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Smallville 6.14 Trespass
First of all, I thought a lot of the sequences in this episode--especially the one where the photographer was chasing Lana in the hospital--were beautifully shot. I'm not really a big horror fan, but I thought that as a horror episode this was quite well done, even though the identity of the stalker was pretty damn obvious. In fact, KK might consider making horror movies--she does the traumatized but stalwart heroine thing very, very well. And if you will pardon a shallow observation, she looked amazing in that purple robe in the opening scene. And I have to continue to give KK props for her acting this season; I saw the last few minutes of a rerun of a season 1 ep right before this started, and it was absolutely mind-boggling how much she's improved in the last two seasons. Even when she obviously had a cold, she was fantastic to watch. That scene where she convinces stalkerguy that she never wanted any of this and she was trapped? Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.
And Lana was very interesting in this episode, too. I was rather impressed by the way she utilized her legitimate peril to continue investigating Clark. On the one hand, as Chloe pointed out, she put herself in danger to protect his secret, and yet she was playing on her friends' desire to help her to continue investigating. I suppose I ought to be appalled at the way she was exploiting the Kents' hospitality, but I was more amused than anything. And AMAZED at the continuity with her ex-meteorite necklace. I was happy that Chloe is smart enough to password protect important files on her computer, though.
I don't know if Chloe and Jimmy are getting back together for real or not, but damn. I'll take Jimmy if Chloe doesn't want him. He was amazing tonight--I *loved* him threatening Clark--a girl like that is worth spending your life in a body cast. Oh, Jimmy. And then helping out Clark when he was the last person in the world Jimmy wanted to help. Chloe, you need to appreciate that boy!
The thing that impressed me about the final Lexana scene is how much better Lana is getting at lying to Lex. I guess that's a good thing? I wish they would let those two actually kiss, though. For an engaged couple, they are remarkably sexless.
Though that's ok--clearly all of Lex's sexual energy is still directed toward Clark. Wasn't that final scene fantastic? God. For once Clark actually APOLOGIZED for something that he needed to apologize for. I was so impressed, even if Lex wasn't. And here they are, breaking up again, even though it won't take anymore than Clark's breakups with Lana ever do. But damn, Lex pwned that scene. "What I want is to make Lana happy for the rest of your life and for you to be there on our wedding day to see what you lost." Ha ha, Clark, you could have had
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In the early seasons, I disliked Lana intensely. I'm glad that I've since been able to come to like her. This doesn't mean that I don't still want to whack her upside the head sometimes, or that I don't get tired of the continual return to Clark/Lana, but it makes the show easier for me to watch now that I'm not always cringing away from her presence.
And I really liked Lana in this episode, despite wanting to, again, whack her upside the head for violating Chloe's computer and Clark's room. On the other hand, I was also rather amused and a bit admiring at her persistence into investigating the weirdnesses of Clark Kent.
(OK, I will admit here, I don't remember how exactly the meteorite necklace became an ex-meteorite, so that scene didn't have the resonance for me that it should have. Now that I know... wow. Great props to the continuity department.)
Chloe totally needs to appreciate Jimmy, because he's awesome. My Superman continuity-loving self also rather enjoys how easily the CK comes tripping off his tongue; I can imagine him saying that for years to come.
I still find it a little odd that Lana & Lex are apparently not sharing a room? Maybe it's a rich people thing, but personally, I'd at least want to share a bedroom with someone that I'm supposedly having sex with (even if we have seen very little evidence of this in recent episodes), even if I had a private room for myself elsewhere.
I about passed out when Clark apologized to Lex. I loved that whole scene, especially Lex metaphorically stabbing Clark in the gut with the whole, "I want you to see what you lost" thing. AWESOME.
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Yes, I agree. It's made me able to appreciate the show a lot more, now that I don't spend every second she's on screen wishing she wasn't there.
OK, I will admit here, I don't remember how exactly the meteorite necklace became an ex-meteorite, so that scene didn't have the resonance for me that it should have.
I'm pretty sure that goes all the way back to "Visage," in the second season, when Tina Greer returns disguised as Whitney. She puts the necklace on Clark to weaken him, but the ship somehow transforms it. This is the first evidence we've had in a while that the writers even remember there were seasons of the show before season 5!
I still find it a little odd that Lana & Lex are apparently not sharing a room? Maybe it's a rich people thing, but personally, I'd at least want to share a bedroom with someone that I'm supposedly having sex with (even if we have seen very little evidence of this in recent episodes), even if I had a private room for myself elsewhere.
I remember reading an interview with one of the producers where they said something like they don't think of Lex as very sexual (?Huh? Are they watching their own show???!?), which may account for that piece of bizarreness.