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SV 6.11 Justice
Spoilers ahoy.
I have only two complaints about this episode.
(1) Damn, Chloe really is marked for death now, isn't she? I mean, she might have survived knowing Clark's secret, but I can't see how she's going to survive knowing all their secrets. (Unless they're planning on bringing her into the Green Arrow spinoff that they TOTALLY SHOULD MAKE. REALLY.)
(2)Lionel, what was UP with your beard? It made your face look fat, and I didn't like that at all.
Everything else made me squee. Except the Lois-Ollie breakup, which was full of woe, but so wonderfully acted that even though I knew it was coming, it made me cry. How, how, how does someone who's only been on the show about 6 episodes make me care so much about his relationships? God, Lois was breaking my heart in that scene since she was the dumpee, but it was Ollie who actually made me cry. He does the noble self-sacrifice really believably. And God, when he said "This is the moment I'm going to regret for the rest of my life, isn't it" I really lost it. *Sob* Don't GO, Ollie! Or at least have your own spinoff!
Ollie was completely full of win in this episode, actually. I love that his last episode mirrored his first episode, in that he was investigating Lex--though this time Lex is the one kidnapping and torturing people. In some ways, the existence of the Justice League seemed like a retcon, but I still loved the backstories of the gang with Ollie, and how he basically rescued all of them (just like Clark did, except Ollie gave them a purpose).
I also loved the whole Justice League gang, separately and individually. Even the block of wood playing Aquaman seemed more interesting in this episode, though they were wise to limit his dialogue. Bart was particularly fun to watch, from his flirting with Chloe (continuity) to his taunting of Lex to his bonding with Clark. And while I think some of the banter among them was contrived, I did like "You make one hell of a can opener/You'd look good on a can of green beans." I don't know what I think of the decision to commit arson on the facility, however--that seemed a little too vigilante to me. It did give us that great iconic shot of them, though, so I guess they get cool visual points.
Despite my misgivings about the fact that she is now completely marked for death (or maybe the kiss of forgetfulness?), I *loved* that Chloe got to play Oracle in this. (Actually, I'm not up on my DC Canon--is there someone who actually *is* Watchtower?) I was very surprised that Clark chose to tell her after last week, though. I'm honestly not sure I understand his reasoning, either, but I suspect there are upcoming plot reasons for it.
The Luthors were fantastic tonight as well. I expect some people will probably still be wondering about Lionel's motives, but it seems clear to me that he's deeply implicated in 33.1, and he doesn't object to it except insofar as it's a risk to Luthercorp's public image (he doesn't want to make Martha suspicious) or to Clark (again, because of Martha). And that alibi he gave for Clark to me read less like altruistically protecting Clark's secret and more like keeping vital information for himself, away from Lex, like he has always done.
Lex was perfect in this episode, I thought. He's do damn chilling all those times he steps out from the shadows surrounded by his gunmen. And I loved his imaginative torture for Bart. I also really liked the fact that they gave him a plausible motive for his opposition to the league, one that perfectly mirrors Oliver's motive: Ollie built a league of superpowered beings because Lex is building one; Lex is building one because Ollie is building one. Lex' little speech about terrorists to his dad sounded a lot like future Lex Luthor's presidential campaign. And while I want to make clear that I don't actually condone what Lex is doing--he's definitely gone into evil territory, experimenting on human subjects against their will, and torturing people for information--I do very much appreciate that they are giving him believable motives for this.
We're not *completely* into heroes v. villains mode, though, because the heroes' means are still sometimes questionable. Ollie hired thugs to kidnap Lex, and was therefore morally responsible for Lex being tortured and Lana endangered; he also tried to kill Lex, as we were reminded tonight. Ollie is improving, a little--his arrow only nicked Lex tonight, and that was deliberate--but I really don't think arson is justified. Lex was not completely out of line to refer to the league as terrorists, tonight; certainly all those folks committing arson for the environment or animal rights these days get labelled as terrorists, too.
One final note on the Lollie breakup. We also got confirmation that Victor broke up with his girlfriend, and with the Clark-Lana split that makes three failed relationships because of the hazards of being superpowered. I don't think this bodes well for Clark-anyone shippers at any time in the near future!
I hope that was coherent. I was typing it while watching Gray's anatomy, and
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since I was sobbing like a baby through the whole thing, my concentration was not, perhaps at its best. Oh, George! Oh GOD. I was crying off and on through the whole thing, because I was sure his dad was going to die, but when his whole family turned to him for the decision, I started sobbing and didn't stop, basically, until the end of the show. So basically it's been a weepy night for me. Oh, and that scene with Cristina and George at the end KILLED me. "I don't know how to live in a world without my dad in it." *Hugs George tight*
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I have only two complaints about this episode.
