Clark flying?...

[disciples of zod]

So did anyone notice the beginning, and the fight with Doomsday? It looked to me as if he was...flying? Thoughts?

~H

[Var-Zol]

was that clark flying in the opening of tonight's episode when he was going to meet up with rokk? There was a blue streak flying in the air and clark had on a baby blue shirt.

[Starscream]

So did anyone notice the beginning, and the fight with Doomsday? It looked to me as if he was...flying? Thoughts?

~H

That was really neat!
I'm still bummed he didn't really fly for real. I thought their was going to be this epic battle with Doomsday,as he kills someone making Clark totally lose it by finally going into flight mode .But that was wishful thinking! Who was I kidding! These writers keep hinting he's going to fly with these crumbs they keep throwing at us, like with these superjumps and saying "it will be hard for Clark to run to the rescue in a city like Metropolis". I give up!!! I still grudgingly await Season 9 with more of the same writing and only little sparks of greatness they never follow up on.:(

[Var-Zol]

ok i was mistaken.

[redkryptoniteisthebest]

That was Rokk flying.

[moviefan2k4]

^ I agree. It reminded me of the "flight test" scene from Iron Man. It looked like an actual flight in the opening, and then a huge, pile-driving superjump with Doomsday.

[bigfanofsv24]

no that wa rokk clark was standing on DP clark was watching him.

[xlonewolfac]

Sorry to burst your bubble, but that was Rokk flying in the beginning.

[susangail]

I think he flew Doomy into the earth, though.

[noblue4u]

I think he flew Doomy into the earth, though.

No, I think he flew when he escaped the thermonuclear explosion. He said he didn't know how he managed to escape... maybe he'll return next season having learned a new trick.

[KAL-EL_3]

I DID THINK IT WAS REALLY REALLY REALLY WEIRD HE SAID HE DIDNT KNOW HOW HE ESCAPED AND ALL I COULD THINK WAS FLIGHT.

BUT I KNOW BETTER !!!!!!!!!

Clark is not gonna fly till the last episode of the SERIES !

[Knightwingz]

It was probably another super leap, like when he went after the missile from a previous season ep. Clark still has some issues to deal with before the producers will allow him to fly, IMO.
Can't believe it's taken me 8 seasons, to finally register and join this forum, after being a fan since the pilot!

[rustymkl2]

im just gonna call a leap also i think when or if he flies there will be no doubt about it.

[Kal-alien]

Yeah I too believe that It'll be completely obvious when he Does actually fly.

[andyb1989]

I think they've pretty much set him up for next season now, he must fly!

[baltazor]

He didn't fly. Rokk did. I guess they had the money to make Rokk fly when there really was no need to.....

[Var-Zol]

ok, i rewatched and it was rokk. i watched it too fast when i first saw it.

[LOONEY]

Clark was standing on the roof when Rokk landed was he not? I mean why would Clark need to fly to the roof of the building he works at?

[O'Neill]

The screen shots I have show Rokk as the one flying. Clark was waiting on the rooftop.

[Iluvgreen]

Clark WILL fly next season.

[Pantalaimon]

He may not have been flying, but he wasn't just jumping either. When you jump up you don't superspeed down.

I think it's like the producers said. He's coming closer and closer to true flight.

[disciples of zod]

Clark WILL fly next season.

start yur bets!!! :p

~K

[FlashInSV]

I don't think he flew. He super-leaped

[dijonaise]

Clark WILL fly next season.

B.S.

we've been having this discussion for years now. it'll never happen.

[Mar-El]

At least now we know definitively that when the producers say "all we can confirm is no tights", it does not translate into Clark will fly this season.

[disciples of zod]

oh...so it was Rokk? Hmm...guess i should watch it again. What a letdown! :(

~H

[O'Neill]

i still say Clark isnt going to fly until one of several things happen...

1. He dies, and is resurrected as Kal-El

2. He finishes his Kryptonian training in the Fortress... assuming it can be restored.

3. He quits playing around and actually puts an effort into wanting to learn.

Kara was willing to teach him, but for some reason, he was too scared.

