Jayne ,'Jaynestown'
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Yes, he was yummy. It just serves to point out how good an actor he is with clumsy, geeky S1 Wesley. You'd think he was made for an interminable run in The Importance of Being Earnest. And then he comes on with the scruff and the shadow and the angst and the rrrowrrr.
Why do I have the feeling that AD is probably closer to geek-Wesley?
I love the idea of Abrams poaching Mutant Enemy for talent as soon as the axe fell.
He probably just had to say, "Hey, you want to continue to write for the HoYayest show on TV? Come on over to Lost!"
He probably just had to say, "Hey, you want to continue to write for the HoYayest show on TV? Come on over to Lost!"
Last episode was a worthy effort on multiple fronts, but I don't think Smallville has to worry about serious challenges to its title as yet. I suspect Abrams tempted them with twisty-turny plots and the prospect of a high body count.
Smallville's under siege from OC. Not from Lost, not yet.
Smallville's under siege from OC.
Now there is a crossover stunt waiting to happen...
We're borrowing the S2 DVDs from a friend, and I was marveling last night at how different Wesley is from S1/early S2 to late S3/early S4, and yet how wholly believable and organic the change was. AD really did amazing work with that character.
A reviewer over at DVDVerdict.com said that he thought that Wesley's character arc (from BtVS Season 3 to "Not Fade Away") was probably the best, most interesting one in television history.
A reviewer over at DVDVerdict.com said that he thought that Wesley's character arc (from BtVS Season 3 to "Not Fade Away") was probably the best, most interesting one in television history.
You can definitely make that case. I think Willow's character arc is comparable in breadth and complexity, but suffers from the magic-crack wrong-turn.
I never so much minded that wrong-turn, but then I seem to remember closing my eyes and holding my hands over my ears back then.
I never so much minded that wrong-turn, but then I seem to remember closing my eyes and holding my hands over my ears back then.
It goes by a LOT faster when you rewatch on DVD. It was really only a few episodes, and then some lingering bad symbolism. BUt because of the weird airing schedule, it seemed to go on for months.