Friday, 27 January, 2006
The Super-Awesomeness that was Smallville's 100th Episode
I don't usually blog about my adventures in TV-watching, because, well, I watch a lot of TV. I mean A LOT! And also because usually TV is good, sometimes it's crap, but most of the time, it doesn't really hit that super-awesome spot that makes you just want to blog your heart out about it. But this week, there was some serious super-awesomeness that came in the form of Smallville's 100th Epidode. And here's my Egotastic! recap of every awesome moment of this super-awesome episode.
Which you can read after the jump, cuz it's long, but really good, so read it. And in case you didn't figure it out already, massive spoilers follow, so read at your own risk, but read it, cuz it's really good.
And, as a limited experiment, comments have been opened for this post, so you're free to write what you like.
Wow! Oh. My. God! This 100th episode of Smallville was hands down, one of the best in the series. Simply amazing. But enough with the hyperbole (for now), lets get to the matter at hand.
So we start off with Clark having decided to tell Lana his big ol' secret. "Hey baby, I'm Superman... How you doin'!?" Okay, it wasn't quite like that. It was more like, "check out my crazy awesome ice palace. By the way, I'm an alien from another planet, and I can jump real high." So Lana's totally freaking out at this point, as am I, (like the 14-year-old girl I am) and then Clark crushes a piece of coal into a freaking diamond just like he did in Superman III, and they he asks Lana to marry him! Oh. My. God! Somebody Saaaave Meeee.... (that's the theme song for all you non-Smallville-watchers, btw.)
So Clark Kent has told Lana Lane his secret, asked her to marry him, but meanwhile, the show-writers are throwing around all these possible hints of who is gonna die in this episode. Oh, did I forget to mention that? Yeah, finally, someone Clark loves is gonna get dead. I've been totally sure that it was gonna be Jonathan Kent, because any self respecting Superman fan knows that daddy Kent bites it from a heart attack that pretty much solidifies Clark's decision to eventually become the man who is super. However, in the new comic books, (or the books since 1985) they kinda forgot about that whole story line, and Jonathan Kent is still very much alive, so it wasn't quite a lock that Johnny boy's heart would explode in his chest. They also played around a bit by having Lois Lane precariously teetering on a stool, trying to get some cookies out from a high shelf. She nearly falls, but Lana saves her ass (and a nice ass it is).
Then, right before the second commercial break, we get the delayed gratification of Lana accepting Clark's proposal. And, as anyone who has studied television at the university level (as I have - I told you I watch a lot of TV) knows, when you've milked the tension of denying a character what they want the most, then they finally get that thing, the only dramatic move left to take is to rip it out of their hands before they've even had a chance to enjoy it. Which means Lana is about to get seriously killed off!
But not until after Jonathan Kent is elected Senator of Kansas, beating Lex Luthor to the punch, and futher sending Mr. Clean down that spiral to the land of the super-villains. Of course, Lana, being the total sweetheart that she is, goes to console a drunken Lex, and what does he do? He gets all jealous that Clark and Lana are getting hitched, and accuses Lana of hiding Clark's big secret, which she totally is. Lana drives off at unsafe speeds to warn Clark, with Lex in hot pursuit. But as Lex pulls alongside Lana's SUV to try and talk to her, she stops paying attention to the road when SLAM!!!! her truck gets totally creamed by a school bus, fliping it over several times (you know how those SUVs have terrible problems with their center of gravity being too high), and killing the crap out of Lana. Oh. My. God!
With Lana dead, because of Clark's decision to disobey the disembodied voice of his dead Kryptonian father, Jor-El, what else can Kal-El do but beg his super-dad to bring Lana back from the dead. One might think "hey man, you knew the price of your choices, so suck it up," but the episode is only half-way through, so there's got to be more. And indeed there is. Jor-El gives Clark another wicked-cool Krypto-crystal that magically (or super-scientifically) sends clark back to the beginning of the episode, where instead of telling Lana his secret, like he did the first time, he clams up, not wishing to set in motion the events that lead to Lana's death. Naturally, Lana has had enough of Clark and his sudden bouts of "hey look over there" style avoidance routines, and gives him the "I need a break" line made famous by Ross and Rachel.
