Smallville: Tom Welling directs Booster tonight!

[tariel22]

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[audrey229]

Thank you for compiling all of these quotes into one place. It's almost overwhelming reading them one after another.

I never watched Days of Our Lives but my goodness....Eric is a sweetheart! He is so excited and enthusiastic that I just can't help but root for him tonight to knock it out of the park.

It sounds like Tom had such a good time working on this episode and it just makes me so happy that the press has embraced the episode so far. He deserved to have a fun episode that he could feel GREAT about to direct before the series was over. I'm so happy for him. It's just so cool to watch tonight and know that Tom felt so great about it. It enhances everything so much for me to know that I'm getting HIS vision as well.

[tariel22]

I had never heard of Eric before he was cast in Booster, but I'm kind of in love with him now. :) He reminds me a lot of Justin.

I'm so glad Tom had another opportunity to direct this season, and especially this episode. It was a lot of fun, we heard Clark's POV on what it means to be a hero and why he thinks now is the time for him to go public, we saw him inspire Booster to be a better man, and Lois took an important step toward her destiny as well.

In Patriot (which I rewatched for the first time last night), Tom was saddled with clunky dialogue and wooden actors. I think he made the best of it (the scene between Lois and Slade is one of my favorite Lois scenes of the entire series, and I love the Watchtower scene at the end), but Booster is a much more fitting finish to his run as a director on the show.

[tasabian]

Amazing post! So many nice mentions of Tom - especially love his concern that EM get his pizza: Aw!

Nervous about the writing of Lex's return but yay for TW/MR, reunited!

[tariel22]

That pizza story was my favorite. What other star, director, or executive producer would be that thoughtful and attentive? And Tom was all three for this episode. How is he even real?

I had mixed feelings about that promo. I'm bummed about the obvious clone imagery, but beyond thrilled to see Lex again, especially in the same frame as Clark. Our boys are going to be EPIC together!!

[el_elle_8]

I want to draw hearts around this lj post! Thank you for gathering all of the great Tom quotes.

It sounds like Tom made quite the impression on Eric!

I almost didn't watch the Lex promo but gave in and I am glad I did. I can't wait to see Michael and Tom back on screen together!

[tariel22]

Awww, you know I'm happy to do it. :)

I think Eric had never met anyone like Tom before, because there is no one else like him. I will be forever grateful for all those wonderful quotes. Maybe Tom didn't let them take any pics of him directing, but at least now we can imagine what he was like behind the cameras.

I'm trying to stay relatively spoiler-free for the finale, but I couldn't resist that Lex clip. As brief as they may be, I'm sure his scenes with Clark will be amazing!

[carolandtom]

Thanks for putting so much info into this post! I didn't have the time to read every interview so it's great to just read what really interests me: the quotes about Tom (and Clark).

I'm glad Booster is not Clark-light. With so little SV time left, that would be a waste and a shame!

[tariel22]

Oh, Carol, you know the first thing I look for in any Smallville interview or article is what, if anything, they say about Tom and/or Clark. I'm always happy to spare you the tedium of finding the gold among the dross. I can't even tell you how many podcasts I've listened to in vain, hoping for some mention of Tom.

Clark needs to be front and center in every episode we have left. What I loved about Booster was how he commanded the screen every time he appeared. Clark's strength and heroism in his scenes with Booster made my heart soar, and Tom even made me like bumbling, awkward Clark because he portrayed him with such humor and charm. He has the exact opposite of a short-timer's attitude; with each new episode he embodies Clark Kent, and Superman, more fully.

[whimsywinx]

I really liked the performances in this episode. Tom did a great job. And I loved Eric's performance of Booster. He kept him from being massively annoying.

[tariel22]

I thought the episode was a lot of fun and very entertaining, while still serving an important purpose in furthering Clark's journey. Eric was perfect as Booster, and Tom made me fall in love with Clark all over again. I also liked Lois. I vastly prefer the spirited reporter to the emo girlfriend.

One of my favorite parts of all, however, was the promo for next week's episode. Yowza.