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2x2 "Heat" In which the writers introduce some new plots, UNLIKE THE SEASON PREMIER.
Aaaand woman using sex to get what she wants. Some day, I'd like to see guy in the same scenario. I dare you, cracky teevee world. Make a justifiable, non-rapey, non-damsel in distress plot about a GUY who has supernatural pheromones.
Question: Can anyone thing of a narrative (book/ep/movie) in which a single man (a man by himself, I mean. Married or otherwise.) uses supernatural sex to achieve his goals? Jim Butcher's White Court vamps come close, but as it's both men and women alike, I'm not sure if it counts for what I'm looking for.
YAYAYAY show for making people sweat! Flushed faces, sweat stains, water droplets on faces. Admittedly, it's a bit overly prettyfied for teevee, but I'll take it.
AHAHAH Clark reading Fahrenheit 451! No camera attention to the title, I just happen to be very, very familiar with that book.
Also, that kinda felt like a season opener, while the actual opener felt more like the finale of the last season (likely because it tied up old plots lines without really introducing much new).
2x3 "Duplicity" In which I have little to say, but that's not bad.
SO MUCH FACIAL ACTING!
And Poor Lex with his Daddy issues.
A highly enjoyable ep. Not much flail on my end, as I happily spent the whole 40+ minutes watching faces. Well done, whoever directed this ep!
2x4 "Red" In which I squirm a whole lot.
Why do all the extras wear solid colors? Does NO ONE at Smallville High wear patterns?
OH GOD THIS EP. Embarrassment squick. I have one.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAH LEX JUST GAVE CLARK A ONCE OVER. FULL ON. Complete with camera pan!
Also, Tom Welling is much too much of a pretty face to be a bad ass. It's kinda making me giggle. Though that eyebrow twitch was lovely.
2x5 "Nocturn" In which my supernatural creature identifier fails.
Wait, WTF? That intro confused me A WHOLE LOT.
AHAHAHA.
Lana: I almost forgot. Clark Kent. The Man of Steel.
I love these ridiculous and wonderful writers.
Mmm, Lex can recite classical poetry ANY DAY. (Especially John Dunn.)
(No, really. I forget how much I enjoy Dunn.)
Also, OMG Clark needs to tell Lana what's going on. I suspect that reveal will get drawn out for a while more. But GAAAA it's getting ooooooold.
Whoa. That was one of the first times we've seen Lex properly scary. Usually his power comes (directly or indirectly) from his money and his name but that was just Lex and Daddy Luthor talking. Yikes!
Martha Kent rocks my world. She's not gonna take any crap from either Daddy Luthor OR her husband. And she bullies Daddy Luthor into doing the right thing whether he likes it or not. *hearts*
Ok, Byron is basically a vampire. I feel a bit silly for not getting that until the last few minutes of the show. I kept thinking he was a werewolf, expect in reverse (sun rather than moon). In retrospect: *HEADDESK*
2x6 "Redux" CANADIAN ACTOR BINGO!
THAT'S FARGO aka Neil Grayston! He's such a BABY!
Yes, that's all I had to say about this one.
2x7 "Lineage" In which there is blackmail, crazy people, and the stirrings of some arc-style narrative development.
HAHAHAHAHAHA! I love that Lex's reaction to Crazy Not!Mom's attempt to blackmail him by implying that she had an affair with his dad is to almost roll his eyes and make a put-upon sigh.
So... we don't so much adopt you as pick you up out of a field. Surprise?
And the child cast as bb!Lex is disconcertingly well cast. He looks VERY MUCH like a little Michael Rosenbaum!
Again with the winning reactions! Lex see someone coming at him with a needle and is reaction is "Oh. Whoa!"
I like where we're going with this family intrigue as a means to create a stronger narrative arc. Yay, show!
2x8 "Ryan"
This kid looks familiar. Iiiiiimdb!
OH THAT'S WHY HE LOOKS FAMILIAR! AAAHHH I KNEW HE'S COME BACK!!
(And no, I didn't see the ep title before I watched it, thanks.)
Wow. Nell hasn't been the brightest bulb in the last season or so, but this is DEFINITELY a shit move for her. Lana OWNS A BUSINESS in Smallville!
The foley artist has definitely been taking the week off. There were a couple particularly strange sound choices the last few eps, but that velcro did NOT sound like velcro.
Hahaha! Lex playing the grownup.
Yeah, Ryan's gonna die, isn't he? The Kents are acting as though Ryan's here to stay, and I'm reasonably sure that won't be so. He's already gotten one happy ending. Two would just be cheesy.
WHOA. "It depends. Your hands clean?" That was quite a Moment there, Lex and Ryan.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH THAT FADE! Warrior Angel into Clark, with extra focus on the mask. SO MUCH RIDICULOUS. And so much win.
