Smallville 10x4 - Homecoming
I really didn't know what to expect, and I'm happy to say I as pleasantly surprised.
That said, I don't know if I have the energy to do a lengthy review. I'm just too tired, especially to bitch about the parts I didn't like, like Clark being at fault for not 'being there' for Ollie and the two Torch Chloe groupies, or the idiocy of actually attempting to make it appear as though Chloe might have cared about them, either. I'm going to assume Clark did it to make them feel better and move on.
I loved the way Greg Arkin was used, even though by all rights he should be dead and not really a huge fan of Clark's, but I'll take someone realizing his value and appreciating him for it. The FOTW counselor was just dumb. Brainiac was TEN KINDS OF AWESOME, although time travel STILL makes my brain hurt. He created the Legion right? Bzuh whut? Even I, in my ability to fanwank like no one's business, can make sense of that one.
So Ollie was tolerable! Yay! Maybe it was because he wasn't bitching and whining about Chloe. Maybe it was because he's finally realized what an impact Clark has had on his life and how much he needs that sounding board and support. Probably both. And I thought his little speech was good, old school Ollie, taking shit from no one and being an egotistical bastard.
Present!Lois was kind of... annoying. Although I should clarify - Lois herself wasn't annoying, but the way the people acted around her and caused her to react was. We get it; Lois wasn't at SVH long enough for anyone to remember her. This is logical, but we didn't need to see the same gag a billion times. Nor did we need to see Lois continuously looking like a kicked puppy every time she got shot down for either not being remembered, or for thinking Clark doesn't care about her. And we really didn't need the "OMG CLANA WERE A PERFECT COUPLE" when THEY BARELY DATED IN HIGH SCHOOL. I get they wanted to throw Clanaers a bone and not completely stomp over their history, and rightly so, but it didn't make sense the way it was done.
Now. Future!Lois? Love. Adore. I pretty much loved everything about the future and I'm happy we got to see a glimpse of the happy, well adjusted life Clark will get. Part of me wishes we could get a whole season of it, but I know that's not the story being told, so I'll just take what I can get. I loved the little details, from intern!Jeff now being a full fledged reporter, to Jimmy Olsen's photograph, and I LOVED Lois' eye circle gag. ADORABLE.
Oh god Clark. Where do I start? I just love him so much and I want to give him ten thousand hugs, but I am SO OMG FUCKING GLAD he finally go to hear what he needed to and that it sunk in. He's not to blame for everything that goes wrong. He can let things from the past go without being disrespectful. And lord, did that graveyard scene make me cry. It felt like a billion tonne weight being lifted from his shoulders, because it was finally time he deserved to have it gone, No Guilt Included. THANK YOU, SHOW.
And I'll stand over here in my minority corner by admitting that I thought the Clark-on-Clark interaction was just kind of... weird. Maybe it was because the effects weren't that great and it was so easy to tell poor Tom was actually talking to no one, but it just didn't gel for me. I think I would have preferred to have had Clark just see his future self in action, rather than actually interact with him, but I appreciate the message they were trying to give.
Next week: TESS. ...it's going to kill me. I can tell.
That said, I don't know if I have the energy to do a lengthy review. I'm just too tired, especially to bitch about the parts I didn't like, like Clark being at fault for not 'being there' for Ollie and the two Torch Chloe groupies, or the idiocy of actually attempting to make it appear as though Chloe might have cared about them, either. I'm going to assume Clark did it to make them feel better and move on.
I loved the way Greg Arkin was used, even though by all rights he should be dead and not really a huge fan of Clark's, but I'll take someone realizing his value and appreciating him for it. The FOTW counselor was just dumb. Brainiac was TEN KINDS OF AWESOME, although time travel STILL makes my brain hurt. He created the Legion right? Bzuh whut? Even I, in my ability to fanwank like no one's business, can make sense of that one.
So Ollie was tolerable! Yay! Maybe it was because he wasn't bitching and whining about Chloe. Maybe it was because he's finally realized what an impact Clark has had on his life and how much he needs that sounding board and support. Probably both. And I thought his little speech was good, old school Ollie, taking shit from no one and being an egotistical bastard.
Present!Lois was kind of... annoying. Although I should clarify - Lois herself wasn't annoying, but the way the people acted around her and caused her to react was. We get it; Lois wasn't at SVH long enough for anyone to remember her. This is logical, but we didn't need to see the same gag a billion times. Nor did we need to see Lois continuously looking like a kicked puppy every time she got shot down for either not being remembered, or for thinking Clark doesn't care about her. And we really didn't need the "OMG CLANA WERE A PERFECT COUPLE" when THEY BARELY DATED IN HIGH SCHOOL. I get they wanted to throw Clanaers a bone and not completely stomp over their history, and rightly so, but it didn't make sense the way it was done.
Now. Future!Lois? Love. Adore. I pretty much loved everything about the future and I'm happy we got to see a glimpse of the happy, well adjusted life Clark will get. Part of me wishes we could get a whole season of it, but I know that's not the story being told, so I'll just take what I can get. I loved the little details, from intern!Jeff now being a full fledged reporter, to Jimmy Olsen's photograph, and I LOVED Lois' eye circle gag. ADORABLE.
Oh god Clark. Where do I start? I just love him so much and I want to give him ten thousand hugs, but I am SO OMG FUCKING GLAD he finally go to hear what he needed to and that it sunk in. He's not to blame for everything that goes wrong. He can let things from the past go without being disrespectful. And lord, did that graveyard scene make me cry. It felt like a billion tonne weight being lifted from his shoulders, because it was finally time he deserved to have it gone, No Guilt Included. THANK YOU, SHOW.
And I'll stand over here in my minority corner by admitting that I thought the Clark-on-Clark interaction was just kind of... weird. Maybe it was because the effects weren't that great and it was so easy to tell poor Tom was actually talking to no one, but it just didn't gel for me. I think I would have preferred to have had Clark just see his future self in action, rather than actually interact with him, but I appreciate the message they were trying to give.
Next week: TESS. ...it's going to kill me. I can tell.