I soooooooo wanted to throw something when Kara went on about Jor-El (seriously, how can anyone think this guy was a great man? or maybe the AI is majorly corrupted, but honestly) and when the Darkseid smoke was swirling around Clark and Kara butted in. I thought the show missed a great opportunity there that show that while Clark's spirit may be battered, it was still pure. Ugh! The whole episode was abusive.
OK, I get that Clark needs to have an arc with Darkseid, but the thing is one of the most powerful foes Superman faces. And it wasn't Darkseid that was the threat here, it was Kara and Jor-El. Seriously, whose side are they on?
ETA I forget to include contractions when I'm mad.
What you said!! Kara was fooled by her own evil father in the past, so it didn't surprise me all that much that she was so easily swayed by Jor-El, but it was disheartening all the same. They left things between Clark and Kara in such a wonderful place at the end of Bloodline, and now we have this mess as her legacy instead? Ugh.
I swear, TPTB neither understand nor respect this amazing character whose story they have the privilege to tell. If they loved him, episodes like this one would never happen.
You found a pretty, pissed-off Clark for your header!
I really think the show has let this whole flying thing get out of hand. Simply because Al and Miles made their mantra "no tights, no flights" back in the day, this one power has become a symbol for the end of Clark's journey, and has therefore been made unattainable by TPTB. Agreed. And that they're probably holding off so that Clark will fly "for Lois", ie he can't manage the drive to do it on his own, is also annoying.
And no, her lines where she threw Clark a bone, like "Maybe Jor-El underestimated you," and "I don't feel pure of spirit," didn't make it any better. Again, I have to ask, if she's so awesome, why does the world even need Clark? I mean, obviously it will be Clark who ultimately defeats Darkseid (please tell me I can still cling to THAT hope), but they don't give us even a hint of that here.Those scenes are only redeemable if Darkseid is voicing Jor-El at the Fortress and is misdirecting Kara, giving her false confidence that she is immune to him, and trying to
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I think there's a difference between a "retcon" and emotional evolution. I don't think anything is going to be retconned from the early seasons. I think that if anything we will see Clark be at peace with the choices of his past and ready to move on to his future. That's not a retcon---it's just moving on and growing up. JMO
As for this episode...I'm ready to erase everything having to do with Kara from my memory. I wish that Bloodline had been her last appearance.
We'll see. But they have a bad history of trashing earlier, better episodes for the sake of cheap effect. Think of the revisions of Eternity, where suddenly TWO boys came down with the meteor shower: it contradicted the awesome Lineage and undermined Lionel's entire plotline in seasons 1 - 6.
The consolation is that nearly 10 million people watched Lineage - the better episode prevailed.
As for this episode...I'm ready to erase everything having to do with Kara from my memory. I wish that Bloodline had been her last appearance Word. She was great in Bloodline and I wish this writer had taken a look at that episode before writing this mess.
I agree that Eternal was a hot mess that completely and factually negated previous episodes. But I think there is a major difference between changing FACTS of episodes and showing a character coming to a new emotional viewpoint. The former legitimately changes the history of the show. The later allows the character to consider the memories of his past and move forward based on a few viewpoint for the future. A retcon would be to say, for example, that Clark never loved Lana. That's wrong. He did love Lana, very very much. But I don't think it's a retcon if he decides in this episode that he is now at peace wit his past and moving on to Lois with his whole heart. That's emotional evolution. It doesn't change the facts of the past, it simply means that Clark has made peace with his past and is moving on to his future. But anyway...I'm sorry because this is totally off-topic. We'll see what happens next week
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Honestly, I couldn't even rant on my own journal because I feel like I already got so upset before this episode even aired that I almost felt like I pre-emptively grieved before I even saw it. My expectations were so low for this episode.
I've tried to really rack my brain and find some glimmer of hope in here and the only thing I can come up with is that I know that Clark is going to get through this. I know he will rise above this abuse. I know that when he shows his face he will not only be the hero who "saves the day" but the inspiration and hope and light that the world needs and that NO ONE else can provide. No one else can truly lead the people like he can. But it hurts to see him hurting.