So, Lana is ostensibly safe at this point, but Clark wants to make sure, so he asks Chloe to keep an eye on Lana, after explaining his wonderous jump back through time. A great joke at this point comes when Chloe asks how he managed that: "Did you spin around the world's axis, or something?" A very nice reference to the original Superman film, of course.
So who's gonna die? At this point, it's all up in the air. Clark find Lois unconscious on the floor of her apartment, surrounded by water and a live toaster. See, this time around, Lana didn't come by to save Lois from falling over, and she must have hit the ground hard. It all happened off screen this time round, though, so that part felt a bit messy. But Clark got there in time, so it's not Lois who dies. And, seriously, if you thought she would die, well then that would change a whole lot in the rest of the Superman storyline, wouldn't it? Good job genius!
That pretty much brings us back to Jonathan Kent, and his supposed on-coming heart attack (which the show-writers did actually work into the story a season, or two back). But not until Clark has to run off and save Lana one more time. You see, Lana being Lana, she still goes over to console the defeated Lex Luthor, but when she tells him that she and Clark broke up, the drunk, and dumb, Lex takes his shot and totally kisses Lana. Awkward much!? Dude, at least wait 'till she's had rebound fling, or something. You don't kiss her the second you find out she's single. That's a rookie move. Anyway, Lana is once again being chased by Lex, but since Clark knows about the impending Bus-on-SUV metal pounding, he does his super thing and stops the bus just in time.
Which now really brings us back to Jonathan Kent, who has left his election-win party to meet the nefarious Lionel Luthor to discuss the matter of "the election moneys" (to be said in the voice of Fat Tony from The Simpsons). Pa Kent, though, hating Pa Luthor as he does, finally lets loose, and knocks Lionel on his ass for insinuating that the Senator would now be in the pocket of Lionel's special interests. All this stress, however, has taken it's toll on Jonathan's ticker, and as he exists the barn, and Clark and Martha arrive home from the party, Jonathan collapses in their arms, and dies... OH. MY. GOD!!!
Seriously, though, this episode was so totally super-awesome, that it's hard to put into words. Which I just did, but you know what I mean. It was a shining moment in the Superman franchise, and did once more, what Smallville has continued to do since it's first airing five years ago. Namely, put an emotional backdrop behind the world of Superman to come. All the characters' motivations for becoming their future selves has been more-or-less cemented by this point. Lex's impending full-on evilness is firmly rooted in his not being loved. By his father, by his friend, by his dream girl. He is consistently seeking love, but more so, control over what he cannot have. Likewise, Clark's motivation for keeping his secret, and needing to save people's lives is also based on his lack of control. His inability to save his father, or protect the ones he loves from their ultimate end is his greatest fear. His guilt is what will drive him to become the greatest hero in the world.
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Awesome ---if Superman had such amazing storylines --it could give Batman a run for his money ---that brings me to apoint ----When are we gonna have a Gotham for Smallville.
Batman's evolution would make for interesting viewing
Posted by: Obi at January 27, 2006 03:39 AM
this episode was utterly amazing. I have never sat on the edge of my seat for that long in my life. Grasping hold of every word in that episode, I felt as if I was experiencing the same peril that had overcome Clark. A truly sad ending and fantastic backdrop for what is to come.
Posted by: Charlie at January 27, 2006 04:06 AM
how great and dramatic was this episode?!! loved it. almost made me cry.
Posted by: Shanghai at January 27, 2006 06:25 AM
One of the best episodes ever!! Next to the Lois Lane In A BIKINI!!! Smallville has got to be one of the best shows on t.v.!! This episode was amazingly written and had me on my toes from begining to end!
Posted by: Mr. Totie at January 27, 2006 07:20 AM
Well since we(uk viewers) havent got to that episode yet,it sounds oh too good to be true! You see Im waiting for the moment that clark kent gets to meet bruce wayne,Ahhhh..!!(if that ever happens!!)
Posted by: Bert at January 27, 2006 07:30 AM
Why didn't Clark just go back in time again to save his Dad?
Posted by: Todd at January 27, 2006 08:11 AM
WOW!!!! How awesome was that! I have to say that was so much better than i thought it was going to be. I have been trying to figure out how they were going to pull off this epi. and they tottally did! WOW!!!
