"Mortal" Reviews and Recaps

[ProudPenny]

Please post ALL links to any reviews and recaps of the episode and limit their discussion to this one thread. Please DO NOT open a thread up for every review or recap. Thanks!

[amywelling06]

i thought this was an ok ep. should smallville stick to the old FOTW eps. or start focusing more on clark kent , his love intrests, his school, his destiny, his earth parents, etc.? i think they should focus more on clark, not FOTWs they ALL got old, pretty quik.
it was ok and the clana sex made me gag.:eek:

[SuperVillian]

I thought it was an amazing episode!!!

Now, it's abvious that all the Clark/Chloe scenes were awsome, well written, and came across as very honest, "my best friend's an alien" chatter... definately one of the best parts of the episode. Allison is, in my opinion, besides John Glover, is one of the best actors on the entire show... and getting incredibly hot, too heh...

The Clark/Lana was a little cheesy (but I admit I have never been a real Chlana fan) but I thought they did a good job of keeping most of it off-camera.. and with the show trying to get those two together for so long it was actually a relief to see them actually "do it". Who knows, maybe this opens the door to kill Lana to make way for Chlois?? .. ya never know... the Lana character has got to die now... sometime....

What I don't understand is why a lot of people are so hard on the FOTWs this episode... I thought they were great!! After seeing 4 seasons of Clark finding and disposing of regular kids who drown, die, or just fall next to kryptonite, inhale it, or have some other kinda weak way of getting super powers these ones actually had depth!!! I mean, this is the first sign of actual Luthorcorp Level 3 experiments (after hearing about level 3 so many times i can't tell you how long i've waited for this)!!! And Lex himself releases them and sends them after Clark AND HIS FAMILY!!! Just to prove his obsession with Clark!!! Tommy had total attitude (love him from the Shield) and the twins were colorful, creepy, and actually very entertaining to watch (especially the whole fight scene with Lana where they get a nail in the hand)... as for the "Wonder Twins" reference I think it was just a cool DC shout out since they're powers were just remotely related to the actual (and less inventive) wonder twins... I thought it was hilarious (in a good way).

After 4 seasons this episode felt a little more comicbook style and I have to say I loved it!! Cool special effects, great dialogue (minus a few cheesy one-liners.. which actually fits a comicbook-stlye theme ironically enough heh), and some of the best FOTW to date (except Alicia.. but it's tough to beat a hot villian with cool powers).

10/10

Now bring back Tommy and the twins to kill Lana lol

[triplet]

I would love to hear what people thought of my review of Mortal.

Check out my review here:

http://www.kryptonsite.com/mortalreview.htm

Aside from the twins thing, I loved this episode but I think a lot of people disagree so I'd love to hear why...

[SmallvilleMan]

I loved the episode too, nice job on the review. Keep it up and i also think clana deserves an angst free relationship.

[shy175223]

I absolutely agree you there. I definitely loved this episode and it was refreshing to see an agnst free Clana, too. Great review, too especially about the paragraph on the sterotypes of twins. Neat!

[CK&CK]

Originally posted by triplet
I would love to hear what people thought of my review of Mortal.

Check out my review here:

http://www.kryptonsite.com/mortalreview.htm

Aside from the twins thing, I loved this episode but I think a lot of people disagree so I'd love to hear why...

Except for a few things, it was a fairly good reveiw. But it doesn't bother you one bit that they are making Clark out to be so Obtuse?........or in my opinion....a Moron. Yeah, he saved the day in this one, but it was only after someone else indirectly showed him how......and it was also someone elses attitude of being prepared for anything that really gave him the avenue to do what he did...that and his own desperation.

He was an amazing young man, but now he's just a stupid freakin adult. In my opinion.

[Ultron]

I'll watch the tape of it again and see, but I think he was only incompetant in dealing with how to find and get into the complex, not on figuring out Lex's plot, which honestly I think is the harder thing to decipher. I didn't peice that part together and I was watching the entire episode. :p

[triplet]

Originally posted by CK&CK
Except for a few things, it was a fairly good reveiw. But it doesn't bother you one bit that they are making Clark out to be so Obtuse?........or in my opinion....a Moron. Yeah, he saved the day in this one, but it was only after someone else indirectly showed him how......and it was also someone elses attitude of being prepared for anything that really gave him the avenue to do what he did...that and his own desperation.

