Review: Smallville Season 3 Premiere
Published September 23, 2004
What I didn't like...
The use of coincidence: Lightning hits the road right in front of Lois' car which causes her to veer of into a cornfield EXACTLY where and when Clark appears after being missing for 3 months. Come on now....
The fact that Clark meets Lois while in high school, when everything ever written about Superman states that he first meets her when he starts work at the Daily Planet.
The road this show is apparently following which consists of as much nudity or near-nudity as they can possibly fit into the story. We've got Clark naked twice, once with a butt-crack shot (remember when NYPD Blue got an adult audiences warning before the show for this kind of thing?). Also a shot of Lana in bed barely covered by a strategically placed sheet, and then a silhoutte shower scene and the following toweling-off. Previews for upcoming episodes show more of the same. And this show just went into syndication on ABC Family network... give me a break.
Finally, Millar and Gough (the two primary writers) seem to want to wrap this show more in mysticism than science fiction. In my opinion they are starting to walk a thin line with this overarching plotline of the symbols in the indian cave that is looking more and more like the Fortress of Solitude in Kansas. Now they're adding hidden Kryptonian objects in ancient Egypt and ancient cathedrals in Europe. Huh?
Lemme tell ya, if this show crosses over into X-Files territory, I'll drop this show like a hot potato. X-Files got to the point where there were twists and turns just for the sake of having them, and I had the feeling after a while that Chris Carter did not have a master plan he was following, but instead was making it up as he went along, leading us by the nose like a bunch of fools. The show seemed like a test to see how much B.S. we'd put up with until we finally gave up.
If Smallville goes that route, where they keep dangling wierd clues that don't seem to make sense, and go on and on with these threads without some satisfactory resolution soon, I'll be outta here.
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Smallville has always had an X-files vibe, especially the first season. The "meteor rocks" Wall of the Weird premises were all basically influenced by X-files style mutant bad-guys and situations that Chloe and Clark would get to the bottom of (plus Lana as the always dependably helpless damsel in distress).
I like the show too but I sort of lost my motivation to watch it last season. When it first came on, I thought it was the best new thing on TV. But I don't really watch anything on TV regularly now, so I don't know if it means the quality of the program is any worse.
That is all.
The show definitely improved once they got away from the kryptonite-villain-of-the-week concept every week.
I was leery of this indian/cave connection thing when it was first presented, and now they're expanding on that big time. I just think they'd better explain the connection to Clark/Krypton before too much longer. Especially since it has absolutely nothing to do with anything ever established in the Superman mythology.
Vic
Vic, very nice job - combined TV and DVD reviews are very helpful
You'll know the show has gone all X-Files Chris Carter on the crack pipe when they introduce Bud Bundy, Superman's Best Pal!
(hey, they've already had one of kids from "Home Improvement" as a freak of the week)
What are you talking about? The best part of the show is getting to see Clark naked. He is hot!
Eh, you're just jealous.
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Saw it, loved it, will keep watching it. ;) That's my review.