Was this really the worst episode ever??

[blackcelebration]

Wow, that was bad!

Is there anyone else who agrees?

Anyway, here's a poll of other bad ones.

DRONE (SEASON ONE)- That silly Miss Bee episode
ACCELERATE (SEASON THREE)- Pete races in Kryptonite cars
SPELL (SEASON FOUR)- The Witch episode
AGELESS (SEASON FOUR)- Baby blows up
THIRST (SEASON FIVE)- Vampire episode
SUBTERRANEAN (SEASON SIX)- Illegal immigrant episode
FRACTURE (SEASON SEVEN)- Lex gets shot in the head:lol:
HERO (SEASON SEVEN)- Pete returns in stride gum commercial
ARCTIC (SEASON SEVEN)- Lame finale, to a lame season!
POWER (SEASON EIGHT)- It's SUPERLANA!!!

[DGirlLois4Clark]

Its a toss between Thirst, Hero and Power for me. You left out Sleeper.zzzzzzzzzzz

[blackcelebration]

Its a toss between Thirst, Hero and Power for me. You left out Sleeper.zzzzzzzzzzz

Shame on me :lol:

[svtwamedfan05]

Yep Power was still worse than all of them but that's just me

[DGirlLois4Clark]

Shame on me :lol:

:lol:
Power wins for introducing us to a fake wonder woman. WTF

[ann91]

The last came out I liked but there are several that I liked no as a noir and hero

[BadToad]

Yes, this was absolutely, IMO, the worst episode of SV ever. I actually liked some of the other eps on your list.

[LuckyLois]

This was because it really effects Clark's character or lack there of. The others were just filler.

[myankskent]

This is an episode that should never have taken place simply because of what we, the audience, know about the future. This is the episode that is going to permanently destroy everything about that future, IMO.

[red_sun1938]

The worst episode ever. I really forced myself to finish it and after that questioned why I subjected myself to such torture. UGH!!

[blackcelebration]

This reminded me of when I had to subject myself to watching the Star Trek Voyager Episode Threshold for the first time... YES IT WAS THAT BAD!!!

[Mr.Magic]

This reminded me of when I had to subject myself to watching the Star Trek Voyager Episode Threshold for the first time... YES IT WAS THAT BAD!!!

Threshold was really bad, but nothing beats These Are the Voyages... in suckiness.

[blackcelebration]

Threshold was really bad, but nothing beats These Are the Voyages... in suckiness.

What Star Trek show was that on??? :lol:

[DreadShamus]

Hero, then its Thirst only because I only hated Power because of the ending where Lana gets powers.

[BlueKryptoKalEl]

I didn't think it was all that bad. There have been worse, and even worse TV shows out there. Any reality TV is worse than this episode by far! XD

Anyways, they are just trying to wrap up Lana, and get to Lois and Clark. Lana was a big part of Clarks life, in several series! This is Fan Fiction!

[deanropi]

As much as I hated this episode, there is no way it was as bad as ageless.

[Billy Jor-El]

I didn't think it was that bad. I am betting more fans are bashing because of Lana getting more powers again. Mind you, I'm not a big fan of people other than Kryptonians having powers, but I do want to see where this leads.

The ep dragged a bit of the ultimate storyline, we're still quite a ways from Clark realizing he doesn't look bad in a red cape.

I have yet to figure out if they're dragging it out in favor of a S9, but I'll still avoid the spoilers, thank you ;)

[marcella]

Power-The worst
Sleeper
Hero
Thirst

[silverdragon]

power the worst episode ever.....

[Timester]

Wreckoning is still the worst for me, and Requiem will confirm everthing I said about Wreckoning.

[zar33n]

Yeah, I thought we already had Supergirl. WTH.

[blackcelebration]

Yeah, I thought we already had Supergirl. WTH.

maybe that's where Kandor was hiding:rotfl:

[Super Maverick]

hey I liked Accelerate...and Thirst

[quietone]

Hands down Power. I actually liked some of the other choices listed.

[vyperman7]

As much as I hated Power, NOTHING is worse than Ageless. Ageless is by far the most boring, pointless episode of the entire series.

[Jack-El49]

As much as I hated Power, NOTHING is worse than Ageless. Ageless is by far the most boring, pointless episode of the entire series.

Hey! What about Subterrainean - Clark Kent versus illegal alien policy.

[superpal1]

I find it unfortunate how much a disliked this episode. I'm not even a Lana hater. Some of her arcs have not been tight, but none on Smallville are, even Clarks progression. It just seems that towards the end of last season and now, she has become a hinderance and it was only made more apparent by how well the show was and how Clark was written when she away. Also, her getting powers was ludicrous. That was the last straw.

