I usually like reading Neal Bailey's reviews, but I definitely disagree with his comparison to 9/11. I just think he was over reacting. To be honest, I was up on my feet cheering for Clark because he finally showed the one thing he hasn't in 9 years... balls. It wasn't until I read Neal's review that I made even the vaguest of connections to September 11th.
With that in mind, I don't see people from London overreacting every time a train or subway crashes or blows up in a movie, nor do I see people up in arms every time the Emmerich family gets together and destroys their favorite monuments in one of what seems to be 100 end-of-the-world flicks.
It's like the people that over reacted when Samuel Sullivan made an earthquake to destroy a whole town in Heroes, because there just happened to be an earthquake in Haiti. Really?
Give me a f'n break! It's a make-believe story, with make believe super heroes and make believe super powers.
I think anyone who SERIOUSLY thinks the SV writers were trying to make veiled 9/11 references are still harboring a great deal of guilt for what happened on that day. Maybe because they felt powerless, and couldn't do anything about what happened. It's a tragedy, yes, but we can't live our lives by it.
EDIT: Also, let's keep in mind that Smallville is the story of how Clark eventually BECOMES Superman. He isn't Supes quite yet, so he is bound to make a mistake here and there. Imagine if he was already doing everything perfectly: it would be the most boring show ever, like Lois & Clark season 4.
With that in mind, I don't see people from London overreacting every time a train or subway crashes or blows up in a movie, nor do I see people up in arms every time the Emmerich family gets together and destroys their favorite monuments in one of what seems to be 100 end-of-the-world flicks.
It's like the people that over reacted when Samuel Sullivan made an earthquake to destroy a whole town in Heroes, because there just happened to be an earthquake in Haiti. Really?
Give me a f'n break! It's a make-believe story, with make believe super heroes and make believe super powers.
I think anyone who SERIOUSLY thinks the SV writers were trying to make veiled 9/11 references are still harboring a great deal of guilt for what happened on that day. Maybe because they felt powerless, and couldn't do anything about what happened. It's a tragedy, yes, but we can't live our lives by it.
EDIT: Also, let's keep in mind that Smallville is the story of how Clark eventually BECOMES Superman. He isn't Supes quite yet, so he is bound to make a mistake here and there. Imagine if he was already doing everything perfectly: it would be the most boring show ever, like Lois & Clark season 4.
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