5.22 - Vessel (Season Finale Spoilers)

[The Incredible Hulk]

My goodness you've got a new avatar. :eek:

Thanks for posting all the clips and avi's Serene, Kal. I think this looks mighty awesome. :up:

Still got 13 hours to go here on the westcoast.

just for the playoffs :D

T minus 9 hours 35 minutes :(

[TKodami]

Its gonna be a long summer after this :(

Heh, thankfully I have a load of summer school classes to keep my mind occupied this summer. (Wait...that's not a good thing :( )


That and...my mother's demanding that I write her a Smallville fan script.

[KalKai]

Looks like TV.com decided to cut some of Welling's hair in the image they used.. lol.

[Milkman95]

Not for SR fans :up:

Correction - not for SUPERMAN fans, but I forgot, a lot SV fans aren't Superman fans for some reason...:(

Hey Hulk -

Dee-troit Basketball!! Going to a game in the next round..........:up:

[Brainiac 8]

No doubt, this is probably going to be the best finale yet, they've done it again.

http://www.*******.com/files/10191/llvessel.gif

http://www.*******.com/files/10191/ckcsvessel.gif

Clark vs. Lexod vs. Lion-El vs. Brainiac!:eek:

I'm thinking that this is going to put them over budget through half of next season. Thanks Kal. I have something I have to do tonight, so I'm taping it, and I don't wanna have to wait.:(

[The Caped Knight]

Not for SR fans :up:

I wouldn't say just SR fans. I would say SUPERMAN fans in general . :supes:

Last Year was The Year of THE BAT for all BATMAN fans , with the Summer hit movie BATMAN BEGINS. This year THE MAN OF STEEL Returns .

[user123456789]

^ Werd.

[AgentPat]

Could be the Chlark kiss...:(

I'd take a Clex kiss. I aint fussy. LOL

Probably so. I think I'll feel better after next week's confirmation of a 6th season. All the reassurances don't really pacify me since I realize things can change on a dime.We're good, Chell. Don't sweat it. If there's ONE show that's in like flint, it's SV.

Its gonna be a long summer after this :(I've got a HUMONGOUS project keeping me busy for the better part of the summer, so I'm kind of looking forward to a "break" from all other things Super. Well, at least till the S5 DVD comes out. It's looking like late August for that, too. :up:

Looks like TV.com decided to cut some of Welling's hair in the image they used.. lol.Really? Is there a photo?

[KalKai]

http://img125.imageshack.us/img125/3220/tvck6uv.jpg

[AgentPat]

^ That's hysterical!!! Wonder why they did that? LMAO!!!!

[user123456789]

^ That's hysterical!!! Wonder why they did that? LMAO!!!!

they saw my post about his long hair

[The Incredible Hulk]

Hey Hulk -

Dee-troit Basketball!! Going to a game in the next round..........:up:

Nice. I have a feeling it'll be a rematch with the Heat

[KalKai]

TVGuide

The fifth-season Smallville finale starts off with a bang (and possibly a little foreshadowing?) and doesn't let up. Lex is abducted by the black spaceship in front of Lana, who immediately turns to Clark for help. Clark in turn, goes to Lionel, but finds him in a catatonic state. Meanwhile, Lex returns from his abduction a different man, and the change frightens — and intrigues — him. Clark begins to perceive the plan that the Kryptonian creation called Milton Fine has set in motion, setting the stage for a titanic battle between good and evil, with the very future of Earth itself at stake. -- Rick Toy

[Brainiac 8]

TVGuide



The fifth-season Smallville finale starts off with a bang (and possibly a little foreshadowing?) and doesn't let up. Lex is abducted by the black spaceship in front of Lana, who immediately turns to Clark for help. Clark in turn, goes to Lionel, but finds him in a catatonic state. Meanwhile, Lex returns from his abduction a different man, and the change frightens — and intrigues — him. Clark begins to perceive the plan that the Kryptonian creation called Milton Fine has set in motion, setting the stage for a titanic battle between good and evil, with the very future of Earth itself at stake. -- Rick Toy


AAARRRGGGHHH!!!! I hate having to be at work right now, and I hate having to wait for many many hours to see this episode. Then I am really going to hate the wait for next season.

I hope that this finally is way better than last year.:D

[KalKai]

Interview with Rosenbaum on the finale, and Season 6 (Sex with Lana all day/night, obviously he was kidding lol)..

http://iesb.net/videointerviews/poseidonmichaelrosenbaum.php

They're all saying it's the biggest finale they ever had.

[The Incredible Hulk]

Super Jew LOL :D

He did say "Zod appears," I wonder if it will be more than just him possessing someone?

[user123456789]

Super Jew LOL :D

He did say "Zod appears," I wonder if it will be more than just him possessing someone?

Damn he looks mad diff with hair and a beard!

[avidreader]

Awwww!!! It's just misplaced depression 'cause subconsciously you know this will be the last new episode for four months. I can relate. :(

I think I'm feeling that way myself. I wanna see it, but I dont wanna see it because of the wait. As you say at least it looks like the DVD set will be out a little earlier this year.

[Triligors]

That was funny and cool interview.

Can't wait to see "bad ass" Luthor.

[AgentPat]

Interview with Rosenbaum on the finale, and Season 6 (Sex with Lana all day/night, obviously he was kidding lol)..

http://iesb.net/videointerviews/poseidonmichaelrosenbaum.phpI can't watch it till I get home, and then it'll probably be too late 'cause I'll be ballz to the wallz getting stuff done before the show airs. Ah vell, guess I'll catch it afterwards. :(

They're all saying it's the biggest finale they ever had.This really has me intrigued. Wonder what makes it so "big?" (Other than the plot.)

[avidreader]

TVGuide



The fifth-season Smallville finale starts off with a bang (and possibly a little foreshadowing?) and doesn't let up. Lex is abducted by the black spaceship in front of Lana, who immediately turns to Clark for help. Clark in turn, goes to Lionel, but finds him in a catatonic state. Meanwhile, Lex returns from his abduction a different man, and the change frightens — and intrigues — him. Clark begins to perceive the plan that the Kryptonian creation called Milton Fine has set in motion, setting the stage for a titanic battle between good and evil, with the very future of Earth itself at stake. -- Rick Toy

I hope Clark tells Lana that he thought she didnt need his protection or help in this case.:p

[Triligors]

I might have got this wrong. But could Zod become Lex? Only reason I'm thinking this is because:
- Same powers as Clark (Kryptonian)
- The Lex 'emerging' scene: what else could this scene mean?

[Jlandsw]

I can't wait for this finale!!!!! Only a couple more hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[AgentPat]

I hope Clark tells Lana that he thought she didnt need his protection or help in this case. :p*snicker*

Unfortunately, Clark's too nice for a jab like that. Unless it was Lois.... :D

[The Caped Knight]

TVGuide

The fifth-season Smallville finale starts off with a bang (and possibly a little foreshadowing?) and doesn't let up. Lex is abducted by the black spaceship in front of Lana, who immediately turns to Clark for help. Clark in turn, goes to Lionel, but finds him in a catatonic state. Meanwhile, Lex returns from his abduction a different man, and the change frightens — and intrigues — him. Clark begins to perceive the plan that the Kryptonian creation called Milton Fine has set in motion, setting the stage for a titanic battle between good and evil, with the very future of Earth itself at stake. -- Rick Toy

OMG :eek: :up: :up:

[AgentPat]

Nice article/interview with Glover over at MediaBlvd. Interesting bit about the re-write too. Hmm....

Excerpt:

As things heat up in the season finale of The WB’s Smallville, actor John Glover, who plays Lionel Luther, tells MediaBlvd. Magazine that chaos will reign. In a rather unusual move, the day before they were to shoot the episode, the entire script was thrown out and rewritten.

“It was so exciting. Usually, we’re more organized than that. I think it added to the sense of the frenzy and chaos with everybody in Smallville. James Marsters has a lot to do with the chaos. Lionel is still trying to get into Martha Kent’s pants, or get closer to Martha. Martha is interested, but incredibly wary. Clark is realizing that Lionel knows some stuff that, maybe, could be dangerous. Lex is being a total ***hole to Lionel, but Lionel is still trying to be a good father, in spite of Lex’s stubbornness. Everything is falling apart because the world goes into chaos.”

