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9.9 Pandora "Kneel before Kal-El." And it's the apocalyptic future! I love it when they do the alternate-timeline no-consequences anything-goes sort of thing on Smallville. We get to see the good stuff that we know we'll never see in the actual series. It's the bread-and-butter of comic book plots. There was a lot to like about this one. We found out what Zod's evil plan is, and it's a really cool and devastating evil plan. We had the weird-looking red sun, which actually wasn't that great an effect but I still thought it was cool. We had Chloe as the tough, brilliant leader of the resistance, and arrows and knives made out of Kryptonite. And ooh! Lois and Clark sex! With a hand clutching a sheet (always a visual shortcut implying great passion) and everything! Why is there always one character on Smallville that I absolutely despise? I thought that was over when Lana was finally written out, but now we have Tess. She betrayed the entire human race, but that's okay, because she did it with the best of intentions. Not. Don't cry for Tess, Oliver. Really. Did Clark just make a really bad mistake? Zod is just not buddy material. How do you solve a problem like Zod? Is it back to the Phantom Zone? Yeah, I know, this particular Zod hasn't been there yet, but maybe the timelines in the Zone all cross and he can fight himself forever. What to do with the rest of the Kandorian clones then? Are they all as evil as Zod, or would they behave if he were gone? Can they be integrated into human society? Wait, I've got it. Let's miniaturize the entire city and keep it hidden somewhere. Quite an exciting and fun to watch mid-season finale; it reminded me of why I got into Smallville in the first place. And that's it for awhile; the next episode airs on January 22, Billie View all comments or post a comment. |
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