Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Smallville: Random, Awesome and WTF?! - S5E8: Solitude

Mama Kent is stricken by a mysterious ailment and everyone suspects it’s Jor-El up to no good…but it’s really Brainiac playing mind games with the Kents and he tells Clark the solution is destroy the Fortress of Solitude.

Lucky for him Clark is as gullible and trusting as a two year old.

The Random:
1. Clark seems pretty desperate for a Kryptonian friend, but they all wind up being bad guys.  Maybe they need a Match.com for Kryptonians.

2. Damn, Mama Kent has seen better days.  This Kryptonian disease thing is turning her into Joan Rivers.

3. Having Terrance Stamp, who played General Zod in the movies, now voicing Jor-El and helping Clark against General Zod is making my brain hurt.

“I’m no scientician, but is my shoulder SUPPOSED to do this..?”


The Awesome:
1. Lois tries to put Lex in his place, but he turns the tables on her…and still gets his blueberry muffin.  Owned.

2. Brainiac adds another level of duplicity to the show, joining Lex and Lionel in all around shenanigans and hijinx.  Who can you trust?  No one.  Except me.  I’ll never steer you wrong.

3. Clark and Brainiac have a throwdown in the Fortress and Brainy gets trounced…and takes his ship and Mama Kent killing disease with him…for now…

Geez, Clark, can EVERY Kryptonian but you fly?!

The WTF?!:
1. Oh, Chloe, you just don’t learn, do you?  After all that Lionel has put you through—including, you know, trying to blow you up—are you really considering listening to his news tips?

2. Well, we at least get to see just how useless LuthorCorp security is once again when a guard leaves his booth to sit in Lois’ car and check out her stereo system while Chloe infiltrates.  Who screens these people?

3. Clark has to realize by now that when someone comes up to him and tells him that he’s there to help…he’s not.  Ever.  Just say no.  To drugs, and to renegade Kryptonian artificial intelligences.

“Really, Ms. Sullivan, I’d hoped we’d be able to put that whole
blowing up your house ordeal behind us.  Let it go already.”


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