Posted by Cory Barker on April 16, 2011 · Leave a Comment
When I wrote this piece yesterday, I mentioned that the Smallville writers should do their best to focus on Clark and try not to detour into too many gimmicky episodes or characters not in the main cast. “Kent” is sort of a cheat, because it does both. Bring back Clark Luthor and shooting CK over … Read more
Filed under Episode Reviews, Featured, SMALLVILLE · Tagged with Cassidy Freeman, Clark Kent, Clark Luthor, Cory Barker, Erica Durance, John Glover, John Schneider, Jonathan Kent, Justin Hartley, Lionel Luthor, Lois Lane, Oliver Queen, Reviews, Smallville, Superman, Tess Mercer, The CW, Tom Welling, Ultraman
Posted by Cory Barker on April 15, 2011 · 6 Comments
With only five more weeks of Smallville, there are mixed emotions in the TVS headquarters. To work out those conflicting feelings, I’ll be writing a pre-episode piece every week from here on out until the final episode on May 13. This is the first one, obviously. Smallville‘s tenth and final season has been a bit … Read more
Filed under Columns, Featured, SMALLVILLE · Tagged with Allison Mack, Cassidy Freeman, Chloe Sullivan, Clark Kent, Columns, Cory Barker, Darkseid, DC Comics, Erica Durance, Finales, Green Arrow, John Glover, Jonathan Kent, Justin Hartley, Kara Kent, Lex Luthor, Lionel Luthor, Lois Lane, Michael Rosenbaum, Oliver Queen, Smallville, Superman, Tess Mercer, The CW, Tom Welling, VRA, Zod
Posted by Cory Barker on February 26, 2011 · Leave a Comment
UGH. Ever since I read a few spoilers about “Fortune,” I prepared myself for a terrible episode. But I don’t think anything could have prepared me for the giant suck-fest I watched unravel on my screen this evening. It’s been well-established that the Smallville writers have no qualms about ripping entire plots from other texts … Read more
Filed under Episode Reviews, Featured, SMALLVILLE · Tagged with Alessandro Juliani, Allison Mack, Cassidy Freeman, Chloe Sullivan, Clark Kent, Cory Barker, DC Comics, Emil Hamilton, Erica Durance, Fortune, Justin Hartley, Lois Lane, Oliver Queen, Reviews, Smallville, Superman, Tess Mercer, The CW, The Hangover, Tom Welling, Zatanna
Posted by Cory Barker on February 18, 2011 · 1 Comment
Up to this point, neither Chloe’s return or the development of Darksied’s crew have been handled quite well. The budget strongly impacts the latter while before this episode, I wasn’t convinced the writers had any plan for the former. Allison Mack was willing to come back, and thus she did. Thankfully, “Masquerade” figures out a … Read more
Filed under Episode Reviews, Featured, SMALLVILLE · Tagged with Allison Mack, Bryan Q. Miller, Cassidy Freeman, Chloe Sullivan, Clark Kent, Cory Barker, Darksied, DC Comics, Desaad, Erica Durance, Green Arrow, John Glover, Justin Hartley, Lionel Luthor, Lois Lane, Masquerade, Oliver Queen, Reviews, Smallville, Steve Byers, Suicide Squad, Superman, Tess Mercer, The CW, The Daily Planet, Tom Welling, VRA
Posted by Cory Barker on February 14, 2011 · Leave a Comment
Apologies yet again for the delay. Busy Valentine’s Day weekend. Such is life. After last week’s “Collateral,” I was legitimately concerned about the final run of Smallville. That episode was so tepid, uninspired and generally stupid that it set a dangerous precedent for the rest of the season. I don’t want to say I had … Read more
Filed under Episode Reviews, Featured, SMALLVILLE · Tagged with Alexander, Allison Mack, Annette O'Toole, Beacon, Cassidy Freeman, Chloe Sullivan, Clark Kent, Cory Barker, Erica Durance, Green Arrow, John Glover, Justin Hartley, Lex Luthor, Lionel Luthor, Lois Lane, Lucas Grabeel, Luthor Mansion, Martha Kent, Oliver Queen, Reviews, Smallville, Suicide Squad, Superman, Tess Mercer, The Blur, The CW, Tom Welling, VRA
Posted by Cory Barker on February 7, 2011 · 1 Comment
