Warning: This page contains spoilers about the Smallville Season 8 Finale
Smallville’s last episode just aired on May 14, 2009. The title of the episode is “Doomsday,” and it is the Season 8 Finale Episode.
The episode was awesome, and had a lot of “big” things happen. I will try to summarize the main parts of the episode, and then provide some of my thoughts on it.
What Happened In Smallville’s Season 8 Finale?
First of all, I though the episode went better than the past few episodes. I kept having this feeling like the cast was just way out of character. Clark Kent, Chloe Sullivan, and even Jimmy Olsen were all acting a bit odd for the past few episodes. Thankfully, they came back to themselves by the end of this one, and I felt a little better about everything.
The episode basically starts with Clark Kent talking to one of those guys from the future Justice League. He came back & gave Clark another ring to travel back into the future. He also told Clark some startling news that he was going to die if he didn’t do something.
It then goes on to show Clark gathering the Black Canary and Flash to help him destroy Doomsday. He tells Green Arrow to leave after soon after he joins them, as Clark is still bitter over him killing Lex Luthor. Clark even goes so far as to say that Green Arrow “Isn’t one of them.” I was surprised by that comment.
They set out to find Doomsday. While they all arrive, Green Arrow shoots Clark with a Kryptonite filled arrow so that he & the others can kill Doomsday once and for all (as opposed to trying to split Doomsday & save Davis).
During all of this, Lois struggles with Tess Mercer over the missing “alien orb.” They have a long struggle, and Lois finds Clark’s “Future Ring.” She places it on her finger and disappears (presumably into the future). That is the last time Lois appears in the episode. It will be interesting to see what happened to her.
Meanwhile, Green Arrow & the others have Davis tied up, and are about to destroy him when he suddenly awakens. Chloe uses Clark’s black kryptonite to separate them. Davis then passes out, and Doomsday escapes.
Jimmy removes the arrow from Clark’s back, and Clark admits to being the “red-blue blur.” Jimmy is really surprised, and happy. Clark then whizzes off to meet with Doomsday, but he has already escaped & is terrorizing the city.
Clark then finds him & they have a brief struggle. Clark then grabs him & whizzes him off into the nuclear chamber to destroy him. I am actually still a little confused on that part, because it appears that Clark actually flies for the first time. However, it could have been another “super-leap.” So I am not sure how they classify that. My wife thinks it was just a super-leap (she too is a Smallville fanatic).
Then it goes back to Chloe & Jimmy. Jimmy had purchased Chloe a huge Cathedral-like building for her wedding gift. They make-up and have a very touching moment. It really feels as if they have finally made up, and all is well. But then…you know what is coming….2 of the main characters are going to die.
Who Dies in Smallville’s Season 8 Finale Episode?
I had made a guess, and got only 1 correct. While Jimmy & Chloe are embracing each other, we hear a very faint “sheeeeww” sound. Then Jimmy is bleeding. Davis had awakened during Chloe & Jimmy’s reunion & didn’t like what he heard them saying. He kills Jimmy by shoving a huge pipe through his guts. I kinda liked that Jimmy guy too!
He then turns on Chloe with an evil look in his eyes. It is obvious he is going to kill Chloe. But then, Jimmy runs & shoves Davis onto a sharp pipe, and Davis dies. Is is also assumed that Doomsday died, however, considering his amazing ability to keep regenerating, I wouldn’t hold my breath.
At Jimmy’s funeral, Chloe hands Jimmy’s old camera to his little brother (who happened to be wearing a bow-tie). They make it seem as if he may be the new “Jimmy” that will photograph Superman. I was actually hoping that maybe Lois would be coming back & perhaps save Jimmy or something, but the whole camera thing made me scratch that idea.
Clark gets upset & storms out. He feels as if Jimmy’s death is his fault, and he is partially right. Clark had actually been getting on my nerves lately with the whole, “We can’t kill Davis, even though he is killing everyone else” thing. I mean, come on! It was getting lame even for Clark! When someone is a bloodthirsty killer you have to stop them. Period. Even if it means death.
But finally Clark admitted he was wrong, and Green Arrow was right. He stormed out and said, “Clark Kent is dead.” He now has a mission to not let his “human emotions” control him so much. Apparently he wants to be more like “Kal-El” than he does “Clark Kent.”
The final seen shows the “Alien Orb” at Lex’s mansion. Tess runs out & looks outside, and behold, Lord Zod is apparently making a comeback. So it seems the season 9 premier will be an explosive action-packed episode.
Final Thoughts on Smallville Season 8, and Hopes for Season 9
Overall, it was a great season. It had some great episodes in there, and I enjoyed the Season Finale. I am glad Clark will soon be getting over his, “Savior Complex.” Not that he isn’t supposed to be good, it is just that eventually you must stop evil before it destroys more lives. He was acting really bizarre about that, and it was starting to frustrate me a bit.
In terms of other seasons, I think other season finales have been better in the past. My favorite one was probably the one with the Kawatche caves & the crystal. It was an awesome season, and it ended with the crystal being formed, and Clark was standing in the middle of the Arctic. He then threw the crystal, and it formed the Fortress. I enjoyed that finale best of all I think. But this was really awesome too.
As for Season 9, I can’t wait until it comes back on. I assume he will be battling Zod once more. Here are a few things I REALLY want to see in the 9th (and presumably final season of Smallville):
- Clark finally flies (for sure).
- Clark wears the glasses at work
- Chemistry between Lois & Clark
- Lois interviews Clark (as Superman)
- An episode about how he invents the suit
- Training in the Fortress of Solitude
- Wearing the suit at one of the final episodes (or the final episode)
- Changing in phone booths
- Return of Lex Luthor (if he comes back)
- Seeing him act as Superman in the suit (if only for a short couple of minutes)
- Having the BEST season finale of all time. They need to end this show with a big bang! It has been an awesome show, with great story lines, special effects, and a great cast.
Smallville has been one heck of a show, and I haven’t missed 1 single episode! I love it! Personally, I wouldn’t mind if they renewed Smallville for 10th season & featured Clark as Superman the whole time. In fact, I wouldn’t mind if they never ended Smallville at all, hehe.
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