avidreader said:
Dont take this the wrong way, but you seem to have missed alot of what's going on, maybe you should rewatch the finale and the opener again and you might find some answers to turn your cons into pros.
Not to be a complete jerk but, I agree a lot with what he said. As a matter of fact, a lot of people in this thread alone felt the same way. (And some of us HAVE seen it more than 1x)
My pro's and cons:
Pros
-The Effects, they went all out in this one.
-The 'Idea' of bringing in anything related to Zod/a character introduced in Donner's mythology
- Clark/Chloe, Clark/Lana, Clark/Lex ACTUAL INTERACTION!!! I can't stress this enough....finally, he's called out, finally he calls someone out, and finally he's honest w/Lana. (Only after she spilled guts first because he was already taking a step away from her....)
- Very good paced episode
- Rosenbaum and Mack were terrific as usual in their roles
- Chloe's finally telling Clark how she's always had her suspicions and her subsequent list.....lame excuses, etc.
- Devious Lex ('Now how could Clark be all the way out here Chloe?', just looking at Lana slightly annoyed after she fell)
- The 40-Story Igloo
- The 'hero' shots of Clark
- Lana actual being a sneaky little devil, trying to trick the Kryptonians in the mansion.
- Lex taking the ship first chance he got.
Cons
- Lack of explanation for Kryptonian villains
- The consistant use of 'super' and other 'campy' dialogue. It's fine once in a while, but they just have been doing it incessantly. He is going to be Superman, we GET IT. No need to wink at the camera every oppurtunity.
- That damn dog still alive?!?!?
- For the most part, I wasn't as impressed with the all around acting this time around. Just wasn't feeling it. I mean, one minute Welling does something great with Mack, then I just kinda roll my eyes when he's with Kreuk in their 'spill guts' scene..... (Maybe it's the whole dynamic of the relationship.....who knows, maybe Mack simply blows Kreuk away...and maybe...) I wasn't impressed at all with the Kryptonian villain acting. There were 2 of them, and yet not a slight hint of a personality between them. Totally cardboard cut-outs
- Though the 'idea' was cool...just saying 'Zod's Disciples'
..... His actual disciples
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-Those AWFUL Kryptonian suits!!!!!!!!!
- New Truck, AGAIN.....how bout selling that indestructable truck for some big $$$$$. Eh Jonathon? I'm sure LuthorCorp could use that super silly unbendable metal!
- Okay, I'm kinda joking around in those last 2.
Otherwise, as a fan, I enjoyed the episode. Not quite as much as last years opener, but still. This is meant as fun time at home on Thursdays. Having not read any spoilers year, you can imagine I'm digesting Smallville right now as it unspools....looking forward to next week.