Chris
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I quit. I got roped into this show based on some positive word of mouth, and I walked through the seasons quickly; even enjoyed some..
My problem early on was an evil twist: I found Lex far more likable and understandable then Clark. Now that Lex is firmly a "bad guy", it still hasn't done anything to redeem Clark, who's more of a shallow doofus then ever before. He may be one of the most co-dependant super heros I've ever seen.
Outside of completely writing his family off the show (he basically runs the farm by himself, I suppose) along with early season characters, Clark relies so heavily on his friends that he might as well say "I'm the super-hero with ZERO instincts, and I pout a lot, please help me"
This show was fun for me to watch up through the middle of Season 6, where I could reasonable watch, rub my hands together, and root for Lex's plans. But then his character changed, became evil, sure, but also hard to really follow, and Clark didn't change.
So now I don't have a character I can even cynically root for. I'm still not at all convinced Lana isn't a body snatcher (her weird understanding of the lab last season, her miraculous genious at planning domination, explosions, and escape are mind bending coming from a girl who didn't go to college and struggled to figure out coffee budget as a barrista) but all of that seems to be blushed over as though it doesn't matter.
The show now has so many loose threads that I can't even tell wth matters and what is just sloppy writing. So I'll assume it's all sloppy writing.
I'm totally out; enjoy Season 8, I hear Clark learns to climb trees really fast, so fast you'd think he'd spring into the sky. But then it just doesn't work out, he's all freaked out by birds nests or something.
My problem early on was an evil twist: I found Lex far more likable and understandable then Clark. Now that Lex is firmly a "bad guy", it still hasn't done anything to redeem Clark, who's more of a shallow doofus then ever before. He may be one of the most co-dependant super heros I've ever seen.
Outside of completely writing his family off the show (he basically runs the farm by himself, I suppose) along with early season characters, Clark relies so heavily on his friends that he might as well say "I'm the super-hero with ZERO instincts, and I pout a lot, please help me"
This show was fun for me to watch up through the middle of Season 6, where I could reasonable watch, rub my hands together, and root for Lex's plans. But then his character changed, became evil, sure, but also hard to really follow, and Clark didn't change.
So now I don't have a character I can even cynically root for. I'm still not at all convinced Lana isn't a body snatcher (her weird understanding of the lab last season, her miraculous genious at planning domination, explosions, and escape are mind bending coming from a girl who didn't go to college and struggled to figure out coffee budget as a barrista) but all of that seems to be blushed over as though it doesn't matter.
The show now has so many loose threads that I can't even tell wth matters and what is just sloppy writing. So I'll assume it's all sloppy writing.
I'm totally out; enjoy Season 8, I hear Clark learns to climb trees really fast, so fast you'd think he'd spring into the sky. But then it just doesn't work out, he's all freaked out by birds nests or something.