I was just rewatching the fourth season and...

[Lana's Devious]

I must say it's not as bad as everyone says it was. I mean as far as mythos, well it could have happened but most likely not. It's a fun season minus the whole witch thing. But it's nice to see Lana wearing black and being more confident about herself. Plus, Lana/Isobel Fu for the win! Plus Lois came along and I love her now:) When Chloe came back I was like "?!" Shocking but happy:) However, I just have a question. When Genevieve was talking to Jason, she said "We're Gertrude's ancestors." Correct me if I'm wrong but...isn't it descendants? Just asking.

[superhippie2000]

same thing i think. ancestors are people in your blood line from a long long time ago and descendants are the people you decend from.

[xrayvision]

Sorry, there were just too many fillers for me. Whenever they had a good thing going, it was just killed by the fillers. I really did not like Lois at all back then. I think they should have saved her for either season 5 or mid season 4 so they could think up something to do with her. I actually think it would have been best to have Chloe as the sole reporter type on this show and at most have Lois as a 1 or 2 time appearing character.

[Spirit Detective]

Season 4 was good. I just hated the witch storyline. We all know that Clark is the chosen one, NOT Lana/Isobel.

I hate the way each season always teases us with the Premiere and then makes you wait 5 episodes later for a mythos/ Season __ main storyline episode.

The main storyline ep of Season 4 (i.e. The crystals)

Crusade

Transference

Spell (Ugh!)

Sacred (WTF! Only 7 episodes later... )

Forever (Since half of the ep leads into Commencement)

Commencement

So the whole stones/crystal story was jammed into only 6 episodes. The remaining fillers had only light continuity with the stones/crystals.

[Chrusiel]

Decendants the current generation (depending on your perspective) that decend from their ancestors, she did indeed get it wrong..

[Lana's Devious]

Lol, sooo true. I LOVED your reaction to Spell, I mean it was a fun episode when u watched it with the girls' commentary but for real, I think all of us were like...but hey, I thought it was better than Thirst! Lol:) I noticed a mistake to in Forever/Commencement. When Lana got home in Commencement she was wearing the same thing she was wearing from Forever, I think they were implying that she had just gotten home from all that mess and it makes sense since Lex showed up too late after Isobel killed GT. Remember he took off in Forever to get to Lana before GT? But that whole scene at the end of Forever could've and should've been scrapped, because it makes it seem like days later or the next day when clearly in Commencement, she had just gotten home from all that and Lex did to. Am I making sense? Lol, cuz there was a scene at the end of Forever where they were wearing different clothes and it was like the last day of school or sumthin. It totally didn't fit with what they tried to set up. IMO, I think they forgot about it and tried to just cover it over. Forever (except for the last scene) was a direct lead in to Commencement. All I gotta say is dang man, Lana must've had a serious LONG day. She just got home from being kidnapped and waxed and then she comes home to GT trying to kill her and she never really got a freaking rest until what? Like...the end of Arrival. I swear if you could take Forever-Arrival you could've made it a movie, lol.:)

[goldylocks_k]

Hmmm I never thought about it like that. But filler episodes are episodes that don't move the show on at all. There weren't as many of those as their have been in previous seasons. I liked the whole Clark football stuff aswell.

[xrayvision]

Originally posted by goldylocks_k
Hmmm I never thought about it like that. But filler episodes are episodes that don't move the show on at all. There weren't as many of those as their have been in previous seasons. I liked the whole Clark football stuff aswell.

I always thought the Clark football stuff should have ended with Hothead. I liked Jinx as an episode, but I didn't think it was worth killing so much season 4 time with a football player arc.

[InLove_with_Chloe]

Originally posted by Lana's Devious
I must say it's not as bad as everyone says it was.

That's what I've always been saying.

[Spirit Detective]

Originally posted by goldylocks_k
Hmmm I never thought about it like that. But filler episodes are episodes that don't move the show on at all. There weren't as many of those as their have been in previous seasons. I liked the whole Clark football stuff aswell.

I just don't like it when side arcs overshadow the bigger pisture of the Season. The football story (which I thought was a nice way to end Clark's Senior year) made Clark forget about the importance of the kryptonian crystals. And it did bite him during Commencement when he wrought the Meteor Shower.

Don't get me wrong, I actually enjoyed some of the non-mythos Season 4 episodes (Devoted, Run, Jinx, Bound, Scare, Unsafe + Pariah, Onyx, Blank, Spirit were all great ep IMO)

[superhippie2000]

i liked run and jinx and scare and onyx and commencement and transfernce and sacred and i did like spell for parts of it.

