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Theshadow129x
09-26-2008, 03:24 AM
Seriously...i liked this episode but Clark being a reporter and all the sudden wanting to save everyone he can....its just too unbelievable because of the way Clark has been set up on this show. The whole thing just feels really flimsy and not well thought and put together. they just handed him the position of staff writer and he has no experience as one. at all. period. he just is a reporter. i did like how they showed he's not a very good one but i still feel like this comes out of no where and him wanting to all the sudden be a hero. i just cant wrap my head around it at all. it just feels like we leaped out of territory and got whiplash from it. i know some will just try to come on here and bash me but seriously i dont care. Clark wanting to be active all the sudden and getting a job and being a reporter so fast is a joke.
yoxodo
09-26-2008, 04:06 AM
I completely agree. I'm trying to keep an open mind about this season, but so far everything seems forced, from Clark at the DP to the new "replacement" characters, and Chloe and Davis' relationship being love at first sight...
All this from a show where the writers used to take their time and build up everything until it all reached a crecendo. Those are the episodes i miss.
baltazor
09-26-2008, 04:39 AM
It needed more explaining. After dragging the entire thing for so many years they should have put it more effort into it. Anyway the sudden change in Clark's way of thinking is just a small (but significant) part of the general change in TPTB. They wanted to change things and fast if they were ever to do a ninth season.
Anyway Clark loosing his powers and being held against his will in a russian camp made him change his view of things. He decided to stop hanging on to a life that was over for some time now.
The did push the entire thing very fast but it was necessary if the show was ever going to change direction.
Timester
09-26-2008, 05:37 AM
I don't blame PS3 for rushing on the 8th season, I blame AlMiles for stalling 7 seasons.
Kal-ed
09-26-2008, 05:46 AM
Well said, if this is the last season can you honestly see a logical slow progresion from what AlMiles gave us for 6 seasons and the Clark we always wanted to see?? Cause I honestly cant see it, timewise.
Im glad they moved him and stoped stalling what should have happened a long time ago, but I guess TPTB cant win, Clark is a reluctant reactive hero that dispises his powers, we hate it, he becomes an active hero seeking out to save people and we hate it, I wouldnt want to be in their necks.
yaseen101
09-26-2008, 06:03 AM
I guess it's because of his near death experience and subsequent resurrection, stuff like that can change people. Last time he died, he had fulfilled all of his dreams, like being mortal, befriending Lana and such but this time he died in vain and he saw how much he had missed, how much stalling he had been doing and that can change a person. Think of it like when Lex almost died in lexmas, he came back and claimed money gives him power, I guess it's that sort of thing. Now after his own death Clark wants to pursue his destiny, if he has to be a hero he will have to choose some place where he can get information quickly and easily because he knows Lois and has an application form he decided to go to the Daily Planet. I hope that helps.
Oh and I'm pretty used to your posts shadow129X so don't worry I get your view and don't expect any bashing from me in the near future.
curiosity
09-26-2008, 06:06 AM
The only thing I really didn't understand, he crushed up the top of the bus so people could get out right in front of everyone. I know there was some smoke, but shouldn't he have hid it more, and just sort of rushed around and then rushed out?
After watching Clark and Lois together for a little while their story seemed more likely. The beginning seemed sort of strange, but then it got better. I've read Lois is supposed to start getting into trouble and Clark keeps running around and saving her. That will be funny. I'd like to see them investigate more. There's too many storylines going on and too much time spent with other characters to really show a good Lois/ Clark investigation. Chloe talking about her engagement is really boring. Chloe begging a bum girl on the street for 15 minutes to stay with her was boring, not needed. They could have had the evil little girl immediately agree to go with her, what was the point of making Chloe beg her like a nut job? It took up lots of screen time and was boring. There's not enough time on screen and Lois and Clark are little too rushed because of that. They did a good job with Lois and Clark investigating together in season 4, and I hope it gets funnier and better like that.
blackcelebration
09-26-2008, 06:16 AM
Personally even if it was lightswitch I couldn't care less. They took too long to develop his character (4 years too long). I'd much prefer how he is now acting like Superman than spending the next 9 episodes moping over Lana & playing ball in his barn before she comes back they get back together, break up and then he mopes around more, playing ball more until Jor-El or The Martian Manhunter arrives at Season Finale to say 'use this key to destroy Doomsday.'
