Scion Screentime Minutes, and Thoughts

[jeannev]

 I'm really starting to wonder if I'm judging SV eps based on their content, or if I'm judging them based on a curve against the rest of the season.  Because taken alone, and just judging it for what it was, I think I wouldn't be overly find of Scion.  But judging it against the rest of the season, and some of the horrible stuff we've gotten, I

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[costas22]

Great review yet again. And thanks for the mental image of Conner in the bathroom. That made me spit my diet coke! Don't know. I may have had low expectations after last week's debacle, but I really enjoyed this episode. Felt like the Smallville of old. Ok, that might have had to do with the many callbacks, but they are not always guaranteed to work (i.e. Ageless was also supposed to be a callback to Stray and Ryan). Some thoughts:

Well, thats how I feel about CF and TW, and Cless scenes. I just enjoy the vibe, I enjoy the dynamic. I can't explain that to anyone.

Oh I get it.:) God knows how many times I've watched that scene. Imo, Tom and Cassidy's chemistry right now is unmatched on SV. We've seen them at each other's throats, argue, kiss, be friends and even have small talks. And every time their scenes rock. On the plus side, Cassidy acting awkward and clumsy was so adorable. And on top of that, they gave us that tease for Kent. How can I wait 6 weeks? :(

I think he should inspire that sort of intense, deep feeling in people

[jeannev]

I cannot believe that I'm the only person who *went there* with Conner, and his Lois lust. LOL

[costas22]

He's freaking Superman. He looks like Tom Welling. He's heroic, and awesome. Damn straight the ladies should be all up in his grill. And yeah, I'll go there, some of the men too!!

Heh, point taken. Not really my territory, but you know, maybe some women are attracted by darker personalities. Like Lex. Or guys that aren't as uptight as Clark may be. Like Oliver. Some even liked Davis because of the whole beauty and the beast concept, lol. I don't critisize women for falling for Clark. I find it natural. Especially when you have someone like Tess, who feels that Clark is a big reason why she turned her life around. He's her guiding light and quite often, the lines between that and being in love are blurry.

I think fans are more forgiving of Clark on Red K because 1. we just knew Clark a lot better as his normal self, so we could really appreciate the contrast between the personalities, and 2. the only time Red K was forceful with a female, it was Lana, and she was kind of into it. Ok, maybe saying that he was critisized more than

[tjw_jaypat]

Though Clark was written comparatively well, (which means compared to the bad episodes before) I still feel that this episode was another waste from my Clark-oriented perspective. What did it show about Clark that we haven´t known before? We saw in Stray, Ryan, Ageless, and Fragile, for example, what a caring guy Clark is. So I don´t see that this episode added anything to his development. Clark may have some more experience, but that doesn´t change the essence. It just gave Lionel something to do

[jeannev]

I agree with you that this didn't really advance Clark's story at all. You're right, we've seen this from him before. And yes, maybe he was even more fatherly and mature then ever, but I guess I just really feel strongly that I don't think Clark should be turned into Jonathan Kent with superpowers. And thats the vibe I get from this storyline.

Not only did Clark have a conversation that Conner overheard, its the EXACT SAME THING THEY DID WITH KARA in S7, when she overheard Clark and Martian Manhunter talking. Its like these writers are unable to have an original thought.

I didn't mind so much Clark letting Conner throw him around, because I got the impression Clark was letting him get some of that out of his system before he used force on him. But the rest of the things you point out? Right on point. And its really frustrating that they do this kind of thing all the damned time. But this is what you get when you have writers that are really mediocre, and a budget thats slashed so deeply.

[canadabear]

I thought when Green K got heated by heat vision, it turned into Black K. Isn't that what happened to it in Onyx? And if Conner made the green K explode, wouldn't there be pieces embedded in Clark?

Haven't read other comments so I don't know if anyone's brought this up, but as per "Fierce", green K explodes under heat vision. In fact, it's exactly what Kara did to save Clark in that episode. And we all bitched about the discontinuity from "Onyx" back then, too.

[jeannev]

Yeah, someone else pointed that out. And I know its just one of those things that you have to roll your eyes about, and move on. I doubt any of the current writers have any recollection at all of what happened in Onyx.

[goodvibe]

I feel like going back and adding at the end of my review just now - "or, you know, just go read Jeannev's because she says it much better than I managed" - heh

[jeannev]

I haven't read your review yet, but were we sharing the brain again

[la_belle_isa]

I agree with your review. I found it average, but when an episode is not offensive (to me at least), that's all I'm asking for.
//I don't understand how I'm supposed to be thinking that Conner is going to be living at the farm, attending Smallville High, somewhere in Offscreensville.//
That's really weird. They're opening a new world and just leave it open. I hope they're gonna get serious in the last stretch, although with Booster, I doubt it. It just dawned on me that they probably placed that ep near the finale to get the extra boost in ratings.

[jeannev]

Right?!?! Thats it exactly. We're left judging episodes by "Well, at least that didn't offend me, crap on Clark, or insult my intelligence too much". What a way to judge the final season of a show that you've watched for a long time.

I just do not see how this show can right itself in the eps left. You mention Booster, but we also have more guest actors coming in that are a bit on the WTF? side. It just sounds like a total mess.

I just hope they don't offend me, crap on Clark, or insult my intelligence too much.