Ep 4.20 - Ageless

[Chiriru]

Lana and Clark find a baby in a field. The baby starts aging at a rapid pace and could destroy everyone.

[Jlandsw]

God, this episode sucked lol.

[OutlawAngel]

Yeah I agree. an Exploding kid??? The episode never even explained as to why any of that happend. It made no sense at all. And now that I think of it I dont want it to make sense. Because making sense out of something that stuoid would really make me scared of myself.

[greggbray]

In the entire Smallville series anthology, this is the worst episode ever. No other episode (even Spell, IMO--I know there are those who enjoyed the episode, and I mean no offense....so um, yeah...didn't like Spell AT AL---wasn't as bad) threw the audience into the suckage such as this.

The way Clark and Lois accepted the kid. The kid grew up. The kid exploded. Lex has the kid studied, found results...then, in creepy guy fashion, decides not to have the info. released. There was simply NO character motivation from moment to moment. Made absolutely no sense whatsoever.

I remember this episode was either one before, or one after, 'Blank' which I thought was a solid outing. I saw them both on the same night, on VHS (I worked evenings last year).

Very odd coupling.

[MBCorp]

Spell was alot better than this garbage. At least Spell was entertaining and funny. The only thing I really remember about this episode was GT in the floor gasping and Lionel taunting her with the anctidote.

[Jellie]

Originally posted by MBCorp
Spell was alot better than this garbage. At least Spell was entertaining and funny. The only thing I really remember about this episode was GT in the floor gasping and Lionel taunting her with the anctidote.

Same here. Thats the only thing I remember. That was a classic MB moment. It still couldnt save this episode from being one of the worst ever though.

[LexLuthorMetropolis]

Worst episode ever. The most unnecessary Clana episode I've ever seen and what a waste of air time. Nothing but filler in my experience. I zoned out within the first five minutes of the episode.

[jdot]

I actually kinda liked this episode. The Clana got nauseating after a while (and I actually don't mind Clana, but prefer Chlark), but it wasn't too bad. There were too many "precious" moments, though. Especially the cheeseball riff from Clark about Evan finding them (hey, look, we'll recycle Martha's line from the Pilot!) and the favorite book thing at the end.

It's cute and fluffy and thankfully you don't actually have to watch it to know anything else that's going on in the season. You can just watch it when you're blood sugar is low!

[greggbray]

^ WHA??!!

Well, we're all entitled to our opinions, so no one can begrudge you yours. :)

But, even from that standpoint, I really don't like the episode. None of it made sense WHATSOEVER. At the end when Lex turns ominous and tells his assistant not to release the information they uncovered--completely random, and doesn't fit in with where his character was at that point.

There was even a recent interview with TPTB that had them knock the episode.

Again, no one's begruding you your opinion, but I still can't enjoy the episode, even with that lens.

[red-K glory]

"PUKE!!!!!!"
this could have been a lot better. before i saw this episode i thought it was going to rock because Clark and Lana find a baby in the corn field, and Jonathan and Martha found Clark in a corn field in the Pilot episode,so i thought because of that little connection this was going to be a good episode but i was wrong! this episode was terrible.

[F-Stop Blues]

During this ep was the only time I ever wanted to change the channel in the history of Smallville. Absolutely atrocious episode.

[k18]

I don't think there was a point to this episode. It was great for the Clana lovers but for the rest of the people, it sucked.

[UpandAtom]

Why does everybody dislike this episode so much? I thought there were some good scenes like the one with Clark and Evan on the windmill.

[vyperman7]

This is by far the worst episode they have ever done. The plot was pointless, and what upset me even more was the placement of the episode in the season. The last three episodes should help to build up the finale. Instead of build up we get a plot about a rapid aging baby. Just a pointless, waste of an episode.

My ten lest favorite episodes

- Ageless
- Reckoning
- Resurrection
- Magnetic
- Redux
- Craving
- Visitor
- Reaper
- Accelerate

[MBCorp]

I thought it was hilarious when Lana drug that poor kid out to the windmill in that field when there was one right outside the Kent farm.

