Sounds like I might have enjoyed it. I'm more tolerant of idiocy in my TV than most people. :)

Anybody else watch Smallville last night? They previewed the teaser trailer for Superman Returns. It looks pretty cool and the guy they got playing Superman really looks the part.

http://raincloud.warnerbros.com/wbmo...teaser_500.asx

Here is link to teaser

holy..... holy shit.

tonight's episode has completely floored me. i think i'm still in shock over Pa Kent's death. (i sincerely hope the writers don't undermine this episode by bringing him back somehow).

but... wow. Clark dealt with a life's worth of tragedy in this episode, it's gut-wrenching. After finally building up the courage to tell Lana the truth, his worst fears are solidified, and he learns he can never open up to her, nor be with her. His father dies in his arms. On top of that, it doesn't look like Lionel will be wasting any time to move in on Martha.

I really appreciated Clark's reaction to Lana's death as a perfect counterpart to Lex's reaction in the Lexmas episode. Lex instantly focused on how Lana's death was a personal tragedy to himself and how much grief it caused him. Clark, on the other hand, focused on how her death was an injustice to Lana herself and offered to sacrifice anything to bring her back.

Absolutely one of the best episodes of the series.

Why couldn't it be Lana!? It was a good episode and It'll be even better if he stays dead even though he was a great character. I really hope he ends up telling Lana because having him lying to her every 2 seconds is getting pretty damn annoying becuase he really sucks at it.

It terms of the show being more bearable week to week, it would probably be better off without Lana, than without Jonathan. So in that sense, I guess it sucks. But in terms of what's going to affect Clark's outlook on life in the longrun (to the purpose of him becoming Superman), having his father die seems more relevant. Now he has Jonathan's legacy as an upstanding man to live up to. If it were Lana, he'd focus more on his anger and vengeance.

I read too much into this show, I know.

Maybe the writers at Smallville will finally start reading the comic book. How strange.

I think it's about time for Lana to leave... Give Chloe a chance, dammit! And bring back Pete. Perfect time to mix things up again.

Thread resurrection, engage.

Anyone still watching? I'm enjoying this season a lot, actually. Lana's preggers, with Lex's kid, no less. They're engaged. Hints of Lex doing something evil with the child are afoot. Chloe is revealed to be a "meteor freak" with unknown powers. There's also hints of a budding romance between Clark and Lois (who have much more chemistry than Clark and Lana ever did, in my book). Jimmy Olsen and The Green Arrow are now recurring characters. The Martian Manhunter has made a few appearances. Not to mention the "Justice" episode, which kicked some serious ass. One of my favorite seasons to date, I must say.

No matter how far this show is straying from canon, each episode makes it easier to belive that this farmboy might become a superhero.

I hope to see more Martha and Lionel in the storylines. They're relationship, along with Lionel knowing Clark's secret and his ties to Lex, could make for some fun. They haven't tapped into it enough.

Massive Spoiler: Lex will alienate Lana, Clark will visit someone in the hospital, an antagonist, which will be either fueled by or use kryptonite, will attack Clark's friends and family.

This Thread kinda died and I'm compelled to ask, who still watches smallvile? I do, avidly and I think it has started becoming slow, like a soap!!! For your safety, if you ever accuse me of watching a soap........

I still watch it for 1 reason. It comes on before Supernatural.

i'm still a fan. i've got some ideas of what they're actually gonna do with teh show next season, especially now that lana and lex are leaving the show. and rumor is that doomsday is gonna be the big villian next season, which may also be their last...

Tonight was the series finale for Smallville. I never really liked the series, but the last ten minutes were fucking awesome. Spoiler: Superman, in his suit, flew up and pushed the entire planet Apokolips away from the earth saving everyone. Fast forward a few years, and Perry White, Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, and a fumbling Clark Kent are all at the Daily Planet. It's the day of Clark and Lois' wedding, but there's a bomb on an elevator, so Clark has to don the cape and go save the day. Then the classic John Williams score kicks into high gear and nerds all over the world nergasm. Was it worth waiting all these years? No. Still, this is what we have to hold us over until the next Superman movie, which I believe comes out next year.

I predict Tom Welling's acting carrier is over. (or should be)
He may be a fine producer, though.
I have collected the whole series because I watch TV by downloading episodes.
At some point I may go through it from the start but have no idea if or when.

I found out recently that Superman Returns' Brandon Routh auditioned for Clark back before Smallville started. I think they made a very serious mistake passing on him.

Hey, I made this thread almost over 8 years ago! Can you believe that?

I'll say that I lost interest in Smallville during its penultimate season but did manage to enjoy a few of the final episodes. I loved the scene in the future with "Jimmy" and the John Williams music but I kind of felt like it was unnecessarily trying to fit itself back into the existing Superman lore that it disregarded and used in its own storylines in the past.

I guess that doesn't matter. I got what I wanted. Clark wore the suit, flew and stopped being such a whiney bitch. :P