He was an amazing young man, but now he's just a stupid freakin adult. In my opinion.

No, I think he was just caught off-guard so it didn't bother me.

I'm not sure he was so much being obtuse (which I think implies more an inability to learn, rather than not knowing something). He was just not used to doing things the way Chloe does them... it was a new experience for him.

To help Chloe he had to be a more flexible thinker than he is. Clark had to think more out of the box than he usually does. He's more of a linear thinker, normally, but by the end of the episode he'd learned to think through the problems without having to resort to brute strength.

I thought using the grenade and shorting out the house's electrical connection were very creative solutions to the problems he faced and Clark did all that on his own. Chloe didn't show him how to do that, she wasn't even there.

He learned.

That actually was one of the best things about this episode, Clark had a good character arc. He changed in the space of the episode in a very real way.

That's why he echoed what Chloe said, "Sometimes all you have to do is turn off the power."

[F-Stop Blues]

Triplet great review. The only thing I disagreed on was that portrayal of the twins. For the record I am not a twin so maybe I would agree with you if I was but I didnt find their portrayal stereotypical. I thought the whole finishing each others sentences and feeling eachothers pain was just a device to make them have sort of an other worldly bond, afterall they are FOTWs. But maybe that wasnt Deknights plan, thats just the way I interpreted it.

[triplet]

Well, I think it's hackneyed... Meh.

It didn't ruin the episode for me but I still thought it was the weakest part.

I dunno, maybe if their weird connection with each other somehow advanced the plot or or maybe was even funny, then perhaps it would have been better.

I did think their power was cool. I forgot to mention it in my review, but the way that deputy's car slammed into the barrier they created was fantastic!

My kids agreed with me... :D They both thought Sparky's power was terrific too.

[lynelle]

Thanks for the review Triplet. It was well. thought out and written, and I pretty much agreed with most of it


[i]Originally posted by triplet
To help Chloe he had to be a more flexible thinker than he is. Clark had to think more out of the box than he usually does. He's more of a linear thinker, normally, but by the end of the episode he'd learned to think through the problems without having to resort to brute strength.
I agree about this. That's what having more power than several humans and villains that aren't much of a challenge will do for you. Situations are easily solved. But once in a while he has been forced to think outside the box, think with his mind and come up with different ways to take care of his problems, like with Seth in Magnetic, or Mxy in Jinx (I particularly liked this one). And he did do all of that himself.

It's just that on other occasions he has not had his peers and managed to cope like in Leech. I know not exactly the same situation, but it shows that he can deal when he is confronted with situations like this. In this episode I felt that they went too far and wrote Chloe at the expense of Clark (that shoudl never happen), just because she knew the secret and to highlight this new role she had as Clark's help. I like them together as friends and investigating, but I will most probably have an issue with they way they are written together, if it's all about how the perfect Chloe helps set Clark on his path, and do things they've shown do for himself previously.


I thought using the grenade and shorting out the house's electrical connection were very creative solutions to the problems he faced and Clark did all that on his own. Chloe didn't show him how to do that, she wasn't even there.

He learned.

That actually was one of the best things about this episode, Clark had a good character arc. He changed in the space of the episode in a very real way.

That's why he echoed what Chloe said, "Sometimes all you have to do is turn off the power."
I never felt like he needed the change anyway and not from Chloe, but if that's what it takes to get some more of Clark solving his own problems on his own this season, (something he has managed to do quite well in previous seasons), I suppose I have to take it. Chloe isn't going to be there in the future, Clark is going to be a lone Superhero, an award winning investigative journalist and I wouldn't seeds to these, especially the latter being sown.

Sorry about the rambling, I just kind of had an issue with this aspect of the episode. Which may be why I'm looking forward to his tussles with Braniac, hopefull he will be a villain that tests him physically and intellectually.

