The end is near?

[Spirit Detective]

After watching "Fallout", it seems that Clark will continue his training with Jor-El after all the Zoners are defeated.

Defeating the other Zoners should not take more than the rest Season 6.

Now if the training is like that in Superman The Movie, then it seems that Smallville will end after its sixth season.

[Trock316]

I hope not Clark stil have some baddies to fight plus do he and Lois ever get together.

[angelfire east]

*IF* SV gets anotehr season, which I doubt it will, they can easily make up something else that Clark needs to fight more then train. Which I still think training fight Zoners. I'm sure Jor-El could make that happen if Clark asked him too. He'd understand the importance of both. But that would be too much for tptb to do.

[teddybairs]

I honestly hope that if they do decide to end the "Smallville" part of Clark's life that they continue it after his training with "Metropolis". They've really started a good track here with Season 6 and they'd be absolutely foolish moneywise not to continue it just a little longer into his adult life and career as Superman. Even just another season or two. I think that would be far more satisfying, finally seeing CK in the blue suit and being who he is and was meant to be.

[Poetic Chaos]

I was thinking the same with the training. Is it the training that'll turn him into Superman a few years down? If so, SV's time is about up.

[heromyth]

In the 1978 Donner film, Clark leaves for the FOS at age 18 and doesn't return until he's 30. I wonder if SV will similarly depict Clark's apprenticeship under Jor El. I wonder if the season 6/entire series finale will feature Clark coming back from the FOS ready to assume the role of Superman.

[Vr3x]

it will last as long as they want
lets face it if they wanted this whole zoners thing could last a season on its own and the next season could be the training

[Chokito]

After watching "Fallout", it seems that Clark will continue his training with Jor-El after all the Zoners are defeated.
Defeating the other Zoners should not take more than the rest Season 6.
Now if the training is like that in Superman The Movie, then it seems that Smallville will end after its sixth season.

yep i agree
i don't think there will be another season
it will end with Clark leaving Smallville to do his training in the FOS with Jor-EL
and i don't think we'll see him fly

[nabadua]

Maybe Welling will sign on for a Justice League show and that will cover his training, interspersed with action and other heroes. A show like that would last about 2 seasons, tops. Enough to see Clarks development toward Superman.

[Son of Kal-El20]

I think this is the final season. And personally I hope it goes out with a bang and fulfill its purpose.

[pdmustgt]

There was 7 was got out of the phantom zone if you count the burst when they split. So theres 4 lefted 1 was Clark, 2 was Raya and the 3 was the one he destroyed. Raya dead already that was short.

Did you see the FOS at the end of the show it lite up. I think the rest of the season will be about Clark going after the rest of the escapes.

I think Clark should start some of his training it would help him fight the rest of them.

[clark camp]

The training statement was a planted seed. In the event the show should end or has to end... it will provide a path to future we all know in the films. There is plenty that can be done with the rest of the season and next... either way we all want the show to end on a high note... the final season should not be viewed as something that was stretched. I think there is room for one more!

[Lightning Flash]

No... Smallville should get another season! We can only hope so.

Seems like things are coming together, and tying up. I hope Clark doesn't have to waste a dreaded 12 years in the FoS for training, that's way to long, and I hope AlMiles recognize that... seems like 5 years would be a good choice.

[Topher]

Originally posted by pdmustgt
There was 7 was got out of the phantom zone if you count the burst when they split. So theres 4 lefted 1 was Clark, 2 was Raya and the 3 was the one he destroyed. Raya dead already that was short.

Did you see the FOS at the end of the show it lite up. I think the rest of the season will be about Clark going after the rest of the escapes.

I think Clark should start some of his training it would help him fight the rest of them.

What about the alien plant forest ranger?

doesn't that only leave 3?

[aft06]

I always thought his training in the movies was the among one of the MANY stupid things about the Reeves movies. I think he should go there for thesummer break and be back. Instead of going in there and then flying out in the suit likein the movie.

[mfarhaniqbal33]

I hope they show him getting trained becuz that is important now........and more of all the Jor-El character is not near in the first ten episode........if Terrance Stamp is coming to voice for Jor-el then we will just have to wait for the next 12 episode guest star list

[Crispin Glover]

What happened in "Fallout" about the whole training thing was cool, but cautionary because it is definitely something I thought would all be tied together and wraped up next season not this season! This definitely is saying the end is near. I don't know what the creators will have to say if there is another season.

