I agree that the continuity this season has been fantastic. Even when certain characters don't appear, the story is advanced along and we don't have the feeling of "filler episode" that we had in seasons past.
I can already feel them setting things up for future episodes.
This was the point I was going to make. I think the reason Season 8 has really been working for me is because the producers have finally taken a page out of the Lost/Heroes playbook and made each episode connect. That's why, six episodes in, we haven't felt like we've had a "filler" episode. There's truly an overarching story connecting everything (and not just a thread or two like in previous seasons.) Everything sets up plot points for future episodes. This is the path I've wanted Smallville to take for a long time now (because, comic adventures, by their nature are episodic). So bravo again, PS3!
For the fifth time out of six, I've got to say, I reeeaaaa-hehheally liked this episode. Witwer has been a fantastic addition to the cast (I like him even more than Cassidy so far) and his scenes with Chloe and Clark are very interesting and well acted.
I even liked Jimmy in this episode. I think that's how his character should be portrayed, the over-eager, over-curious kid who gets in over his head. Not the heroic, romantic leading man. Also, Witwer has way more chemistry with Allison than Aaron does (but maybe that's kind of the point and why Chloe and Jimmy really aren't meant for each other.)
Loved Clark being proactive and listening to the police scanner to save people (I guess he hasn't quite mastered using his super-hearing for that purpose yet). And eight years in, I still get a tingle in my chest whenever Welling simply looks up at a tall building. So to actually see him fly/leap to the top. Holy leaping tall buildings in a single bound, Batman!
Thank god for the return of Martian Manhunter, this time in his detective disguise. Though they once again mentioned his "loss of powers" I still don't buy it and I still think John is just hiding the fact from Clark. Remember, one of those "lost powers" is shape-shifting, so if they were truly "lost," he wouldn't be walking around looking like Phil Morris. In fact, I think when Jones mentioned "his sources" I bet he either used his mental telepathy to get hired or simply morphed into the chief of police in time to sign his hiring papers or something. That's the only reason he was cheeky with Clark about his new job.
Anyway, great episode. I was skeptical at first, but I'm liking how they're setting up Doomsday (and others are right, Davis was responsible for most of the killings including the one at the club, the Shadow Thief was just being a copycat at the scene with Jimmy.) And for people *****ing about not seeing Doomsday last night, uh, hello? It's only six episodes. They're doing a good job building the suspense, so just ride it out and see where it goes. It took seven years for Lex to become Luthor and eight years for Clark to become Superman. Give Davis more than six episodes, okay?
Not liking the new and improved Chloe.
Is Lois gonna be back next week?
). As for Chloe, I liked her this episode. She's really taken to the role of mentor to the meteor infected so it makes sense that she'd be defensive of them. I didn't think it was out of character at all. Plus, Clark speed-reading her list (awesome power by the way. I believe it's the first time since the Pilot that they've acknowledged that) was a little bit of a superdick move, even if it was necessary.
