicide

02-01-2009, 05:06 PM

it's been two days now since i saw Power and it's when i look back, i actually start doubting whether i am remembering a dream or not... did it really happen... did lana really get super powers by nearly killing herself, then smile sweetly about it and snog Clark on the roof? did that REALLY happen!?

pizzahead2490

02-01-2009, 05:09 PM

it's been two days now since i saw Power and it's when i look back, i actually start doubting whether i am remembering a dream or not... did it really happen... did lana really get super powers by nearly killing herself, then smile sweetly about it and snog Clark on the roof? did that REALLY happen!?

this was an joke episode, it was apart of SNL. dont worry;)

blackcelebration

02-01-2009, 05:14 PM

it's been two days now since i saw Power and it's when i look back, i actually start doubting whether i am remembering a dream or not... did it really happen... did lana really get super powers by nearly killing herself, then smile sweetly about it and snog Clark on the roof? did that REALLY happen!?

Except for the part where lana smile sweetly... yes!

halvor311

02-01-2009, 07:19 PM

LOVED IT!!! I didn't get to see it live but this episode was so cool!!! THough the Clana stuff sucked at the end. I think the conclusion of this story line is going to be incredible. This season is by far the best of the series in my view, not one episode I have disliked so far.

primeguardian

02-01-2009, 07:36 PM

I don't understand the whole Lana thing. They seem to make everyone on this show a superhero, only if it was that easy. OK I liked it when Lana was kicking a** but why make her Clark's equil? No one was Clark's equil besides Doomsday and Darkseid. Lana was Clark's 1st love and nothing more but, now they just rewrite all of DC's great history. At least they could only give her limeted powers like strength and speed and that it's but make her Superwoman?
What makes Kal-El so great? Nothing on this show everyone else learns to fly before him, he always gets beat 1st and barely uses his power to fight. Now Lana has his powers equil to his....... I bet she will teach him how to fly lol hahahahaha. :rotfl:

Marfeic2011

02-01-2009, 08:17 PM

I don't understand the whole Lana thing. They seem to make everyone on this show a superhero, only if it was that easy. OK I liked it when Lana was kicking a** but why make her Clark's equil? No one was Clark's equil besides Doomsday and Darkseid. Lana was Clark's 1st love and nothing more but, now they just rewrite all of DC's great history. At least they could only give her limeted powers like strength and speed and that it's but make her Superwoman?
What makes Kal-El so great? Nothing on this show everyone else learns to fly before him, he always gets beat 1st and barely uses his power to fight. Now Lana has his powers equil to his....... I bet she will teach him how to fly lol hahahahaha. :rotfl:

I agree, this is just another example of PS3 totally wasting the opportunity to tell the story of how a boy grows into a legendary superhero, they water it down until he doesn't even seem heroic at all anymore - especially not compared to everyone else - and what is this show - "Heroes" ? NO! everyone doesn't have to have superpowers too - its supposed to be about CK not about "Super ex-girlfriend!" BLAH!!! Do they think that CK becoming a hero is not interesting enough or something?? Why are they even writing/producing the show if they feel that way?? Are they just trying to contrive some crazy plot to justify somemore super-powered Clana sex??

I can't understand the thinking behind this crap at all... makes me so mad - I wish I hadn't bought all those DVD box sets last year... what a waste!!! Better yet - I wish that I had shut the TV off the moment during the "Bride" almost-kiss & never watched the show again to avoid all these gross clana memories - oh well I can't go back in time, but I can avoid watching requiem and any previews for it to keep things from getting worse...

AM I CRAZY: I want to know if any other Cloisers put themselves in her shoes sometimes, unintentionally see/feel things from what would be her perspective - or is it just me? Whenever I see that perview for "requiem" with clark & lana in bed, all glowey & smiley, I get so mad, I almost feel like someone cheated on me & it pisses me off... but then again I have always been a little "koo-koo for cocoa-puffs" if you know what I mean, so whatever...

tibbit78

02-01-2009, 08:17 PM

Well an episode like this one is bound to draw controversy Joanne. A lot of folks are upset. I'm one of them. So its not really a surprise this has so many pages.

Thanks Pat! Glad you liked it.

McCali4eva, my pleasure! And I'll review every episode, no matter how abismal it is.

Cedric, I've noticed that you reviewed every episode, except for Toxic. That's the only episode that you didn't have a review on. I remember I went crazy looking for your review on Toxic. I kept searching & searching for it; rubbing my eyes to make sure I didn't miss it. It's also the least number of pages in the Loved It/Hated It Thread. Six pages.

Weird. Lois Lane (Erica Durance) was in it also. I'd think that you wouldn't have missed an episode, especially with Lois Lane in it.

:lol:

Babykins27

02-01-2009, 10:09 PM

As always the entire cast did a wonderful Job and AM did a great Job directing. Its a great series and I hope it doesn't end for a long time. I have enjoyed every season and it just keeps getting better and better. BRAVO:D

NoSupeForYou

02-01-2009, 10:39 PM

You would think that PS3 went to George Lucas for advice on how to destroy tales that people have enjoyed since childhood with how effective they were with this episode.

rosasc

02-01-2009, 10:57 PM

1
Hated it

kentfamily

02-01-2009, 10:58 PM

Loved it!!!!

Fallen One

02-02-2009, 04:51 AM

Thank you Larel and welcome to the insanity!

SGuthrie, thanks. I haven't gotten into Lost yet. I may set apart a weekened to marathan my way through the seasons. For now, Smallville is the place to find me.

Rachel, thank you so much for that. Glad that the review could help. Hopefully next week's review will do the same.

Joanne, I was sick during that week and only completed a third of that review. By the time I felt well enough Committed had aired, and I was so excited about that episode that I just did that review. I think I still have the Toxic review somewhere on my hard drive.

ClubXerxes

02-02-2009, 05:54 AM

Cedric - may I call you Cedric?

Your review was spot on. The bile rises in my throat when I look back on this episode. One would think that as the director, AM would have mentioned something to the effect of "Hey - do you guys think that maybe Chloe should be hanging out with her new husband, who a short time ago was feverishly trying to stuff his innards back into his splayed guts before the lights went out while she was drinking her lattes, going out for strolls and doling out relationship advice?" This obvious oversight floored me. Add to this that Clark didn't even mention this to her...doesn't this deserve a mention?
Clark: "Hey Chloe - what the hell are you doing here drinking lattes? Where is Jimmy? You know - your H-U-S-B-A-N-D? The guy who tried to take a 2x4 upside the bony skull of that gargantuan alien, only to look down at his midsection and recall his mother's infamous spaghettios and meatballs massacres as a child? I appreciate your help and all, but get back to your husband where you belong - I'll find this idiot myself. Did I mention that Jimmy cannot have a latte because he would look like a Daffy Duck cartoon after Daffy gets pumped full of buckshot by Elmer Fudd, takes a drink and ends up looking like a sprinkler because of all of the holes in his body?"

Maybe they needed Martian Manhunter to morph into Jackie Chiles and chastise Chloe:

"Caffe Latte? You drinkin a caffe latte? What the hell are you doin drinkin a caffe latte? Your husband's in the hospital and your out drinkin caffe lattes? You wanna know what that is? I'll tell you what that is...it's egregious, preposterous - OUTRAGEOUS!!"

Lana it seems brings out the worst in people, and your review nailed it. As for the greatest criminal mastermind, yeah - some mastermind - I know he's got tubes stuck in him and stuff, but what kind of criminal genius is he if he cannot stop the Countess Isabel Thoroughly Done with this showfrom stealing his technology?

Lana's got the most powerful alien on the planet as weak as a bowl full of room temperature jello, a criminal genius stuck to a bunch of tubes powerless to do anything, and a best friend on Latte runs looking after her Isis mess (which lately appears to be helping no one other than Clark, so it seems) while her husband sucks food through a tube in his arm and her cousin looking after him while avoiding her job.

Add to that the fanbase in arms...Now THAT is power...where's the barf smiley?

stenochick

02-02-2009, 06:40 AM

Cedric, I waited all the way until Monday morning to read this so I could have the time to just sit and enjoy it and take it all in.

"Lana thought she was holding me back and you know what? She was right. Look what happened after she left. I got off the farm, I got a job, I started using my abilities to help people when they needed it the most." - Clark Kent, the only moment that didn't piss me off in this episode, 7:08PM.

After watching the rest of the episode, I can only deduce that Clark was reading Ksite for the last six months, and got this crazy idea in his head even though he really didn't believe it himself.

"Since when did you and Lana become close friends?" - Clark Kent, a question that millions asked at the same time, 7:10PM.

Everybody falls in love with Lana Lang the minute she steps into a room.

"I want to be invincible" - the Pink Ranger, 7:20PM

I think Lana took Carla's advice to Janitor on Scrubs, and has doled out her crazy in little pieces instead of all at once, and that is how she has kept Clark (and everyone else who has ever met her) wrapped around her little finger. If you go back throughout the history of the entire series, especially just last season, and you add up all the crazy, you wonder how no one on the show, especially Clark, can see the whole crazy Lana.

Colonel Trautman: Her arc is almost over Johnny. It's almost over!

Rambo: NOTHING IS OVER! NOTHING!!!

Clark realizes what the psycho is up to. Then we go to the evil lab where Dr. Idiot is still performing the experiment on her. Tess breaks into the facility looking for the suit. When she sees Lana wearing it, she attempts to kill her. YES! The idiot doctor tries to stop her but gets a gun to the face for his troubles. Tess then attempts to kill him when..

..OH PLEASE...

As Clark rushes in, he sees Lana jump out of the containment room, grab the bullet that was going to kill the doctor, and shove Tess into the wall. This, while smiling at Clark and super speeding out of the room. There isn't a Bourbon on the planet strong enough for this. This right here is the epic fail of all FAILS.

Luthor Castle. Tess walks in on Lana burning documents in the fireplace. This nut-job broke into the house, broke into a safe, and burned the documents she found as soon as she got the power. And despite all that I said, she tells Tess that it was for her own good and that she's her friend. She lectures Tess about letting her desire for revenge get the best of her. This, coming from the person who kidnapped and tortured Lionel Luthor. I can't take any more of her stupid voice. She leaves Tess to think about all the contradictions she just said. One. More. Scene. Just let me make it through this last scene. ::kisses a picture of my family::

Daily Planet. Ohhh, they actually remembered he works there. Well isn't that a surprise, seeing as we haven't seen him there working for five episodes straight. Clark is checking for any crimes Lana might have committed, then hears her call out for him to meet her on the rooftop. He goes up there and there she is, grinning. This scene was one of the worst scenes in the show's history. And people, thats saying A LOT. Bottom line, Clark wants her to take the suit off, Pinky doesn't want to, Clark thinks its dangerous, Pinky thinks she can handle it, Clark whines about her possibly getting hurt, Pinky whines about him not needing worry about him. I wish this STUPID song would just shut up. Clark lets her talk him right back into a relationship with her and they kiss to end the episode.

All in all: The worst episode of the season and in my top 10 for worst of series. It was a flop and total recon of everything we saw and know, created to make Lana Lang look good at everyone's expense. Half of the episode was in awful flashbacks, and the stuff in the real-verse was just as terrible. Lana was absolved of everything, and now she gets to play house with her skunk-fur wig and Kryptonian powered suit that isn't even a damn suit. You can't even see the thing, and I don't care to.

Clark ::face palm:: I cannot stress how much I've pleaded over the years for the writers to give my favorite character the respect he deserves. All year long they built him up, only to tear him down in one episode for LANA. He promised Jonn Jonnz in Odyssey that he would let go of his past but as soon as Lana showed up, he went back on his word. He's wasn't proactive in this episode, he wasn't.. anything.. in this episode. All he did was whine about Lana. This is NOT the way it was suppose to go. He was suppose to stand up against her and put their past life behind him. Lana is calling the shots now. It seems like he'll do whatever she wants and no matter what she does he'll always make an excuse for her. Its SICKENING.

Lana, die painfully and slowly.

Tess is back to being bad. She flip flops from to week. I don't even know what they are doing with her now. They've made Lana her self appointed mentor, and that can only end horribly. Her killing of Regan could be looked at as a turning point to her character being full villian, but who knows anymore.

Speaking of flip flops: Chloe. Not only does she do a 180 from last week and tells Clark to go after Lana, we learn that she knew she was back in town months before the wedding. Here's a woman who lives in her cousin's apartment with her husband, yet has the gull to play matchmatcher while leaving Lois to look after Jimmy while she stays in Smallville and Metropolis. Worst cousin ever, worst wife ever.

As for the producers, you idiots better pull your thumbs out and get your FREAKIN ACT TOGETHER!! As bad as Gough and Miles were, they never pulled a stunt like this. Clana was over and done with. All of last season was spent showing the reasons why they wouldn't work out. Showing why their personalities would ultimately keep them apart. It was enough. All that was needed during these 5 episodes, was to show that Clark recongnized those reasons and moved on with his life. Instead, these new producers decided to ignore ALL of that and push it once more, even with KK only having one episode left. Lana being able to handle superspowers now, Lana saying she is Clark's equal, Lana wanting to save the world. UGH!!

The writing was terrible, the treatment of Clark was terrible, the santifcation of Lana was terrible. The best scene of this episode was the closing credits, half a point goes to Clark's almost realization.

I found the episode entertaining and thought it did a good job of showing Lana and her narcissistic attempts at saving the world. There are real people in the real world who can get people to worship them despite being a little off. I just thought that Clark was finally able to see through the crazy, and put some distance between himself and Lana, but instead, at the very end, we get just the opposite.

Great review and play-by-play as always, Cedric.

----- Added 13 Minutes later -----

When talking to my husband about why this last episode upset me, he asked me a few questions. First-what did I see Clark doing that was immoral in the episode? When I answered that it was him overlooking the things Lana has done in the past and the way she obtained the suit, he pointed out to me that one of the things about Superman's character is that he is forgiving. He always looks for the best in people and gives many second chances. He believes in people to the point where it's almost a fault and it's a weakness that sometimes comes back to bite him in the butt.

True, but Superman doesn't make out and sleep with everyone he forgives.

Great post! I didn't want to quote the whole thing for the sake of space.

----- Added 33 Minutes later -----

I simply had to register and post so I can get this off my chest. I have watched SV from the very beginning and have always thought it was a decent show. I know I would have thought it was a great show if not for Lana. I have never, ever liked Lana. SHE IS BORING, BORING. For most of the life of this show I came back week after week for Lex. His character was so well written and so well acted. He had depth and his story was fascinating. I like Clark and all, but he has always been so predictable. But not Lex. I miss him.ffice:office" /><O:p></O:p>
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... I wish SV would just have ended before Bride, because now I have the memory of these recent episodes. I wish I could have my mind wiped like Chloe. Anyway, I am not going to watch until Lois comes back again. I just really do not see how I can ever get back into this show again. I am very busy and can only sit down and watch about 3 shows a week, so forgive me if I seem angry, but his really sucks.<O:p></O:p>

Welcome, Firebug. I really related to you and to what you wrote. Thanks for posting. I only have time for a few shows a week, too. I, too, can't wait for the refreshment that Lois will bring upon her return. I have so enjoyed the episodes up until the Clana-arc this season. Since Power, I feel like I am in a time machine and have been transported back to the insanity of season 7.

