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Smallville: Instinct
Things I liked
OH CLARK. Why have you not been wearing gorgeous dark dress shirts in every episode? HUMINA.
Maxima. She's a great antagonist, and I really kind of loved her throwdown with Lois. Of course, the only reason I've even heard of Maxima was that story by
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astolat, so I have no idea how well she meshes with DC canon, but I certainly enjoyed watching her tear Clark's shirt off.About half of the Lois-Clark banter. Some of it seemed a little too forced, but most of the time I am really enjoying it.
About half of the Chloe plot: specifically, the fact that she has a good reason not to be talking to Clark about her new powers: she's used her superbrain to analyze the situation and actually thinks he can't help her find a solution. (I also liked that she was wrong, and that Clark kept trying--but her explanation to him really made sense to me). I also REALLY liked all her encounters with Tess, especially the first one, where she made it clear that she'd faced down Luthors before, and Tess was no Lex Luthor. DAMN. More of this, please please please Smallville writers, and less of the manufactured romantic angst.
Things that drove me crazy
Oh, please I can't seriously believe she kept that letter in the first place after the response she got, and why oh why are they bringing the Chlark back up? Ok, the resolution at the end made up for it a little, but I don't really see why they had to go there in the first place.
The whole Chimmy plot. I really don't hate Jimmy (though I think they should mostly keep him for comic relief), but I hate the Chimmy so much right now I was really hoping Maxima would kill him, and I *don't* think that's what the writers were aiming for with that plotline.
Things that made me go hmmm
Is X LEX???????? (Hey, I can have pipedreams, can't I?) Alternately, perhaps Maxima already has Lex in Almerac and just wanted a threesome with Clark?
Didn't Dr. Grohl get killed off sometime last year?
bop_radar, pay no attention to that stray thought, what I really meant to say was, hmm, the stolen crystal can rebuild Jor-El and the fortress, hmm? I suspect this foreshadows Chloe actually needing to be saved from complete Brainiac takeover--shall we take bets as to whether this will be November or February sweeps?
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Oh Lord, I forgot about her...crap.
Your icon cracks me up. I can totally see Lois bringing out the strap on. And Clark freaking out. Until he lets Lois talk him into it (was there a doubt? *G*).