[jdot]

Originally posted by MBCorp
I thought it was hilarious when Lana drug that poor kid out to the windmill in that field when there was one right outside the Kent farm.

The one on the Kent farm is TINY though, and you can't see squat from it. The one in the field we know has an awesome view, because Clark and Lana were up on it back at the end of Nicodemus. You can see Metropolis from there, after all. Fortunately, they fixed the distance to Metropolis so it actually looks like a distant city in this one. :p

[UpandAtom]

Originally posted by vyperman7
This is by far the worst episode they have ever done. The plot was pointless, and what upset me even more was the placement of the episode in the season. The last three episodes should help to build up the finale. Instead of build up we get a plot about a rapid aging baby. Just a pointless, waste of an episode.

In the other season, the third to last episode has never developed the plot (exception of "Crush").

"Accelerate" didn't really have anything to do with "Exodus"

"Talisman" didn't tie in with "Covenent"

I'd say this episode tie in with the season finale more than the other two episodes. Lionel wanted to get the stone from Genevieve.

[vyperman7]

I didn't say that they did.

I am saying that they should help to provide build up. I hated Accelerate too. I put it on my list for my ten least favorite episodes. The one I really did love though was Talisman. One of my favorite episodes. It did not build up towards Covenant, but it was still an oustanding episode. Ageless and Accelerate just sucked in general as well.

[MBCorp]

Accelerate and Ageless were pointless filler fotw episodes. Talisman though tied in with the mythology of the show with the Naman and Segeeth legend and also had that killer ending, "Did it ever occur to you that maybe the hero of the story....is Segeeth?" It was an important episode for both Clark and Lex. So even though it didn't really build up toward the finale, it was important in their development.

[vyperman7]

Thanks Alice. :)

You are always a good voice of reason in a discussion.

[greggbray]

I actually didn't mind accelerate as a filler episode. I enjoyed seeing Lionel play God and put forth a number of experiments (and the revelation that he did all this just to save his skin). Also, I loved the epilogue with him in the tea room. Just a great, creepy performance.

[OutlawAngel]

This episode was a just a greatly creepily wasteful epiusode. This is an hour of my life I will never be able to get back man!

[UpandAtom]

So you don't think that there were any redeemable points like Clark and Evan's talk on the windmill.

[greggbray]

Nope. :)

[Clark/Lois-fan]

I actually liked this epsiode. TW with the baby was funny, sweet

[OutlawAngel]

No there was nothing redeemable in this episode NOTHING!

Except maybe a good laugh :lol:

[RedKalEL]

i think the thing that ticks me off most about this episode is that it's written and DIRECTED by Steven S. Deknight.

[maryjanewatson]

omigosh! I am so glad i am not the only one who hated this episode with an unbelievable passion. I thought this episode was soooo sooo dumb. I have such hate for this episode, i can't even muster words to describe why i hate it.

[Shadow116]

This one wasn't up there with my best episodes of season 4 either I can tell you that :).

[brainiacowen]

Sure the main story sucked, but how can you say there were no redeemable points?!

I loved the scene where Lionel drugs Gueniveve(I can't spell her name) and tells her to give him the stone in exchange for the stone and Lex's safety.

He did it so calmly and never let his voice raise. The whole episode I was unimpressed until this part...it reminded me that Lionel Luthor is such a bad ass!

I think Lionel should give it a point or two...I mean I hate filler FOTW episodes, but at least it's not like in season 1 where literally every episode except the finally was a FOTW show...

[UpandAtom]

What I really don't understand I how Al Gough said that this was going to be a good episode but after he aired he called it horrible.

[LexLuv180]

This wasn't one of the best but it was alright. Dramatic at the end, strange plot.

[F-Stop Blues]

Well thanks to Steve DeKnights myspace we have learned that his idea for this ep was to have zombies attack Lana and the Kents, ala night of the living dead, but when he returned to this after working on Onyx the entire story was changed much to his chagrin. Not sure if that would have worked or not but it would been far more entertaining than what was produced.