TheLeague
09-26-2008, 07:22 AM
some people are never satisfied and because of that i hate them
i love the new episodes yes its a fast progression but its better fresh new and exciting id rather have this than lana moping
to be honest anyone who doesnt like this change is either not a comic book fan nor a superman one at that
quit whining this stuff is excellent season 8 = great !
Mischael12
09-26-2008, 08:26 AM
I just closed my eyes off to the last three seasons.
TOMophilus
09-26-2008, 08:30 AM
Yes, it is hard to believe. But they wasted at least the last two seasons with stalling on Clark, so it is better to lightswitch him forward than not at all.
dru-zod2501
09-26-2008, 08:44 AM
some people are never satisfied and because of that i hate them
to be honest anyone who doesnt like this change is either not a comic book fan nor a superman one at that
oh really? I take exception to that!
Those of us who stayed with this show since the beginning did so because we were promised the origins of Superman, the World's Greatest Hero. What we got was not that. This Clark knew the right people, had the right tools, but did not have the right stuff to become Superman. You can give a guy a suit with pointy ears, a grapple gun, and a black car, but that certainly doesn't make him Batman.
After 7 years of watching this guy turn into I don't know what, 2 episodes in and I'm just supposed to forget everything that's come before, smile like an idiot and think "Ya! sooperman am comin!!"
My memory is longer than that of a goldfish; 2 epsodes do not erase a character's cumulative history. I do not forget or forgive.
This Clark will never be the true Superman to me, let him throw on whatever fancy cape he wants. I still watch because it's still a cool scifi/fantasy series, and I need something to keep me occupied between episodes of Heroes & Sarah Connor.
I've been a Superfan for 20 years; don't dare assume I'm not
stenochick
09-26-2008, 08:45 AM
They made the deliberate choice after Clark graduated highschool to send the cast to college. I loved that. I loved Professor Fine, but then he turned out to be Brainiac!
How can a poor guy focus on college when his dad dies, Lionel Luthor closes in on his secret, he has to fight Brianiac, escape from the Phantom Zone, fight Zod, and fight all the zoners?
It made for great entertainment, but moved Clark further away from the iconic Clark Kent, mild-mannered reporter.
Then you had season 7, where apparantly Clark was suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and hiding out on the farm with Kara and Lana instead of getting back into college or freelancing with the Smallville Ledger, or joining the Justice League. But, even then, he had to fight Bizarro and Brainiac, so the guy cannot catch a break.
For season 8, we see Clark want to proactively be a journalist and a hero. I wonder if Clark wonders how he landed such a sweet job at the Daily Planet. I believe it was 100% orchestrated by Tess Mercer. I wonder if he left Tess' office thinking twice about how he got his job and what was the deal with his new boss.
ShelbyKent
09-26-2008, 08:48 AM
I don't blame PS3 for rushing on the 8th season, I blame AlMiles for stalling 7 seasons. Exactly! It's not like PS3 had a choice with the matter, what with KK and MR leaving and all.
Super Maverick
09-26-2008, 09:07 AM
after the events of last season and especially now that Lana is gone, Clark realizes he must do more to save people
listen to the theme song at the opening credits
the Daily Planet is the best place for him to keep in the loop, as he said himself.
How is that so unbelievable? It's how they set it up in the comics, the premise has a 70 year tradition.
geminis
09-26-2008, 09:10 AM
Don't forget how after Dark Thursday Clark was rushing around under cover of night cleaning up Metropolis. Clark's progression into the superhero we all know and love has been excruciatingly slow so it's kind of shock to suddenly see him start to man up, but it's a welcome change. He's used to doing heroic things on a slightly smaller scale where few people have the chance to see him do his stuff.
Now, after months spent powerless under the thumb of some pretty sleazy thugs, the encouragement of friends, powerless and superpowered alike, free to live without all of Lana and her baggage and also that of the farm, which has also not been under his care for those same months spent in the frozen north and appears to be just fine, Clark finally sees that he can move on and everything will be okay.
