It's strange: I've been struggling to write reviews for S10 but have been totally blocked for almost exactly this set of reasons. (Add in the horrific dialog that has been all too common this year and the limited FX budget meaning most of the action occurs offscreen.) I guess this is the danger of working on a bucket list of items to clear up before the show ends: the season becomes terribly disjointed as the writers struggle to fit in everything but the kitchen sink.
Thank god for Tom and Erica and Cassidy, that's all I can say! They consistently rise to and even above the material they're provided.
Totally blocked is exactly how I've felt. It's been very discouraging.
I guess this is the danger of working on a bucket list of items to clear up before the show ends: the season becomes terribly disjointed as the writers struggle to fit in everything but the kitchen sink.
Sometimes I imagine them in the writers' room, crossing each item off some huge list on a whiteboard as they figure out which episode they can stuff it into.
Thank god for Tom and Erica and Cassidy, that's all I can say!
Absolutely, the actors are the reason I watch this show! And today, of course, I'm giving special thanks for Michael Rosenbaum and Greg Beeman as well. :)
Sadly I don't share your love for the show anymore. This is not longer the show that captivated me and had me awaiting eagerly every new episode. Too many disappointments, I guess. Now I even have to force myself to watch, for Clark's and for Tom's sake, but not even Tom can save what, to me, has been utterly ruined by the incompetence of writers and showrunners. As sad as this sounds to me, I've gone from dreading the end of the show to accepting it with something like relief.
It's wonderful to be able to read your thoughts. Thank so much for putting them into words and for sharing them!
Thanks, Carol! I don't know what I'd do without friends like you, who are always so kind and supportive. *hugs*
I know how much the show has disappointed you, especially because you hold Clark Kent so dear, and the show has failed to do right by him time and time again. I'm having a hard time imagining my life without Smallville in it, but I absolutely think it's time for the show to end. My only dread is that Tom will disappear behind the cameras, and give up acting altogether. :(
I honestly believe that all of the problems start with the thought that tptb don't like, don't care and are not all that interested in telling Clark's story.
Whenever B&K give interviews, the stuff they say drives me crazy. They just don't get it. I had to stop reading them, for my own sanity.
I also believe that the parade of guest stars this season has negatively affected the storytelling. TPTB are so busy trying to showcase them that Clark's story has become an afterthought.
I think that's true. The infamous bucket list is the driving force behind this season.
At this point I feel like Lois is actively inventing Superman, and making Clark look needy, or reluctant, or just plain dumb in the process. It diminishes him, and that is so wrong.
And what about Lois? Isn't there more to her story than being Clark's support system and making wedding plans? Where is the relentless reporter, the beacon for truth, the Pulitzer Prize waiting to happen? Yes! Would love to have seen them excelling more in their separate spheres, parallel paths as hero and Pulitzer Winner. It doesn't diminish the relationship if they have their individual achievements as well.
At the heart of it, my ONLY problem with the show is TPTB's inability to shine the spotlight on Clark and just let him be the man he is meant to become, the man I know he already is inside: a brave, intelligent, unwavering hero, who stands ready to take the weight of the world on his impossibly broad shoulders, who doesn't need to be led or pushed or shown the way, but who leads and inspires others, and gives the planet
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Would love to have seen them excelling more in their separate spheres, parallel paths as hero and Pulitzer Winner. It doesn't diminish the relationship if they have their individual achievements as well.
Exactly! Where is Lois's fire, her ambition? I think her fierce independence is a big part of why Clark loves her. And I KNOW the legendary Lois Lane doesn't want to spend her life with a superhero who needs a boost up every time he takes to the skies. Comics Clark and Lois never have enough time together, they're both off saving the world, each in their own way. That's what makes the moments they do steal in each other's arms so sweet.
Why can't we have the Clark we saw in Salvation all the time? Why does the show always need to take him down a peg?Clark was magnificent in Salvation. How glorious would it have been to have an entire season of that guy? I'm hoping Beeman's return means we'll see him again in the finale, but I want him now. I read a recent quote from Brian Peterson where he said Clark's insecurity would be
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Thank god for Tom and Erica and Cassidy, that's all I can say! They consistently rise to and even above the material they're provided.
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I guess this is the danger of working on a bucket list of items to clear up before the show ends: the season becomes terribly disjointed as the writers struggle to fit in everything but the kitchen sink.
Sometimes I imagine them in the writers' room, crossing each item off some huge list on a whiteboard as they figure out which episode they can stuff it into.
Thank god for Tom and Erica and Cassidy, that's all I can say!
Absolutely, the actors are the reason I watch this show! And today, of course, I'm giving special thanks for Michael Rosenbaum and Greg Beeman as well. :)
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Sadly I don't share your love for the show anymore. This is not longer the show that captivated me and had me awaiting eagerly every new episode. Too many disappointments, I guess. Now I even have to force myself to watch, for Clark's and for Tom's sake, but not even Tom can save what, to me, has been utterly ruined by the incompetence of writers and showrunners. As sad as this sounds to me, I've gone from dreading the end of the show to accepting it with something like relief.
It's wonderful to be able to read your thoughts. Thank so much for putting them into words and for sharing them!
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I know how much the show has disappointed you, especially because you hold Clark Kent so dear, and the show has failed to do right by him time and time again. I'm having a hard time imagining my life without Smallville in it, but I absolutely think it's time for the show to end. My only dread is that Tom will disappear behind the cameras, and give up acting altogether. :(
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Whenever B&K give interviews, the stuff they say drives me crazy. They just don't get it. I had to stop reading them, for my own sanity.
I also believe that the parade of guest stars this season has negatively affected the storytelling. TPTB are so busy trying to showcase them that Clark's story has become an afterthought.
I think that's true. The infamous bucket list is the driving force behind this season.
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At this point I feel like Lois is actively inventing Superman, and making Clark look needy, or reluctant, or just plain dumb in the process. It diminishes him, and that is so wrong.
And what about Lois? Isn't there more to her story than being Clark's support system and making wedding plans? Where is the relentless reporter, the beacon for truth, the Pulitzer Prize waiting to happen?
Yes! Would love to have seen them excelling more in their separate spheres, parallel paths as hero and Pulitzer Winner. It doesn't diminish the relationship if they have their individual achievements as well.
At the heart of it, my ONLY problem with the show is TPTB's inability to shine the spotlight on Clark and just let him be the man he is meant to become, the man I know he already is inside: a brave, intelligent, unwavering hero, who stands ready to take the weight of the world on his impossibly broad shoulders, who doesn't need to be led or pushed or shown the way, but who leads and inspires others, and gives the planet ( ... )
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Exactly! Where is Lois's fire, her ambition? I think her fierce independence is a big part of why Clark loves her. And I KNOW the legendary Lois Lane doesn't want to spend her life with a superhero who needs a boost up every time he takes to the skies. Comics Clark and Lois never have enough time together, they're both off saving the world, each in their own way. That's what makes the moments they do steal in each other's arms so sweet.
Why can't we have the Clark we saw in Salvation all the time? Why does the show always need to take him down a peg?Clark was magnificent in Salvation. How glorious would it have been to have an entire season of that guy? I'm hoping Beeman's return means we'll see him again in the finale, but I want him now. I read a recent quote from Brian Peterson where he said Clark's insecurity would be ( ... )
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