Habits

02-02-2009, 11:35 AM

Hi all,

Like so many others I'm a first time poster here simply because of this episode which I rated a one. I've lurked for quite a while and enjoy reading everyones thoughts regardless of what ship you prefer because I like to see different peoples takes.

I'm not a huge shipper myself but if I was to choose one it would have to be Lois simply because of the lore behind the Lois/Superman relationship. That being said I have no issues with the Lana/Clark relationship this is after all supposed to be a series about Clark growing into Superman. I have no problems with Clark's feelings towards Lana, from reading the posters here I'd say most of us have had that "first love" of our lives and regardless of the outcome of the relationship that person will always have a special place in our hearts. They may not have turned out to be our soulmates but there's a reason the saying the "first love is always the hardest" exists. So why should it be any different for Clark? I don't blame him for wanting to try again with Lana.

That said I absolutely despised this episode. When I say that, I mean the plot line, as I thought AM did an excellent job on her directorial debut. The reason why I hated this episode so passionately is because this is supposed to be a show about Clarks formative years and to that end the writers can do pretty much what they want storywise as long as it doesn't impact the 70+ years of history we know of him as Supes. I've heard the argument that this is Smallville and Clarks life before becoming Supes blah blah blah... but if the producers really wanted to make that a true statement they made a huge mistake bringing in such iconic people and places like Lois, Doomsday and the DP. When they do story lines such as this current one making Lana out to be some super-heroine they are messing with the long established "truths" (as much as there can be truths in comic books :lol:) and that is a very sensitive area with people that are fans of both Smallville and the Superman Mythos because these arcs that would have long lasting effects have no basis or confirmation in the comics.

The extreme lengths that the producers/writers have gone to to build up Lana's character these last episodes really bugged me and last weeks episode was the final straw for me. She is not a heroine let alone a super-heroine in any way shape or form. They should've stuck to having her be the first love of Clarks life and left it at that. And I totally agree with those that say TPTB spit in the face of the purists by having that kiss on top of the DP. That was distasteful, classless and an insult to fans of the Mythos.

On a shipper note, I have a feeling that those hoping Clark breaks it off with Lana are going to be disappointed. Watching the preview from a couple weeks ago where Lana and Clark are talking in the loft and he collapses to one knee, I think this points to her being irradiated by the Kryponite bomb and it keeps them from being together. I only hope that she loses her powers in any event.

cloisthelegendbegins

02-02-2009, 11:42 AM

Welcome to K-Site Habits! GREAT POST!!!

----- Added 1 Minutes later -----

The extreme lengths that the producers/writers have gone to to build up Lana's character these last episodes really bugged me and last weeks episode was the final straw for me. She is not a heroine let alone a super-heroine in any way shape or form. They should've stuck to having her be the first love of Clarks life and left it at that. And I totally agree with those that say TPTB spit in the face of the purists by having that kiss on top of the DP. That was distasteful, classless and an insult to fans of the Mythos.

ITA!!!

Kryptonian4life

02-02-2009, 02:17 PM

I hated it because just like how Lana claims to be Lex's equal she now claims to be Clark's as well with ner new powers, the show should be concentrating on the superman myth not some cheesy teenie booper romance that should of ended long ago. Same old crap and same old drama, I was seriously turned off by this epsiode, even though Allison did a fantastic job directing don't get me wrong, however I thought the story of Lana becoming the hero like Clark was pointless altogether. It's important for producers to start concentrating on Lois and Clark by the end of season 8 and work it's way through season 9 if possible.

BriannaWithridge

02-02-2009, 03:19 PM

You would think that PS3 went to George Lucas for advice on how to destroy tales that people have enjoyed since childhood with how effective they were with this episode.

Oh God, tell me about!
These people must be banned from the world.

KalEltheBoyscout

02-02-2009, 03:59 PM

I gave it an 7/10. It definitely wasn't as bad as people say it is (it was much better than last year's "Hero"). Although I hate how PS3 are going down the Clana route again, I'm hoping that "Requiem" will return S8 to it's former glory. Let's hope Lana loses her powers (it really does seem like PS3 went to George Lucas for the terrible choice to give Lana powers again) in the next episode and that we'll finally get the long needed closure on the Clana relationship.

sarcami

02-02-2009, 05:01 PM

After the odyssey we went through the Clana relationship someone needs to get plastique and blow this relationship to smithereens. The toxic relationship went totally out of control when Lana became Supermangirl in this episode.
Clark in the beginning knew by his instinct that their relationship kept him back, but by its end he fell into the Lana and her spew about how she did this because she was committed to their love.
Clark spent the entire epi being totally out of his mind with worry for the damsel in distress while Lana was shown to be stalking Lex like how a predator stalks its prey.
From all this I have surmised that Lana has no identity but that of whomever she is in a relationship with. She wants the special gifts Clark has given to him by his bloodline (alien fromkrypton).
The episode sunk into a deep abyss by the last scene when to the shock and horror of Superman fans the man of tissue succumbed to the will of supermangirl. After the last scene I am in no doubt we shall her the strains of here comes the bride soon.
No legion of DC universe characters can ever make me watch this epi again. I rather stand infront of a firing squad and as you've guessed I'm not bulletproof.
This episode was brilliantly written if it showed me what a selfish, insecure, vapid weak and power hungry little girl Lana Lang is. If not then total epic fail.

I give this a score of unrateable. After requiem I will make a decision about how bad it really was.

ClarksGal

02-02-2009, 06:12 PM

I have never given this show lower than a 7. EVER. But this episode gets a 1. If zero had been an option, I would have given it that.

I have always made excuses for this show. Been positive. Come on guys - you can trust PS3! Well, I was wrong.

Clark is back where he started at the end of Season 7. There can be no redemption for him now. And I officially HATE Lana. Absolutely disgusting display.

EPIC FAIL.

The Dark Knight74

02-02-2009, 07:39 PM

I gave it a 9. Judging from the reaction my many people here, I thought this would be a bad ep but I actually enjoyed this ep better that Bulletproof. The only reasons I gave it a 9 instead of a 10 was the Clana kiss at the end for the 2nd straight week and the rehash of a rehash of a rehash of the SuperLana plot. Why can't one non-alien character on this show have a normal ending? Is that too much to ask?

NoSupeForYou

02-02-2009, 07:44 PM

I gave it a 9. Judging from the reaction my many people here, I thought this would be a bad ep but I actually enjoyed this ep better that Bulletproof. The only reasons I gave it a 9 instead of a 10 was the Clana kiss at the end for the 2nd straight week and the rehash of a rehash of a rehash of the SuperLana plot. Why can't one non-alien character on this show have a normal ending? Is that too much to ask?

I'm confused how you can give it a 9 when the Clana kiss and Lana's quest to be SuperLana were about the only things going on?

The Dark Knight74

02-02-2009, 08:34 PM

I'm confused how you can give it a 9 when the Clana kiss and Lana's quest to be SuperLana were about the only things going on?
I didn't mind the quest as much as what the end result was. I enjoyed Lana's post-Arctic "adventure" though I wished I had stayed away from the Ep and Spoiler/Spec forums before watching it. They could have done something different other that the suit. That's what I meant.

In terms of the kiss, I wouldn't have had a problem w/it if they ended Bulletproof the same way. I don't think I have ever seen a tv show end successive eps the exact same way.

La Donna

02-02-2009, 10:21 PM

Perhaps a big problem is that TPTB see Clark as being Superman in the making simply because of his powers, and that his decisions and moral code have nothing to do with it. So in their mind, perhaps they actually feel that Lana is now Clark's total equal because she has Clark's powers. They may not think that Clark's moral code and his choices make him Superman.

If this is the case, Lana would actually be superior to Clark as she claims she's invincible and has no physical problem with Kryptonite.

