well, finally an episode that didn't totally suck. although, and i don't wanna give anything away, lex shoulda gone all the way with pete. THAT... would've been awesome.
Posted: 13 Mar 2008 23:41
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Ah, where was I before I heard your amazing (yet ironically somewhat accurate) criticism.
Oh.. that right enjoying. Enjoying Smallville.
I'm just teasing. Smallville true hasn't been up to par lately but blame shouldn't be generalized among everyone associated with them. If you want to blame anyone blame the people who caused the writer's strike.
Then again, there's no point in doing that since it's over. personally there' no point in blaming other people period.
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i was happy to see pete too. but they totally should have had lex kill pete. and then have clark show up too late. lex would be gone and he would've covered up his tracks so, legally, there would be nothing clark could do. but he would know the truth. geez, i should write the show.
Posted: 14 Mar 2008 05:24
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Quote: This is gonna end up one of two ways:
1.) Pete forced to hide himself again, this time 'off the grid'.
or
2.) Pete getting killed off.
Boy, was I wrong. Great episode!! Can't wait for next week's. __________________
The show was good and reminded me of the early seasons. It's fine without the mushy love problems ruling the plot.
Posted: 14 Mar 2008 17:42
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Anybody think it funny that Pete Ross would be given the power that Jimmy Olsen once had as Elastic Lad I'm not sure, but I don't think Pete has ever had stretchable abilities in the comics. Just seemed like the logical choice would have been Jimmy since he's had that power in the comics.
The episode seemed to recreate some of the atmosphere it had in the early years. I think the music had a lot to do with that.
If I ever felt sorry for Lex in the past this episode certainly ended that. He's a complete out and out bad guy now. He barely even seems to have any decency at all left in him. __________________
Posted: 14 Mar 2008 17:58 Last Edited By: itzabird
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Yep! about Lex so cold, but remember "the little kid Lex" that helped out Clark when he went into Lex's head a few shows back? We haven't see that"Lex child" be killed off yet. I think, that before we see the whole transformed take over of evil, we will view Lex killing that child in him. It would have been nuts to show us that, and then not take it logically to the sad end of killing the good child within Lex. But then, look how choppy the story has been this season leaving us shaking our heads; maybe the writers are not going to go there.
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THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD LEX KILL PETE.
Posted: 14 Mar 2008 20:36
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So bloodthirsty. I'm kind of tired of the death thing. Enough is enough already. TV shows kill people off every season finale as it is. __________________
This is weird, almost everyone on Smallville has a reason to watch their back! Who stands a chance against Lex. Whoever,whenever he wants;except Clark.
(Could he kill Lionel?)
Posted: 15 Mar 2008 00:19
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As for the episode, sloppy writing in spots(all of them are letting Kara hang with Lex and Pete just swallowing the gum he needed so badly that he forgot he was in a gum factory...cmon, dumb dumb dumb), but overall one of the better episodes we've gotten this season. It was great to see Pete again(and no, I don't believe he ever had powers) and IF Lex and Lana won't be regulars IF there's a season 8, he needs to be a regular again-even if just to start a small town political career as a nod to his comic book roots.
As for Lex, villains reach the top of their game (usually)when they surpass or destroy either their contemporaries, peers, enemies or mentor. Lionel fits quite comfortably in three of those categories if not all four. John Glover even said in a recent interview in Wizard that it would be a glorious way for Lionel to leave the show(at the hands of Lex). I also contend that the castle should be destroyed, just for closure when that time comes. I couldn't really see him killing Pete just yet(keeping in mind the presidency 'arc' in the comics) but I think I know the perfect character aside from Lionel that would give Lex that final all-out push to the dark side while giving comic fans some fanboy love- Bart Allen(Impulse). __________________
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Posted: 15 Mar 2008 01:18 Last Edited By: itzabird
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QUOTE ABOVE: "that it would be a glorious way for Lionel to leave the show(at the hands of Lex")
I say, if and when that happens, there isn't anyone who would doubt Lex had become the epitome of villinism.
I can visualize those last moments as Lex wrings the life out of his father and all that evil bubbles up; no remorse.
But I like John Glover so I'd be throwing my work boots at the TV screen (crunch ,shatter) in an act of passion, and that ain't good.
Posted: 15 Mar 2008 01:22
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Actually, I think Lex hit his all time low the moment he started swooning in on Lana. When Lana divorced him, it changed Lex from a young evil to Maniacal Mastermind Lex __________________
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Posted: 15 Mar 2008 01:40 Last Edited By: itzabird
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Yeah! It's a woman, every time.(since Eve) But you are right; that does seem to be the time Lexyboy went really bad. I still think Lana is hiding something. I wonder if she reveals something against him; will Lex kill her? She may not be back for "8" looks like. I thought he still wants her, hmmmm ya never know what the writers might do with Lana.
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I missed it unfortunately and I'm pissed about it. __________________
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The entire episode is on Youtube, Veoh Videos, or you can torrent it. right now the last one is somewhat illegal to do but seeing that Season 7 isn't out on DVD yet i don't know. __________________
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Quote: When Lana divorced him, it changed Lex from a young evil to Maniacal Mastermind Lex
The divorce was after the rigged pregnancy...already pretty rotten. I always thought the origin of it all was the season 1 finale where Lex is hovering ovr his father with that jagged pillar bearing down on him, and we can see Lex actually entertaining the idea of letting it happen(bloody brow was just a perfect little nuance to the evil looking moment). We can even go further; back to Cassandra's premonition of a grown up Lex and his reign of blood in the White House, during my all time fave episode 'Hourglass', as the difinitive beginnings of his megalomania which just the mere thought of kills her when she sees it. I actually think we haven't seen the lowest of his low points yet which will have to be him killing his own father, whether by accident or design. __________________
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Posted: 17 Mar 2008 01:35
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Those are really good deductions; tracing it backward it is hate evolutionized from square one.
You are right on Pak.
Smallville true hasn't been up to par lately but blame shouldn't be generalized among everyone associated with them. If you want to blame anyone blame the people who caused the writer's strike.
But you are right; that does seem to be the time Lexyboy went really bad. I still think Lana is hiding something. I wonder if she reveals something against him; will Lex kill her? She may not be back for "8" looks like. I thought he still wants her, hmmmm ya never know what the writers might do with Lana.
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