[RowdyEl]

I really thought Drone was the worst episode!Power was actually a decent episode for me and those of us who don't hate Lana.

[MrsK]

Power ranks right up there, but Subterranean, Sleeper, and Hero were worse. The end is what ruined Power - Clark's total regression was awful! But there were some thing to like about the first half of the ep, which I really can't say about the other three.

[blackcelebration]

Having had time to think it through, yes this was badd def. 1/10 bad but not the worst this show has done but def one of the worst!

[ledzepfan23]

Wow! You guys are lying to yourselves if you say that power was worse than Thirst! Come on guys.

[Marissa]

Ageless and Sleeper

[Billy Jor-El]

Wow! You guys are lying to yourselves if you say that power was worse than Thirst! Come on guys.

Oh, I dunno. Wasn't "Thirst" the vampire ep? It was broadcast around Halloween, and I just took it as silly fun.

Don't forget, SV is a comic book come to life, sometimes we need to take the stories a little bit lighter....

[Tatiana]

nah for me thirst was worst lol although I liked seeing CLark as Zorro hehehe that was the only thing i liked from that episode

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Wow, that was bad!

Is there anyone else who agrees?

Anyway, here's a poll of other bad ones.

DRONE (SEASON ONE)- That silly Miss Bee episode
ACCELERATE (SEASON THREE)- Pete races in Kryptonite cars
SPELL (SEASON FOUR)- The Witch episode
AGELESS (SEASON FOUR)- Baby blows up
THIRST (SEASON FIVE)- Vampire episode
SUBTERRANEAN (SEASON SIX)- Illegal immigrant episode
FRACTURE (SEASON SEVEN)- Lex gets shot in the head:lol:
HERO (SEASON SEVEN)- Pete returns in stride gum commercial
ARCTIC (SEASON SEVEN)- Lame finale, to a lame season!
POWER (SEASON EIGHT)- It's SUPERLANA!!!


u missed sleeper, was that the name?lol I don't even remember, all i remember is 007 Olsen

[Mr_Smallville]

It was an absolute SHOCKER This episode was full of so much cheese, it's should of been filmed in the Netherlands!! And this suit... can't she take it off?! Does it need washing?! Has it got a label in it saying "Hand wash only. Don't use Bleaches or Detergents"?! :rolleyes:

Well, i suppose every great long running show is going to produce a lemon once in a while. But, this was more of a Lemon tree...

[scifigirl]

IMO, Power was not as bad as many of the other choices. Wither should be added to the list.

[MetroGirl06]

All of those episode were pretty bad, but mostly cuz they were fillers. Power is the worst because it wasn't a filler. Sorta. It was an episode that ruined an arc and a season!

[Demien]

Power of course...what the hell are producers doing :-s

[tippership commander]

Power is NOT a bad episode.

I really think all of you have lost sight of the overall mission/

they Brought bac kLana, to BTTER help Clar kbecome the hero he is...


he's learning this...and is actung more like superman towards things ,and is learning lessons

YOU all claim that Lana has been down this road before, and that she's just power hungry, and her cries of doing good are BS< caz of WRATH


Well, there's some phrases you should learn...

1.
fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me


DOn't push your luck

2nd. The writers are building up for something..
So, she's SUPER LANA for now..

and views herself as clark's equal

At this point, she COULD do some things

she could travel the world, like Kara, and d ogood seperatly....

She could minilally run ISIS again, with Clark going o nto become superman

She ca nonly help him out in tight spots, liek she did when she came back

or....as is suspected, be killed off


BUT, you all act like she's stompng on clark, when the story isn't evwen FINISHED YET


Please be considerate that the writrs have the master plan.
DOn't judge on the past; this is a new age,

Clark is still going to become Superman, no matter what happens...

i think this episode is a great build up on his journey, and ISNT bad at all

i mean, do you REALLY think Claa is going to stick around? with CLark having feelings for lois already?

Get REAL, think realistically, plan accordingly, and give people chances...

DO NOT lose sight of smallville's goal


forgive me, i had to say all that. i hope i didn' offend anyone.


-------------------Sincerely, the tippership commander

[kal-el_Girl]

The worst episode ever. I really forced myself to finish it and after that questioned why I subjected myself to such torture. UGH!!

AGREE, as a matter of fact I haven't finished it yet, it's really painful but I'll probably finish it tomorrow, ohh yes tomorrow. :\

[Mr.Magic]

From that list it's Power. But my all time worst episode will remain Reckoning, the only episode I ever voted 1 (afair).

[Tompouce]

POWER. An epi without the hero is not an epi...

[marcella]

I would add Reckoning

And I liked Ageless:o

[Jaderoyale]

I can't decide between Ageless and Power.
I just don't know.
I never thought they'd beat Ageless in the worst episode. Thirst and Sleeper came close. But Power? This is right there with it.