[chlark19]

i think it was one of the worst episodes i ever saw....maybe i m biased coz of the whole clana .....god lana playing mother ....i just cant see it....she was so fake i just kept laughing whenever she was trying to act in the episode...

it was the only episode that for me was absolutely pointless it just served as preparing us for the expected clana that we get every season end...

the only scene i liked was the last one with lex when he said that they will EVENTUALLY release the finding...lol he is so bad!!!

[RedQ]

It's what Clark said to Mr. Kent.

Actually, it's a good Reflection episode on parenting. including the dysfunctional and rich. or Richly Dysfunctional or Dysfunctionally Rich, which everyou prefer. It's a so... so... ep.

[LuthorRequiem2]

This was a FANTASTIC episode! I really am confused on why so many didn't enjoy it. It was fascinating, tragic, and all-around, got back to the heart of "Smallville" which is the theme of parenting. I loved how Clark and Lana were happy (for once), the fact that Lionel seemed back to his MB self, but in a different kind of way (you could see hints in this episode that he actually cares for his son now, not to mention the fact that he finally said, "I'm your father who loves you"), and the ending was so chilling and tragic with Lex when his scientist/assistant guy said, "Mr. Luthor, are you sure you want to release the findings," and Lex responded, "Eventually". This was all-around a really great episode. Maybe not as compelling as some of the more action-based ones, but it truly got to the heart of the story. I especially liked how we saw the contrasting parenting methods again of the Kents and Luthors (the Kents talking to Clark about how much they love him and would always protect him, Lionel poisoning a woman to protect his son). I liked the fact that Lex brought this up when he said, "We're each reflections of how we've been raised. Your parents gave you love and support. Mine chose the opposite track. I plan on leaving a different kind of legacy." That was so tragic when Lex said that. He's now just accepting that he's his father's son. The Lionel and Genevieve interactions were very intriguing as well. I get a feeling there's some histroy there for those two characters (WINK WINK). :)

[Jlandsw]

Originally posted by LuthorRequiem2
and the ending was so chilling and tragic with Lex when his scientist/assistant guy said, "Mr. Luthor, are you sure you want to release the findings," and Lex responded, "Eventually".

Unfortunately that was the ONLY good part of this episode. It gave me goosebumps!

[Mrs Kent]

Not one of my favourite episodes, the storyline was a bit iffy!

[LuthorRequiem2]

Jlandsw,
That part gave me goosbumps as well. Truly chilling.

[ajwsmallville]

I thought this episode was okay, but the rapidly aging kid thing was the part that messed things up. It was a filler episode. Clark and Lana were cute though.

[Welling_is_pretty]

Well, I had heard so many negative things about this episode that I was surprised at how good it was. *ducks tomatoes* Yes, I liked it. It wasn't great by a long shot but there was enough good stuff to keep me entertained.
Clark and the 'meet cute but violent' was a great link to his coming (and a eerie percursor to the coming second meteor shower!). Clark/TW was terrific with the kid (where he heats up the milk with his heat vision--perfect!). The Clana got cloying (I am not a Clana fan!) but I did enjoy the bit where Evan called them Mom and Dad. Made me smile.
And yes, I could see Clark's relationship with Evan mirroring his own.
I thought it was a cop out to have Evan kill his father, even accidentally.
But Lex was subtle and creepy in this unlike his way too over the top peformance in Onyx (which I actually thought was worse than Ageless).
I would have liked for the kid's rapid aging to be explained but I did enjoy how we went so fast paced, it was almost like we were right there with Clark and Lana and Lex, no time to figure things out.

And the end scene with Clark and Evan on the windmill and then Clark coming out of the fog/smoke/whatever....? THat was great and wonderful cinematography.
I liked Ageless, but I can understand why some did not.


BTW, I think Accelerate is about the worst episode of all of Smallville! Such pointless crap!

[jay dante]

Could of been a great episode if only they had the kid try to crawl around and put on the sad baby face instead of being able to walk and talk and know so much after 1 day. That would of been a funny sight.

[Crumble]

I hated this episode.
What were the writers taking when they wrote this rubbish.

I really hated the moment when the kid turns up after seeing his dad and Lana is going hysterically at him.

