Smallville Season 10

[Vagrant]

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except get elected halfway through a 4 year term (unless I read that wrong)

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Ha no you read it right. He was elected President in 2018 despite it not being an election year again until 2020. He obviously pulled something off to get a special election ran.

[FNH]

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except get elected halfway through a 4 year term (unless I read that wrong)

no it did say 2018 lol.

[TummieGaruda]

I thought the first half hour or so really was boring but for sure the second hour, maybe that extra hour and half of the episode was just awesome. The scene in the Kent barn with the family hug was like wow, that was touching.

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I was shocked when Lex stabbed Tess though, I was like "oh my God!" I also wish that Tom Welling would have spent more time in the suit itself and not have it CGI'd on him for the entire time he wore it. Like it would have been badass after he threw away the planet, if he landed and posed with his arms on his hips as if to say "I'm here to protect and serve you from evil!"

Other than those two things though, I had no gripes with the episode. Gonna miss this show for sure.

Well

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When Smallville creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar started the show they had the "No Flights No Tights" rule that kept Tom Welling from ever flying or wearing the Superman Suit. Of course the flight rule was broken during the season where Clark was mind wiped and refereed to himself as Kal-El of Krypton in Season 4. Still I am glad we even got to see him wearing it even if it was CGI'd on him, and I too wish he would have landed after saving the planet and had everyone look upon him as he struck a pose on the top of a building before flying off, however, the transition to the comic book panel was satisfying enough.

[Laugana]

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I only watched a couple of episodes this season, so does that neurotoxin stuff only wipe selective memories or everything? Just wondering how Lex was able to keep his business/become President if he didn't know the basics.

Also, I hope they paid MR enough money to shave his head again lol.

[Eaglestrike]

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I only watched a couple of episodes this season, so does that neurotoxin stuff only wipe selective memories or everything? Just wondering how Lex was able to keep his business/become President if he didn't know the basics.

Also, I hope they paid MR enough money to shave his head again lol.

Eh, I may be wrong here, but I think he was refusing to come back, which is why they had the kinda meh story involving him all season with all the clones. At first he even refused to come back for the finale. As far as I can see, Smallville is the only successful thing he's been a part of, and he was a very well-liked character on the show for sure, he owes it to the fans, imo. Though I think bringing him back just for the finale worked because of the nice dialogue/setup for the future with things, it felt right.

[Vagrant]

Didn't shave his head. He said previously he was wearing a skull cap for his return. Was also said those reports of him not coming back were bogus to begin with and never had any truth to them. He just wasn't willing to become a series regular again. No idea how the neurotoxin worked but seven years passed between the time he was infected by it and the time he was elected President so plenty of time for something to have helped him out.

[Akiyama]

I thought it was just a way for them to wrap things up without having to go too deep. Yeah it sucked, but meh. Lots about SMallville sucked.

[Eaglestrike]

Yeah, I don't know the whole story behind it (and I doubt any of us ever will) but he came back, he delivered a great performance and I'm happy with it, that's all that really matters.

[TummieGaruda]

Yeah, I don't know the whole story behind it (and I doubt any of us ever will) but he came back, he delivered a great performance and I'm happy with it, that's all that really matters.

Well, his contract was up that year that he left and he choose not to come back. He probably was either tired of the role or wanted to do something else (that possibly didn't require him to shave his head).

In all honesty, I think they planned on bringing Lex back but only via referencing him using the best parts of the clones and he would re-appear when they looked into the future. I am sure he wanted to be a part of the Finale and asked to come back for the episode and they squeezed him in.

[Akiyama]

Yeah, which I thought was cool. I think he did hate shaving his head, though and he'd been apart of the show for a long ass time.

One thing I will miss though.. even though Tom Welling's acting was rather questionable (and terrible in some cases), is Erica Durance's portrayal of Lois. She did a really, really awesome job. She played the emotional scenes quite well too, especially the ep before the finale. Granted that episode was terrible IMO (contrived angst ftl with the "I can't marry you Q_Q"), but you can't blame her for that. She acts as she's written to. The writers just suck.

