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Clark: Lex. Lex: You still say it the way way. Astonishment, mixed with a hint of dread, yet with a hopeful finish.
Rank: Guest Star
May 17th, 2011 12:39 AM
@Orean Keels Jr. say it well... and Tom always say in interview that he will never put on spandex !!!
Still miss it. F*** I have to watch it again this week.
May 17th, 2011 12:14 AM
Ok now the goal of this episode was to bring the series to a fitting close as stated by the producers. I actually really enjoyed the finale.
Sure they did not put Mr. Welling in the full suit so you could see the culmination of Clark to Superman. Let's face it, we are very demanding Smallville and Superman fans. If we had seen the suit, there would have been the debate of whether on not they like this suit, whether it made Tom Welling look fat (he admitted gaining weight over the 10 years of the series) whether or not he has enough muscles (how did you have a strict workout when you are holding down 4 jobs?). Let's face it, short of giving 6+ months of Workouts as they are for Henry C., but even then, I am sure that even then there would be naysayers. In short, the producers were not going to win.
For fitting closurses, I actually thought that the first flight in the barn was fitting. Clark had worked on flying in that barn several times, including the Supergirl episode ea
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May 16th, 2011 11:01 PM
The didn't show Tom in the full suit for one reason and one reason only:
Smallville was never about Superman. It was about Clark.
If you understood that, you'd see that showing him fully in the suit would have been a HUGE mistake.
May 16th, 2011 8:16 PM
this is the problem with the internet. instead of looking at the episode as a whole and being like, wow! people feel the need to pick and pick. your main gripe is that people are kissing while the world is in danger and that the battle was too short? ok, well one, smallville is about the growth of a hero, not seeing how cool CG can be with a half hour battle scene. the matrix would have been a lot better if instead of being like, let us show you what we can do, the fights had been short and sweet. the whole point of darkseid is not it's physical capabilities, it's the power it has over people.
as for lex, there's a reason they wipe the memories- comic book lore says that Lex Luthor does not know superman's identity. that's the entire point! he has feelings of hatred and resentment, but he doesn't know why. and as for the suit, if you've been WAITING TEN YEARS FOR THIS! you need to get a life. it's JUST a suit, not a life changing event. some people are just never happy, and will comp
Rank: Regular Character
May 16th, 2011 7:51 PM
@filmguy VERY good point. As I said, I'm still digesting. Watched it late last night. :-)
May 16th, 2011 7:34 PM
I agree with all of your complaints but my biggest gripe was perhaps with the cheap cop out to wipe out Lex's memories. Wow what a way to make seven years worth of his journey feel totally empty with one stupid decision. We are what our experience make us and if he doesn't remember why became the villain how can he even be the villain? I mean it's one thing to make him forget Clark's secret but to also obliterate his entire history with his father and his dark upbringing from his mind is going way too far. What an incredible disservice to one of the more interesting journey's, if not the most interesting.
Beyond that I just felt like the writers dug themselves into a hole with some of the worst writing this show has ever seen this season. It has never felt so slapped together and sloppy. It felt totally unfocused and ill prepared. The result is that they couldn't clean up the mess with just two hours and finale was disappointing as a result. Very anticlimactic, especially after a 10
May 16th, 2011 6:27 PM
I've been a die hard fan and it's sad to admit but most of that finale was terribly disappointing with a few minor exceptions! You named a lot of the same issues o had with it too.
May 16th, 2011 6:17 PM
It wasn't perfect but it was well done its sad to see the end but it had to be done sometime nothing goes on forever. The only thing I would have changed was the costume the one in superman returns was way better, but o well what's done is done it was a good ending. Good luck to all of the cast I hope we see them on the screen again sometime in the future.
Rank: Guest Star
May 16th, 2011 5:57 PM
@Michael actualy Tom W. in his contract he put that he well do a series finaly at season 5 but only if he never get to put the suit becase he does not like it
May 16th, 2011 5:43 PM
The 'Smallville' series finale did not disappoint at all. Not only did it bring the show full circle but it also set it up as the beginning of new and great things. There are 1 or 2 things which I can complain about but they are negligible which you look at the episode in its entirety. It was simply genius! Well done!
May 16th, 2011 5:32 PM
The only thing I would have changed about the last show would be when Lois was reading clarks vows he could have written something like... I may get my power from the sun but I get my strenght from you. To mushy?
May 16th, 2011 5:28 PM
They were not allowed to show Tom in the suit because of the Lawsuit