I've been following this thread for a while now and couldn't be silent any more. I don't know why everyone is complaining about Clark not showing enough fear when he was trapped in the cage or about him being too calm when confronting Lionel. I know it's all in the eye of the viewers but I actually did see all the things some of you obviously haven't.
I personally thought Tom did a geat job with portraying Clark in Traveler. Most of the time Clark had to endure much pain. There was not much space to show any more empotions but he did. He was afraid and I could clearly see it. When Clark awoke in the cage he didn't know where he was, so he was looking around, trying to figure out where he was. If he would have shown fear that moment people would have complained he's a wimp. Later when Pierce had started the torture by amping up the radiation of the K-lined cage Clark was afraid because he didn't know what was happening and if he'll ever get out of there. There were some nice shots of Clark looking in the surveillance cameras where his fear and despair were palpable. I'm also with BadToad Clark didn't give up, he tried to maintain his dignity when facing Pierce and also after Pierce hid in the control room again. Clark didn't give up to get back on his feet.
You could clearly see that he already was weakened by the prolonged exposure of the Kryptonite when Pierce was at the cage. Clark was slightly swaying, he had trouble standing on his feet but he wanted to show he's strong. But because Clark didn't know who he was dealing with and what Pierce is gonna do with him he kept his distance despite there was no need because of the glass between them.
In my opinion Clark has two worst nightmares. The first one is to get caught by the government or Lex (for 33.1) and being experimented on and the second one is to be completely alone and that he might be the reason for everyone being gone.
Finally I loved the confrontation scene between Lionel and Clark. It was a strong performance of Tom. Clark was angry with Lionel, no doubt about that, but he was also disappointed by his betrayal. It was controlled anger. It hurt Lionel more that CLark wasn't shouting at him. Clark's eyes spoke volumes. Further Clark hit Lionel twice during the conversation. First when he shouted (yes, he shouted) at him "You're not my father" and the second time when he finally said quite calmly "No, you're not". It was the way Clark said it that gave me chills. It must have been like a stab in Lionels heart, he lost CLark's trust. I thought Clark had all the time the upper hand without shouting or being loud. Being loud wouldn't have been Clark. To me people who get loud during conversations or arguments are desperate and can't really underline their opinions. I think if Clark would have shouted his anger it would be too much over the top.
That's why I thought Tom did a perfect job.
The only thing I agree is that Clark didn't thank Kara enough just after she saved him. I think that was bad writing or maybe they had a scene like that and it got lost in the cutting room.
Yasise, I agree with you, when I saw the scene the second time that was exactly my thought, they used it twice. But I alsoi can remember that someone said in the thread it was Tom's bad acting to do it twice. Well, as a great Tom fan I'm probably biased. I liked his performance. And don't forget it's a TV show and not a movie like Superman I - III, or SM returns. There's a much more limited time table for shooting a TV show.
I personally thought Tom did a geat job with portraying Clark in Traveler. Most of the time Clark had to endure much pain. There was not much space to show any more empotions but he did. He was afraid and I could clearly see it. When Clark awoke in the cage he didn't know where he was, so he was looking around, trying to figure out where he was. If he would have shown fear that moment people would have complained he's a wimp. Later when Pierce had started the torture by amping up the radiation of the K-lined cage Clark was afraid because he didn't know what was happening and if he'll ever get out of there. There were some nice shots of Clark looking in the surveillance cameras where his fear and despair were palpable. I'm also with BadToad Clark didn't give up, he tried to maintain his dignity when facing Pierce and also after Pierce hid in the control room again. Clark didn't give up to get back on his feet.
You could clearly see that he already was weakened by the prolonged exposure of the Kryptonite when Pierce was at the cage. Clark was slightly swaying, he had trouble standing on his feet but he wanted to show he's strong. But because Clark didn't know who he was dealing with and what Pierce is gonna do with him he kept his distance despite there was no need because of the glass between them.
In my opinion Clark has two worst nightmares. The first one is to get caught by the government or Lex (for 33.1) and being experimented on and the second one is to be completely alone and that he might be the reason for everyone being gone.
Finally I loved the confrontation scene between Lionel and Clark. It was a strong performance of Tom. Clark was angry with Lionel, no doubt about that, but he was also disappointed by his betrayal. It was controlled anger. It hurt Lionel more that CLark wasn't shouting at him. Clark's eyes spoke volumes. Further Clark hit Lionel twice during the conversation. First when he shouted (yes, he shouted) at him "You're not my father" and the second time when he finally said quite calmly "No, you're not". It was the way Clark said it that gave me chills. It must have been like a stab in Lionels heart, he lost CLark's trust. I thought Clark had all the time the upper hand without shouting or being loud. Being loud wouldn't have been Clark. To me people who get loud during conversations or arguments are desperate and can't really underline their opinions. I think if Clark would have shouted his anger it would be too much over the top.
That's why I thought Tom did a perfect job.
The only thing I agree is that Clark didn't thank Kara enough just after she saved him. I think that was bad writing or maybe they had a scene like that and it got lost in the cutting room.
Yasise, I agree with you, when I saw the scene the second time that was exactly my thought, they used it twice. But I alsoi can remember that someone said in the thread it was Tom's bad acting to do it twice. Well, as a great Tom fan I'm probably biased. I liked his performance. And don't forget it's a TV show and not a movie like Superman I - III, or SM returns. There's a much more limited time table for shooting a TV show.
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