Grade Season 6 of Smallville

[vikingjedi]

With Season 6 finally coming to a close what grade would you give it?

[InLove_with_Chloe]

I am really tired. I voted 'horrible'. Tomorrow, when I'm in a better mood I might vote 'poor'.
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[maryjanewatson]

i chose "horrible". never has a show made me so angry as smallville did this season.

[InLove_with_Chloe]

Originally posted by maryjanewatson
i chose "horrible". never has a show made me so angry as smallville did this season.
Great, so I am not alone.
The sad thing is: Al would probably say that the fact viewers are angry shows they care.....
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[Absolute Kingdom]

Voted Average.

[Joelito]

Avarage
I'm a fan, but this season was weird...
Hope to see a better season 7

[RedBullet]

I would say it was good

[FiReFTW]

Good

[krpto]

I will vote after seeing tonights show It might sway me up or down a few points. I liked this season so far even with the craptastic lexana.

[upsidedown]

Count me in the angry group!

I so love/hate SV right now :(!

[STFanatic]

I gave it an "F".
Up until this season, I have made Thursday a 'Smallville Event Day'.

Since the premiere of Smallville, I have always made a big deal that Smallville was on and made a special dinner and had "Super-Snacks" ready & waiting.
For the last six or so episodes, I did nothing more than something like Hamburger helper and generic Cheetos.

[Zungas]

Season 6: B-
Lexana: D

[MidgardDragon]

I gave it an A but if B+ were an option I might have considered giving it that.

[smallvilleobsessor17]

^^Why so kind?

I gave it a C. Some epis were really outstanding, but then there were the ones like Static, that made you want to jump off a cliff.

[MidgardDragon]

Originally posted by smallvilleobsessor17
^^Why so kind?

I gave it a C. Some epis were really outstanding, but then there were the ones like Static, that made you want to jump off a cliff.

How is giving it the grade I think it deserves based on liking the season "being kind"? Why does everyone always forget that the majority around here, based on the polls and just general statistics, actually likes Smallville?

[smallvilleobsessor17]

Don't get me wrong, I love SV, it just hasn't been up to par lately.

[STFanatic]

I truly like Smallville as a whole, I have just been rather disappointed lately.

[MidgardDragon]

And I disagree. Starting with Hydro I haven't watched a single episode that I didn't enjoy. (And you can find a thread to that effect, about Hydro onward being the best run of episodes ever, in this very forum (not started by me)).

[smallvilleobsessor17]

I don't think the episodes have been very interesting lately...they're all too much the same. I'm not even excited for the finale tonight.

[MidgardDragon]

Right, I mean, who could possibly enjoy Justice, Labyrinth, Crimson, Freak, Progeny, Nemesis? I just don't get where you're coming from. And that's why I'm not being "nice" with my rating, I'm being honest.

[smallvilleobsessor17]

Like I said, there are a select few I did enjoy: Justice, Labyrinth, and Crimson. The weak story lines just don't interest me.

[upsidedown]

Originally posted by MidgardDragon
I gave it an A but if B+ were an option I might have considered giving it that.

How come?
Please, all you A-B+ people, enlighten me!
Remember such dumb lines like... agh!... I really don't wanna remember...
Remember your last visit to the dentist?

If you really love SV... let's be mad!
Ok, I'm fine now. :)

[smallvilleobsessor17]

I'M MAD! I really feel like Smallville's been ruined this year.

[upsidedown]

Originally posted by MidgardDragon
Right, I mean, who could possibly enjoy Justice, Labyrinth, Crimson, Freak, Progeny, Nemesis? I just don't get where you're coming from. And that's why I'm not being "nice" with my rating, I'm being honest.

And even the ones that I did enjoy (like Freak and Labyrinth), they all have had so many errors and occasional poor writing...

[smallvilleobsessor17]

^^I definitely agree. Even the "good" ones weren't all that great. Except for Justice of course, because nothing beats that episode.

[NellieBlye8]

I'd say C for average

[lillie_poo_pod]

Grade: "F"

Sure this season had some great episodes, 2 of them being my most favorite of the series. But the character assassinations, retcons, lightswitches, regressions, characters changing their stances on certain things every week, an extremely horrible baby plot that in the end was a big cop out, and storylines that had potential but were sidelined for the Clexana triangle, overrode those episodes that were great, IMHO.

[Ilovebeinglost]

It was good up to Justice then slowly fell apart. Let hope the season finale can bring it back up

[svfan50]

Well...I voted good!!! I agree it hasnt been the best season..but it was good...there has been a lot of charecter development..!!!! IMO....Lana, Lois, Lex, Lionel.....Jimmy!! everybody's charecter has evolved..!!!!! Clark and Chloe's charecters havent been touched much since the last season....I hope they would look up to in the next season..but I kinda liked this season minus..Promise, Tresspass..and a couple of stupid other episodes..!!!

[JorEl23]

I am appalled by the backlash this season by fans. On the "other" big fan site that has become "pitiful" if you know what I mean, I've come to expect it. I'm convinced they are simply a gathering of the most miserable self loathing idiots that this world has to offer that spew forth their self hatred at each and every TV show. One of the reasons I love K Site is that although we do not all agree we are bonded by the fact that we all truly love Smallville and the story of Superman. Now, things are starting to get messy even here!!!

I voted GOOD and quite frankly felt it wasn't quite excellent but not that far away!!! Was I disappointed with some episodes? some plotlines? ABSOLUTELY!! Would I have changed a few things here and there? NO DOUBT!! but essentially there was soooo many good moments, episodes, and plotlines that Season 6 was one of the better ones IMO. The season began extremely handicapped because of the atrociousness of the last several episodes of Season 5 after that season's brilliant start. Having to suffer through the vileness of Lexana was really tough at times. The Goughlars and their inconsistencies and complete lack of respect for the mythos infuriated me at other times. But the acting across the board was at a way higher level!! Green Arrow and the JLAers was a bit overkill but very cool. Jimmy and Chloe, awesome!!! Martian Manhunter, very cool!! I could go on and on...

All I have to say is despite some painful moments, I always try to see the best in my favorite show and its best was good enough for me this year and ...I can't wait til Season 7!!!

[smallvilleobsessor17]

I still truly love Smallville, and I don't hate it. Sometimes it just annoys me how unrealistic and pathetic the writing can at times be.

[Shadowlord367]

A.

Zod owned, and if all of SV's premieres werent 100% stellar, this could be one of the best, but I think it's preceeded only by Arrival in my opinion. Most people druel over Exile, but I believe that CLARK SHOULD BE CLARK and save the world, not kal, not kal-el. Clark.

Sneeze had Lois' introduction to journalism, Oliver, Lex's deepening into the dark side, and oh. Superbreath.

Wither, looking back on wasn't that bad. Introduced the seasons plotlines in a good way, and had I known what TPTB had in store for the Clexana baby plotline, I wouldn't have hated Wither. Not to mention an awesome Zoner, Lollie, Chimmy, and the AAR.

Arrow was stellar. Lollie, investigative Lois, and The Green Arrow.

Reunion as well, this season would have been crap without Oliver.

Fallout was spectacular, Raya, stunning FOS scenework, and an awesome Zoner again.

Rage was good. It tought Clark a lesson about being a hero, and using his indistructability to his advantage.

Static had a cool premise, but just wasn't executed to par. Probably because TW directed Hydro, he wasn't in this very much.

Subterranean may have been my least favorite of SV kids, but Ryan and Maddie were exceptional characters. Martha was also great, as well a cool plotline, with a not so favorable fotw. forgiven.