Posted by: Brandi at January 27, 2006 08:13 AM
I dont regularly watch SMALLVILLE but did last night and LOVED IT! I guess you only get ONE chance to go back in time to fix something...Even Clarks mom said it was ok...great episode and it was AWESOME in HD...
Posted by: kitkatwoman at January 27, 2006 08:26 AM
Smallville sux big time 99% of the time but this one episode was pretty decent.
Posted by: Omvupone at January 27, 2006 08:31 AM
Sorry, the episode sucked. The producers are afraid for real change, so they throw in a reset button. The cowards. Before you all say, "Well Pa died. There's change...", It's cheap change that the lazy writers don't have to deal with in the long term. People cry for a few episodes, and it's done with. Clark's reveal to Lana was perfectly done, and then stupid time travel erases it. Pathetic. Two steps forward, three back....
Posted by: SHabadoo at January 27, 2006 09:45 AM
great episode... where can i get a screen clip of dead lana.. it's so gonna be my desktop image...
did you see how he crushed chloe's feelings twice
you'd hope he would realize she is the girl for him but that would remove the bs triangle. definately worth a watch. and it looked as if he flew not jumped...
Posted by: sinxn at January 27, 2006 10:35 AM
If last nights television tells us anything. . . a GOTHAM would be a great show.
Posted by: Jcat at January 27, 2006 10:44 AM
I have been waiting in anticipation for months and finally it came. That was defintetly one of the best episodes of the series. I would of liked the death to be Lana. Maybe if we're lucky, Clark will resent Lana and hate her. Which by the looks of next weeks episode, might be the case.
Posted by: Crystal at January 27, 2006 10:49 AM
I think Lana's death would have been a bolder decision. While Jonathan Kent's death will hit Clark hard, Lana's death would have completely crushed him. And I think that's probably why they didn't do it in the end.
It's like his reaction to Lois dying in the original Superman film. There is nothing Clark/Superman wouldn't do to save the love of his life. I think it would have taken the character to a far darker place. That may have been cool to watch, but Superman is not a dark character. He isn't Batman, and the death of Lana would change his motivation from guilt to revenge.
Did he fly to the top of the Fortress of Solitude? I thought so too, at first. That had me in full fanboy freakout mode, but when I saw that they were still in the fortress, it looked more like he jumped. Still an awesome sight, though. Has me looking forward to Superman Returns that much more.
Gotham... hmmm... That could be interesting, but I see one problem with a series like that. No superpowers. If we take Batman Begins as the new "official" backstory for how Bruce Wayne became Batman, we know he doesn't put on the suit until his mid-to-late twenties. We'd basically be watching a rich kid mope around his mansion. And since there's no Lana or Lois character to really concentrate a Love story on (no, Katie Holmes' "Rachel" character doesn't count), I think it would actually be pretty boring. Or, it could be Dawson's Creek for the DC Universe! For now, I'll stick with Smallville, and maybe Aquaman.
Posted by: Egotastic! at January 27, 2006 11:15 AM
Yeah This Episode was totally awesome, But...... I agree with all of u. The writers need to stop procrastinating and get on with it. Lately i think smallville has not been up to par. I miss all of the episodes where clark had to use his powers alot and defeat bad guys. Lately is been all drama no action. I also would like to know what picture Lionel Luther Showed Jonathon Kent, was it a picture of Clark doing his super hero thing or was it a picture of Jonathon Kent having sex with Lois Lane or Chloe or Lana or even........Lex Luthor. But overall i would like to see Clark be doing his superman thing using his super powers and fighting supervillians because wow what a Big Bad Villian Lex Luthor is in the story right now come-on . What is next in the future episode: Clark vs. The Super Smart Midget fighting for all the little people come on time to get back to all the action. I also think Clark should "permanetly" get rid of Lana and become the amn and start having sex with other females like Lois or Chloe cause u know he could get them in a heart beat. I would also like to know what happened to Sam Jones the black guy that was Clarks best friend, because during that time i was on a hiatus from watching TV. Well thats my 2 cents on everything well good night and good luck.
Posted by: Aaron at January 27, 2006 11:35 AM
The best episode if Smallville ever! Wish it was this good every week. Interesting to see how the story moves on. I bet there'll be another "big" episode just before the Superman movie hits theatres. Funny how the diamond was already cut. Diamonds need to be cut to have that shape.
