10.21-22 - Finale - Discussion (Spoilers) [SERIES FINALE] V.3

[Superfreak]

Haha, that's pretty good.

It's funny because I was explaining some moments from SV to my brother because he's never seen it but will watch the Finale, and I was amazed at how many film references I had to make to this season in particular.

lol, it'd actually be great if someone did a mash up of every 'ripoff' SV has done. There is atleast an episode a season.

 

[The Incredible Hulk]

^ what would be even more amazing would be if someone did a mash up of every other thing that's ripped off something from the Superman lore over the past 70 years.

 

[Zing79]

^ what would be even more amazing would be if someone did a mash up of every other thing that's ripped off something from the Superman lore over the past 70 years.

BAM
/game over

 

[NHawk19]

^ what would be even more amazing would be if someone did a mash up of every other thing that's ripped off something from the Superman lore over the past 70 years.

How long do you think it would take to watch that? Couple years?

 

[Binker]

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b241100_smallvile_bosses_spill_series_finale.html

 

[B]

I can't wait much longer for this..

I've warmed up to Rosenbaum's bald cap, at first I thought it looked like a conehead, but in the Rosenbaum's memories video I don't think it looks that bad. They just need to keep the sidewards shots to a minimum & it will be fine.

I'll be very happy if I see a shirt rip into the camera ala Reeve from Superman: The Movie to end the show, I've a feeling we'll see flight no problem, but as for a full shot of Superman.. doubtful. I'm thinking shirt rip into the camera & the CGI Superman whizzing off into the sky.

Just can't wait to see how this Darkseid arc is gonna end

Roll on Friday.

 

[Johnny]

Just can't wait to see how this Darkseid arc is gonna end

Roll on Friday.

I read in some other interview that they had to cut some Darkseid mythology scenes from the finale cuz it "strayed too much from Clark's story". But i really don't care, all I want to know if we'll see him in the flesh or not. This waiting irritates the **** out of me.

 

[vantheman77]

One of the things that matter for me is whether the finale is Clark-centric.

 

[Donut]

So we hear the John Williams Score in the last five minutes of the finale ? I am guessing they use the Christopher Reeve Superman movie ending scenes

 

[Dark_Lord]

So we hear the John Williams Score in the last five minutes of the finale ? I am guessing they use the Christopher Reeve Superman movie ending scenes

Hopefully this also means he'll be wearing the costume for those last 5 minutes.

 

[Prison Mike]

So there will be a flashforward in the first 5 minutes of the finale? I guess that's the Chloe and comic book scene?

 

[vantheman77]

Hopefully this also means he'll be wearing the costume for those last 5 minutes.

Webhead should be happy about that one.

Chloe reading the SV comic to a child is likely one of the scenes from the future, but I wonder if it's from the same future as Homecoming.

 

[Donut]

Hopefully this also means he'll be wearing the costume for those last 5 minutes.

He should have suited up for the fight but bleh

 

[Prison Mike]

With just a few days remaining between now and Smallville‘s two-hour series finale (Friday at 8/7c), the showrunners behind The CW’s superhero epic took some time on Tuesday to talk to reporters about what to expect when all is said and done. Which moments will “wow” when Clark and Lois walk down the aisle? What’s really behind Lex’s return? Will Chloe get the sendoff she deserves? And what deleted scenes might make it onto DVD? Here are the slightly-spoilerly teases Brian Peterson and Kelly Souders were willing to part with.

QUESTION | Having just seen a snippet from the finale, it’s safe to say it was huge undertaking with tons of story to tell. How would you describe it?
Souders: It’s two hours, jampacked. You don’t feel like you’re just waiting for the last two minutes of the episode.

QUESTION | Besides the more recognizable ones, were there any small standout moments in the finale?
Souders: There are a couple of moments in the church, particularly when Lois is about to walk down the aisle. Actually, I’m just going to say I have a couple of favorite moments on the actual aisle.
Peterson: And there’s a very good scene with a door that is probably one of everybody’s favorite scenes in the show. There’s one shot, and that is the Smallville shot — you’ll see it and you’ll know it immediately. We needed it in the finale.

QUESTION | Can you talk a little about the emotional impact of the finale. What do you expect fans to come away with?
Peterson: We didn’t want to just do an ending, we wanted to do a beginning. What we were aiming for was giving people the emotion of what’s to come since the end of this show lines up with every movie and a lot of other things. Unlike other shows, we know where the story goes, so it’s a hand-off to those other pieces of mythology, rather than just an ending.

QUESTION | Will there be any glimpses into the future in the finale?
Peterson: That will be answered in the first five minutes of the show.

QUESTION | Will we hear the John Williams “Superman” score?
Peterson: That will be answered in the last five minutes of the show.

QUESTION | After previewing a few of Lex’s finale scenes, he appears to be a changed man.
Peterson: Lex plays a very interesting role, and there are big twists with him that will surprise you.
Souders: Obviously, because Michael Rosenbaum hasn’t been on the show for the past couple of years, we needed to tie up a lot in this one episode. So for us, Lex’s purpose [in the finale] was much more human and emotional than any of us would have expected. We went back to the pilot to look at that guy who was totally personable and sympathetic, and just wanted to thank someone for saving his life.

QUESTION | How did your plans for the Lex storyline change once you knew Rosenbaum would return?
Souders: In some ways it was pretty similar. He just would have been a puppeteer behind the scenes.
Peterson: It would have been a reveal at the end of the show, rather than seeing a good scene with him and Clark.

