Friday, March 16, 2007
Smallville: Promise
Holy Classic Episode Batman!!! This was a smoker. Probably the best episode for the season and possibly for the series. I watched this one on the edge of my seat!
For the first time that I can recall for this series, they presented the action for the episode out of sequence and did so to great effect. I have to admit, however, that it took me a large part of the show to figure out that they were doing that.
This episode did a lot... Among other things, it moved Lex a bit closer to just being a bad guy. He killed a man with his bare hands and then tried to hide the body. I am also intrigued about what exactly it is that Lex did to Lana. We know that there is something odd about the pregnancy. Given his obsession with the meteor rocks, I'm guessing that somehow the kid is a meteor rock experiment.
The episode also put Lionel Luther squarely back in bad guy territory. He has appeared to be on the side of the Kents for so long, that I was even starting to believe it. He has even kept Kal-El's secret from Lex which is part of why I was getting convinced. But when he threatened Lana this episode with killing Clark, there was no hint of good guy left, just sheer malevolence.
One of the great things about this episode is that we finally get to an event that has been six seasons in the making... Lana discovers the truth about Clark! Best of all, it seems that knowing the secret just brings her closer to Clark than ever before. Too bad she can't tell Clark that she knows, or that she only married Lex because of Lionel's threat.
This series has gotten really strong. I love the writing and the pacing. I am really enjoying the transformation of Lex into uber bad guy and Clark coming into his own as a hero.
Labels: Smallville, tv