Posted by: estacado at January 27, 2006 11:43 AM
This episode was absolutely amazing. 2 things I was hoping you would mention were
1) the scene after Lana dies, when Clark arrives on the scene (at super-speed), stopping in front of Lex. The camera angle and the look on Lex's face was amazing.
2) The whole funeral scene was just amazing. It was so well shot, and so well acted. The shots of the different characters (especially Lex, and Clark next to the statue of the angel).
Everyone here is mentioning a "Gotham" TV show, and while I can't honestly say that would be a good idea, I just don't there is that much to tell. Show his entire life devoted to wanting revenge, seems really anti-Batman. I don't think it would be that great with audiences.
Now, what I really want to see is a Superman movie in a few years that follows after Smallville, and really shows the transformation into Superman. The show has been leading in that direction, and a movie that takes place after the show would be awesome. Possibly not use the same actors, but maybe. As much as I like the original Superman movie, and as good as I believe Superman Returns will be, I just want to see a "new" Superman movie that shows Superman's beginnings, the same way Batman Begins did for Batman. Maybe a trilogy, and cover some of the main Superman villains, Lex, Braniac, Zod.
Come on Christopher Nolan, do a Superman trilogy next!
Posted by: Natrino at January 27, 2006 12:07 PM
With out a doubt the best show out right now. I so glad the CW will be taking Smallville. The 100th I couldn't have made it any better.
Posted by: Rob at January 27, 2006 12:19 PM
With out a doubt the best show out right now. I so glad the CW will be taking Smallville. The 100th I couldn't have made it any better.
Posted by: Rob at January 27, 2006 12:19 PM
Best.Episode.Ever. ~ I kinda wish it were Lana who died though. I mean, it sure would be easier for Clark to fall in love w/ Lois that way.
Posted by: Jen at January 27, 2006 01:43 PM
I am beyond in love with SMALLVILLE, and yes what a wicked episode! Sniffsniff, tears for Pa Kent, that scene made me cry, Jon Schneider is a hottie and fabulous actor! He11, they are ALL HOTTIES! & now one of my fave celeb sites FINALLY gives SMALLVILLE it's due credit! My only wish was that PETE would have come back for the funeral, sigh.... well that and bringing Jonathan back to life, Pa Kent, adopt me!
Posted by: Sonia at January 27, 2006 02:03 PM
Well i have to say, that episode was everything i thought it would be and more, which is hard because i have been anticipating it for weeks! I suspected it would be Jonathon but i was still utterly shocked when it happened, i couldn't quite believe they were killing off such a main character. This episode was so good its hard to put in words, apart from Exodus it's one of my favourites!
Posted by: Catherine at January 27, 2006 02:11 PM
Best. Episode. Ever. To all the Lana haters... get a clue, and a new hobby! She can't die because in the comics, she is supposed to marry Pete. Yes, that's right. Not only that, it's over. Pretty obvious that their relationship isn't going anywhere now.
The writing was superb, as was the direction, music and visual fx. The funeral was very powerful, great song.
We'll miss JKent, but he died in the beginning of the original Superman movie, so it wasn't a real shocker.
Posted by: Nick at January 27, 2006 02:17 PM
i cried when he proposed and when his dad died...and i dont cry at tv shows...man o man what a show!!! and the snow at the funeral at the end...what a dramatic affect!!
Posted by: Melissa at January 27, 2006 02:21 PM
The episode suxed!! I hated that they did the reset thing on Lana finding out Clark's secret!! That was such a copout. Fool me once, shame on you, Fool me twice shame on me. WB should never have promoted the secret reveal and taken it back. Clark defying Jor-El and paying the consequences have been dealt with since Season 2 and Clark never friggin learns!! This dude never listens. I was so pissed off at the reset I could give a crap about Jonathan dying. All that hype for nothing.
Posted by: Ian at January 27, 2006 02:42 PM
So sad that it's over for Clark and Lana, but hey, at least he got to hit it before it ended...
Speaking of, when are we going to get to the part of the mythology where we find out if the super sperm is too potent for any human girl to handle????
