Smallville

Great shot of Jor-El in the shadows in the house; he looked a lot like Tom in that respect. Clark: “With Jor-El gone, all I’m left with is…” Oliver: “An empty feeling inside.” I could help you not feel empty… Clark: Oliver! Tess and Zod Zod Oliver and Clark Clark

2) Chloe and Lois seem to have good hair in one scene and then terrible hair the next. There's never been so much inconsistency before. Oh, well. At least Clark ALWAYS has nice hair. :) 8) Tess continues to be AWESOME. Mr Zod (ha!), you just got pwned. And OMG, how insanely gorgeous is Cassidy Freema...

By Quinn I’m definitely not going to say the episode was perfect, but it seemed to be, in a lot of ways, a tribute to the Superman universe and Smallville itself.  The character of Jor-El has been a lot like the character of Lionel Luthor – where you’re constantly questioning whether or not Jor-El is a...

By Brad Trechak Tonight we got a lot of backstory and explanation about some of the stranger aspects of the Smallville universe. Why is Earth such a magnet for Kryptonians, dead or otherwise? Because Krypton has been observing Earth for a long, long time and designated the planet as a bolt-hole. We also lea...

By Matt Basilo So last week I discussed a potential romance between Oliver and Chloe. This week Oliver was professing his love for Lois and Chloe was cyber flirting with Tess’ tech dude. Shows what I know. On the topic of romances, the Clark/Lois relationship was severely magnified this episode, culminat...

By polar167@hotmail.com I know there are complaints (surprise!) about this romantic stuff being a waste and having nothing to do with the point of the show, but I beg to differ. Clark can't ultimately be Superman if he doesn't have confidence in himself in every aspect of his life and yes, that includes his romantic...

By Brad Trechak S09E06) Tonight's episode had everything but the metaphorical kitchen sink. There was a lot going on. We had the rather amusing attempt by Lois to score a morning show job, the start of Green Arrow finding his sidekick Speedy and a little more Tess/Zod action.

Clark Kent, the “savior”, took it upon himself to fight her with barn equipment — hacksaws, hoes, poking sticks and rakes — and then finally threw a large suspended motor into her torso. She died a slow, painful death and then Clark secretly buried her body.

By Matt Basilo One thing I will note, though: Both Oliver and especially Chloe are a tad too lackadaisical about the fact that Oliver murdered Lex. Yes, he was a bad man who posed a severe threat to Clark, and both Oliver and Chloe have been forced to do some dastardly things because Clark is a tad too pure to d...

By Brad Trechak I had a myriad of questions about certain inconsistencies of the episode. No matter how wrecked Oliver was, how did he get so stupid as to swallow a pill given to him by a stranger in a casino? How did he get a flashlight while in the coffin? What casino takes car keys as collateral? Fortunately...

By Matt Basilo It just seems like, to me, Chloe has sacrificed a whole lot, and it also occurred to me that we haven’t really seen her happy for any extended period of time in quite a while. As I noted in my comments last week, it’s a lot easier for us to watch Clark and Lois (and even Oliver) make these grand sacr...

By Matt Basilo Still loving the whole Clark/Lois thing. I actually wondered if they were going to kiss after he saved her. Oh, and I also enjoy the whole Batman Forever thing, where Lois is simultaneously falling in love with the hero and his alter ego.

By Matt Basilo That being said, I do love the fact that Lois was the reason Clark couldn’t completely cut off his humanity. While she was MIA, Clark did this pretty successfully (according to Chloe and others), yet once she returned, Clark started dropping in on their personal lives again. My favorite par...

By Administrator In essence, the Lana arc undermined any notion that Clark might love Lois to the same degree; he would always be yearning to be with his true love Lana. Perhaps recognizing the mistake, the writers have been working overtime to push Lois into a girlish infatuation with the Blur. It’s a proto-...

