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I recently posted my critique and thoughts on the televisions series, “Smallville.” In the article, I posted how I thought Smallville sucks in comparison to its earlier seasons. The reason I even wrote the article is because I REALLY loved this show. Hands down this used to be the best show on television, and I rarely watch television. I don’t even have cable, I just have an antenna!

Anyway, I have never enjoyed a series like I enjoyed Smallville. And I have become more and more frustrated with the lack of quality of the show as of recent. So that is why I finally decided to flesh out a post and share my thoughts on it.

Since I usually don’t have comments enabled on this blog (mostly because my various blogs get so much traffic that I don’t have time to respond to all of them), I decided that I wanted to discuss the topic in more detail. So I posted part of my original blog post on the CW’s official Smallville forum to hear what other fan’s thought.

I had some great replies. Some people praised my post, and made some great points of their own. Others disagreed with much of what I said, but did so in a respectful way and maturely shared their reasoning on why they disagreed. One person did go off on some absurd rant disagreeing with my post.

So I replied and made the one person look, shall I say, less than intelligent. They later replied again, and my thread was mysteriously closed within minutes of her reply. Furthermore, they went and deleted the thread (isn’t that immature??).

I swear, it almost seems as if the CW people have their relatives on the board. They get so defensive and delete anything that critiques the show, or goes against anything they disagree with. Some members told me that if you post anything negative about the Lois/Clark relationship, you will basically get deleted.

So sad…

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I heard a few days ago on the news that the CW network has renewed Smallville for a 10th season. I was really surprised to hear that, as I thought the 9th would be the last season for sure. Apparently, Smallville has been getting excellent ratings this year, and that led to a decision to renew it for yet another season. 10 seasons is a HECK OF A LOT of seasons for a TV show, and I think it is safe to say Smallville has been an incredible success.

That being said, I have grown to dislike the show’s new direction. I will list my criticisms of the show below.

My Problems with Smallville As of Recent

I am an avid fan of Smallville, and I have watched every single episode. I mean, I used to be fanatical about this series! However, my enthusiasm has died down dramatically this season. Actually, it probably started mid-way last season. But here are my problems with the series (as of recent):

