Smallville Fun & Games : Keep It! Lose It!
Well, I'm not sure how popular this will be, but I decided to go ahead with it anyway. Because, what the hell, right?
Here's the challenge:
Of the 15 episodes that have aired this season, for each episode I want you to tell me your favorite scene (Keep It!), and which scene needed to be cut (Lose It!).
This can be as detailed, or undetailed, as you would like. It could be just one line of dialogue. It could be a throwaway scene that made you smile, or it could be something that was important to overall arcs for the season (all dozen of them!).
Personally, I'm doing this all from my memory, and scanning my old reviews. I have no intention of rewatching any of the eps (You can't make me!!!).
I'll be back to edit this entry later with my choices. But I figured I'd put the parameters out there for those of you that would like to contribute. You can start putting your thinking caps on.
Its going to be a challenge, because I think there are some eps where I'd like to chuck 90% of the episode!!
Warning SPOILERS for all aired Smallville episodes
Lazarus:
Keep: Clark catching the Planet, and saving the people. I almost went with Clark and Jonathan, but considering which scene I'm going to lose, it didn't fit.
Lose: Clark at the FoS, getting the smackdown from Jor-El
Shield:
Keep: Clark getting into Cat's car, and then Deadshot firing the gun, and the subsequent save.
Lose: Carter saying "why don't you ask Clark?" I had no problem with Lois and Carter scenes, and Carter being a sounding board for Lois. I've always had a problem with them openly discussing Clark's secret behind his back.
Supergirl:
Keep: Lois/Godfrey encounter in the church
Lose: God, everything else? OK, thats not fair. OK, Godfrey claiming Lois is too pure to be possessed.
Homecoming:
Keep: Clark and Lois in the barn at the end
Lose: Clark getting a lecture for not being there for Oliver in his moment of whiny crisis
Isis:
Keep: The reveal at the end. But for an episode I find to be a waste, there was actually a lot of scenes I didn't want to lose. Like Cat stabbing Lois in the hand. Or Tess laughing at Cat. Or Clark and Oliver asking Tess to join Watchtower. Or Tess reading Peter Pan to little Alexander
Lose: Lois finding the necklace in her bag and getting possessed by the goddess Isis
Harvest:
Keep: Lois admiring Clark stripping
Lose: The whole stupid Village of the Damned
Ambush:
Keep: Clark finally having had enough, and not taking any more shit from General Lane.
Lose: Lucy kissing Clark
Abandoned:
Keep: Clark rescuing himself from Granny Goodness
Lose: Clark seeing the hologram of his parents and learning almost nothing new.
Patriot:
Keep: "Sorry to interrupt the Real Housewives of Metropolis"
Lose: God, where do I start? Any scene that Lois/Mera share, followed closely by the Oliver montage
Luthor:
Keep: Clark Luthor crashing down through the ceiling of Watchtower. Followed closely by our Clark being a great friend to Tess at the end. Honorable mention to Clark Luthor kissing the sense out of RL Tess Mercer. 2nd honorable mention to the coffee guys
Lose: The unexplained Watchtower fight aftermath, which just hints at an exciting action sequence we didn't get to see.
Icarus:
Keep: The engagement party.
Lose: Slade slapping around Lois
Collateral
Keep: Rick Flagg and Deadshot
Lose: Anything having to do with Chloe
Beacon:
Keep: "I watched your body fall 40 stories...it was the greatest moment of my life" "In this world, you killed my parents" "In mine too, and I had a very good reason" Clark and Martha in the Kent kitchen (I couldn't vote for the viewer submitted testimonials, because its just stuff we haven't gotten to seen on screen)
Lose: The Chloe/Martha scene
Masquerade:
Keep: Clark in reporter mode, finding out that he has an admirer. Dessad. "Whoosh!"
Lose: Chloe and Oliver taking out a room full of agents
Fortune:
Keep: The Lemur
Lose: The final Chlark scene. The casino fight scene. Pretty much any scene, really.
Scion:
Keep: The first Cless scene. The Tess/Lionel scenes.