If this is the view of the writers and showrunners, I wish the DC would come out and call Smallville a horrible mistake that is banned from the Superman world. If this isn't the case, and the writers and showrunners actually have knowledge and appreciation for the character Clark Kent, than we must hope that the path is leading to Clark's revelation that Lana is in no way his equal, and Lana's consequences of assuming she was.

thefilmguy22384

02-03-2009, 12:46 AM

Wow after reading through these forums and looking over episode summary's I'm really happy I stopped watching this show when I did. Making Lana a crime fighter? Wow could they rape the comics any worse then they already have? Recasting Lex as a disfigured James Bondish super criminal played by someone other then Rosebaum? For the love of god end the show already. It's way passed due. Thanks to all of those involved for taking a show I used to love and screwing it up to the point where I can't even watch the good seasons any more. End it with what little dignity it may still have left. Preferably with a final appearance from Rosenbaum. I don't care how much it costs to get him back. It will be worth it.

magoo

02-03-2009, 06:07 AM

4/10

What a load of rubbish!

bigblueplanet

02-03-2009, 06:24 AM

Perhaps a big problem is that TPTB see Clark as being Superman in the making simply because of his powers, and that his decisions and moral code have nothing to do with it. So in their mind, perhaps they actually feel that Lana is now Clark's total equal because she has Clark's powers. They may not think that Clark's moral code and his choices make him Superman.

If this is the case, Lana would actually be superior to Clark as she claims she's invincible and has no physical problem with Kryptonite.

If this is the view of the writers and showrunners, I wish the DC would come out and call Smallville a horrible mistake that is banned from the Superman world. If this isn't the case, and the writers and showrunners actually have knowledge and appreciation for the character Clark Kent, than we must hope that the path is leading to Clark's revelation that Lana is in no way his equal, and Lana's consequences of assuming she was.

ITA.

I'm still hoping for a tiny chance that proves to be the surprise plot twists next week.
If they claim SV is the pre-Superman show, as Superman fans, we all deserve that.

jobookjunkie

02-03-2009, 06:42 AM

Wow. Just wow. Cedric I am in awe. That review was brilliant! Not least cos you kept your sense of humour in face of the great travesty that was unfolding in front of us. And you're so articulate when you're angry, I'm jealous - I just fumed a lot after watching 'Power'. Can't wait to read your next review as I won't be watching the episode but it will be interesting to see what everyone thinks of 'Requiem' (if they survive!).

stenochick

02-03-2009, 07:58 AM

After the odyssey we went through the Clana relationship someone needs to get plastique and blow this relationship to smithereens. The toxic relationship went totally out of control when Lana became Supermangirl in this episode.
Clark in the beginning knew by his instinct that their relationship kept him back, but by its end he fell into the Lana and her spew about how she did this because she was committed to their love.
Clark spent the entire epi being totally out of his mind with worry for the damsel in distress while Lana was shown to be stalking Lex like how a predator stalks its prey.
From all this I have surmised that Lana has no identity but that of whomever she is in a relationship with. She wants the special gifts Clark has given to him by his bloodline (alien fromkrypton).
The episode sunk into a deep abyss by the last scene when to the shock and horror of Superman fans the man of tissue succumbed to the will of supermangirl. After the last scene I am in no doubt we shall her the strains of here comes the bride soon.
No legion of DC universe characters can ever make me watch this epi again. I rather stand infront of a firing squad and as you've guessed I'm not bulletproof.
This episode was brilliantly written if it showed me what a selfish, insecure, vapid weak and power hungry little girl Lana Lang is. If not then total epic fail.

I give this a score of unrateable. After requiem I will make a decision about how bad it really was.

That was great! Very creative.:lol:

cma_454

02-03-2009, 09:58 AM

Is it so hard to understand that people who are primarily Lana/Clana fans would enjoy (moral ambiguities aside) Power? Especially when you consider, it may be their last chance to see either.

Then again, is it so hard to understand that people who are primarily Clark, Lois/Clois, or Superman fans would find Power so distressing?

I'd imagine it's the Chloe/Chlark fans that are the most torn on how to react to Power (what with AM directing).

IMHO, the difficult job the show runners have is balancing the wants, desires, and fears of their diverse viewership. Given the feedback, and reviews (particularly in this thread), it's pretty clear that (at least in this episode) they failed miserably. 'Requiem' will determine the extent of that failure.

Edited for typos.

Fallen One

02-03-2009, 10:17 AM

Thanks a lot Sarah. :D

You waited until Monday for my poor attempt at entertainment, Stenochick? You poor soul. Thank you.

ClubXerxes, great post! lol. So many great parts but this..

"Caffe Latte? You drinkin a caffe latte? What the hell are you doin drinkin a caffe latte? Your husband's in the hospital and your out drinkin caffe lattes? You wanna know what that is? I'll tell you what that is...it's egregious, preposterous - OUTRAGEOUS!!"
:rotfl: is GOLD! And yes you can call me Cedric.

CompuDoc

02-03-2009, 11:44 AM

OK, if you are going to have someone direct for the first time during what is likely your last season, then you need to follow a few guidelines.

1) make sure it is your last season, or have them direct at the start of the season, not towards the last half.

2) do not try to throw them a soft ball to help them.
a) in other words, do not give them 4 characters and a weak plot.
b) do not make them be one of the characters in the episode they direct for the first time.

3) If you have someone direct for the first time offer an out where you do not have to actually show it as an episode.

Personal thoughts about the episode -

I thought the plot was thin, someone is kidnapped who is not kidnapped, she is instead undergoing a potentially lethal operation to gain super powers.

I thought that the scene where Tess kicks the guys head to smithereens was over the top. She shoots him, that is enough. Kicking him was more than enough, wiping the blood off her face and looking almost vampiresk, over the top.

Lana's Super Suit (Tuxedo anyone?) I can not even think of anything snappy to say about this... just a bad idea.

The scene where Tess tries to shoot the Dr. - Lana runs out and blocks the bullet, she zips off at super speed. Now lets think about this, fine she stopped the bullet, but did not take away the gun, she is gone and leaves Clark there. Doe Tess fire again? does she leave? Clark is standing there dumbfounded, does Tess or the Dr. see him? Lana was moving at super speed, how does Tess know Lana did this instead of the Red Blue Blur running in saving Lana and blocking the bullet? This scene leave a LOT to be desired, it had no end to the scene, just a commercial to stop it from going on.

The Lana / Tess friendship, bad idea - the writers should have done another writers strike for a week or two and skipped this nuance to the show.

Perhaps, IF Allison was given a better script, like one with a plot, and a few more characters to play off one another, she might have been able to make a good showing. I have no idea if she is able to direct or not, this episode did not display if she had talent or not. Were I asked to direct an episode and they gave me this script I think I would have told them to make some changes, perhaps play the love triangle between Clark Lana and Lois to have Clark agonize over the decision before Lana is infused with super power. Make Lana do this to try to win Clark and have it turn him against her. Tell the writers that they need to have Lana help face down Doomsday Davis and lose her powers to him or something. Get something in the script to have a little action, or a little real feeling.

My advice to Allison, pick your script, don't just let it "happen" to you. I see this show getting torn apart, and I know that eats you alive. So, learn from the experience. Use this to remember to not let someone goad you into directing something that is sub standard.

My advice to the writers, tell DC that you have lived for 8 years by the no tights no flights rule, you need to get beyond that before you end the series or the Superman we all know and love will live an eternal failure to launch.

My advice to viewers, pressure the writers to do what you have been waiting for, tell them to give Clark his just desserts, or you will stop watching. otherwise you will never see anything come to fruition.

stenochick

02-03-2009, 11:50 AM

You waited until Monday for my poor attempt at entertainment, Stenochick? You poor soul. Thank you.