"Where have you been?...I've been worried sick about you"

Did anyone else want to say 'get a life Lana your not actually his mum'?

[clarkandlana2]

I thought the plot was a bit strange, but it was still a great eppisode. I don't understand why people hate it so much. :confused:

[pinktuxedo]

Definitely a strange episode. Not one I'd watch again, I don't think. But I did enjoy seeing TW/Clark with baby Evan, I'm a sucker for guys and kids :) So sick of the Clana though, when will this die? It's been dragging on for four seasons - I love love loved Blank because Chloe greatly overshadowed Lana in that episode. Too bad they had to then revert back to "Lana is a goddess and should be exulted above all other women in Smallville." mindset.

Best part?
(Chloe is showing Clark all the power surges and locates the most recent one. Clark speeds off, and Chloe looks up from her laptop and shakes her head.)
Chloe: Go get 'em speedy.

I laughed out loud.

[Kyogre]

Worst episode in the history of smallville
it didnt make any sense

[ginnyfan]

This is BY FAR THE WORST EPISODE OF SMALLVILLE EVER!!!!

THE WORST!

This was bad. It is so painful to watch. I don't know if I can make it through a second time... YUCK.

Edited to add: I couldn't make it through a second time.

[Muse25]

I agree with you ginnyfan. I couldn't even make it through this episode the first time let alone a second or third or more time! I hated Ageless so much! It stunk!

[tornoofo17]

Yeah, this episode drove me to shave my taint!!!

[thorshammer]

Just saw it. I'm not sure what you didn't like about it, with those discriptions given. It was a pretty good episode, but light on the storyline tie-in. Overall, not the worst episode, just far from the best.

[Lex Don't Got Hair]

Agreed Thorshammer!

[hahahaha!!]

wow this epy sucked soo soooo bad!!

an exploding kid???? WTF???

that whole story made no sense at all....

i just hate those filler FOTW episodes and this one really takes the cake!!

[tibbit78]

What did I think of Ageless?


1) Lana (to Clark, while Clark's holding a baby): Wow! It looks like someone has the magic touch.

(That's what I liked about Ageless. I liked it more for the quotes, than for any other reason).


2) Lionel (to Genevieve): Well, Genevieve, my son Lex hasn't been listening to me for years. What do you want me to do, give him a good spanking?

(This is the funniest and the best line from John Glover/Lionel Luthor. I didn't think that Lionel Luthor had a good sense of humor, until I saw this episode).


3) Clark super-speeds away. Whoooosh!
Chloe: Go get 'em, Speedy.

(Allison Mack always has the best lines, doesn't she? Isn't it great to know that Chloe Sullivan now knows Clark's secret)?

4) Jonathan, Martha & Clark


Jonathan: You did everything you could, Clark.

Martha: I'm sure Evan knew that.

Clark: All the times I've run off or disappeared, or almost died, how did you guys deal with that?

Jonathan: It isn't easy, Clark, but it does come with the territory. You see, every parent's greatest fear is that one day they'll lose their child, forever.

Clark (sighs): It seems like raising a kid is the toughest job in the world.

Martha: It's also the most rewarding.

Jonathan: There is nothing quite like watching your son grow up into a young man you can be proud of.

Clark: Too bad I'll never know what that's like.

Martha: Why not?

Clark: I'm from another planet. I'm not even human. Who knows if I can have kids.

Martha: Clark, your Father and I couldn't have any kids. We were still blessed with a son. You'll never know what the future will bring you.


(What I really liked about this episode are the Jonathan, Martha & Clark scenes. They reach out to try to help their son, Clark deal with things. In this episode, Clark is dealing with the loss of Evan. Jonathan Kent tries to comfort Clark by telling him, "You did everything you could, Clark." Martha Kent reassures him by saying, "I'm sure Evan knew that." This is one of the toughest episodes for Clark to deal with. Getting attached to a baby, then a little boy, and now a teenager, and then losing him. He looked so devastated, that he had to question his parents asking them, "All the times I've run off or disappeared, or almost died, how did you guys deal with that?" "It isn't easy," answers Pa Kent. And Clark added, "It seems like raising a kid is the toughest job in the world." "It's also the most rewarding," says Martha Kent as she looks at her grown young son. Jonathan Kent says, "There is nothing quite like watching your son grow up into a young man you can be proud of." Clark Kent wonders if he could ever have kids, knowing that he's from another planet, and not even human. He tells Ma & Pa Kent, "Who knows if I can have kids. I'm from another planet. I'm not even human." Martha Kent disagrees with Clark and adds, "Clark, your Father and I couldn't have any kids. We were still blessed with a son. You'll never know what the future will bring you." This was a nice ending. Boy, do I miss the Jonathan, Clark & Martha scenes. Those are the best scenes of Smallville: Clark, Jonathan & Martha).

