Is this the last season of Smallville? (spoilers likely)

[WarmNPrickly]

I actually havent watched todays episode yet, but I've got a good idea where its going these days so I'm not concerned. I ask the question because I wonder if anybody has heard anything specific about it. The fact is, unlike in other seasons where they dance around ultimate end, they seam to be marching head first into the Clark Kent/Superman/Louis Lane shtick. I expect he will be wearing glasses as CK any minute now. Any ambiguity about where Chloe belongs was ended in the last episode where she was clearly evil. Either she's dead, or she's a villain. Maybe an outside chance that she recovers to save the planet, but frankly the brain overload thing was clearly meant to indicate that she was not a good person right now.

Hello?

Does anybody here watch this show anymore?

[Stuffy]

I’ve been wondering the same thing. But I’m curious, I remember watching last week, but other than that moment when she shoved Green Arrow across the room, I didn’t notice any other evilness. Granted shoving someone 20 feet isn’t exactly model behavior, but it came across to me more as if she wasn’t in control of herself rather that any intent to harm him. Did I miss something?

[WarmNPrickly]

There was that dude that got your memories from touching you. He touched Clark. At the end of the episode, Chloe was talking to him and he brought it up. Then she touched him. Chloe being the superbrain that she is now, overloaded his brain to near death. It was quite obvious that this is precisely what she had intended to do. The obvious implication, was that Chloe was becoming moraly questionable. IMO, if Chloe isn't evil, she's got a very evil side that may kill her.

[jackdavinci]

The ratings are doing very well, so they'll probably get at least another season, if not two.

I no longer fear the death of Chloe. It used to be a fear because 1) she's not in the comics and 2) she was the big reporter girl. But now that Lois and Clark are reporters and she has her own thing, plus the fact that they got rid of Lana and Luthor, there's no reason to get rid of her. She's basically a hybrid of the comic characters of Oracle and Lois's little sister. And she's popular with the viewers.

[C K Dexter Haven]

I thought this show ran out of steam many seasons ago. I'm surprised it's still on the air.

[Enderw24]

One thing I don't like about this season is where Clark works.
Last season left gave him enough freedom in character that, combined with all his powers, by this season he literally could have done anything he wanted anywhere in the world. Anything at all. So what happens?

A guy with one year of college, and no experience in journalism save for a little dabbling in high school half a decade ago, and no real drive in writing (up to and including now) becomes a reporter for one of the largest papers in the country. Said paper, by the way, is owned, opperated, and surrounded by LuthorCorp people who quite naturally want to keep tabs on his every move.

Basically he volunteered to walk into the lion's den because he had to do something with his life and...continue to go incognito? This just doesn't make any sense. They completely forced him to go in a direction his character wasn't developing, despite what the comic books say.

[DirkGntly]

Ok, I had to spoiler-tag this, just in case, even though the OP indicates spoilers are likely.

SPOILER:

The whole "Chloe-is-out-of-control-you-can-tell-because-her-eyes-went-white-and-she-shoved-Green-Arrow-across-the-room" thing was a setup for a "Chloe and fortress of solitude reset." This week, her brain went into overload, as Brainiac started to take control and she started losing memories. To put it in a nutshell, Clark couldn't let that happen to Chloe, so he took the crystal to the arctic and re-built the fortress of solitude, then brought Chloe, who had passed out and lost all of her memory. He had a heart-to-heart with dear ol' Dad, Jor-El, and Jor-El removed the Brainiac infection from Chloe, and restored her memory - except, of course, for her knowing about Clark's powers. This was at Clark's request, since he surmised that Chloe would have never been put into all this danger if she hadn't been protecting his secret.
There was also a sub-plot about a Kryptonian symbol for "Doom" and some of the Brainiac-oil that leaked out of Chloe's head during the memory-refresh has now infected the fortress of solitude.

Have fun, kiddies!!

[Shark Sandwich]

With the whole paramedic = Doomsday thing, it sure feels like the last season. Unless they pick up after the DOS.

I thought I read somewhere that during the series run, Clark will never wear the costume. The producers never intended it.

[Airblairxxx]

Originally Posted by WarmNPrickly

I actually havent watched todays episode yet, but I've got a good idea where its going these days so I'm not concerned. I ask the question because I wonder if anybody has heard anything specific about it. The fact is, unlike in other seasons where they dance around ultimate end, they seam to be marching head first into the Clark Kent/Superman/Louis Lane shtick.

Now that's what I'd call a creative reboot . . .

[Love Rhombus]

Originally Posted by Shark Sandwich

With the whole paramedic = Doomsday thing, it sure feels like the last season. Unless they pick up after the DOS.

I thought I read somewhere that during the series run, Clark will never wear the costume. The producers never intended it.

Ah, but they've had a change of command recently. One can still hope. The "no flights, no tights" rule is getting increasingly pointless IMHO, since he can't be SuperClark forever.

Davis the medic has really grown on me-I wasn't sure what to make of the idea of Doomsday having a human form, but I like the way it's gone. He's done a good job with it, and it's neat having someone who truly is the opposite life story of Mr. Kent around.

And I love Chloe. Ok, lust. But this show should have an ending point, hell all shows should, and they ought to have the good sense to know that.

Can't wait for the Legion episode.

[Jelymag]

Originally Posted by jackdavinci

She's basically a hybrid of the comic characters of Oracle and Lois's little sister.

Wasn't Oracle really Batgirl?


I frankly think it turned out to be a much better show than anybody ever thought. I like it for the most part, but can't imagine too many other places for it to go that don't involve the big red cape. I actually would like that as the ending, whether the producers intended it or not. Most episodes I end up thinking "Damn it Clark, just fly already!" FWIW, my husband's favorite idea is that Clark serendipitously meets and makes friends with a young billionaire names Bruce Wayne.

[jackdavinci]

Originally Posted by Jelymag

Wasn't Oracle really Batgirl?

Barbara Gordon was Batgirl until Joker shot her and she was paralyzed form the waist down. Afterwards, she became Oracle, a behind the scenes Bat computer operator and mission coordinator for heroes at large, but especially for her own team of girl heroes, the Birds of Prey.

So Oracle is Batgirl in a wheelchair with a computer.

[Love Rhombus]

Originally Posted by Jelymag

Wasn't Oracle really Batgirl?


I frankly think it turned out to be a much better show than anybody ever thought. I like it for the most part, but can't imagine too many other places for it to go that don't involve the big red cape. I actually would like that as the ending, whether the producers intended it or not. Most episodes I end up thinking "Damn it Clark, just fly already!" FWIW, my husband's favorite idea is that Clark serendipitously meets and makes friends with a young billionaire names Bruce Wayne.

I don't know if you know, but they almost did have Bruce on Smallville until DC stepped in because of the upcoming movie, as I under stand it. So it turned into some stupid limp ending.

[ouryL]

As I understand it, they are prepared for another season, if they get one.