You are a lot better than you think. You could be a professional comedy writer, whatever that means in today's world of blogs and online news. I guess a better way to say it is that you could make money writing funny stuff.

tibbit78

02-03-2009, 12:41 PM

You are a lot better than you think. You could be a professional comedy writer, whatever that means in today's world of blogs and online news. I guess a better way to say it is that you could make money writing funny stuff.

That's what I like about Fallen One/Cedric, Stenochick. I love his smooth-talking, and his sense of humor whether he's just talking or writing a Smallville review.

I've fallen in love with his words.

:lol:

I think Cedric would make an excellent salesman. He certainly knows how to sell himself, and he knows how to make everyone love him.

monel49

02-03-2009, 03:57 PM

Great review, Cedric. Captured my feelings. We already know that the next episode will be as bad as this one--but take heart. A few weeks off, Lana gone for good, and we can get back to the best season since season 5. Smallville's got the flu--thank God it will pass and things will be normal again.

supes0

02-03-2009, 05:15 PM

The scene where Tess tries to shoot the Dr. - Lana runs out and blocks the bullet, she zips off at super speed. Now lets think about this, fine she stopped the bullet, but did not take away the gun, she is gone and leaves Clark there. Doe Tess fire again? does she leave? Clark is standing there dumbfounded, does Tess or the Dr. see him? Lana was moving at super speed, how does Tess know Lana did this instead of the Red Blue Blur running in saving Lana and blocking the bullet? This scene leave a LOT to be desired, it had no end to the scene, just a commercial to stop it from going on.

Good points. I wasn't sure what reaction was expected of me, the viewer, so I laughed. It was all so comical.

NoSupeForYou

02-03-2009, 05:27 PM

Lana's quest for super powers reminded me of the Family Guy episode where Adam West tried to get powers by rolling in toxic waste. The next scene showed him at the doctor's office being told he has cancer. If they had done that in Power the episode would have been at least a little better.

555aya

02-03-2009, 08:23 PM

When Lana are REAAAALYYYYY goin to die????:mad:, this was the WORST episode ever
It´s time for clark to continuos with his live, and finaly forgot lana, ¡¡¡8 years the same over and over!!!!, they´re to gether, they´re not, they´re to gether, they´re not,they´re to gether, they´re not, :eek:
And I was thinking it was time for luis & clark, :(
My rate is 1, WORST

NoSupeForYou

02-03-2009, 08:52 PM

The option wasn't available for Power even though I wanted it, so can we have a poll for Requiem that goes into negative numbers? Remembering Imra's words and watching the clips for that I think that Clark is going to "learn" what it takes to be a hero from Lana's actions. I'm still mad about Power after nearly a week; God only knows what Requiem will do. All you might hear from me then is "HULK SMASH!"

bigblueplanet

02-04-2009, 03:24 AM

After the odyssey we went through the Clana relationship someone needs to get plastique and blow this relationship to smithereens. The toxic relationship went totally out of control when Lana became Supermangirl in this episode.
Clark in the beginning knew by his instinct that their relationship kept him back, but by its end he fell into the Lana and her spew about how she did this because she was committed to their love.
Clark spent the entire epi being totally out of his mind with worry for the damsel in distress while Lana was shown to be stalking Lex like how a predator stalks its prey.
From all this I have surmised that Lana has no identity but that of whomever she is in a relationship with. She wants the special gifts Clark has given to him by his bloodline (alien fromkrypton).
The episode sunk into a deep abyss by the last scene when to the shock and horror of Superman fans the man of tissue succumbed to the will of supermangirl. After the last scene I am in no doubt we shall her the strains of here comes the bride soon.
No legion of DC universe characters can ever make me watch this epi again. I rather stand infront of a firing squad and as you've guessed I'm not bulletproof.
This episode was brilliantly written if it showed me what a selfish, insecure, vapid weak and power hungry little girl Lana Lang is. If not then total epic fail.

I give this a score of unrateable. After requiem I will make a decision about how bad it really was.

I share your sentiments. This show endures through ramped turbulence over the years but it managed to survive, in spite of its infamous former showrunners.

The new TPTB has been doing so well until the moment Lana walked back into our show. I couldn’t believe how it can turn so badly all of sudden, I almost thought someone cast a hex on me that cause me the worst nightmares and delusions. It was too hard to watch some parts, I wish I were wearing Stiletto heels so that I can stab my eyes with.

Once I thought Superman Mythos are eternal. A legend of the greatest hero of our time whom no one dare to mess up with. Boy was I wrong.

MountainSniper

02-04-2009, 03:27 AM

Hi All You Crazy Kids,

I gave it a 5/10. Not the best, not the worst that I have seen. I am amazed at the vitrolic sentiments being spewed on the message boards and sad to see that so many are giving up on SV.

I wouldn’t give it a second thought since its all just bluster and bluff; no one is giving up on Smallville. The old “I am never watching this crap again” rant happens every single episode to whatever fandom this time around sees their ship take a torpedo but funny enough they are always back posting a couple days later so I am guessing they are also watching.

Still, I have to wonder how many other AM fans rated this episode higher than they would have if the exact same episode had been made by a different Director (or if AM Directed it, but it wasn't known that she did)?

Not a scientific survey but if I had to bet dirhams to donuts I would go with “just about every single one”.

Out here in the Sandbox we don’t get Smallville on TV so I watch it on the internet but I can’t wait to hear director Alison Mack’s commentary on “Power” on the DVDs.

Kristin Kreuk can give a good performance - if the script is brilliantly written and the episode has a really good director. Unfortunately, she seems to lack the ability to rise above remotely sub-standard writing, and we get left with the glassy stare, the plastic smile and the ability to make Lana's most sincere lines sound utterly insincere. Sadly, we got all these in "Power".

Can you imagine what the K-site ratings for “Power” would have been if Kristin Kreuk directed the episode?

The again asking the average K-Site posters opinion on a Lana/KK focused episode is like polling the Gaza strip for their opinion on Jews or hitting up the local Klan meeting for an Obama approval rating survey.

[QUOTE=Marfeic2011;4402752]
..even though people's opinions vary, you gotta appreciate the passion that they have for the show, ship or character.

Yes but what I really appreciate is the entertainment value of all the “I don’t hate Lana BUT” and then they go into a Lana/KK hating rant posts.

If you want to know the difference between love and obsession here it is: On Smallville the TV show Clark Kent is in love with Lana Lang while everyone ranting on various internet web sites over a fictional characters love life is obsessed!

BTW I include myself among the most obsessive of the obsessed!

this episode sucked. I hope Lana dies!

When Lana are REAAAALYYYYY goin to die????:mad:, this was the WORST episode ever...My rate is 1, WORST

Wow, funny enough Mountain Sniper thinks the episode “Power” rocked but agrees that Lana Lang (& Chloe) should die.

My dream ending for Smallville is at the end of the following very freaking long opening post: http://www.kryptonsite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=117940

I've seen speculation elsewhere that "The legend of Chun Li" may have paid to get a "Legend of Lana Lang" type of episode. Considering the shameless Stride/Hero episode of last year and the fact that the movie is due to hit theaters in Feb, it makes some sense.

[mod edit]

So who do you think responsible for the conspiracy to use the Smallville episode “Power” to promote Kristin Kreuk’s movie “The Legend of Chun Li”?

Do you think the guilty one was Kristin Kreuk using emotional blackmail due to her friendship with Alison Mack or was it the usual suspects: The dozen Jewish master criminals that control the world from a secret layer full of super computers on Cyprus?

