Smallville series finale

[mariness]

I didn't watch the series finale of Smallville live, partly because setting up the television and trying to find the CW channel would be a major effort (we watch a lot of DVDs, but not broadcast television), and mostly because I hadn't seen the show for several seasons, especially after the departure of the only person consistently worth watching

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[wyldemusick]

Trust me, aside from a few high points (the Justice two-parter that intros Hawkman, one or maybe two Zatanna appearances, maybe the Booster Gold episode, possibly larger swathes of season 9 with Kneeling For Zod), it's better just to avoid the whole thing.

Lionel, incidentally, was the alternate universe Lionel, from the episodes where Clark meets his bad self...literally.

You know, I think you're the only one who's brought up the poly idea with Green Arrow. It makes sense. I just wish we'd see a seven years later with Ollie in the now-traditional beard and long hair.

Some time ago I sketched out the idea of a transitional Superman movie and a move to a Metropolis series that would be mainly Justice League with occasional Superman. The alternative would be both a JL series, and Matropolis: The Adventures Of Superman. Erica Durance could have been in both, putting her two best talents to use.

Also, let's face it: Lois is like that because she has Michael Ironside as a father.

[stevenglassman]

I agree with much of this- the last two seasons were significantly betterthan a bunch of what went before... the show did improve a great deal when they stopped trying to shoe-horn in a Lana romance and let her character just fucking go already.

That being said, if you choose to rewatch the seasons you missed, you should just focus on the episodes where they bring other characters from the DC universe in. They're the most fun, after all. Justice and Legion are some of my favorite episodes from the entire series.

[mariness]

Lana was definitely a problem for the series from day one; a pity because I genuinely like the actress (and she's hot) but there's only so much you can do with a romance that canonically isn't going to go anywhere, especially when the two people in it appear on screen to be considerably more attracted to other people. I mean, objectively, from any of the early episodes, if you knew nothing about Superman and Lois at all, you would assume that Clark would end up with either Chloe or, um, Lex. Knowing that Lois was coming along just added to the problem.

If the actors had had any sizzle, the doomed romance plot might have worked, but as it was, it really didn't.

[mariness]

I know wolfblade made the same argument for a transitional Superman movie - particularly after season five, when it was clear that Clark would have to leave Smallville, and not transitioning into Superman was going to force the character into a more passive, reluctant, role, not to mention forcing the show to come up with various excuses why Clark wasn't donning the cape and tights already.

Losing Lex, who was hands down the best part of the early years of the show, didn't help.

The very original incarnation of Lois was annoying (I did read some of the early strips) and despite attempts to improve her in other contexts, something that can be done, I find that most interpretations of Lois end up going back to those annoying characteristics.

[kirylyn]

wait, there was a Booster Gold and a Zee ep??

which ones??

I *think* I managed to at least ... acquire each ep as they aired, I just haven't watched them every week.

[mariness]

Er, ask stevenglassman? I missed the last two seasons.