Among the season premieres that have come our way over the last couple of weeks, there were few that I had anticipated more than Smallville. Sometimes I am afraid that Smallville will always be doomed by obscurity, and that mass appreciation will come too late. Then again, I really can't complain that much since Smallville has had four seasons and the network execs are committed to the fifth. Unfortunately, Smallville has moved away from its little corner of the world on Wednesdays and is now fighting with many other programs for viewers at the Thursday 8PM time slot. Since the TVgasm offices are now equipped with three Tivos, I won't have to worry about missing an episode and will continue to bring the recaps to you. But I have to admit, when I heard the master plan to move the show, I wondered if it was going to have enough eyes watching to warrant another season. Hell, I was worried the writers wouldn't come up with episodes that were worthy of another season. After the season premiere, I can say that I am not so worried about the second of my concerns, which will hopefully take care of the first.
When we last left our not-so-caped crusader, a meteor shower had just hit Smallville. Lex had almost figured out his secret after following him into the cave, Lana almost died after her helicopter crashed; then there was a huge black spaceship, and his parents were buried somewhere under the rubble of their house after a meteor hit it. Although, to be fair, they were likely going to be shot or something by Jason Teague, so maybe that meteor hitting the house was a blessing in disguise. Lois made her way to the Kent house, and she found Jonathan there, looking for Martha. They found her under a pile of debris. She was hurt badly, but it looked like she would make it, and they took her to the hospital. The whole time I was waiting for Jason to come out and make a last gasp or something, but he didn't show up. He couldn't have made it out, could he?
As for Lana, after the helicopter that was supposed to take her to safety crashed, she found herself in a field looking at a black spaceship in a huge crater. She was trying to see just exactly what it was when she sees a huge flash of light and has a vision of these two people coming out of the ship. Some people would say that she should be thankful that she wasn't getting an anal probe, but what came out of that black spaceship could have been worse. Lana's vision wasn't so much a vision as it was reality. This black guy and a brunette friend of his came out, and they looked like they wanted to ask Lana some questions. Lana doesn't wait to stick around because, well, they are wearing black, so they must be evil. No hero would dare ruin the über-hues of Smallville, Kansas with such drab and dreary clothing.
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A good site http://www.kryptonsite.com and click on spoilers. I have a question if the Fortress is near the north pole how did clark run home? In the episode with flash he couldn't run on water although I don't have a map handy, is there a strip of land that reaches North America?
1 of 7 | Posted by Bartman333 | Posted on October 2, 2005 9:49 PM
Yea! Smallville is back and better than ever! A couple things: obviously Chloe couldn't use her cell in the arctic, because it was back in the cave, silly J-Unit. You even pointed that out in a previous paragraph! Second, I liked the idea of Alicia, but I hated the actress who played her and could never get past that. She was quite terrible, actually. Third (okay this is more than a couple things) once again we have another X-Files moment as the ship dissolves into black tar. Well Lex, is going to discover the ship is gone, right? Will he find this man in its place? Finally and most importantly, I want Clark to end up with Chloe now more than ever. They belong together! I don't know if that will ever happen, especially since the previews showed what appeared to be the big 'losing their virginity to each other' moment. I want Clark and Chloe together--this is not the first time I have said this and it won't be the last.
2 of 7 | Posted by Victoria | Posted on October 3, 2005 11:40 PM
Very fun episode. How the hell did Lex find Chloe? I mean come on. Where did crazy Lionel go? Who was he channeling? How did the Disciples of Zod know a) that Kal-el was alive? b) where to find him? Where have the disciples been all these years? Was their warp-drive busted? Did they come to Earth on impulse speed? Is the blue jacket over white t-shirt a sign of powerless Clark? He doesn't usually wear that combo. When will Lana Lang learn to get and stay the hell out of Smallville? She is a danger magnet.
3 of 7 | Posted by Lady J | Posted on October 4, 2005 10:12 AM
I like how both this show and the new movie use the Reeve Superman films as a guide. General Zod, same music, etc.
Where was General Zod anyways? And why is Non a black dude?
Lana is such a cold bitch. Lois is where its at. Even Chloe is more fun than Lana.
4 of 7 | Posted by EdHill | Posted on October 4, 2005 2:12 PM
Anybody realize that Nicolas Cage and his wife named their boy Kal-el?! Am I the only one who found this amusing?
Guess so. :)
5 of 7 | Posted by Bevin | Posted on October 4, 2005 2:22 PM
Lana has a right to her issues. Poor kid attracts every kind of freak, stalker and bizarre unnatural disaster. She has been caught in every freak storm that town ever had to say nothing of having every kryptonite freak fall into obsessive adoration.
She just wants to be normal.
6 of 7 | Posted by Lady J | Posted on October 4, 2005 5:15 PM
Bevin--I heard that last night on Jimmy Kimmel and I thought it was so funny I couldn't stop laughing.
Chloe rules!
7 of 7 | Posted by Victoria | Posted on October 4, 2005 10:30 PM