I'll write more later.

[Who]

I would say it was Super. I enjoyed every episode and looked foward to the next one.

[liebevision]

I loved this season..... although They did not utilize the baby to it's potential... hopefully they do in season 7

[TBRaiders]

I think this season had a couple of the best shows ever (top 10) and a couple of the worst (bottom 5). I still rate it as super even though I am fed up with the Lana drama.

[devary]

I have to agree with you...I'm completely fed up with Lana....She has been so inconsistant this season...first she is madly in love with lex...then she completely flips before the wedding...I'm sick and tired of everyone falling in love with lana and Clark never acknowledging her dark side....

please Clark....get over her....she is wayyyyy not in your league...

[98chase]

Originally posted by JorEl23
I am appalled by the backlash this season by fans. On the "other" big fan site that has become "pitiful" if you know what I mean, I've come to expect it. I'm convinced they are simply a gathering of the most miserable self loathing idiots that this world has to offer that spew forth their self hatred at each and every TV show. One of the reasons I love K Site is that although we do not all agree we are bonded by the fact that we all truly love Smallville and the story of Superman. Now, things are starting to get messy even here!!!

I voted GOOD and quite frankly felt it wasn't quite excellent but not that far away!!! Was I disappointed with some episodes? some plotlines? ABSOLUTELY!! Would I have changed a few things here and there? NO DOUBT!! but essentially there was soooo many good moments, episodes, and plotlines that Season 6 was one of the better ones IMO. The season began extremely handicapped because of the atrociousness of the last several episodes of Season 5 after that season's brilliant start. Having to suffer through the vileness of Lexana was really tough at times. The Goughlars and their inconsistencies and complete lack of respect for the mythos infuriated me at other times. But the acting across the board was at a way higher level!! Green Arrow and the JLAers was a bit overkill but very cool. Jimmy and Chloe, awesome!!! Martian Manhunter, very cool!! I could go on and on...

All I have to say is despite some painful moments, I always try to see the best in my favorite show and its best was good enough for me this year and ...I can't wait til Season 7!!!
Thank you. I'm glad that I'm not the only one who has noticed this stuff. Your post might keep me from dropping Ksite, because I now know that there might be some hope for this website.

[JorEl23]

Originally posted by 98chase
Thank you. I'm glad that I'm not the only one who has noticed this stuff. Your post might keep me from dropping Ksite, because I now know that there might be some hope for this website.

You're welcome!! It's just really frustrating and sad to see everyone crushing this show when with a road bump here and there is still really incredible!! Maybe if we focused on what we really want from our favorite show here and not on what we don't like, TPTB will wake up to eliminate those negatives in an effort to give us what we all want! Like I mentioned in the original post there are other sites (notably the one I inferred) that can wallow in their misery...Let's be proactive on KSite and perhaps our voices can be heard to make the conclusion of this great series as Super as it can be! BTW props to the VTech avatar...horrible tragedies like that should infuriate us, not the fact that someone kissed someone on SV or a new character was not the way you may have imagined them...

[Lexmakestheshow89]

this has probably been the best season of smallville (for me)

-Green Arrow
-Justice League
-Lex's 33.1 experiments
-Phantom Zoners
-Martian Manhunter
-Lex and Clark hating eachother
-Chloe having powers (which kinda makes sense)
-Clark and Lois get kinda closer (crimson)
-Red K
-Introduction of Jimmy Olsen
-General Zod
-Lana finally finds out the truth, but not all of it yet (his arrival killed her parents)
-Lois gets interested in reporting and finding out the truth (finale)
-New power introduced
-Epi "Freak" where clark uses all of his powers
-and to top it off, Bizarro comes to town

I liked this season, of course your gonna get love stories but you have to satisfy both crowds...overall it was a great season and season 7 will hopefully be just as good if not better than 6

[Welling_is_pretty]

Well, I gave it a C. I thought about grading it at poor but htings like the episode Justice and the seaason finale (and Zod) kept it from that.
This season was deeply uneven for me and there were times when I thought baout dropping SV (once the only show on TV I watched). Then there would be a cool episode or something interesting that would hold me there still.
But it was not great in my eyes (Season 3 gets that), just Average.

Here's hoping Season 7 is better.
Judging by the Season FInale, there's hope.

[Gspokesman]

I gave it a B i mean while there were a lot of weak episodes there were classics to me (Hydro, Justice, Labyrinth, Crimson, Nemesis, Phantom) and even Promise, as bad as it was in terms of character damage was to me a really good episode in of itself in terms of music, acting and editing I just thought it was really creative. With that said this season has 6 REALLY good episodes to me which is more than I can say for Season 1, 2, or 5. So I give it a B.

[pharaoh8]

Well this being my for post, I definitely have to day that this season has been great. I gave it an A. It definitely had its' downer moments but it was great overall. The acting was incredible. All of the characters are maturing as are the actors. It was awesome.
It's funny, I have seen this show from the very beginning and this is my first post.
I guess there is a first time for everything.
I'm glad to be here.

[samanta]

I gave it B. After Promise it wasn't as good as first half season.

[Rafael122]

I gave it a C. There was a string of 7 episodes in the middle of the season that were awesome, but there were other clunkers such as Static, Reunion, Subterranean that brought the season down a notch.

[smallvilleobsessor17]

^^I agree.

[Mackdaddy]

Originally posted by Rafael122
I gave it a C. There was a string of 7 episodes in the middle of the season that were awesome, but there were other clunkers such as Static, Reunion, Subterranean that brought the season down a notch.


Totally agree with what you said! A big fat C is all I can give it.

[msw44]

I voted super, and I'm glad to see several others did too. As with all seasons there were things that I thought were rediculous, but overall I really liked the it. The only thing I really disliked was the whole Lexana thing, which I've hated from the very beginning. But once that began to fall apart, I once again became very happy with Smallville.

[Krypton935]

A+++ I loved it I thought it was the best season yet.

[FiReFTW]

Originally posted by smallvilleobsessor17
I still truly love Smallville, and I don't hate it. Sometimes it just annoys me how unrealistic and pathetic the writing can at times be.

totally true

[bigv]

I think I may be in the minority on this but I think season 6 was a big step up from seasons 4 & 5. These were the worst seasons with rediculous episodes like "spell", "thirst", "tomb", and the all-time worst episode of Smallville history (and I invite debate on this): "ageless."

So I give season 6 a B. Still not as good as the first three. "Justice" was tight! "Promise" was good but lexana definately brings it down.

[6-Super-Man -5]

B - Good

Episodes I Liked:
Zod - CRAZY 2nd Place
Arrow
Hydro
Justice - AWESOME 3rd Place
Crimson - WOW 5th Place
Promise
Combat
Nemesis - COOL 4th Place
Phantom - SUPER 1st Place

Episodes I Though Were OK:
Sneeze
Reunion
Fallout - MAH 3rd Place
Rage - OK 5th Place
Static - .... 4th Place
Labyrinth
Freak - PRETTY GOOD 1st Place
Prototype - GOOD 2nd Place

Episodes I Hated:
Wither - HORRIBLE 1st Place
Subterranean - .... 3rd Place
Trespass - WEIRD 2nd Place
Progeny - ALRIGHT 4th Place
Noir - NORMAL 5th Place

So If Something Out Of 10 It Would Be 8/10

[efc 99]

This was a really good season.

Okay it had its stonkers- Subterranean, Wither and Noir where really poor.