Aaand called it. Finally, Clark encounters a Thing that can't be solved with his abilities or his brain.
Writers, I'll be REALLY pissed if Clark can actually save Ryan.
Oh seriously? Radical new serum that can shrink tumors? ARG. This better not be a happy happy joy joy ending.
I mean, look. I like Ryan. He's an interesting character and his interactions with the main cast are well developed. But narratively, he needs to die.
Flying? Totally calling a hot air balloon ride by the end of the ep.
AHAHAHA. Best friends who turned against each other. YOUR SUBTLETY, SHOW. WHERE IS IT.
Well chosen, writers. Especially the "look at me, I saved the day again!" Clark abruptly crushed by reality.
2x9 "Dichotic" In which there is some fail, writers.
WHOA THERE LEX.
Lex: You heard about that?
Clark: The town is called Smallville.
Teeeheehee!
Maaaaan, I liked Ian for a whole two scenes there. Even though he stabbed a teacher. But definitely not any more.
Ew. Especially not now that he's split himself in two.
Awwwww, Lana has Byron's poem inside her locker! That's adorable!
WHOA. WTF was that last scene? Confrontation between Clark, Lana, and Chloe? Wherein Clark actually said the words "I expected more out of you two?" FAIL, show. F. A. I. L. FAIL. Have Clark call the girls on treating him like a jealous boyfriend when it suits them? Go for it. But have Clark take them to task for trusting a guy? WHOA THERE.
2x10 "Skinwalker" In which... meh.
Meh. Obvious plot was obvious.
I mean, look. I love the tongue-in-cheek nods to the Superman mythos. But the stupid-obvious cave drawings were just too... obvious. Also, I called that wolf's identity waaay early on.
And then WHAM Whitney is MIA. That was... not where I expected the episode to end.
2x11 "Visage" In which there is MAJOR Queer fail but also Whitney. And I have many Things to say.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! Inadvertent wet t-shirt contest! And Lana SHAMELESSLY oggling Clark. HAH.
WHITNEY! Dayum. I'm not always the uniform type, but he's cleaned up well.
Oh god. Here we go again with the Lana Clark Whitney triangle. Back to the beginning of season 1! Meh.
Seriously, Daddy Kent? While I accept that it's totally in character for him to get defensive over Whitney's military status, the "they served our country so they deserve extra respect" argument has always exasperated me. A LOT.
Pleasantly, Chloe and her fantastic new hair is here to distract me. Mmmmm, Chloe. (That shirt could go, though. Too many prints!)
Oooooh man! This guy's totally here to tell her about Whiney's being declared dead or some such.
WHOA WHOA WHOA that was WAY more violent and intense tham I expected!
HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT!
YOU AGAIN!!!!
Heee! "The girl who was Lex and then Lana and then locked up?" Alliteration is fun!
Oooh, she's not Lana. She's Tina, isn't she?
Aaah, there we are.
Aww, poor Pete.
Awwww. Even though this technically isn't Whitney, he still makes Whitney sad faces and I want to give him a hug!
Except for the murderous rage thing.
Shit. Now Tina has the krypton.
SHE COULD BE DADDY KENT! AAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!
REALLY SHOW. REALLY. The first queer character you introduce is TINA. FAIL WITH A CAPITAL F. I'M PUTTING YOU ON NOTICE.
Aawww! Poor Lex!
I kinda like the little bit of Helen that we've seen.
And yes. Lex was a doof and totally overreacted there; Helen's totally right to high-tail it out. But Lex! And his manpain!
HOLD THE PHONE.
The spaceship reacts to Kryptonite.
The spaceship NEUTRALIZES KRYPTONITE!?
(Did we know that already?)
[ETA I have typed "spaceshit" more times than I care to admit.]
Hat tip to the cast for playing themselves without being themselves. I love a good body-swap story.
Ok, this isn't quiiiiiiiite body-swapping, but I'll take it.
Aaaand in case we had either forgotten or weren't quite sure about the feeling Tina has for Lana, that scene totally cleared it up. AND CONTINUES TO BE MADE OF FAIL. *ANGRY FACE*
I feel like this ep totally blew the budget for shatterglass. So much!
WHOA. Despite seeing the explosion at the beginning of the ep, I assumed Whitney'd be declared dead but would find his way back at some point later in the season. Damn. That totally caught me off-guard.
Michael Rosenbaum, you WIN for delivering that paragraph about having a wall around your heart and actually making me buy it. Because "I built a wall around my heart" is a RIDICULOUS line no show should ever air.
Aaaawwwww, show. "Mad World"? I swear that song is written on the sad face frequency.
Lana, NOT EVERYONE LEAVES. You're a good person and you have friends and AWWWW I JUST WANT TO HUG HER.