More here:
http://www.mediablvd.com/magazine/Magazine-Home/MBMag_20060420151.html

[The Caped Knight]

Interview with Rosenbaum on the finale, and Season 6 (Sex with Lana all day/night, obviously he was kidding lol)..

http://iesb.net/videointerviews/poseidonmichaelrosenbaum.php

They're all saying it's the biggest finale they ever had.

The interview was good.

I think it's going to be the biggest because, Smallville isn't the only place in danger, This virus & Brainiac's Master plan will affect The Whole Earth . And the choice that Clark will make will have a major impact on his Future & The Future of Earth .

[Jlandsw]

The interview was good.

I think it's going to be the biggest because, Smallville isn't the only place in danger, This virus & Brainiac's Master plan will affect The Whole Earth . And the choice that Clark will make will have a major impact on his Future & The Future of Earth .

I love how they did that. This virus is like a MAJOR thing!

[avidreader]

I found that clip with louder volume, although there is a bit of background static. At least you can hear what's going on.

http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=105XYH39UF453394IQQ7Z0CGBU

[avidreader]

Nice article/interview with Glover over at MediaBlvd. Interesting bit about the re-write too. Hmm....

Excerpt:

As things heat up in the season finale of The WB’s Smallville, actor John Glover, who plays Lionel Luther, tells MediaBlvd. Magazine that chaos will reign. In a rather unusual move, the day before they were to shoot the episode, the entire script was thrown out and rewritten.

“It was so exciting. Usually, we’re more organized than that. I think it added to the sense of the frenzy and chaos with everybody in Smallville. James Marsters has a lot to do with the chaos. Lionel is still trying to get into Martha Kent’s pants, or get closer to Martha. Martha is interested, but incredibly wary. Clark is realizing that Lionel knows some stuff that, maybe, could be dangerous. Lex is being a total ***hole to Lionel, but Lionel is still trying to be a good father, in spite of Lex’s stubbornness. Everything is falling apart because the world goes into chaos.”

More here:
http://www.mediablvd.com/magazine/Magazine-Home/MBMag_20060420151.html

They changed the script the day before, that's amazing. I hope they talk about that in the upcoming year book.

[Jlandsw]

They changed the script the day before, that's amazing. I hope they talk about that in the upcoming year book.

What?? The Finale script??

[AgentPat]

They changed the script the day before, that's amazing. I hope they talk about that in the upcoming year book.Only thing I can think of is the whole dual script/ending approach. This year was different because of the network merger, so they had to take a chance that the show would get a renewal order, and probably waited till the last possible moment to make the decision. Basically, had the show taken a serious dive with the ratings this year, making its chances of renewal slim to none, tonight's episode would have been the last. Forever. They would have wrapped everything up in a nice big blue, red, and yellow bow tonight. ;)

[avidreader]

Only thing I can think of is the whole dual script/ending approach. This year was different because of the network merger, so they had to take a chance that the show would get a renewal order, and probably waited till the last possible moment to make the decision. Basically, had the show taken a serious dive with the ratings this year, making its chances of renewal slim to none, tonight's episode would have been the last. Forever. They would have wrapped everything up in a nice big blue, red, and yellow bow tonight. ;)

But surely that would be something that they had planned in advance, not the day before? From his interview it sounds like scenes were totally rewritten.

I just read that this episode is running 2 minutes overtime, i.e. 9.02, so if you're tivoing make sure you set it for overtime.

Rene, did I hear you say you would be out.

[The Incredible Hulk]

Nice article/interview with Glover over at MediaBlvd. Interesting bit about the re-write too. Hmm....

Excerpt:

As things heat up in the season finale of The WB’s Smallville, actor John Glover, who plays Lionel Luther, tells MediaBlvd. Magazine that chaos will reign. In a rather unusual move, the day before they were to shoot the episode, the entire script was thrown out and rewritten.

“It was so exciting. Usually, we’re more organized than that. I think it added to the sense of the frenzy and chaos with everybody in Smallville. James Marsters has a lot to do with the chaos. Lionel is still trying to get into Martha Kent’s pants, or get closer to Martha. Martha is interested, but incredibly wary. Clark is realizing that Lionel knows some stuff that, maybe, could be dangerous. Lex is being a total ***hole to Lionel, but Lionel is still trying to be a good father, in spite of Lex’s stubbornness. Everything is falling apart because the world goes into chaos.”

More here:
http://www.mediablvd.com/magazine/Magazine-Home/MBMag_20060420151.html

Nice :up: I'm actually going to check out his play next week. The theater is literally like 2 blocks from my office

[Jlandsw]

Only thing I can think of is the whole dual script/ending approach. This year was different because of the network merger, so they had to take a chance that the show would get a renewal order, and probably waited till the last possible moment to make the decision. Basically, had the show taken a serious dive with the ratings this year, making its chances of renewal slim to none, tonight's episode would have been the last. Forever. They would have wrapped everything up in a nice big blue, red, and yellow bow tonight. ;)

I definitely see that happening for the series finale!!! :supes:

[Kane]

That interview just confirms all the reasons why Rosenbaum is easily my favorite cast member. Im realizing for JLU, MR was literally playing himself when voicing Wally West. Hes gonna be the high point of this finale.

[thebigtree95]

http://www.mediablvd.com/magazine/Magazine-Home/MBMag_20060420151.html

Was the writer being sarcastic in spelling it Luther, because it isn't always pronounced Lu-Thor on Smallville. I hope it was just a mispelling on her part, that Lu-Thor thing gets on my nerves.

[Binker]

So any spoliers on this episode?

[AgentPat]

But surely that would be something that they had planned in advance, not the day before? From his interview it sounds like scenes were totally rewritten.Dunno. But remember, the actors aren't always in the loop with the scripts. I'd venture a guess the only one who has any inkling of what's going on beyond three or four episodes into the future (despite what he says in interviews LOL) is Welling. He's got one helluva poker face.

[The Incredible Hulk]

longest....day......ever

T minus 4 and 1/2 hours

[thebigtree95]

I have the Astros to entertain me, or frustrate me depending on how they handle the early 1-0 lead, to take up most of the next 4 hours.

[avidreader]

Dunno. But remember, the actors aren't always in the loop with the scripts. I'd venture a guess the only one who has any inkling of what's going on beyond three or four episodes into the future (despite what he says in interviews LOL) is Welling. He's got one helluva poker face.

Yeah that's true on both counts. :up: Me likes that Mr. Welling, ya think he'd share a few tidbits with me. :)

longest....day......ever

T minus 4 and 1/2 hours

Is that all you got left. :mad:

I'm off to school now to cut up 30 pieces of coloured paper. :rolleyes: Yipee!!!

I'll make my coffee to go.

[BaK]

I love how they did that. This virus is like a MAJOR thing! Yep..

I just got a message on my pc saying:

Your virus has been upgraded




:eek:

[Strgts]

TVGuide

The fifth-season Smallville finale starts off with a bang (and possibly a little foreshadowing?) and doesn't let up. Lex is abducted by the black spaceship in front of Lana, who immediately turns to Clark for help. Clark in turn, goes to Lionel, but finds him in a catatonic state. Meanwhile, Lex returns from his abduction a different man, and the change frightens — and intrigues — him. Clark begins to perceive the plan that the Kryptonian creation called Milton Fine has set in motion, setting the stage for a titanic battle between good and evil, with the very future of Earth itself at stake. -- Rick Toy

So everytime Clark wants to help Lana Lana basically tells him to go to hell & that she can take care of herself. But when SHE needs help she expects Clark to come running :confused: Clark needs to get his priorities straight

[JackMercy]

Interview with Rosenbaum on the finale, and Season 6 (Sex with Lana all day/night, obviously he was kidding lol)..

http://iesb.net/videointerviews/poseidonmichaelrosenbaum.php

They're all saying it's the biggest finale they ever had.


That was great...

I think Rosey may have ...had a few... before arriving there...

Maybe he heard some of the rumors about Poseidon and wanted to be souped up so he could really enjoy it...