We had a kick ass opener, super powered Zoners, Green Arrow, Martian Manhunter and the justice episode, a more evil Lex. Lana got screwed over too which is good. Clark finally started to go other places other than the end of his farm and the basement of the Daily Planet and a great final ep.

It was good man

[Kneel before Zod]

I am not getting all the hate for season 6. Was it the Clark-Lana-Lex triangle? Even though I wasn't loving that aspect, there wasn't a single episode in this season I disliked.

[SGuthrie27]

Eh, I gave it a C. I really thought it was pretty average as far as seasons go. It's better than a couple of them, but there are several seasons that I like significantly more.

The good points:
*Welcome Jimmy Olsen and Oliver Queen! I really like both characters, and thought they livened up the cast to a certain degree, especially Jimmy. I just wish they had spent more time developing Jimmy as his own character and his relationships with the rest of the cast members and not just spend all the time shipping him with Chloe and showing him as jealous of Clark.
*Clark taking on a more proactive role in protecting the people of Earth after he accidentally released the alien criminals from the Phantom Zone showed that he was one step closer to achieving his heroic destiny.
*I actually didn't mind Lexana, at least to a certain degree. It definitely made things different and interesting for Clark, and we got a partial break from Clana angst. On the other hand...

The bad points:
*Why, oh why did they have Clark pining away for Lana for the bulk of the season, even though she was involved with, then engaged to, then married to Lex? It just made him look really mopey, whiny, and kind of pathetic... I understand he cares/cared about the girl a lot, but there are times to move on, and usually, when the girl walks down the aisle with another guy, that's a clear-cut time to move on!!!!
*The ridiculous shutdown of what could've been a phenomenal Chlark romance. Why create so much buzz with that awesome Chlark kiss in "Vessel" if only to cause their romantic chances to implode with Jimmy's arrival in "Zod?" That just really rubbed me the wrong way... another wasted chance that TPTB weren't willing to take. Their loss.
*A few times, the alien enemy-centric episodes made it feel like they were reverting to the FOTW archetype of Season 1. It wasn't QUITE as bad, but still... a few of 'em were either too gross, or too weird.
*Shipper-fest! Okay, so I like some romance on shows, no doubt, and love triangles and love squares can be cool and all, but there was a little bit too much focus on the relationships at some points during this season. You had three couples with Clark as the third point of each of the triangles, or so they said at the start of the season, which was kind of ridiculous in the first place, but then they really had him only pursuing Lana for the majority of the season... again. He showed next-to-no interest in Lois, save "Crimson" when he was on Red K. And yeah, he and Chloe were still chummy, but like I mentioned earlier, it was mostly friendship after "Zod." And how'd they end it? With Clana v. 4.0! :mad:

My thoughts on the episodes:
*Really strong, awesome, stellar episodes would be Promise, Justice, Progeny, and Labyrinth for me. Zod and Phantom were also pretty excellent.
*Very good episodes, just one tier below, would be Nemesis, Fallout, and Freak. Hydro, Arrow, and Noir also had some high points.
*Episodes that were just okay for me include Crimson, Trespass, Sneeze, Reunion, and Prototype. There are parts I like, but these episodes just didn't stand out for me all that much.
*Episodes I don't really care for all that much would be Rage and Combat.
*Episodes I pretty much loathe and despise? That would be Static, Subterranean, and Wither.

So yeah, it was an okay season, but I can only give it a C. I've seen better. :p

[Supsfan]

There is parts I really liked and parts I hated about S6.

I guess you can't start a discussion about S6 without discussing Clexana. This had the be the worst storyline every on the show and sadly this plotline ruined alot of epsiodes from being great since it's terrible stench litered most of them to some degree. Watching Clark wallow in his loft for many epsiodes because his life sucked so bad definantly was a big red mark on the season. I think no other episode pointed out how bad the whole Clexana triangle was then Promise, which just felt like one bad soap opera and is my pick for worst episode of the series.

Once you get past the terrible Clexana stuff, there was some good stuff(although usually with an asterisk beside it because something just off about it)

-I thought the Phantoms were an interesting idea once you get past how terribly they were introduced in Zod(basically Clark screws up and unleashes them), also to many times Chloe was used to much dumbing down Clark in the process when it came to fighting phantoms. In general S5 was bad for shoehorning Chloe into Clark's hero duties but S6+7 took it to a whole new level of stupity. The Titan fight in Combat is the best fight scene ever on the show(with Clark vs Bizarro a close second in the S7 premiere)

-I liked the Green Arrow stuff, but the big problem is it took focus off of Clark. Sadly when Green Arrow is the best part of the season it says how poorly Clark was written for the bulk of it.

-I thought Lois was much better used in S6, then S5 although even I have issues with parts of her storylines

In general with the use of a FF button, many episodes you can FF through 20-25 minutes of stuff and get alot of cool scenes/gimmicks, that might be high on my best scene of the series list but the episodes on a whole all epsiodes had nagging issues with them. Overall S6 just felt like one big stall with a few cool gimmicks to try make up for the bad season storyline.

In terms of where I rank S6, only S3,5 + 7 are worse

Great - none
Very Good - Combat, Hydro
Good - Labyrinith, Fallout, Nemisis, Prototype, Justice, Crimson, Arrow, Reunion
Average - Rage, Wither, Freak, Progeny, Sneeze, Zod, Phantom
Below Average - Subterranean, Static
Bad - Noir
Crap - Promise, Trespass

[disciples of zod]

Just another "ok" season...

~H

[SGuthrie27]

There is parts I really liked and parts I hated about S6.

I guess you can't start a discussion about S6 without discussing Clexana. This had the be the worst storyline every on the show and sadly this plotline ruined alot of epsiodes from being great since it's terrible stench litered most of them to some degree. Watching Clark wallow in his loft for many epsiodes because his life sucked so bad definantly was a big red mark on the season. I think no other episode pointed out how bad the whole Clexana triangle was then Promise, which just felt like one bad soap opera and is my pick for worst episode of the series.

Once you get past the terrible Clexana stuff, there was some good stuff(although usually with an asterisk beside it because something just off about it)

-I thought the Phantoms were an interesting idea once you get past how terribly they were introduced in Zod(basically Clark screws up and unleashes them), also to many times Chloe was used to much dumbing down Clark in the process when it came to fighting phantoms. In general S5 was bad for shoehorning Chloe into Clark's hero duties but S6+7 took it to a whole new level of stupity. The Titan fight in Combat is the best fight scene ever on the show(with Clark vs Bizarro a close second in the S7 premiere)

-I liked the Green Arrow stuff, but the big problem is it took focus off of Clark. Sadly when Green Arrow is the best part of the season it says how poorly Clark was written for the bulk of it.

-I thought Lois was much better used in S6, then S5 although even I have issues with parts of her storylines

In general with the use of a FF button, many episodes you can FF through 20-25 minutes of stuff and get alot of cool scenes/gimmicks, that might be high on my best scene of the series list but the episodes on a whole all epsiodes had nagging issues with them. Overall S6 just felt like one big stall with a few cool gimmicks to try make up for the bad season storyline.

In terms of where I rank S6, only S3,5 + 7 are worse

Great - none
Very Good - Combat, Hydro
Good - Labyrinith, Fallout, Nemisis, Prototype, Justice, Crimson, Arrow, Reunion
Average - Rage, Wither, Freak, Progeny, Sneeze, Zod, Phantom
Below Average - Subterranean, Static
Bad - Noir
Crap - Promise, Trespass

While there are many things we disagree about in terms of Season 6 (especially "Promise") there are several points where I can agree with you, one of which being the way Clark was written. He did spend the bulk of his time pining away for Lana and wallowing in his sorrows in the barn rather than moving on and doing something else with his life. It made him seem too weak and needy in my opinion, which is another reason why I love Season 8 as much as I do, as he'd finally moved on! But yeah, Season 6 didn't make Clark, Lana, or Lex look too good... :p

----- Added 34 Seconds later -----


Just another "ok" season...

