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The phantom zone bit was a little cheesy, especially the effects, but I did like the CGI Fortress of Solitude, though it was pretty obvious, given the budget of the show, it was acceptable.
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Same here. On TV, if the scene itself is working, I'm willing to cut the F/X some slack. The scene itself was cool enough that the effects, while noticably less than 100%, got the job done.
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I really appreciate the fact that neither the Phantom Zone nor the Fortress of Solitude were monkeyed around with from the films, a definite plus IMO.
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It was stange to see the show go so retro all of a sudden, but it worked for me since I love the original. The only thing that was strange was that when they villains get trapped in the phantom zone, the background in the glass was black. I thought it would be transparent to the room behind them.
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The confession scene between Clark and Chloe is the highlight of the night, I knew that he would own up to her about his powers, but to spill the beans and tell her everything was quite unexpected and a big surprise.
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I thought they missed an opportunity here. The scene was really strong as it was, but I would have liked a Pete mention. It would have made Chloe's instant acceptance even more powerful in contrast to his freak out.[quote]I had to do a double take when Lionel said "The desiples of Zod..." ZOD!
Me too! Definitely the episode's "What that Fuck?!?" moment.
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Also, if that was supposed to be Ursa and Non, they went out like pusses, too easily IMO.
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Something tells me they're going to be coming back...
[quote]Now, his mere presance on-screen brings with it an uneasy feeling of subtle dread that I must applaud the show for creating slowly over the past 4 seasons.
The actual transformation only started towards the end of last season. But I agree, the build-up, the revealing of his many character failings, have made the transformation much more believable. When Lex was the one who found Lana, I actually thought she was in danger. That's real drama.
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In case you missed it, you can see one of the shots of a person floating at the time Krypton's destruction from the 1978 film among the images for a brief moment.
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I caught that too! A really nice moment
[quote]My only caveat is Clark losing his powers...again. This has been overdone, IMO, and really it's rather dumb. But that aside, good things ahead.
My main problem with it was that his previous loss of powers wasn't even acknowledged. He gives the same reasons why it will be a good thing, and I'm thinking to myself, "Hello! The world just almost fell fucking apart! And don't you remember all the shit that came down with the lightning transference incident?" Ideally, the characters should be growing. The weakest moment of the episode, in my opinion.
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I can't say I'm surprised by the Clark/Lana love interest gaining steam.. but it will be interesting to see whether clark fesses up to all his secrets or not. My guess, he doesn't .. and they break up again. But, who knows.. maybe they'll surprise me.
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That would be the only way to make that tired storyline interesting for me, so I hope so...
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regarding Chloe freezing in the FOS, I liked that that happened because it shows that she is a human being who can't withstand those kinds of temperatures
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Me too! It was surprisingly perceptive for this show.
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Kind of surprised to see this enthusiasm for the new title sequence. I really liked the old one, showing with the locations what the people symbolized and contributed to Clark's development.
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I feel the same way. This show has more of a down-home feel to it, and the new credits are almost excessively sophisticated.
