Clark lives out a different life while trapped inside his own mind and experiences a world where he’s still with Lana, Mama Kent is shacking up with Lionel and Lex survived the accident on the bridge a little more leglessly than he remembered.
And, despite the title, David Bowie is thankfully nowhere to be found.
The Random:
1. Clark’s opening sequence in his own personal Cuckoo’s Nest really gets his confusion nailed down and echoes the episode of Buffy where she was almost convinced her entire career as a Slayer was entirely in her head, and the Keyser Soze moment where the doctor supposedly reveals all the characters from the show were based on objects and names he saw in the institution was a lot of Easter Egg fun.
2. There’s a very dreamlike quality about the episode, intentionally so, and the low droning noise constantly running through it and the eerie sounds randomly reaching crescendos pull you into Clark’s “psychosis.”
3. It’s nice to know that every version of Lana in the multiverse is useless. It’s good to have a constant to fall back on.
The Awesome:
1. Each revelation Clark encounters is a bigger mindscrew than the last. It was one thing for him to find his mom was married to Lionel, but Lex being wheelchair bound with no legs was a big blow. And the rest of the cast turn in great performances playing slightly different versions of themselves.
2. The highlight of the episode is Chloe’s role, going from faithful friend to questionable psychotic before finally getting shot while proclaiming she knows the truth.
3. Once more, J’onn J’onnz steps up to help Clark out of danger and his role as a mentor is a solid reminder of how he’s been seen in the comics in various incarnations of the JLA. Watching him played by Phil Morris of Seinfeld’s Jackie Chiles fame is also good for a giggle or two.
The WTF?!:
1. Even for a fictional institution, this place is pretty jacked up. The orderlies are abusive, the patients openly mock one another’s issues in group therapy sessions, and no one really seems to want to help anyone. Actually, that’s kind of like all the medical establishments in Smallville, isn’t it?
2. Forget about what J’onn told you, Clark, or anything Chloe said, the fact that Lana claims you belong with her for the rest of your life should be the only wake up call you need to realize you really don’t want this life.
3. The Phantom Zone escapees each seem to have a different power set to put Clark through the wringer, but is it possible for us to see him actually fight one of them for more than five seconds? C’mon, Smallville. He’s had more epic battles against the kids from Home Improvement.
And, despite the title, David Bowie is thankfully nowhere to be found.
The Random:
1. Clark’s opening sequence in his own personal Cuckoo’s Nest really gets his confusion nailed down and echoes the episode of Buffy where she was almost convinced her entire career as a Slayer was entirely in her head, and the Keyser Soze moment where the doctor supposedly reveals all the characters from the show were based on objects and names he saw in the institution was a lot of Easter Egg fun.
2. There’s a very dreamlike quality about the episode, intentionally so, and the low droning noise constantly running through it and the eerie sounds randomly reaching crescendos pull you into Clark’s “psychosis.”
3. It’s nice to know that every version of Lana in the multiverse is useless. It’s good to have a constant to fall back on.
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Honestly, I’m surprised more residents in Smallville don’t wind up like this
given all the crap they regularly experience.
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The Awesome:
1. Each revelation Clark encounters is a bigger mindscrew than the last. It was one thing for him to find his mom was married to Lionel, but Lex being wheelchair bound with no legs was a big blow. And the rest of the cast turn in great performances playing slightly different versions of themselves.
2. The highlight of the episode is Chloe’s role, going from faithful friend to questionable psychotic before finally getting shot while proclaiming she knows the truth.
3. Once more, J’onn J’onnz steps up to help Clark out of danger and his role as a mentor is a solid reminder of how he’s been seen in the comics in various incarnations of the JLA. Watching him played by Phil Morris of Seinfeld’s Jackie Chiles fame is also good for a giggle or two.
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“You’re welcome for saving your ass again. Now if you’ll excuse me,
I have to say something enigmatic, make my eyes glow and leave without
explaining anything…”
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1. Even for a fictional institution, this place is pretty jacked up. The orderlies are abusive, the patients openly mock one another’s issues in group therapy sessions, and no one really seems to want to help anyone. Actually, that’s kind of like all the medical establishments in Smallville, isn’t it?
2. Forget about what J’onn told you, Clark, or anything Chloe said, the fact that Lana claims you belong with her for the rest of your life should be the only wake up call you need to realize you really don’t want this life.
3. The Phantom Zone escapees each seem to have a different power set to put Clark through the wringer, but is it possible for us to see him actually fight one of them for more than five seconds? C’mon, Smallville. He’s had more epic battles against the kids from Home Improvement.
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Given the chance of being stuck in Crazytown forever, or with Lana forever,
Option A seems your best choice, dude, trust me. |
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