~H

Yep, it had some definite low and high points, which balanced out to equal fairly mediocre. :p

[Supsfan]

While there are many things we disagree about in terms of Season 6 (especially "Promise")

I still to this day can't understand how people who dislike Clexana can't hate Promise. That's like me saying well I don't like to eat liver but if you put onions on it, it's great. Promise basically was the whole Clexana drama for 42 minutes turned up to the max.

I would just like to meet one person who likes Promise who says they loved Promise because they thought the whole Clexana storyline was wonderful TV and made S6 great and Promise highlighted it more then any other episode. At least then I can understand somebody logic process. I can even settle for a Clana fan saying while they hated Lexana, seeing Clark look like a pathetic wuss who chases after a pregnant woman who is about to get married was great. Most the reason though I hear have nothing to do with the actual plot, it would be like me saying well Ageless was great because I really liked the clothes Chloe had on in that episode and I just love whenever the show has scenes in car garages.

[utguardian]

B. I dislike what a joke Clark was most of the season, pining away for Lana during that horrible Lexana arc. But there were a lot of good episodes and ultimately I was entertained by everybody else, if not always by Clark.

[SGuthrie27]

B. I dislike what a joke Clark was most of the season, pining away for Lana during that horrible Lexana arc. But there were a lot of good episodes and ultimately I was entertained by everybody else, if not always by Clark.

HAHA! Again, very well put. Yeah, most all the other characters were more enjoyable to watch than Clark was in this season, except when he was actually proactively seeking out the phantoms to take them down. At least we had some new blood in the form of Jimmy and Oliver, and the perennial awesomeness that is Chloe Sullivan to keep us at least momentarily distracted from the Clexana triangle. :p

[RaniaLovesClois]

I'll give this season a C. We had the introduction of Jimmy Olsen (He is the REAL Jimmy, I don't care what everyone else say :mad::(), and the introduction of Oliver Queen. I think I'm in the minority here but I really liked the Chimmy romance. What? I think it was cute. (That's why I hate that they ruined it in Season 8. And for what? For Chlavis. Bleh...) I actually liked Chloe in this season. Also, I loved the Lollie relationship. Finally we had a mature relationship in SV. And I thought the Phantom storyline was really interesting. And you know I liked Clark WHEN he was productive, like in ''Combat'' and did something else besides staying in his loft and looking at the stars or playing with his ball or whatever. BUT the whole Clexana triangle along with mopey, whiny Clark really ruined it for me. Oh, yes and Lana. I couldn't stand Lana at all this season.

[SGuthrie27]

I'll give this season a C. We had the introduction of Jimmy Olsen (He is the REAL Jimmy, I don't care what everyone else say :mad::(), and the introduction of Oliver Queen. I think I'm in the minority here but I really liked the Chimmy romance. What? I think it was cute. (That's why I hate that they ruined it in Season 8. And for what? For Chlavis. Bleh...) I actually liked Chloe in this season. Also, I loved the Lollie relationship. Finally we had a mature relationship in SV. And I thought the Phantom storyline was really interesting. And you know I liked Clark WHEN he was productive, like in ''Combat'' and did something else besides staying in his loft and looking at the stars or playing with his ball or whatever. BUT the whole Clexana triangle along with mopey, whiny Clark really ruined it for me. Oh, yes and Lana. I couldn't stand Lana at all this season.

Rania -- great thoughts about this season. I enjoyed reading your comments, and agree with an awful lot of what you said! I totally agree with what you said about Jimmy! He will ALWAYS be the true Jimmy Olsen to me. Henry James, Shmenry James... :p The Chimmy romance... It actually did have some cute elements, and I really do believe that Jimmy was head over heels for Chloe, and that she liked him, too... I guess I could just never jump on that ship because I had been holding out hope for Chlark to come along for so long, and I felt like this was the perfect (and yet again, missed) opportunity to see that romance in action since Lana was otherwise occupied. But you're right, that didn't stop Clark from lusting after her for the larger part of yet another season... The proactive stance Clark took in taking down his alien foes was a nice thing to see, however. Again, excellent comments! Thanks for sharing! :)

[DC Fanboy]

I give it a C. I believe this season is where it all started. The rise of disgusting soap. Then again I'm not a romantic person.

Only episodes that did it for me: Bizarro, Justice, Labyrinth, Combat, Nemesis, Phantom.

[SGuthrie27]

I give it a C. I believe this season is where it all started. The rise of disgusting soap. Then again I'm not a romantic person.

Only episodes that did it for me: Bizarro, Justice, Labyrinth, Combat, Nemesis, Phantom.

Great choices of favorite episodes for this season. But do you mean "Zod" instead of "Bizarro," which is the Season 7 premiere? I wasn't a huge fan of the soap opera plotlines either. You could kind of figure out pretty easily that that's the direction TPTB were headed in whenever they had those promotional images at the start of the season saying "every triangle has three sides," and each of the posters featured a different "love triangle," LOL. Even though they only real "triangle" that I witnessed was the craziness that was Clexana.

[DC Fanboy]

Great choices of favorite episodes for this season. But do you mean "Zod" instead of "Bizarro," which is the Season 7 premiere? I wasn't a huge fan of the soap opera plotlines either. You could kind of figure out pretty easily that that's the direction TPTB were headed in whenever they had those promotional images at the start of the season saying "every triangle has three sides," and each of the posters featured a different "love triangle," LOL. Even though they only real "triangle" that I witnessed was the craziness that was Clexana.

yeah Zod, but Bizarro was cool in Phantom too.

[SGuthrie27]

yeah Zod, but Bizarro was cool in Phantom too.

He was pretty cool, in a super-creepy sort of way, LOL.

[Nimkong]

A.This season was awesome compared the season before this season.The phantom storyline was amazing and how it ended with Bizzaro-awesome.Even though im not a fan of the Lex-Lana relationship it had me on my toes during the middle.This season is one of my favorite seasons.

[SGuthrie27]

A.This season was awesome compared the season before this season.The phantom storyline was amazing and how it ended with Bizzaro-awesome.Even though im not a fan of the Lex-Lana relationship it had me on my toes during the middle.This season is one of my favorite seasons.

I keep changing my mind in how much I like this season... I've said in other posts that I don't like the overuse of soap opera twists that this season took, but that doesn't mean that I disliked the Lexana stuff completely. Actually, the proposal, and the development of Lana's true feelings in "Hydro," were pretty interesting, as was what happened in "Crimson." Also, "Promise" is one of my favorite Season 6 episodes. I guess the main part I disliked about all the love triangle craziness is that it all boils down to Clark being made to look like a weak, mopey character with his Lana obsession. There were certainly a lot of twists to this season, though, some of them fairly good ones.

[KneelBeforeSmallville]

I keep changing my mind in how much I like this season... .