[Eaglestrike]

Yeah, which I thought was cool. I think he did hate shaving his head, though and he'd been apart of the show for a long ass time.

One thing I will miss though.. even though Tom Welling's acting was rather questionable (and terrible in some cases), is Erica Durance's portrayal of Lois. She did a really, really awesome job. She played the emotional scenes quite well too, especially the ep before the finale. Granted that episode was terrible IMO (contrived angst ftl with the "I can't marry you Q_Q"), but you can't blame her for that. She acts as she's written to. The writers just suck.

I like Tom Welling overall. I think a lot of his issue was writing as well, that he had to be emo/angsty a lot. I think he did really well anytime he got to be "real" Clark Kent/Superman and take charge or be Reeves' Kent.

[Selamis]

Well

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When Smallville creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar started the show they had the "No Flights No Tights" rule that kept Tom Welling from ever flying or wearing the Superman Suit. Of course the flight rule was broken during the season where Clark was mind wiped and refereed to himself as Kal-El of Krypton in Season 4. Still I am glad we even got to see him wearing it even if it was CGI'd on him, and I too wish he would have landed after saving the planet and had everyone look upon him as he struck a pose on the top of a building before flying off, however, the transition to the comic book panel was satisfying enough.

Yea, I'm aware of that rule, it was my understanding when they changed creative writers in like season 7 or so, that the new writers wanted both but Tom himself didn't feel comfortable with the idea of being in the suit. Who knows for sure.

[Laugana]

Eh, I may be wrong here, but I think he was refusing to come back, which is why they had the kinda meh story involving him all season with all the clones. At first he even refused to come back for the finale. As far as I can see, Smallville is the only successful thing he's been a part of, and he was a very well-liked character on the show for sure, he owes it to the fans, imo. Though I think bringing him back just for the finale worked because of the nice dialogue/setup for the future with things, it felt right.

I knew about the refusal to come back, and then he changed his mind. I just couldn't tell he was wearing a skullcap I guess, looked pretty good.

I only came back for Lex/MR for the last episode. Oh I watched the alternate world episode, evil Clark always rules.

[The_OG_Nelta]

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Now that Lex is president, he's about to get lazer beamed in the head

[Talus]

Tom isn't as strong an actor when called upon to do the staple CW emotion of angst. He seems to be better with comedic stuff and even playing other characters (alternate Clark Luthor, the episode "Transference" when Clark & Lionel switched bodies, etc). Throw in red K Clark too, he's always great there.

[Eaglestrike]

Tom isn't as strong an actor when called upon to do the staple CW emotion of angst. He seems to be better with comedic stuff and even playing other characters (alternate Clark Luthor, the episode "Transference" when Clark & Lionel switched bodies, etc). Throw in red K Clark too, he's always great there.

Yeah, I'd agree. He's just fine as long as he doesn't have to do Smallville's Clark, lol.

[Takiwaki]

[Iono]

I skipped all of the posts. I stuck with Smallville for longer than I should have. I tried to watch the last season, but was too far behind in what had happened.

Is it worth it to watch the last season? I got up to around the parts where they had Lex clones.

Btw, So funny how the actor who played Lex, didn't wanna do it anymore cause he wanted to grow his hair out for other parts, but his hair is stupider in "Breaking In"

[Eaglestrike]

I think 5-6-7 is Smallville's worst and it got steadily better from there. Season 10 isn't "good TV" still, but if you enjoyed S1-2-3 at all, I think you'd enjoy S10. I think it's safe to say Season 10 of Smallville was its best season because the show knew what it was, the actors knew what it was and they just had fun with it and threw in as much comic/movie related stuff as possible.

[Qalbert]

Homecoming was, imo, one of the best episodes. actually both 100th and 200th were fantastic.