Smallville

[hils]

I have decided I am a lost cause. Seriously. This episode had such a lame and totally contrived plot whose purpose just seemed to be to convince the Chlark shipppers that it's never going to happen.

Yet I still got all teary when Lois said she loved Clark

AND

I got all gleeful when Clark said 'Statistically it's the safer way to travel'

So, really, all you need to do is toss a bit of Clois or Superman movie canon in there and I will ignore all the bad stuff and be happy

I need a Clois icon still. I just haven't seen one I like yet.

Oh, and did Oliver and Tess do it in Lex's bed? They totally did.

If you think about it though this is the het version of what Clex would be like. LOL!

Is it in Justin's contract that he must have his shirt off once per episode?

Comments

[shelly505.livejournal.com]

I actually really enjoyed this episode! The Clois scenes were hilarious! And I'll admit it, I *squeed* when Clark said that 'statistically speaking' line!
And I LOVED Tess's line: I had an itch, you scratched it. It was just sooo cold!
And yes, I honestly believe that the shirtless part really is in Justin's contract! LOL
But hey, I dont mind!

[hils.livejournal.com]

Heh! No, I'm not complaining either ;)

[awehla.livejournal.com]

It was a bit pointless but like you I loved when Lois admitted to loving Clark and the conversation in the elevator afterwards. That statistically the safest way to travel anvil made me cringe.

And yeah Oliver and Tess did it in Lex's bed and they are the het version of Clex really.

Hopefully the next episode will have more of a point to it. Clark needs to learn to fly and start becoming Superman now.

Lisa
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[hils.livejournal.com]

I don't think we'll see Clark learning to fly until the end, if we even see it at all.

[redeem147.livejournal.com]

Seems to me they said something in San Diego about the no flights no tights thing, and that one of them is true.

But I could be delirious.

[hils.livejournal.com]

Well he's already flown once

[redeem147.livejournal.com]

It was more in the sense of him becoming closer to being Superman this season.

Did you notice that the closing credits music is less farmer and more super?

[hils.livejournal.com]

I never watch the closing credits. My download generally cuts off as soon as it fades to black anyway

[redeem147.livejournal.com]

They've changed the music this season. Very epic. I think the whole tone of the show is more related now to Clark Kent - Grownup - superhero.

[hils.livejournal.com]

And that's a good thing as far as I'm concerned. It's pulled me right back in

[awehla.livejournal.com]

Yeah it's a bit of a gip really but I have to agree with you.

Lisa
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[chickadilly.livejournal.com]

Heh. The premise was totally lame - I mean a guy who kidnaps couples to see if they really love each other? If it was any other show I would have turned it off - but it's Smallville and it was Clois so I had to watch.

And I loved every lame second of it. ;)

[hils.livejournal.com]

Hehe! I could have done without the Chimmy stuff but I loved the rest of it even in all its silliness

[lex-a-like.livejournal.com]

This was a pointless but nice episode. It was more setting up the Lois and Clark relationship - though i feel towards the end of this season things are going to switch. Lois obviously has feelings for Clark, she's seen him grow from being the boy on the farm, to having a childish relationship with Lana - to being the man who can handle deeper and darker stuff, who's making his place in the world. Clark however is more bemused, I don't think he does have much in the way of romantic feelings for Lois, or they're buried deep. He's hit the view that he can't have that strong a relationship with anyone really, it puts them at risk. Which is a natural character development after Lana - either because in a human way she hurt him several times, or because from a hero point of view, the people he loves will always be his achilles heal. Probably both really, but I'm not sure which is most prominent - is the hero line more what he's using to cover the hurt from Blahna?

That will change, but it'll be a bit like the Rachel/Ross arc in friends. Just as he comes to realise he has feelings for Lois, Lois is moving on, with somebody else. Which sets the scene perfectly for canon, in a natural feeling way.

I felt bad when Ollie saw Clark and Lois shopping for rings. He was really hurt, I'm not sure if he's hurt because Lois seemed to be with someone else, or because it was Clark. Given the barny the two had over Lionel's orchestration of Ollie's parents death.

As to Chloe and Jimmy - they're definately trying to end Chloe's infatuation with Clark. Which I like, because it's natural, crushes don't last forever, and she can't be Clark's Kryptohag forever. Jimmy's a convenient way through it, he's her fall back guy. She does love him, though I would question how much (I'm not sure the lie detector proved anything, as she's now got a superpowered brain, and can heal - controlling her heart beat even instinctively is plausible), I mean she's definate got something going with Davis, and she looks like she feels guilty when they get close. I suspect the Jimmy/Chloe thing will eventually break down. Jimmy has to be free and single for later on in life, because if canon holds true (and I think a lot of this series is trying to achieve canon), then he'll fall for Kara.