This time he wasn't moping over regaining his powers or Lana, he was happy to crush that poor defenseless football and think about how he can be in the center of the action, doing something productive with his gifts, something he is finally coming to accept and appreciate and not want to hide.
stenochick
09-26-2008, 09:12 AM
well said, geminis.
Mischael12
09-26-2008, 09:14 AM
oh really? I take exception to that!
Those of us who stayed with this show since the beginning did so because we were promised the origins of Superman, the World's Greatest Hero. What we got was not that. This Clark knew the right people, had the right tools, but did not have the right stuff to become Superman. You can give a guy a suit with pointy ears, a grapple gun, and a black car, but that certainly doesn't make him Batman.
After 7 years of watching this guy turn into I don't know what, 2 episodes in and I'm just supposed to forget everything that's come before, smile like an idiot and think "Ya! sooperman am comin!!"
My memory is longer than that of a goldfish; 2 epsodes do not erase a character's cumulative history. I do not forget or forgive.
This Clark will never be the true Superman to me, let him throw on whatever fancy cape he wants. I still watch because it's still a cool scifi/fantasy series, and I need something to keep me occupied between episodes of Heroes & Sarah Connor.
I've been a Superfan for 20 years; don't dare assume I'm not
The whole Anti-Clois thing in your avatar sorta erases your credibility :D
getkuhl
09-26-2008, 09:22 AM
i dont mind the sudden progression, some people stall for years and dont have a direction or anything they want to do, and then bam. in one moment reality can set in and said person can decide to grow up.
i think it is plausible that he matured quickly, no offense to those who think otherwise... but it isnt that far fetched.
and as for the job status, tess ensured that he got the job to keep an eye on him.
their dialogue in ep. 2 and tess' comments after clark left the room should show everyone that. i think that was the writers' way of telling everyone "hey we know he shouldnt have the job, but here is why he has it"
as far as the disguise goes. he needs one, very soon.
people would have noticed that he ripped the bus open, ,but no one seemed to acknowledge it... i would call that the only plot hole that bothers me.
Mischael12
09-26-2008, 09:24 AM
The smoke, and coughing would have been part of the reasoning why, not too mention when people panic they don't pay attention too much.
getkuhl
09-26-2008, 09:26 AM
i can understand that, they were panicking because of the bomb... and then in reality i would have started to panic again when the top of the bus was pulled back without the jaws of life... it would have freaked me out.
the sound it made would have drawn attention to it. and people surely would have wondered how it peeled back like that.
even in panic mode people still see things happen.
mistaguitarmasta
09-26-2008, 09:28 AM
I'll agree that it seems unrealistic that Clark could have been hired that quickly, but I completely buy his desire to be at a newspaper so he can find out when people need help and then rush off to save them. It's completely in-character for him. He's always saving people, strangers and friends alike. So I'm fine with that.
Timester
09-26-2008, 09:40 AM
It's kinda obvious how Clark was hired that quickly, the Daily Planet belongs to the LuthorCorp, after all.
Even Tess said it, Lex talked alot about Clark Kent to her. Clark was Lex's best friend for many years.
Mischael12
09-26-2008, 09:41 AM
That's true, but I figure if you think your about to die, and all of a sudden an exit appears many wouldn't think twice about where did it come from. THe Average person would just convince themselves that the man in blue was just their imagination. At least until they see Superman later and they go wait...what?
geminis
09-26-2008, 09:56 AM
well said, geminis.
Thanks, I've been taking some lessons from a few Clois masters. ;)
Clark, rushing toward a burnt out, exploded bus. Well, not a lot of people would do something lot that, but there are hero types out there. I still remember the guy in New York who jumped on top of somebody who had fallen into the subway tracks in an epileptic fit and covered their body while the train rushed over his head!!
Adrenalin is crazy stuff and can do some miracles. People will see what they want to see and make up the rest. Memory is subjective. It can play tricks on you.
Nothing could be more lightswitch Clark becoming a journalist than in Christopher Reeve's Superman. Come in, type real fast, you're hired. Dean Cain's Superman, Perry turns him down, then Clark writes a terrific article on the defense of an old theater by a lonely old woman, you're hired. Here, Tess has secret information on former friend of Lex Luthor, Clark Kent, I'm not going to tell you but I have my eye on you, you're hired.