[aqua]

I loved your review! I totally agree with the twin thing. Although I'm not a twin, I have two sisters who are, and I was watching the episode with one of them and she was getting really irritated by the sort of cliche thing and how they made it seem like they were one person, not two individuals.

Great job! :)

[triplet]

Originally posted by lynelle
Thanks for the review Triplet. It was well. thought out and written, and I pretty much agreed with most of it

I agree about this. That's what having more power than several humans and villains that aren't much of a challenge will do for you. Situations are easily solved. But once in a while he has been forced to think outside the box, think with his mind and come up with different ways to take care of his problems, like with Seth in Magnetic, or Mxy in Jinx (I particularly liked this one). And he did do all of that himself.

It's just that on other occasions he has not had his peers and managed to cope like in Leech. I know not exactly the same situation, but it shows that he can deal when he is confronted with situations like this. In this episode I felt that they went too far and wrote Chloe at the expense of Clark (that shoudl never happen), just because she knew the secret and to highlight this new role she had as Clark's help. I like them together as friends and investigating, but I will most probably have an issue with they way they are written together, if it's all about how the perfect Chloe helps set Clark on his path, and do things they've shown do for himself previously.

Interesting take on that, I'm not sure I totally agree but I think you have a point.

I'm not sure it will always be about Chloe helping Clark figure things out... They have vastly different skill sets. She's, I guess, moving more into being the techno-geek of the series. That is a new thing pretty much.

I mean we saw glimpses of that in Jinx with the scrambler thingy she got from her uncle Sam and she's always been pretty good at hacking into highly secure computer systems but the arsenal in the trunk of her car is entirely new.

That will give her character a different spin and it'll be interesting to see what kind of gadgets she can make with things at hand if they want to go the Maguiver route with her.



Originally posted by lynelle
I never felt like he needed the change anyway and not from Chloe, but if that's what it takes to get some more of Clark solving his own problems on his own this season, (something he has managed to do quite well in previous seasons), I suppose I have to take it. Chloe isn't going to be there in the future, Clark is going to be a lone Superhero, an award winning investigative journalist and I wouldn't seeds to these, especially the latter being sown.

Well, Clark will always be changing so if you think he should never change I think you're watching the wrong show....

The show is about his journey to becoming the guy who wears blue tights. It's a series long character arc, so his changes from episode to episode are usually more subtle.

The change in this episode was rare for him as a character... I think it was a nice one, though.

He's never really had to deal with problems quite like these, but in the other power-free episodes from before his instinct was to resort to some kind of physical confrontation.

He fought with Eric in Leech and brought a shotgun to deal with Isobel in the caves. And in Perry, which he wasn't really power-free much, he again had to save the day physically by pulling him and Perry to safety.

In Transference, if you could consider the time in Lionel's body as Clark being power-free, again he resorted to physical force to solve the primary problem with the bully.

I suppose he did trick Lionel by getting Edgar to lure him there with that story of the Transference not being permanent, so him using his brains isn't unheard of. It's just kinda rare.



Originally posted by lynelle
Sorry about the rambling, I just kind of had an issue with this aspect of the episode. Which may be why I'm looking forward to his tussles with Braniac, hopefull he will be a villain that tests him physically and intellectually.

Rambling is good. I ramble a bit myself from time to time... :D

But that testing of Clark is the beauty of Brainiac as a villain.

It'll be a joy to see.

:D

That's why this season will be the best one yet.


Originally posted by aqua
I loved your review! I totally agree with the twin thing. Although I'm not a twin, I have two sisters who are, and I was watching the episode with one of them and she was getting really irritated by the sort of cliche thing and how they made it seem like they were one person, not two individuals.

Great job! :)

Thanks.

Yeah, it made me cringe.

Oh, well... better than average episode aside from that so I'll give DeKnight a mulligan on that one... :D

[mrchrisieclass]

i liked your review but like the last one it was a love letter to clark/tom welling. i know hes the star of the show but he is one of three leads. its smallville -not the tom welling showcase

[cayayofm]

Triplet I just read that you are one of a triplets sisters. Im am one as well, however we don't are identical triplets. We are two brother and one sister. My sister don't watch anyrthing that I do, mostly me and my brother are the ones that like some of the same things. He watch Smallville because he says I dragged him, but yeah he is obssesed with Harry Potter, Im not and we definetly don't think alike or act alike wih like you said I hate when twins are represented as equals because that is not true at all. By the way enjoyed your review, I agree with most of it.