;)

[Serene]

Interview with Rosenbaum on the finale, and Season 6 (Sex with Lana all day/night, obviously he was kidding lol)..

http://iesb.net/videointerviews/poseidonmichaelrosenbaum.php

They're all saying it's the biggest finale they ever had.

Awesome interview. And wow! He looks amazing.. It's so cool to hear how enthusiastic he is about the show. And the jabs about Spacey being an "old man" are really funny. :D

Avid - I have a meeting tonight..but good news is that I found out that it's earlier than I thought.. so I'll just be watching a little bit behind. That's actually kind of nice since I can fast-forward through commercials then. ;)

[TKodami]

Less than five hours to go...must...make...time...move....faster....

[avidreader]

Avid - I have a meeting tonight..but good news is that I found out that it's earlier than I thought.. so I'll just be watching a little bit behind. That's actually kind of nice since I can fast-forward through commercials then. ;)

Hey that's great. You might be sitting down to watch it at the same time as me. :)

[Kane]

This is something I dont get. Why would Jor-El or Kal-El have any type of authorative power to be able to free criminals from the Phantom Zone? I thought Jor-El was just a scientist? Wouldnt the power to do that fall under the Kryptonian police?

[Kaboom]

Less than five hours to go...must...make...time...move....faster....

just grab one of those handy kryptonite time crystals......if you dont know where to find them, ask chloe.

[Kaboom]

This is something I dont get. Why would Jor-El or Kal-El have any type of authorative power to be able to free criminals from the Phantom Zone? I thought Jor-El was just a scientist? Wouldnt the power to do that fall under the Kryptonian police?

jor-el discovered the phantom zone. moreover, in the movie, jor-el casts the deciding vote banishing zod, ursa, and non to it. conceivably, he has access.

[Kane]

He discovered it? I guess that makes sense. I always thought the PZ was something constructed.

[Kaboom]

nope, he discovered it....kinda like lewis and clark discovered the west....lewis clark, lois clark...im sure theres a joke in there somewhere, but im too tired to think of it.

[Kane]

I wonder why Jor-El and Lara didnt simply enter to Phantom Zone then...to survive. Instead of being blown to bits on Krypton.

[Kaboom]

not sure, maybe it had something to do with living for eternity in nothingness with no real hope of being brought back

[Kaboom]

45 minutes!!!!

[Strgts]

They are advertising the Finale LIKE CRAZY this Hour

[Ultimate_Superman]

I wonder why Jor-El and Lara didnt simply enter to Phantom Zone then...to survive. Instead of being blown to bits on Krypton.That was the plan but the rocket ship wasnt big enough for them only for a baby.

[Kane]

Awesome interview. And wow! He looks amazing.. It's so cool to hear how enthusiastic he is about the show. And the jabs about Spacey being an "old man" are really funny. :D


40s is pretty damn old, but its about the age I always imagined Lex at during the Superman years. He was always that age in the comics until Birthright facked up continuity a bit, but luckily it was fixed.

[Kane]

That was the plan but the rocket ship wasnt big enough for them only for a baby.

Not the ship...escaping into Phantom Zone I meant. You dont need a ship to enter the PZ.

[Kane]

5 minutes. Hoping for the best. Hoping nothing comes out of the 'Chark' moment. Hoping Zod shows his face like Rosenbaum implied. Hoping Lex's memory doesnt get reversed after the whole 'Lexod' incident...

Hoping Lana doesnt have another 'I have a feeling this was meant for you' line to Clark....

[Kaboom]

Awesome!

[AgentPat]

Sqeeeeeeeeeeal!!!! That was AWESOME! :D

[Binker]

Tv Spot For Sr!!!!!

Yes!!!

[GothicPowerMix1]

Well it seems the WB are not idiots after all

[Binker]

At least its something from WB on the movie.

[GothicPowerMix1]

Sweet

Lana spied on Clark & Chloe's conversation :up:

[Kaboom]

I Like So Far

[Binker]

I heard from the SR board that Clark will wear the costume at the end of the episode. Is this true?

[Kaboom]

^^^^^^probably not

[Strgts]

Lionel just said AN AWESOME QUOTE

[Kaboom]

what if lionel takes lex's place?

[Colossal Spoons]

Goodness, that was a pimp smack!

[Kaboom]

i hate lana lang!

[Strgts]

Lana making Clark sound like the Bad Guy.

*****

[O'Haire]

Lex - "Know whatever happens I will always love you"

Lana - "You act as if we will never see eachother again"


Didn't Clark and Lana say the same thing a few years ago?


I'm liking this episode so far. Doesn't feel like a season finalie though for some reason.:-/

[user123456789]

Lex - "Know whatever happens I will always love you"

Lana - "You act as if we will never see eachother again"


Didn't Clark and Lana say the same thing a few years ago?


I'm liking this episode so far. Doesn't feel like a season finalie though for some reason.:/

lol yea last season finale.

I MISSED THE FIRST 20 MIN.... WHAT HAPPENED?

[AgentPat]

I heard from the SR board that Clark will wear the costume at the end of the episode. Is this true?
http://www.patcostello.com/smileys/confused.gif

Eh?

[Colossal Spoons]

i hate lana lang!

Get in line buddy. I remember when I thought she was cool back in seasons 1-3.
Is Lana dead in DC comic continuity; or did she ever exist?

[Kaboom]

5 seasns and she just figured it out!

[O'Haire]

Boy. They are really making it hard for me to like Lana. Even just a little:(

Makes me want all this to blow up in her face just for her to see the ***** she is.

Still love Kristen though.:)

[Binker]

But is the caused of Lana's stupidity? The actress or the writers?

[Strgts]

I got to say this is ONE SUSPENSEFUL FINALE. Can't wait to see how it end's

[user123456789]

what happened in the first 20 min?

[Triligors]

"You will be left wondering- what has happened to Clark?"

With Brainiac's last quote- about Clark meant to be the vessel. Hopefully that doesn't happen. But, might...?

[Kaboom]

lex gets abducted by the ship.
jor-el tells clark he has to kill the vessel.
lex comes back with powers.

[AgentPat]

I can't even come close to describing how pissed I am with..... grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr......... Lana. :mad:

[Colossal Spoons]

Can't believe Lana just told Clark that finding out about Lex's secret changed nothing in their relationship. He must feel like an ass.

[Kaboom]

oh, and jor-el calls brainiac, brain InterActiveConstruct...dont know if hes been called that before, but i thought it was neat

[Little_Tokyo]

Noooo!!!!! The Cable Went Out!!!!!!!! Damn Rain Storm!!!!!

IS SOMEBODY RECORDING?!!!!

[Colossal Spoons]

Get that car outta here!

[Strgts]

Ugh worst part of the Episode just happened :o

[Kaboom]

chloe really is a well written character, a shame it cheapens everyone else on the show

[O'Haire]

Zod is here.:eek:

[Kaboom]

15 mins left?

[Strgts]

Wow Lex is letting it all out. Wooooooooooo Hoooooooooooo

[O'Haire]

Clark is in the Phantom Zone. Oh man this is getting good.

[Kaboom]

thundercats.

HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Excel]

so lex is dead?

ok.

[Binker]

So no new actor protraying Zod?

[Strgts]

So Fine is gone :confused:

[Colossal Spoons]

Off to the Phantom Zone for Clark?

[Binker]

Clark in the Phantom Zone.

"Holy Jumbo, where's the hope for the world now?"

[AgentPat]

http://www.patcostello.com/smileys/thud3.gif

[Strgts]

Oh never mind one of Fines Clones were Flying the Plane so hes not gone gone

[user123456789]

chlark kiss was excellent.

AND WTF HAPPPENED TO CLARK?

Did clark FLY into the PZ, or get sucked in? There is no way anyone can call that a "super jump"

[Kaboom]

Clark in the Phantom Zone.

"Holy Jumbo, where's the hope for the world now?"

maybe superboy-prime shows up and takes care of everything

[Strange]

Clark is in the phantom Zone but Lionel will get him out with the help of Jor-el but sadly that won't be until next season.

[Triligors]

CK in Phantom Zone. Awesome!!!

Wonder how Lex will be freed from Zod in S6.

[Strgts]

I wonder how long Clark will be trapped between now & Season 6. I hope it is long enough for some real damage to be done

[O'Haire]

Hell of an ending. Sucks we have to wait so long to figure whats going to happen.

