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1.2 Metamorphosis

Greg: "Just remember. Sometimes you're the windshield. Sometimes you're the bug."

Didn't David Cronenberg already do this one, and a whole lot better?

Even though Bug Boy was just revolting, the meteor freak idea does work as a plot device. It gives young Clark any number of super-nemeses to deal with right in his own home town, and has the added plot benefit of making Clark's powers seem almost normal. (Just another meteor freak here, folks. Move along.)

Lot of focus on Kryptonite. Bugboy's change was caused by K-infected insects that finally got to him in his (what else) green VW bug. The Kryptonite also gives Clark a much needed dramatic challenge, because Superman would be boring if he could easily defeat every bad guy.

Lex met Lana for the first time (a big event, in retrospect), and immediately tried to get her more interested in Clark. Lana Lang. Boys are obsessed with her, girls are jealous of her. I personally don't get it. Lana would undoubtedly be a much more interesting character if she were played by a stronger actress. Kristin Kreuk is lovely and personable and tries hard, but she has two expressions: smiling and serious. It's unfortunate that she is supposed to provide so much motivation for Clark.

Bits and pieces:

-- I love the theme song. It's kinda sorta perfect. Somebody save me.

-- The actor who played Bugboy was very good. He deserved a better part than this.

-- Lex implied that he would have left Whitney to die in the crash.

--When she was ten, Lana saw Lex skinny-dipping with a girl. That's an interesting little tidbit.

-- Liked the scene where Lana opened the box of CGI butterflies. Great effect. I also really liked Clark hovering over his own bed.

-- Clark's pseudo "fortress of solitude" in the barn and his telescope were nice character touches. Clark is isolated because of who he is; he is alone, looking at life from a different vantage point.

-- Clark learned about K and that lead can shield its effects from him.

-- Clark is afraid of heights? How ironic.

-- Smallville hits: Bugboy crashed his VW bug and Whitney's truck. Greg tossed Jonathan, Whitney, and Clark (twice), and Clark tossed Greg as well. Seven points.

-- Clark: "It was just a stupid prank." Lex: "You were tied to a stake in the middle of a field. Even the Romans saved that for special occasions." One star,

Billie





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