[Pedroff]

Originally posted by xrayvision
Sorry, there were just too many fillers for me. Whenever they had a good thing going, it was just killed by the fillers. I really did not like Lois at all back then. I think they should have saved her for either season 5 or mid season 4 so they could think up something to do with her. I actually think it would have been best to have Chloe as the sole reporter type on this show and at most have Lois as a 1 or 2 time appearing character.

I wholeheartedly agree with you. :) :cool:

[kal-el1513]

season 4 wasnt bad at all in my opinion. i dont really think there has been any bad seasons at all, just 3 or 4 bad episodes overall. but so far, the show is freakin excellent.

[xrayvision]

I thought the good episodes were great and the bad ones really blew. There were very few good fillers (Spirit, Forever, Jinx, Blank). Bound could and should have been much better. I didn't get a feeling that Lex was a bad guy. In fact, I felt the opposite.

[kal-el03]

What I dont really appreciate is that people try to tie smallville with the comics and movies; but it's a totally different thing. Yes it's about Clark becoming Superman , but what happens in between is doesn't have to follow the comics. + I don't see y people are so freaked out about that because comics do that everytime. I loved all seasons of smallville and so far the sixth is my favorite , ill admit that some episodes in season 4 weren't great like "spell" , "Ageless" ; but it still was a great season.

those are my 2cents

[ceri]

I have just finished watching season 4 (thats as far as i have got with them) and I enjoyed it. I didnt think it was as good as the other season before it but I really liked the stones storyline! Although it was really rushed! They could have used more of the filler episodes to show more about the search and how they landed in the hands of the people they did.

At the time, I liked the witch episodes but when it all disapeared after Lana killed GT it seemed a bit pointless.

I have season 5 on the way and Im really looking forward to seeing what happens!
Whats with the ship that Lana see's at the end?
Is Lionel dead? (Although Im pretty sure I already know the answer!)
How does Clarke make it back from the North Pole?

I love inbetween season tensions!

[lois_lane-kent]

Originally posted by Lana's Devious
I must say it's not as bad as everyone says it was. I mean as far as mythos, well it could have happened but most likely not. It's a fun season minus the whole witch thing. But it's nice to see Lana wearing black and being more confident about herself. Plus, Lana/Isobel Fu for the win! Plus Lois came along and I love her now:) When Chloe came back I was like "?!" Shocking but happy:) However, I just have a question. When Genevieve was talking to Jason, she said "We're Gertrude's ancestors." Correct me if I'm wrong but...isn't it descendants? Just asking.
Season 5 made me re-think my opinion of Season 4, and I actually like the season now. I kind of miss it. (Well, I miss everything from the high school years, but that's beside the point.)

[x0xmorganx0x]

I must say it's not as bad as everyone says it was. I mean as far as mythos, well it could have happened but most likely not. It's a fun season minus the whole witch thing. But it's nice to see Lana wearing black and being more confident about herself. Plus, Lana/Isobel Fu for the win! Plus Lois came along and I love her now When Chloe came back I was like "?!" Shocking but happy However, I just have a question. When Genevieve was talking to Jason, she said "We're Gertrude's ancestors." Correct me if I'm wrong but...isn't it descendants? Just asking.
I think it means both.
:\

[AlwaysRight]

I liked season 4 alot but it had 1 huge problem, that being Lana is a witch.

Season 4 could have been way better if the producers didn't feel the need to shove Lana in our faces by making her huge part of the main storyline. They could have just had her be the gf of Jason Teague and involve her that way only.

When i watched season four i would just instantly forget any Lana scenes that involved her being a witch or looking for the stones and it was a fun plotline(ie Clark vs Lex vs Teagues all looking for the stones)

[skizzo]

people that dislike S4 just cos of witchy Lana are ridiculous. There were only 2 episodes where Isobel was dominantely present, hardly ruined a whole season... jeesh!

[Kevin24]

I really like season 4. I love all the filler episodes, Clark playing football. Well I really liked season 4 because it seemed like they all had alot of fun along with the serious stuff. I'm the kind of person who enjoys drama and all that but to mix it in with some light fun moments makes it even better!

[AlwaysRight]

people that dislike S4 just cos of witchy Lana are ridiculous. There were only 2 episodes where Isobel was dominantely present, hardly ruined a whole season... jeesh!

