2009年3月18日星期三

TV Review: SMALLVILLE - SEASON EIGHT - 'Infamous'

Well that was easy. SMALLVILLE decided to go ahead and give us all a big “do over” episode now that the whole Lana (Kristin Kreuk) saga is over with. I don’t know about you, but I feel somewhat cheated. SMALLVILLE had been moving along at a decent pace, slowly bringing Clark (Tom Welling) closer to Superman, fleshing out Davis (Sam Witwer), having Lois (Erica Durance) fall for Clark, etc.



Then Lana comes along and really kind of screws up the show for a while. Lois simply falls off the map. Whatever Clark had developed with her just vanished as soon as Lana showed up. There was a lot of lazy writing (see “Bulletproof”), a lot of bad writing (I’m thinking Toymaker in “Requiem”), and even some horrific writing (Lana the superhero! Come on!). And then, Lana is gone, looking for the moment that she will never return again to SMALLVILLE.



And then things just kind of slip back to normal, like Lana never happened. Lois and Clark even talk about their potential relationship, albeit briefly. Did I miss something? The last time we saw Clark, wasn’t he pretty crushed because he and Lana couldn’t be together? And now Lois comes back and he just jumps back on that Lane train once again? In all fairness, nothing does happen between them, but SMALLVILLE does hint that the feelings are still there.



Lois and Lana aside, “Infamous” had a unique premise behind it: what would life be like if Clark’s secret was finally revealed to the world? As the title suggests, fame turns into infamy as people begin to doubt Clark’s motives. The government is, of course, suspicious of aliens living on Earth and begins to persecute Clark and everyone associated with him.
from E!online

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