I Agree with ya man, its hard to judge this season. At the moment I give this season a B for GOOD! It was a powerhouse season with great action and effects, But to many filler eps for me. Kinda like Season 4. My favorite Episode hands down Is ZOD!!! and that is def in my Top 5 of all time, I remember watching it and saying, this is the best Premier EVER! It was Steller. Al& Miles say in the dvd booklet that " Zod, the most expensive episode we've ever produced" It was such on a grand scale, like what a Superman Movie should be! I Love the phantom zone in Sv, its so scary and i really liked the Phantone Zone criminals story, i just cant say enough good things about this ep, only small thing is Lois wasnt in it enough.
More Good Eps
Arrow
Fallout
Rage
Hydro
Justice ( Epic Tentpole ep, Awesome!)
Labyrinth ( Such a crazy ep, i really like it!)
Crimson!
Combat (Toms a Boss! Best Sv Fight ever! Next to Salvation:cool:)
Nemisis
Noir
Prototype
Phantom- Awesome finale! Love the Bizarro twist!

I didnt like the whole Clana thing, but i wish clark would of gotten over it and went out with chloe or somthing lol. Once she got with lex clark should of moved on. All in all this was a good season, big eventful eps!

[Bizarrolover]

It's difficult for me to rate this season. There were a few good episodes and the rest was just average with some bad ones here and there, but nothing as bad as Hero or Ageless. But I guess the worst part was the regression Clark suffered during that season that continued until the end of season 7.

Loved labrynth (I think TW did an amazing job in that episode) and I think it was brilliant how the writers blended the delusion with elements of Clark's life. Jor-El antibacterial soap was a masterpiece. I also liked nemesis, phantom, arrow, reunion, hydro and rage. Loathed the Lexana arc and Clark brooding in the barn for nearly the entire season because of them. This isn't a season I usually rewatch.

[SGuthrie27]

I Agree with ya man, its hard to judge this season. At the moment I give this season a B for GOOD! It was a powerhouse season with great action and effects, But to many filler eps for me. Kinda like Season 4. My favorite Episode hands down Is ZOD!!! and that is def in my Top 5 of all time, I remember watching it and saying, this is the best Premier EVER! It was Steller. Al& Miles say in the dvd booklet that " Zod, the most expensive episode we've ever produced" It was such on a grand scale, like what a Superman Movie should be! I Love the phantom zone in Sv, its so scary and i really liked the Phantone Zone criminals story, i just cant say enough good things about this ep, only small thing is Lois wasnt in it enough.
More Good Eps
Arrow
Fallout
Rage
Hydro
Justice ( Epic Tentpole ep, Awesome!)
Labyrinth ( Such a crazy ep, i really like it!)
Crimson!
Combat (Toms a Boss! Best Sv Fight ever! Next to Salvation:cool:)
Nemisis
Noir
Prototype
Phantom- Awesome finale! Love the Bizarro twist!

I didnt like the whole Clana thing, but i wish clark would of gotten over it and went out with chloe or somthing lol. Once she got with lex clark should of moved on. All in all this was a good season, big eventful eps!

AMEN!!!!! Quoted for absolute truth and total awesomeness!!!!! If that's what they'd chosen to do with Season 6 rather than have a revamped, even sappier version of pining, lovesick Clark and Clana, I would've been a MUCH happier Smallville viewer! :D I liked the listing of episodes you picked. If that was Season 6 in its entirety, my grade for the season would probably increase to at least a B+. But yeah, the filler episodes... there were some doozies. "Subterranean" and "Static" were about as low as I thought the show could go... Well, I'm not sure that they're worse than "Ageless," but they DO come pretty close. :lol: Man, you really made me want to watch "Zod" again! I haven't seen that episode in ages... The special effects were pretty amazing, though!

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It's difficult for me to rate this season. There were a few good episodes and the rest was just average with some bad ones here and there, but nothing as bad as Hero or Ageless. But I guess the worst part was the regression Clark suffered during that season that continued until the end of season 7.

Loved labrynth (I think TW did an amazing job in that episode) and I think it was brilliant how the writers blended the delusion with elements of Clark's life. Jor-El antibacterial soap was a masterpiece. I also liked nemesis, phantom, arrow, reunion, hydro and rage. Loathed the Lexana arc and Clark brooding in the barn for nearly the entire season because of them. This isn't a season I usually rewatch.

Hahaha, masterfully said. And BTW, I, too, LOVED all the little nods to other Smallville names of people and places that were included throughout "Labyrinth." SO clever...

[KneelBeforeSmallville]

Just think about it, Season 6 got very Love-triangle/Relationships galore, i think if Clark and Chloe would of picked up there relationship were it left off in the season 5 finale, it would of been better than the stale lana sandwich thats sitting up in the loft of the barn. I hate Subteranian so much, the only good thing is the very end of lex walking out of 33.1. And Static is terrible cause Clarks in it and a B story. Sadly Not every season is perfect, always a weak filler, lets hope season 10 breaks the curse!

[SGuthrie27]

Just think about it, Season 6 got very Love-triangle/Relationships galore, i think if Clark and Chloe would of picked up there relationship were it left off in the season 5 finale, it would of been better than the stale lana sandwich thats sitting up in the loft of the barn. I hate Subteranian so much, the only good thing is the very end of lex walking out of 33.1. And Static is terrible cause Clarks in it and a B story. Sadly Not every season is perfect, always a weak filler, lets hope season 10 breaks the curse!

"Stale Lana sandwich?!?" :rotfl: That's the perfect way of describing it! :D I agree that Season 6 was the perfect time to take a break from the Clana continual car crash and move on to something vibrant, new, and full of potential and chemistry, a.k.a. Chlark! :D Ha-ha, yep, "Subterranean" felt like a political ad mixed with a mutant groundhog farmer, and loads of cheesy acting. I can't quite decide which plot in "Static" is worse: the dude from Level 33.1 who pulls people into other frequencies and requires JIMMY OLSEN AND A HAM RADIO to save Lexana, or Clark fighting a guy who RIPS OUT PEOPLE'S SPINES AND EATS THEM?!? Both elements were horrendous, IMHO... Indeed, I do hope that Season 10 breaks the curse of filler and stupid episodes! I would love 22 episodes that are chock-full of awesomeness! :)

[KneelBeforeSmallville]

Yeah i give props to season 6 cause of the grand scale eps like ZOD, JUSTICE, Combat, an Phantom, and it had alot of other good eps, but the whole begining lexana arc made my cringe, especally Static and Subterannian. I think They shoulda experiemented with Chlark for the begining of the 6th season. It woulda really brought meaning to the whole pre-watchtower stage, and chloe finding out she had a meator power, they coulda came up with better stories if they went that route. It wasnt really as consistent as it coulda been. Thats why i really enjoy season 3,8 & 9 Cause its real consistent with the story arcs.

[SGuthrie27]

Yeah i give props to season 6 cause of the grand scale eps like ZOD, JUSTICE, Combat, an Phantom, and it had alot of other good eps, but the whole begining lexana arc made my cringe, especally Static and Subterannian. I think They shoulda experiemented with Chlark for the begining of the 6th season. It woulda really brought meaning to the whole pre-watchtower stage, and chloe finding out she had a meator power, they coulda came up with better stories if they went that route. It wasnt really as consistent as it coulda been. Thats why i really enjoy season 3,8 & 9 Cause its real consistent with the story arcs.

Good points, Gabe, especially on the Chlark front. It would've been a nice segue into the stories that they told involving Chloe in Seasons 6 and 7, like her meteor power, finding her mom, wanting to remove her abilities by visiting Curtis Knox, etc. I do like the consistent seasons that you mentioned a bit better than many others, and you're right, they were all pretty consistent in terms of characterization, plot, etc. I need to re-watch "Zod" again sometime soon to remind myself how awesome and epic it felt, but yeah, I TOTALLY agree about "Justice." It was clearly in a league of its own in comparison to most other episodes in Seasons 5-7.

