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Monday, October 12th, 2009
Y2kk Update: - Smallville: Rabid small Smallville Week in Review (Spoilers...) -
Well, okay. This episode was
unexpected, to say the least. I mean, it isn’t even Halloween yet? WTF?
And why?... well?...
… wait for it…
… ahem..
“Wow, so we got House of the Dead
2 starring dumbass
I’ll admit that the make-up and
the office atmosphere of this Smallville Zombieland was well done. The only thing truly
missing was Woody Harrelson, Bill Murray and the aforementioned titties, preferably from
both Lois and Chloe huddled together for warmth. But there were still two main problems I
had with the episode. One, I hate zombies in movies and TV and video games and I wish I
hadn’t seen Rabid as a result. And second, what was the point of this episode? It isn’t
even close to Halloween yet, and doesn’t it feel a bit strange than an entire office
goes “Resident Evil”, Oliver goes hunting with a shotgun, and yet the next day
everyone goes back to work as if nothing happened at all? Hell, Dr. Gaeta Hamilton didn’t
even seem remotely impressed by this virus. Talk about being arrogant and jaded. WTF?...
There were two pluses to this episode.
One, when she wasn’t a zombie,
What was bad in this episode? Where to
begin, beyond the god-awful premise that ended up with Callum Blue doing a slo-mo
assassination as if this was the Matrix? First of all, Tess Mercer once again proved to be
a complete dumbass bitch. Sure, her fight against the Navy Seals turned zombie was decent,
but once again she proved to be a complete idiot in trying to locate the Kryptonians and
fix up the mess she started. I know the writers are trying to make Zod and his followers
seem more powerful by putting her down, but must they do so in a manner that makes her
seem less intelligent than Lana fucking Lang? And Oliver Queen in the meanwhile is making
Tess look like a goddess in the genius department. Why are the writers dragging their feet
so much with his goddam emo angst storyline? So he feels bad that he helped get Jimmy the
Bimmy killed, why should we care, especially when a) we should be thanking him for saving
our sanity and b) after so many episodes of the same Batman-wannabe brooding? I’m
hoping that there’s movement to his storyline and character development soon enough,
because I don’t know how many more cliché scenes of him emoting into a mirror like
Disneyland gone Zombieland I can take this season…
There is no way in hell that I would
ever find myself becoming a rabid fan of this episode. When the hour starts off with
zombie Lois making photocopies with her clothes on,
then you know you have a problem…
Hell, they didn’t even blow up
Monday, October 5th, 2009
Y2kk Update: - Smallville: Metallo small Smallville Week in Review (Spoilers...) -
It’s been a long time since I’ve
had good things to say about Smallville. And I certainly didn’t expect I would about
an episode featuring Brian Austin Green gone cyborg mad, but then again, what do I
know?...
And why?... well?...
… wait for it…
… ahem…
“Okay, I admit it. I laughed at
the Terminator reference. Now, if only we could get Megan Fox on board too, we’d have
the most awesome episode of Superman vs Transforminators ever. Make it happen…”
Brian Austin Green continues to
surprise me. First, he impressed me with his acting and his presence in the first season
of The Sarah Connor Chronicles (though let us never speak of the second season ever
again), and he’s done it once again here by not only providing chemistry with Lois
Lane but also actually bringing some depth and sense of humanity to a Smallville villain
for once. I certainly hope that John Corben returns with the actor in tow, because I
thought that the backstory of
It also helps that Metallo featured
the best fight on Smallville (sadly) in a very long time. Clark Kent went back to being a
complete dumbass, not superspeeding Lois away when the EMP bomb gave him the chance, but I’d
gladly (and sadly) take a dumbass Superman back if it means a better overall show. It
doesn’t make much sense to me how Clark Kent was able to weld the lead plate to
Metallo’s chest when Superman should get affected by Kryptonite even when moving
faster than a speeding bullet, but like I mentioned before, I’ll gladly take these
comic book inconsistencies if it means for a better plot and better action. I thought the
overall battle at the end had some real pressure and meaning, considering you could feel
the chemistry between
It also helped that the three main
remaining characters on the show (Clark, Chloe and Lois) all felt much more like their
natural selves than in the past few episodes.
There were obviously still faults with
Metallo. Was Oliver Queen even in it? I already forget, and even if he was, his current
plotline of being an emo jackass is more grating than my redundant writing every week
about it. As for Tess, how many pointless scenes are we going to have of her looking like
an idiot, completely clueless as to where the Kryptonians had gone or why she was dumbass
enough to let them out of the bottle in the first place. And uggh, did we really have to
deal with Dr. Gaeta Hamilton all over again? Sounds to me like he’s sadly become a
pseudo-regular on the series or whatnot, so I better get used to him. I wish I didn’t
have to though. Wasn’t five years and four seasons of BSG bullshit torture enough?
Guess not. Maybe I’ll just blame Clark
Metallo was definitely a fun episode
to watch and a nice return to form for the series. I can only hope that Smallville keeps
up the quality and brings back memories of the hope they gave me during the first half of
last season…
And maybe bring back Brian Austin
Green and Megan Fox for more Transforminators. Yes, please…
Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
Y2kk Update: - Smallville: Savior small Smallville Week in Review (Spoilers...) -
Smallville is back. How can I tell? Because the emo angst is back as well, and so are small Smallville weeks in review, apparently…
And why? Well?...