Take your pick. They're all different, big deal. Any future incarnation of Superman could have something completely different and I won't complain.
Kevin24
09-26-2008, 10:15 AM
What's there not be buy? He has saved people countless time over the years and in front of people to boot. The last three seasons he has faced off against phantoms and Brainiac and had the whole vertias thing to worry about. Now that it's all over he can now focus on saving regular joes like us.
He has shown his hero side many many times on the show. Now the difference is that he had a near death experience and a job at the Daily Planet which opens up alot of information for him. Before he was at the farm and out of the loop so he didn't know how much was going on around him. Now at the planet he realizes just how much more he could do.
The only light switch that I can account for is him now working at the Daily Planet but as for him being a hero? That isn't a light switch at all.
Would you rather him have all these information and ignore it and it will be more believable for you? Why would he do that after his Odyssey and conversation with Martian Manhunter? After Apocalypse?
moviefan2k4
09-26-2008, 10:34 AM
Seriously...i liked this episode but Clark being a reporter and all the sudden wanting to save everyone he can....its just too unbelievable because of the way Clark has been set up on this show. The whole thing just feels really flimsy and not well thought and put together. they just handed him the position of staff writer and he has no experience as one. at all. period. he just is a reporter. i did like how they showed he's not a very good one but i still feel like this comes out of no where and him wanting to all the sudden be a hero. i just cant wrap my head around it at all. it just feels like we leaped out of territory and got whiplash from it. i know some will just try to come on here and bash me but seriously i dont care. Clark wanting to be active all the sudden and getting a job and being a reporter so fast is a joke.Well, you never know what getting hit with a giant energy blast, watching your Arctic home crumble to pieces, and rotting for a month in a Russian work camp will do to you...:rotfl:
BadToad
09-26-2008, 10:45 AM
I'm not having any trouble buying this at all. Clark has been through a lot these past few years. He's been through some experiances that just paralyzed him emotionally, like his fathers death, and Lana's coma. He has shown small forward steps before, but usually something came along to set him back, or take up his attention, i.e. Kara last season. After last season, and going through everything with Lana, and finally having that confrontation with Lex, and finding out all about Veritas, and the situation with Lionel...well, personally I think he was due for an epiphany. He almost died up in the Arctic, and while he's had near death experiances before, that doesn't mean that his reaction to each one needs to be identical.
Clark is a young man. The way an experiance is going to effect him at 15 is going to be different then how it effects him at 18, and different then how it effects him at 21. Clark is finally coming into his own, and accepting who he is, and taking on more responsibilities. As he said in the premiere, he's never really let go even though things had changed and people had left (he mentioned Lana and his parents, but I think Lex was also a part of that equation). Now, he's ready to let go in order to find his path in life.
I think its a great thing. I don't think it happened too fast, I think its taken too long. Sometimes a really big decision or move in our lives doesn't happen gradually. Sometimes it happens all at once. Clark has decided to rush into the breach, not tip-toe into it. Good for him! Isn't this what people wanted from him?
Kevin24
09-26-2008, 11:27 AM
I'm not having any trouble buying this at all. Clark has been through a lot this past few years. He's been through some experiances that just paralyzed him emotionally, like his fathers death, and Lana's coma. He has shown small forward steps before, but usually something came along to set him back, or take up his attention, i.e. Kara last season. After last season, and going through everything with Lana, and finally having that confrontation with Lex, and finding out all about Veritas, and the situation with Lionel...well, personally I think he was due for an epiphany. He almost died up in the Arctic, and while he's had near death experiances before, that doesn't mean that his reaction to each one needs to be identical.
Clark is a young man. The way an experiance is going to effect him at 15 is going to be different then how it effects him at 18, and different then how it effects him at 21. Clark is finally coming into his own, and accepting who he is, and taking on more responsibilities. As he said in the premiere, he's never really let go even though things had changed and people had left (he mentioned Lana and his parents, but I think Lex was also a part of that equation). Now, he's ready to let go in order to find his path in life.
I think its a great thing. I don't think it happened too fast, I think its taken too long. Sometimes a really big decision or move in our lives doesn't happen gradually. Sometimes it happens all at once. Clark has decided to rush into the breach, not tip-toe into it. Good for him! Isn't this what people wanted from him?
