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3.12 Hereafter Chloe: "Cue the spooky music. Because Jordan was born on the day of the meteor shower." This was an episode about thwarting death and changing Fate, with a capital F. And it ended with Jonathan collapsed and unconscious. Man, I hate cliffhangers. Jordan's gift was somewhat reminiscent of Ryan the mind reader, but a lot creepier and more metaphysical. Wasn't there a classic sci-fi story about knowing when you were going to die? Whatever -- it's a great story idea. What I found most interesting was that nothing Jordan or his father ever did could change what Jordan saw... but Clark was able to do it. It was like Clark wasn't part of the natural order of the universe or something, and could actually trump fate. I really wanted Jordan to touch Clark and see when he would die, but I thought the writers wouldn't even go there. But they did. Jordan saw flying, Superman's cape, and a white light. Jordan told Clark, "You don't have an end, like other people. It's like you live forever." How fascinating. I guess that, as a literary figure, Superman is indeed immortal. But is Clark? Along with Jordan, boy of mystery, we learned some compelling and contradictory stuff about Adam, teen of mystery. Drugs. Piano genius. Industrial-strength nightmares. Oh, and he died. What's up with that? With Clark in an "Adam-free" zone, Lex was all gallant and protective of Lana, investigating Adam himself. Lex also did some breaking and entering of Adam's apartment, and ran into Chloe doing the same thing. And we still don't know who Adam is, or why we should care. Bits and pieces: -- The teaser started so differently than the usual Smallville episode that, for a few moments, I thought I had the wrong show. -- Lana will die in bed. She will be an old woman, wearing her necklace, with an unidentified old man at her side. Unless what happened in this episode just changed her fate. -- Lana was on crutches with a knee brace only a couple of episodes ago. And now she's running cross country? Re-set button, big time. -- Chloe: "So. Computers, kick boxing, and a master pianist. Wow. Adam's a regular Renaissance man." Three stars, Billie |
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