Great review! I don't thing there's anything I can add to it. The Clois break up did seem really forced although I kinda understood in the context of THIS episode why it happened at the dinner table. But the Lois 'higher calling' thing needed a LOT more set up in previous episodes to make the whole situation even remotely believable. If the two Ollie episodes this season had instead had some genuine Lois-Blur interaction for example. And especially if we as the viewers didn't know that much of her interaction had been with Zod instead of Clark!
But I did like that Lois came to the right conclusion - that the secret to making a difference lies within herself, not others.
//If the two Ollie episodes this season had instead had some genuine Lois-Blur interaction for example. And especially if we as the viewers didn't know that much of her interaction had been with Zod instead of Clark!//
Exactly. That might have gone some way in making this all a bit more palatable.
I'm glad you liked the review. Looking forward to reading yours. :-)
I'll just say that Tom was incredible in this episode. He's always good but I think this time he gave one of his best performances of the season. As for MM, I loved him in Perry and he was great here too.
(I knew you were worried about Martha being the RQ, as was I, and I share your reaction to that)
If I was Martha Kent and saw my son surrounded by people who threaten him, nice or not, I'd do what I could to bring down those adversaries, and to heck with the black-white morality view. Threaten my kid and my former peaceful stance will change to I'll tear you apart mode.
That is what I think is the SV plot monkeys rationale for what they did to MK here. Remember that she hid the octagonal key from both Johnathan and Clark. Also remember that they did a similar thing with Lana over the years.
I wasn't too fond of the nicey Perry stuff but I guess if they're gonna bind the Superman mythos together by the end of S10 they might as well start getting the supporting characters together. If S10 will be the last season ( and it might be) they have to reclaim the Clark with glasses and Superman flying icons. Unless they want to claim SV is an alternate earth, by the end of this show there HAS to be Supes,not Clark in black. At least that's my view of things.
//If I was Martha Kent and saw my son surrounded by people who threaten him, nice or not, I'd do what I could to bring down those adversaries, and to heck with the black-white morality view. Threaten my kid and my former peaceful stance will change to I'll tear you apart mode.//
I agree, which is why I said in my review that the reasoning behind it all felt completely organic to me. My disatisfaction probably stems more from the fact that I would've preferred Martha not being involved at all. But given the circumstances, that wasn't possible, I suppose.
//If S10 will be the last season ( and it might be) they have to reclaim the Clark with glasses and Superman flying icons. Unless they want to claim SV is an alternate earth, by the end of this show there HAS to be Supes,not Clark in black. At least that's my view of things.//
I agree that Supes is the ultimate end point. I'm just not so sure TPTB see it the same way.
//And Martha's treatment of Tess actually made even more sense to me when we found out that Tess really did have the Book of Rao. I mean ... she stole that thing *from the Kents' house*. It doesn't belong to her, it wasn't meant for her, and, quite frankly, she probably has no flippin' idea how to use it without making a giant mess (glowing alien disco ball from S8, anyone?). But she took it and was hiding it from Clark when it's arguably the one thing that can help him defeat Zod? And yet, she's gone on and on in the past about just wishing Clark could trust her? Yeah, with friends/allies like that
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//appreciate so much, for one thing, that Clark was allowed to come to the conclusion of who the RQ was - all on his own. //
Thank God for that! One of the best scenes of the episode was that last scene with Clark and Martha.
I really like your review and I felt the exact same way for Chloe's apology. Wasn't enough and it's too late now.
//Tess really is having the most awful time, isn't she.// I know. I felt so bad for her. I found myself saying again "Poor Tess, why does everyone beats the hell out of her?".
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But I did like that Lois came to the right conclusion - that the secret to making a difference lies within herself, not others.
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Exactly. That might have gone some way in making this all a bit more palatable.
I'm glad you liked the review. Looking forward to reading yours. :-)
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I'll just say that Tom was incredible in this episode. He's always good but I think this time he gave one of his best performances of the season. As for MM, I loved him in Perry and he was great here too.
(I knew you were worried about Martha being the RQ, as was I, and I share your reaction to that)
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Martha-as-RQ just leaves me wondering 'why?!' Yet, I still find myself relieved that atleast the execution of the concept was done well.
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That is what I think is the SV plot monkeys rationale for what they did to MK here. Remember that she hid the octagonal key from both Johnathan and Clark. Also remember that they did a similar thing with Lana over the years.
I wasn't too fond of the nicey Perry stuff but I guess if they're gonna bind the Superman mythos together by the end of S10 they might as well start getting the supporting characters together. If S10 will be the last season ( and it might be) they have to reclaim the Clark with glasses and Superman flying icons. Unless they want to claim SV is an alternate earth, by the end of this show there HAS to be Supes,not Clark in black. At least that's my view of things.
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I agree, which is why I said in my review that the reasoning behind it all felt completely organic to me. My disatisfaction probably stems more from the fact that I would've preferred Martha not being involved at all. But given the circumstances, that wasn't possible, I suppose.
//If S10 will be the last season ( and it might be) they have to reclaim the Clark with glasses and Superman flying icons. Unless they want to claim SV is an alternate earth, by the end of this show there HAS to be Supes,not Clark in black. At least that's my view of things.//
I agree that Supes is the ultimate end point. I'm just not so sure TPTB see it the same way.
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Thank God for that! One of the best scenes of the episode was that last scene with Clark and Martha.
I really like your review and I felt the exact same way for Chloe's apology. Wasn't enough and it's too late now.
//Tess really is having the most awful time, isn't she.//
I know. I felt so bad for her. I found myself saying again "Poor Tess, why does everyone beats the hell out of her?".
I have a pretty good feeling about the finale!
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Without a doubt. I'd actually go so far as to say one of the best of the season.
I'm appreciative that we got an apology at all from Chloe, believe me. But it felt inadequate, to me. Still, I'll take what we can get at this point.
//"Poor Tess, why does everyone beats the hell out of her?".//
Heh, well I think we can safely assume the why. For me, it's more to do with that's all its seemed lately.
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