I wish season finalies were longer though.

[Colossal Spoons]

Clark is in the phantom Zone but Lionel will get him out with the help of Jor-el but sadly that won't be until next season.

I dunno who's side Jor-El is on anymore though. After giving Clark that dagger that freed Zod.

[Kaboom]

hooray for stock footage

[\S/JcDc\S/]

Lol this is feeling like Star Wars.

"I am your father"

"Join me"

:)

[Kaboom]

had clark killed lex with the dagger, zod couldnt have dled into him

[Colossal Spoons]

Wouldn't it be awesome if Flash, Cyborg, and Aquaman ran in to save the day :D

[Strgts]

Clark better be gone for a REALLY LONG TIME

[Strgts]

Power Ranger Lana

[Kaboom]

lana is so stupid, i hope lex throws her off the building

[Colossal Spoons]

HAHAAH!!

New York / Los Angeles: "Some sow-away footage from some riot"

Metropolis: "Man lights cop car on fire, then gets lit on fire himself"

Hahah!

Why is there a huge riot?

Just cause the power went out? Jeez.

Psh, don't pretend you wouldn't wanna loot if given the opportunity.

Clark was supposed to kill Lex / vessel... not Fine.

True, but what about "killing" Fine with the knife freed Zod? Doesn't add up.

[\S/JcDc\S/]

Last years finale was much better imo. This felt.... well generic.

[Strgts]

HOw long is Clark supposed to be trapped for ? Anyone know :confused: I hope he does not come back in like 1 Month.

[phoenixflight]

WTF - Clark is really in the Phantom Zone!!! Holy S*** That was a brilliant ending!!!

[O'Haire]

Yeah. It should have been longer. Kinda felt like a normal episode for some reason.

[Kaboom]

mercy reef anyone?

[phoenixflight]

So, why was there a riot?

The power goes out... let's starting breaking crap.

Hah

Panic, plain and simple CHAOS = Riot

[\S/JcDc\S/]

Yeah. It should have been longer. Kinda felt like a normal episode for some reason.

Well something finally happened on the show other than the standard FOTW... You know it can't be a "normal" episode. :o

[O'Haire]

I hope he does not come back in like 1 Month.

I hope it's for a long time. So Lana starts to think "Lex" did something to him.

[Strgts]

I guess Zod & Fine will be taking over Metropolis :up:

[Zorex]

Felt fairly nicely character driven. I liked this. definitely needed to be longer. eww, Aqua's on now. must avoid that, would ruin how excited I still feel after that finale.

Wow, Clark in the Phantom Zone. They were right...I'm definitely confounded. How is Clark going to get out of this one?

[Kaboom]

oh, lois greg lugainis moment

[Strgts]

I hope it's for a long time. So Lana starts to think "Lex" did something to him.

Lana won't care if you ask me & I am hoping that Clark is gone for a long time simply because it will be different. For when Clark return's.

[user123456789]

hooray for stock footage

LOL werd

[Strgts]

I'd say just until the summer ends and Season 6 starts...

Not really a show without Clark

What I meant was how long will it be between Clark getting trapped & when he returns Smallville time.

World in Chaos
2 Kryptonians
Martha & Lois kidnapped

Say Clark comes back 10 Years Later imagine how different that would be

[O'Haire]

Season finalies should be at least an hour and a half. An hour seems to short for a show like this. Especially when it's doing something as big as this.

[smsvmos]

It was a good episode but last years was much better. I think the Zod part could have been much better if they have casted another actor but Michael did a verry good sceen. The Phantom Zone was cool now lets see what happends next season.

[user123456789]

Last years finale was much better imo. This felt.... well generic.

agreed.

S4 finale > S5 finale

[Darthphere]

What a disappointing season finale.

[Superman79]

How the hell is Clark supposed to get out of this one???

My money is on Super-Lionel/Jor-El pulling his fat out of the fire.

[\S/JcDc\S/]

What a disappointing season finale.

Seems to be the growing consensus.

[Triligors]

This is definitely my new favorite episode. Definitely movie caliber. Amazing. Rosenbaum was right, this episode was awesome. What it lacked in special effects wise- if you count the storm and the metereorites.... it definitely made up for it story wise. This episode was VERY tense from beginning to end.

I don't know if the plane set anything up, but it might... depending on how long Clark is in the Phantom Zone. The only way to get Martha and Lois off the plane- since it didn't go down yet, and will eventually go down (that is if ALL Fines were destroyed (which I think they are)).... flight, anyone? Just a wild guess. But, perhaps? I don't see any other way to save the day in that scenario. Hopefully I'm right- might not be.

The season premiere is also going to kick ass. Can't wait to see how Superman saves the day.



And to the poster questioning why technological failure would bring about a scare- remember the Millenium "bug"?

[Strgts]

(that is if ALL Fines were destroyed (which I think they are))...

One of the Fines was the Pilot on the Plane

[SHADOWBAT69]

Seems to be the growing consensus.


i agree, this is the worst one of all the season enders.

[Binker]

I didn't like the ending.

I thought it was gonan end on a note for Superman Returns. But it didn't.

I would've liked it if Jor-el freed Clark and gave him the one thing to go to battle: a battle armor suit with the S-symbol on it (think the one from LIVES). Then he flies to Metropolis, sees Lex/Zod and asks "Who are YOU?" and Clark says "I'm Superman".

We have to wait til the next season. I know people will say "we have SR" but for something like this, its one of the things I'm sick of. I'm sick of Lana, sick of CLark fighting the enemies Superman should fight, and sick of cliffhanger endings. What if the show doesn't get renewed? Then that opens a can of worms for all of us. At least Bruce Timm ended each JL/JLU season in case it was the last.

Great ideas, mind you. Just wanted more for the episode before the enxt season in....months.

[Darthphere]

Seems to be the growing consensus.


Which by all means sucks.

[Ita-KalEl]

The season premier will probably disappoint us. No Superman as usual...

[Darthphere]

I just wonder, will they ever make Lana likeable again?

[Strgts]

Has to restore order to Metropolis, and for that matter... the world.

& he can not do that as Clark Kent

[MJZ]

I've still got another 2 hours, but the phantom zone AGAIN?

I just hope he doesn't come back as Kal-El again just so they can have him fly again w/o breaking their self-imposed rule. Do it for real next time!

[Strange]

My question is what happens to Martha and Lois? It looked like the pilot of the plane was Fine. He could have got them up in the air then took off out the front and that would have caused the air pressure problem.

[Strange]

I just wonder, will they ever make Lana likeable again?

Lois is the future not Lana.

[Strgts]

My question is what happens to Martha and Lois? It looked like the pilot of the plane was Fine. He could have got them up in the air then took off out the front and that would have caused the air pressure problem.

The Pilot was Fine & no one know's what happen's to Lois & Martha. I guess that would depend on how long Clark is trapped

[Darthphere]

Lois is the future not Lana.


So? Youre saying Lana cant be likeable.....:confused:

[Michael Corleone]

Was anyone else hoping that Lex/Zod would have thrown Lana off the building?

[Darthphere]

Was anyone else hoping that Lex/Zod would have thrown Lana off the building?


Yes.

[Strange]

I've still got another 2 hours, but the phantom zone AGAIN?

I just hope he doesn't come back as Kal-El again just so they can have him fly again w/o breaking their self-imposed rule. Do it for real next time!

I don't think he was in the phantom zone before.

[Triligors]

I agree with Marve Movies in which it will only be a couple of minutes. Eternity (or just a long time) in Phantom Zone= couple of minutes Earth time. Perhaps? I don't know much of the technicalities about the Phantom Zone.

Yes, Fine was the pilot of the plane. BUT, depending- the Fine that was stabbed with the dagger could have been (and probably is) the real Fine, which in turn would probably destroy all of the Fines since they all come off of the same "main hard drive." Thus, main Fine dies= seperate Fines destroyed in process.

As for the plane, hopefully this route is taken- CK would have the power of flight! I mean, a plane in danger and there's no other possible way to stop it. If this is also part of "the plan"- then, I'd say... awesome.