Apologies for the delay in this review, hectic weekend. When it was announced that Smallville‘s 2011 return would be pushed back a week, I wasn’t really upset. For the most part, this final season has been more scatter-brained and problematic than the last two seasons, despite some very, very great moments. Usually the series is … Read more
Filed under Episode Reviews, SMALLVILLE · Tagged with Alaina Huffman, Allison Mack, Chloe Sullivan, Clark Kent, Cory Barker, Deadshot, Dinah Lance, Erica Durance, Green Arrow, Justin Hartley, Lionel Luther, Lois Lane, Neo, Oliver Queen, Reviews, Rick Flag, Smallville, Smallville Season 10, Suicide Squad, Superman, Tess Mercer, The Black Canary, The Blur, The CW, The Justice League, The Matrix, Tom Welling
Posted by Cory Barker on December 4, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Time travel, alternate universes, these storytelling techniques are such gimmicks — gimmicks Smallville uses on a fairly regular basis. However, because the series is so good when they do employ this gimmicks, I’m willing to give them a reprieve for dipping into an elseworlds-type tale in “Luthor.” Plus, the series is based on a comic … Read more
Filed under Episode Reviews, Featured, SMALLVILLE · Tagged with Allison Mack, Alternate universes, Bryan Q. Miller, Cassidy Freeman, Chloe Sullivan, Clark Kent, Clark Luthor, Cory Barker, Erica Durance, Green Arrow, John Glover, Justin Hartley, Kelly Souders, Lex Luthor, Lionel Luthor, Lois Lane, Luthor, Michael Rosenbaum, Oliver Queen, Reviews, Smallville, Smallville Season 10, Superman, Tess Mercer, The CW, Tom Welling, Ultraman
Posted by Cory Barker on November 22, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Sorry for the delay folks, with the holidays and the end of the semester coming up, it’s going to be something of a crazy time for me. After last week’s episode solidified a number of things in the overarching plot, “Patriot” pushes that narrative forward in a very satisfying way, while still dealing with some … Read more
Filed under Episode Reviews, Featured, SMALLVILLE · Tagged with Aquaman, Arthur Curry, Cassidy Freeman, Clark Kent, Darkseid, Erica Durance, Gordon Godfrey, Green Arrow, Justin Hartley, Lois Lane, Michael Hogan, Oliver Queen, Patriot, Reviews, Rick Flag, Slade Wilson, Smallville, Smallville Season 10, Suicide Squad, Superman, Tess Mercer, The CW, The Justice League, Tom Welling, Vigilante Registration Act, Watchtower
Posted by Cory Barker on November 13, 2010 · Leave a Comment
This week on Smallville, it’s all about family and family histories. And though his issues with Jor-El are certainly present here, “Abandoned” works well in letting the two ladies move to the front and deal with their pasts in emotional resonant and in Tess’ case, twisty kind of ways. The result is the second fine … Read more
Filed under Episode Reviews, Featured, SMALLVILLE · Tagged with Cassidy Freeman, Christine Willes, Clark Kent, Darkseid, Desaad, Ella Lane, Erica Durance, Fortress of Solitude, Gordon Godfrey, Granny Goodness, Helen Slater, Jor-El, Julian Sands, Justin Hartley, Lex Luthor, Lionel Luther, Lois Lane, Michael Daingerfield, Oliver Queen, Pamela Jenkins, Reviews, Rick Flag, Smallville, Smallville Season 10, Suicide Squad, Superman, Teri Hatcher, Terrance Stamp, Tess Mercer, The Blur, The CW, The Green Arrow, Tom Welling
Posted by Cory Barker on November 8, 2010 · Leave a Comment
Sorry for the delay folks, I had to take a few days off to restore some sanity, and not the Jon Stewart variety. That decision is kind of unfortunate, at least in relationship to Smallville, which turned in one of its better episodes of the season. After a few goofy and gimmicky episodes, “Ambush” felt … Read more
Filed under Episode Reviews, SMALLVILLE · Tagged with Allison Mack, Cassidy Freeman, Chloe Sullivan, Clark Kent, DC Comics, Erica Durance, General Sam Lane, Green Arrow, Justin Hartley, Lois Lane, Lucy Lane, Metahumans, Michael Ironside, Oliver Queen, Peyton List, Reviews, Rick Flag, Smallville, Smallville Season 10, Suicide Squad, Superman, Ted Whittall, Tess Mercer, The CW, Tom Welling, Vigilante Registration Act
