Smallville 9×15 – “Conspiracy”
February 28th, 2010
For a while, I thought this episode was going to be a waste of time. It all seemed so generic – random bad guy goes insane and kidnaps the love interest. Random character is injured but Clark saves the day. And while the villain was mildly interesting and the B-story was intriguing, that’s what it looked like we were going to get. Then the final act came, and the episode completely redeemed itself. And while Smallville goes into a one-month hibernation, we have a lot to chew on.
HYGOTS No. 72
February 27th, 2010
Would you believe it? I’m about to do a column about something I like that’s actually popular, that I don’t have to defend at all. Unbelievable! What’s the world coming to?!? Oh, and that topic’s Green Lantern.
Haunted finally coming to DVD
February 27th, 2010
‘Haunted,’ the 2002 TV show that was Matthew Fox’s last high profile gig before getting ‘Lost’ in 2004, is finally being released on DVD, on April 13. The set includes 11 full episodes, four of which never aired.
LOST – 6×5 – “The Lighthouse”
February 26th, 2010
Jack Shephard was one of my favorite characters from the first couple seasons of LOST. And what wasn’t to like? He was the reluctant leader who took charge because no one else would. He did a lot of things for the good of the group, and despite his feelings, he respectfully stepped out of the way when it seemed Kate had made her Jack/Sawyer decision. But since the shocking end to the third season, Jack has seemed off. He is less focused, less of a leader, and less enjoyable to watch, and I can honestly say that I don’t like Jack as much as I used to. But, in classic LOST fashion, “The Lighthouse” sheds new light on Jack, and all of the sudden, Jack is back at the forefront of everything.
HYGOTS No. 71
February 20th, 2010
When it comes to superheroes, there may be any number who can claim to be the most popular at any given moment, but none are more famous than Superman. Without the Man of Steel, there would inarguably be no comic books today. Yet you’d be hard-pressed to find a fictional character get less respect for what he’s due. This is prime HYGOTS material…
Smallville 9×14 – “Persuasion”
February 20th, 2010
Once again, we have a Smallville gimmick episode. Clark gets (insert random power) that makes everyone on the cast act funny for an episode. This time, Clark gets the power of persuasion from a fairy with kryptonite dust – and that’s actually the plot. It makes Chloe over-protective and Lois over-domestic. There’s actually some good stuff in there, but you have to wade through a lot to get to it.
LOST 6×4 – “The Substitute”
February 18th, 2010
Going back to his first episode in season one, Locke-centric episodes have always made me sad. From his problems with his father to his issues with Helen (not to mention his injury), Locke’s story always had a way of making me feel sorry for the old man. But the addition of the “flash-sideways” gives a glimpse into the life of a John Locke who doesn’t seem as unhappy. And with a couple changes, he actually has a bit of hope.
HYGOTS No. 70
February 13th, 2010
One of the truly interesting things about being around for this era of comic books, either its first hundred years or during a really interesting fad, is that you get to see just how the iconic characters are handled. Everyone knows what ended up happening to such fictional figures as King Arthur and Robin Hood, how they ended up standing the test of time and formed certain standard tales around themselves. Greek myth is filled with that sort of thing, too, with the most famous example, ‘The Iliad’ and its sequel ‘The Odyssey’ either based, like Arthur, in historic fact, or filled with an cast of characters forever frozen in a sequence that’s helped serve as the basis of modern storytelling. It makes you wonder just what might happen to superheroes like Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, and Captain America. Batman seems to have the leg up on his contemporaries, if you don’t mind my saying.
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