Lose: Conner's kidnapping and abuse of Lois
Here's the challenge:
Of the 15 episodes that have aired this season, for each episode I want you to tell me your favorite scene (Keep It!), and which scene needed to be cut (Lose It!).
This can be as detailed, or undetailed, as you would like. It could be just one line of dialogue. It could be a throwaway scene that made you smile, or it could be something that was important to overall arcs for the season (all dozen of them!).
Personally, I'm doing this all from my memory, and scanning my old reviews. I have no intention of rewatching any of the eps (You can't make me!!!).
I'll be back to edit this entry later with my choices. But I figured I'd put the parameters out there for those of you that would like to contribute. You can start putting your thinking caps on.
Its going to be a challenge, because I think there are some eps where I'd like to chuck 90% of the episode!!
Warning SPOILERS for all aired Smallville episodes
Lazarus:
Keep: Clark catching the Planet, and saving the people. I almost went with Clark and Jonathan, but considering which scene I'm going to lose, it didn't fit.
Lose: Clark at the FoS, getting the smackdown from Jor-El
Shield:
Keep: Clark getting into Cat's car, and then Deadshot firing the gun, and the subsequent save.
Lose: Carter saying "why don't you ask Clark?" I had no problem with Lois and Carter scenes, and Carter being a sounding board for Lois. I've always had a problem with them openly discussing Clark's secret behind his back.
Supergirl:
Keep: Lois/Godfrey encounter in the church
Lose: God, everything else? OK, thats not fair. OK, Godfrey claiming Lois is too pure to be possessed.
Homecoming:
Keep: Clark and Lois in the barn at the end
Lose: Clark getting a lecture for not being there for Oliver in his moment of whiny crisis
Isis:
Keep: The reveal at the end. But for an episode I find to be a waste, there was actually a lot of scenes I didn't want to lose. Like Cat stabbing Lois in the hand. Or Tess laughing at Cat. Or Clark and Oliver asking Tess to join Watchtower. Or Tess reading Peter Pan to little Alexander
Lose: Lois finding the necklace in her bag and getting possessed by the goddess Isis
Harvest:
Keep: Lois admiring Clark stripping
Lose: The whole stupid Village of the Damned
Ambush:
Keep: Clark finally having had enough, and not taking any more shit from General Lane.
Lose: Lucy kissing Clark
Abandoned:
Keep: Clark rescuing himself from Granny Goodness
Lose: Clark seeing the hologram of his parents and learning almost nothing new.
Patriot:
Keep: "Sorry to interrupt the Real Housewives of Metropolis"
Lose: God, where do I start? Any scene that Lois/Mera share, followed closely by the Oliver montage
Luthor:
Keep: Clark Luthor crashing down through the ceiling of Watchtower. Followed closely by our Clark being a great friend to Tess at the end. Honorable mention to Clark Luthor kissing the sense out of RL Tess Mercer. 2nd honorable mention to the coffee guys
Lose: The unexplained Watchtower fight aftermath, which just hints at an exciting action sequence we didn't get to see.
Icarus:
Keep: The engagement party.
Lose: Slade slapping around Lois
Collateral
Keep: Rick Flagg and Deadshot
Lose: Anything having to do with Chloe
Beacon:
Keep: "I watched your body fall 40 stories...it was the greatest moment of my life" "In this world, you killed my parents" "In mine too, and I had a very good reason" Clark and Martha in the Kent kitchen (I couldn't vote for the viewer submitted testimonials, because its just stuff we haven't gotten to seen on screen)
Lose: The Chloe/Martha scene
Masquerade:
Keep: Clark in reporter mode, finding out that he has an admirer. Dessad. "Whoosh!"
Lose: Chloe and Oliver taking out a room full of agents
Fortune:
Keep: The Lemur
Lose: The final Chlark scene. The casino fight scene. Pretty much any scene, really.
Scion:
Keep: The first Cless scene. The Tess/Lionel scenes.
Lose: Conner's kidnapping and abuse of Lois