[Strange]

So? Youre saying Lana cant be likeable.....:confused:

I think they built up the Lana and Clark thing for so long the some people with even knowing the future history still will want Lana and Clark to be together. With people not liking or not caring for Lana so much it will be easier for them to give up on the Clark Lana thing.

[Michael Corleone]

Overall good episode. I could have done without the whole Lana crap but I've been pissy about that the entire season. Anyhow I LOVED the shot of Clark in the Phantom Zone.

The only problem.....he HAS to come back at full power and fly. If they side step this stuff anymore I'm not going to watch anymore. He doesnt have to wear the suit but he needs to step it up big time. They claimed this was the season we waiting for....nope...still dragging the plot along. Let's hope they get better with the CW.

[Triligors]

For me, I would have liked Zod to kill Lana. But, I think the harshest move would be to make Lana fall in love with him and keep her. When CK returns, seeing that is going to be devestating. It was even hard for me as a viewer. Imagine the impact that will have on Clark.

[O'Haire]

I hope Clark comes back and gets really PISSED OFF after seeing the destruction. I would love to see that. Just a really mad Clark.

[NotFadeAway]

Clark will return as Superman and save the world!!!!!

Think about it the movie is coming out, so I truly believe that Warner Bro's will be more relaxed on the suit being seen on tv because it won't spoil there cash cow. If Welling was seen in the suit before the movie it would potentially wreck havoc on Routh, but with that release out of the way, Welling will don the suit!!!

Anyway, yes, Clark will return as Superman, save the world, and at some point date Chloe!!!!!

Lana will become likeable again, but live out her doomed future as a single mother stuck in Smallville here whole life, because yes, Lois is the future!!!! Sad, but true!!!

I truly foresee Lex having a memory wipe after this incident, it's set up now!!! I have imagined this happening sense the show debuted, and it's one step away from Lex seeing Clark and not knowing who the hell he is!!!!

[Strange]

Maybe next season Lex will save the world instead of destroying it. When Clark comes back Zod/Lex will be the hero and Clark will not be sure what to do. Also Zod/Lex will have Lana at his side.

[Strgts]

at some point date Chloe!!!!!

HELL NO Lois should be next

[Kane]

LOL haha best finale ever! (*evil laugh*)

I give "Vessel" a 4.5 out of 5

- Great director (beginning recap, cinematography)

- Good acting (all around, especially Rosenbaum and Kreuk)

- Good dialogue

- Bad story elements (this is where it loses the 0.5). So there wont be a Zod actor. Zod's body is destroyed by his spirit was imprisoned in the zone? Spirit? Are you kidding me? How lame is that... They need to leave all this supernatural stuff to "Supernatural," it doesnt belong here. Magic, in itself, is a Kryptonian weakness. This all leads me to believe that the Jor-El in the fortress is a ghost/spirit too and not a program (like in STM).

My Personal Reasons for Enjoying this Episode (evil laugh)

- Seeing Lana completly destroy whatever was left of 'Clana' and make it clear she harbors more negative feelings towards Clark than anything. That was a serious burn towards the Clana fans :)

- Seeing Lana making out with Lexod in the cliffhanger and accepting Lex, knowing he has superpowers...also a serious burn to Clana fans :)

- Seeing Clark make out with Chloe (while it made me totally sick), Clark seemed to reciprocate the kiss. Another burn to 'Clana' but Ksite should be annoying the crap out of this fandom all summer, something amusing to me :)

- Seeing Clark get totally owned by Lexod and thrown into the Phantom Zone for the whole summer. That was just priceless. Im a major fan of Lex and this was certainly an episode where he owned everyone. Rosenbaum wasnt exaggerating. So I guess fans are gonna have to wait 4 months to see Clark break out of the PZ card somehow.

I found that whole ending with Clark yelling in the card and is flew off into space pretty lame... but I guess they wanted to mimic how it was done in the premiere.

The riots and stuff (especially the stock footage) just made me laugh. This seemed more like a horror film when watching it. It was very enjoyable though, mainly because of the way everything turned out.

There was no flight in this episode either but even if there was, it wouldnt have made a difference. Ive seen flight on this show already, it isnt uncharted territory.

I think this episode was enough to prolly make me a Smallville fan. I mean the show is still serious Elseworlds...now more than ever, but I can enjoy it for episodes like this. It was entertaining for all the wrong reasons, but sometimes you just have to cheer for the villians. It Smallville's case, the villian(s) are definately far more interesting and cool than teenage Clark, so its all good.

I was expecting a lame kneel before Lexod line but thankfully we didnt get it. However, in the context of the episode....this poster with Lana kneeling at Lex/Zod's feet and Lex in the forefront makes perfect sense.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y220/PrimoPiccolo/vesselposter.jpg

This was definately a big budget episode and had some great CGI shots going for it. My favorite was the end where it pans over Metropolis from Lana and Lexod making out...into space.

So again, "Vessel" gets a 4.5 out of 5. All I can say is this is gonna be an interesting summer :D

[Michael Corleone]

Clark will return as Superman and save the world!!!!!

Think about it the movie is coming out, so I truly believe that Warner Bro's will be more relaxed on the suit being seen on tv because it won't spoil there cash cow. If Welling was seen in the suit before the movie it would potentially wreck havoc on Routh, but with that release out of the way, Welling will don the suit!!!

Anyway, yes, Clark will return as Superman, save the world, and at some point date Chloe!!!!!

Lana will become likeable again, but live out her doomed future as a single mother stuck in Smallville here whole life, because yes, Lois is the future!!!! Sad, but true!!!

I truly foresee Lex having a memory wipe after this incident, it's set up now!!! I have imagined this happening sense the show debuted, and it's one step away from Lex seeing Clark and not knowing who the hell he is!!!!

While I think he'll fly....I doubt we will see the suit. I think we will get Superman but no suit.

[Kane]

While I think he'll fly....I doubt we will see the suit. I think we will get Superman but no suit.

:D I think we'll get neither and just flight. Then again, its very possible Lionel could save Martha and Lois...

Clark needs someone to bust him out of the Phantom Zone card.....unless Lex immedately launches a nuke into it (ala Superman II) which I doubt.

My money is on Lionel/Jor-El intervining......then again knowing the writers, Chloe may even save the day :confused:

[Strgts]

Lana still looks naive and has no idea what is going on and thus, Lexod's woman.

Just the type of Woman that is perfect for Lex eh

[Triligors]

Yeah, flight- definitely. I mean we've got a plane in the air. CK to the rescue!

And yeah, I also get a sick pleasure from a villain winning. I don't know, but villains are- well, wickedly evil and fun. Which is great that the episode played out that way. Some villains you love to hate. I already love to hate Zod. And Zod & Lana kiss at the end was a great eerie beat for the scene.

[Kane]

I'll get amusement out of Clark embarrassingly stuck in a lame Phantom Zone card all summer.

Talk about pure ownage :)

[I_am_budders]

I thought this episode was freaking awesome. Major change in pace from the past few boring episodes. If only all of them were like this...

[artist71]

Overall good episode. I could have done without the whole Lana crap but I've been pissy about that the entire season. Anyhow I LOVED the shot of Clark in the Phantom Zone.

The only problem.....he HAS to come back at full power and fly. If they side step this stuff anymore I'm not going to watch anymore. He doesnt have to wear the suit but he needs to step it up big time. They claimed this was the season we waiting for....nope...still dragging the plot along. Let's hope they get better with the CW.

Thats what I was going say!!!

[user123456789]

They claimed this was the season we waiting for....nope...still dragging the plot along. Let's hope they get better with the CW.

werd

[Kane]

:D
Lionel / Jor-el doing something would be the way that I would chose to free Clark. Lionel knows all the secrets.. though I dont' see Jor-el helping Clark out again, since Clark just disobeyed him ... AGAIN.. by stabbing Fine instead of Lex.


Whats funny is Clark's decision not to kill. Fine is a sentient lifeform...and Clark has already killed him before. Yet under all these heavy circumstances, and prolly other people being killed and raped on the streets, Clark decided to kill Fine again!?

:confused:

The hell?

[Kane]

Kill 1 person, Save 6 billion.

Clark would much rather save the 1 person and let the other 6 billion fend for themselves it would seem.

And yet he killed Fine.....again.

He killed the wrong person. How stupid...