By Quinn You can tell that the writers of Smallville really want this to be a story about Superman.  Tom Welling is still here, but they want to highlight the differences between their show and the one that was on the WB nine years ago.  Clark is living in Metropolis, is in love with Lois Lane, works [...]

By Quinn I think the solution is just to get Michael Rosenbaum back.  I don’t know what it would take, and from the sounds of things, it isn’t very likely.  But the show does better, I think, with smaller villains and Lex in the background. You have to give it to Lois, though.  Chloe and Dr. Hamilton claim th...

By Jason the TVaholic Prime Picks Smallville (The CW): Season Premiere. Clark has decided that he wants to start his training with Jor-El. Chloe creates a wedge between her and Clark after making a request of him. Will be interesting to see how this does on Friday night.

By jesspillay By the way, for those of you who don't know, the WB's SMALLVILLE is basically a re-telling of the Superman mythology. It tells the story of a high-school aged, pre-Superman Clark Kent and his humble beginnings: his life on the family farm, his interactions with his friends and high school s...

By Quinn Smallville “Doomsday” Originally Broadcast 5/14/08 It just seems like a slap in the face.  Maybe Clark will have to face both Zod and Doomsday, or maybe Clark will face Zod later.  I just can’t understand giving the fans nothing from Superman/Doomsday.

By Geoff Boucher YV: So ... is that character a good guy or a bad guy? YV: Given that Tess isn’t a character in the comics, how difficult was it preparing for the role? Were you a fan of Superman or "Smallville" prior to getting the part? Is "Smallville" still super? Lost" in the numbers

By Matt Basilo I’ll admit that I don’t know much about the Green Arrow comics, but didn’t Oliver seem awfully dark and harsh this week? Between Clark, Chloe, and Jimmy, he was dishing out tough love all around. He chastised Clark for his unwillingness to kill Davis and he criticized Chloe for her lies and d...

By Matt Basilo On the other hand, I don’t think Lois has that ambition. Sure, she wants that front page story, but as we saw in the final moments of this week’s episode, she’s willing to put all of that aside to be a confidant. She’s also expressed that same admiration for Clark the hero, while managing to love...

By Waterloo That’s why it’s confusing. While I didn’t develop the same problems with Lana Lang actress Kristin Kreuk as others viewers (and certainly enjoyed the dynamic Erica Durance brought as a new generation’s Lois), I guess I simply got tired of the show bringing in every and anyone from Clark’s...

The LA Times interviewed Kristin Kreuk about her new "Street Fighter" film and also asked her how she looks back on "Smallville" and how she felt about leaving the show. Here's an excerpt from the interview... Tell me what you think about the direction of "Smallville" from the beginning to whe...

By Brad Trechak I review Smallville weekly for TV Squad, but as someone pointed out I am among the biggest detractors of the show. Having been a Superman fan since childhood (I even survived the fourth season of Lois and Clark), it disheartens me every time I watch the series and it doesn't seem to live up to i...

Fair warning, guys: full blown rant ahead. I hate the Clana. HATE it. I loved it once, rooted for it, even swooned over it. But it's a relationship Clark should have left behind in high school, and every time it rears its ugly head, my hero makes me cringe. First of all, Clark is destined to be Superm...

By supernatural66 Clark had a lot to contend with. In one day, he was Jimmy Olsen’s best man, he nearly kissed Lois, Blahna returned (bucket!), Doomsday attacked the barn knocking Clark on his ass next to kryptonite (lame!) and takes Chloe away, Lois left him to take care of Jimmy, he can’t find Chloe, Persuader shows up and hacks him with an axe, the Legion shows up and tells him he’s an inspiration to the universe (Clarkie, you’ve got a lot of growing to do, man, and for seven years you never grew with Blahna around), he puts his foot down and refuses to have Chloe killed even though she hosts Brainiac, gets the Legion to work with him, and gets a Legion ring for time travel only.   [read the full post]

Fire up the Bat Signal, turn on Jimmy Olsen's watch, summon your underwater friends - comic book geeks, it's time to visit "Smallville." The lack of main villian allowed the 4 new executive producers - creators Al Gough and Miles Millar left the show last year - to shake things up.