Whenever the witch stuff came up, i just turned my brain off and acted like it didn't exist, season went pretty good that way.

Funny thing was i didn't mind Lana/Jason scenes as long as it didn't involve the stones. They would have been better off making Lana his GF and leaving it at that then the season would have been amazing

[Twitch]

Same here, I love season 4, one of my favorites.

Senior year, Clark playing football, Shelby's debut (:D), stones of power story arc and of course the introduction of Lois Lane!

It also had what is probably the best Lex-centric episode of the series, "Onyx." And the best finale in my opinion, "Commencement."

[liutku]

pariah and blank are two of my favourites epis ever
the only thing i still don't understand is lana-jason-genevieve plot and the second metheorshower

[stovers]

Season 4 is one of my favorites. I don't understand wht Genevieve wanted Lana to ressurect Isobel's spirit. Isobel was their family's enemy. Having Jason take Lana to Isobel's tomb was a suicidal move.

[ClarkNLanaTogether4Eva]

I feel that I have to add praise and some bright moments to this wonderful thread as well! :)

Season 4 was also one of my favorite seasons. The crystals storyline, coupled with the Isobel arc and the second meteor shower was such a great treat to the fans.

Season 4 also played host to memorable and best episodes of the entire series. The ones that I loved are: Crusade, Gone, Run, Transference, Spell, Scare, Sacred, Onyx, Spirit, and Commencement.

Anyway, I had to share my love for Season 4! :)

[Kevin24]

I feel that I have to add praise and some bright moments to this wonderful thread as well! :)

Season 4 was also one of my favorite seasons. The crystals storyline, coupled with the Isobel arc and the second meteor shower was such a great treat to the fans.

Season 4 also played host to memorable and best episodes of the entire series. The ones that I loved are: Crusade, Gone, Run, Transference, Spell, Scare, Sacred, Onyx, Spirit, and Commencement.

Anyway, I had to share my love for Season 4! :)

What about recruit and Lucy?? I know theres more that I loved but I can't think of them right now:p

[Stu.Kent]

I really like season 4. Probably my second favourite season so far

[Bre723]

I think alot of people say season 4 "ruined" the show.
but look at what it gave us, lois lane.
clark knowing clarks secret
i loves the "blank" episode as well as "sacred" and "transference"
plus the best smallville season finale ever!
plus i loved some of the episodes...and jason, i really liked his character.

[27CDruid]

Best season IMO.
Great start. Erica Durance made a nice change to the formulaic character selection. Jason Teage wasnt bad for a pretty boy! Lana's 'witch' storyline wasnt great but it was still miles better than the 'tell me all your secrets clark or ill cry WAH' storyline. Lex kept up the good acting. Great filler episode's. Lucy Lane. Allicia returns. And a descent finale. What more can you want?

[Bre723]

I think alot of people say season 4 "ruined" the show.
but look at what it gave us, lois lane.
clark knowing clarks secret
i loves the "blank" episode as well as "sacred" and "transference"
plus the best smallville season finale ever!
plus i loved some of the episodes...and jason, i really liked his character.

oops, totally meant "chloe knowing Clarks secret"lol.

[smallvillefreak24]

DEFINITLEY not as bad as people say, I think season 7 is a lot worse than season 4 the beginning of the justice league with bart lex going darker and darker the stones was different and interesting and connected totally with the whole show (even tho it was confusing at times) we got to see them say goodbye to hs and i guess childhood- alicia came back lois arrived chloe learned the secret and some episodes were really fun and great like spirit, devoted- crusade, transference, blank, onyx DUH bomb

[lrog127]

Your absolutely right, Kevin! I like the drama, but having the light hearted football arc in season 4 was a good move by the writers. they wanted the gang to have a fun senior year! and it also showed Clark make that monumentally wise decision to give up football in Recruit. I love it when the characters have fun once in a while.
drama is exciting, but fun stuff is even better!

[disciples of zod]

i wasn't too crazy about season four. the plot with the elements and isabel thoreux got kinda boring after a while. and the lana/jason relationship was....i don't know....it just wasn't.

~H

[blackcelebration]

So here we go!