[Supermankal2389]

To tell ya the truth I feel when he took Doomsday down a mile in the geothermal facility just the way he picked him up and just flew seemed he actually way flying with him.
He didn't seem to jump as indicated special effects wise in other eppys.
Probably not "true" flying but it's the closest we've seen not including kal-el flying :)

[Supermankal2389]

I feel when Clark took Doomsday down a mile in the geothermal facility just the way he picked him up and just flew seemed he actually way flying with him.
He didn't seem to jump as indicated special effects wise in other eppys.
Probably not "true" flying but it's the closest we've seen not including kal-el flying
What do you'll think?
:)

[Nibiru]

For once I can't say I'm sure what they were trying to do. It seems this season in Turbulence and Requiem that Clark has gotten over his fear of heights and perfected some astonishing leaps and coordinated landings. I was sure we were being prepped almost weekly for a real takeoff in the finale. However we have yet to see him outstretched and moving laterally by sheer force of will. He cannot levitate or break the confines of gravity without his physical strength yet, much like the old Fleichser serials where Superman could only bound dramatically. Maybe Tom Welling never will truly fly again? :(

[Supermankal2389]

I think when he grabbed doomy he definitely willed himself to fly or super jump with him because you can see in his facial expression his intense focus in the slow motion action to get doomsday to the facility to bury him underground.

[Pamela]

Maybe I'm wishful thinking, but it seems like Clark was flying when he took Doomsday to the nuclear plant. If he wasn't flying, then he's never made a jump like that before. What do you all think?

[Bizarro345]

He jumped. You could see in that quick shot of him in space that he arced.

[All about Clark]

I think it was his first flight. None of the other jumps had a direction change or speed change, and I saw this one as having a speed change. After Clark grabbed DD, he sped up in his flight.

[Canary]

He Flumped. Jumped With Air. :D xD

[rajman]

I too think that he did fly. that arc that he made was not a jump, also his body was at an angle when he took off, ........unless he superdived:rolleyes:

[Canary]

Wait, i think he flew. because he went Up, Up and away. lol it looked like he flew.

[Hassan_89]

he flew, the speed going down was way too fast to be jump

[vanwertfan]

did anyone notice that they made a point to focus on his feet "pushing off" the ground, not jumping, Doomsday jumped alot like the Hulk does, Clark flew....IMO

[KaraClarkfan]

i just think he super leaped. as much as i wish that he did fly, i don't think he did

[Pamela]

He Flumped. Jumped With Air. :D xD

You should send that in to Webster's.

[douflag]

Maybe his inner Kal-El took over and he knew how to fly. Could explain why he was so emo at the end of the finale...

[Dar'el]

i think they're two seperate convo's going Rokk was flying at the beging Clark was he/ wasn't he. was while "fighting" Doomer wher'd Lois go. back to season 5. idk imo btw ttyl

[rej@ne]

PPl please help me figure this out... Did Ck fly when he took Doomsday away?? I, myself, think he did but...

[emc3015]

He seemed to be flying but in SV it may be considered just a big, huge, leap?

[JustWriter]

The writers ARE teasing us. I get giddy whenever I see a guy in smallville fly because I will be so proud when Clark finally does so.

Flying is one of Superman's trademark powers along with the superstrength and the heat vision. If not in season 9, then DEFINITELY season 10. I seriously doubt that they'd be able to drag it on further than that. Besides, 10 seems like such a complete number.


-jw`chan ^-^
PS: By the way Dar'el, love your user-pic.

[Canary]

The writers ARE teasing us. I get giddy whenever I see a guy in smallville fly because I will be so proud when Clark finally does so.

Flying is one of Superman's trademark powers along with the superstrength and the heat vision. If not in season 9, then DEFINITELY season 10. I seriously doubt that they'd be able to drag it on further than that. Besides, 10 seems like such a complete number.


-jw`chan ^-^
PS: By the way Dar'el, love your user-pic.


I See You're New in town. Welcome :p

k when clark was fighting with doomsday, i don't think that wass a super-leap. when he distroyed him i think he flew.