Also, it does say something that they are bringing back so many characters for "Justice." That's a lot of money for the actors and for the special effects that the CW doesn't have. If the creators said that this was the last season than I'm sure they could have gotten the necessary money.

[JLA]

Originally posted by Crispin Glover

Also, it does say something that they are bringing back so many characters for "Justice." That's a lot of money for the actors and for the special effects that the CW doesn't have. If the creators said that this was the last season than I'm sure they could have gotten the necessary money.

Honestly, I don't think actors like Kyle Gallner, Justin Hartley, Lee Thompson Young & Alan Ritchson are going to break the budget. Its not as though they are getting Christian Bale as Batman or Julia Roberts to play Wonder Woman. :)

[Lobo007]

I think that Smallville will get another season. I also think Clark should do the three month gone thing for Training. With the exception of Flying, Clark knows how to use his powers. But the only problem is he DOESN'T know HOW to use his powers tactically/strategically for combat. That is where the training would be of [great] help. I also agree twelve years to train is too damn long.

I also think the message in his ship about ruling the human race was a test of Clark's character by Jor-El to test his upbringing by the Kents. Jor-El has tested Clark continuously in the last 5 season. The only reason why Clark has failed is because he has, up until recently, been afraid to accept his destiny. He is now starting to warm up to it since Zod. And Raya has pushed him closer to accepting it.

[Spirit Detective]

Originally posted by clark camp
The training statement was a planted seed. In the event the show should end or has to end... it will provide a path to future we all know in the films. There is plenty that can be done with the rest of the season and next... either way we all want the show to end on a high note... the final season should not be viewed as something that was stretched. I think there is room for one more!

I like your idea. You're right, TPTB probably used this as insurance in case the CW decided NOT to renew Smallville. This way, they could make it so that Season 6 would be the end.

[BlueNRed2]

I'd imagine that tptb are setting themselves up so that *if* they need to end on this season ...they can. Hopefully s7 will be on the plate tho!

[canon]

Originally posted by heromyth
In the 1978 Donner film, Clark leaves for the FOS at age 18 and doesn't return until he's 30. .

Yikes, that long. I didn't think it would take that long to learn his Kryptonian heritage.

[pdmustgt]

I just thought of that today. I forgot about the plant lover zoner. So yes theres 3 left oops

[Green Lantern Vox]

Good point from JLA, those actors aren't in that high of demand to put a hurt on Smallville's budget.
And on burst in the sky.. I think Chloe said something about their being dozens of impact points from that day the Zoners were freed. Either way, I think there will be more than just the exact number of traces of light. Just my thoughts on it.. I guess we'll see as the season unfolds.

There have been several versions of "Supermans Training" in the different mediums that have told the Superman mythos. The latest incarnation, in the graphic novel titled BIRTHRIGHT, has Clark heading out at the end of his teen years and traveling the world, picking up some college credits here and there and toting a Kryptonian "trapper keeper" (for lack of a better word) that gave him access to kryptonian knowledge and such. So I am thinking there are many ways they could approach his training. Of course it will involve the newly lit fortress and probably a beem of light blasting info into his brain.. but maybe we'll get to see him travel a bit as well.. They could definitely make his training shorter than the Salkinds movie portrayed. :P

OH, one more thing, I REALLY hope they come up with some good reasons to keep Smallville going one more season. This season so far looks like the best budget, the best writing, the best cast, best continuity, best trueness to the classic mythos, best etc. Just my opinion of course but there is so much garbage on TV it would be sad to see this end and be replaced with a Reality show.

That Aquaman pilot was awesome. I would be impressed if someone at the CW pushed a JLA show using some of the Vets from Smallville. I think they could really make a good show out of it.

[SuperConartist]

I don't know...if the ratings don't get back up a couple of spots i don't know if next season is going to be a possibility.

As much as I want to see them finish the journey of the training, TV tends to cut stories off abruptly when a show is on their last leg.

Enterprise is a good example of this. I wanted to see them continue Enterprise and not just abruptly end it. But anyways, I'd hate to see Smallville end up in a situation like Enterprise.