As to Ollie/Tess, this is exciting. It's obvious that Tess's character will have a big part to play in how this season's arc plays out. She's putting together a team of superhumans and meteor freaks, she's busy pushing Luthorcorp's business interests, and she's not far off working out Clark's secrets. Her chink in her armour is Ollie, and she's played it cool and cold about what happened, but it's obvious she's still hurt by what he did, and as a result still has feelings for him. I suspect she'll hit out at Ollie at some point, and expose parts of her plans with Luthorcorp, which is what will give Ollie/Clark the chance to fight this fight on an even playing field.

I think this episode, in many ways it was contrived. The whole serial killer lie detector was silly - but it's very comicish. Not your big arcs, or anything like that - but the early years when everything wasn't quite so serious. When you're between arcs, you throw in something fun, to pad out the pages a bit.

All in all, I actually give this episode a thumbs up. Though it was clearly trumped by Supernatural this week. Though anyone else think Supernatural blew it's load a week before it's halloween episode?

[hils.livejournal.com]

I'm actually quite interested to see how they're going to deal with the whole Clark/Lois thing. I do think Clark is aware that he does have some feelings for Lois. He looked sad when she said she removed the sensor from her finger, and when she said 'imagine what would have happened if he'd been asking you the question' Clark had that little smile

It definitely won't be an easy ride though. For one thing Smallville is clearly a soap opera with superheroes. I can guarantee that just when Clark and Lois are getting somewhere Lana will return. I don't think it's necessary for Lois to move on though. I believe in Superman canon she does fall in love with Clark before she finds out he's Superman.

I can't see the Chloe/Jimmy thing going well. I'm not sure he'll wind up with Kara though. They kind of played with that last year and I think they decided against it. Who knows with Smallville though. They've jumped the shark on more than one occasion.

I loved the look on Ollie's face when he met Clark and Lois. Remember that Buffy episode where Buffy and Spike are getting married and she tells Riley? It was like that. I laughed.

And, yes, I think Supernatural aired their Halloween episode a couple of weeks early

[lex-a-like.livejournal.com]

It's not the falling in love with Clark before she discovers he's Superman that bothers me. That's fine, and fits in various incarnations of the comics. However, it's the falling in love with Clark before she's fallen in love with Superman that would bug me. I really do think they'll pull a switch, and turn their relationship on it's head.

He won't wind up with Kara as things stand now, my point was for the post-Smallville future for these characters. I see it all in the long game ;)

I loved it, and hated it too. I think Ollie's feeling a little emotionally vulnerable right now. His history has come back to haunt him, both his time on the island, and his parent's death. The idea that Clark, the bastion of moral position could betray him, by holding information back must hurt. Then to see the woman he loves (he's not realised his feelings for Dinah yet obviously), marrying Clark... it got to him. Poor woobie.

[hils.livejournal.com]

Woobie!Ollie!

Aww!!!

[redeem147.livejournal.com]

Lois got engaged to Clark before she knew he was Superman. And she was pretty ticked off when she found out.

There's sort of a basic nod to canon on the show, but it's really more like an Elseworlds story so anything could happen.

Differences - Shelby isn't a superdog named Krypto
Ma Kent is in government
Lana is a brunette
Lionel Luthor is... well was, a part of the story
Clark wasn't hired by Perry White
Smallville is fifteen minutes from Metropolis, and getting closer all the time
Pete Ross moved out of Smallville
Kryptonite gives humans superpowers (that's a big one)
Mr. Myxlplyk is Russian (I'll never forgive them for that one)
Brainiac is hot :)
Clark works for the Daily Planet, but he can't even fly :)

[hils.livejournal.com]

I do love the Elseworlds so I'm not complaining :)

[drusplace.livejournal.com]

I would totally sneak "Justin needs to be shirtless" into his contract. And my first thought was "That had better NOT be Lex' bed".

Sadly I didn't care for the ep.

[hils.livejournal.com]

It was totally Lex's bed. Look at the scenes from Season 6

[drusplace.livejournal.com]

DAMMIT!

I'm not up for research, but I'd bet money you are correct.

[hils.livejournal.com]

Tess has sullied the place where Clark (in my head) lost his virginity

[bittermint.livejournal.com]

Is it in Justin's contract that he must have his shirt off once per episode?

I hope so! Makes up for Tom hardly ever taking off his anymore!

[hils.livejournal.com]

Yeah, poor Tom. Maybe he put his foot down and said he wants to be a serious actor