[SpitCurl]

Not to rag on anyone for their opinion, but I think the easiest answer is, if you have to ask, then no, he didn't. That effect isn't cheap and they wouldn't do it in such a nonchalant way that half the people watching wouldn't even recognize it as flight.

[lm1212]

Not to rag on anyone for their opinion, but I think the easiest answer is, if you have to ask, then no, he didn't. That effect isn't cheap and they wouldn't do it in such a nonchalant way that half the people watching wouldn't even recognize it as flight.

Agreed.

[HeroesUnlimited]

Maybe I'm wishful thinking, but it seems like Clark was flying when he took Doomsday to the nuclear plant. If he wasn't flying, then he's never made a jump like that before. What do you all think?

Nope, it was a jump

[devilneedsaride]

Not to rag on anyone for their opinion, but I think the easiest answer is, if you have to ask, then no, he didn't. That effect isn't cheap and they wouldn't do it in such a nonchalant way that half the people watching wouldn't even recognize it as flight.

While I would definitely say that he flew if I were just going by what I saw in the episode, I do agree that the Smallville writers wouldn't have a first flight without making it really, really clear that it was a first flight.

[Jedimaster_TTBaby]

I hope not because that scene was not deep enough for me to believe that he flew.

[Showmaster]

I'm thinking it was another stupid super jump..

[bobsuncorp]

No, I think he flew when he escaped the thermonuclear explosion. He said he didn't know how he managed to escape... maybe he'll return next season having learned a new trick.

I agree, when he deposited Doomsday at the bottom of the shaft, he flew out again. He said that he didn't know how he got out of there.

[Pamela]

Not to rag on anyone for their opinion, but I think the easiest answer is, if you have to ask, then no, he didn't. That effect isn't cheap and they wouldn't do it in such a nonchalant way that half the people watching wouldn't even recognize it as flight.

Good point, just like the old adage "If you have to ask how much it costs, then you can't afford it."

However, I respectfully disagree with you because this was the season finale. Finales are suppose to leave you hanging. I've always thought that when Clark finally did fly, it would come out of dire necessity and extreme emotion. And that he wouldn't just put his arms above his head and go up-up-and-away. As for anyone who didn't recognize it in the finale, when season 9 starts they will say "I can see now that that wasn't really a jump."

Of course I don't mind being devil's advocate to myself, so if that was indeed a jump, then the writers made it look ambiguous on purpose. Darn them!

[sithius]

This really isn't a 'do you think Clark flied?' thread, but more of a question and thought in regard to a 'super jump'.

In the past whenever we've seen Clark super jump, it has always been regarding relatively small distances. But in the finale, he managed to grab Doomsday and super jump to a plant miles away. The thing is, since the location wasn't in sight (by contrast it normally is for him), how did he know exactly how hard to jump up into the air? Once he got to the skyline, he would presumably see the plant and then have to control himself to ensure he fell into it, because unless he had control of himself in the air (by defying gravity, aka flight) he would have ended up more likely somewhere else completely away from the plant.

Thoughts?

[JustWriter]

Maybe he half-flew, half-jumped.


-jw`chan

[The_Promise]

When Clark grabbed Doomsday and took off with him, THAT WAS FLIGHT. It was just a jump from building to building or straight up and own, that was a jump clear across town. Now I know out man can "Leap tall building in a single bound" but THAT was flight.

Even my sister who was sitting next to me, turned to me, pointed at the screen and said "THAT IS FLIGHT and it's complete rubbish is they try to call it a leap or anything else"

[SpitCurl]

When Clark grabbed Doomsday and took off with him, THAT WAS FLIGHT...Even my sister who was sitting next to me, turned to me, pointed at the screen and said "THAT IS FLIGHT and it's complete rubbish is they try to call it a leap or anything else"

But they will. When it's flight, you'll know. They'll pump the h*ll out of it. That leap is not even being mentioned except as speculation on this board. It's already forgotten about.

It's more likely to me that Clark flew out of the explosion at a moment of intense stress, hasn't come to grips w/it, and that his flight combined w/Davis' betrayal are what woke him up. He flew and it finally hit him that he's an alien after all (guess shooting fire from his eyes/running at the speed of sound was still questionable for him).