1. Smallville Should Be Renamed: “GreenArrow-Ville“– Seriously, the show is about Superman (or at least, Clark Kent becoming Superman). Yet week after week I am seeing a significant amount of attention given to the Green Arrow. No offense to the guy who plays him, he does a decent job and everything, but Green Arrow is about as boring a superhero as I can imagine. So I really am so tired of the show spending so many episodes about the Green Arrow. Enough already! We get the point–A guy knows how to shoot arrows really really well. Can we get back to the point of the whole show…Clark/Superman?
2. Smallville Should Be Renamed: “Other Superhero-Ville”–This expands on my first point, but Smallville is spending so much time on other superhero’s that it is almost boring watching it. I mean, it seems every other episode is about the Justice League, or a new superhero. Who cares? It would be great if they had 1 or 2 episodes about that per season. But every other episode is about yet another superhero (or the Green Arrow). Smallville used to be 90% about Clark Kent’s journey, and 10% Lex/Lana/bad guys, etc. Now, it is about 20% Clark’s journey, and 80% Green Arrow/Justice League/Zod/bad guys/etc.
3. Zod’s Character is Completely Unbelievable–No offense to the guy playing Zod, but that is terrible casting. The guy who plays Zod simply isn’t believable as a “bad guy.” He just doesn’t fit that character, and it throws off the whole mojo of the show. Contrast that with Lex–Michael Rosenbaum did a phenomenal job and NAILED that character. I actually believed that Lex was like that in real life (manipulative, genius, evil, struggling with good vs evil)–that is how good  he was. When I saw Michael’s personality in real life, I was blown away. He is a goofy cut-up. Yet he was able to understand his character and interpret Lex in an believable and unique way. Not so for Mr. Zod, and considering he is such a huge part of this story, it is harming the show.
4. Superman is Now Officially Stupidman–I love Tom Welling, and I think he is the best Superman/Clark yet. However, I have grown impatient with Clark’s consistent “screw ups.” He let Doomsday kill Jimmy. He saves his worse enemy (Zod), (a guy who is going to take over the planet mind you) and gives him his powers in the process. He constantly does the most ignorant things, all in an effort to “save everyone-including those who want to kill mankind.” Well I am sorry, but this saving business is going way too far. Even God himself doesn’t save those who reject him, and yet are we to believe that Superman is better and more “holy” than God? Absurd. It comes off as a totally unbelievable act of ignorance when Clark does these things. So much so, that I now view Superman as an idiotic fool who can’t learn from his mistakes, and wants to save even the cruelest psycho-killer, all in the spirit of goodness. Get real. And stop ruining Superman/Clark.
5. Lois & Clark Have ZERO Chemistry–I am sorry, but Lois and Clark have zero chemistry, and I actually hope they don’t end up together. Lana and Clark–now that was believable (especially in the first few seasons). I secretly found myself rooting for Clark to get with Lana back in the old seasons when he had a crush. But each time Lois and Clark are together, it just doesn’t feel right. I feel no chemistry. I feel no connection. I have difficulty seeing how a guy with Clark’s character (honest, dependable, modest, quiet) could be attracted to Lois’ character (obnoxious, rude, outspoken, etc.). What they should have done is hired Erika to play Lana, and Kristen to play Lois. Now THAT would have been great. But Lois is terribly miscast in my opinion. It didn’t affect the show when Clark didn’t date her, but now, it just doesn’t work. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want Lana to come back at this point (that storyline is dead). But she would have made a perfect Lois.
6. Learn to Fly Already–Okay, I can totally understand why Clark didn’t fly in the other seasons. But I think it is high time (pun intended) that we see Clark learn to fly once and for all. Zod gets powers and flies immediately. Clark’s cousin, Kara, flies. Green Martian Guy flies. Everyone flies but Clark. I think it is well overdue at this point to give him wings.
7. Martha Kent Still Exist? You gotta love how they give Green Arrow and other silly superheros all of the play time, but we hear virtually nothing on Martha Kent. It would be nice to see her, or at least hear Clark talk to her every once in a while. Oh well.
8. No Intriguing Story Lines–Smallville used to have me hooked with story lines that kept me on the edge of my seat. I couldn’t wait to tune in week after week, to find out what would happen. Not so now. It is the same boring stories week after week. There is no mystery. There is no excitement.  There is no suspense. It seems the writers/directors/producers/whoever have forgotten how to do that. They used to build incredible story lines and wrap them up in an amazing way. Now, it is just dull. I don’t really care about anything going on. It is all just boring. I just feel like I am going through the motions each week as I tune in.
9. Corny Outfits–The superhero outfits have gotten ridiculously fake/plastic looking. Like on the Justice League (or American League, or whatever it was). The magical ice wand thing looked like something I could pick up at Walmart. The dude with the helmet also looked like something from Walmart. Absolutely no realism whatsoever. The Green Arrow wears sunglasses at night. I am amazed that doesn’t harm his ability to shoot arrows… See what I mean? Just corny and unbelievable outfits/costumes. I do realize they may have limited budgets, but come on…
10. Plot Holes Galore–The writers need to clean up these giant plot-holes they are leaving everywhere. The way they ditched Lana was just absurd. She now has Kryptonite in her so Clark can’t be with her? Well why couldn’t he have used one of those nifty red or blue rocks that makes his powers (and reaction to Kryptonite) go away? Or why couldn’t he have used the magical ring that makes him go back in time? Hmm. And week after week we still see plot holes large and small. I think it is time to clean up the writing for this show-because I imagine the serious fans are getting a bit frustrated at this point.

In Conclusion: Smallville Used to Be Great, Not So Now

As Clark finally discovered the mystery of the caves, and threw the stone to make the fortress, chills when down my spine.  Now, I just watch week after week hoping to feel even the slightest bit of intrigue, suspense, or anything. Unfortunately, nothing.

Smallville seems to be getting excellent ratings. I have no idea why in all honesty. The reason I think the ratings have gone up is this: The old avid fans are tuning in expecting it to be the last season, even though they aren’t enjoying it like they used to. They want to see the finale. That is the only logical reason I can find. Either that, or the world has incredibly low standards for writing.

Sadly, I find myself looking more forward to shows like Dexter, and even more sadly, American Idol. Oh well. My only hope is that perhaps someone may see this who works there and take a hint and fix some of the stuff they keep screwing up. It probably won’t happen though. Smallville will probably die a slow and painful death next season. Oh well. It was great while it lasted.

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