And just made things much worse. :)

[Darthphere]

For some reason, regardless of who he killed, I think we wouldve had the same outcome, even with everything that was said in the episode.

[The Guardian]

THAT WAS AN AWESOME EPISODE, IT'S GONNA BE HELL WAITING ALL SUMMER TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.:up: :up: :supes:

[\S/JcDc\S/]

And yet he killed Fine.....again.

He killed the wrong person. How stupid...


And just made things much worse. :)

LOL

[user123456789]

I truly foresee Lex having a memory wipe after this incident, it's set up now!!! I have imagined this happening sense the show debuted, and it's one step away from Lex seeing Clark and not knowing who the hell he is!!!!

I like this idea.... Lex gets an ENTIRE memory wipe... :up:

[griffolyon12]

That was an awesome episode,really got me psyched for next season!In my opinion this was not only the best episode of this season,it is one of the best episodes in the shows history!A+++++!!I wasn't all that crazy about Lex being Zod at first(me being a huge Superman fan),but by the end of the episode it grew on me and it was perfect!

[Kane]

I like this idea.... Lex gets an ENTIRE memory wipe... :up:

Lex!? Getting his memory erased? After witnessing Clark's power?

Wow!! What an original idea.


Smallvilles never been done before!

[Darthphere]

You know what pissed me off about the Lana scene. Even though shes angry and claims not to his many sides or whatever. She knows Clark A)Wouldnt hurt anyone or B)Wouldnt hurt anyone without a very good reason.

[Little_Tokyo]

I'm really curious to see how he deals with Lexod. He'll probably lure him back to the FOS and into the phantom zone.

Overall I was kind of bummed out how they left the ending, now i wanna see what happens next :(

[blksuperman2]

THAT WAS AN AWESOME EPISODE, IT'S GONNA BE HELL WAITING ALL SUMMER TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.:up: :up: :supes:

I second that.:eek:

[AgentPat]

While I think he'll fly....I doubt we will see the suit. I think we will get Superman but no suit.We won't see the suit.... well... him *wearing* it... till the final episode of the show. I'm sure we'll see bits and pieces of it leading up to that though. In point of fact, we already have.

Anyhoo... great episode tonight! Wonderful way to cap off the season, and the cliffhanger(s) will definitely keep fans jawing through the summer.

I didn't see Clark reciprocate that kiss. Looked more like Chloe just dove in and Clark did what he usually does when Chloe jumps him: he deals.

Stock footage was... meh. Funny they chose NY and LA as the only two cities other than Metropolis. Why not London, or Paris, or Moscow, or Beirut.... Well, maybe not Beirut (nothing unusual about carnage there LOL). Better yet, why not use cities from the mythos? Edge City, or... dare I suggest, "Gotham?" Heh. Nah. Guess they'd get their wrists slapped if they did that.

Interesting twist on Zod. But I'm a bit confused... Why reduce him to some sort of spirit entity when the PZ is a pretty permanent prison as it is? Odd.

I'm curious to see how they reverse Lex in S6 (powers and Zod possession.) Zod said Lex was dead. And if Clark gets Zod out of Lex (a reasonable assumption), will Lex forget the whole experience? (Probably LOL) Will Lana forget everything that happened? (I hope not.)

Gosh, and speaking of Lana.... ARGH. Actually, lets not speak of Lana. :mad: :p

And finally, Martha and Lois on a plane. LOL Oh c'mon. Does anybody *really* wonder how they'll be saved, who will do it, and how? Think hard peeps. It aint difficult. http://www.patcostello.com/smileys/smug.gif

[Little_Tokyo]

To me, what is happening is the result of Clark's disobeying of Jor-el.

Jor-el told Clark to kill the vessel (Lex), yet Clark disobeyed him (again) and killed somebody else (Fine).

If Clark would have just listened to Jor-el and killed Lex, I think this could have been prevented... then again, I guess we'll never know.

IF he would have killed Lex, Zod would have been transported into Clark I think.

[Kane]

If anyone wants an encode of the first-ever Superman Returns TV spot that aired with tonights episode:

http://beta.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=B1C6FB50758746C5

It was badass :cool:

The streams were officially crossed. Agent Pat's ducks are now in place.

[The Incredible Hulk]

And yet he killed Fine.....again.

He killed the wrong person. How stupid...


And just made things much worse. :)

Clark didnt KILL fine. Did you not hear what Jor-EL said about not being able to kill him?

[Serene]

Okay.. so before I commit a crime, or spontaneously combust, or both.. does anyone have a file of the last few minutes that my TIVO CUT OFF? :mad::mad::mad:

I can't &^*$#%^ believe it. It cut off right when Lana was kissing Zod. Did I miss much after that? :(

[Kane]

Clark didnt KILL fine. Did you not hear what Jor-EL said about not being able to kill him?

Clark said in Oracle that Fine has died twice.

Heres the thing though, if Clark realized the ship was the brains of the Fine clones and they were merely extensions of the ship. What was the point of throwing the dagger into the Fine clone? Destroying the Fine extension would solve nothing if the ship was spawning them and controlling them...

Either way, it made no real sense.

[Chou Gohan]

To me, what is happening is the result of Clark's disobeying of Jor-el.

Jor-el told Clark to kill the vessel (Lex), yet Clark disobeyed him (again) and killed somebody else (Fine).

If Clark would have just listened to Jor-el and killed Lex, I think this could have been prevented... then again, I guess we'll never know.

That's what's funny, from the beginning all the problems started because Clark misunderstood Jor-El messages. Jor-El has basically been telling Clark that he needs to protect the planet, but Clark has always ran away trying to be normally, and everytime some worse happens

[Kane]

Okay.. so before I commit a crime, or spontaneously combust, or both.. does anyone have a file of the last few minutes that my TIVO CUT OFF? :mad::mad::mad:

I can't &^*$#%^ believe it. It cut off right when Lana was kissing Zod. Did I miss much after that? :(

You missed Clark being carded off into space....trapped in a lame Phantom Zone card and yelling (like the Kryptonian Barbie and Ken in "Arrival")

And you missed the words...."To be continued"

And then they listed some guys named Miles Millar and Alfred Gough...:confused:

[The Incredible Hulk]

And finally, Martha and Lois on a plane. LOL Oh c'mon. Does anybody *really* wonder how they'll be saved, who will do it, and how? Think hard peeps. It aint difficult. http://www.patcostello.com/smileys/smug.gif

Samuel L Jackson and a bunch of snakes? :confused:

[amazingfantasy15]

This was the lamest season finale yet. Lex as Zod?!?! That totally destroys what's interesting about Lex, he doesn't have powers. Special effects were subpar, lame ass stock footage (at least use something like Gotham and Keystone City besides LA and NY). I was so much more interested to find out what would happen next in all the other season finales.

[Little_Tokyo]

Kryptonians On A Plane

[The Incredible Hulk]

You missed Clark being carded off into space....trapped in a lame Phantom Zone card and yelling (like the Kryptonian Barbie and Ken in "Arrival")


not a big fan of Superman I or II huh?

[user123456789]

Lex!? Getting his memory erased? After witnessing Clark's power?

Wow!! What an original idea.


Smallvilles never been done before!

well i meant a whole memory wipe. everything. EVERYTHING. not just pre-"Vessel"...

pre-EVERYTHING.

[amazingfantasy15]

Also, loved the rehash of Clark not listening to Jor-El for what the tenth time now...

[Bruce_Wayne29]

And finally, Martha and Lois on a plane. LOL Oh c'mon. Does anybody *really* wonder how they'll be saved, who will do it, and how? Think hard peeps. It aint difficult. http://www.patcostello.com/smileys/smug.gif

Well in Byrne's origin at some point Clark saves a plane from crashing and when he puts it down he is mobbed by a crowd of ppl who all want a piece of him, thus leading him to think about a secret identity.
This is a great opportunity if I ever seen one...

[Kane]

not a big fan of Superman I or II huh?

Some elements were good for their time... but c'mon. The card thing was just silly. I was hoping they wouldnt adapt that.

It didnt look right in Arrival to me...

I mean it was on par with Superman tossing a cellephane S at Non.

