(S06E15) Whoa, Smallville has a bowling alley? Who knew? What other secret little getaways is this town hiding? Do they have a roller rink? An arcade? Come on, Clark playing Defender, that's just aching for a write-in. Of course, if you had telekinesis would you be using it to score babes on the lanes? I can't think of a better place to put it to good use, except maybe cheerleading practice. Then he could reenact Zapped all over again, sans Scott Baio.
Also, is it just me, or did the premise of this episode seem a little bit like Heroes? You've got a guy tracking down meteor freaks, and stealing 'em away for some devious purpose. There was no Horn Rimmed Glasses dude, but someone creepily close to him. If you put a set of those spex on Dr. Bethany, I bet he'd look a lot like that dude. He does Lex's dirty work, seems to have no trouble getting in and out of the mansion, and has a good cover story as a doc to hide behind. Plus that really nifty ray-gun. Hmm.Was anyone prepared for that image of Chloe strapped down naked (conveniently placed straps, eh) on the evil operating table? That was creepy to the extreme, and then when that giant needle was shoved in her stomach, aye carumba. At least Lana is finally getting more suspicious of Lex in this episode, or is she just coyly playing along? Has she known that something was up this whole time, and is only remaining close to Lex in order to get more info? Only time will tell. Now she has a bullet with what might possibly be Clark's fingerprint on it to add to the evidence pile.
Then, we cut to Lex ... calmly staring into the fireplace awaiting Lana's return. Given his near psycho-obsession with Lana's well-being, why the hell wasn't he making a beeline down to the crime scene? Adding to the set of loose ends that just don't tie up, what on earth sort of meteor ability is Chloe infected with? Ahh! Too many unanswered questions, although that surgical bit with Clark frying the GPS device out of Chloe was pretty cool, as was the super-speed bullet-slapping scene. If Smallville can toss me some bones like that every show, then I promise I'll be a happy camper.
Gripe of the week: Lex's security, yet again. Notice how the good doctor has no problem getting into the mansion? He even surprises Lex who asks him if they had an appointment for that day. Give me a break. Lex should be on high alert, what with Lana getting stalked and him hiding 33.1 somewhere and all -- yet people can still waltz in and out of the joint without a hitch. Bring on some sort of Fort Knox lockdown, why don't you? I mean, you're a millionaire with a ton of resources, so what gives with the security team that seems to be as blind as Tobias? Zing.
Quotes of the show:
- Lex: "Is it just me, or do I look like a waiter serving high tea?" Er, yes ... and a follicularly-challenged one at that.
- Clark: (after a brief pase) "That's a map of Smallville!" Keen as ever, Kent.
- Jimmy: "What the heck did you do to my girl, Kent?!" Just once I'd like to see Jimmy pop Clark in the jaw.
- Chloe: "Face it Clark, I'm a walking time bomb." Snap. I fear that Allison Mack might not be long for Smallville.
- Clark: "Then consider me your own personal bomb squad." Easy on the cheese next time.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
2-16-2007 @ 2:37AM
me said...
Just a random thought. Why don't Lana and Lex share the same bedroom?
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2-16-2007 @ 8:45AM
SANZA LEE said...
I AM SOME ONE WHO GREW UP READING BOTH SUPERBOY AND SUPERMAN,,LET ME SAY THIS::: THERE'S WAY TOO MUCH KRYPTONITE BEING FOUND IN SMALLVILLE THE ORIGINAL STYLE WAS TO ACCIDENTLY!!!!!!!!FIND A SLIVER HERE & THERE.. NO WAY THE AMOUNT WE'VE SEEN. AS MUCH AS LEX HAS ALMOST CONSTITUTES REPLICATING 1/2 A LARGE METEORITE..AS FOR CHLOE PLEASE DON'T BUMP HER OFF JUST BECAUSE SHE WASN'T IN THE BOOKS. ANOTHER BY THE WAY WHEN IS CLARK GOING TO MEET A MERMAID (WITH THE INITIALS "L.L.)???? ALL THE KEY PEOPLE IN SUPERMAN'S
LIFE HAVE THOSE INITIALS i.e. LOIS LANE-LEX LUTHOR-LANA LANG-----ETC
ALSO IF PEOPLE HAVE "METEORITE POISONING" WHY DOESN'T
IT AFFECT CLARK, WHEN HE GETS NEAR THEM???????
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2-16-2007 @ 7:12AM
Bryan Prindiville said...
Whoah... easy on the caps key, Sparky. Superman has been an ever changing story. Kryptonite was never part of the "original" story, niether was the yellow sun stuff, just enjoy the show.
As for Chloe, I was getting the impression that they kept alluding to her "tech prowress" throughout the show. Jimmy not being able to hack the computer but Chloe could easily once she was motivated. Maybe that is a little subtle for Smallville but you never know.
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2-16-2007 @ 9:35AM
Ryan Sullivan said...
in the case of Chloe getting eyed by the eyeless dudes, I figured that he sensed Clark's Kryptoness, because the krypton poisoning is just being poisoned by kryptonyet rocks, which come from krypton and thats where Clark was born and got his powers from. So I think that the blind dude is just sensing krypton and clark was moving too fast for him to tell the difference between clark and chloe, and that his seeing power is something deeper than just pinpointing the krypton poisoned freaks. Thoughts?
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2-16-2007 @ 12:22PM
kevin said...
"Given his near psycho-obsession with Lana's well-being, why the hell wasn't he making a beeline down to the crime scene?"
Lex did send some of his men down there. They interrupted Lana and Clark's conversation.
Lex couldn't go down there himself in case the doctor was still alive. He could easily have been implicated by him.
@Ryan
Originally I thought that was going to be the case with Tobias misinterpretting things. However, that would only have worked if they resolved it in this episode. I don't think they'd have this go on for multiple episodes and then all of a sudden say "Oh yeah, that dude made a mistake." It probably is related to her hacking abilities which have always been absurdly unrealistic.
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2-16-2007 @ 1:32PM
Kevin said...
#5 - No, that was a police detective who interrupted Lana and Clark. He was taking her statement. Plus you could see the badge around his neck. Lex and crew were AWOL.
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2-16-2007 @ 3:20PM
ac said...
Its probably the hacking abilities. Also Tobias wasn't that bad Chloe so there is hope for you yet. I hope the writers realize that Chloe is a fan favorite and that killing her would be a mistake. Wait till the series finale, then off her.
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2-17-2007 @ 6:39PM
Rory said...
@ 7: Chloe, fan favorite thats funny. More times I cant stand her.
Nice episode, I must say this is the best from Season 6. And for the first in a long while, this Smallville was better than the last Heroes epos ( even though it was pretty good)
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2-23-2007 @ 10:18PM
karen said...
the bowling alley isn't new. it was in an early episode of the series with some mind-reading kid who thought that clark was like his comic book hero. the kid doesn't tell his thieving stepdad the password to lex's bank account and the stepdad goes on a rampage, killing off his gf and chasing the kid into the bowling alley.
i thought it was more interesting that smallville branched out of the whiteness that is middle america and cast an asian (*shocker!*) as asian, as opposed to the half-asian kristin kreuk playing all-white. i like kreuk but lana's wearing thin.
anyway, yay for color! (and yes, i realize that isn't the politically correct way of saying it.)
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