Product: Smallville: The Complete Ninth Season (2009)
Rating: 1.0
Not my Superman!
You know your childhood has been ruined when you can't stand the sight of Clark Kent, the alter ego of your once hero. Limping into its 9th season, Smallville stars Tom Welling, Allison Mack, Erica Durance, and Justin Hartley.The season starts with Clark Kent (Tom Welling) acting like a Grade A jerk to everyone in his life that ever meant anything to him. He is training with his psychotic father to fulfill his destiny, finally, right? No. We still don't get our Superman, not even close, he still can't fly and he wears Batman black as his "Blur" costume.Clark Kent is figuratively dead leaving Chloe Sullivan (Allison Mack) and Oliver (Justin Hartley) on their own. Chloe is left to look for her lost cousin (Erica Durance) and mourn her dead husband alone.Later, we see that Lois is back with a hitchhiker that confuses me more than intrigues me. As Alia dies, she gives Clark his father's watch. Interesting right? Not really, later in the season we find that this plot goes nowhere.All this drama caused by Jimmy OIsen's death. Yes, I'll say it again, Jimmy Olsen. Not even the real Jimmy Olsen to boot, but an imposter, Henry James Olsen.The first episode is the beginning of a mess of a season. Just wait till you get to the part of the season where Clark inexplicably loves Lois. Or the part where he lost his humanity when he couldn't find her (Pandora). Also, he doesn't trust Chloe, the girl that stuck by him till the end. Retcons galore!The Clark/Lois romance stinks of network interference. Only in bizarre world could this Clark Kent and this less than inferior Lois end up together. Clark is an immature totalitarian thug and Lois continues to be a buffoon.Chloe Sullivan is pushed back to the sidelines. Boobs over brains rules in CW land, I guess. The more Lois is shoved down your throat, the less Chloe you'll see. You may block the sun with a finger, but its always there. I look forward to seeing Allison shine once again sometime soon.Don't get me started on villains. Zod (Callum Blue) is a joke compared to Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum) or even last years Davis Bloom/Doomsday (Sam Witwer). As the season progresses you do get some good moments with Tess Mercer (Cassidy Freedman) and Amanda Waller (Pam Grier).All and all a terrible show. Nothing like seasons 1 through 5 where you could see a hero emerging. Smallville, thank you for killing my Superman.