[Serene]

You know what pissed me off about the Lana scene. Even though shes angry and claims not to his many sides or whatever. She knows Clark A)Wouldnt hurt anyone or B)Wouldnt hurt anyone without a very good reason.
I think the point of her last conversation with him was to show that she doesn't feel like she really knows him at all.. and probably never did. And truly.. she's right, she never did really know who Clark Kent really was, only the part he could share with her.

I *really* thought he was going to tell her *something* in that scene, when she asked him directly that if he ever cared for her, to tell her what's going on with Lex. Gah! The frustration at him not telling her AGAIN! He could have at least told her something about the Lex situation, without having to do the whole reveal about himself. Especially when he heard her say that she would never abandon Lex because he was different.

So.. I'm actually the most scared for Chloe. Damn. Talk about a girl in peril. Yikes. :eek:

Lois and Martha will be fine.. I'm sure someone special will save them. ;)

Poor Lana.. I almost have to laugh at the situations they put her in. Now she's going to do Zod? Zod's been in prison for a hell of a long time, I'm not sure he's going to offer to buy dinner first. ;)

Oy.. I swear, that girl will be entering a convent by the time this show ends! LOL...

[Serene]

After this moment...

A pan out was shown of the Earth and the lights going out... and then Clark was shown trapped in the Phantom Zone (that glass box thing as shown in the movies)

Thanks, MM.. Hopefully someone will have caps or clips up soon. I hate missing any scenes, particularly Clark ones.:(

[user123456789]

I missed my leg/shoulders workout for this finale.

:down

O well, I have SR to look forward to.

[Kane]

well i meant a whole memory wipe. everything. EVERYTHING. not just pre-"Vessel"...

pre-EVERYTHING.

Negate 5 seasons of development on Smallville. I thought this season finale was cruel enough to some fans.....I dont think they would ever do that.


But I have a strong feeling Lex wont remember any of this in season 6....and Lana still wont know the truth about Clark, despite all this evidence.

[Kane]

LOL what was up with Chloe in that final scene? I know they wanted to make it seem like the riot guys were raping and assulting her.....

But it looked like they were tickling her!?

:confused:

[The Incredible Hulk]

yeah, "hack" your way out of that one Chloe!

[\S/JcDc\S/]

If anyone wants an encode of the first-ever Superman Returns TV spot that aired with tonights episode:

http://beta.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=download&ufid=B1C6FB50758746C5

It was badass :cool:

The streams were officially crossed. Agent Pat's ducks are now in place.

Yeah the promotion is finally hitting. Great tv spot.

[Kane]

lol haha. The writers will find some way for her to save the day somehow...

I wonder if Lionel's powers will suddenly activate in the midst of all this.

[amazingfantasy15]

Same thing happened to me Serene, luckily my DVR taped the repeat of Splinter so I got to see the final few moments.

[Kaboom]

for as bad as they treat lana in SV, they treat her pretty much as bad in the comics too.

regardless, i still hate her character.

i HOPE Zod has his way with her. it would just be fitting.

its time for more "super" adenture. if season six is more fotw, ill be pissed. every episode should build to the finale with the suit.

[The Incredible Hulk]

Lana was never some goody goody character in the comics until recently. Back in the day, she basically stalked Clark and gave Lois all kinds of trouble with Supes/Clark. The whole "poor girl that gets left behind" angle only came in after Byrne I believe.

[celldog]

Posted by Serene:
Poor Lana.. I almost have to laugh at the situations they put her in. Now she's going to do Zod? Zod's been in prison for a hell of a long time, I'm not sure he's going to offer to buy dinner first.


You betcha.... can you just imagine what was going thru Zod's mind when that sexy thang (Lana) showed up on the roof??? :eek: Gotta give to that horn dog...he played it cool. :up: He was like "DANG!!" Who is this lil' homosapien sweetie. :up:

Lana: You're not tired yet Lex??

Lex: No I'm not.

Lana: But it's been 5 hours.

Lex: Before we cease, there is one thing you must do.

Lana: What is that, Lex.

Lex: Kneel before Zod!! :supes: :eek:

[Superman79]

I mean it was on par with Superman tossing a cellephane S at Non.

That'll be in the Season 6 opener :D

[Superman79]

Posted by Serene:
Poor Lana.. I almost have to laugh at the situations they put her in. Now she's going to do Zod? Zod's been in prison for a hell of a long time, I'm not sure he's going to offer to buy dinner first.


You betcha.... can you just imagine what was going thru Zod's mind when that sexy thang (Lana) showed up on the roof??? :eek: Gotta give to that horn dog...he played it cool. :up: He was like "DANG!!" Who is this lil' homosapien sweetie. :up:

Lana: You're not tired yet Lex??

Lex: No I'm not.

Lana: But it's been 5 hours.

Lex: Before we cease, there is one thing you must do.

Lana: What is that, Lex.

Lex: Kneel before Zod!! :supes: :eek:

HAHAHAHAHA!!!!

[Little_Tokyo]

You guys forgot to mention that very well done score at the end when it showed Clark in the Phantom Zone. Very Superman-ish I must say.

[Hush]

man Im very dissapointed we didnt even get a good "Super-fight" and Clark was a dummy again.

[Serene]

Lex: Before we cease, there is one thing you must do.

Lana: What is that, Lex.

Lex: Kneel before Zod!! :supes: :eek:

LOL!!!

Q: Which SV babe is Zod's girlfriend?
A: The one with the dirty knees. :D

[Superman79]

man Im very dissapointed we didnt even get a good "Super-fight" and Clark was a dummy again.

Call it a learning experience ;) Clark F's up so that as Superman later in life he doesn't make such big mistakes...let's not forget in the comics he actually Kills Zod, consider it lesson learned (kind of)

[Little_Tokyo]

LOL!!!

Q: Which SV babe is Zod's girlfriend?
A: The one with the dirty knees. :D

LMAO!

[\S/JcDc\S/]

LOL!!!

Q: Which SV babe is Zod's girlfriend?
A: The one with the dirty knees. :D
Oh all of them... *slurp*

[Little_Tokyo]

My only gripes:

a) Lack of Kneeling before Zod

b) "Then Die as you deserve too!" one-liners from Zod

I cant wait till season 6. Oh, the score at the end of this one (when clark is flying through space in the phantom zone) was VERY cool. I wonder if they're working on a new superman theme for this show.

[The Incredible Hulk]

I kinda like the cliffhangers in this one, even though it's not my favorite season finale. I know the Clark disappears thing was done before, even though it wasnt the PZ before, but his being gone makes everyone else's life or death situation much more tense.

Martha and Lois on a Plane - I think we all know how that has to end, and the only way to do it is pretty cool.

Lex as Zod - very cool, also remember Lex knew something was up with Clark BEFORE he turned into Zod completely so it may not be forgotten, though it probably will. Also we could see Zod somehow take over another body and get a different actor next season. BTW what happened to the scene with Lex coming out of that sack thing we saw in the previews?

Chloe and Lionel catching a beat down - dont know what will happen with that unless Lionel channels Jor El again and he starts kicking ass. But perhaps theres something going on with that guy in the hood? Dunno.

BTW, who the heck is gonna take care of Shelby? :eek: :(

[triplet]

Wow... am I in the minority here?

I loved this episode but it's past my beddy-bye time so I guess I'll see you guys later.

Yikes... I can't believe the hate mail Steven DeKnight is getting over on his latest blog because of this episode... poor Steve.

[The Incredible Hulk]

I dont htink youre in the minority...... And Deknight didnt even write this episode :confused:

[user123456789]

i wonder what the reaction will be if clark doesn't fly to save the plane.

[MJZ]

Looks like my local WB is out, DAMMIT!

[thebigtree95]

My only gripes:

a) Lack of Kneeling before Zod

b) ...

When Lex was standing on the higher steps, it sure had the feel to me of the scene from the movie. And in a good way because it was subtle and not in your face like some of the hints to the past can be sometimes.

[thebigtree95]

BTW what happened to the scene with Lex coming out of that sack thing we saw in the previews?


My take, they realized it was corny and cut it.

[Superman79]

you know though, they really shoulda put some snakes on the plane...Fine DID spent a lot of time in the jungle ;)

[KalKai]

I liked it, I was expecting something more honestly, but you can't do much in 40 minutes. I understand those saying Commencement was better, it was longer, had a 2nd meteor shower, the black ship, and the FOS.