2x2 "Heat" In which the writers introduce some new plots, UNLIKE THE SEASON PREMIER.
Aaaand woman using sex to get what she wants. Some day, I'd like to see guy in the same scenario. I dare you, cracky teevee world. Make a justifiable, non-rapey, non-damsel in distress plot about a GUY who has supernatural pheromones.
Question: Can anyone thing of a narrative (book/ep/movie) in which a single man (a man by himself, I mean. Married or otherwise.) uses supernatural sex to achieve his goals? Jim Butcher's White Court vamps come close, but as it's both men and women alike, I'm not sure if it counts for what I'm looking for.
YAYAYAY show for making people sweat! Flushed faces, sweat stains, water droplets on faces. Admittedly, it's a bit overly prettyfied for teevee, but I'll take it.
AHAHAH Clark reading Fahrenheit 451! No camera attention to the title, I just happen to be very, very familiar with that book.
Also, that kinda felt like a season opener, while the actual opener felt more like the finale of the last season (likely because it tied up old plots lines without really introducing much new).
2x3 "Duplicity" In which I have little to say, but that's not bad.
SO MUCH FACIAL ACTING!
And Poor Lex with his Daddy issues.
A highly enjoyable ep. Not much flail on my end, as I happily spent the whole 40+ minutes watching faces. Well done, whoever directed this ep!
2x4 "Red" In which I squirm a whole lot.
Why do all the extras wear solid colors? Does NO ONE at Smallville High wear patterns?
OH GOD THIS EP. Embarrassment squick. I have one.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAH LEX JUST GAVE CLARK A ONCE OVER. FULL ON. Complete with camera pan!
Also, Tom Welling is much too much of a pretty face to be a bad ass. It's kinda making me giggle. Though that eyebrow twitch was lovely.
2x5 "Nocturn" In which my supernatural creature identifier fails.
Wait, WTF? That intro confused me A WHOLE LOT.
AHAHAHA.
Lana: I almost forgot. Clark Kent. The Man of Steel.
I love these ridiculous and wonderful writers.
Mmm, Lex can recite classical poetry ANY DAY. (Especially John Dunn.)
(No, really. I forget how much I enjoy Dunn.)
Also, OMG Clark needs to tell Lana what's going on. I suspect that reveal will get drawn out for a while more. But GAAAA it's getting ooooooold.
Whoa. That was one of the first times we've seen Lex properly scary. Usually his power comes (directly or indirectly) from his money and his name but that was just Lex and Daddy Luthor talking. Yikes!
Martha Kent rocks my world. She's not gonna take any crap from either Daddy Luthor OR her husband. And she bullies Daddy Luthor into doing the right thing whether he likes it or not. *hearts*
Ok, Byron is basically a vampire. I feel a bit silly for not getting that until the last few minutes of the show. I kept thinking he was a werewolf, expect in reverse (sun rather than moon). In retrospect: *HEADDESK*
2x6 "Redux" CANADIAN ACTOR BINGO!
THAT'S FARGO aka Neil Grayston! He's such a BABY!
Yes, that's all I had to say about this one.
2x7 "Lineage" In which there is blackmail, crazy people, and the stirrings of some arc-style narrative development.
HAHAHAHAHAHA! I love that Lex's reaction to Crazy Not!Mom's attempt to blackmail him by implying that she had an affair with his dad is to almost roll his eyes and make a put-upon sigh.
So... we don't so much adopt you as pick you up out of a field. Surprise?
And the child cast as bb!Lex is disconcertingly well cast. He looks VERY MUCH like a little Michael Rosenbaum!
Again with the winning reactions! Lex see someone coming at him with a needle and is reaction is "Oh. Whoa!"
I like where we're going with this family intrigue as a means to create a stronger narrative arc. Yay, show!
2x8 "Ryan"
This kid looks familiar. Iiiiiimdb!
OH THAT'S WHY HE LOOKS FAMILIAR! AAAHHH I KNEW HE'S COME BACK!!
(And no, I didn't see the ep title before I watched it, thanks.)
Wow. Nell hasn't been the brightest bulb in the last season or so, but this is DEFINITELY a shit move for her. Lana OWNS A BUSINESS in Smallville!
The foley artist has definitely been taking the week off. There were a couple particularly strange sound choices the last few eps, but that velcro did NOT sound like velcro.
Hahaha! Lex playing the grownup.
Yeah, Ryan's gonna die, isn't he? The Kents are acting as though Ryan's here to stay, and I'm reasonably sure that won't be so. He's already gotten one happy ending. Two would just be cheesy.
WHOA. "It depends. Your hands clean?" That was quite a Moment there, Lex and Ryan.
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH THAT FADE! Warrior Angel into Clark, with extra focus on the mask. SO MUCH RIDICULOUS. And so much win.
Aaand called it. Finally, Clark encounters a Thing that can't be solved with his abilities or his brain.
Writers, I'll be REALLY pissed if Clark can actually save Ryan.
Oh seriously? Radical new serum that can shrink tumors? ARG. This better not be a happy happy joy joy ending.
I mean, look. I like Ryan. He's an interesting character and his interactions with the main cast are well developed. But narratively, he needs to die.
Flying? Totally calling a hot air balloon ride by the end of the ep.
AHAHAHA. Best friends who turned against each other. YOUR SUBTLETY, SHOW. WHERE IS IT.
Well chosen, writers. Especially the "look at me, I saved the day again!" Clark abruptly crushed by reality.
2x9 "Dichotic" In which there is some fail, writers.
WHOA THERE LEX.
Lex: You heard about that?
Clark: The town is called Smallville.
Teeeheehee!
Maaaaan, I liked Ian for a whole two scenes there. Even though he stabbed a teacher. But definitely not any more.
Ew. Especially not now that he's split himself in two.
Awwwww, Lana has Byron's poem inside her locker! That's adorable!
WHOA. WTF was that last scene? Confrontation between Clark, Lana, and Chloe? Wherein Clark actually said the words "I expected more out of you two?" FAIL, show. F. A. I. L. FAIL. Have Clark call the girls on treating him like a jealous boyfriend when it suits them? Go for it. But have Clark take them to task for trusting a guy? WHOA THERE.
2x10 "Skinwalker" In which... meh.
Meh. Obvious plot was obvious.
I mean, look. I love the tongue-in-cheek nods to the Superman mythos. But the stupid-obvious cave drawings were just too... obvious. Also, I called that wolf's identity waaay early on.
And then WHAM Whitney is MIA. That was... not where I expected the episode to end.
2x11 "Visage" In which there is MAJOR Queer fail but also Whitney. And I have many Things to say.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! Inadvertent wet t-shirt contest! And Lana SHAMELESSLY oggling Clark. HAH.
WHITNEY! Dayum. I'm not always the uniform type, but he's cleaned up well.
Oh god. Here we go again with the Lana Clark Whitney triangle. Back to the beginning of season 1! Meh.
Seriously, Daddy Kent? While I accept that it's totally in character for him to get defensive over Whitney's military status, the "they served our country so they deserve extra respect" argument has always exasperated me. A LOT.
Pleasantly, Chloe and her fantastic new hair is here to distract me. Mmmmm, Chloe. (That shirt could go, though. Too many prints!)
Oooooh man! This guy's totally here to tell her about Whiney's being declared dead or some such.
WHOA WHOA WHOA that was WAY more violent and intense tham I expected!
HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT!
YOU AGAIN!!!!
Heee! "The girl who was Lex and then Lana and then locked up?" Alliteration is fun!
Oooh, she's not Lana. She's Tina, isn't she?
Aaah, there we are.
Aww, poor Pete.
Awwww. Even though this technically isn't Whitney, he still makes Whitney sad faces and I want to give him a hug!
Except for the murderous rage thing.
Shit. Now Tina has the krypton.
SHE COULD BE DADDY KENT! AAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!
REALLY SHOW. REALLY. The first queer character you introduce is TINA. FAIL WITH A CAPITAL F. I'M PUTTING YOU ON NOTICE.
Aawww! Poor Lex!
I kinda like the little bit of Helen that we've seen.
And yes. Lex was a doof and totally overreacted there; Helen's totally right to high-tail it out. But Lex! And his manpain!
HOLD THE PHONE.
The spaceship reacts to Kryptonite.
The spaceship NEUTRALIZES KRYPTONITE!?
(Did we know that already?)
[ETA I have typed "spaceshit" more times than I care to admit.]
Hat tip to the cast for playing themselves without being themselves. I love a good body-swap story.
Ok, this isn't quiiiiiiiite body-swapping, but I'll take it.
Aaaand in case we had either forgotten or weren't quite sure about the feeling Tina has for Lana, that scene totally cleared it up. AND CONTINUES TO BE MADE OF FAIL. *ANGRY FACE*
I feel like this ep totally blew the budget for shatterglass. So much!
WHOA. Despite seeing the explosion at the beginning of the ep, I assumed Whitney'd be declared dead but would find his way back at some point later in the season. Damn. That totally caught me off-guard.
Michael Rosenbaum, you WIN for delivering that paragraph about having a wall around your heart and actually making me buy it. Because "I built a wall around my heart" is a RIDICULOUS line no show should ever air.
Aaaawwwww, show. "Mad World"? I swear that song is written on the sad face frequency.
Lana, NOT EVERYONE LEAVES. You're a good person and you have friends and AWWWW I JUST WANT TO HUG HER.
