Supermanhomepage Review

[Chlollie]

Its out.

[Alicia Chipy]

Any links?

[petitemimi]

Here it is:

http://www.supermanhomepage.com/tv/tv.php?topic=reviews/smallville8-ep03#neal

Some favorite quotes of mine:


Get back to your focus. Clark. The mythos. Character. Then this show will shine again, like it did for the last two episodes.



I was also impressed by Clark at the end. Oliver was really upset when Tess dropped the bomb on him about his parents and totally laid into Clark about it. Oliver's reaction was understandable but we know he was being a bit too harsh on Clark. Clarks' only knowledge of the matter was a comment made to him by Patricia Swann. Something Clark never saw the evidence for. He never really knew for sure if it was true and to be perfectly honest; there really was never time since then to talk to Oliver about it. Clark went on his "vacation" to Russia right after all that went down and for all we know it's only been a week or two since his return. It's not something you just call up and tell someone. You need the time to talk. Lady Lex just beat him to it and Clark had to face Oliver's wrath. That is what impressed me the most. Clark didn't say anything. He just took it like a Superman and let his friend rage. Why? Because Oliver needed that and Clark did what he had to do. Nice.

That's a positive spin to useless antagonism imo.

[stenochick]

Thanks for the quotes, Maddie. I love reading Neil Bailey's reviews. He is amusingly cranky. But, alas, I must be mellowing with age, because this week I totally agreed with Doug Trimble's review. It was like I wrote it myself, especially the part of his review that you quoted.

I am just so relieved that I am enjoying season 8 of Smallville so much, even a pretty campy episode like this one (and most likely next week's Maxima from the looks of the teaser). For me, it has everything to do with the characterization of Clark Kent. The writing of Clark is so much better which allows TW to really shine in his acting.

[faz]

^Agreed. I was really worried that this season would suck, especially with the whole Doomsday-being-a-paramedic thing. But it seems that they may actually do the story right.

[Vergon6]

^Agreed. I was really worried that this season would suck, especially with the whole Doomsday-being-a-paramedic thing. But it seems that they may actually do the story right.
And on the bright side, Doomsday may be a paramedic, but at least he isn't a bartender anymore! ;)