I really hated the last shot. The Daily Planet is a Superman staple. I did not like seeing Lana standing above Clark in that shot. I did not like that, on a show that has a Lois, they used a setting that has belonged to the romance between Clark and Lois for nearly 70 years. It was a poor choice and they could have done a shot that looked just as good from the top of Luthorcorp, the Isis foundation, the Talon, or they could have gone back to the roots of Clark and Lana and had it occur in the barn or the graveyard. I feel like whoever decided to set this shot there has no clue whatsoever about the Superman legend, or knew full well that they were basically giving the middle finger to those of us who watch because we are Superman fans.

about the kiss. just.... i don't know!
have no words for that.
the rooftop has beeing the sacret Clois place for 70 years, and in one shot, they managed to make it all desapear. with this episode, in a blink of an eye, 70 years went down the river.Can't believe DC Commics would aloud something like this.

:mad:wow, what a slap in the face to the Lois & Clark we all love , on the roof top of the Daily Planet??? you got to be kidding me!!!

Holy sites disgraced, 70 years COMPLETELY disrespected, I'd give this episode a -4.

And the last scene of Clark and Lana on the DP roof kissing! So Lana gains powers so she can be with Clark whoophi!:rolleyes: Pathetic...Isn't the DP roof supposed to be a special spot for Lois and Clark...now its just ruined!

You guys have it wrong. In the Mythos the top of the Daily Planet is not for Lois and Clark!

It is for Lois and Superman since Lois loves Superman and doesn’t even like Clark.

In one more episode Lana Lang is gone and Superman doesn’t exist yet so the roof of the Daily Planet will be free and clear after the end of Smallville and all ready for when Superman comes along and Lois Lane falls in love with him.

And, as a Clana fan, I have to admit loving the kiss at the end. Why they chose the Daily Planet's roof (did AM have anything to do with that?), I don't know. The location itself was unnecessary (I would have personally perferred a sunrise kiss somewhere on the farm), and an insult toward Clois fans everywhere. I sympathize with the many Clois fans who are incensed over the Clana kiss on the roof of the Daily Planet. Now you know how the Clana fans have felt whenever there was an intimate Clois moment in Clark's loft.

Sucks, don't it?

And as far as people complaining about this episode ruining 70 years of Clois, get over it. For at least fifty of those years, Lois couldn't have cared less about Clark Kent...she only wanted Superman. Only a late-80s retcon finally got her to see the man that had been there all along.

Liked your review and perspective on the “Powers” episode.

As an aside: if you really want a laugh check out the Superman dailies from the later 30s to early 40s but skip the color supplement comics since they had to toe the censorship line since they were published on Sunday.

Lois Lane really despises Clark Kent while he is hopelessly memorized with her as she throws herself at Superman.

Also Superman is really cool with a hard edge where he actually kills people. One of the classics is Superman uses two ships in the harbor to crush some Intergang gangsters. When asked why he killed them Superman says, “because they deserved it”.

Maybe it is just me but I love dark and dangerous Superman.

Warmest Regards to everyone,

Cheers Mountain Sniper

petitemimi

02-04-2009, 07:46 AM

[mod edit]

So who do you think responsible for the conspiracy to use the Smallville episode “Power” to promote Kristin Kreuk’s movie “The Legend of Chun Li”?

Do you think the guilty one was Kristin Kreuk using emotional blackmail due to her friendship with Alison Mack or was it the usual suspects: The dozen Jewish master criminals that control the world from a secret layer full of super computers on Cyprus?

Get a hold of yourself. I'm talking Smallville and Hollywood entertainment here, not international politics. You're making wild attacks and it's totally off-topic.

cma_454

02-04-2009, 08:02 AM

Lois Lane really despises Clark Kent while he is hopelessly memorized with her as she throws herself at Superman.

Only in the Superman movies (and some older comics, in others and the 1950's Adventures of Superman she suspected they were the same person, and was always trying to prove it).

In current comics (and L&C) Lois actually falls for Clark (and agrees to marry him).

I actually liked the two sided triangle that existed for a while, when Lois was torn between Clark and Superman (never knowing they were the same person).

MountainSniper

02-04-2009, 02:34 PM

Get a hold of yourself. I'm talking Smallville and Hollywood entertainment here, not international politics. You're making wild attacks and it's totally off-topic.

Actally I am not not and though this is the freakihng middle east and I am simply talking about a TV snow and not anything else so pull uerself together.

Cheers Mountainsniper

----- Added 6 Minutes later -----

Only in the Superman movies (and some older comics, in others and the 1950's Adventures of Superman she suspected they were the same person, and was always trying to prove it).

In current comics (and L&C) Lois actually falls for Clark (and agrees to marry him).

I actually liked the two sided triangle that existed for a while, when Lois was torn between Clark and Superman (never knowing they were the same person).

I am a classic guy so really lean towards the 40 or 50 year of the classic triangle where Lois thinks Clark is a moral while she is freaking in love with Superman.

This biggest Smallville deviation from the classic superman/Clois/Clark triangle is for some freaking reason the Smallville powers that be want to make Lois in love with Clark rather than Lois in love with Superman.

Who knows why? but that is not the deal in a TV show called Smallville!

Cheers, MountainSniper

----- Added 10 Minutes later -----

Sorry, I am in Abu Dhabi tonight and thus out of Indian Country and a little drunk.

So sorry about the spelling etc,

Later Mountain Sniper

VoiceofReason

02-04-2009, 03:32 PM

I was not a huge fan of the episode, rated it about a 5. I though it got a little slow, and like many of you, I am ready for Lana to move on.

But I think the knee jerk reaction and hate for what the writers are doing here is a little overblown.

I have not read the spoilers, but what if the scenario next week goes like this???

Clark (because of his human side) is ecstatic because he is back with his ex-girlfriend. Despite the fact that he had moved on and was actually in a better place, having a girl he loved come back to town made him nostalgic and he fell back into the patterns he had established when he was with her. (I believe we have all done this at some point:D)

Since Lana has powers now, and in Clark's mind (and Lois') his "secret" has always been the root of their problems, they think their problems are over and they can live happily ever after. However, as they run around fighting crime, Clark starts realizing that he doesn't really love Lana like he thought he did. He starts seeing that she is needy, and selfish, and probably worst of all, morally bankrupt.

Despite the fact that they both have powers, he starts getting bored around her and thinking of Lois. He realizes that in all this time with Lois, his "secret" has never been a problem, that not once has Lois gone off on him about having to trust him, and the only way she can do that is if she knows everything. He realizes that Lana didn't do all this to help people, she did this to be with him, because the only way she can be with him is to be his "equal".

Ultimately he realizes he has never been in love with Lana, he was in love with the idea of Lana, and the powers just bring that to the forefront. So he dumps her, she loses her powers and they move on.

He goes to Lois and says, "I missed you". She says, "What are you talking about, Smallville?", turns away with a smirk that says "he likes me" and they move on from there.

It's a lot to ask for in one episode but that's how I envision they can bring it all together.

Mr.Magic

02-04-2009, 04:16 PM

I am a classic guy so really lean towards the 40 or 50 year of the classic triangle where Lois thinks Clark is a moral while she is freaking in love with Superman.

This biggest Smallville deviation from the classic superman/Clois/Clark triangle is for some freaking reason the Smallville powers that be want to make Lois in love with Clark rather than Lois in love with Superman.

Who knows why? but that is not the deal in a TV show called Smallville!

Cheers, MountainSniper

----- Added 10 Minutes later -----

Sorry, I am in Abu Dhabi tonight and thus out of Indian Country and a little drunk.

So sorry about the spelling etc,

Later Mountain Sniper

Lois & Clark is the current canon thankfully. No one wants to go back to superjerk, who was dating Lois as Superman and Lana as Clark...

MountainSniper

02-04-2009, 11:34 PM

Lois & Clark is the current canon thankfully. No one wants to go back to superjerk, who was dating Lois as Superman and Lana as Clark...

