Topic: Smallville

[DJ Doena]

Hi,

have you seen the season opener? What did you think?


For my part I didn't have the feeling that this really was a continuation to the cliffhanger of the 7th season. It felt more like a restart of the entire show with a new premise. Until 7 it was his old life, now a new life begins.

I honestly don't know yet what to think of it, I'll need a few more episodes to decide whether I like it.

[addicted2dvd]

I enjoyed it... but had the same feeling as you did when it came to a new beginning instead of a continuation of the last season.

Looking at this past episode... I am more then ever convinced that they pretty much know this will be the last season of Smallville. I mean after all... how much more can they do before turning him into Superman?

[DJ Doena]

But what about Kara? Clark doesn't even mention her...

[addicted2dvd]

I was wondering that same thing... thought we would at least heard mention of her.

[lyonsden5]

She's

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stuck in the Phantom Zone until they decide to rescue her.

She will be in this season (according to my 21 year old son) but will not be in it much.


To me they should have ended it last year. Starting over at season 8 without making Clark into Superman (something Welling said he will not do) is crazy. Clark's character has to be 22 years old now and

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still can't fly. 

And Welling himself is in his 30's now and looks it. I think the loss of Alfred Gough & Miles Millar (the creators) will hurt the show as well.


They need to turn it into Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman if they want it to continue but according to Welling this won't happen.


I'll watch faithfully I'm sure. With 7 seasons invested into it I can't stop now. But, like Charmed, they should have ended after 7 seasons. I still say the season 7 finale of charmed

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would have been a great series finale.

[DJ Doena]

Often the last season of a show hasn't quite the touch of the previous seasons and one wonders if that's the reason it was the last season.

[DJ Doena]

I only noticed with this episode that this paramedic is in the intro and thus having a larger role. Has he already been there in the first episode? And what do you think about him? I had the feeling that he could hear better than others. And I got the feeling that Chloe's engagement won't live through the end of the season.

Still no word on Kara, though. I hope she's at least mentioned within the next episodes.

[addicted2dvd]

There is definitely much more to that paramedic then meets the eye... that is for sure. I had a hard time seeing it... but wasn't that the paramedic that was in the last shot of the episode...

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laying nude in the alley with something strange going on with his forehead? and if so I am thinking meteor freak or something.

It is also pretty obvious the paramedic guy is going to at the very least complicate Chloe's engagement.

Looking forward to seeing the next episode.

[lyonsden5]

I thought Jimmy was going to walk in on the light bulb scene creating quite an awkward moment. Mr. Paramedic is a good addition to the story I think. Chloe deserves better than Jimmy 

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Agree  Pete - meteor freak all the way. I'm sure that's one reason he was so interested in the Isis foundation.

Does anyone else really miss Lex? 

[DJ Doena]

Does anyone else really miss Lex? 

[addicted2dvd]

I tell you... I am still concerned with how far they are taking Smallville into where he should already be Superman... They have him at The Daily Planet now.... and no glasses or anything. Tell me... when he decides to become Superman... how won't they recognize him?

[DJ Doena]

Tell me... when he decides to become Superman... how won't they recognize him?

 

For example, if Tom Welling's Clark would ever wear a costume, I would expect that it would hide his face and that he would probably wear a voice-distorter.

This was also the most stupid thing about Superman Returns. Clark and Superman leave and return at exactly the same day and not even Lois does the simplest of math.

[DJ Doena]

Yesterday evening I watched the episodes 3-5 and I am still a bit clueless. There's still nobody who seems to care where Kara is gone. And I still don't have any idea (just like at the beginning of season seven) where the show is heading this year.

[addicted2dvd]

yeah... they do seem to be stringing us along a bit again this season. But going by the previews I am thinking this week's episode will start showing us where they are going. And hopefully we will hear something on Kara before too long.

[addicted2dvd]

I just watched last night's episode. Was a good episode... but DAMN THEM!!!

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From day one Chloe has been my favorite character on the show. Every since before Pete found out about Clark's secret I wanted it to be her that he shared it with. That finally happens... and we get a good long time of her knowing Clark's secret for it to only be erased by Jor-El in this episode!?!?! I do understand what they were thinking and all... but I do not like it. I was hoping through-out the episode that by the end of the episode Clark would realize that he needs a close friend that he could be himself around. But nope... we are back to "Clueless Chloe"!!!