Alicia Lets Chloe In On A Little Secret - 
by J-Unit
So it looks like the writers of Smallville have decided to take us on a little bit of a Superman hiatus. Early on in the season, it looked as if we were doing to be deep into Krypton mythology for a long time to come. We had ancient stones, ancient maps, ancient 17th century relatives who were reincarnated, and even an ancient actress trying to make a little bit of a comeback (hello Margot Kidder). All of that has been put off a little bit and we have been recently focusing more on the lives of our Smallville characters outside of their involvement in ancient prophecies. It might not be the direction the comic book folks would have like the show to turn, but if you like your high school melodrama, you are in luck.
Clark is a pretty forgiving guy, but you would think there would be some limits to how forgiving somebody would be. For instance, if you were drugged and taken to Vegas to get married, you would think you would be a little apprehensive about starting a relationship with that person. Maybe the sight of Alicia in her wedding night lingerie told Clark he should try and stick around a little longer, because there was nobody who thought that Clark should be with Alicia, except perhaps Clark and Alicia. And really, aren't they the only one who matter?
Yes and no. It is perfectly fine for Clark to believe that Alicia is changed, but you know that it is going to take a little getting used to for some others in Smallville. You could argue that Lana might have trouble coming to terms with the idea that the guy she thought she loved had no problems going out with an attempted murderer. Especially when you consider that the attempted murderer had tried to kill Lana. Oblivious to the notion this might cause problem, Clark waltzed into karaoke night at the Talon with Alicia in tow. There was that awful silence, broken only by a wisecrack from Lois (who had been singing "I Love Rock and Roll" with Chloe). Jason's not happy, Lana is *really* not happy, and even though Alicia attempts to apologize, I think the possibility of double dates in the near future are remote.
If you are sick of me talking about how hot Kristin Kreuk is, you are not going to be happy with this week's show. Jason and Lana are back on speaking terms and they return to her apartment after the run-in with Alicia. Lana is taking a shower (and we get two very nice views of her through the shower curtain), when somebody comes in and tries to suffocate her using her shower curtain. Jason breaks down the door just in time to save her from death.
Now I am not sure who wrote this episode, but this scene has to be better planned. Lana and Jason don't sleep together, but they've seen each other naked. I have a hard time thinking Lana would lock the door when she is taking a shower. The only reason why Lana locks the door is so that somebody has to sneak inside the bathroom while the door is locked. Perhaps somebody who can teleport! Instantly we think of Alicia. And I know Lana has all of those tea lights left over from when she was trying to get Jason in the sack, but do you think she really lights twenty candles before she takes every shower. Is this a normal thing?
At the hospital, everybody is speculating that Alicia did it. We've had a lot of incidents over the years of people who were affected by the meteor rock, many of them turn homicidal, and more than a few of them have gone after Lana. Alicia is the first of those people to have been released, so you see why people might think that she was involved. Clark doesn't want to believe any of it, and even claims that he was with Alicia when the attack happened. And even if he wasn't with Alicia, the lead wristband is enough to keep her from teleporting, rigtht? Nobody believes him, including his parents and that idiot sheriff. Does that sheriff get anything done? I am starting to believe that she knows more than we are led to believe, like the government knows strange shit happens in Smallville and sent this sheriff in to report back, not unlike that big-eared principal from BtVS.
I do like the writing and the characters on this show, but sometimes it is a little too obvious who is going to be affecting the story and what the big twist will be. So when Lois and Chloe are doing their thing at karaoke and Lois goes up to some random guy and shakes it, I start to wonder. When Lois and Chloe are back at Smallville High the next day and the same random guy happens to bump into them and ask Lois out, you know that he isn't there to be a future love interest for Lois. Even Lois' presence is strange enough, since she is no longer enrolled and is supposed to be in college. We learn that she is no fan of the drunken fraternity types (there goes my dreams), and she went to hang out with Chloe during Greek Week. OK, so you are a GDI and it's Greek Week, you have to enter a whole other level of lame to leave the entire campus and hang out with your cousin who is in high school. But whatever, when this random guy says that he saw Alicia near the scene of the crime, there is almost no suspense left. This jab is going to be involved whether we like it or not.
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