Smallville: Whisper....

[fajrdrako]

I'm fighting off a cold. Or maybe actually have one. Feel crummy. I'm going to bed.

But first: gotta mention tonight's Smallville episode, Whisper.

Loved it. Loved the way Clark looked. Loved the way Lex looked. Particularly loved the scenes between Lionel and Chloe, and oh my goodness, Lionel looked so sexy pacing his office that he almost eclipsed his son for a few minutes in my passions.

A few specifics....

1. Clark in his glasses. He's one of those men who look particularly gorgeous in glasses. Oh my goodness yes.



2. I love the way Chloe was set up. She didn't say anything to Lex or Clark; Clark meant well in telling Lex what she said and he didn't reveal his source; Lex said nothing to Lionel that would incriminate Clark, and yet the inevitable result was Lionel's attack on Chloe and Gabe. I loved all of that.



3. For some reason, when Lana and Clark fight I think it's hokey and dopey and annoying. When Chloe and Clark fight I love it. In this episode particularly. Clark does anger well.



4. It could have been slashier. Of course my imagination supplies the slash anyway, but what, no Clark/Lex embraces? More adoring stares, please. At least Lex came to the barn again.



5. I actually liked the Lana scenes. Not as much as the other scenes, but I don't mind Lana when she's breaking up with Clark. (And the sobs at the end? That wasn't Lana, that was Chloe. Or so I prefer to maintain.)



6. Pete Ross is as spiritually dull as ever but his mother is terrific. And gorgeous! I think I have a crush on Pete's mother. I had no idea.



7. I liked the scene in the barn where Clark is trying to focus his hearing and becoming frustrated, and Jonathan is whispering amongst all the noise. Lovely scene.



8. I'm still irked with Martha for championing Lana last week in Asylum nothing so annoying in this episode.



9. I was hoping another superpower would crop up soon. It's been a while since the last one - heat vision, I think? Telescopic vision ought to be next.



10. I liked the supervillain with the power of Banshee. In fact, I liked the whole opening scene in the jewellry store, with the necklace with the green Kryptonite gem and Clark trying to act cool about it. I also liked it that the thing Martha had tried on was more than a thousand dollars! Lionel could buy it for her. (Picture me with a devilish grin at the thought.)

I said more than I thought I would. Off to bed, hoping to feel okay in the morning.

Comments

[monsieureden.livejournal.com]

I have never cared for Pete Ross. Don't care for Lana either, not even in this episode. I wish she'd just go away and stop bringing her angst back into Clark's life: "Go away!... Let me help you." Gah. But I do agree that I prefer to see her breaking up with him. Was it necessary though? I don't think so. How many freaking times do they need to break up? It's over already, I got it. I don't care.

Chloe... oh yes. She's fun. I want something to happen with her and Clark, or Clark needs a new female in his life. Considering my lack of interest in Lana, next week's episode was not particularly inviting (all about Lana), though I might enjoy how they villianize her.

I also was sorely disappointed with the lack of Clark/Lex hugging. That made all of my expectations for Smallville skyrocket.

And the glasses? Rock on, baby.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

I have never cared for Pete Ross.

Back in the early sixties I was mad over Pete Ross - the version we got in Adventure Comics. He was smart, ingenious, loyal to Clark, and he had a secret (i.e., that he knew Clark's secret). He was a wonderful character.

That made my disappointment in this Pete Ross all the more acute. I've seldom seen a character on TV with less personality and charm.

How many freaking times do they need to break up?

At least once per episode, it seems. Yeah, I've had enough, and more than enough. But I do like the breaking up more than the getting together.

I also was sorely disappointed with the lack of Clark/Lex hugging.

Yes! We need a lot more of that. So do they.

[monsieureden.livejournal.com]

"At least once per episode, it seems. Yeah, I've had enough, and more than enough. But I do like the breaking up more than the getting together."

Oh yes, for a moment there I thought that they WERE going to make up, which would've sent me reeling.

And I agree about Pete Poss having little to no personality on this show. I am unfamiliar with the comic version so had nothing to compare him with anyway.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

for a moment there I thought that they WERE going to make up

I might have thrown something at the screen. I've never done that, but there's always the first time.

I am unfamiliar with the comic version so had nothing to compare him with anyway.

It only makes it worse!

[mlleelizabeth.livejournal.com]

At least Lex came to the barn again.

And they didn't show him leaving. *g* My vivid imagination supplied the rest. After all, Clark was blind then, he probably needed to touch Lex, just to know how he was doing, if he was smiling, etc. And then things got very hot and naked from there. ;)

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

And they didn't show him leaving.

My goodness - you're right. What a happy thought! And of course Clark would touch him and.... Bring on the barnfic!

[acampbell.livejournal.com]

yet the inevitable result was Lionel's attach on Chloe and Gabe. I loved all of that.

So clever. It made perfect sense that Lionel would assume that Chloe had tattled to Lex!

Clark does anger well.

I liked the way his voice rose and he sounded on the verge of tears.
He never gets this passionate with Lana. She just numbs everyone.

I'm still irked with Martha for championing Lana last week in Asylum

She's gonna have to work big-time to earn my forgiveness for that, too. How dare she try to deflect Clark's attention from Lex? She's also wearing way too much makeup. And, somehow, I can't see her as being likely to while away time trying on jewelry in shops in town. I wonder if there's a certain scriptwriter in charge of her characterization, or if they're giving it much thought at all.

Lionel could buy it for her

What, only for Jonathan to smash?!

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

He never gets this passionate with Lana. She just numbs everyone.

When he's with Lana he tends to sound more petulant and uncertain.

She's also wearing way too much makeup. And, somehow, I can't see her as being likely to while away time trying on jewelry in shops in town.

No, it does sound out of character. Something Nell might do, but Martha's more of a woman to deliver food to shut-ins and bake pies and run tractors. I wonder if this was just an throw-away thing or if something is going on here.

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<i>He never gets this passionate with Lana. She just numbs everyone.</i>

When he's with Lana he tends to sound more petulant and uncertain.

<i>She's also wearing way too much makeup. And, somehow, I can't see her as being likely to while away time trying on jewelry in shops in town.</i>

No, it does sound out of character. Something Nell might do, but Martha's more of a woman to deliver food to shut-ins and bake pies and run tractors. I wonder if this was just an throw-away thing or if something is going on here.

<i.What, only for Jonathan to smash?!</i>

Exactly!