Poor Clark. He lost his father Jonathan Kent and his best friend Pete. Who can he now talk about his secret to? Thank God for Chloe Sullivan. Now he can go to Chloe, his second best friend and confidante to Clark.

[Bonita_LovesSuperman]

Oh gosh this was crap, the Clana was great but the baby wasn't.. WORST EPI EVER, but we always get our bad ones they can;t be all perfect:)

[Micheal Moon]

I just saw this episode and it was the first one I've seen since I started watching Smallville that I didnt like. It was pretty horrible. The Lionel Luthor scene when he poisoned Genevieve was probably the best thing.

They didn't explain why the kid was aging so rapidly, what the results were. I know its a weird situation but I found it funny how Lana and Clark got so attached after knowing the kid for less than two days.

One of the strengths of Smallville it that its able to evoke some type of emotion in a genuine way. This episode it just came off cliched and corny with lines like.

Lana:"You never know how much time you have left"

Clark:"I guess that's why you have to live every day to the fullest"
:lol: :rolleyes:

[citizenlen]

It sucked but I actually could stomach this more than Lucy. The piano/violin duet with Lex and Lucy was horrible. Sorry, I just can't imagine the villain of all villains playing Captain & Tenille.

The best part was the GT and Lionel interaction.

Best Quote:
Lionel: I don't like being summon like a lap dog. or something along that line.

Genevieve: Don't worry Lionel I won't allow you on my lap.

Classic.

[Runestone]

I just saw this episode for the first time, the only Smallville episode that I had never seen, and I have to agree with everyone else:

WORST EPISODE EVER.

It was kinda cool that Clark and I had the same favourite book when we were kids though. The Velveteen Rabbit rocked.

[Acejournalist82]

The baby freakin' blew up. What kind of television is that. I have to say this was one of most lame episodes in Smallville history. I know they can do better.

[genvillewars92]

this was an ok episode except from all the clana i like it because it to me was like a forsadowing of clark being a dad.I think he'd be an awesome dad!!! *a hot one to*

[Acejournalist82]

A dad to Lois' baby. ;) ^^

[genvillewars92]

yep it would be a gorgeous baby :)

[Crusader]

Any of you guys notice that when Clark used heat vision on that milk bottle he didn't melt any of the plastic?

[genvillewars92]

lol oh yeah i never thought of that,do they have glass bottles?

[Digitalsteel]

Originally posted by Crusader
Any of you guys notice that when Clark used heat vision on that milk bottle he didn't melt any of the plastic?

HAHA I didnt think of that either! I DID find it strange that he didnt even test the temperature of the milk. I mean... HEAT VISION! HELLO!

[BigT]

THEY KILLED OFF ALICIA FOR THIS?!!!!!

stressing

DAMN YOU GOUGH AND MILLAR!!!

This was just Clana bulit-up and pretty ****** build up at that. They could have (I mean SHOULD have) used this episode for something that is actually meanful.

[Valerie]

you are rit

[Clark/Lois-fan]

I actually liked this episode. Even though it was about Clana. Loved seeing TW with the baby & how he's reacting when the baby needs a new a diaper :D

[Bilza]

Well I think this was mainly a Clana episode and more to do with Clark and Lana's parenting abilities as they become closer. You do get the feeling that it's smallville meets the X-files lol... strange episode for sure!...It IS one of my least favourite episodes of smallville, but it does not deflect the fact there were some quite compelling scenes.