[disciples of zod]

um...who made the poll? on the thread that i started? just wondering. :)

~H

[Antithesis]

When Clark grabbed Doomsday and took off with him, THAT WAS FLIGHT. It was just a jump from building to building or straight up and own, that was a jump clear across town. Now I know out man can "Leap tall building in a single bound" but THAT was flight.

Even my sister who was sitting next to me, turned to me, pointed at the screen and said "THAT IS FLIGHT and it's complete rubbish is they try to call it a leap or anything else"

Of course I've been of that opinion for most of the leaps. It seems like I'm always disappointed though so it will probably get called a leap.

SpitCurl, that is a very interesting point. It would make sense that if he flew that would the last nail in the coffin forcing him to accept that he's not human. He's seen meteor freaks with many powers, but I don't think he seen any meteor freak or any human fly without some kind of aid like the legions rings.

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When Clark grabbed Doomsday and took off with him, THAT WAS FLIGHT. It was just a jump from building to building or straight up and own, that was a jump clear across town. Now I know out man can "Leap tall building in a single bound" but THAT was flight.

Even my sister who was sitting next to me, turned to me, pointed at the screen and said "THAT IS FLIGHT and it's complete rubbish is they try to call it a leap or anything else"

Of course I've been of that opinion for most of the leaps. It seems like I'm always disappointed though so it will probably get called a leap.

SpitCurl, that is a very interesting point. It would make sense that if he flew that would the last nail in the coffin forcing him to accept that he's not human. He's seen meteor freaks with many powers, but I don't think he seen any meteor freak or any human fly without some kind of aid like the legions rings.

[SpitCurl]

SpitCurl, that is a very interesting point. It would make sense that if he flew that would the last nail in the coffin forcing him to accept that he's not human. He's seen meteor freaks with many powers, but I don't think he seen any meteor freak or any human fly without some kind of aid like the legions rings.

Only time will tell. I'm of the opinion (especially having read these forums for so long) that 99.9% of what we think is going on is not actually the case.

This comes from writers spending 40 hours a week thinking about this stuff and the fans spending 80 :D Clearly the folks who post here are far more invested in the story.

My idea was relatively simple and I could see it happening based on the writers' proclivity to give the least imaginative explanation (ie, having his flight occur offscreen to save money and also be the catalyst combined w/Hank's death to make him embrace his heritage, rather than take on yet another comic book arc that they likely aren't aware of, let alone would know how to pay off).

[All about Clark]

I think the whole idea of Clark finally accepting his kryptonian side over his human side is a clear indication that he accepts all of his powers and FLEW. He also picked up speed and that doesn't happen with a jump.

[jpfort1957]

I'd call it a super jump. Clark didn't give up on his human side until Jimmy died and Lois is nowhere to be found.

[SpitCurl]

I think at this point the people responsible for the show could take out a 2-page ad in the New York and LA Times and state unequivocally that it was a leap and people would still insist it was flight. Reality is subject. They (producers) said leap, it appeared as a leap to me, but everyone's free to see what they like.

[O'Neill]

Why is it so hard for people to tell the difference between flying and leaping??

Clark went up at an angle, then the next shot shows him coming down at an angle (rainbow type arch) which tell me it was a very large leap.

Besides, where was the displacing air around him like in Crusade??

The only way ill believe that he is flying, is when the clouds are moving by horizontally. Otherwise, everything else is just a leap.

[SpitCurl]

People believe and see what they want. No harm in that.

Personally, I can't recall any other time when it's ever been a question of whether a character was flying, so the logical answer is that true flight would not be left to interpretation. It just costs too much.

But, if If I'd learned anything about fandom, it's that logic has little to do with what we believe. People have emotional connections to shows and characters and if it makes them feel better believing Clark flew, I don't see how it could hurt.

[Spirit Detective]

Clark WILL fly next season.


Lies from the showrunners

[patrese]

I agree, when he deposited Doomsday at the bottom of the shaft, he flew out again. He said that he didn't know how he got out of there.

