Product: Smallville: The Complete Ninth Season (2009)
Rating: 4.0
Please, PLEASE let Clark fly!!
I have stuck with this show from the beginning, and now I am torn about how I feel. The show looks fantastic as always; all of the scenes and shots look amazing. The acting is not the problem. All of the cast are doing a great job. There are several annoying problems with the storyline that prevent me from really enjoying this.First, Clark should be able to fly by now. I know, I know, there was that "no flights, no tights" rule back in 2001. I also know that no one then could have guessed that this show would have made it nine seasons. Kara is a teenager and she can fly. Clark is about 24 by now, so he should be able to fly.Second, there are so many twists and turns in the plot that you would need a notebook and a flowchart to keep track of it all. I miss the early years when all you had to keep track of was how evil Lex was this week, and the freak of the week that would either be dead or in the loony bin by the end of the episode.Also, is Oliver's secret the worst kept secret in all of Metropolis? Even Lois knows that one. It seems he's pretty casual about admitting who he is.Now that I've complained, here's what I liked about this season. I did like the "Absolute Justice" two-parter. Even though I had not even heard of any of the comic book heroes in it, I still enjoyed it a lot. I like Lois and Clark's romance progressing, and I also like that Lois figured out Clark's secret. Thankfully they did not drag out the angst as much as with Lana. Major Zod actually was a better addition than I thought he would be. The "is he evil or not" uncertainty was interesting.So, for season 10, the last one, I get the feeling that they are going to let it all hang out; pull out all the stops and go for broke. I think it will be the best one yet. My questions are, how long will we have to wait to see Clark flying? How will anyone be fooled by Clark's disguise of a pair of glasses, when he has not worn them for all these years? How long until Lois clues Clark in that she knows his secret? It'll be interesting to find out.