Its tricky for me, because I WANT to like this episode so much that part of me just wants to turn off my critical thinking. But then I think of the Clark characterization and my blood starts to boil. I cannot abide two things. The most important is that I will never forgive the show if they're setting Clark up for failure again with Zod but like you, I have problems imagining Clark truly being able to stop him with this approach. The best we can hope for is that Clark pulls a lot of Zod's lackeys over to his side so when the confrontation does come, it will be more even handed.
Secondly, this obsession the writers have with making Clark blame himself for everything is so out of place here. And him saying that his turning his back on humanity was all because of Lois, and that Chloe and Ollie weren't to blame - rage! Maybe I'll fanwank it as Clark not wanting to reveal too much of his secret at that point, which meant he couldn't discuss Doomsday with her. But that raises a whole other problem though. Gah. The more I think about it, the more depressed I get. Smallville does humour so much better than angst.
I completely understand turning off one's critic from time to time. I do it too. And some eps merit it, so why not go with the flow. But for me, an ep that botches up Clark this badly just can't get a free pass of any kind. I find that I'm a lot more tolerant of eps, if they do right by Clark - even if the eps themselves aren't that great.
//The best we can hope for is that Clark pulls a lot of Zod's lackeys over to his side so when the confrontation does come, it will be more even handed//
I'll be more OK with this whole thing if it in fact is shown that Clark has some sort of plan, other than merely trying to appeal to Zod' good side.
//Maybe I'll fanwank it as Clark not wanting to reveal too much of his secret at that point, which meant he couldn't discuss Doomsday with her.//
Heh, that's actually not a bad fanwank. But I still hate the whole thing. I really hate the writers sometimes, honestly. Because I so often feel as if Clark is their very least favorite character to write for.
Secondly, this obsession the writers have with making Clark blame himself for everything is so out of place here. And him saying that his turning his back on humanity was all because of Lois, and that Chloe and Ollie weren't to blame - rage! Maybe I'll fanwank it as Clark not wanting to reveal too much of his secret at that point, which meant he couldn't discuss Doomsday with her. But that raises a whole other problem though. Gah. The more I think about it, the more depressed I get. Smallville does humour so much better than angst.
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//The best we can hope for is that Clark pulls a lot of Zod's lackeys over to his side so when the confrontation does come, it will be more even handed//
I'll be more OK with this whole thing if it in fact is shown that Clark has some sort of plan, other than merely trying to appeal to Zod' good side.
//Maybe I'll fanwank it as Clark not wanting to reveal too much of his secret at that point, which meant he couldn't discuss Doomsday with her.//
Heh, that's actually not a bad fanwank. But I still hate the whole thing. I really hate the writers sometimes, honestly. Because I so often feel as if Clark is their very least favorite character to write for.
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