[Serene]

Originally posted by mrchrisieclass
i liked your review but like the last one it was a love letter to clark/tom welling. i know hes the star of the show but he is one of three leads. its smallville -not the tom welling showcase

It's not? :confused: ;)

Tom is without question THE lead in this show. The whole premise of the show revolves around HIS character.

In a triangle of the Big 3, Tom is definitely at the top. I love Lex and Lana, a lot, but I don't think their roles are comparable to Clark's in terms of this show.

[triplet]

Originally posted by mrchrisieclass
i liked your review but like the last one it was a love letter to clark/tom welling. i know hes the star of the show but he is one of three leads. its smallville -not the tom welling showcase

Yeah, I'm an ashamed Tom Welling fan. You've found me out.

I will bust on Tom when I feel it's warranted. He doesn't always put out a good performance so I will call him on it when he does.

I'm not totally in awe of him, but so what if I am?

Craig's main aim in getting a new reviewer was to get someone who has no ship preferences. I don't "ship," per se, and I'm pretty fair so he's happy with my reviews.

Anyone who makes Clark happy is okay with me.

So I loved both Unsafe and Mortal because he was happy in both of them, for a time anyway. And I even loved the episodes back in the first season when, for a time, he was happy being with Chloe.

When he's happy, I'm happy and I'm not ashamed to admit it.

If you have a problem with my pro-Clark/pro-Tom bias, maybe you shouldn't read my reviews. But don't think I'll give him a pass just because I'm his fan. If he ever falls flat on his face, I'll be sure to mention my disappointment.


Originally posted by cayayofm
Triplet I just read that you are one of a triplets sisters. Im am one as well, however we don't are identical triplets. We are two brother and one sister. My sister don't watch anyrthing that I do, mostly me and my brother are the ones that like some of the same things. He watch Smallville because he says I dragged him, but yeah he is obssesed with Harry Potter, Im not and we definetly don't think alike or act alike wih like you said I hate when twins are represented as equals because that is not true at all. By the way enjoyed your review, I agree with most of it.

Cool. I have never "met" another triplet aside from toddlers I ran into once, so I hope to see you around.

I think most singletons think it's no big deal but like I said, it was something that may have bothered me because of my unique perspective on the issue.

I'm glad you liked my review.


Originally posted by Serene
It's not? :confused: ;)

Tom is without question THE lead in this show. The whole premise of the show revolves around HIS character.

In a triangle of the Big 3, Tom is definitely at the top. I love Lex and Lana, a lot, but I don't think their roles are comparable to Clark's in terms of this show.

Thanks, Serene!

I had forgotten to thank you for helping out with editing chores.

Your help is always appreciated.

And Yep: this show is all about Clark for me.

I'm not looking forward to the three or four less-Clark centric episodes that will likely be coming up surrounding his directing stint actually.

The show is about Clark Kent.

:(

[ryb]

Triplet, besides the annoyance of the twins depicted in this episode, I was wondering if you found anything else "negative" about the episode.

I'm only asking out of curiosity -- I, in fact, really enjoyed this episode.


Originally posted by triplet
And Yep: this show is all about Clark for me.

I'm not looking forward to the three or four less-Clark centric episodes that will likely be coming up surrounding his directing stint actually.

The show is about Clark Kent.

:(

See, I'm actually looking forward to it immensely. Not only will we get a glimpse of Tom Welling's work behind the camera, but we may get a more in-depth look at how the other characters feel about/respond to Clark Kent. To me, this aspect of the show is as interesting to me as CK himself.

[F-Stop Blues]

Obviously everyone has the right to their own opinion but its hard not to love or root for Clark. Afterall he is Superman.

[triplet]

Originally posted by ryb
Triplet, besides the annoyance of the twins depicted in this episode, I was wondering if you found anything else "negative" about the episode.

