I thought TW did a pretty good job playing Lionel-in-Clark. The bit where he's snuggling Martha hit all the right ewwwwwww buttons, and I can imagine Lionel would enjoy the chance to loom and mack on teenage girls. But my favorite part was Lex taking less than 5 seconds to figure out it was Lionel in Clark's body, and reacting appropriately -- if not entirely successfully. And I liked all the plot options left open at the end. I thought it was a well done episode.
Zoe: Planet's coming up a mite fast. Wash: That's just cause, I'm going down too quick. Likely crash and kill us all. Mal: Well, that happens, let me know.
'Shindig'
Boxed Set, Vol. 1: Smallville, Due South, Farscape
A topic for the discussion of Farscape, Smallville, and Due South. Beware possible invasions of Stargate, Highlander, or pretty much anything else that captures our fancy. Expect Adult Content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Calli - Oct 28, 2004 4:37:38 am PDT #8222 of 10000
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
sumi - Oct 28, 2004 4:44:59 am PDT #8223 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
Oh, I agree. I was sure that TW would completely screw up and was pleasantly surprised at the job that he did. He even changed his voice!
§ ita § - Oct 28, 2004 6:49:42 am PDT #8224 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
God, I love Lex.
I found that Lionel was written really dumb. Why would he expose his hand within a day? To his son who lifted 57 million from under his nose, from a very protected account, so NOT A DUMB GUY??? He wasn't the crafty plan-within-a-plan guy I'd come to know and revile.
As noted, I didn't like TW's acting much (Kal El redux), and I thought JG was acting like a different Clark (I wanted cross-impersonations, honestly -- I just rewatched the SG1 ep Fragile Balance, and was re-blown away by young Jack).
I don't see why Clark would suddenly know how to fight. He's never had to hit anyone more than twice, has he? If they bothered to have him unable to fight at the start, I need a precipitating incident for him to reach Lana/Lois levels of expertise. That having been said, Lionel is a strong guy, isn't he? Or was the disease that far progressed that we were supposed to ignore his workout scenes?
Also -- did Lex get the mathematician out of jail, or did old!Lois?
sumi - Oct 28, 2004 6:52:13 am PDT #8225 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
I wondered how Clark learned how to fight too.
Lionel is a strong guy, they did make him up to look very sickly though.
JenP - Oct 28, 2004 7:36:34 am PDT #8226 of 10000
SG1 ep Fragile Balance
I think this is the only ep I haven't seen. Want.
§ ita § - Oct 28, 2004 7:40:33 am PDT #8227 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The kid is BRILLIANT. Which isn't really helping.
sumi - Oct 28, 2004 7:42:11 am PDT #8228 of 10000
Art Crawl!!!
Is it JoA's Luke? That's the episode, right?
He is brilliant.
If Smallville had cast it's lead for his acting ability rather than the pretty -- well, things would be very different.
JenP - Oct 28, 2004 7:42:38 am PDT #8229 of 10000
Which isn't really helping.
Heh. And yet? Makes me know I have something good to look forward to. Not all bad, that.
§ ita § - Oct 28, 2004 7:45:22 am PDT #8230 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Is it JoA's Luke?
That's the one. I just caught him on an ep of the Pretender (2000) where there's a misdirect as to which kid Jared is looking for. Of course it's not that nameless kid you suspect, J! It's the intensely familiar and charismatic one over there ... and then I placed him. And watched Fragile Balance again the next day.
Consuela - Oct 28, 2004 8:03:47 am PDT #8231 of 10000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
He's very good, and does a marvelous job playing RDA. I liked that ep lots, and I hope the rumors they're bringing him back are true.