[theotherJane]

Thirst! Although Power is right there behind it.

[Hopefulsuicide]

I've always said ageless... always... in fact i go over to the worst episode thread and post about ageless every few weeks...

but now...

the simple answer to the question 'is power really the worst episode ever' is YES! and i dont just mean of smallville... i mean of anything i have ever seen... i've never EVER seen such awful storytelling in my life...

[pizzahead2490]

thirst
power
sleeper
hero

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I've always said ageless... always... in fact i go over to the worst episode thread and post about ageless every few weeks...

but now...

the simple answer to the question 'is power really the worst episode ever' is YES! and i dont just mean of smallville... i mean of anything i have ever seen... i've never EVER seen such awful storytelling in my life...

:rotfl::rotfl: your post is funny but soo true

[Hopefulsuicide]

it's the kind of laughter that turns into tears of disbelief isn't it :lol:

[boingo]

Subterranean is my least favorite (worst).
I personally loved "Power" it is ranking as one of my favorites :)

[akaLane]

This is the worst because it harmed Clark's character so very late in the game.

[skully]

In answer to the thread title - no, far from it.

[ledzepfan23]

Really guys? Worse than Thirst?

[Mrs. Superman]

Yes IMO it was. This is the only episode of Smallville in which I stopped watching what was going on even before the halfway mark and turned my attention to more interesting things. Pretty disappointing considering how much I did enjoy Legion and Bulletproof.

[ColdPlay3r]

ummm its sumwere down there, i dnt bother organizing

[One-Winged-Angel]

And yes.

[Jawth]

It was just another ridiculous storyline involving Lana to make people give a crap about her when she hasn't added anything to the show worth watching since season three.

Seriously, I'm wondering what they could have possibly done to make the episode worse.

[SGuthrie27]

Yeah, but, wha...? Okay, I get it... People think "Power" was bad. I'm inclined to agree with them. But I also believe that PARTS of it were definitely necessary. Did we need to know where Lana had been since she abruptly ran off and returned as a martial arts master in "Bride?" Yes. Did we need Clark to come to some sort of conclusion about where his relationship with Lana was going? Yes. Did we need to reveal who Lana had been communicating with since "Bride?" Also yes. Did any of that HAVE to lead to a Daily Planet kiss, Lana getting super powers, and Chloe ridiculously rooting for the Clana ship to return (sort of)? NO WAY, JOSE! Still, those things aside, I do NOT believe for one SECOND that this was the WORST episode of all time.

I chose "Thirst." The violent content of it was EXTREMELY disturbing (remember the pizza guy getting devoured in the hot tub?). The vampire element was just ridiculous anyway, and led to some really bizarre, uncomfortable, and really rather dorky scenes. I have vowed never to watch it again, even though Chloe does some nice voice-over work and Carrie Fisher guest stars in it.

There were several others on that list which were supremely groan-worthy, too. In my mind, "Power" is definitely better than "Accelerate," and several others that were on that list (and a couple that weren't like "Craving" and "Redux").

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--

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P.S. Oops. I meant "Ageless," not "Accelerate." I actually thought "Accelerate was rather a good kind of creepy, and had some supremely spooky moments with Lionel, not to mention the little ghost girl Emily Dinsmore.

[Hopefulsuicide]

Power is an episode that made every single character in it look kind of crazy...

- Lana - she is kidnapped but manages to escape... and her first instinct is to go to a man who teaches people how to withstand torture, spend weeks training dunking herself in ice and burning herself (which wasn't even filmed in a believable or inspiring way), and then spends months on a mission to steal a suit that is going to give her super powers because she believes that she is so strong and incredible that she deserves this suit

-Clark - finds out his ex girlfriend has just risked her life, tortured herself, in order to cheat her way into the life of a super hero because she wasn't fullfilled enough being normal (which is what he always wanted, and what he always wanted for her) and declares that it's 'a dream' and kisses her...

-Chloe - is no where near her injured husband, not even mentioning him and encouraging the restart of a relationship that she KNOWS is no good

-Tess - well do i even need to go into why this episode made her look insane?

it's not that the episode was clana/lana sentric. it's not even that it made lana look all harcore... it's that i could not understand any of the actions made by the characters...

a good tv show has us connecting with the characters. we feel there pain, we understand them, we don't think that they should seek mental help!

[ClLaLeChFAN01]

Hero....Hands down is the worst episode!!!! Sorry pete nothing could save that storyline!

[alienkinfolk]

Really guys? Worse than Thirst?

Thank you! Nothing has been worst than THIRST. That ep will live at the bottom of the barrel. Nothing and I mean nothing was gained from that ep. Every time you view that puppy, an angel will loses it's wings!