Posted by: Dwayne at January 27, 2006 02:45 PM
I believe one point should be made really clear. Had Clark not gone back and saved Lana, his father would still be alive. That ia an enormous amount of guilt to handle.
I have believed since November that it would be Chloe getting the axe. What a great episode!
Posted by: Dennis at January 27, 2006 02:57 PM
Greatest episode to date! I'll miss the character. I hope now they really move hime foward into becoming the Man of Steel. Kudios to Mike Rosengarden, he is a really good actor commanding his scenes. I could easierly watch a show about Lex Luthor. i hope teh upcoming movie doesn't reck anything they're planning or doing on this show.
Posted by: Spike at January 27, 2006 04:34 PM
That episode of Smallville was the best ever!!! I can't wait until next week!!!!!
Posted by: Heather at January 27, 2006 04:56 PM
I would have to say that this is the best episode of Smallville, so far. It sucked that JKent died but that is the way it happened in the original Superman movie. It will be totally awesome when they show Clark Kent become Superman. I can't wait to see next week's episode.
Posted by: Kody at January 27, 2006 06:12 PM
dude....total awesomness! i loved the show, and are damn proud of them for not killing Lana.... well for good anyway.
the pictures released a couple weeks ago pretty much fingered her (haha....fingered her) to be the one axed off. i mean when you get one one knee and put up that diamond underneath the girls nose while you're chilling in your antartic love-daddy pimp shack... you pretty much kissed her hot canadian ass goodbye
then of course more and more pics came out, making it TOO OBVIOUS she was going to get killed. so you pretty much knew it was Pops who was going to get into the pine cradle
good thing for them.... because I'm pretty sure all the love starved sci-fi virgins and dirty old men who make up about 68% of Smallville's audience would have been pissed off and thrown their cheetos on the ground and made a blood vow to never watch the show again due to the fact that they couldn't oogle Ms. Kreuk's goods.
(Side note... I am one of those guys.)
But wouldn't it have been great if Pete showed up out of nowhere and and died from eating bad a bad cheese nip at Johnathan's victory party? Or get his head blown off....either or.... works just as good.
Posted by: norm at January 27, 2006 06:59 PM
They played the audience like fools. Teased us with telling Lana the truth and then goes back in time. Gee, I saw that plotline in Superman The Movie, how about some creative writing for a change. I'm done with this show, tired of being treated like an idiot when we all know Lana winds up figuring it out eventually and he winds up with Lois. Don't keep playing the same plotline for years it gets old.
Posted by: dh at January 27, 2006 07:53 PM
I am so happy to see this show coming into it's own! This was by far the best episode ever! I am already looking forward to next season.
Posted by: Jenn at January 27, 2006 08:05 PM
what a bunch of pussies!! Lana needed to be dead so we (they) could get away from this b-s story line of "Oh no ! if I tell someone my secrete then they are doomed to be written out of the story line." Look, if they want to do something interesting have the hero in love and with his girl or bump the bitch off so we can get to (hot) Lois.... The other problem (hole) in the story line is Lex... I mean when Clark actually starts wearing the blue, yellow and rede how long will it take Lex to say " Holy shit!! I KNEW it!!"
Posted by: k-dog at January 27, 2006 08:10 PM
Yeah. I've been wondering about that too. Both Lois and Lex have been around Clark for a long time, and he only wore glasses for one episode. They're gonna have to pull something from way out of left field to erase this major plot hole. On the other hand, it could be really cool if the future Lex Luthor knows that Clark is Superman. That could be a very intersting dynamic indeed.
Posted by: Egotastic! at January 27, 2006 08:32 PM
Lana's gotta go. I've watched Smallville since the very first episode and I'm tired of her droopy eyed woe is me look. Does she have another facial expression? The 100th episode was awesome. I had my friend on the phone during every commercial break. During the funeral, I liked how Lana and Clarks stopped holding hands and then she walked away. Hopefully it's a preview of what’s coming. They seriously need to change the story line. Maybe he should get into journalism some time soon. The story line has yet to change in 5 years. Also, lay off the vampire and witch story lines. Those are just awful.
Posted by: Jeni at January 28, 2006 11:11 AM
nice. Lana sucks..he should have let her die,I guess Daddy Kent had to go at some point, but we all know in the real Superman stories, Lois is his true love.
