The journey between here and there

I really loved it again! Wow! My Smallville just keeps getting better! Wow.

The Good:

I really like the morning lighting that is used in this shot. Smallville has excellent lighting. I must say the Clark and Lana bedroom scene was cute. But Clark waking up in the morning with the sunlight streaming through the window was really, really sexy and so hot. Clark and Lana have really great chemistry.

Clark/Tom has really great facial expressions.

I was laughing so hard when he got busted by his parents. Tom really is an excellent actor. He has a great range of emotions. I loved the look on his face when he saw his parents at the end and gave them a hug. He had such a mix of emotions and you could really see it on his face.

Sadness, pain, worry, guilt, concern, remorse and relief.

Fantastic ‘getting shot’ scene. I liked the blood coming out of his mouth effect.

After Clark was shot and lying in the hospital there is a great scene between Clark and Lana. I thought it was a really sweet and tender moment between the two of them, when he wakes up and looks at Lana before he flatlines.

Lionel being taken over by Jor-El? Wow! I never would have suspected it! I really liked the scene between Clark and Jor-El/Lionel in the fortress of solitude. Clark having to exchange his life for someone he loves. I liked that, although I wonder why it could not be for the stupid teenage kid that set off the nuke and shot Clark in the first place.

Seeing Clark and Chloe run around solving mysteries reminds me of ‘Nancy Drew’ and ‘The Hardy Boys’. I like it. I really love watch Chloe and Clark interact. They have so many great lines together. You can really see and feel a bond between the two of them.

I loved, loved, loved watching Clark zip over, jump/fly towards the missile and dismantle the bomb. That was the BEST! The action was great. I just loved every part of it! Although I kind of wanted to see Clark land on the ground with the thing. I was hoping it would continue to show Clark falling down towards earth and landing/crashing on the ground.

I loved Chloe’s comment to Clark when they are in the barn, “unscathed on the surface.” This just struck a chord with me on so many levels. The barn scene is just such a sweet moment.

I loved the Lex/Lionel scenes. Lex must just be going CRAZY cuz no one ever tells him the truth. This must just eat him up inside. Great acting, great writing.

The not so good…
Things that made me go hmmm…? and troubled my lil’ brain.

*I really don’t believe that a teenager can set off a nuclear device. You need a password from the President and I’m sure there’s lots of security around these nuclear weapons. How did he get in? It doesn’t make sense. If the dad did it, I would have an easier time swallowing this. The “my dad taught me” line was retarded. I don’t believe it. No kid is that smart.

*When they sneak downstairs I wonder why Lana doesn’t leave out the back door. It is the quickest exit out.

*Where is Chloe’s dad in all this? Why doesn’t she lament the potential loss of her dad? Why isn’t her dad helping her pack or saying goodbye? It would be nice for them to show a parental support not only for Clark, but for Chloe as well.

*It seemed so odd for Clark to jump out from behind the tractor and start yelling at Gabriel. This scene bugged me and I still can’t figure out why. It just doesn’t jive.

*Who called the ambulance for Clark? How did Jonathan and Martha find out he was shot?

*When Lana cries, she doesn’t have tears rolling down her cheeks. She was crying really hard and she has no tear ducts it seems. I have issues with this. When someone is crying in real life, tears fall. I hate the fake crying on TV. It drives me crazy. These actresses heave, sob and wail yet no tears are streaking down their face. That bugs me. It really does. Put some of that fake tear drops in your eyes. Just make the crying scenes better. I want to see tears damn-it AND a runny nose! (Runny nose only if they are crying really hard) It makes it more realistic. When I don’t see tears it draws me out of the story.

I was crying when Clark died. Yes, I got into this episode. Tears were running down my cheeks. Just the very thought of Tom dying made me cry. What ever would I do without any Tommy in my life?

*Why am I starting to feel a disdain towards Lana? She’s really annoying me. Writers have only themselves to blame for writing such a whiny, annoying character. How did Lana get Clark’s medical file? That really bugged me. What’s she doing with it? She’s not his wife. How did she get access to his personal medical file? She barges in, huffs and puffs and blows some hot air around at Lex then stomps out. At least make her seem a little intelligent! Even I felt like slapping her.

*Why oh why does Lana come through the back door? She ALWAYS goes through the front door. Now she comes through the back? Huh? I don’t get it. This little trivial thing really bothered me. Clark’s reaction towards Lana was great. This performance seemed forced on Kristin’s part. Something just didn’t feel right in this scene with Kristin. Her performance was lacking here.

*I also didn’t like the odd shot towards the end where Clark lifts her in the air and she kind of hangs their like a limp rag doll. It just looked funny. The close up shots of the two of them were great, but it was just bad editing. The hanging Lana should have been cut.

Despite the fact that the nuke is set off by a teenager (totally unbelievable) I’m still going to give it a 5 out of 5. The scene of him dismantling the missile just made me giddy and happy all over.