Great post, I give it a 10/10
Radioflyer
09-26-2008, 11:43 AM
after the events of last season and especially now that Lana is gone, Clark realizes he must do more to save people
listen to the theme song at the opening credits
the Daily Planet is the best place for him to keep in the loop, as he said himself.
How is that so unbelievable? It's how they set it up in the comics, the premise has a 70 year tradition.
Actually he should work as an analyst at ECHELON,
which captures and analyzes virtually every phone
call, fax, email and telex message sent anywhere in
the world.
Super Maverick
09-26-2008, 11:51 AM
Actually he should work as an analyst at ECHELON,
which captures and analyzes virtually every phone
call, fax, email and telex message sent anywhere in
the world.
He would have had to finish college for a job like that!!
LightningFlash
09-26-2008, 11:53 AM
One season with PS3 = incredible already.
Sevens season with AlMiles = gave us some hope with the first three seasons and an episode here or there ("Commencement", "Arrival", "Zod", "Justice"), but kept stalling the MAIN character from even leaving the barn and only evolved Lex into the person he should be; totally pitted Lois into the DP only by sleeping with a clone freak.
Eighth season > the past seven seasons.
PS3 > AlMiles.
susangail
09-26-2008, 12:30 PM
I'm not having any trouble buying this at all. Clark has been through a lot these past few years. He's been through some experiances that just paralyzed him emotionally, like his fathers death, and Lana's coma. He has shown small forward steps before, but usually something came along to set him back, or take up his attention, i.e. Kara last season. After last season, and going through everything with Lana, and finally having that confrontation with Lex, and finding out all about Veritas, and the situation with Lionel...well, personally I think he was due for an epiphany. He almost died up in the Arctic, and while he's had near death experiances before, that doesn't mean that his reaction to each one needs to be identical.
Clark is a young man. The way an experiance is going to effect him at 15 is going to be different then how it effects him at 18, and different then how it effects him at 21. Clark is finally coming into his own, and accepting who he is, and taking on more responsibilities. As he said in the premiere, he's never really let go even though things had changed and people had left (he mentioned Lana and his parents, but I think Lex was also a part of that equation). Now, he's ready to let go in order to find his path in life.
I think its a great thing. I don't think it happened too fast, I think its taken too long. Sometimes a really big decision or move in our lives doesn't happen gradually. Sometimes it happens all at once. Clark has decided to rush into the breach, not tip-toe into it. Good for him! Isn't this what people wanted from him?
I "third" that. Time to move on.
I also buy Clark's sudden hire -- Tess wants to keep an eye on him ;) If Clark's smart, he'll accept the sudden hire for what it might be and keep an eye on her.
Kal-ed
09-27-2008, 04:52 AM
The whole Anti-Clois thing in your avatar sorta erases your credibility :D
I dont know if Im wrong but I think what he means is that he didnt like it at first but now he does, "anti-Clois B4(before) it was cool" I could be off but a logical asumption is that if he was against it before it was cool (by calling it cool, he´s impllying he likes it) he´s for it afterwards.
wolverine316
09-27-2008, 05:42 AM
Posters are always whining about lightswitches like Clark suddenly becoming a reporter out of the blue. I say who gives a @#$!. Al/Miles did a horrible job of moving things along so PS3 are putting things in place as they should be. If you are left scratching your head as to why this and why that I say big deal.
Dor el
09-27-2008, 07:06 AM
I'm not having any trouble buying this at all. Clark has been through a lot these past few years. He's been through some experiances that just paralyzed him emotionally, like his fathers death, and Lana's coma. He has shown small forward steps before, but usually something came along to set him back, or take up his attention, i.e. Kara last season. After last season, and going through everything with Lana, and finally having that confrontation with Lex, and finding out all about Veritas, and the situation with Lionel...well, personally I think he was due for an epiphany. He almost died up in the Arctic, and while he's had near death experiances before, that doesn't mean that his reaction to each one needs to be identical.
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Clark is a young man. The way an experience is going to effect him at 15 is going to be different then how it effects him at 18, and different then how it effects him at 21. Clark is finally coming into his own, and accepting who he is, and taking on more responsibilities. As he said in the premiere, he's never really let go even though things had changed and people had left (he mentioned Lana and his parents, but I think Lex was also a part of that equation). Now, he's ready to let go in order to find his path in life.
