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2.17 Rosetta Clark: "I've got all these questions. And I can't leave them in the storm cellar any more." The writers and producers of "Smallville" are to be commended. They found a unique and touching way to finally introduce Clark to his past. "Smallville" often calls back to the Reeve movies, so what could be better than to bring in the man himself to give Clark his answers? Christopher Reeve was more than just an actor who played the part some years ago. He was a great man, and I have a lot of respect for how he lived his life in the face of such tremendous misfortune. This was passing the Superman torch in a big, emotional way. Bravo. Clark now knows his birth name and where he came from, and must face that his answers came with the ultimate global tragedy attached to them. Learning you are the last of your race isn't exactly fun news. I also really liked that final scene with Clark and Jonathan, and the new and interesting twist that Kal-El was sent to Earth to conquer. I especially liked the ambiguous looks on both Clark's and Jonathan's faces as they were hugging. Neither of them is feeling all that good about this turn of events. There was a nice plot-adjacent storyline with all of the teens having problems with their family tree assignment, for obvious reasons. (Except Pete, who is actually the only one with a traditional nuclear family.) Lana showed some uncharacteristic nosiness and looked at Chloe's spring fling photos with Clark. And Chloe showed some uncharacteristic anger when she caught Lana doing it. I think Clark should tell Chloe everything. She would stop investigating him, for one. And she'd help him find the answers, for two. Bits and pieces: -- Yet another doctor who was helping Lex investigate Clark hit the dust. Dr. Walden is now in a coma. -- The score included John Williams' music from the films. It gave me chills, just a bit. -- Sending an email from a corner of the barn was sort of improbable. And Swann's reply gave a whole new meaning to "instant messaging." -- Lex picked up Clark's discarded "family tree." Oops. -- Clark told Lex his special delivery was just junk mail. Clark just doesn't lie well. -- Another new hairdo for Chloe. -- Loved that Clark was "sleep-flying" instead of sleep-walking. -- How did Clark and Jonathan turn the ship off and get the key out? -- The Rosetta Stone, for which this episode was named, has the same text in three languages, one of which is Egyptian hieroglyphs. Until the Rosetta Stone was discovered, no one knew what Egyptian hieroglyphs actually meant. -- The octagonal key somehow threw Walden across the cave: one point. -- Clark: "How's Mom feeling?" Jonathan: "Pregnant." One problem with a show about a well known universe is that we know Martha's not having this baby. Not unless they change the Superman universe a lot more than they already have. -- Chloe: "Dr. Virgil Swann. You're being stalked by a legend, Clark." -- Clark: "I think I was sent here to conquer. What kind of planet am I from?" Four out of four stars, Billie |
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