Smallville "Kent" Talkback (Spoilers)

[The Penguin]

The end of the beginning begins! The final episodes of Smallville start tonight at 8 p.m. ET on The CW.

Smallville #10-17 "Kent"
Friday, April 15, 2011 @ 8 p.m. ET/7 CT on The CW
Clark is shocked to find a mirror box in the barn. Clark Luthor surprises him and sends Clark Kent back to the alternate reality where Clark runs into a very angry Jonathan Kent. Meanwhile, back in our reality, Clark Luthor visits Tess and tells if she doesn't side with him he'll kill her. Lois asks Emil to help her bring Clark back. Jeannot Szwarc directed with story by Genevieve Sparling and teleplay by Kelly Souders & Brian Peterson.

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[DisneyBoy]

Okay, this is really weird...

For the first time ever in this season, Erica's performance is making me forget all about Smallville's terrible treatment of the Lois character...and make me stay in-the-moment and just enjoy how she's been portrayed here. I think the dialogue is just more crisp this time out. She's reacting to things - how tired she is, how potentially annoyed Clark is - in a calm manner without rambling her lines out. She's speaking softly. She's dressed decently. She isn't worshipping him. They actually seem like a normal couple dealing with life. Amazing.

Of course, it doesn't really help matters that the show keeps reminding us of how Lois and Ollie were a better pairing (that funeral scene just brought it all back again). Lois just seemed to light up and get turned on around Ollie, and vice versa. I see Ollie and Chloe as a couple who have fun with each other during scenes, but Ollie and Lois had a stronger connection on all levels. Frustrating the show didn't throw caution to the wind there (or elsewhere).

And here's another example of why Smallville only gets it right half the time. What was the more effective "tell" that Clark wasn't really Clark? Him, suddenly knocking a telescope over right after Lois points out that she set it up to please him? Or Clark not reacting the sirens?

Ahh Tess. "Don't worry - the weeds will grow up and take the place over. They are Luthor weeds after all." Best line in a good long while!

The leaves spewing out of the fireplace were a bit of a heavy touch, dontcha think?

How does Emil use some laser to solder a kryptonian artefact back together without even wearing a mask over his face?

Yes, Clark! TRASH THE FAIRY PRINCESS HEADQUARTERS!

That mirror in Tess' office was never there before. How...subtle. And don't they all get tired of going to the Ace of Clubs? Not exactly a hot date. Maybe in Alternate World the AoC is really exciting and happening.

I want one really, really good hot long Tess/Clark make-out scene before he goes bye bye.

Would have been so nice if this was Jonathan's first appearance since his death. It would have carried a lot more weight for Clark's dead father to suddenly reappear after a bunch of years. Clark's not really reacting like someone who is seeing their dead relative again.

Oh yesssssss. Clark and Tess. Kissing on the neck!

"That's because you have a habit of lying to yourself." Another good line!

I really want Bad Clark to stick around for a few weeks.

The stuff with Jonathan is really boring. Actually, all the stuff with Real Clark telling people from another world how much they are supposed to love him and blah blah blah...

I really hope someone gets off on watching people call Clark "son". Cause I'm so tired of it.

I wasn't entirely sure how they were doing to continue the fight - this show is notorious for throwing people into walls and then finding reasons to separate them - so the move to the Fortress was a little clunky. "Hey, there isn't much more of a set around Lionel's office...where else can they fight?" The two stunt doubles rumbling on the floor of Fortress did not match up with the two Wellings slowly standing, at all.

Wait up - the Fortress has an inter-dimensional gateway now?!? Oh suuuuuure. Whatever keeps Clark from having to get blood on his hands Yes, I know I sound like Ollie/Chloe circa Season Eight, but reeaaaallly. There was never a gateway before. Clark never knew the Fortress could do that.

They re-used that Terrence Stamp welcome.

Erica looks terrible in Clark's plaid. And also, Lois can't stop Clark from losing "himself". "...because that's who the world needs you to be..." Ugh. Almost made it a whole episode didn't we.

Lois looks really sad about the decision to sell the farm.

Nice quiet ending. Wow! Decent episode! Very decent! My favourite scene was probably Tess' date with Clark. Great lighting and Cassidy's fantastic with reactions.

Really strong episode. Right behind "Beacon" for me (which wins out because of the greatness of Martha, Chloe, Lionel and the mansion burning) and "Abandoned" (which had the greatness of Tess, Christine Willes AND fun exterior shots).

Hold on: Isn't Evil Clark still going to be trapped back in his world, where everyone has green K rocks? And also, I don't think for a second that he will be saved by teachings from Jor-El in the Fortress. That never worked for Clark.

 

[ABrown]

I really enjoyed this episode. But I'm getting the impression that there's not going to be any sense of closure when this show comes to an end. There's no build up at all with the whole Darkseid/darkness story. The only consistent thing about this season has been the whole alternate Earth. And from what I've read about upcoming episodes, there doesn't seem to be any build up to a series finale, just more randomness.

 

[DisneyBoy]

Yeah. Nice to see Booster Gold and all, but really? Now?

Of course, I think I wrote up a list of things we're never going to get to see before the show wraps up, and the least of them is the proper formation of the Justice League.

After reading the TWoP review, I realized just how nice a scene with Martha would have been, given that she stuck Clark with the deed to the farm, but no indication as to what to do with it. The writers really used her new job in DC as a crutch. They thought they could just ship her away to Off-Screenville without us wondering what the heck she was up to. It didn't work.

Of course, you'd also think that Lionel would have made an appearance in this episode too, since his Alt-son so badly wanted him dead. They could have addressed that plot-point with Alt-Clark dying at Lionel's hands (how AWESOME would that have been?) and Alt-Lionel maybe interacting with Darkseid, or having at least a line of dialogue or two to move that storyline ahead.

Truly, the standout plot of this year has been the return of Lionel, and the alternate-universe. Second, I'd say Chloe's stuff, even though it wasn't that great, at least brought in viewers who would have preferred to walk away after.

 

[The Penguin]

****

Seems to me the mirror universe is getting a bit overused now. I guess Lionel's presence in the main universe keeps it relevant, but we just keep going back to it now.

That being said, I did like seeing our Clark have the opportunity to connect with the other Jonathan and put him back on a more positive path. I think both Clark and this Jonathan needed it and it was nice to see.