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Smallville: Tomb
Hmm. My first thought about this episode was that not only has Lana taken Clark's's old place with Lex (going to him with all her important problems and asking him for favors), but Chloe has completely taken Lex's place for Clark, as well (there were too many parallels--and direct references--to the Shattered/Asylum arc not to be deliberate).
And even though Chloe is tied with Lex as my favorite character on Smallville, it kind of hurt that the lessons (if any) that Clark learned from Shattered/Asylum--never to let a friend get sent to Belle Reve again--were getting carried out for Chloe's benefit rather than Lex's. *Sniffle*
(Though, frankly, if anything this storyline showed that even if Clark *had* rescued Lex, it wouldn't have helped much--geez, if Chloe had really been having a breakdown rather than being possessed by an evil spirit, she'd probably be dead by now).
Still, I loved getting a Chloe-centered episode. They did a good job with the horror, I thought--especially that scene with Lois and Chloe trapped in the basement. Damn, AM is always good, but ED *really* was awesome in that scene. I *love* Lois being all protective of her cousin. (Though I wish the writers hadn't made Lois so stupid as not to lock the door when that creepy orderly had just left. But that I blame on their bad writing, not on Lois).
I wish we had gotten to see Chloe's mom at the end, but still, I'm really glad that Chloe did go to see her, and I *love* that Clark pushed her into it. (Chloe's always pushed him--sometimes inappropriately--to deal with his past, so it was nice to see that reversed, for once). Really, this episode is definitely showing Clark maturing, as an investigator (having to track down bad guys without Chloe's help!), as a friend (that final conversation with Chloe at the end), and as a son (I *love* that he's the one persuading Martha to take the senate seat.) Now if only he would remember that he and Lana broke up!
Lex was very interesting in this, I thought. I think volunteering to help Lana get Chloe medical help was a genuine desire to help Lana, but it of course would have served to help him find out the secrets Chloe is keeping about Clark, and so we're finally moving on to a Lex characterization worthy of the real Lex Luthor, where everything he does will be for dual (or multiple) motives.
Finally, once again AOT really steals the show. I can't figure out *when* in the timeline of her life Martha was supposed to have been a "corporate animal" (didn't she marry Jonathan right out of college?), but I loved that line and the scene with Clark when she decided to be senator. But even more, I loved that scene with Lionel--she had barely *any* lines in the last half of it, and she conveyed so much just with her eyes and her expression. I am *really* getting excited about this storyline, if only because it gives AOT a chance to shine, even if they *do* decide to let Martha get played by Lionel. (I'm torn on how I feel about that plot, because I would really love to see Mionel, but I can't figure out any way the writers could get there *without* Martha being played by Lionel.)
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Hey Becky! *waves* I got to see ep and it's great to hear your thoughts on it too.
Then after Lana leaves, Lex is thinking, 'this could totally work for me, Clark is *way* closer to Chloe than he used to be and *way* further away from Lana. There *has* to be a reason for this. And its then that his motives come in to play, which is why he is a little creepy at the hospital.
Yes--that's a really interesting point. As you and
this means the Rift will be about something that isn't Lana, that its about *Lex* and *Clark* and their rapidly diverging paths and goals
Yes. For me the Rift is about their growth. Lana plays a part in their growth, for both of them, and she often functions as a symbol or reflection of where they are on that road, but Lana's certainly not the only instigating factor. I found Clark's development in this episode very interesting. He's maturing on his own now. He's devloping more subtle ways of acting (like in the hospital where he doesn't react with anger to Lex) and that's leading him off into his future. I do see them on diverging paths now. It's interesting, huh?!
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