By marcusandstevi On the flipside, I really did not like the final fall episode, “Bride,” a Cloverfield-inspired episode where we jump into the past to see how the strengthened Doomsday wreaks major havoc at the Chloe/Jimmy wedding and kidnaps dear Chloe.

By Administrator The arrival of Doomsday was nicely done, with serious injuries and blood everywhere, and I like the fact that it was merely a prelude. Could the rubber suit have been a bit better? Sure, but this is “Smallville” and they only have so much money in the budget for that sort of thing. Frankly, I don...

3.10 Whisper Jonathan: Clark! Clark: Dad, it's okay. It's okay. For a second, I could hear you. Jonathan: That's great. I was barely whispering. Okay. Let's keep working. Clark: Chloe. How are you feeling? Chloe: A little shaky. But I'm totally truth serum free.

1. It breaks canon. It's way, WAY too early! And also Lois does not fall in love with Clark first: she falls for SUPERMAN. (ETA: deleted because it's not really my main gripe for reasons made clear in the comments.) 3. It changes the Lois and Clark dynamic--what I love about that dynamic is Clark pi...

By Baudyhallee Clois- a Legend Coming to Life in Season 8 of Smallville Part 2 Posted on October 18, 2008 by supernatural66 Click on thumbs to view caps full size, click on video previews and links to view Committed- Season 8 Episode 5 Review and Mythos Matchup Report By Baudyhallee- moderator CCC and SUPERMAN fan! Chloe and Jimmy chained to the electric chairs now. It’s a dark and abysmal place. They have sensors on their fingers. The creepy guy comes out in a mask. Apparently he likes to save time and he feels what he does is his duty. Whacko! He has a lie detector and anytime someone tells a lie their partner gets zapped. I must say I love Jimmy in this scene. He’s very protective of Chloe, admits his ‘infidelity’ with Maxima and tells Chloe she’s the only girl he has...   [read the full post]

By Baudyhallee Clark Kent and Lois Lane- a Legend Coming to Life in Season 8 of Smallville PART 1 Posted on October 18, 2008 by supernatural66 Committed- Season 8 Episode 5 Review and Mythos Matchup Report By Baudyhallee- moderator CCC and SUPERMAN fan! Click on video previews to view and photo thumbnails to view full size This episode was written by Bryan Q. Miller, a newbie to the SV writing stable. I googled and choogled – and I know I’m not Chloniac, but I could not find anything on this guy. It could be a pseudonym. Hey Bryan, come out, come out wherever you are. You’re gonna get accolades! Whoever he is – he knows his Supes. Glen Winter had the directing rights. He gets accolades, too. He’s also a Director of Photography. He directed Crimson (plus others) and will...   [read the full post]

By Baudyhallee Odyssey- OSCK Review of the Season 8 Premiere of Smallville Posted on September 19, 2008 by supernatural66 ODYSSEY- episode review by OSCK mod Baudyhallee Video and screencaps by Kate- admin OSCK Mythology or mythos. Not foreign to the Greeks or comic book fans. Odysseus went on a journey to return home to Penelope. Clark Kent just wants to go home. Home is where the heart is and the real Clark Kent has plenty of heart. He doesn’t give up – which is something he said in the alternate universe episode of last season, APOCALYPSE. The good fans of Smallville can tell you that the previous year’s AU or otherworldly episode will be the basis for the following season. Case in point, Labyrinth of Season 6 gave us the dark, psychotic season 7. ( Read OSCK foun...   [read the full post]

By defender669 Because Clark chose to save Chloe from freezing her perfect boobies off, and took on the Kryptonian badasses, Jor-El stripped Clark of his powers, leaving him a Mortal.  The next few episodes dealt with Clark and Lana get'n it on, and Lex getting the hint that Clark is "normal".