I think its a great thing. I don't think it happened too fast, I think its taken too long. Sometimes a really big decision or move in our lives doesn't happen gradually. Sometimes it happens all at once. Clark has decided to rush into the breach, not tip-toe into it. Good for him! Isn't this what people wanted from him?
I agree that Clark got his job because of who he is; not what he is or is not. He is not an accomplished journalist...yet. But, he is Lex Luthor's former best friend. I believe that when he submitted his application to the DP, Tess jumped on the opportunity to put him under her microscope. And while she was at it, by pairing him up with Lois, she could keep her watchful eye on the both of them. Both of whom she clearly had had conversations about with Lex
Bad Toad,I applaud your post. Too often, I think posters would rather dwell on the parts that they find disturbing. All of us probably have lines, scenes, story lines that we'd like to have been done differently. However, Clark is moving forward. He is stepping up, and he is becoming who we want him to be. As you said, this Clark has been through so much, a mere mortal most likely would have crumbled up in a corner in Belle Reeve by now. But Clark has tried to keep going even when the pay off for that effort seemed to always be just out of his reach. Clark had a comfy cozy life on the farm with his family and friends. Why would he not feel safe there? Feel loved there? Feel like he belongs there? And with that being said, why would he not want to stay in that environment? None of us get to remain kids forever and eventually we have to step outside our comfort zone and Clark is doing that. Clark has had nearly everything he cherished ripped from his life and he woke up in that prison camp with essentially no home to go back to. A house yes, but not the home he had always felt safe in. He was forced to take a good hard look at his life and what his life had meant and maybe what his life had not meant. Jonathan had this talk with in in Legacy (I think). Letting go of something you love is the most difficult thing most of us will experience (just try to get my Payday bar from my hand.) Clark has done this as demonstrated by his talk with MM in that loft. Funny how the place where he sought refuge so many times was the place where he decided to walk away. He has recognized that the life he has known is now only a memory and he can't live in a memory. He must find a new life. Now, at least he's looking for that new life, and I am grateful and look forward to watching how he finds it. Of course there will be detours and obstacles, but that's just life.
Mischael12
09-27-2008, 03:23 PM
I dont know if Im wrong but I think what he means is that he didnt like it at first but now he does, "anti-Clois B4(before) it was cool" I could be off but a logical asumption is that if he was against it before it was cool (by calling it cool, he´s impllying he likes it) he´s for it afterwards.
So he was against Clark and Lois before it was popular on the site, but now he is for it? But Clois has always been a part of the Superman Mythos, if you can disapprove of that core stability of the character and the story, then it shouldn't be a big deal to just ignore somethings.
Personally I've given up at trying to combine the story with Superman, its a mesh, its not like the comic books and its not like the movies.
Basically I just concentrate now on how the actors do the acting, instead of looking at the story through my own eyes I look at it through the acting. One of the reasons I have been liking the season, is because the acting feels a lot more relaxed. Not at all stressed as the previous seasons.
Clark is confident, something that Tom is good at playing. And that makes a big difference in how the story will be.
Ardiem3
09-27-2008, 03:36 PM
It makes perfect sense for Clark even has said and shown that the only reason he hasnt opened his view of the world, is because of the people he loves, like Lana, and his family, and now that the Justice League and other characters keep popping up, and with Lex out there, knowing his secret, he needs to keep in touch to know whats going on with who and where. Alot can happen in Offscreenville and one shouldnt put down something because thats what imagination is for and I believe that, with knowing Chloe, and Lois, and Tess being the boss and saying that shes had an eye on him, all of these are reasons to why he had gotten onto the Daily Planet.
Mischael12
09-27-2008, 03:41 PM
and all the near death experiences...he had to get a clue sooner or later
xrayvision
09-27-2008, 04:08 PM
I don't blame PS3 for rushing on the 8th season, I blame AlMiles for stalling 7 seasons.
I wouldn't say 7 seasons, but definitely 3-4 seasons of stalling. I admit it's forced, but I'm not going to complain when it's too late to have made it gradual. I'll accept it like this as long as we don't have the same old crappy writing that we've had for so long.