I start of with my favourite character yet again...Lex Luthor (and perhaps Lionel Luthor) who probably saved this episode with another masterful and gripping performance. His personality is growing darker and darker and we haven't even got to Season 5 yet. His lines have become more chilling. First when Lionel tries to become the loving father he always wanted, Lex became somewhat dismissive of his father's advice, refusing to believe or listen to anything his father was telling him...as if all of a sudden it's become less of an importance in his life. Understandably, he still doesn't "trust" his father. He has forgiven Lionel for the murder of his grandparents, because Lex is showing more of softer side but is there more to it than that? I get the impression that now he doesn't care and wants to become ruthless like his father. I mean look at the final scene to clark's surprise where he said:

"look we're all reflections of how we've been raised... your parents gave you encouragement and support...mine chose the opposite track...I plan on leavin a different kind of legacy" - somewhat misguided statement to make and Clark looked confused as he paused despite the handshake.

To a certain extent it proves that upbringing from an early childhood is key. With Lex he has somewhat believed everything his corrupt father has taught him which leads to a dangerous future ahead for him. The final scene also produced a more chilling note from Lex. When asked if he would reveal the findings about curing cancer, etc..MR (and only MR can) brilliantly delivered a chilling reply with "eventually"..this after telling and expressing to clark of his goodwill and how he wants to make the world a better place. Lex in his deceitful ways has notably been flipping once in a while...almost like a "lightswitch"...classic Lex with an ulterior motive. Ofcourse with his upbringing, as Lex mentions in the episode "Ryan" nothing is like a "lightswitch"..it's a "journey" towards darkness...and one compelling journey it's definitely been throughout this show!

The scene where they held Evan at Luthorcorp, Clark became dismissive of Lex in trying to help Evan. Clark may not show by his expressions in that scene but he obviously still doesn't believe Lex even when Lex is helping him. I felt looking at MR's brilliantly delivered body language that he felt frustrated and hurt by Clark's dismissive behaviour towards him. You can sense what Lex was thinking as if Clark was "meddling in his plans, derailing his ambitions" almost worth killing over as evil Lex would say in Onyx ;). At the moment Lex is keeping his frustrations with Clark bottled up inside and the way he looked at Clark as he left his mansion, showed me a sign the Lex is beginning to no longer trust his "friend" either (especially with the cave symbols/room behind the wall in the drawing, etc.) but perhaps Lex's motives are becoming more and more suspect and hidden from the world.

The Lionel scenes with Jason's mother was also memorable. The same old ruthless Lionel is back. He may be protecting his son but as always with the Luthors, they're famous for their ulterior motives...he has got his hands on one of the elements.

Overall some would feel this to be a filler episode but there were scenes that related to one of the main plots of season 4 i.e. the stones

[lana 9]

i liked this episode

[inTWelligent]

My ten lest favorite episodes

- Ageless
- Reckoning
- Resurrection
- Magnetic
- Redux
- Craving
- Visitor
- Reaper
- Accelerate

haha i hated those two, too. zero, insurgence, and lucy were also pretty much crap.

as for ageless, it definitely was not "THE WORST EPISODE EVER!!1!" as most of you are claiming. trust me, they could do much worse.

sidenote: does anyone know the name of the kid who played the teenage evan? i kept thinking he looked slightly like the actor who plays bart allen/the flash, and wondered if they were possibly related.

[KEZKENT]

Prob one of the worst episodes ever

[pizzahead2490]

i sorta like this eppy.

[rebecavaldez]

I actually liked the episode!

[Supsfan]

My ten lest favorite episodes

- Ageless
- Reckoning
- Resurrection
- Magnetic
- Redux
- Craving
- Visitor
- Reaper
- Accelerate

I know this post is 3 years old and when your wrote it you were only mid season 5 and missed out many crappy season 6+7+8 episodes but Ageless is definantly the worst episode ever and Accelerate would fit in my bottom 10 as well. The rest are good choices(many would get into my bottom 25). The only one I might slightly disagree with is Reckoning, it wouldn't make my bottom 25 but bottom 50 for sure.

[BigT]

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

HELL NO!!!!!!!!!


