The Gorgeous Geeks Smallville Season 10 "Lazarus" Premiere

@gorgeousgeeks..."It's time to take the kid gloves off and be brutally honest." Well, Christina, the fault is with you and your expectations. It's not their job to make sure you are satisfied, that's your mans job ;D The writers are telling a story that takes time to go from point A to point B. I'm not referring to season 1 to season 10, either. Give the writers a chance to tell the season 10 story before moaning about plots and story development. As for being ashamed to think Welling's acting has improved to the point of being seriously considered to play Superman in film, well, who are you comparing it to? Routh's acting? Hamm's acting? Who's your fan cast preference? I use the word PREFERENCE because it implies bias. Criticizing his acting for one scene from Lazarus compared to the entire episode doesn't make any sense. Ever hear the saying, "don't throw the baby out with the bath water?" or "One bad apple spoils the lot?" Well, that's bad logic. Last season Welling's acting really shined. Lazarus had two major scenes where Welling showed he's capable of getting the job done. The dynamics of the Lois and Clark "pen" scene was nicely done. And the Jonathan/Clark inter action was moving. If you watch his eyes (not to seem queer), those scenes draw you into the believability of the performance.

As to the Chloe/Green Arrow hostage trade...let the story develop! Rick Flag doesn't know whether or not she knows more than the Green Arrow. That's a fault of yours. We also know Clark's secret! With your logic, his alter ego is pointless (which isn't the fault of Smallville, but Shuster and Seigel). As far as Flag knows, she's more valuable, because she's Watch Tower. Chloe did what she did because she used Dr. Fates helmet. Not only does she see their future, but she sees her own. Let that story develop, too, before jumping all over it. It'll be so much more enjoyable if you watch instead of arm chair quarterbacking it.

Regarding the old Lex plot development, don't confuse villains by lumping an egotistical mastermind with a lunatic. The Joker was about mass destruction, while Lex is more calculating. His plan was as much about exposing Clark's pride and tormenting him by asking him to selfishly choose Lois over saving the lives of many as it was about it being high profile by sending the globe of Metropolises most famous landmark crashing down. That's classic comic book Luther.

Lastly, almost every critic positively reviewed this episode. Even many of the Smallville detractors on CBM thought it was good. Why do you think that is? Maybe it's because they went into it with an open mind. Maybe it's because the writers ARE using the source material to develop these stories more than ever. I won't repost the "pen" clip or the Jonathan Kent part, but I do suggest you re-watch it with an open mind.

@Gorgeousgeeks...Did Lex want Clark to fail in the eyes of the people or Lois? Ultimately, he wants it all. If Clark chooses Lois, then we have a bitter Lois similar to Dent in TDK or a resentful Clark. Either way, Clark looses Lois emotionally and Lex wins. If he chooses the people (all Clark knew was that there was a bomb @the Daily Planet), then he saves coworkers/strangers but sacrifices his love and looses Lois. Lex wins, again. Clark, out of selfishness, tries to save both and immediately shows pride. Lex wins, yet again. This is likely all still just a test of Jor-El's making and maybe he's still in the afterlife. I hate speculation, but it seems a likely direction and would explain the vision of Jonathan. Either way, it's typical Lex and Jor El. One thing I didn't like was the back pedaling the writers did in allowing Clark to waver, again. Clark allowed himself to be sacrificed for the sake of humanity and the Kandorians in the finale, that was HUGE. Now he's back to being selfish, but I guess he always has been (to a degree) by saving Lois all the time in the comics. Again, it's a Shuster/Seigel thing, I guess.

As for Chloe, I'm glad you admit that its you. The writers created the character so she means something more to them and her fans. I don't like the character either, but I'm not writing for the show. What they did to her makes sense for the story, though. You're still think in terms of canon rather than RETCON. Smallville often twists the DC universe to fit their characters.

@teabag...For the most part, I already stated my opinion in marvelguy's review (http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/Marvelguy/news/?a=23037), but admittedly, my expectations were pretty high, too. And I felt let down, as well. But that's not the fault of the show, that's my own fault. We see it time and time again with premature fan elation ;) IM2 is a fine example of that (what a disappointment - for other reasons, though). I didn't think it was the greatest nor did I think it was the worst, either. My criticism wasn't over the story line or the acting (as I thought both were good), but with the volume of material they tried to CRAM in all at once. The pacing was rushed. I usually go into every CBM/TV show with the same level of expectation, which is that it's based on a comic book (they are what they are). But this time I was hyped. Nothing would have met that level of anticipation. That said, I think it was a classic Superman tale. The writers just need to slow down and let the magic happen. If it's forced, it'll feel forced. As someone that isn't the biggest Welling/Smallville fan, you have to admit, he/it had some surprisingly good moments ;) I'm glad to see you're at least giving it a shot rather than cutting it down blindly. Much respect!