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I'm not having any trouble buying this at all. Clark has been through a lot these past few years. He's been through some experiances that just paralyzed him emotionally, like his fathers death, and Lana's coma. He has shown small forward steps before, but usually something came along to set him back, or take up his attention, i.e. Kara last season. After last season, and going through everything with Lana, and finally having that confrontation with Lex, and finding out all about Veritas, and the situation with Lionel...well, personally I think he was due for an epiphany. He almost died up in the Arctic, and while he's had near death experiances before, that doesn't mean that his reaction to each one needs to be identical.
Clark is a young man. The way an experiance is going to effect him at 15 is going to be different then how it effects him at 18, and different then how it effects him at 21. Clark is finally coming into his own, and accepting who he is, and taking on more responsibilities. As he said in the premiere, he's never really let go even though things had changed and people had left (he mentioned Lana and his parents, but I think Lex was also a part of that equation). Now, he's ready to let go in order to find his path in life.
I think its a great thing. I don't think it happened too fast, I think its taken too long. Sometimes a really big decision or move in our lives doesn't happen gradually. Sometimes it happens all at once. Clark has decided to rush into the breach, not tip-toe into it. Good for him! Isn't this what people wanted from him?
What I did have problems buying was how Clark ever went from what he was shown as in the beginning of the series to how he was in the last few seasons before this one.
Some things like the departure of his only male friend Pete definitely seemed believable. But I think doing that was a bad idea to begin with. I still say Jonathan shouldn't have died either. Clark should have been the glimmering light that always shone, no matter how bleak things got. That was his character in the first few seasons of the show. Season 3 with all its dark events still showed a Clark who was able to continue doing what he knew was right with a smile on his face. That portrayal of Clark should have never done a disappearing act.
dru-zod2501
09-27-2008, 04:22 PM
I dont know if Im wrong but I think what he means is that he didnt like it at first but now he does, "anti-Clois B4(before) it was cool" I could be off but a logical asumption is that if he was against it before it was cool (by calling it cool, he´s impllying he likes it) he´s for it afterwards.
So he was against Clark and Lois before it was popular on the site, but now he is for it? But Clois has always been a part of the Superman Mythos, if you can disapprove of that core stability of the character and the story, then it shouldn't be a big deal to just ignore somethings.
lol:rotfl:
What it really means is I've been against Clark & Lois being together since long before anyone ever made up "hip and trendy" shipper names like Clois, Clana, & Chlark and we all started dividing into pro and anti camps. I respect its place in the mythos, but I disagree with "destiny"
Mischael12
09-27-2008, 04:37 PM
I do agree with you too a point, I too was tired of what they were doing to Clark, and it was hard to see this guy becoming superman, but with the way Hollywood is now a days with superhero's, its hard to really be like OMG HATE, HATE, especially since now they did change the producers people who might actually know somethings about the comic books and how the actors are.
Iluvgreen
09-27-2008, 08:10 PM
Whateva due. it was fantastical and amazing. it was extremely terrific. i loved it.
TheLeague
09-27-2008, 09:10 PM
dru_zod while i understand where you are coming from and i wouldnt discredit you as a non superman fan there are just alot of people round here who seem to blame what went wrong with the show on the new directors i understand 2 episodes dont fix seasons of problems but give them a chance and i like the new direction of the show it gives more nod to the comics and you cant deny that they ARE TRYING TO FIX IT! :)
RedKRules
09-27-2008, 09:57 PM
I don't blame PS3 for rushing on the 8th season, I blame AlMiles for stalling 7 seasons.
PS3 should had taken control earlier then.
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and you cant deny that they ARE TRYING TO FIX IT! :)
by lightswitching, yeah that is a perfect shortcut and hey at least it is working for now!
Timester
09-28-2008, 03:26 AM
PS3 should had taken control earlier then.
Absolutely. Unfortunally, things don't work that way.
Theshadow129x
09-28-2008, 08:42 PM
well i still dont buy the middle of the action thing. i just...dont. i get that he was maybe hired to keep an eye on him but the whole action thing for clark....it makes him look and sound like he's looking for a thrill... like hes an action junky.
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