Slay-er? Chosen One. She who hangs out a lot in cemeteries? You're kidding. Ask around. Look it up: Slayer comma The.

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Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon  

A topic for the discussion of Doctor Who, Arrow, and The Flash. Beware possible invasions of iZombie, Sleepy Hollow, or pretty much any other "genre" (read: sci fi, superhero, or fantasy) show that captures our fancy. Expect adult content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.

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DCJensen - May 14, 2011 6:55:02 am PDT #17081 of 30001
All is well that ends in pizza.

I am actually quite thankful for some of the episodes in the last couple of years, some really solid ones. I just wish that it didn't look like some of the writers and effects team had quit the last three episodes.

Also? This could have been edited down to 90 minutes, easily. Maybe some of it could have been in the penultimate episode.

It was interesting to see Aaron Ashmore as "Olson". Were we to think this was Jimmy's brother/cousin/twin?

I wish we would have seen more of Perry White than behind a closed door.

Also, the introduction to the world that the Blur was called Superman would have been nice. I was kind of waiting for that to happen, and thought it would when Lois picked up the camera.

And Lex has all of his memories erased? How will he function?

t repeats the MST3K mantra and goes to work in the yard a bit.


Theresa - May 14, 2011 7:04:53 am PDT #17082 of 30001
"What would it take to get your daughter to stop tweeting about this?"

I wish we would have seen more of Perry White than behind a closed door.

I wonder if we didn't see him but just got his voice because it was seven years in the future? My bar was set so low that I was happy for the voice at least.

It was interesting to see Aaron Ashmore as "Olson". Were we to think this was Jimmy's brother/cousin/twin?

I think Lois said he was Jimmy's nephew. I was happy they at least did that because I needed at least that piece of the bridge into the Superman verse. It's not perfect or right but it's better than no Jimmy Olson at all.

Also, the introduction to the world that the Blur was called Superman would have been nice. I was kind of waiting for that to happen, and thought it would when Lois picked up the camera.

That's one of the only things that I remember waiting on that didn't happen. I wanted it so badly, and really there was no way of getting any cornier, so I'm not sure why we didn't get it.

And Lex has all of his memories erased? How will he function?

I wondered this as well. If he doesn't remember Lionel or any of his trauma in childhood, why is he even Evil? How did he know to answer to the name of Lex? That was a silly thing.


DCJensen - May 14, 2011 7:21:02 am PDT #17083 of 30001
All is well that ends in pizza.

Apparently the Jimmy Olson we had until 2009 was "Henry James Olson" on his tombstone in the ep where he died.

Wiki says the camera was given to his younger brother, who was unnamed and presumably named James, I guess.

Aaron Ashmore is 31.


Calli - May 14, 2011 7:21:48 am PDT #17084 of 30001
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I imagine people will say "Hey, Lex" at him a time or two. But the whole evil thing suggests that it's an inherent part of him--the Luthor curse--rather than something his father made him. Which seems to contradict the earlier part of the show that portrayed a man torn between wanting to be both great and somewhat good and being pushed by his dad and other experiences (including Clark's lying, which is hard for a paronoid person to cope with) to a wrong direction.


Theresa - May 14, 2011 7:36:07 am PDT #17085 of 30001
"What would it take to get your daughter to stop tweeting about this?"

Lois says, "Your brother left big shoes" so I don't know where I got nephew. My bad.

Wiki says the camera was given to his younger brother, who was unnamed and presumably named James, I guess.

I read this and was thinking what a strange family to only name the eldest son. It was my brain and not your writing. I'm glad I didn't know the other Jimmy was Henry and not the real Jimmy. That kinda sucks.

I imagine people will say "Hey, Lex" at him a time or two.

But those people should have been running and screaming from Zombie Lex. Anyone who knew his name was Lex should have known he was dead. I can't believe I'm trying to analyze this. I agree with your nature nurture points and am just going to be happy with "hey look, Clark is finally wearing the tights!"


DCJensen - May 14, 2011 9:45:44 am PDT #17086 of 30001
All is well that ends in pizza.

I notice they didn't show him in the full outfit once.


Matt the Bruins fan - May 14, 2011 10:17:13 am PDT #17087 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

I was wondering how Clark suddenly experienced the billion-fold boost in power that would let him fly off with an entire planet, but then chalked it up to finally letting loose all the smoke people have been blowing up his ass for years about his special destiny and how noble and heroic he is.


le nubian - May 14, 2011 11:15:00 am PDT #17088 of 30001
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

hahah. damn, Matt.


DCJensen - May 14, 2011 11:58:42 am PDT #17089 of 30001
All is well that ends in pizza.

It would have been nice to have the save earlier in the ep, and have a little more here and now denouement.

Even "How did you do that?" "Because I had to" would be better than "and here we are back to the strange and off-putting framing device where for some reason Clark's life is in a comic book, and no one still makes the connection."


tommyrot - May 14, 2011 12:23:52 pm PDT #17090 of 30001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.

Has this picture of David Tennant been posted? [link]

The second picture down.

Fright Night is the remake of the 1985 film, made by Dreamwatch and directed by Craig Gillespie. In this film Tennant plays Peter Vincent, a former illusionist cum vampire hunter who comes to the aid of Charley Brewster (Anton Yelchin) to take down neighbour/vampire Jerry Dandrige (Colin Farrell).

The company has now released a promotional photo of Tennant in character: