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(S09E06) Tonight's episode had everything but the metaphorical kitchen sink. There was a lot going on. We had the rather amusing attempt by Lois to score a morning show job, the start of Green Arrow finding his sidekick Speedy and a little more Tess/Zod action.

In all the years I've watched or read Superman in various forms, I've never seen him go on an online date. I would have enjoyed watching more of that, particularly with Lois whispering in his ear. Isn't it illegal to tape someone without their permission (unless you're the government)? What would Clark write on his profile anyway? " Can lift cars, run real fast and shoot lasers out of my eyes. No Kryptonite, please. Must love farm animals."

The episode was a mix of the movies Up Close and Personal with Lois and Clark and Pretty Woman with Oliver and Mia. I'm not sure what movie would qualify for the Tess vs Zod drama. Any suggestions?

"Leave the Kandorians to me" is a bit like Chloe saying "please let me die this season". But that's been hinted at before and never followed through. The producers would never kill off Chloe because she's the first person the fans would expect to die.
I don't really know what's going on with the Stuart Campbell character. Will he double-cross Chloe later? I certainly would suspect as much. It seems within his character given the company he keeps. He's the Smallville equivalent of Topher from Dollhouse.

There were a myriad of comic books references tonight. Let me present them in bullet points:

• Mia - Green Arrow's sidekick Speedy in the comics. She started off as a hooker there too. I wonder if she'll be HIV positive like she was in the comic books.
• R.A.O. - the name of Zod's corporation (whether it's fictitious or not) spells out the name of the Kryptonian equivalent of God. Is Zod religious?
• Catherine Grant - she took over as the hostess of "Good Morning Metropolis". The same character appeared in Lois & Clark in the 90's played by Tracy Scoggins. Since they used a photo, I hope that means the character will appear later in the season. If she's as vacuous as her photo makes her out to be, it could be amusing to watch her and Lois interact.

I recognize that it's a familiar Smallville theme for people to just walk into offices as if nothing impeded them, but doesn't anybody in Metropolis have locks on the doors?

The show is improving and this episode is hopefully an indication of it. In the old days, the Lois/Clark/Oliver triangle would have played out for possibly the rest of the season rather than ending tonight. I'll say this about the Lois/Clark relationship: she wears the pants, just as with Lois & Clark. This show is quickly metamorphosing into Lois & Clark, and change is good.

And we haven't even gotten to the two-parter written by Geoff Johns yet.

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