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.
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.
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.
Heroes 4×18 “Brave New World” review
February 9th, 2010
The following contains spoilers through the episode “Brave New World,” originally broadcast 2/8/10.
Last week ‘Smallville’ aired the two hour episode “Absolute Justice,” which featured Clark Kent and his budding superhero friends meeting the previous generation Justice Society of America, a team that had systematically been hounded, imprisoned, and institutionalized into retirement, so that no one even knew who or what they were. The comic book and film ‘Watchmen’ likewise featured heroes who’d been forced out of the spotlight for no other reason than the world deciding they didn’t need them anymore. For four years, ‘Heroes’ has featured a set a characters who have been denied a semblance of this existence, partly because that’s the way creator Tim Kring wanted it, and partly because, the way he designed it, those characters could never imagine it being any different. Time after time, it seemed that hiding was the best and only way to maintain an idea of a normal life.
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