By Graeme McMillan Last night's Smallville managed the impressive feat of simultaneously feel like an episode of the first few seasons of the show with their "meteor freak of the week" format while also demonstrating how far (some) characters have come in the last few years of the series. They also introduc...

By Sarah Brainiac is carrying out his programming - he'll destroy humanity, release Zod from the Phantom Zone, then use Lex as Zod's vessel. Zex and Kara will repopulate the planet, and a new Krypton will be born. See what happens when one baby superhero fails to fall to earth?

By Jason the TVaholic On cable tonight, A&E has the series premiere of Crime 360. In new timeslot news, The CW is giving Reaper a shot in the post-Smallville slot for the next few weeks. In renewal news, The CW has picked up Smallville and Supernatural for next season. Prime Picks

By Tim I also thought Lionel’s treatment of Lillian, as well as Lex, was actually a callback to earlier episodes. In the episode Lara, Lex noted that he treated Lex by acting what Lionel did with Lillian and you definitely saw how Lex and his mother were treated by the abusive Lionel. I wonder how thi...

By Tim Something that I noticed in the character profiles that featured our regular cast (Clark, Lex, Lana, Chloe etc.) was that the season was almost a reboot for the series, as I’ve stated before. The characters, who may have stagnated in season 4, have been revitalized for this new season. I almo...

By Tim Having said that, I think Justin Hartley did an awesome job with the Green Arrow this episode. I had read reviews saying that Mr. Hartley stole every scene he was in This episode also focused on some of the relationships that have been in the air for a while. Those relationships being Clark and L...

By DarkUFO Erica Durance will forever be Lois Lane. The Canadian actress came out of nowhere to snag the iconic role of Lois Lane on the popular CW drama Smallville a few years back and hasn't looked back since. Durance's Lois Lane is not your parents' Lois Lane either - Smallville fans can attest to that....

By Tim Some things that I did not like was the underusement of John Jones/Martian Manhunter. I would’ve loved to see more of him in action. Phil Morris plays this role wonderfully as I have mentioned in a prior review, and would love to hear his name used in the season. I think that the Martian Manhunte...

By Tim One thing that was absent from the DVD that I kind of lamented were the commentaries.Those are always one thing I enjoy on any kind of DVD, whether its a TV-show-on-DVD or a movie-on-DVD. I really would’ve liked to hear a commentary on perhaps Justice, Zod, Labyrinth, or Phantom. But this DVD m...

By Tim First off, let me say how much I loved this season. I thought it was very strong, the strongest yet. Smallville co-creator Al Gough has been quoted as saying that ever since the show left the high school atmosphere, the show has gotten stronger. I couldn’t agree more, as since the end of season f...

By Tim Some examples worth citing is Lionel Luthor. It seems as if Lionel Luthor is continuing to write Kryptonian symbols as we saw in Zod. This is a matter of much debate among fans on how Lionel can still do this, since it was clearly stated in Zod by Lionel himself that he couldn’t translate Krypto...

By Tim RATING: 3/5 So Smallville has returned from another dreadful hiatus! At least it’s the last of the season . . . So what did Tim think of the latest episode of Smallville? Click the jump to read his review!!! So Smallville has returned from yet another hiatus with yet another episode. I thought th...

By Tim One thing that they did for this episode that really made me smile was after the plane fell into the sea, they transitioned into that first shot they we ever saw in Smallville, that hinted at Oliver’s place in Smallville continuity, and they even added that scene with Lionel talking to Lex i...

By Lindsay Beaumont Superman has been seen at different stages through the ages on television. The latest visage brought to us is Smallville. Featuring a youthful Clark Kent experiencing the development of his powers in his hometown.The fifth season thickens the plot as Clark begins to fully grasp his destin...