Posted by: Kris at January 28, 2006 09:12 PM
I'm sorry, but as much as I enjoy anything Superman, I despise when characters make everything an "all or nothing" event. I watched two episodes in a row. Lexmas and Reckoning. First Lex, who is supposed to be off the charts intelligent (even though his writers aren't), sees "the possible future" of his immense happiness, and the possible bad ending. Now what would a sane person do if he really wanted the good part of the future without the bad? Ummm, how about having a vasectomy after Alex is born? PROBLEM SOLVED.
As for Reckoning, Clark could do the same freaking thing. When he came back he knew the exact MINUTE of the crash and where it happened. Heck, he stopped it anyway. He could have, and frankly should have had the same thing happen as before, only save Lana like he did. I know he's pulling the old superhero tried and true standby of "I can't be with anyone, It's too dangerous for them," (which by the way was also the plot of Spiderman also lamely done by the Smallville creators), but put in that situation, yes, you would worry, but there are always going to be people close to you. It makes no sense to deny yourself a relationship if you are going to keep other relationships as well. Superheroes CAN be done right. I just wish someone would think about what an intelligent person would do in a given situation and give their characters a little credit.
Mike
Posted by: Wiggin at January 29, 2006 12:59 AM
I've been a super-fan since I was about 2!! The changes in the story lines & continuity concerning Superman/Clark Kent/Kal-El are too many to count!& I think DC just did another "Crisis" to mix things up again. Anyways, It would've been easiest to kill off Chloe,she's not represented in any continuity that I know of, but she's WAY to integral to the story lines. Killing off Johnathan Kent gives a nod to the first movie (though originally, BOTH Kents died of a rare disease while Clark was away at college)and takes away the recent "podunk" image of Superman being able to run home to "Maw & Paw to get a piece of apple pie" and council with his Dad. Don't get me wrong, Superman should NOT be a dark tragic character, we've already got Batman, but crisis, tragedy and how a character handles them are what creates a Hero, a villian or a bum. I also think that they should've left Lois out of Smallville. It takes away from the "Farmboy meets City girl" aspect of their relationship from the original storyline.
And as for Lex Luthor knowing who Superman really is? It's inevitable in this storyline. And Clark minus the glasses was a mistake. The slicked back hair & spit curl wouldn't be enough to disguise THAT face wearing blue spandex!!
Posted by: Dan at January 29, 2006 11:16 AM
I love the serie is one of the best even bought
the seasons in dvd obviusly am a fan
I love the girs lana,chloe and her cousin Lois
am not found no one in my country who likes the serie sutch as me but I think am found some one
her who likes,smallvile is one of the best series of all times.
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ps I love the girl who apear in one chapter who say shes coming from krypton she takes clark to the kawachi caves
Posted by: alexander at January 29, 2006 03:03 PM
they cant kill lana bcos she gets killed by brainiac in th comics only 2 come bak agen and agen, but sayin tht pete is white in th comics ha
Posted by: bigbazza69 at January 29, 2006 03:56 PM
Guys I agree there's a lot to Clark but I cannot agree with you all on one count --Bruce doesn't have a better story to tell.I think his donning the cape is a much better story.
And Bruce didn't get assistance from anybody.
He didn't have a Jonathan Kent, neither a Lana Lang nor anybody just Alfred-and lets not worry about Batman Begins -its an awesome movie but a TV Series does not have to be faithful about everything.
A TV Series like 'Gotham' can just show his evolution from Master Wayne to Batman.It would be great.Seldom has the Dark Night's evolution been given some thought.I tell you we didn't have a Batboy but his path was more ardous and dark but really compelling.
I believe it would be lip-smacking entertainment!!!!?
Anyways by the way three cheers to Smallville but then again Superboy can fix anything - he just needs to wind his watch back.
Posted by: Obi at January 29, 2006 10:32 PM
this epi surprized me cause i thought the person who dies was clarks friend the sherif that got shot in the back from the week before. but i guess she wasnt someone clark loved.
Posted by: Nipple Slips at January 30, 2006 12:21 AM
Their trying to make the story longer.
Posted by: lestat at January 30, 2006 04:52 AM
How much longer can they keep up the Smallville storyline without Clark at least becoming SuperBOY or something more codified. I mean, do you think smallville will end with Clark making his superman costume and moving to Metropolis? I just don't see how the writers can keep up the storylines especially now that Pa Kent has died.
