Fortune Screentime Minutes, and a Few Thoughts
OK, so I'm trying to squeeze this in before I fall asleep, because I don't see me having the time tomorrow, and if I wait until Monday, I know I'm just not going to want to bother.
This isn't going to be much of a review. This episode doesn't merit the braincells I'd use to write one. I thought it was awful. Badly written, badly directed, not ( Read more... )
This isn't going to be much of a review. This episode doesn't merit the braincells I'd use to write one. I thought it was awful. Badly written, badly directed, not ( Read more... )
After last episode that focused on Chloe, this episode focused on the Clark/ Chloe friendship for the final time. I have to laugh at the notion of Chloe inspiring Clark because that negates the contributions of both Jonathan and Martha. It also negates the roles that Lex, Lana, Pete, and others played over the years in Clark's development.
The writers and producers have given Chloe way too much credit than she actually deserved and they put her on a pedestal much like they did Lana. However, the difference between Lana's and Chloe's arcs is that Lana's was more honest, except for the supersuit thing. Chloe's was full of retcons and lightswitches to the point they tried to make us forget about the last 2 seasons and we as viewers can't. To sum up Chloe's return, it sucked but her exit was good.
I asked myself this very question - What purpose does Chloe's return serve in Clark's final journey towards Superman? In watching all of her episodes this season, the answer is an obvious none. What she has done this season has nothing to do with Clark, but more to do with Oliver. In other words, her return was unnecessary.
As this episode was Chloe's final episode, Dr. Hamilton and Tess were a surprise and have stolen the episode. They have clicked a lot quicker than both Clois and Chollie.
This episode marks the debut of villains Amos Fortune and the Royal Flush Gang, whom I feel have gotten lost in the shuffle in the episode. Dr. Hamilton was used well in the main plot of the episode.
The only things I enjoyed were seeing Clark, Tess, and Chloe investigating together at the Watchtower as the role is passed from Chloe to Tess.
Lois was pretty useless in this episode as she was more concerned about the engagement ring than anything else while Oliver and Chloe were fighting the Royal Flush Gang. She didn't benefit from Chloe's return and she was stuck in the background while Clark and Chloe were front and center. The roles of Lois and Chloe seemed reversed.
Also, Lois' commitment issues seemed to be an afterthought.
Since this episode is Chloe's final one, we're left with the impression that she got off too easy once again. I'm glad to get this final Chloe episode out of the way so I can look forward to Scion. Average filler episode at best.
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I don't even think this episode focused on the Clark/Chloe friendship. Just that scene at the end, which was just blowing massive amounts of smoke up Chloe's ass. Clark didn't even come across to me in that scene as Chloe's equal. But really, to me, you can't handwave away so much in a relationship and pretend that its magically all better. I'm just not able to buy that.
Again, I don't know why they bother with a villian from the comics, as he was such a non-entity, he couldn't been just about anyone.
I didn't even think Clark, Chloe and Tess were investigating together. Clark was just standing there, while Tess and Chloe did stuff. Clark was apparently so freaking clueless, he couldn't even tell that the car alarm he was hearing was coming from his own pocket until Chloe pointed that out for him. Is there a reason that a "fun" episode has to write Clark as so useless and dumb?
Lois' commitment issues could've been a decent storyline for Clois, but it just feels random in this episode, and too neatly tied up with a bow.
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I don't see the need to have her in the series finale or else it would defeat the point of her return arc.
It's clear that Chloe saw the distant future with the mentions of Batman and Wonder Woman through the Dr. Fate helmet.
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