[disciples of zod]

This season was my favorite! There was only one episode that I thought was really bad. (Subterranean) Wasn't really crazy with the Lexana arc, but it ended, so that's ok. :)

Overall A

~K

[SGuthrie27]

This season was my favorite! There was only one episode that I thought was really bad. (Subterranean) Wasn't really crazy with the Lexana arc, but it ended, so that's ok. :)

Overall A

~K

Ha-ha, Kelly, the fact that Lexana ended is one of the best parts of that arc, LOL! Well, sort of. At least while Lexana was happening, I thought there was SOME chance of Chlark occurring as well. ;) And yes, "Subterranean" is just ridiculous. :lol:

[Supsfan]

And yes, "Subterranean" is just ridiculous.

Give me an episode like Subterranean(which I thought wasn't good but I found it more boring then ridiculous) anyday were we see Clark actually doing something productive with his life and helping people then one were we see him mopey in his barn how his life sucks(even if we get it from 3 terrible points of view)

[SGuthrie27]

Give me an episode like Subterranean(which I thought wasn't good but I found it more boring then ridiculous) anyday were we see Clark actually doing something productive with his life and helping people then one were we see him mopey in his barn how his life sucks(even if we get it from 3 terrible points of view)

Hmm... I have no idea as to which episode you could be referring to. :rolleyes: Just kidding. :p To each their own, then. You watch your illegal-immigrant-enslaving moleman, and I'll watch the angsty melodrama that is "Promise." :D

[protector91]

I give it a B-. I'd give it a C+, but I'm feeeling slightly biased as this is my first season of Smallville. When the season was focusing on the Phantom storyline it was awesome. I liked how Clark was finally given some bad guys that weren't vulnerable to a simple knock out punch. Season 6 also gave us the most entertaining fight sequence ever on Smallville (or on any T.V. show for that matter) so that also gives this season a few bonus points. The finale had a killer ending with the last Phantom revealed to be Bizzaro (one of my favorite villains on Smallville) and the dam about to crack. They shouldn've put a little more effort into the whole Lana is dead thing given how we saw that mail truck drive by we all knew she wasn't dead. I was more invested in Chloe giving her life to rescue Lois. Had I not accidently been spoiled I would've gone into season 7 believing that she truly died. I even was a fan of the Justice League making it's first appearance (even though this episode has been trumped by Legion and Absolute Justice). It was nice to see some familiar faces again. I wasn't a fan of Clark pining for Lana. At first I didn't have much of a problem with it till I started re watching old episodes of the series. By the time season 6 reached Nemesis I found myself saying "Move on with your life!" Dude, if she doesn't love you don't waste your life trying to get her back. I didn't see the point of the Clark-Lex-Lana- triangle. Like some have said that was something you'd expect to see in a soap opera. I can't speak for everyone, but I can say that I really didn't care who Lana ended up with.

[Shanemanrulz]

Super

[SGuthrie27]

I give it a B-. I'd give it a C+, but I'm feeeling slightly biased as this is my first season of Smallville. When the season was focusing on the Phantom storyline it was awesome. I liked how Clark was finally given some bad guys that weren't vulnerable to a simple knock out punch. Season 6 also gave us the most entertaining fight sequence ever on Smallville (or on any T.V. show for that matter) so that also gives this season a few bonus points. The finale had a killer ending with the last Phantom revealed to be Bizzaro (one of my favorite villains on Smallville) and the dam about to crack. They shouldn've put a little more effort into the whole Lana is dead thing given how we saw that mail truck drive by we all knew she wasn't dead. I was more invested in Chloe giving her life to rescue Lois. Had I not accidently been spoiled I would've gone into season 7 believing that she truly died. I even was a fan of the Justice League making it's first appearance (even though this episode has been trumped by Legion and Absolute Justice). It was nice to see some familiar faces again. I wasn't a fan of Clark pining for Lana. At first I didn't have much of a problem with it till I started re watching old episodes of the series. By the time season 6 reached Nemesis I found myself saying "Move on with your life!" Dude, if she doesn't love you don't waste your life trying to get her back. I didn't see the point of the Clark-Lex-Lana- triangle. Like some have said that was something you'd expect to see in a soap opera. I can't speak for everyone, but I can say that I really didn't care who Lana ended up with.

I think that every Smallville viewer's perception of seasons is influenced substantially by when they started watching the show, but that's part of what makes it fun to discuss things with other viewers on K-Site. :) I have always been, and continue to be, a fan of the awesome episode "Justice." It was great to see Green Arrow, Impulse, Aquaman, and Cyborg join forces with Clark and Chloe to stop Lex's evil experiments, even though I agree that "Legion" and "Absolute Justice" were of slightly better quality. Ha-ha, I don't blame you for not caring who Lana ended up with after all the crazy soap opera action that happened this season, but I also am with you in wishing that Clark would have been more ready and willing to move on and try either being single for a while or hooking up with somebody else (*cough*Chloe*cough*) for a change. Very cool review -- thanks for posting!

[Supsfan]

Well I am to Promise on my summer rewatch and I have to say the whole Hydro-Promise run has to be some of the worst drama ever on the show. It's sort of sad because Hydro, Labyrinith, Crimson and Freak actually had alot good/great stuff but all episodes were ruined with the disgusting smell of Clexana to some degree. These are epsiodes though that Fast Forward Buttons are made for.

I still stand that Promise is the worst episode ever made but to be perfectly honest the drama in the above mentioned episodes is worse at many points then the drama in Promise itself, the only difference was all the other episodes had good points, Promise just was 42 solid minutes of Crap. It's sort of sad that the only likeable character by the end of the episopde is a guy who I assume the writers wanted the viewer to feel was "bad" and meddling(ie Lionel), it's even sadder they used him as a plot device to keep this crappy drama going. It's sad the show basically took it's 2 male leads and made them look like complete idiots(Lex being hoodwinked and having to fake a pregnancy, Clark waiting to the last possible minute to do something(here is a idea you had 15 episodes previously to right your issues)), all in the name of Lana.

As for other episodes I totally forgot how bad Trespass is, when I am done my rewatch and rate my best and worst epsidoes I wouldn't be suprised to see Trespass move up from 6th worst to 2nd worst episode(the more I think of it, as bad as Power was, it wasn't Clexana drama bad). the whole Lana just seems to figure out Clark has power just before her wedding was idiotic. She had 5+ years to figure it out, why the hell now? I don't understand how the writers felt that having her peak on Chloe's computer or sneak into Clark's room made her an enduring character. If she wanted answers she should just have went up to Clark, showed him the chisel and flat out said you can bullcrap me all you want but it's pretty hard to talk your way out of this. That of coarse would mean communication between 2 people and being forward which is usually the enemy of trying to create forced "drama".

[SGuthrie27]

Well I am to Promise on my summer rewatch and I have to say the whole Hydro-Promise run has to be some of the worst drama ever on the show. It's sort of sad because Hydro, Labyrinith, Crimson and Freak actually had alot good/great stuff but all episodes were ruined with the disgusting smell of Clexana to some degree. These are epsiodes though that Fast Forward Buttons are made for.