Actually Lois and Clark was a TV show that ran for five years in the 90s verses 50 years of Lois in love with Superman while treating Clark Kent like crap.

Funny enough the best seasons of Lois and Clark were the early ones where she stole stories from Clark and treated him like something she found on the botton of her shoe. When the show married them it lost its spark and faded away.

It has been proven time and time again that the death spiral for a TV show starts as soon as the writers resolve the romantic tension and Lois and Clark is a prime example.

The bottom line is don't get all excited about Lana and Clark kissing on the top of the Daily Planet.

It is not a snub on Lois and Clark since the classic mythos is Lois doesn't love Clark but loves Superman who she kisses on the top of the Daily Planet and in fact everywhere she can so it is fine for Clark to kiss whoever he wants on the top of the Daily Planet which in the TV show Smallville happens to be Lana Lang.

Cheers Mountain Sniper

----- Added 7 Minutes later -----

Get a hold of yourself. I'm talking Smallville and Hollywood entertainment here, not international politics. You're making wild attacks and it's totally off-topic.

Hi Petitemini,

Hey you are the one that brought up some wild conspiracy theory which incidentally I found hilarious.

Really, “Power” is nothing more than a Lana/KK centric episode of a TV show called Smallville which makes perfect sense to do since the main character Clark loves Lana and the actress that plays Lana Lang is leaving the show so the powers that be want to make hay while the sun shines (& rises over the roof of the Daily Planet).

No one conspired to make “Power” some big advertisement to sell Kristin Kreuk’s new move to you. That is just the voices in your head taking.

All the best,

Cheers Mountain Sniper

Aaron_Seruya

02-05-2009, 02:58 AM

I was really enjoying the episode as it filled the gap and provided a sense of intrigue with why she left clark in the first place. It was also good to see how she was training herself to be strong and finally stop feeling sorry for herself. As much as i was enjoying the episode, i must unfortunatley say that it came to a disappointment with the whole plot line. I am not at all keen with Lana having superpowers at all. I am on the hope that this is on a very temporary basis. Clark should be one of a kind. Further i hope that the next episode will finally put an end to the Clark and Lana relationship so he can finally move on to Lois with no regrets.

Cyclops1974

02-05-2009, 01:31 PM

If you just watch this episode without knowing which season it is in. Or what episode have preceded it... it actually is a rather decent episode and if this would've been season 7 or 6, I would've given it a 8 or maybe a 9. But because of the scene on the DP rooftop, one or two points down to 7. But this is season 8. And it just didn't feel right. In fact, I didn't feel anything while watching it. That puts it right in the middle. 5.

So good episode... wrong season.

Mai4et0

02-05-2009, 03:35 PM

So good episode... wrong season.
I absolutely agree with that.This was not the season to mess things up... I'm talking about the last scene.. I loved Lana till season 6... then she become useless. They're bringin' the Clark & Lois relationship on and now Clana's kissing on the roof top of the Daily Planet.. WTF ???
The only thing I liked in this episode was Tess ! And I give 3/10 only because of her :) I hope next episode will be less dumb .. but I got the feeling it will be even worse.

cma_454

02-05-2009, 07:51 PM

I hereby retract my 1 for Power.
No way I'd rate Power 'Worst' after watching Requiem.

Animation

02-06-2009, 08:01 AM

I gave it a 5 ... 5 points for Allison's directing, 0 points for the story.

Basically, Allison did a great job, but I cant say anything good about the rest.

Lewis

bmpk

02-06-2009, 10:30 AM

Come on!!! What is going on with the last 3 episodes... They have NO idea what they are doing or were they are going... What does any of this have to do with DomesDay... I was really excited for the second half of this season and now I seriously might be done watching smallville all together... All yeah by the way were in the h-e-double-hockey-stick are L and Jimmy???

zor-el

02-07-2009, 04:43 AM

i love this episode, 9

escout

02-08-2009, 10:18 PM

I liked it. I liked it a lot. I have been a fan of Superman for over 40 years. I have read nearly every episwode of Superman/Boy, until I entered College many years ago. I missed the re-writes. My interest never waned, I saw all the Superman movies etc. In The superman movies, TV shows and on Smallville they have been expanding the mythos and retroconning (Actually rewriting it as they go along). For instance showing Lana as a brunette, instead of a redhead. Having Pete Ross played by a black man, instead of a caucasian lad as the mythos has always shown him to be. Finally Chloe an individual who never existed in Superboy/Superman series.

The mythos had reached a point where it had become stale, out of place, lost it's revelence, lost its popularity. That why they did the re-writes and why we had Crisis earth series. I think smallville has expanded, The Mythos in a way that future movies, TV, and the comics can build on and revive this wonderful character who has been around since 1932.

Bravo Smallville.

jjsmallvillelvr

02-08-2009, 10:49 PM

nice!^^^

magoo

02-09-2009, 06:12 AM

Looks like this episode has bombed and rightly so.

DCsuperfan

02-11-2009, 12:18 AM

I know that Smallville is another take on the Superman mythos but as a life long fan of comics and superman in general. The writers made a mistake by giving Lana powers. One of the things that was supposed to be consistent is that Clark will end up with Lois. Lana is integeral to his development in that he knows that he cannot share his life with her at such an early stage because he realizes he is on earth for to do great things and he has to travel that path alone. Giving her powers just complicates things. We need to see him grow as a hero and become what he is destined to be. Lana at this point just holds him back and really folks it is time for him to learn to fly and realize his full potential.

Mrs. Superman

02-18-2009, 10:07 PM

I am a classic guy so really lean towards the 40 or 50 year of the classic triangle where Lois thinks Clark is a moral while she is freaking in love with Superman.

This biggest Smallville deviation from the classic superman/Clois/Clark triangle is for some freaking reason the Smallville powers that be want to make Lois in love with Clark rather than Lois in love with Superman.

Who knows why? but that is not the deal in a TV show called Smallville!

Cheers, MountainSniper

Actually Lois and Clark was a TV show that ran for five years in the 90s verses 50 years of Lois in love with Superman while treating Clark Kent like crap.

Funny enough the best seasons of Lois and Clark were the early ones where she stole stories from Clark and treated him like something she found on the botton of her shoe. When the show married them it lost its spark and faded away.

It has been proven time and time again that the death spiral for a TV show starts as soon as the writers resolve the romantic tension and Lois and Clark is a prime example.

The bottom line is don't get all excited about Lana and Clark kissing on the top of the Daily Planet.

It is not a snub on Lois and Clark since the classic mythos is Lois doesn't love Clark but loves Superman who she kisses on the top of the Daily Planet and in fact everywhere she can so it is fine for Clark to kiss whoever he wants on the top of the Daily Planet which in the TV show Smallville happens to be Lana Lang.

Cheers Mountain Sniper

Actually in the current mythos Lois fell for Clark because they finally made Clark the real guy and Superman the disguise. In every incarnation, Lois falls for the real deal. When the real deal is Superman (as in the golden/silver age comics and the movies) she falls for Superman, but when the situation follows the current canon where Superman is the disguise and Clark is the real deal, she falls for Clark Kent. Since SV portrays Clark as the real deal, it makes sense for her to fall in love with Clark, though just as the canon states she will be infatuated with superman/the red blue blur.

Also I quite enjoy the married Lois and Clark in the comics. I feel it adds a dimension to Clark's character that is missing in his bachelor years. Just MO.

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I know that Smallville is another take on the Superman mythos but as a life long fan of comics and superman in general. The writers made a mistake by giving Lana powers. One of the things that was supposed to be consistent is that Clark will end up with Lois. Lana is integeral to his development in that he knows that he cannot share his life with her at such an early stage because he realizes he is on earth for to do great things and he has to travel that path alone. Giving her powers just complicates things. We need to see him grow as a hero and become what he is destined to be. Lana at this point just holds him back and really folks it is time for him to learn to fly and realize his full potential.
Yes, I agree. Huge mistake! Taking away Superman's uniqueness...It's supposed to be his destniy, not Lana's!