CRUSADE
The introduction of Miss Lois Lane! Kal-El wants to find a stone and ends up fighting Clark... Clark wins! Duh! 8/10

Gone
Terminator rip off freak tries to finish off what Lionel couldn't do to Chloe! 5/10

Facade
A lady can suck the life out of you and gives you hallucinations, kinda lame FOTW plot, by now boring and added nothing to the characters! 3/10

Devoted
Stupid Plot that Shamed Chloe and just served up to be well, stupid! 3/10

RUN
The Flash comes to town, but he's a crook but Clark soon sets him straight!:D 8/10

TRANSFERENCE
Welling puts in arguably his best perfomance, as Clark and Lionel do the shows second body sway (The first being Leech) but somehow outdo that episode because of the awesomeness of Liolark:eek: 9/10

Jinx
Mixy comes to town but he's not an imp from the 31st dimension he's a booky??? err lame! 3/10

Spell
If Jinx was lame that's nothing compared to this. Lana, Lois and Chloe become witches, cheesy dialogue and plot commences in one of Smallville's worst ever episodes! 1/10

Bound
Lex makes out with a woman for zero reason and is accused of her death but naturally he didn't kill her cos it wasn't the woman he slept with?? 3/10

Scare
A toxin makes everyone's worst fears come true but we learn nothing new about any of the characters! 4/10

Unsafe
Alicia returns and is seemingly all better until she tricks Clark to marry her! 5/10

Pariah
Alicia is accused of trying to kill Jason is killed by the real culprit before she can prove her innocence! 6/10

Recruit
Some footballers take Krypto drugs to make them play football better- LAME! 2/10

KRYPTO
Shelby arrives and is cute, cute, cute :lol: 8/10

Sacred
Clark, Lana, Lex and Jason visit China before Lana becomes Chun-Li as stupid Stone plot hots up... did I say hots up??? 4/10

Lucy
Lois's little sister Lucy arrives and causes all kind of illogical havoc or whatever else the plot requires her to do! 2/10

Onyx
Lex is split into a good half and bad half but his bad half isn't that bad! :( 6/10

Spirit
A girl dies before possessing Chloe in her desires to be Prom Queen... Lame but not Lame Lame! 4/10

Blank
Clark loses his memory and needs Chloes help to get back his stolen memories! 7/10

Ageless
Clark and Lana find baby, baby ages rapidly and then BLOWS UP! LAME! 1/10

Forever
House of Wax ripoff... not bad but not even average either! 4/10

Commencement
Better version of last seasons finale, take away Fake Kara and add Meteor Shower! 6/10

1x 9/10
3x 8/10
1x 7/10
3x 6/10
2x 5/10
4x 4/10
4x 3/10
2x 2/10
2x 1/10

Or an average of 4.5/5 :rolleyes:

Which makes this Season just about AVERAGE!



Quite atrocious when you look at it.

Only eight episodes were deemed above average (6 or more) whilst more than half of the season (12 of 22 episodes) is barely watchable.

The season repeated and followed on the past seasons mistake of placing Lana in pointless plots. last time it was Adam, this time the unlikeable pervert Jason (Yes, HE DATED A 17 YEAR OLD STUDENT WHEN HE WAS A TEACHER!!!) and his carboard cutout Mother!

Also, it had one of the shows worst ever plots, the search for the stones, which should have been solved in an episode or two NOT TWENTY TWO!

Other problems were that Lex and Lionel, the main driving force of Season Three were losing their appeal, as their sub-plots now seem to go around in circles and offer nothing new to the character!

Indeed, bar finding the fortress, Clark is actually less of a SUPERMAN, than he was in Season TWO, where back then he'd SOLVE HIS OWN MYSERY'S now they seemed to have made his character stupid and he seemingly still needs Season One lectures from Ma and Pa Kent:rolleyes: hence the BDA tag he now holds!:lol:

Still there are highlights!

Lois Lane, although not needed, is still at least likeable and interesting, and the season does have the brilliant Transference and the excellent season opener Crusade, as well as likeable episodes such as Run and Krypto!

The Season Finale also betters last seasons finale (Even if since Season Two they've been repeating the same finale with Jor-El demanding that Clark come with him- it's become reptative and dull now!) But Meteors landing and alien ships!!:eek:

Final Grade- D

[9-SOSIHTWB]

Blackcelebration you were very harsh with your marks, I do agree with some of them (Spell, Ageless, Facade) but commencement didn't deserve a 6/10, I would have given it 9.5/10!!!

[Night_Hawk90]

So here we go!