This episode was just garbage! Now only was this completley pointless but it was to promote Clark and Lana as parents WHEN THEY WERE NOT EVEN A COUPLE YET!!!!!!
Yeah that makes a lot of ******* sense! Even if they were a couple this episode still would have been ****!!!! Just another crappy Clana episode by all counts!

[lex fan 10]

6 out of 10

[4815162342LOST]

This episode was made to look like pure gold compared to rabid or sleeper

[wendelboe]

Any of you guys notice that when Clark used heat vision on that milk bottle he didn't melt any of the plastic?

It would suggest that Clark can control the intensity of he's heat vision ;)

[BigT]

This episode was made to look like pure gold compared to rabid or sleeper


Rabid was a hell of a lot better compared to this garbage.

[Nimkong]

This episode sucked big time.Only part about it i liked was the stone conversation.Disliked the plot and the FOTW was stupid

[SGuthrie27]

Okay... This is seriously quite possibly the worst Smallville episode of all time. I rewatched it today as part of my going through the Season 4 shows again, and I don't know if I've ever seen something so ridiculous. Where do I start with all the horrible qualities that "Ageless" possesses?

*The exploding pregnant woman, leaving a perfectly healthy baby in a crater with no remains of the car or anything in sight following the explosive "delivery"
*The far too cheesy lovey-dovey Clana moments, both alone and with Evan
*The horrible acting on the part of pretty much every guest star who appeared on the show
*The whole rapid-aging and explosive energy concept
*The deadbeat biological father, his attitude, and the way he pretty much just impaled himself
*Lana taking Evan to the windmill when he's about ready to explode...
*Evan's explosive end, and Lana not wondering how he could've gotten there so quickly (with no car) or survived the blast.

Bleah. Pretty much everything about this episode makes me want to either laugh uproariously or HURL, and I'm leaning toward the latter. And by the way, do Clark, Lana, and the rest ever get in trouble for their inexplicable tardies, class-skipping, and absences?

I think the only good moment of the episode was when Chloe said, "Go get 'em, Speedy" after Clark super-sped away. Seriously, what were the producers and writers thinking when they invented the exploding baby plotline, anyway?!

[Supsfan]

Seriously, what were the producers and writers thinking when they invented the exploding baby plotline, anyway?!

My guesses

1. They wanted to recreate the magic of Stray/Ryan
2. Wanted to do parrallels between Clark/Lana/Evan and Jonathon/Martha/Clark

and failed in both regurds miserably.

I generally am forgiving of lame uses of Kryptonite but even I can't defend the stupidity of this one. I am more curious about the mother and what would cause her meteor freak powers to be the ability to have rapidly aging exploiding babies, then the actual kid, of coarse she died within 2 minutes of the episode leaving a crator in her death.

Trying to give Lana her "Ryan" hot air balloon moment(in this case a windmill) also came off bad(for reasons you pointed out, although if the baby exploided while she was on there with him it would have made this episode worth while since we wouldn't have to suffer through bad Lana plots of S5-8)

The whole putting the exploiding baby in similar situations as Clark did in previous seasons just came off forced, rushed and corny(I will admit I had a few chuckles how bad it came off).

In general this episode just felt like a way to try please Clana shippers more then anything(in a season with minimal Clana), with a distant second purpose of having Clark realize how tough it is for his parents to raise him. In the end you just have 0 emotional investment in the kid just because how bad(due to how they just rush everything to get him tot he point he is ready to exploid) everything else is in this episode, so when he blows up it's like whatever.

[Simba_Muffy]

Terrible! It's not even so good it's bad. It's just bad.:rotfl:

[Welling_is_pretty]

I just rewatched this (mostly to see if it was as bad as I remembered and yes, it was!) and was startled that young!Evan was played by Colin Ford, who would later go on to play young!Sam on Supernatural. Huh.

[Raistlin]

Something must be seriously wrong with me. I liked this episode. :D

[wellinglover66]

The worst episode of the season. The teenage Evan was such a bad actor and there was no improvement when he was in Prey.

eta: The only scene I liked was Clark holding the baby.:)