I'm only asking out of curiosity -- I, in fact, really enjoyed this episode.


Hmmm.... I don't like John Schneider's new longer hair, and I didn't like the make-up on the twins either and the sheriff's hair coulda been better....

Complaining about make-up and hair is kinda picky and I didn't feel strongly enough about it to mention it in the review anyway, so I didn't mention those.

I thought the fight between Lex and Clark was great for the most part, but that bit where Clark threw Lex to the floor was kinda strange. I'm not really sure why I thought it seemed weird, it just did. Since I couldn't verbalize why I didn't like it would be hard for me to include it in the review....

It just seemed strange for some reason. Maybe it broke the flow in some way, it was kinda stuck in the middle and it created a pause in the confrontation.

:shrug:

[kal-el's bane]

I just started working nights and forgot to set a tape for last wednesday's ep. can anyone give a kind of step by step recap of what went on. please, i haven't missed an episode since season 2 (out of town). thanks.

[F-Stop Blues]

Just read triplets review. She recaps everything.

[Deadlock]

Synopsis + Review of Mortal (http://scifibrain.ign.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1066)

This is an excellent recap of the entire episode followed by a small but satisfying review.

[triplet]

Nevermind...

[CK&CK]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by triplet
[B]No, I think he was just caught off-guard so it didn't bother me.

I'm not sure he was so much being obtuse (which I think implies more an inability to learn, rather than not knowing something). He was just not used to doing things the way Chloe does them... it was a new experience for him.

To help Chloe he had to be a more flexible thinker than he is. Clark had to think more out of the box than he usually does. He's more of a linear thinker, normally, but by the end of the episode he'd learned to think through the problems without having to resort to brute strength.

I thought using the grenade and shorting out the house's electrical connection were very creative solutions to the problems he faced and Clark did all that on his own. Chloe didn't show him how to do that, she wasn't even there.

He learned.
********************************************

Sorry that I can't completely agree with you. The fact that he did something with the tools given him (besides the grenade, I am also refering to Chloe's bit of imparted wisdom) did not go completely unoticed by me, but I will let an earlier posting of mine try to convey my thoughts on this......although please keep in mind that this isn't really a reply to your post, but it still conveys my view on what we are talking about.

"Sometimes it's easier just to turn the power off".....come on let's be fair......sure he learned, but that wasn't completely an original idea. And who was the one who was always prepared.....yeah, that's right it wasn't Clark. Give him some credit yeah, but to me he's still a BDA........Chloe had to pratically hit Clark over the head (actually, that Sledge hammer might have come in handy again) before he put 2 and 2 together and figured out that someone was watching them. Ahhhh....light dawns on marble head. Then again it might be more correct to say Clark has Kryptonite for Brains. Chloe's trying to tell him this, but he just continued to treat her as if she was still a love sick puppy who refused to let go of the past (*like I said Obtuse ). Clarks naivete' worked in the first three seasons....now it doesn't....and the fact that age wise he doesn't look his age.....makes it appear all that much worse.

*now back to this post

Chloe did show him the way (not literally, sure, he had to figure some of it out), and yes he did resort to brute strength....smashing the fuse box, and giving the villain a serious right cross to the chin. But at least he was working smarter not harder. Who knows, he may even be able to keep up with the Caped Crusader someday.....if he hangs around Chloe long enough.

[pearlap]

Originally posted by triplet
I would love to hear what people thought of my review of Mortal.

Check out my review here:

http://www.kryptonsite.com/mortalreview.htm

Aside from the twins thing, I loved this episode but I think a lot of people disagree so I'd love to hear why...

Triplet - Great review. It was interesting to hear your take on the twin storyline. Since I am not a twin, that's not something I would have thought of, but I can see how the twin thing would be annoying.

Although I am not a big fan of Clark and Lana, I agree that her role in Superman lore is that of Clark's first love/girlfriend. So, seeing them finally together is a relief. Hopefully they will they give them at least few episodes together and happy. I just think that Chloe is a better match for Clark. I hope they explore that again before the end of the series.

And you're right - the "superwhining" line was a classic.

Keep up the great reviews!