CRUSADE
The introduction of Miss Lois Lane! Kal-El wants to find a stone and ends up fighting Clark... Clark wins! Duh! 8/10

Gone
Terminator rip off freak tries to finish off what Lionel couldn't do to Chloe! 5/10

Facade
A lady can suck the life out of you and gives you hallucinations, kinda lame FOTW plot, by now boring and added nothing to the characters! 3/10

Devoted
Stupid Plot that Shamed Chloe and just served up to be well, stupid! 3/10

RUN
The Flash comes to town, but he's a crook but Clark soon sets him straight!:D 8/10

TRANSFERENCE
Welling puts in arguably his best perfomance, as Clark and Lionel do the shows second body sway (The first being Leech) but somehow outdo that episode because of the awesomeness of Liolark:eek: 9/10

Jinx
Mixy comes to town but he's not an imp from the 31st dimension he's a booky??? err lame! 3/10

Spell
If Jinx was lame that's nothing compared to this. Lana, Lois and Chloe become witches, cheesy dialogue and plot commences in one of Smallville's worst ever episodes! 1/10

Bound
Lex makes out with a woman for zero reason and is accused of her death but naturally he didn't kill her cos it wasn't the woman he slept with?? 3/10

Scare
A toxin makes everyone's worst fears come true but we learn nothing new about any of the characters! 4/10

Unsafe
Alicia returns and is seemingly all better until she tricks Clark to marry her! 5/10

Pariah
Alicia is accused of trying to kill Jason is killed by the real culprit before she can prove her innocence! 6/10

Recruit
Some footballers take Krypto drugs to make them play football better- LAME! 2/10

KRYPTO
Shelby arrives and is cute, cute, cute :lol: 8/10

Sacred
Clark, Lana, Lex and Jason visit China before Lana becomes Chun-Li as stupid Stone plot hots up... did I say hots up??? 4/10

Lucy
Lois's little sister Lucy arrives and causes all kind of illogical havoc or whatever else the plot requires her to do! 2/10

Onyx
Lex is split into a good half and bad half but his bad half isn't that bad! :( 6/10

Spirit
A girl dies before possessing Chloe in her desires to be Prom Queen... Lame but not Lame Lame! 4/10

Blank
Clark loses his memory and needs Chloes help to get back his stolen memories! 7/10

Ageless
Clark and Lana find baby, baby ages rapidly and then BLOWS UP! LAME! 1/10

Forever
House of Wax ripoff... not bad but not even average either! 4/10

Commencement
Better version of last seasons finale, take away Fake Kara and add Meteor Shower! 6/10

1x 9/10
3x 8/10
1x 7/10
3x 6/10
2x 5/10
4x 4/10
4x 3/10
2x 2/10
2x 1/10

Or an average of 4.5/5 :rolleyes:

Which makes this Season just about AVERAGE!



Quite atrocious when you look at it.

Only eight episodes were deemed above average (6 or more) whilst more than half of the season (12 of 22 episodes) is barely watchable.

The season repeated and followed on the past seasons mistake of placing Lana in pointless plots. last time it was Adam, this time the unlikeable pervert Jason (Yes, HE DATED A 17 YEAR OLD STUDENT WHEN HE WAS A TEACHER!!!) and his carboard cutout Mother!

Also, it had one of the shows worst ever plots, the search for the stones, which should have been solved in an episode or two NOT TWENTY TWO!

Other problems were that Lex and Lionel, the main driving force of Season Three were losing their appeal, as their sub-plots now seem to go around in circles and offer nothing new to the character!

Indeed, bar finding the fortress, Clark is actually less of a SUPERMAN, than he was in Season TWO, where back then he'd SOLVE HIS OWN MYSERY'S now they seemed to have made his character stupid and he seemingly still needs Season One lectures from Ma and Pa Kent:rolleyes: hence the BDA tag he now holds!:lol:

Still there are highlights!

Lois Lane, although not needed, is still at least likeable and interesting, and the season does have the brilliant Transference and the excellent season opener Crusade, as well as likeable episodes such as Run and Krypto!

The Season Finale also betters last seasons finale (Even if since Season Two they've been repeating the same finale with Jor-El demanding that Clark come with him- it's become reptative and dull now!) But Meteors landing and alien ships!!:eek:

Final Grade- D

i actually agree with most of your assessment s4 was absolute garbage except for a few episodes like crusade, run, transference, onyx, and commencement.

[kg1507]

Loved season four. Hello? Intro to Lois Lane!!!!