Oh, and I think that Lionel Luthor showed Johnathan the Kryptonian ship that those super-villians crashed to earth in a while back.
Posted by: Burger King at January 30, 2006 10:26 AM
Although I agree that this was an edge of my seat episode, I really feel like we got robbed of the details. They really should have made this one 90min, so we could have had more time to get used to Jonathan being gone, and explore the Lex going nutzo thing. But Micheal was soooooo awesome in this epi *shivers*. Also, I was wrecked when Clark found Lana, I cried. But when Jonathan dropped dead, I fealt the emotion wasn't there like at the beginning. I'm not one to criticize Tom Welling (he loves me, he just doesn't know it yet) but his acting go stale toward the end of the episode. I was kind of dissappointed in that, I was gripped for the first half, and then someone let the air out of my baloon :(.
Posted by: Nickeh at January 30, 2006 12:00 PM
I can't wait for Clark to meet Bruce. Hell, they don't even have to meet, just have some mention of him.
Posted by: Patrick at January 30, 2006 06:37 PM
I would like to know what happened to Pete the black guy that was Clarks best friend, because during that time i was on a hiatus from watching TV.
I also would like to know what picture Lionel Luther Showed Jonathon Kent, was it a picture of Clark doing his super hero thing or was it a picture of Jonathon Kent having sex with Lois Lane or Chloe or Lana or even........Lex Luthor.
Posted by: Aaron at January 31, 2006 08:57 AM
This episode was truly amazing and has left the show at a pinnacle of its life. The most any smallville fan could ask for. Superman was every kids favourite hero...you all know it...and we all knew that Jonathan Kent had to go sometime. It's still tragic to see, but this event installs a new side to clark that we have yet to see..Seeing him at the end of the show by himself in front of his fathers grave gives us a view of the true life of Clark....Alone
Posted by: Az at January 31, 2006 02:32 PM
does anyone know the name and composer of the song from Johnathen Kent's funeral?
Posted by: bruce at January 31, 2006 06:44 PM
1) You don't have to worry about what happens with Lex recognizing Clark once he becomes Superman, because the creators haev said from the very beginning that you will NEVER see Clark in the Superman outfit on Smallville.
2) Pete moved to Ohio with his Mom after his parents split up. He left because a rogue FBI agent almost killed him trying to get Clark's secret, and Pete couldn't live with himself if he ever told.
3) The song at the funeral is "I Grieve" by Peter Gabriel. It's on the "City of Angels" Soundtrack.
4) Clark isn't going to meet Bruce Wayne, cool as that would be. The writers wanted to do it, but whoever holds the rights to Batman won't let him appear.
I'm also pretty pissed at the Lana reset. 5 friggin' seasons of this is enough.
Rather than a 'Gotham' series, I'd rather see/make 'Greymalkin', a series about the kids at Xavier's School For The Gifted, from X-Men. Sort of like a live-action version of 'X-men: Evolution'.
Posted by: Cerebomb at February 1, 2006 09:48 AM
Anybody the music playing in the background when Clark sees Lana dead after her car accident. Please help!!!
Posted by: seth at February 1, 2006 08:21 PM
good episode. should have been a two parter...anyone know what that song was playing during the funeral?
Posted by: freakydrew at February 6, 2006 10:22 PM
you know you cant wait till they make the justice league..... they are so going to, since they had aquaman and hes gonna get his own show.. it will probably be terrible. but they are going a little offbase with the whole killing jonathon so soon and all of this "bringing lois into the story waaay before metropolis" nonsense... so im sure that the justice league story will only be a few years down the road.. and we can all be disappointed when that happens..
Posted by: dee oos mee ooh at February 11, 2006 02:40 AM
I don't usually blog about my adventures in TV-watching, because, well, I watch a lot of TV. I mean A LOT! And also because usually TV is good, sometimes it's crap, but most of the time, it doesn't really hit that super-awesome spot that makes you just want to blog your heart out about it. But this week, there was some serious super-awesomeness that came in the form of Smallville's 100th Epidode. And here's my Egotastic! recap of every awesome moment of this super-awesome episode.
