Smallville: Turbulence

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Ok, I'm not sure which actually qualifies as the A or B plot, since the Chloe-Jimmy-Davis part of the episode was so interminable it seemed like it took up most of the episode, but I hated that plot and loved the Clark-Tess storyline. Just so you know what you're getting into.

Things I loved

1. Clark in the suit. GUH. Also, Clark really going for the RedBlueBlur thing to give people hope, and also Clark's adorable quickchange thing, especially in the phone booth. Hee!

2. Tess teasing Clark about his backpack, because HELL YES. Also it was cute and flirty. (Not that I'm cheating on my Clark/Lois love, but let's be real--you'd flirt too if you worked with him, and it was fun to watch).

3. Tess in red. Can we make it a law that she has to wear more red? HOTNESS.

4. Tess's whole scheme, which I guessed was a scheme, was lovely and brilliant and worthy of Lex. (Are we 100% sure she isn't a female Lex clone? Because I really got that vibe from her today--especially using that characteristic Lexian device of "I'll spill my most personal secrets to get you to open up to me" but also having a backup plan).

5. Clark defending the authenticity of Lex's friendship, at least in the early years. (And duh Lex was obsessed. That was true love there. Which I halfway expected Clark to *say* at one point. I guess my Clex isn't dead after all!)

6. Clark coming up with a semi-convincing lie about the parachute. (And also, earlier, the dirty underwear). You're getting almost good at this subterfuge stuff, Clark--good job!

7. Jimmy and Chloe breaking up. Oh, I'm sorry, is that supposed to make me sad? I was cheering, I swear.

Things I'm meh about

1. The Davis storyline doesn't bore me--I am interested in his struggle against evil--but connecting it to the love triangle of complete boringness makes me a lot less interested in it than I otherwise would be.

Things I hated

1. The love triangle of boringness. OH MY GOD SHOOT ME NOW. It's been a while since I hated a Smallville character, but I pretty much outright hate Jimmy, and find every plotline surrounding him to completely suck the life out of the show.

First of all, the "Davis gaslights Jimmy" plot would have been a lot more interesting if they had made it a little more ambiguous about whether Jimmy actually was just having nightmares or not--at least leave the audience a little suspense, please. Second, I would have to actually care about Chloe's relationship with Jimmy to care about this love triangle, and I really really don't.

2. Jimmy as action hero? RLY? When he's in so much pain he's about to become addicted to painkillers? RLY????
And the whole Jimmy-as-drug-addict plotline is so eye-rollingly laughable I may actually just start fast-forwarding through scenes in Smallville, which I have not done in 8 years of faithful viewing.

3. Chloe? You need a decent plotline stat. Preferably one with no romance whatsoever. (I know there are Davis/Chloe shippers out there, and I guess that's a better ship than Chloe/Jimmy, but the whole beauty and the beast subtext of it just isn't doing it for me.)