I agree that some flight may have happened at the plant and if so will be probably shown in the s9 premiere

[dimefan90]

if it was just a jump, how did he manage to get a mile underground???

[hero`s passion]

I think he was, it`s look like flying:)))))))))

[Tatiana]

was that clark flying in the opening of tonight's episode when he was going to meet up with rokk? There was a blue streak flying in the air and clark had on a baby blue shirt.


that was Rokk flying

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I think it was a super super jump close enough to flying, he definitely did not use a building this time as he had done in the past to support the jump, he went high high up and then diverted his trajectory to take Doomsday to the building and lock him down, so to me that was super close to flying cuz he had to move his body in a certain way so he wouldn't land somewhere else

[Bacio83]

I'm pretty sure he got out of there (The plant explosion) by flying it's a redux or Season 1 finale where he flew to save Lana from the tornado. He can only do it subconsciously and in short spurts.

[SGuthrie27]

It was an extremely cool moment, but sadly, I had to choose the last option on the poll. TPTB of Smallville are just never going to let Clark officially fly, and I don't think he ever will, at least not until the SERIES finale. Until then, we're stuck with more giant leaps that are so close to flight that they may as well throw that rule out the window.

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--

[skully]

I'd rank it as a jump but agree it's getting closer to flight. It was clearly his longest ever leap.

And I loved Rokk's flight in the opening teaser. Hopefully we get something similar from Clark in S9.

[SnowBird]

The best super jump Clark has accomplished so far and it was awesome to witness.

[All about Clark]

I'd call it a super jump. Clark didn't give up on his human side until Jimmy died and Lois is nowhere to be found.

No, Clark embrased his kryptonian side to battle DD, and gave up on his human side when Jimmy died, 2 different events.

When someone jumps the descent is usually at a slower speed then the ascent. That is not the case here, Clark flew faster on the descent as he needed to pick up speed to go a mile underground. There's no mistaking this as flight IMO. And I for one, never thought he flew before, only jumped. But doesn't it stand to reason, that TPTB would want flight for the finale over any other time-period.

[Doomville]

Never mind the geo plant since when can Clark jump into space that has to be flight, jumping up to a building is on thing but into space na Clark cant do that without flying.

The only other times we have seen Clark in space is when is was flying a Kal-el and when he jumped on a rocket. so in my opinion that was defiantly flight.

[SnowBird]

I wish I could find the interview where the producers said there wouldn't be flight but his jumps or leaps would be getting better.

That is one of the reasons why I think it wasn't flight.

[O'Neill]

When did Clark fly into space?? The geothermal plant scene was not space. He ran forward, grabbed DD, then leaped upwards. The "fly by" showed him in a leaping position.

If the writers/producers wanted this to be flight, then they really screwed it up, and I will have to give them 2 thumbs down.

Flight was back in "Crusade". What Clark did here was not flying, but rather grabbing and making a huge leap. It might have been the closest he's been to flying as "Clark", but I still say its a leap.

[dunkman]

He does those super-jumps a lot--jumping up to catch the missile, carrying Lois up to the top of the building, etc--& they look like flying, but they are not to be considered flying. When he jumps off a building to save someone he still lands on the car & smashes it to bits. (What kind of insurance policy covers destruction by Superman? He never kills anyone, but he sure causes a lot of property damage, & we never hear about any liability coverage.) Anyway, to count as flying I think he needs to be able to turn in the air, & he hasn't done that yet.

[Boycott SF:Movie]

I said it before when Clark finally does fly he'll jump off the screen like "The Hurricane".:lol:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ghl9qtgj87k/Rf_ufp0lwUI/AAAAAAAAAL0/KezucN9-V2M/s320/thehurricane5.jpg

[webmigit]

It was probably another super leap, like when he went after the missile from a previous season ep. Clark still has some producers to deal with before he can fly, IMO.
Can't believe it's taken me 8 seasons, to finally register and join this forum, after being a fan since the pilot!

