Smallville: Noir

[norwich36]

Ok, I'd be completely and perfectly happy if all of Smallville was set in ...shoot, I can't really say outside a spoiler cut, can I?


I want them to have some sort of meteor mutant send the whole show back to the 1940s! For good! It was completely and totally awesome! I mean, we obviously have to resurrect Lex and stuff, but damn! This may become my most rewatched episode ever, because I really loved it. But I really love the look of noir stuff, so I may be biased.

And, um, that may be it for my analysis. I did not take notes, for the first time in about a year, because I am multitasking and I'm really supposed to be finishing a work project right now instead of writing a review. So my brief reactions:

JIMMY!!! I'm completely in love with you now that I know you have thing for noir movies. And I love how smart your dream/movie is, too. Even if you gave Chloe the only bad 1940s woman's hairdo.

CLARK!!! Holy GUH. Geez, I couldn't decide if I liked you better doing the classic klutzy Kent with glasses move, spilling coffee on Chloe, or as the smooth operator in the Talon (HOT) or as the philanderer in the wifebeater. Oh, actually, I CAN decide: the wifebeater wins!! HOLY GUH!!

LEX!!! In the tux, with the white scarf and handsome chapeau! Kissing Lois! Owning the Daily Planet! Casually slinging insults at Lionel!!

LANA!! Femme fatale is a really, really good look on you. Just saying. I'm not sure I completely believe the story you told Chloe in the real world, but I don't think I'm going to comment more on that plot until I rewatch.

LOIS! I loved you as a torch singer! I'm a little torn on the whole stealing evidence from a crime scene thing, though. But I'm glad you got to be reporterly in real life since you didn't get to in the 1940s.

Ok, more analysis may follow tomorrow night or Saturday morning after I rewatch and have more time. I'm also not going to have any time to collect reviews for eat_crow until tomorrow night at the earliest, so if you want to go ahead and link your own review there, that would be much appreciated.

Comments

[herohunter.livejournal.com]

IT ROCKED!!!!

[isilweth.livejournal.com]

I haven't watched the episode, yet. I love your excitement, though! That's awesome to see two weeks in row. Smallville for the win!

[cinderella81.livejournal.com]

HOT DAMN!!! All the flashbacky stuff just owns me!!! Clark was just GUH!!! Dorky, smooth, and HAWT!!!

Here's my review: http://cinderella81.livejournal.com/142940.html

[ladydreamer.livejournal.com]

Lex is freaken indestructable. He's survived gunshot wounds before! He'll wake up somewhere intensely surprised to be alive and a little nonplussed to find that his golddigging wife has been taken care of for him.

I loved so much about this ep. Chloe's 40s patter was great, and Lois was gorgeous as the singer. Lex... awesomesauce. Clark as the bumbling reporter made me happy... then the EVOL CLANA!!! Good grief, there was a lot of homo-subtext in this ep. Even Lionel was advising the young men to stay away from dames.... He was like a chickenhawk behind the bar instructing the boys to stay with their own... I just had to mention that.

[bittermint.livejournal.com]

Clark was "guhhh!" on a stick, but I have to admit, Lex was Teh Sexay in that fedora with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth!

What is it about 1940's suits that make men look so damn hot?? And I was so happy to see that Jimmy chose "The Big Sleep" as his inspiration -- I *heart* Bogie!

[latxcvi.livejournal.com]

It was SO MUCH FUN. I have to watch it again before I can comment meaningfully on it, but I really, really, REALLY enjoyed it.

[ferdalump.livejournal.com]

YAY!!

A Lexis kiss.

Clark in the wife beater and bumbling with glasses.

Lois lounge singer in a dress made of awesome AND being reportery! *squee*

40's Film Noir :)

I am a happy camper today. It was not perfect, but comparitively to the a lot of episodes this season Noir was squee worthy. :)

YAY!

[duskwillow.livejournal.com]

I want them to have some sort of meteor mutant send the whole show back to the 1940s! For good! It was completely and totally awesome!
Yes please!! I love this suggestion!

The episode was amazing! ♥

[mahaliem.livejournal.com]

This was such an enjoyable episode. As for deciding which Clark was best, I think I'd like bumbling reporter!Clark by day and wifebeater! by night.

Although Clark was by far the prettiest, I thought Lex looked very, very good in black and white.

[bop-radar.livejournal.com]

I'm completely with you on all those responses.

the whole stealing evidence from a crime scene thing, though
I thought this was fine, because a) it seemed very noir-ish reporter, appropriate for the episode, b) classic reporter Lois always did bend the rules way more than Clark Kent--a bone of contention between them, so I liked that Lois has got the sneaky going on. Not saying it's admirable, just appropriate. ;-)