[ram711]

I have just rewatched season four, and this is what I think:

1. Crusade: 8.4/10; Good, but could have been better

2. Gone: 8.0/10; Decent, but terminator dude and the lackluster explanation to Chloe's survival kind of ruined everything

3. Facade: 7.3/10; Kind of fun episode, but absolutely nothing happened

4. Devoted: 7.8/10; Another light and fun episode, but again, nothing really happened

5. Run: 8.3/10; Nice introduction for Bart, but I was kind of bored

6. Transference: 8.7/10; Great episode

7. Jinx: 8.3/10; The football stuff was great, which is why I liked it

8. Spell: 7.4/10; Bad acting, cheesy dialogue, annoying witches. Hardly anything redeemable.

9. Bound: 7.7/10; Intriguing murder mystery, but just a pointless filler

10. Scare: 8.1/10; Nice premise, but another filler

11. Unsafe: 8.2/10; Liked that Alicia was back, but kind of boring

12. Pariah: 8.6/10; I really liked this episode

13. Recruit: 7.7/10; Liked Clark's final decision, but I hated the meteor freak storyline

14. Krypto: 7.9/10; Cute little story, but not real memorable

15. Sacred: 8.3/10; Fun little adventure story; At least Isobel was bearable this time around

16. Lucy: 7.7/10; You know things are going bad when an episode is focused on the relative of a "guest star"

17. Onyx: 8.8/10; Great Lex-centric episode. A lot of good moments

18. Spirit: 8.2/10: While not all that great, it was funny and it was memorable

19. Blank: 8.5/10; Pretty cool episode. Really liked the Clark-Chloe dynamic

20. Ageless: 6.7/10; This is as bad as it gets

21. Forever: 7.5/10; I really didn't like the "school of wax" storyline. Very stupid.

22. Commencement: 9.5/10; Great, great finale.

I really don't believe any episode of smallville deserves a 5/10 or less. That's exaggerating a little bit, but episodes like Ageless and Thirst kind of push the envelope. For me, what plagued this season was that there were so many filler episodes. The main storyline was the stones, and they were only featured in like five or six episodes. I enjoyed the season, but it is quite obvious that the quality of episodes was kind of down. Nonetheless, I enjoyed the season, but it could have been a lot better.

[xrayvision]

I'm also watching season 4 now (I'm on Sacred) and my sentiments every time I watch it are the same. It just had too many fillers & was a bad time to bring Lois in, or at least have so many episodes with her. Lex's story was incredibly boring as was Clark's. And I could have cared less about that idiotic witch plot & Lana.

I would rather have delayed Lois' abundant appearances for another season (for season 5) & gotten her in all 22 episodes starting season 6 or 7 (well 20 for season 7). This would have allowed them to focus on the stones, which Lana should have been kept out of. If they wanted Lana involved in the storyline, they should have made her get some psychiatric help that season and then intern at Belle Reve so she could help others who were unable to get over problems in their lives (like she so evidently couldn't put the death of her parents past her). This would have set her up so she could have been more involved in 33.1 and seen Lex's evil without having to have Lexana. It's amazing how a screwup one season can have a chain reaction effect that ruined seasons 5-7.

It would have been cool had they continued the 33.1 plot that was revealed in Jinx so that Lex would have sent meteor freaks to search for the stones as well and pay them for their services. This would have shown much more evidence of Lex's turn towards evil which seemed to happen suddenly in Commencement.

The season had some real gems like Onyx, Transference, Run, and Commencement, but also had way too many fillers. The execution of the stones plot was very bad. I wasn't even happy with Crusade except for the flight scenes. That episode was way too rushed and everything was thrown at our face without any development. They should not have had Lex find the first stone already. We never heard of the stones before & they already had Lex find the first one. The introduction of black-k was lame and too sudden & rushed. I liked that black-k was introduced, but not in the way it was shoved in our faces like "Oh here, by the way this is black kryptonite that you need to stop Kal-El".

There's no question the plot in Crusade should have been stretched out to Gone (like we saw with Exile & Phoenix), which I really disliked. That helicopter scene was pointless as was most of the episode.

Season 4 to me doesn't even compare to the first 3 seasons and is the season that I identify a tremendous drop in quality with. There was a certain brilliance to the way they wrote Clark, Lex & Lionel in those seasons that they lost in the 4th season. Lex & Lionel except for Onyx & Transference were mainly involved with Lana and that dumb witch plot. They weren't even their own characters for the most part. Season 3 was just amazing in every aspect, especially the writing & the portrayal of all characters (except Lana of course; but even she was far more tolerable than in later seasons).