Fixed :D

Geez, how many questionable "jumps" has he had. The "jump" with the zoner in Seattle I think, the "jump" after the missile the "jump" with Doomsday. Damn, farmboys are dumb but if I could make all those jumps, I'd be like "I wonder how far I can really 'jump'?". Not to mention Kara, and Covenant's Kara. Time as Kal-El.

He's the world's dumbest person if he can't figure it out.

[zorasuperman]

LOL I LOVE your last choice :D

[kal-el03]

No doubt in my mind that it was a Jump....Be realistic here people lol. It's nice to dream but not this time , maybe he flew out of there...just maybe :)

[Violet-Shadow]

It's a bird!! NO, it's a plane! Wait...no, it was just a bird...sorry.

Seriously, I doubt Clark will EVER fly in SV. Lana will fly first. Or possibly Chloe. :rolleyes: Sadly, I'm only half joking making such a statement....

[solarbattery24]

While I would definitely say that he flew if I were just going by what I saw in the episode, I do agree that the Smallville writers wouldn't have a first flight without making it really, really clear that it was a first flight.

I don't know if I could agree with the statement of it being clear that his first flight would be obvious.In Season One the second episode, he was levitating above his bed when he woke up. That's proof that he could've anytime throughout the series if he knew how. Unfortunately for Clark, he didn't believe that anyone that could fly, and that created a mental block for him.

A predicament like the one with DD may have begun to break that mental block. He knew that he had to get DD away from all of those people. Clark said that he couldn't remember how he got out, if he was underground, it's possible that he could've have propelled himself out. It was literally a fight or flight response. If you look at his angle, he's pointed down as he's going into the geo-thermal facility. It was more of a diving arc than jump arc. The descent was too steep for a jump.

He knows he's capable of flight. That much is obvious with Zod flying at the beginning of the 6th season, Kara flying, Zor-El flying, and Faora flew when she landed on Clark. Oh, and Kal-El at the beginning of season 4 flew and in the episode Relic, Jor-El flew. Of course the aforementioned people already knew they could sustain flight in Earth's gravity.

All in all I believe that he flew, and like all of his other abilities it's going to take some time to do at will.

[K!D CHAO$]

I dont think so, he has to levitate/control it to be considered, though if he is controllling his jumps by landing in the exact location he aims for, this MAY BE the 1st steps in the direction of his ULTIMATE 1st flight for season 9

WE ALL HOPE TO GOD THIS HAPPENS

peace

K!D

[F..l]

It was controlled jump :)

[RaniaLovesClois]

Knowing these Producers he'll never truly FLY sadly

[neoblackdragon]

Well whether they will have him fly the whole season probably isnt going to happen. Series finale most likely. Clark has "flown" when he floated over his bed and when he went after lana in the tornado(though lets face it, all the force probably jottled him around).


Honestly with everyone else flying, Clark flying doesnt seem to special anymore. It just seems to be annoying. They arent keeping Clark grounded because of some embargo or character development. They just dont want to set up flying scenes for Clark every episode. I mean why would he super speed anymore(Film welling running and add in some distortion) when he could just fly?

[JustWriter]

Why would he super speed anymore(Film welling running and add in some distortion) when he could just fly?

Duh, people will see him and say the trademark phrase, only they won't be able to finish it because there is no Superman yet. He won't want to be seen. Honestly, "It's a bird, no it's a plane, no it's... some Meteor Freak!" doesn't sound all that promising, does it?


-jw`chan ^-^

[ox007]

I think the creators should allow CK to fly in season 9, stalling and stalling endlessly is pointless, I hope that this super jump / or semi-flight from this episode was a herald of this thing happening in s9

[Dar'el]

I've changed my mind. How much do you suppose doomsday weighs okay he's about 8 ft tall so with all that muscle he's gotta be close to 500 lbs, probably more depending on density. okay clark is really strong. however if I hold an 60 lb child and try and jump(don't try this at home) I don't go that high yet I can jump much further if I'm with out the extra pounds. okay that said I know he has jumped with lois in his arms, but she wasn't fighting it. if you take an 8 foot tall 500 lbs beast with more strengt h than your own and you jump from underneath him, while he's fighting you, punching, kicking, biting. you wont go from city center to out in the middle of nowhere. unless you flew. I feel now that it was flight. I have tried to use logic even tho we talking bout superman. no way he could have jumped he flew boys and girls. pick that apart I dare you sucka. btw thanks -jw`chan ^-^ I stlole it from somewhere. fanart rules. why is my typing green now


p.s. superman would never say sucka I apoligise citizen

[K!D CHAO$]