[triplet]

Originally posted by CK&CK
Chloe did show him the way (not literally, sure, he had to figure some of it out), and yes he did resort to brute strength....smashing the fuse box, and giving the villain a serious right cross to the chin. But at least he was working smarter not harder. Who knows, he may even be able to keep up with the Caped Crusader someday.....if he hangs around Chloe long enough.

Well, I think he changed so we'll have to agree to disagree...


He was working smarter, not harder... :D

Always a good thing. ;)


Originally posted by pearlap
Triplet - Great review. It was interesting to hear your take on the twin storyline. Since I am not a twin, that's not something I would have thought of, but I can see how the twin thing would be annoying.

Well, I've heard from a few people here and in PM about it and I think most multiples cringe when that stuff comes around, so I think it's not just me.

My triplet sister that watches Smallville said it didn't bother her, so I guess not all multiples even don't like it. She thought it added to how creepy they were...

:shrug:

But then again she thinks I'm crazy for liking Smallville as much as I do but she's obsessed with Angel and David Boreanaz, so I think it's her sanity that might be in question... ;) :lol:


Originally posted by pearlap
Although I am not a big fan of Clark and Lana, I agree that her role in Superman lore is that of Clark's first love/girlfriend. So, seeing them finally together is a relief. Hopefully they will they give them at least few episodes together and happy. I just think that Chloe is a better match for Clark. I hope they explore that again before the end of the series.

You know, I was "talking" with someone about that...

Lana always bothered me when she was with Clark. I think it was mostly the whining about him lying to her or keeping secrets because I actually liked her in this episode with Clark.

That great onscreen chemistry between Tom and Kristin gets ruined when Lana gets all uptight about Clark not being completely honest with her.

This episode showed that great chemistry off without all the emotional hangups of Lana's or, worse, of Clark's.

They're happy and I think it's great for right now. We know it won't last, so we gotta enjoy seeting a happy Clark for as long as we can get him.


Originally posted by pearlap
And you're right - the "superwhining" line was a classic.

Yep... it's on my smallville quote of the week white board at work, actually.

(I have this huge whiteboard outside my cubicle at work and I feel the need to put something on it, so I started putting Smallville "quotes of the week" on it... I'm such a geek. Anyway, that one made it this week.)


Originally posted by pearlap
Keep up the great reviews!

Thanks... I'll try. :D

[umm]

Originally posted by triplet
I would love to hear what people thought of my review of Mortal.

Check out my review here:

http://www.kryptonsite.com/mortalreview.htm

Aside from the twins thing, I loved this episode but I think a lot of people disagree so I'd love to hear why...

God review! And, by the way, I can understand your twin sister very well, since I myself am an Angel fan!!!! Big time!
But I am also just as much into Smallville as I am into Angel so I can balance!:)

[SuperVillian]

Originally posted by triplet
I would love to hear what people thought of my review of Mortal.

Check out my review here:

http://www.kryptonsite.com/mortalreview.htm

Aside from the twins thing, I loved this episode but I think a lot of people disagree so I'd love to hear why...



My little sisters are twins and they weren't offended at all..... maybe lex just amped they're abilities together.... they just looked at it as a type of super-villian only twins could do and so just made them a little more original... hardly felt it was a stereotype.. and i'm pretty sure I can give Smallville's viewers the credit to know twins dont feel eachothers pain or finish eachothers sentences lol...

The rest of your review was bang on though... in my opinion...

[triplet]

Well, I wasn't really "offended" either... That's too strong a word for how I felt about that part of the story.... My feeling was more like "annoyed."

But, like I said, not annoyed enough to count the episode down too much, I still really enjoyed it, but I disliked them and didn't think they really added to the story much.

On the bright side, they weren't actually on screen a whole lot.

:D

[Superkrpton]

Originally posted by SuperVillian
I thought it was an amazing episode!!!

Now, it's abvious that all the Clark/Chloe scenes were awsome, well written, and came across as very honest, "my best friend's an alien" chatter... definately one of the best parts of the episode. Allison is, in my opinion, besides John Glover, is one of the best actors on the entire show... and getting incredibly hot, too heh...

