Smallville

[hils]

Ooh, dear! I bet a lot of you are in uproar about this one.

This is one of the few things I was spoiled for, back before I decided I was going to actually watch Season 8. I was pissed off beyond measure at the time but then I was pissed off beyond measure with Clark for most of Season 7.

So, how do I feel now we're actually here? Honestly, I don't know. This episode didn't affect me anywhere near as much as it did when Lex had his memories wiped back in season three. I am not a Chlark shipper and I'm not an especially big Chloe fan these days but I'm imagining how I would feel if Clark wiped Lex's memories the way he did Chloe's. Yes, I would be pissed off, but on the other hand if he was doing it to keep Lex safe and happy then maybe I'd just feel sad for them both. I dunno. This sort of reeks of what Superman did to Lois at the end of Superman 2. That didn't upset me massively but maybe it should have.

I know I should be angry at Clark's violation of Chloe's mind but at the same time I loved how happy she was at the end of the episode. Gah, I am conflicted.

So I can't really say whether I liked this episode or not because honestly I don't know. Instead I will just say that Davis is hot and even though he's going to kill Clark (temporarily and assuming they go down that route) he still looks good with Chloe

Oh, and how adorable were Lil!Clark and Lil!Chloe?

Comments

[redeem147.livejournal.com]

I still say Clark didn't wipe her memories, however he selectively didn't restore some. If it weren't for him she wouldn't have any.

Still, I 'spect she'll get them back. My theory is that the part of her brain that doesn't remember Clark's powers is the part where some of Brainiac is still hiding. We know he can be in more than one place at a time.

I was too busy squeeing over James' voice-over than to worry about Chloe. :)

[hils.livejournal.com]

Hee! Yes, James's voice made me happy too

And I like the point you made about Chloe not having any memorys at all if it weren't for Clark. That actually makes a lot of sense

[wordsleadmeon.livejournal.com]

Lil!Clark and Lil!Chloe were the epitome of adorable and I can't even explain how amused I was to actually see that flashback.

I gotta say here, as much as I'm unimpressed that were now at a place where nobody but Oliver knows about the secret, I have to disagree that Clark violated Chloe's mind (And just so we're clear there are times where Clark annoys me to the point where I wish he could just NOT be there for a few weeks to allow me to get over that... and it's his show). If he hadn't taken her to the fortress, she'd have no mind left at all. Which is extremely different to what, for example, Willow did to Tara. That was most definitely a violation and one I never really got past. Clark was, in his usual way, doing what he thought was best for her, to help her, keep her safe (whereas Willow to me was just trying to control everything). He really had no way of asking if she'd have prefered to know or not at the time. I'm just... I don't know... I feel like the whole dynamic of the show has been thrown even further out of whack by this move. And that sorta kills me, because whatever my issues with Lana in the previous two seasons, Lex, Lana and Lionel all being gone and Chloe now being out of the loop is a LOT of huge change for one show.

However, if this means Chloe's avoiding a slow slide into crazy/evil and destroying the first character I glommed on to when my brother demanded to know why I wasn't watching the show ('cause he knows I'm into Superman) and wouldn't let up until I did watch, I think I an learn to adjust. Because I swear there were a few moments, like when she short-circuited that guy in the hospital, where I was absolutely convinced Chloe would be dead by the end of the season. I mean, she still could be. This is Smallville, but yeah, I'm trying to be bright side girl.

And this is really rambly, sorry. I'm tired.

[hils.livejournal.com]

No need to be sorry. What you're saying makes a lot of sense, and I like the comparison you've made between Clark and Willow. That definitely puts it into perspective

[wordsleadmeon.livejournal.com]

Okay, good. Perspective is always helpful, I think. I'm not saying what Clark did was right or wrong either way, because one of the last things Chloe said before she forgot the secret was that she wouldn't trade knowing for anything... but I do have to respect Clark for giving up being able to be completely honest and open with his best friend all in an attempt to keep her safe and happy. It might not be his place to decide that for her, but I'm having a hard time faulting the intentions behind it.

[hils.livejournal.com]

I think I'm in pretty much the same place as you