IMO i'd stop worryn bout the so called "flight"-

we dont know what it was-

cept in the directors cut clip-there was a sound effect that was flight sound-
then in the final cut that sound wasnt there-

so whateva!

IDK & honestly IDC

peace

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soooo....

I went looking for something good, but came up with something else-

So we've been talking bout Kal-EL being back in season 9,
then I found this old BEST EVER! clip of SV when he says CLARK KENT IS DEAD, Then flies..........

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAc7EbygoTI

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[Lex's power]

i hope it was not clark flying!!!
since the beginning of smallville they kept talking about him flying, and to just randomly have him fly all of a sudden would be ridiculous, i mean, wouldn't it be better to make an entire episode about him figuring out he can fly and having to work hard to control his new power (flying)?!?!?!

[scifigirl]

I think that they kept it somewhat ambiguous to pacify the fans.

[Jlvsclrk]

I don't call it flying unless he executes a mid-air course correction (which includes a non ballistic change in velocity.) So by my books, he flew in Vortex to get into the truck beside Lana, Crusade obviously, and Action when he slowed speeds to catch Lana. There's a few other examples too, but I thought this was pretty clearly "just" a jump - his trajectory was a classic ballistic arc (imagine a baseball), where the landing point is determined exclusively by initial speed, angle of elevation and wind resistance.

[JustWriter]

So we've been talking bout Kal-EL being back in season 9, then I found this old BEST EVER! clip of SV when he says CLARK KENT IS DEAD, Then flies..........
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAc7EbygoTI

Remember when Clark said, "Clark Kent is dead," to Chloe in the S8 finale? Well, he was also wearing black in that shot AND the same thing happened in the S4 Premier, only he'd said this to Martha.


Perhaps Clark has let the part of him that's Kryptonian to have control.
-jw`chan ^-^

[halvor311]

So did anyone notice the beginning, and the fight with Doomsday? It looked to me as if he was...flying? Thoughts?

~H

Clark wasn't flying in the beginning. The Doomsday fight is debatable, but the idea that he was flying in the beginning isn't. It was Rokk. Rokk landed to meet Clark on the roof of the Daily Planet. Personally, I think he flew Doomsday into the Geothermal facility though. Loved that part. And btw I don't mean any disrespect here.

[KAL-EL 08]

Did Clark fly already in the season 8 finale? I'm confused, I thought he flew when he destroyed Doomsday. Or was that simply a "super jump"?:confused:

[WickedJenn]

It was a superjump, the momentum carried him.

Moved to "Doomsday" forum.

[KAL-EL 08]

Ok, thanks.:cool:

[x20ArchAngel09x]

Clark did more of a super jump and then fell with style. ;)

[losdrivaren]

Of course he flew:D
He was flying over his bed the first ore second season and he flew(thats what ck thougt) in the last epizode of season 1(when he rescuted Lana from the hurricane:D
But the 9th season he must start flyinig and he will secuseed!!

[markbot]

i think to keep the audience interested they should give him a new power this season. flight! might as well. he's practically superman already. the ONLY thing missing is flight.

[Liquid-Prince]

It was definitely a jump, but even if people think Clark flying isn't as special since others are flying, I'd say you're wrong. Clark flies much faster then anyone else on the show can ever hope to, plus the fact that there would be a budget devoted to him and not just have him as a blur is a big plus. The flight in Crusade is still the most badass thing ever shown flight wise in... pretty much any show ever.

[losdrivaren]

The epizode when ck say that ck is dead. I am Kal-El from Krypton!!!
And fly to Lex plane and took one pice to hes fortress...
That flying was the greates so far! He starts from the ground and shoots up like a bullet;)