I still stand that Promise is the worst episode ever made but to be perfectly honest the drama in the above mentioned episodes is worse at many points then the drama in Promise itself, the only difference was all the other episodes had good points, Promise just was 42 solid minutes of Crap. It's sort of sad that the only likeable character by the end of the episopde is a guy who I assume the writers wanted the viewer to feel was "bad" and meddling(ie Lionel), it's even sadder they used him as a plot device to keep this crappy drama going. It's sad the show basically took it's 2 male leads and made them look like complete idiots(Lex being hoodwinked and having to fake a pregnancy, Clark waiting to the last possible minute to do something(here is a idea you had 15 episodes previously to right your issues)), all in the name of Lana.

As for other episodes I totally forgot how bad Trespass is, when I am done my rewatch and rate my best and worst epsidoes I wouldn't be suprised to see Trespass move up from 6th worst to 2nd worst episode(the more I think of it, as bad as Power was, it wasn't Clexana drama bad). the whole Lana just seems to figure out Clark has power just before her wedding was idiotic. She had 5+ years to figure it out, why the hell now? I don't understand how the writers felt that having her peak on Chloe's computer or sneak into Clark's room made her an enduring character. If she wanted answers she should just have went up to Clark, showed him the chisel and flat out said you can bullcrap me all you want but it's pretty hard to talk your way out of this. That of coarse would mean communication between 2 people and being forward which is usually the enemy of trying to create forced "drama".

LOL... Not gonna touch the "Promise" part of your post with a ten-foot pole, since we've both had that conversation enough times already, but as for what you said about "Trespass"... You had some EXCELLENT points, my friend. I was really ticked off at the underhanded sneaky ways Lana was going about trying to figure out Clark's secret. It's like she got tired of waiting for him to just tell her anything directly, so she decided that snooping through his drawers IN HIS BEDROOM, sneaking around the barn, and violating Chloe's privacy on her computer for the second time was somehow "okay." Grrr.... I did not like those parts AT ALL. I agree with your prescription for what would've made a better way of Lana getting Clark to come clean, though if he didn't respond to her then, I wouldn't blame her quite as much for the scenario she set up in "Promise" with the wine cellar. :p But as things actually played out, BOO, Lana! BOO, Clexana! Moving on... :lol:

[Supsfan]

You had some EXCELLENT points, my friend. I was really ticked off at the underhanded sneaky ways Lana was going about trying to figure out Clark's secret.

Trespass was just all kinds of bad. I think they bodyguard kissing Lana's ass telling us how wonderful she used to be was just over the top. Did TPTB want us to believe what the bodyguard was saying about Lana how wonderful she was was supposed to be true or were we supposed to believe he was a nut and his thoughts were nuts. Once again Lana being a meteor freak who power was people just found her irresistible would have made this episode make way more sense.

First Lana loves Lex, dislikes Clark, but around this point she loves both of them, soon she would hate Lex and Love Clark(it's like make your mind up witch). Secondly Lana hates meteor freaks and wants to rid the world of them, then she wants to protect meteor freaks.

If it wasn't for Clark saving the day in the end(the only redeeming thing of the episode) Trespass would probably be the worst episode ever.


I wouldn't blame her quite as much for the scenario she set up in "Promise" with the wine cellar.

But hey we got to see the cellar scene from 2 points of view, so that makes it good right. Personally I wish Promise had 4 points of view, the 4th being Shelby, maybe we could actually see somebody that episode doing something productive then.

[SGuthrie27]

Trespass was just all kinds of bad. I think they bodyguard kissing Lana's ass telling us how wonderful she used to be was just over the top. Did TPTB want us to believe what the bodyguard was saying about Lana how wonderful she was was supposed to be true or were we supposed to believe he was a nut and his thoughts were nuts. Once again Lana being a meteor freak who power was people just found her irresistible would have made this episode make way more sense.

First Lana loves Lex, dislikes Clark, but around this point she loves both of them, soon she would hate Lex and Love Clark(it's like make your mind up witch). Secondly Lana hates meteor freaks and wants to rid the world of them, then she wants to protect meteor freaks.

If it wasn't for Clark saving the day in the end(the only redeeming thing of the episode) Trespass would probably be the worst episode ever.

LOL, very well put, Sups... :D The freak/man-magnet ability of Lana's would have indeed made for much more convincing storytelling, ha-ha. You made an especially good point about the bodyguard dude being nuts, though. We probably shouldn't believe anything he said is true. ;)


But hey we got to see the cellar scene from 2 points of view, so that makes it good right. Personally I wish Promise had 4 points of view, the 4th being Shelby, maybe we could actually see somebody that episode doing something productive then.

I would've LOVED that! That would've made for a GREAT fanfic. How about 5 points of view, for my sake, and we could've seen Chloe's perspective on the whole thing? I would've loved to see her ranting to herself about how stupid everyone else was behaving -- Clark moping, Lana being all dazed and trying to figure out Clark's secret, and Lex being... well, as obsessed with Lana as Clark was in the same season, LOL...

[Supsfan]

You made an especially good point about the bodyguard dude being nuts, though. We probably shouldn't believe anything he said is true.

I honestly believe the intention of TPTB was that the bodyguard grew nuts seeing "innocent" little Lana turn evil by the hands of Lex over time, so his insane ramblings were supposed to have hints of truth in them.

It sort of comes off ridiculous that somebody would give up what you consider a high paying job, just to "save" somebody he hardly knows because he has become that infatuated with how great she was.

[SGuthrie27]

I honestly believe the intention of TPTB was that the bodyguard grew nuts seeing "innocent" little Lana turn evil by the hands of Lex over time, so his insane ramblings were supposed to have hints of truth in them.

It sort of comes off ridiculous that somebody would give up what you consider a high paying job, just to "save" somebody he hardly knows because he has become that infatuated with how great she was.

Yeah, I think you're right -- that was most likely their intention, weird as it was... But you're also right in pointing out how silly the dude's thought process was in doing what he did. It just serves to compound my theory that Lana attracts crazy people to her, and makes them crazier in the process. :p

[SVGirl_203]

A step up from season five but not that great either. There were more good ones here then in season 5, but there were also some really terrible ones. And some I can barely even remember.

I liked Oliver. Season 8 and 9 made wish he would leave, but I liked the way he was used in season 6 when it came to Clark. When characters give Clark hell and get on his case repeatedly when he doesn't deserve it, it annoys me, but in season 6 Clark needed that. They overdid it at times, and the writing for Oliver wasn't always that good, but for most part it worked for me. Not to mention he was a fun character. The show needed that at the time.

The episodes I remember really liking were Arrow, Reunion, Hydro, and Prototype. Justice and Zod were good too. These episodes had some bad stuff in it but I enjoyed the rest of it.

Jimmy was alright but not memorable. I liked his scenes with Lois. Wish he had more scenes with Clark. If he did, I don't remember it.

By season six Lionel bored me. I don't think the writers knew what to do with him. Lex was the same. He's supposed to be this great villain, or getting there, but I would have to try really hard in order to not tune out during his scenes. And since I wasn’t really invested in this show back then I didn't care enough to try.

They used Lois much better in this season then season 5. Seeing as she was my favorite character, I loved that. I'm glad that they started having Lois move forward. I enjoyed her storyline with Oliver, as well as, the journalism storyline. Lois investigating is one of my favorite parts of the show, and while I may be over Lollie now, back then it was fun. And a refreshing changes from all the other angsty couples. There were a bunch of good Clois scenes. I really enjoyed those. Hated the way they killed the Chlo-Lo relationship though. What was the purpose of writing Chloe that way? It's one thing to not show many scenes with them together but was it really necessary to kill the relationship between them. What happened to the cousins who loved each other? I wanted to love their scenes together not get annoyed every time Chloe talked about Lois. Prototype was probably the best episode for the cousins.