I was so upset after watching this episode I considered not writing a review at all. :( But I found I couldn't think about anything else until I got my feelings out of my system. I've been called a hater for my negative reviews in the past, but all I can do is give my honest opinion. I'm glad I'm not the only one who had a problem with Supergirl.
I know that Clark is going to get through this. I know he will rise above this abuse. I know that when he shows his face he will not only be the hero who "saves the day" but the inspiration and hope and light that the world needs and that NO ONE else can provide.
I know you're right about that. I just hope the show can find a way to do that moment justice. If anyone else but Tom were playing Clark, I would have been done with Smallville a long time ago. Thankfully, he rises above material like this every time.
You so very rarely write negative reviews that I don't understand how anyone could call you a hater. 99% of your reviews are positive in some way. It's OK to not like an episode every once and a while. I very rarely dislike an episode and I found tons to dislike in this one as well. I understand people becomning tired of the negativity in the fandom. I'm tired it too. To some extent, I think there are some people in this fandom who will never be happy and that just is what it is. It doesn't affect me. But there is a difference between being a "hater" and just flat out not liking an episode and providing detailed reasons why you didn't like it. ::shrugs
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OK, I get that Clark needs to have an arc with Darkseid, but the thing is one of the most powerful foes Superman faces. And it wasn't Darkseid that was the threat here, it was Kara and Jor-El. Seriously, whose side are they on?
ETA I forget to include contractions when I'm mad.
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I swear, TPTB neither understand nor respect this amazing character whose story they have the privilege to tell. If they loved him, episodes like this one would never happen.
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I really think the show has let this whole flying thing get out of hand. Simply because Al and Miles made their mantra "no tights, no flights" back in the day, this one power has become a symbol for the end of Clark's journey, and has therefore been made unattainable by TPTB.
Agreed. And that they're probably holding off so that Clark will fly "for Lois", ie he can't manage the drive to do it on his own, is also annoying.
And no, her lines where she threw Clark a bone, like "Maybe Jor-El underestimated you," and "I don't feel pure of spirit," didn't make it any better. Again, I have to ask, if she's so awesome, why does the world even need Clark? I mean, obviously it will be Clark who ultimately defeats Darkseid (please tell me I can still cling to THAT hope), but they don't give us even a hint of that here.Those scenes are only redeemable if Darkseid is voicing Jor-El at the Fortress and is misdirecting Kara, giving her false confidence that she is immune to him, and trying to ( ... )
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As for this episode...I'm ready to erase everything having to do with Kara from my memory. I wish that Bloodline had been her last appearance.
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The consolation is that nearly 10 million people watched Lineage - the better episode prevailed.
As for this episode...I'm ready to erase everything having to do with Kara from my memory. I wish that Bloodline had been her last appearance
Word. She was great in Bloodline and I wish this writer had taken a look at that episode before writing this mess.
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Honestly, I couldn't even rant on my own journal because I feel like I already got so upset before this episode even aired that I almost felt like I pre-emptively grieved before I even saw it. My expectations were so low for this episode.
I've tried to really rack my brain and find some glimmer of hope in here and the only thing I can come up with is that I know that Clark is going to get through this. I know he will rise above this abuse. I know that when he shows his face he will not only be the hero who "saves the day" but the inspiration and hope and light that the world needs and that NO ONE else can provide. No one else can truly lead the people like he can. But it hurts to see him hurting.
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I know that Clark is going to get through this. I know he will rise above this abuse. I know that when he shows his face he will not only be the hero who "saves the day" but the inspiration and hope and light that the world needs and that NO ONE else can provide.
I know you're right about that. I just hope the show can find a way to do that moment justice. If anyone else but Tom were playing Clark, I would have been done with Smallville a long time ago. Thankfully, he rises above material like this every time.
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