[devilneedsaride]

Ageless was worse. And most of season 7.

Imo, in terms of general watchability and the amount of entertainment I got out of the hour, I didn't even think Power was the worst of the season let alone the series. Pre-supersuit (obligatory eyeroll) I was actually kind of surprised by how much I wasn't hating Lana. Her backstory was interesting. She became way less flimpy after it was shown that, in fact, she HADN'T broken up with her boyfriend of forever on a freakin videocam. That and the fact that I LOVED Tess in this episode made it completely watchable right up to that Clana kiss in the top of DP (I'm more or less okay with the Clana, but the top of the DP belongs to LOIS and SUPERMAN dag nabbit).

In terms of the overall storyline, yeah, Power's gotta be the worst I can think of. Episodes like Ageless, Sleeper, and Thirst were BAD while you watched them but after you were done the only thing ruined was your hour. After Power, I honestly can't think of a way for TPTB to fix it. That doesn't mean there isn't one, but it does mean they've got their work cut out for them.

As an aside, am I the only one who actually liked the Star Trek Voyager episode Threshold? First Superman Returns, now this. tsk tsk.

[Mr.Magic]

She became way less flimpy after it was shown that, in fact, she HADN'T broken up with her boyfriend of forever on a freakin videocam.

But she did brake up with him on a freaking videocam. Lana had no intention of setting the record straight, Tess told Clark.

[devilneedsaride]

But she did brake up with him on a freaking videocam. Lana had no intention of setting the record straight, Tess told Clark.

She did it at GUNPOINT though. I think her reasoning is pretty okay there. She did the breakup at gunpoint, and then once she was free she felt like she needed to go make herself strong or whatever and she didn't want to un-breakup with Clark. Personally, I would have contacted him and been like "We're still broken up, but I just want you to know I'm not actually flimpy enough to break up with you over a DVD." but I don't think it's entirely unreasonable an action on her part.

[Mr.Magic]

She did it at GUNPOINT though. I think her reasoning is pretty okay there. She did the breakup at gunpoint, and then once she was free she felt like she needed to go make herself strong or whatever and she didn't want to un-breakup with Clark. Personally, I would have contacted him and been like "We're still broken up, but I just want you to know I'm not actually flimpy enough to break up with you over a DVD." but I don't think it's entirely unreasonable an action on her part.

It doesn't really make a difference that it was at gunpoint is what I am saying.
Why wouldn't Lana be flimpy enough to break up that way? She did it before. It's so Lana, and that is one of the reasons why she didn't bother to contact Clark in those months. That she became (more) unhinched and went to self torture sessions is another.

[devilneedsaride]

It doesn't really make a difference that it was at gunpoint is what I am saying.
Why wouldn't Lana be flimpy enough to break up that way? She did it before. It's so Lana, and that is one of the reasons why she didn't bother to contact Clark in those months. That she became (more) unhinched and went to self torture sessions is another.

Well, a person who's being held at gunpoint can't really be held accountable for anything they're made to do. The only other time (and correct me if I'm wrong) she broke up over videocam was when Whitney was at war and that really was the most personal and considerate way for her to do it. In that case if she could have done it face to face I'm sure she would have. And no I don't have a particularly high opinion of Lana in seasons 7 and 8, and I didn't think it was OOC for her to do the video breakup, just depressingly flimpy.

[Mr.Magic]

Well, a person who's being held at gunpoint can't really be held accountable for anything they're made to do.

She let it stand as it was, so she's accountable.

[ManofSteelo]

You guys forgot "Zero" and "Lexmas", from the 1st and 5th seasons, respectively. Face it: at least 50% of the total episodes are lame, but the posted list and the two I've mentioned are positively atrocious.

[Kal El 12]

:lol:
Power wins for introducing us to a fake wonder woman. WTF

U don't think there going in that direction do you?? That actually got me thinking since this show doesn't stick to the mythos????

[devilneedsaride]

You guys forgot "Zero" and "Lexmas", from the 1st and 5th seasons, respectively. Face it: at least 50% of the total episodes are lame, but the posted list and the two I've mentioned are positively atrocious.

Really? I actually liked Zero. I thought it was an interesting story. I'll give you Lexmas though, that's one of those episodes I'll only see once.

[margarita_salt]

Yeah I think this eppy belongs right up there in the category with "Ageless" and "Thrist"....pretty horrible to watch, Although the very end with the Kiss was nice.

[The Krypton Knight]

I have to wait too see how they resolve this first, before I name "Power" to the list of SV's greatest shames. I'm thinking they are just trying to get us all worked up (and doing a great job, apparently!), and they have a solution in mind to appease this blood thirsty mob. Speaking of blood thirsty, Power is nowhere near as bad as Thirst!!