Product: Smallville: The Complete Ninth Season (2009)
Rating: 4.0
Season 9 was Surprisingly Good
I have to say, by the end of season 8 I had no faith that the writers of Smallville could do better. They proved me wrong. This is quite litterally the best season of Smallville so far, and it takes a lot of talent to take a show that's been running for almost 10 years and make it fresh and wildly entertaining again. This season stayed focused on its main and sub plot points (there were several of them, and they were spread out very evenly throughout the season) better than any of the other season ever had, and really did not touch much on the obscure, "what the heck does this have to do with anything" side stories they tend to throw in. Don't get me wrong, they are fun every now and again, but in the past the writers would go a little overkill on random story after random story, only throwing in nuggets of lore to keep the main plot running, and really only be focused on the first two and last two episodes of the season, and that would get really annoying, really fast.In any case, if you're a Smallville fan that doesn't watch the show regularly (I have too many obligations to dedicate time for watching TV shows), and you buy the season sets like I do to catch up, this one is a definite buy. If you have lost faith in the show years ago thanks to its so-so writing, this is the time to get back into it. The show is wrapping up, and it seems they plan on going out with a bang for the last two seasons of the show.This show will be sorely missed when it is gone, however I am really looking forward to Season 10!