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(S07E07) Okay, this was the first time I ever watched Smallville and had my jaw drop. Seriously. Why? Well, I'm glad you asked. Let's examine the facts: Lana and Clark are deep into dating mode. Plus, she's been staying at the Kent farm with him ever since she's returned from the dead. However, they've apparently not be able to um ... consummate that relationship because of Clark's superpowers. I guess if he gets amorous with someone, he might accidentally hurt them. Not to mention burn the place down, which he used to do when he'd get turned on.

While it's not clear how they've been getting around this, they sure didn't have to worry about it on this episode. Clark gets struck by lightning while close to some kryptonite, and his powers get transferred to someone else. Yes, again. However, this time he gets to keep his powers, and Lana is the beneficiary of the souped-up abilities. How do they celebrate this event? By knocking boots. Literally. They have such powerful sex that it causes seismic waves across Smallville. In fact, they practically destroy the Kent farm in the process. Holy cow.

(S01E07) "In the end, it all comes down to endorphins and genitalia." -- The Devil.

What's this? Even more cat and mouse back and forth between Sam and Andi? AHHH! That sound you might have heard echoing across the country was my head exploding. Nothing to worry about. I got everything back together without too much hassle. An ear here, nose goes about here ... we're all set! Then Booger from Revenge of the Nerds stepped onto the screen as "The Russ Man," and everything went haywire again. Kabluey.

Now, before I say anything else about this episode, I sure hope they give Curtis Armstrong a recurring spot on the show. That way I can get a dose of Booger and The Devil all in one shot. What more could you ask for from a television show? Not much my friends, not much.

(S03E13) As Erin pointed out last week, worlds collided on the previous episode of Weeds, and we're still reeling from that collision. While it might not be a big enough bang to open up an Einstein-Rosen Wormhole, it was still pretty damn close. Still, with everything that's been happening on the show, it's hard not to agree with Celia's resounding "Slut!" nametag she's applied to Nancy. Nancy and her brother-in-law Andy both suffer from extremely high, and poorly handled, sex drives.

Case in point: Nancy has recently diddled with a DEA agent (now deceased), Sullivan, and ... things are hot all over again with Conrad. Plus we know how her son Silas likes to get down in the sack, so is this a genetic thing? I'd like to say no, but remember last season when Andy took Shane to the massage parlor with the happy ending? That kid was on cloud nine afterwards.

(S07E06) Shades of Superman past! Kara getting sent off-world by her Dad Zor-El while Krypton starts to come apart around her? Egads. Plus all of that crystalline Kryptonian architecture that the Superman: The Movie provided us with. Then snap cut to Kara almost getting run down in the sky by a jetliner in a really nice special effects shot that probably blew their budget for a show to come later in the season featuring nothing but talking heads. Yes, this episode of Smallville begins with a bang.

However, that bang turned until a turning stomach once I had to witness that Lionel / Clark hug. Is it me or was that a pretty bizarre and awkward man-embrace? Clark's gone from hating to loving the Luthors more times than I can count, but hugging Lionel? I never thought I'd see the day.

(S07E05) I guess I never really noticed it before, but isn't it a bit ironic that Warrior Angel is a sort of blend of Lex Luthor and Superman? You've got the waving red cape, Superman, and the bald head, Lex Luthor. Plus, you have the superpowers, courtesy of Superman, and that silver breastplate thing. Remember a few seasons ago when Lex had that silver breastplate on display at the museum ... one that was jewel-encrusted with an S-shield on the front? Nice amalgam, Smallville writers.

So this was a slightly meta-Smallville episode, what with having a Warrior Angel movie being shot in Smallville. Which, as you know, is of course the most movie-centric place to shoot a movie about super-powered heroes, right? Plus it gives them a sweet opportunity to include several other movie references in the episode. Notice how Lionel being chained up via a bear trap is a lot like Misery and Saw combined? Also, shades of The Crow, sadly, with the prop gun and the blanks/real bullets. Probably no surprise with Halloween right around the corner.

(S01E05) Okay, first things first. How cool was it that Chief Tyrol from Battlestar Galactica was a demonic courier from Hell in this episode? His deadpan delivery cracked me up, and he definitely sold me on considering using the devil to deliver things rather than UPS or FedEx. He was definitely much more thorough. I know that Kevin Smith is a huge (no pun intended) BSG fan, so I wonder if he had a hand in this.

This was definitely one of the busiest Reaper episodes ever. Finding out who the escaped soul was took a heck of a lot of shoe leather, and while Ben, Sock, and Sam were out searching, I finally figured out who they remind me of ... a sort of weird, dysfunctional, and gender-unbalanced version of the Mystery Machine gang from Scooby-Doo.

(S03E11) Well, when we left our story last time, poor Celia (did anyone ever think they'd see the words "poor Celia" together in a sentence about Weeds?) had walked in on Sullivan and Nancy having sex all over the conference table. Oh, and she was also bearing a plate of cupcakes. Double ouch. So, we rejoin this little sexcapade in progress. Apparently. Celia continues to crouch down and eavesdrop on the post-coital bliss, while Nancy cleans up with Kleenex and has her panties down around her knees. Oh, and she tells Sullivan she's quitting and going over to Aguatecture. If that doesn't say classy, then I'll never know what will.

(S07E04) Okay, I have to admit, it took me a good long while to wrap my brain around this episode of Smallville. Not because of the schlocky "Cure" plot, but because of you-know-who. That's right ... Dean Cain. It was just more than a tad freaky seeing him go toe to toe with Clark, wasn't it? While this show is about a billion times better than Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman was, Cain was still Superman. Throw in the fact that Christoper Reeve has been on this show, and you're just a couple of cameos away from having all of the living actors who have played the man (or boy) of steel on Smallville.

(S01E04) "MOM! DAD! I NEED A RIDE!" -- Sam, collector of escaped souls from Hell.

At least this morning Sam is able to put things in his mouth without them turning into bugs. However, he does the dreaded "drink orange juice right after brushing your teeth" thing, which is worse than shoving a cockroach in your mouth, *shudder*. That has to be a concoction whipped up in the bowels of Hades. Accompanied by the musical sound of nails on a chalkboard.

I guess over the first few episodes of Reaper I was guilty of thinking, "Hey, working for the Devil doesn't seem that bad! You get to have fun with your friends, send souls back to Hell, flirt with Missy Peregrym, get a funky package every so often ... where's the downside?" Well, after seeing bugs appear on everything Sam puts in his mouth and having all of his personal possessions start to vanish, I'm starting to see the cons.

(S07E03) Wow. I feel like all I have to do for this review is to write "Kara enter a beauty contest" and it just speaks for itself. Sure, there's a bit more to it than that, but c'mon ... you were so waiting for the swimsuit competition. Admit it.

So, Clark has been keeping Kara "locked up" on the farm with nothing but Beauty and the Geek to watch? How coincidental that also airs on The CW. In fact, why didn't they just have her say Supernatural to give Jared and Jensen a good lead in plug? Plus, what tiny town is able to draw head turning models for a "Miss Sweet Corn" contest like the ones in tonight's episode? That's a town I wouldn't mind living in.