Martha lost me completely. I've recently read old interviews where Annette talks about her role in season six and she's awesome. I agreed with a lot of her thoughts on the characters.

Back then, I was pretty indifferent towards Chloe so I don't remember much about her in this season. And apart from her dating Jimmy and throwing digs at Lois.

There was too much Clexana during this season. It was terrible and didn't help any of the characters involved. TBH, by the end of this season I didn't really care for any of them, even Clark.

Lana just gets worse with every season.

Clark..... He had some really good scenes but they weren't enough to make for the amount of terrible ones he had in this season. And there were plenty of it.

[SGuthrie27]

A step up from season five but not that great either. There were more good ones here then in season 5, but there were also some really terrible ones. And some I can barely even remember.

Hmmm... I keep vacillating over whether I like Season 5 or Season 6 better, because I think they both have some positive and negative elements... Maybe analyzing YOUR analysis will help me analyze my own opinions better, LOL! :D


I liked Oliver. Season 8 and 9 made wish he would leave, but I liked the way he was used in season 6 when it came to Clark. When characters give Clark hell and get on his case repeatedly when he doesn't deserve it, it annoys me, but in season 6 Clark needed that. They overdid it at times, and the writing for Oliver wasn't always that good, but for most part it worked for me. Not to mention he was a fun character. The show needed that at the time.

Yeah, once again, Clark was really mopey and down and out this season a lot of times, and Oliver had a way of telling him the things that he really needed to hear but that no one else was willing to say. In later seasons, I thought he got too preachy, but for the most part, his analysis, I thought, was spot-on. He was also, as you mentioned, a much-needed element of levity that was lacking in a lot of the rest of the storytelling that was occurring this season.


The episodes I remember really liking were Arrow, Reunion, Hydro, and Prototype. Justice and Zod were good too. These episodes had some bad stuff in it but I enjoyed the rest of it.

Hmmm... I have some different favorites than you, but most of the ones you mentioned, in my mind, range from very good to average. All of them have positive elements, for sure.


Jimmy was alright but not memorable. I liked his scenes with Lois. Wish he had more scenes with Clark. If he did, I don't remember it.

Yeah, they wasted a lot of good potential with Jimmy. I really wished they hadn't spent so much time having him act insecure and worried about the Chlark friendship, and more time building him up as a budding photographer and showcasing him with Clark and Lois, both of whom he was supposed to become very close friends with if he were the real Jimmy Olsen... which we found out two seasons later that he's not, but since we thought it was him, he deserved more time working with the other characters, and not just being stuck in the perennial state of utter boredom and pointlessness that was Chimmy. :p


By season six Lionel bored me. I don't think the writers knew what to do with him. Lex was the same. He's supposed to be this great villain, or getting there, but I would have to try really hard in order to not tune out during his scenes. And since I wasn’t really invested in this show back then I didn't care enough to try.

Lionel seemed to fall into the same trap that Jonathan and Martha had. He was locked in this vacuum of ambiguity, between good and evil, and didn't do a whole lot that was all that important this season, other than threaten to kill Clark if Lana didn't marry Lex, which I thought was pretty out-of-nowhere and silly considering he was supposed to be one of Clark's allies during this time period. Still, John Glover is such an amazing actor, that he at least made all the ridiculous stuff they made him do and say pretty bearable and believable.


They used Lois much better in this season then season 5. Seeing as she was my favorite character, I loved that. I'm glad that they started having Lois move forward. I enjoyed her storyline with Oliver, as well as, the journalism storyline. Lois investigating is one of my favorite parts of the show, and while I may be over Lollie now, back then it was fun. And a refreshing changes from all the other angsty couples. There were a bunch of good Clois scenes. I really enjoyed those. Hated the way they killed the Chlo-Lo relationship though. What was the purpose of writing Chloe that way? It's one thing to not show many scenes with them together but was it really necessary to kill the relationship between them. What happened to the cousins who loved each other? I wanted to love their scenes together not get annoyed every time Chloe talked about Lois. Prototype was probably the best episode for the cousins.

Yeah, Lois had more of a chance to grow, in my opinion, than any other character this season. I really didn't notice the Chlo-Lo assassination you're mentioning though... Yeah, they weren't around each other that much, but I don't remember the Chloe tension you're talking about... Maybe I need to re-watch this season and pay special attention to that element. Are there any specific episodes you could give me as examples or a starting point?


Martha lost me completely. I've recently read old interviews where Annette talks about her role in season six and she's awesome. I agreed with a lot of her thoughts on the characters.

Yep. She had nothing to do, nowhere to go, and spent most of the season talking to Clark about his feelings for Lana, which got really old and boring really fast.


Back then, I was pretty indifferent towards Chloe so I don't remember much about her in this season. And apart from her dating Jimmy and throwing digs at Lois.

Yeah, Chloe didn't have much to do this season, either. Chimmy was boring, too, which didn't help her much. Again, there should've been more of a focus on showing her doing some real reporting, along with helping Clark track down the phantoms. At least she was instrumental in that second task. *shrug*


There was too much Clexana during this season. It was terrible and didn't help any of the characters involved. TBH, by the end of this season I didn't really care for any of them, even Clark.

Bleh. No kidding. It got absolutely ridiculous, especially on Clark's and Lana's ends. Clark looked really bad for continuing to pursue and lust after a girl who was involved in a steady relationship, then an engagement, and finally a marriage. He continued to pine away for her even after she was a wedded, pregnant (or so we thought), woman, which looked horrible for his character. On top of that, Lana probably should have gotten a bad case of whiplash after doing 180 degree changes over who she liked more -- Clark or Lex. Plus, setting up that scenario to force Clark to show his secret didn't paint her in the best light either. And Lex... well, Lex got pretty weird, too, since all he seemed to be focused on was Lana. And being willing to make it LOOK like she was pregnant to keep her dedicated to the relationship? That was a new low for his character...


Lana just gets worse with every season.

You're not alone in this opinion, LOL...


Clark..... He had some really good scenes but they weren't enough to make for the amount of terrible ones he had in this season. And there were plenty of it.

Yeah. I did like it that Clark was a lot more proactive this season in pursuing and taking down the phantoms as he and Chloe located them. That was major progress to his super-heroic role, and a BIG step up over him not doing practically anything about the Stones of Knowledge in Season 4 until his whole town was almost destroyed for his inaction in the second meteor shower. However, he spent way too much time mooning over Lana and wishing he was in romantic bliss.

In general, I thought there was too much emphasis on love triangles, and even on PRETENDING that there were THREE love triangles, when really there was just a sickening overdose of Clexana. :mad:

Still, you had some excellent points, and I appreciate your thoughtful responses. Keep up the great work!

[bluekryptoboy222]

This season was Smallville at it's best. Yeah it was more Soap Oriented than other Seasons. That was the Season 6 theme. If you don't like romance this season sucks for you.
Season 6 was consisted all the way through. There were only 2 filler episodes this season "Subterranean" and "Noir". Every other episode moved the season storyline forward. It was generally consistent, and had a beginning, middle, and end.

[Simba_Muffy]

This could've been a great season. Yes, they were finally letting Clark move on, but just when I thought they were going to move his story forward, Clexana attacks! God, why?

Episodes I liked.

Zod
Sneeze
Arrow
Reunion
Fallout
Rage
Hydro(I loved the Chloe/Clark/Lois/Oliver stuff.)
Justice (Best episode of the season.)
Crimson (for the Clois stuff.)
Combat
Phantom

Just thinking about S6 makes me depressed.