… wait for it…
… ahem…
"Neo vs Trinity fight. I’ve been waiting for this for a long time. I just didn’t expect it between an emo Clark and some random chick from the future. WTF?"
Okay, first of all, why did they finally decide to give Clark Kent a uniform? And second, now that they’ve done the deed and given him his costume, why the hell did they make him into some black trench-coated, mafia wannabe from the Matrix movies? More than that, whatever the name of the Kryptonian woman is who came back from one year in the future, why the hell was she dressed like an emo Trinity and why did the writers think that some dark, broody fight between the two can match the quality and atmosphere of Batman Begins or The Dark Knight or whatever DC series this season is trying to shamelessly emulate?...
I will admit one thing though. The atmosphere of this episode was very different from Smallville before, so much so that it almost felt like a true reboot of the series. Personally, I preferred the feeling I got from last season’s start better, as it didn’t feel as dark and broody and angst-ridden as Savior did. Even so, I did enjoy this episode for what it was worth, especially compared to how disappointing and pathetic the last arc of Smallville last season turned out to be. I liked the way that the scenes were filmed with Tess, Callum Blue as a young Major Zod, and his Kryptonian cloned army. I thought it was very different and something new for the series, which is both a good and bad thing. I don’t know if I like the concept of a series reinventing itself so many seasons later on, but it sure beats rehashing the same shitty trend of the first seven or eight years of the show, especially considering how shit Smallville once was…
With that said, what the hell was the point of all the scenes with the cloned Kryptonians? We found out nothing about them, except that Callum Blue is a pansy of a Zod. Granted, he’s not the General Zod that turned against the rest of his planet quite yet, and it’s always nice to see the kickass, kick-boxing Amelia back from Candor or Atlantis or wherever as one his noname soldiers. But I literally rolled my eyes at the moment when they all knelt before him, since Zod’s speech was one of the lamest I’ve heard since I tried writing fan-fiction back in high school. And what was the point of Tess just sitting there? Really, her brilliant plan was to try to get taped footage of supersmart aliens from a distant planet, and didn’t even bother to make hard copy backups of the videos before their network was infiltrated as anyone would predict? WTF?...
It wasn’t just the Tess and Zod plotline that felt backwards and a dumb spot for the series, especially considering we lost Davis Bloome and his interesting original character from the first half of last season. I also don’t like the dark, broody, wannabe Batman motions that Oliver Queen was going through. His appearance here was token at best, being the whipping boy not only to Clark Kent but also to some random Fight Club red shirt. The actor showed some range and some chemistry with Erica Durance once more, but we all know that’s to be short-lived, especially after the ending we got with Lois in PJ’s in bed…
Chloe was also a dark-spot on the series, though I do still realize that Allison Mack is the best and cutest actress the series has to offer. But really, the writers have completely ruined her character along with Oliver’s in order to add layers of so-called Dark Knight "depth" to their personalities. Oliver Queen was great as a role model for Clark Kent in the past, but not so much as some lost superhero these days. Chloe last season went completely Lana Lang dumbass in trying to save Davis by spending time with him, leading him on and pretending to love him when apparently all she cares about still is Jimmy. And now here, I understand that she’s in pain and she misses him, but demanding Clark to bring Jimmy back from the past is something she must realize should not be done. She’s become a selfish character over the years, and it doesn’t help that now she’s forced down our throats with goddam Gaeta from BSG as well. I just hope that the writers finally give her some redemption, before her "death" that we witness in Lois’ dream…
What I did like about this episode dealt mainly with Lois Lane. First of all, it’s always great to see Brian Austin Green back, as he surprised me with his acting on Terminator in its first season, and once again he showed charm and poise here. As for Erica Durance, I thought it would lead nowhere how her character was sent to the future in last season’s finale, but her resulting "flash forward" in her dreams here definitely has led to some interest for the rest of the year. Her chemistry with Clark is still undeniable and it was actually a touching scene how she ran all sweaty to the phone booth in desperation to meet the Red Blue Blur. I really think Erica Durance is turning into the star of this series, and it’s kind of a shame that she’s still only in 13 or 14 scheduled episodes a year. She by far has the most interesting plotline and dynamic…
Finally we come to Clark Kent. I didn’t like how he was simply dark and disturbed in a monotonous way the whole hour through, but I did appreciate that the writers have continued to make him a smarter superhero, making the hard but right decisions. Last year, he came up with the notion to send Davis to the Phantom Zone, and later to separate the man from the beast with black kryptonite. This season already, he showed true devotion and protection of Lois Lane and a clear, logical head when arguing with Chloe that he cannot play God. I wish the writers could make Clark Kent intelligent without making all previously tolerable characters into complete dumbasses at the same time. I’m still no fan of Tom Welling or his robotic range of acting, but he played the role of Neo here well and his chemistry with Erica Durance feels real. It gives me renewed hope for the series, although it’s sad to think that I now feel Keanu Reeves has more acting chops and facial expressions than Tom Welling showed here…
Was this episode the saviour of the series? Not if the ratings are to be concerned, now that Smallville has been moved to Friday nights known only as the death slot for shows. There’s a real reality that this will be the final year of the series, and while I don’t want to fall into the same trap as last season when I fell in love with the first half and was left completely disillusioned with the second? Savior definitely was a decent episode and gave me a lot of hope for what perhaps is the final year for the show. Though for now, I take it all with a grain of salt and hopefully some random kickboxer from Candor, please…
Plus, Trinity got killed yet again. Always a good thing. What else is new?
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