The Clark/Lana was a little cheesy (but I admit I have never been a real Chlana fan) but I thought they did a good job of keeping most of it off-camera.. and with the show trying to get those two together for so long it was actually a relief to see them actually "do it". Who knows, maybe this opens the door to kill Lana to make way for Chlois?? .. ya never know... the Lana character has got to die now... sometime....

What I don't understand is why a lot of people are so hard on the FOTWs this episode... I thought they were great!! After seeing 4 seasons of Clark finding and disposing of regular kids who drown, die, or just fall next to kryptonite, inhale it, or have some other kinda weak way of getting super powers these ones actually had depth!!! I mean, this is the first sign of actual Luthorcorp Level 3 experiments (after hearing about level 3 so many times i can't tell you how long i've waited for this)!!! And Lex himself releases them and sends them after Clark AND HIS FAMILY!!! Just to prove his obsession with Clark!!! Tommy had total attitude (love him from the Shield) and the twins were colorful, creepy, and actually very entertaining to watch (especially the whole fight scene with Lana where they get a nail in the hand)... as for the "Wonder Twins" reference I think it was just a cool DC shout out since they're powers were just remotely related to the actual (and less inventive) wonder twins... I thought it was hilarious (in a good way).

After 4 seasons this episode felt a little more comicbook style and I have to say I loved it!! Cool special effects, great dialogue (minus a few cheesy one-liners.. which actually fits a comicbook-stlye theme ironically enough heh), and some of the best FOTW to date (except Alicia.. but it's tough to beat a hot villian with cool powers).

10/10

Now bring back Tommy and the twins to kill Lana lol

Lana is not going to die I know that for a fact.

When clark is a reporter in the future
he still keeps in touch with lana.

Although his new love will be louis
Plus clark is going to most likely going to get his powers back when he touches a stone.

The episode was ok but clark whopping lex with out any powers was the greatest.

[shirkie]

Ahhhh, feels good to be able to have more Omar (TWoP) caps... My fave parts of his recap of "Mortal":
Welcome back to Season 5: The One Where Clark's Got No Powers. I'm sure hammering nails with a hammer and running at normal speed will be just as exciting as x-ray vision and super-strength were.

"Destiny is another word for not having a choice," Clark says. And freedom's just another word for not wearing pants. We get it.

Lana says that she can't believe another meteor shower hit the town, "as if the first one when [they] were kids wasn't bad enough." Her parents were flattened by a meteor. So she's gone from bringing it up constantly to being flippant about it. I guess that's some sort of progress.

"You're right," Lana says brightly, "no more crystals or spaceships or meteor showers." "Sounds good to me," Clark says. Can we add to that list octagons, back tattoos, and French witches?

"You and Jason never...?" Clark asks. Lana says no. That explains Jason's erratic and crazy behavior before he died recently. Now I know how he survived falling off a cliff. His blue balls kept him afloat in the rapids.

Clark Kent is crawling through an air duct. I'm waiting for an ironic shot where they pan out and he's in the intestinal tract of a giant gerbil.

"Well, ain't this a right pickle?" I have no idea how to respond to that, but he's certainly asking it on the right show.

The Talon at night. Clark shows up at Lana's apartment. Lana asks what happened. Clark says he was saying goodbye to an old friend. "You ever heard of a handshake?" she asks. Look, it's very late in the game to be saying so, but if Lana had better lines and delivered them the way she did in parts of this episode, I think we'd all like her character a whole lot more. A flat character coupled with borderline acting choices are what have made her so reviled. I don't want to hate this character, especially since she's never just going to go away. So, come on. Better lines. Better delivery. Less whispery angsty crap. Make her a strong, smart, occasionally amusing person and we'll accept her. Promise. Oh, and give her a job or something. What is it she's doing all day, anyway?

Clark says that with everything that's happened, he thought his life would be easier now. But, he says, you can't be certain what'll happen tomorrow. Oh. Just. Shut. Up. Lana says no, you can't. And that's the dialogue that leads to sex? Wow. Awful. I should have been a whiny moper in high school.Hee, yay! Yay for Omar. :D
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