[nemrod]

but he s still at university, i think the show will end when he graduates, the training may be inside and outside the FOS even in smallville and metropolis, i think that the show will end when he spends more time away from SV, and maybe with the death of chloe during the funeral lois cries on clarks arm and lana realises what she lost and moves away, lex looses his memory of the last 7 years when luthor mansion blows up in an explosion that was ment for his father and he goes far away to recover, semingly not knowing all that came to pass on SV... (the end and a new begining)

[Snip_credit]

Hey all this is my 1st post here but don't you think it would have been better if no offense to Bow who did a good job but if it had been Pete that got phantomed?

[Spirit Detective]

I would hate for the show to end with Clark undergoing Jor-El's training. That's like saying if Smallville ended when "Covenant" aired.

[STFanatic]

Originally posted by JLA
Honestly, I don't think actors like Kyle Gallner, Justin Hartley, Lee Thompson Young & Alan Ritchson are going to break the budget. Its not as though they are getting Christian Bale as Batman or Julia Roberts to play Wonder Woman. :)


Julia Roberts as Wonderwoman would be a disaster :eek: , that would be worse than Halle Berry as Catwoman. WAY WORSE!
I would love to see a Wonder Woman movie, but I would avoid anything with Julia Roberts in it.

I finally broke down and watched Catwoman (it was in the bargin bin) As long as I totally seperated that movie from any DC continuity it wasn't too bad.

[cdietric]

I was hoping Raya would show him how to fly.

[oracle259]

Plz i have watched all the superman movies even after the 12 yrs in the FOS superman still didnt use is powers strategically. Remeber one of his peeves is that he tries to use as little power as possible to fight. SO he always appears to be weaker than he actually his

[samuelm7]

Clark's intent to capture the remaining Zoners and start his training is a convenient plot line--a fallback, if you will--in the event CW decides that this is the last season of Smallville. Michael Rosenbaum, as well as the show's creators, have suggested that they'd like to move on and not overstay their welcome. On the other hand, Smallville is CW's flagship drama; all their other TV dramas are failing miserably in the ratings. Only Smallville has managed to increase its viewership, albeit only slightly. But, encouragingly, this week's episode of "Fallout" achieved the best ratings since the premiere episode of season six, so there's reason for optimism.

[Ares]

most likely the final season for the show . It looks to me thats the direction there going with. If they do make another season hopefully it isnt crap

[Kal-El1138]

I really doubt this is the last season. The Zoners will probably all be dealt with at around the midway point of the season. I'm predicting the proto-JLA will be fighting a combination of the last Zoner and something to do with Lex. And I'm also willing to bet that the final Zoner will be the "evil that is bigger than Smallville and Metropolis combined" threat that Al mentioned a while back.

This Zoner, whoever he/she is, will be the main enemy for the tail end of season six. Clark's "training"(whichever direction they decide to take) will be held off again while Clark battles this last Zoner over the final end of the season. Insert typical wall to wall action Smallville season finale here, then the final season, season seven, would basically be a giant build up to Superman.

[Spirit Detective]

Originally posted by Kal-El1138
I really doubt this is the last season. The Zoners will probably all be dealt with at around the midway point of the season. I'm predicting the proto-JLA will be fighting a combination of the last Zoner and something to do with Lex. And I'm also willing to bet that the final Zoner will be the "evil that is bigger than Smallville and Metropolis combined" threat that Al mentioned a while back.

This Zoner, whoever he/she is, will be the main enemy for the tail end of season six. Clark's "training"(whichever direction they decide to take) will be held off again while Clark battles this last Zoner over the final end of the season. Insert typical wall to wall action Smallville season finale here, then the final season, season seven, would basically be a giant build up to Superman.


"evil that is bigger than Smallville and Metropolis combined"

I checked that article and it says danger



Smallville's executive producer Al Gough is interviewed in issue #180 of Wizard magazine, where he talks about Smallville Season Six. Here are some highlights:

"There's a danger that's bigger than Smallville and bigger than Metropolis," Gough reveals. "Perhaps it will come from the Phantom Zone."


I think that he is talking about the Zoners and the threat that they pose. So far, Gloria and Baern could have caused catastrophe if unchecked.

I don't think that he means there is a central villain released from the PZ that is in the same league as Doomsday or Darkseid.