Trevor03

02-20-2009, 11:47 PM

I never post here, and have been without TV/internet for a month so I've been catching up on my Smallville... but felt it necessary to come post here and comment that this WAS THE SINGLE WORST EPISODE IN THE HISTORY OF SMALLVILLE.

The entire episode I was sitting here in my chair close to vomiting.

WHAT THE HELL WERE THEY THINKING?!

jjsmallvillelvr

02-21-2009, 12:17 AM

it was good

redkryptoniteisthebest

02-21-2009, 12:18 AM

I loved it :D

jjsmallvillelvr

02-21-2009, 12:22 AM

*touche* ^^^

redkryptoniteisthebest

02-21-2009, 12:23 AM

Ooo! Have you seen my new thread in the Requiem thread? Its quite interesting...

jjsmallvillelvr

02-21-2009, 12:23 AM

no whats it called?

redkryptoniteisthebest

02-21-2009, 12:25 AM

Just go to my Profile> Stats.> Threads Started. :D

Snowfire

03-12-2009, 05:07 PM

I LOVED IT!

It was the best episode of S8 for me because it transcened any Clana or Lan story that came before it and made it crystal clear the power of Lana and Clark's love. They are equals now because they can both protect the world and eachother. Clark has always had to protect Lana but after her training and acquistion of the Prometheus suit she finally became the woman she was meant to be. She may not have all of Clark powers and be not as fast or strong as Clark but she has the abilities to take care of herself now and make a difference she always want to make since S1. And that ending proved how much the writers love Clana too. They elevated their love to a new level of promise. I can tell how good it was by all the negative reactionss found on this site. The hate here is just so satifying because they're little Clois pairng will never live up to what Clana had in Power. And the whining about the DP rooftop and how this a slap to all these fans make me smile like the Chesire Cat.

I also loved seeing Lana kick ass, Clark realizing Lana never made that video goodbye, Clark determined to find Lana after she went missing, Clark showing his true colours again, Lana learning how to empower herself, Lana saving Clark from Lex by choosing to wear it, her gaining superpowers, Lana superspeeding to the rescue, Clark at the DP looking for Lana again, Lana then calling out to him, and their beautiful converstion on the roof.

And that kiss will live on in history as the best kiss in Smallville history. Their song Emptyh Road playing in the background, their clothes, their looks, their lips never leaving eachothers, that embrace and the golden sunrise shining on the Daily Planet's globe.

This was worth the 8 years of being a Clana fan.

suzieQ

03-14-2009, 12:34 PM

I LOVED IT!

It was the best episode of S8 for me because it transcened any Clana or Lan story that came before it and made it crystal clear the power of Lana and Clark's love. ...........

........And that kiss will live on in history as the best kiss in Smallville history. Their song Emptyh Road playing in the background, their clothes, their looks, their lips never leaving eachothers, that embrace and the golden sunrise shining on the Daily Planet's globe.

This was worth the 8 years of being a Clana fan.

It didn't fulfill everything I wanted for Clana but it was a beautiful reunion........the love NEVER went away...............we "know" what was said and what was shown between them and I don't feel that will ever go away. It was magical and poetic. That is why I love these two together........they never have given up on their love. I still love watching these scenes. Great episode!

John EL

04-03-2009, 07:43 PM

1

emc3015

04-08-2009, 03:03 PM

Truly satisfying after watching 8 seasons of Clark and Lana. That kiss! Wow!

Mickey_Bickey

04-08-2009, 06:28 PM

The worst episode of the season and series (tied with Requiem)! Now, it's airing again tomorrow night as if it wasn't bad enough the first time around. I know what channel I won't be watching tomorrow night.

Sunny8

04-08-2009, 10:37 PM

The worst episode of the season and series (tied with Requiem)! Now, it's airing again tomorrow night as if it wasn't bad enough the first time around. I know what channel I won't be watching tomorrow night.

I'm with you. No CW for me for the next two weeks. However, I hope that Stiletto doesn't have low ratings because of the next two weeks.

Mickey_Bickey

04-09-2009, 06:33 AM

I'm with you. No CW for me for the next two weeks. However, I hope that Stiletto doesn't have low ratings because of the next two weeks.

I hope not! Very foolish of the CW to put these two episodes on going into the final arc.

Kid Collins

04-09-2009, 05:05 PM

Truly satisfying after watching 8 seasons of Clark and Lana. That kiss! Wow!

Yeah, but you forgot WHERE they kissed. :D

Supsfan

04-09-2009, 05:14 PM

they never have given up on their love.

But they did the very next episode. They could have tried to get more then 1 doctor's opinion before Lana ran away.

Kid Collins

04-09-2009, 05:20 PM

But they did the very next episode. They could have tried to get more then 1 doctor's opinion before Lana ran away.

If Lana was still in the show then Clark would be fighting for a cure and Lana would definitely be cured and they would be breaking the bed every night!

Unfortunately KK left the show so Clark had to move on since Lana isn't coming back.

But that doesn't change the fact that Lana is Clark's first choice. :D

Supsfan

04-09-2009, 05:35 PM

If Lana was still in the show then Clark would be fighting for a cure and Lana would definitely be cured and they would be breaking the bed every night!

Unfortunately KK left the show so Clark had to move on since Lana isn't coming back.

But that doesn't change the fact that Lana is Clark's first choice. :D

The fact KK left the show makes 0 difference though that both Clark and Lana just gave up that easily in reguards to show canon. The writers knew she was leaving and for whatever reason they wanted to make Clark look like a quitter in reguards to the relationship(which really irks me and reeks of poor writing)

Mickey_Bickey

04-09-2009, 06:02 PM

Clark would have moved on anyway, because Lana's not the end game, so that point is moot.

The problem is what they did in this episode and Requiem. It was a total mess and complete and utter garbage. They are the two worst episodes in the history of this show, and it's because they didn't have the balls to make Clark break up with her on his own. It's ridiculous the way they ended it making Clark look like a deformed Mummy. This episode especially was stupid! I can't believe how awful it turned out.

So glad that KK is gone, because Lana Lang does not belong on this show anymore. Lana may have been Clark's "first" choice, but she won't be his "last" choice which of course as we all know trumps every other previous relationship. When my husband dated his first love way back in high school it doesn't mean that their relationship was the best one of his life. It's the one he has with me, his wife, his "last" love!;) The same will be true for Lois and Clark which is already happening on the show. Clark certainly didn't dwell on things after Lana left, and he seems to be falling strong and hard for Lois.

I think that this episode could have been better had Lana not been the one to save the day and just admitted that stealing Lex' suit was a mistake. Clark could have told her at the end that they were not meant for each other or that he couldn't see them ending up together. Instead, what did these genuises do? They have them kiss atop the DP. Maybe AM had something to do with that, but it was a huge slap in the face for true Superman/Lois Lane fans. They must have obviously had inexperienced or unknowledgable people writing this and Requiem.

Just a disgrace all the way around.

geminis

04-09-2009, 06:04 PM

Clark could still be fighting for a cure without Lana around, but because Lana gave up on him, she may have been his first choice, but she's not the right choice. He doesn't give up on people, but I'd say spending more time with Lois instead of Lana, he's learning the Lane way of things- wait for the right person and then never give up. He'll realize finally that he was in love with the idea of Lana and not really Lana herself.

Despite that belief, I can't force myself to watch Power tonight. It makes me feel unclean. For the first time in eight years I was able to say that I disliked an episode of Smallville and it makes me sad.