[Serene]

I guess I'm kind of on the fence about it. There was some great stuff in it to be sure. That Lex/Clark confrontation scene was outstanding. I love how they both took the gloves off, but Clark was still the bigger and better man, saying to Lex, "You're not yourself" as opposed to losing his temper. That's the Clark I love to see. :up:

I loved how they had Lionel say.."Mares(?) Field?" then cut to Lex, unconscience and trembling.. just like when he was there as a kid and caught in the meteor shower. I swear.. they even had him laying in the same position as he did in that pilot scene. I'll have to find screen caps of both and see them side-by-side.

I didn't actually hate the Lana stuff either <ducking>. I mean, I do, but I don't. It's not the situation I want them to be in, but I still think it's an interesting alternate scenario to explore. I hate her being so angry with Clark, but I think the writers have made a good case for why she would be.
I wonder if the plan for making Lana more a part of the mythology next season is to have her remain Zod's squeeze?

The Chlark didn't even bother me too much. Gotta say, if I was Chloe, I guess I'd do the same thing. Where it leaves them for next season though.. that could potentially be a big issue for me. Although, unless Chloe is saved reeeally soon, I can see her going the route of post-traumatic stress and snapping. Perhaps her mom will have a new roommate. ;)

I was hoping for a bit *more* from the confrontation with Zod. Clark was rendered essentially powerless against him.. and that was really odd, I thought.

New York, Los Angeles, and Metropolis.. Where t.f. was Chicago. :mad: ;) The stock footage of the looters did crack me up.

So, I didn't love it, but I liked parts of it very much. I wonder if Fine will be back or if that was his final curtain? Anyone know the count on Marsters appearances? Didn't he say he was in 10?

[The Incredible Hulk]

Kal, do you have a gif of the final scene with Clark in the PZ trapazoid thingy?

[Kane]

Commencement didnt really have the FOS. I think this was a better effort though.

While Commencement was pretty predictable also, there was alot that was unexpected here...especially Lana kissing Lexod at the end and a lack of a major Clark/Lexod battle....instead Clark gets carded off to the PZ.

Didnt see that stuff coming..

[KalKai]

He'll be in the Premiere, that will make it 10. Arrival, Aqua, Thirst, Splinter, Solitude, Hypnotic, Void (just a photo of him lol) Oracle, Vessel.

[celldog]

My only gripes:

a) Lack of Kneeling before Zod


Oh...i think Lana will take care of that department.

b) "Then Die as you deserve too!" one-liners from Zod

I cant wait till season 6. Oh, the score at the end of this one (when clark is flying through space in the phantom zone) was VERY cool. I wonder if they're working on a new superman theme for this show.



Naaaaah.......

[KalKai]

Kal, do you have a gif of the final scene with Clark in the PZ trapazoid thingy?

I'll make some in few minutes, in the gif thread.

[The Incredible Hulk]

I'll make some in few minutes, in the gif thread.

make it snappy! :ghost:

;) :p

[Kane]

I really wish they didnt put him in that little lame containment card in the end, Clark sucked into the Phantom Zone portal would have been good enough for me:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/tifflover/623690501_l.jpg

And they could have showed him in an empty space after that..

[KalKai]

How exactly did the Phantom Zone work this time? It was in outer space, and it just sucked Clark in it?

[Kane]

You know what. Since the Smallville Kryptonians seem to be able to do this; I wonder if Clark's spirit can escape his body and actually possess another?

[Spare-Flair]

LOL! I LOVE the Egon reference! :up: Pat.

Pat is referring to not letting the SR and SV streams collide.. or you know.. like Egon said - That's bad. All life as we know it would stop instantaneously and every molecule in our bodies would explode at the speed of light.
Don't tell me that I'm the only one who burst out laughing at that?? :D

I guess there must have been some new news announcing the streams are going to be crossed now though.

Meh. I guess it only makes sense from a marketing standpoint.

brilliant Dr. Spengler.

[Strange]

How exactly did the Phantom Zone work this time? It was in outer space, and it just sucked Clark in it?

Lexzod had some ring thing that he threw out in space and it sucked clark in.

[KalKai]

lol yes.. but from outer space, to the kent farm? is it that powerful?

[The Incredible Hulk]

I really wish they didnt put him in that little lame containment card in the end, Clark sucked into the Phantom Zone portal would have been good enough for me:

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y31/tifflover/623690501_l.jpg

And they could have showed him in an empty space after that..

plus we couldve gotten another guest appearance from rebar! :eek:

[Serene]

He'll be in the Premiere, that will make it 10. Arrival, Aqua, Thirst, Splinter, Solitude, Hypnotic, Void (just a photo of him lol) Oracle, Vessel.
I don't think "just a photo" counts. ;)
So maybe he'll be in the preem and one more. Here's hoping..

[Strange]

lol yes.. but from outer space, to the kent farm? is it that powerful?

It was pretty powerful, Clark took off like a rocket, but nothing else was affected.

[user123456789]

LOL haha best finale ever! (*evil laugh*)

I give "Vessel" a 4.5 out of 5

- Great director (beginning recap, cinematography)

- Good acting (all around, especially Rosenbaum and Kreuk)

- Good dialogue

- Bad story elements (this is where it loses the 0.5). So there wont be a Zod actor. Zod's body is destroyed by his spirit was imprisoned in the zone? Spirit? Are you kidding me? How lame is that... They need to leave all this supernatural stuff to "Supernatural," it doesnt belong here. Magic, in itself, is a Kryptonian weakness. This all leads me to believe that the Jor-El in the fortress is a ghost/spirit too and not a program (like in STM).

My Personal Reasons for Enjoying this Episode (evil laugh)

- Seeing Lana completly destroy whatever was left of 'Clana' and make it clear she harbors more negative feelings towards Clark than anything. That was a serious burn towards the Clana fans :)

- Seeing Lana making out with Lexod in the cliffhanger and accepting Lex, knowing he has superpowers...also a serious burn to Clana fans :)

- Seeing Clark make out with Chloe (while it made me totally sick), Clark seemed to reciprocate the kiss. Another burn to 'Clana' but Ksite should be annoying the crap out of this fandom all summer, something amusing to me :)

- Seeing Clark get totally owned by Lexod and thrown into the Phantom Zone for the whole summer. That was just priceless. Im a major fan of Lex and this was certainly an episode where he owned everyone. Rosenbaum wasnt exaggerating. So I guess fans are gonna have to wait 4 months to see Clark break out of the PZ card somehow.

I found that whole ending with Clark yelling in the card and is flew off into space pretty lame... but I guess they wanted to mimic how it was done in the premiere.

The riots and stuff (especially the stock footage) just made me laugh. This seemed more like a horror film when watching it. It was very enjoyable though, mainly because of the way everything turned out.

There was no flight in this episode either but even if there was, it wouldnt have made a difference. Ive seen flight on this show already, it isnt uncharted territory.

I think this episode was enough to prolly make me a Smallville fan. I mean the show is still serious Elseworlds...now more than ever, but I can enjoy it for episodes like this. It was entertaining for all the wrong reasons, but sometimes you just have to cheer for the villians. It Smallville's case, the villian(s) are definately far more interesting and cool than teenage Clark, so its all good.

I was expecting a lame kneel before Lexod line but thankfully we didnt get it. However, in the context of the episode....this poster with Lana kneeling at Lex/Zod's feet and Lex in the forefront makes perfect sense.

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y220/PrimoPiccolo/vesselposter.jpg

This was definately a big budget episode and had some great CGI shots going for it. My favorite was the end where it pans over Metropolis from Lana and Lexod making out...into space.

So again, "Vessel" gets a 4.5 out of 5. All I can say is this is gonna be an interesting summer :D

You give Roger Ebert a run for his money.

[Strange]

You give Roger Ebert a run for his money.

You calling Kane fat?:confused: j/k :p

[Kane]

No, but if I wanted to give a fat guy a run for his money I'd drive an Ice Cream truck and watch him follow me.

[The Incredible Hulk]

No, but if I wanted to give a fat guy a run for his money I'd drive an Ice Cream truck and watch him follow me.

LOL :up: