Did you like the whole "stone" thing?

[indylovesmallville]

In this season there was a thing about the three stones
my question is if you liked it and why?

i vote yes because it ended up in a good season finale and lead up to season 5 and chloe telling clark that she knew his secret
overall the stones made a big difference
just by being there the stones made a dominos effect

Oh yeah you cant forget the Isabel thing with lana, jason and geneveve who evetually gets killled by lana
:)

[The_Frag_Man]

no I didn't like it.

why would the kryptonians break the key to the FOS and spread it around the world thousands of years ago? made no sense.

[TheoristMaximus]

I liked it because it actually had a real payoff in terms of story, the FOS is awesome.

[indylovesmallville]

Originally posted by The_Frag_Man
no I didn't like it.

why would the kryptonians break the key to the FOS and spread it around the world thousands of years ago? made no sense.

You didn't tell me why.

[lois_lane-kent]

As the season aired, I didn't really like it (I liked it in a goofy sort of way but not in a serious Season 3 way - I didn't hate it thought). I would always find something to mock about it - especially the stone thing. In retrospect, I really did like the season and the storyline.

[goldylocks_k]

I liked the stones storyline. I never had a problem with it and I thought it made sense in the Smallville universe.

I didn't like the witch side story that went with it though. That was unneeded.

[susan]

I liked it. I found it intriguing and I like when Lana's character becomes posessed as I think she is more intriguing when shes not so goody goody. it should also make her more understanding of the times when Clarke is not"himself". By seeing it can happen to her, allows Clarke to hide his secret, as he can just blame it on the weird happenings in Smallville.

[Shadowlord367]

Stones yes, witches no. TPTB said they used it as a way to keep lana in the story. which means if they have to invent a whole subplot for one charaacter it prolly wont be good lol. but the stonees was cool, the way it involved Clark, LEx, Lana, Jason, Lionel, and Genevive.

[DeeperWell]

I liked the stone arc... but I think the whole Isobel-witch thing was too far. I don't think magic, vampires etc has any place on Smallville! It feels wrong, hence why they quickly dropped it in Commencement lol.

[hemmy]

I kinda sorta liked the stone plot, maybe just because back during season 4 was when I actually started watching the weekly episodes, even though I had seen and like older re-runs before

Really IMO, the filler episodes in this season worked because of the whole stone/witch line, where as some S5/S6 fillers have been kind of BLEH

[skully]

I voted yes. It was a little confusing at first but on rewatch of episodes it gets better each time. I also like the way it allowed KK to stretch away from whimpy Lana into kick-ass Isabelle. I particularly liked her performances in Spell and Sacred. And the combo of the stones into the FOS gem was a fitting finale to the season backstory.

[x0xmorganx0x]

Yes because it's intersting when Lana goes all evil and kicks Clarks butt,it's great because there all looking for the same thing.

[Lex Don't Got Hair]

It was pretty cool , and the season finale thing u said in the first post, im so agreed

but I didn't like the LANA WITCH thing at all O_o wtf?

[KristinandEricaRock]

Yeah, I liked it because there was a lot more action and Lana (Isobel) killed someone and Chloe found out Clarks secret

[Shadow116]

Liked the stones hated the uneeded witch storyarc.

[Herrick]

Nope, Herrick did not like the Stone Story Arc and the China episode was probably the worst Smallville episode I've ever seen. Why are there mystical alien artifacts on Earth? Maybe they'll answer this some day. I'm only up to season 5 so I don't know if they've bothered answering it.

I thought the 4th season was a let down in general and I disliked how they never really addressed where the hell Clark was for three months, how did Dr. Swan get black kryptonite & how did he know what effect it would have on Clark.

I really liked third season finale but looking back on the first two episodes for season 4...it just seems like bad writing. Seems like that third season finale was written just to have a cliff hanger. I'm glad I didn't watch these when they were on TV 'cause waiting months and months would have been a huge disappointment for me.

Best thing about Season 4 was the entrance of Lois Lane. Rant over.

[spicyblark]

The stones were kind of interesting, but a little too unbelievable. They did too much with them; if it was an occasional mention and not part of the plot of every season 2 episode, it would have been sort of intriguing. It was all overplayed. The whole Isobel thing made it even worse. Yes, Lana being obsessed by a witch was different at first, but WTH? The whole going to China thing and uniting the stones to prevent a meteor shower was so fake.

[Swie]

The stone story was pure WTF. What I always wondered was... who and why did they put the stones there hundreds of years ago? Was there some point to burying ultimate knowledge or whatever on a planet where it was never meant to be found by anyone living there? Did someone hundreds of years ago predict that Kal El or some other Kryptonian would have use for this stuff?

Of course it doesn't help that I have no clue WHAT the stones were supposed to do. They're granting power to witches, but they're supposed to possess "ultimate knowledge", but in the end all they do is build Clark a tree fort in the Arctic.

And the Lana-Witch thing. God, that was awful. I kept thinking... how does this plainly Asian girl end up in a French village in the 16th (?) century? What happened to racism?

Shallow I know but it overshadowed everything about that whole arc to me.

Well, that and the whole "so there's magic now?" idea... no one comments on the fact that Isobelle is clearly not a meteor freak, not an alien, but a genuine case of magic and reincarnation. That's a whole step above the semi-scientific, you know?

Comparable to the real-Santa of Lexmas, but at least that episode was MEANT as a joke.

[Wooderson_Grey]

yea, season 4 gets no play in my dvd player. every now and then i watch the good episodes like run, transferance, but the whole stroyline just sucked too much to watch the whole thing.

[Acejournalist82]

It was a little lame. I mean they could have gotten a better plot.

[Sweetie]

Didn't like at all.For one important reason the story was way too long,Lex,Lana and Clark were after the stones?Only Clark knew what they could do,he was acting so selfish and also the witch's story was unbeleivably stupid :rolleyes:

[jrp8907]

I thought the stones were boring and lame.

[xrayvision]

I didn't like it because it was ruined by the witch story arc. Had it been the stones and only the stones, it would have rocked. Not only that, but how many episodes was it the leading story in? Five out of 22 (Crusade, Transference, Spell, Sacred, and Commencement). They really screwed up what could have been an excellent storyline. The introduction of the stones was already garbage. They had no introduction until after Lex already found the first one. Rather than properly developing it, like having Clark find out by reading the Kryptonian symbols and starting to look for them, they just shoved them in our faces with 0 prior mentioning or development. Had they been smart they would have had the rest of the characters (Lex & Lionel, NOT LANA) find out the existence of the stones through Bridgette Crosby, who could have either translated the symbols herself or done it from Swann and then go behind his back to sell the info to Lex & Lionel. Had they taken the time to develop this, they could have evenly spread out some nice development to the stones.

[red_cape_7]

yes b/c
1. fortress of solitude
2. jensen ackles is hot
3. dr. quinn is awesome, especially when evil
4. lana is a hot witch (the clark-lana kiss in spell)
5. spell episode commentary w/ ED, KK, & AM is hilarious

[red_sun1938]

The only positive was the FOS spawnig from the stones. Other than that, I really didn't care for them.

[Dark Lana Forever]

I will like the idea in the end if the writers sum it all up eventually
e.g. why the hell was one of them surrounded by kryptonite if they where meant for clark?
Hopefully they mite explain these things in a future ep of season 7 :)

[SparkleforSmallville]

I loved the Stones "Arc". I thought it was really well written. Starting with Clark's "Crusade" to gather all of the stones, without knowing why. With the consequences of the meteor shower, and the big payoff, the FOS. I think the witch "arc" was entertaining and I like how they tied the other characters to the Stone quest.

I loved S4. Clark getting to play football and finally getting his Prom dance with Lana! So Cool! BTW, I'm rewatching S4 right now:)

[GuardianAngel]

^I enjoyed season 4, too. There were a lot of filler episodes, but they weren't that bad. It brought some fresh air after season 3 which was great, but too dark.
The stones arc was interesting, even though I couldn't understand where all the interest for those stones came from (but that has been rectified by "Traveler" and "Veritas"... three seasons later!).

[Season7Rocks]

I liked that they gave Clark the Fortress of Solitude! :D I didn't like the witches, except in Spell for the pretty girls all dressed up. ^_^

[AlwaysRight]

I liked that they gave Clark the Fortress of Solitude! :D I didn't like the witches, except in Spell for the pretty girls all dressed up. ^_^

I hated spell, if it was a one shot episode i would have liked it more(like Thirst) but the fact the witch plot went beyond that show i rate it one of the worst episodes ever.

[wildenchantress_kt]

I loved the stones because when you get to the season five premiere it all makes sense. It was the first season that had a really solid overarching season plot. Even episodes like Pariah and Blank are fun to wtach even though they didn't fit the overarching plot.

[Yasise]

I liked the stone story, I only thought that witch plot was a little over the top, but nevertheless those epis with Isobel are still fun to watch.

