SV Crusade

[serafina20]

Okay. I really like the episode. A lot. I liked Lois, which I'm glad, because I've been really nervous ever since I knew she was coming on. Oh, wait. I mean, I really like Casting Spoiler. :P

Anyway. The problem I've always had with the idea of Lois Lane coming to SV hasn't changed: Having them know each other when Clark is still developing into Superman and his adult persona changes the dynamics between them in the future. I think they've got a nice dynamic and chemistry right now. I love that they still made Lois neurotic but strong and agressive; I was afraid she'd be a little hesitant or withdrawn or something. I don't know. But she's got the right mix of agression and addiction without being a Chloe-clone or a completely different character. She's Lois Lane.

My problem is the future. While I'm fine with Lex and Clark knowing one another early on, part of the dynamic I enjoy with Lois and Clark is Clark's whole fish out of water, new cub/hard as nails reporter, total strangers thing that I'm afraid is going to change.

But, luckily, the show will end before Metrpolis, so what am I worried about. I'm just going to enjoy they fantastic chemistry they have now.

Okay, so, good:

Clark was fantastic as Clark and Kal-El. I loved Martha. Margot Kidder was okay. Jonathan delivered a stand-up performance as comatose boy for the majority of the episode.

I loved Lana. Seriously. She and whats-his-name actually had me going until he said the thing about, "She's been hurt in her past." I mean, I knew they were going to be an item, but I just washed around in a wave of confusion until that line.

I *love* Lana. Did I mention that?

Lionel was great as usual. I think my review will be better after I a. see it again adn b. read other reactions.

But, I'll say this:

I'm not thrilled with the whole Lex needs to get fresh blood thing. I wish I was, because there's nothing wrong with the plot. It follows just fine, it just bugs me.

I've completely forgotten anything else I was going to say. But, right now, i'm wondering if Morgan had Chloe killed for Lionel, or if Lionel kidnapped CHloe and then staged the death becuase, as Lois said, ti was too obvious for him.

Anyway, hopefully I'll be more coherent this weekend. Or soon.

ETA

I remembered what my major Bad of the episode was: The split between Clark and Kal-El. I *don't* like the fact that they're too different people, and I hope that, as time goes on, they'll reveal that it won't be the fact. I want Clark to have his dark side, to have to fight himself, and not just his assiness. I want him to be hole without being "Kryptonian," and I want his RedK self to be "him" to. I felt like they were saying it wasn't.

Comments

[prim-rose-etta.livejournal.com]

Yeah, when the camera backed out of the cave shot after the black-K, I thought they'd show Kal-El taking a peak from behind a stalagmite...

...but post-black-K-Clark is noticably more assertive than the old-Clark, don't you feel? I like that.

[juno.livejournal.com]

I really don't like the dual Clark/Kal aspect either. It reminds me of one of my least favorite aspects of SV - responsibility ducking. Oh, it was not really me that stole your car/punched you/stole money etc.

I did really like this episode overall though.

[serafina20.livejournal.com]

I really don't like the dual Clark/Kal aspect either. It reminds me of one of my least favorite aspects of SV - responsibility ducking.

It's not even that so much for some erason, because last season, at least, Clark admitted that the darkness didn't just come out of nowhere. The ring helped bring it out, but it was all him.

What bothers me about Kal-El being a different person is that they just lost such a wondeful character development opportunity. The way I chose to read Clark last season was this:

Spending the summer as Kal in Metropolis gave him his first experience of life outside of his parents. For the first time, he started to see the world and make his own judgments that weren't influenced by him. When he came home, he uncomfortably tried to go back to normal, until he couldn't: he *had* to save Lex. He defied his parents adn became him own person. THe problem is, it blew up in his face and everythign went wrong. So, he retreated back, trying to become the child he was and, instead, was unhappy, bitchy, and a real ass to everyone because he didn't fit into his own skin anymore.

They could hve done so much with that storyline, but, instead, they repeated the same one as last year, only this time literally turning Clark into a different person instead of a baser version of himself. I'm not as interested in that. I want to see him growing up and struggling with growing up, not... whatever this episode showed.

[mecurtin.livejournal.com]

Having them know each other when Clark is still developing into Superman and his adult persona changes the dynamics between them in the future.

Exactly what I've been worried about. I don't see how they can "save" the canonical future Clark/Lois dynamic, I think they're basically poisoning the well.

The split between Clark and Kal-El.

Frankly, I didn't figure out WTF was going on there, and I'm not sure AlMiles have any coherent idea about it, either.

[shattered.livejournal.com]

I really enjoyed ED as Lois. But you've pretty much summed up how I feel. I just can't and don't want to see this show progress to Metropolis, because the L&C dynamic has been so radically altered.

[oboros.livejournal.com]

I remembered what my major Bad of the episode was: The split between Clark and Kal-El. I *don't* like the fact that they're too different people, and I hope that, as time goes on, they'll reveal that it won't be the fact. I want Clark to have his dark side, to have to fight himself, and not just his assiness. I want him to be hole without being "Kryptonian," and I want his RedK self to be "him" to. I felt like they were saying it wasn't.

They made him pose just like the cafe wall painting when he was splitting.. Seegeth vs. Naman, or whatever.