(1) Damn, Chloe really is marked for death now, isn't she? I mean, she might have survived knowing Clark's secret, but I can't see how she's going to survive knowing all their secrets. (Unless they're planning on bringing her into the Green Arrow spinoff that they TOTALLY SHOULD MAKE. REALLY.)
(2)Lionel, what was UP with your beard? It made your face look fat, and I didn't like that at all.
Everything else made me squee. Except the Lois-Ollie breakup, which was full of woe, but so wonderfully acted that even though I knew it was coming, it made me cry. How, how, how does someone who's only been on the show about 6 episodes make me care so much about his relationships? God, Lois was breaking my heart in that scene since she was the dumpee, but it was Ollie who actually made me cry. He does the noble self-sacrifice really believably. And God, when he said "This is the moment I'm going to regret for the rest of my life, isn't it" I really lost it. *Sob* Don't GO, Ollie! Or at least have your own spinoff!
Ollie was completely full of win in this episode, actually. I love that his last episode mirrored his first episode, in that he was investigating Lex--though this time Lex is the one kidnapping and torturing people. In some ways, the existence of the Justice League seemed like a retcon, but I still loved the backstories of the gang with Ollie, and how he basically rescued all of them (just like Clark did, except Ollie gave them a purpose).
I also loved the whole Justice League gang, separately and individually. Even the block of wood playing Aquaman seemed more interesting in this episode, though they were wise to limit his dialogue. Bart was particularly fun to watch, from his flirting with Chloe (continuity) to his taunting of Lex to his bonding with Clark. And while I think some of the banter among them was contrived, I did like "You make one hell of a can opener/You'd look good on a can of green beans." I don't know what I think of the decision to commit arson on the facility, however--that seemed a little too vigilante to me. It did give us that great iconic shot of them, though, so I guess they get cool visual points.
Despite my misgivings about the fact that she is now completely marked for death (or maybe the kiss of forgetfulness?), I *loved* that Chloe got to play Oracle in this. (Actually, I'm not up on my DC Canon--is there someone who actually *is* Watchtower?) I was very surprised that Clark chose to tell her after last week, though. I'm honestly not sure I understand his reasoning, either, but I suspect there are upcoming plot reasons for it.
The Luthors were fantastic tonight as well. I expect some people will probably still be wondering about Lionel's motives, but it seems clear to me that he's deeply implicated in 33.1, and he doesn't object to it except insofar as it's a risk to Luthercorp's public image (he doesn't want to make Martha suspicious) or to Clark (again, because of Martha). And that alibi he gave for Clark to me read less like altruistically protecting Clark's secret and more like keeping vital information for himself, away from Lex, like he has always done.
Lex was perfect in this episode, I thought. He's do damn chilling all those times he steps out from the shadows surrounded by his gunmen. And I loved his imaginative torture for Bart. I also really liked the fact that they gave him a plausible motive for his opposition to the league, one that perfectly mirrors Oliver's motive: Ollie built a league of superpowered beings because Lex is building one; Lex is building one because Ollie is building one. Lex' little speech about terrorists to his dad sounded a lot like future Lex Luthor's presidential campaign. And while I want to make clear that I don't actually condone what Lex is doing--he's definitely gone into evil territory, experimenting on human subjects against their will, and torturing people for information--I do very much appreciate that they are giving him believable motives for this.
We're not *completely* into heroes v. villains mode, though, because the heroes' means are still sometimes questionable. Ollie hired thugs to kidnap Lex, and was therefore morally responsible for Lex being tortured and Lana endangered; he also tried to kill Lex, as we were reminded tonight. Ollie is improving, a little--his arrow only nicked Lex tonight, and that was deliberate--but I really don't think arson is justified. Lex was not completely out of line to refer to the league as terrorists, tonight; certainly all those folks committing arson for the environment or animal rights these days get labelled as terrorists, too.
One final note on the Lollie breakup. We also got confirmation that Victor broke up with his girlfriend, and with the Clark-Lana split that makes three failed relationships because of the hazards of being superpowered. I don't think this bodes well for Clark-anyone shippers at any time in the near future!
I hope that was coherent. I was typing it while watching Gray's anatomy, and
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*Don't mock my spoiler space; people reading down from the review will miss the cut-tag
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since I was sobbing like a baby through the whole thing, my concentration was not, perhaps at its best. Oh, George! Oh GOD. I was crying off and on through the whole thing, because I was sure his dad was going to die, but when his whole family turned to him for the decision, I started sobbing and didn't stop, basically, until the end of the show. So basically it's been a weepy night for me. Oh, and that scene with Cristina and George at the end KILLED me. "I don't know how to live in a world without my dad in it." *Hugs George tight*
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