All in all I love this season, because it has so many really amazing epis, like Crusade, Devoted (I'm always LMAO when I watch the loft scene with Clark and Chloe in that football jersey - Clark is soooo cute) Onyx, Transference, Blank, Unsafe, Pariah and Scare.

[skizzo]

Didnt care at all about the stones. Did love witch Lana, shame she was only in 2 episodes. The last one doesnt count as she appeared for like 2 seconds.

[yo vanilla]

I just started to watch S4 yesterday. Watching it the second time around, knowing it will eventually lead to the FOS, it makes a lot more sense. Even the back story (hiding them around the world 1000 years ago etc) does - they've already got the caves which they established as ancient, and that the Kryptonians had been coming to Earth for a long time, so it does fit. Maybe not the strongest plotline, but hey it's just a tv show based on a comic book. So maybe it fits pretty good :D

[Lexanarulez]

I loved it. I thought it was interesting and it brought in two new characters. I also liked the whole witch story because it was fun and different. It was also nice to see Lana play more into Clark's storyline and not just be the girl of his dreams.

[Québec]

I liked the Stones arc, but I thought they were pushing it with the witch thing.

It's a shame though, so many episodes in season 4 AREN'T about the Stones. Only 5 episodes were about them, so that was kind of a let down after the great start we had with Crusade.

[ginnyfan]

In hindsight I really like the stones. It was a clever way to drag out the creation of the FOS for a whole season.

[susangail]

Hated it. Stopped watching SV until about a quarter through S5.

[tambourineman]

As someone else said, it was ruined by all that witch crap. This is a science fiction show, not the supernatural.

[rebecavaldez]

It definately kept the show intresting!

[ledzepfan23]

I liked the stone arc because it showed continuity throughout the season and it was a good way to introduce the fortress. I didn't like the whole Lana is a witch thing though, that was just stupid.

[tyson08]

I agree with those who said that they liked the arc of the stones but hated the witch part. I found the stones a great choice but the witch part should have been left out, IMO. Re-watching Season 4, I think it deserves more credit than it gets. I enjoyed more episodes now than before and I actually like the arc about the stones.

[Faltalis]

I liked it because it was awsome...I was hoping that maybe Lionel would get all the stones and the power would overwhelm him and turn him into Jor-El

[smallvillerocks45]

...well, Faltalis, it kind of did. Remember when Lionel touched one of the stones and became possessed? His eyes turned into a database of sorts, and Lionel acted as a vessel in season 5 when Clark got shot.

It wasn't permanent, but in some ways, the power of the stones did overwhelm him, no?

[SGuthrie27]

No, I didn't really like it, mainly because I thought it was a little too contrived for Smallville, and besides, it brought with it the lamest plot ever -- Isobel Thoreaux and the witches. Gag me. That just seemed so out of place for Smallville; they should have left it for shows like "Charmed" and "Supernatural." The one saving grace of it was that the stones led to the creation of the Fortress of Solitude and an awesome season finale.

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--

[kaleid_from_krypton]

yes because this gave meaning to the whole season. It was a new conflict, and this made Lex and Clark more tense.

[Nimkong]

Yes because i just liked the whole treasure hunt idea.It just skipped from people to people.Pretty tight idea.

[Raistlin]

Not really because it was major league lame.

[WellingFan]

Yes because it was Clark's mission to merge the stones together.

[BoyScout-ManOfTomorrow]

Like others have said I did like the treasure hunt idea...initially. But then Clark started playing football and was really ineffective. I'd say the only reason Commencement sort of falls flat for me is because Clark was so passive all throughout the season. He could have done so much more. For reference I think the phantom arc of S6 was handled so much better. Clark wasn't perfect in his methods or was clouded by rage but at least he got results.

[nate-dog1701d]

Yes to the stones; no to the stupid witch subplot. The Isobel stuff was what turned me off to the season in the first place. In fact, I essentially stopped watching the show by the end of Season 4 and didn't come back until Aqua. It wasn't necessarily a purposeful decision; I just stopped caring for a while. In the present day, I enjoy the season but still hate the witch stuff.

[Supsfan]

The Stones was alright. I thought it was a good idea, but execution could have been much better. Given the history of Season Long Arcs I think it would rate one of the better ones though(mainly because some season long arcs were just plain bad). Definitely could have lived without Lana being involved in it but at the same time the fact it kept her away from Clark for the bulk of the season wins brownie points in my book