QUESTION | Talk a little about Jonathan Kent’s return.
Souders: It will become really clear what role Jonathan plays and why he shows up the way he does in this episode. Every time I see certain moments with Jonathan, I get a tear in my eye.
Peterson: We purposely platformed Jonathan’s role in the finale with what we did in “Lazarus,” the premiere of this season. The whole point was to bookend the season, and he’s introduced in that same type of way.

QUESTION | What can you tease about Chloe’s Smallville sendoff?
Peterson: There are a lot of different ways people want Chloe’s story to end, so we service her character in a way that is right for who she was and who she’s becoming. And she has one big moment with Clark where we get to see her shine.
Souders: Also, how she interacts with the mythology. And I will say that Chloe fans should definitely stay tuned through the whole show. There’s a jewel.
Peterson: There’s a certain thing we gave her that nobody else got.

QUESTION | What does Oliver’s final journey consist of?
Peterson: He has a big heroic moment, a big arc, and some complications.
Souders: The finale defines Clark and Oliver’s relationship, and what it means to both of them. There’s a really great moment where you see their friendship and that bond, and that’s what’s going to keep them going in the future.

QUESTION | So much has been said and written about the finale…. Is there any particular reveal that you’re surprised hasn’t leaked out yet? And if so, any hints?
Souders: I’m kind of surprised everything hasn’t leaked!
Peterson: There’s one shot that leaked, in the Fortress, that I wasn’t surprised about because it’s a great shot. But we didn’t like that it leaked.
Souders: There’s a lot of moments throughout that we wanted to be sure people were watching for the first time. You know, once you see something, you start speculating, and when you get to that moment, it may not be anything like what was represented in that shot. It’s the last two hours, and we just want people to enjoy it.

QUESTION | Did any time or money constraints hold you back from including certain things in the finale?
Souders: We would have liked to see the Justice League more. But what it came down to was that the finale had a lot of people in it, and at a certain point, you tip the scale and are no longer servicing the people who are onscreen. There were a lot of beloved characters we would have loved to see again, but weren’t able to bring back. In general, we were pretty happy with everything we were able to do.
Peterson: That said, I think the finale hits 80 to 90 percent of what everyone will want, more so than any other episode we’ve done.

QUESTION | Are there things you would have liked to include in the finale, or had to cut short, that may be a part of the Season 10 or complete series DVDs?
Souders: This [complete series] DVD set is insane! I think it’s the biggest one Warner Bros. has ever put out.
Peterson: We’ve seen the whole series and it’s really cool looking. They’ve gone back and interviewed people who were on the first season with us. We thought at one point that we would be short on footage for the finale, so we wrote a couple of scenes with some of the Darkseid mythology, which ended up not making it into the finale. So, those might end up on the DVD somewhere.

QUESTION | Is there any talk of a Smallville spinoff floating about?
Souders: We haven’t talked about it, to be honest. We’ve had our head pretty buried in the show. But obviously it’s a bunch of beloved characters or they wouldn’t been around for a decade.

QUESTION | What do you hope people take away from Smallville?
Souders: I think it’s the theme that emerged this year: Believe in heroes. That’s become incredibly important to us.

http://www.tvline.com/2011/05/smallvile-producers-series-finale-scoop/

 

[Dark_Lord]

IGN.com has a preview and Q&A. I'm not going to post it here since they describe the scenes they watched and they contain some spoilers.

 

[KalKai]

This is a spoiler thread if you didn't notice.

 

[Dark_Lord]

This is a spoiler thread if you didn't notice.

Yeah, I know. Some people still complain when someone posts spoilers though. Even in a spoiler thread. So, if you want to read the article, just click the link.

 

[Orb]

Spoiler

The shot of Clark running up the stairs, unbuttioning his shirt sure sounds VERY interesting...

 

[avidreader]

^ what would be even more amazing would be if someone did a mash up of every other thing that's ripped off something from the Superman lore over the past 70 years.

What about that movie Hereafter with Matt Damon, was it not a rip off of the Smallville episode with the same name??? t:

 

[Dark_Lord]

Spoiler

The shot of Clark running up the stairs, unbuttioning his shirt sure sounds VERY interesting...

Yup. Although

Spoiler

he could just be changing into the blur outfit.

What sounds cool is

Spoiler

the shot of him floating high above the ground.

 

[antsman41]

OMG, I so wanted flashforward scenes depicting the main characters in the future (~5 years later).

So pumped, to bad we didn't get that for the last three years...

 

[kguillou]

I dont post on this thread very often but I am very excited about the finale. I've been very on and off with this show but i've enjoyed its key episodes like "Absolute Justice" and "Homecoming" and "Booster".

Personally i dont even care about the suit that much, literally all i want from this finale is a Clark/Darkseid confrontation in some form or another. If they pull that off then i'll have no complaints.

 

[molp]

Yup. Although

Spoiler

he could just be changing into the blur outfit.

Thats going to be THE moment.

Spoiler

I'm calling it now, Clark will run to the roof of the Daily planet and then taking flight as Superman

I have a feeling were going to get a lot more of Superman then anyone expected. I'm going for about 15 mins of Clark in the suit

 

[Dark Raven]

http://www.tvline.com/2011/05/smallvile-producers-series-finale-scoop/

From the sound of all of this, it looks like Clark is only Superman in either last 5 minutes or last 2 minutes of the show.

 

[Nemi]

I think they need at least a good 15 minutes of him in the suit.