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RSSFinaleWatch: Death spares not 'Smallville'
On this Very Special Episode of 'Smallville," Clark finally learns the true meaning of carpe diem... though it comes far too late to save one that has been close to him for a long time.
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"Cosmic Boy" Rokk makes a cameo appearance on the roof of the Daily Planet to present Clark with another Legion ring... seeing as how he destroyed the last one. Rokk also drops word that, because of Clark's mad respect for Chloe, he is destined to die tomorrow. Rokk can be a real downer sometimes. Speaking of bad tidings, Tess has been robbed of her precious orb, while over in Edge City, Chloe and Davis do a little stargazing.
The next day, Clark is typing his "goodbye cruel world" letter to the masses when Lois shows up on one hell of a caffeine buzz. She's mad that he's not doing more to find Chloe. To shut her up, he whooshes to a nearby phone booth only to call her as the Red/Blue Blur... here to save the day. With his help comes a price: publish the letter. She hesitates on that demand while making one of her own. If he agrees to meet her, she'll go through with it. He sets a midnight meeting for a downtown phone booth. Heh.
After a prolonged absence, Bart and Dinah (Impulse and Black Canary) return to help Clark plan his attack: lure Doomsday to the Luthor Geothermal Facility, where he (it?) will be blown to bits. Oliver appears in the barn to (once again) voice his disapproval at the idea. Clark notes that Oliver isn't the man he once was, what with the killing of Lex and whatnot. It seems Bart and Dinah can be easily swayed, because later that night, they team up with Oliver to stop Clark in his tracks with an Evil Kryptonite Dart!
Somehow, Jimmy got his hands on a decryption key for Tess' computer... where he literally stumbles upon Lois. Together, they find a program tracking Chloe and Davis, which allows for Jimmy to make a hasty exit. Lois stays behind to watch video of Tess acquiring the orb and the impending doom should she decide to use it. Speak of the devil herself, Tess tries to keep Lois from finding out more about the orb, which leads to a catfight in the newsroom.
This time, it's Jimmy who plays hero to Clark, removing the dart. As his reward, his use of context clues finally yields a positive outcome: Clark confirms to him that he is indeed the Red/Blue Blur. Before there's too much explanation, he whooshes away to the geothermal facility... where he's too late to the Doomsday party. Turns out, Chloe is no longer calming Davis enough to keep from unleashing the beast, so it's determined that he must die. Oliver lines up his shot, but Chloe forces the Black Kryptonite onto Davis, causing the man and beast to become separate entities.
Clark joins the Doomsday Downtown Destruction already in progress. He saves a little girl from certain death, but after the beast knocks Clark into next Thursday, that apparently is the last straw. Our hero musters all his strength to blast him and Doomsday out of Metropolis and straight into the geothermal facility... which proceeds to explode in a fiery fury.
Later, Jimmy takes Chloe and Davis to what was supposed to be his final wedding present to his bride: a new home overlooking the city complete with a large stained-glass window. His reasoning was that no matter where she is in Metropolis, she could always look up and see home. Jimmy also reveals his knowledge of Clark's secret AND apologizes to Chloe for not being more understanding of her situation. It's a good thing they kiss, because Davis takes the opportunity to impale Jimmy with a large pipe. He seems upset that Chloe wasn't really on his side, but working for/with Clark all along. She begs for her life, which distracts him long enough for himself to receive a metal pipe through the chest, courtesy of Jimmy. While Davis immediately dies, Jimmy dies the hero's death in Chloe's arms.
Jimmy's funeral is sparsely attended: Chloe is there along with Bart and Dinah. Oliver stands on the other side, shedding his single tear. Clark is there, too... lurking in the background. Later at the stained-glass house, our hero pleads to Chloe to get rid of the place. She envisions it as a literal WatchTower; a place where the League can assemble to do the most good. Sensing he may no longer be useful to anyone, Clark pouts that perhaps he cares too much about humanity. Clark Kent is now apparently dead, having walked out on Chloe (who is now literally all alone.)
We end the eighth season with Tess heading toward the light that has illuminated the Castle Luthor background. I can only imagine what she's thinking when out from the orb appears a figure in human form standing in the middle of a burning symbol of Zod.
So much drama!
That's all folks... see you in September!
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I really don't care for the fact that Jimmy Olsen was killed. I mean, I understand creating your own stories, but Jimmy is such an integral part to the overall Superman mythology that I just didn't care for it.
I hate that they killed off "Henry" James Olsen. I figured that they had to line the show up with comic book Jimmy sometime though and he's not the same age range as Clark and Lois. I will miss Aaron's contributions to the series and hope that he already has another gig lined up.(TPTB never treated Aaron very well anyway, they gave him completely proposterous storylines and deleted him completely out of two episodes over these last two seasons. He's better off away from this series.)
I can't wait to find out what happened with Lois and where she was taken by the Legion ring. The goodbye letter Clark gave Lois better come up again in season nine.
I'm glad that Clark was taking some of the lead on the Doomsday situation with the Justice League. I wish they had listened to him better so he wouldn't be doubting himself so much now. He wasn't wrong in what he was thinking, nobody thought that Davis would still be homicidal without Doomsday.
I am NEVER giving up on this series. I don't care what other people think.
I think TPTB have taken so many liberties with the SM mythos for the past years.
That's the main reason the have to come up with "clever" ideas like bringing Jimmy´s little brother who is indeed the real Jimmy Olsen. Makes no sense that if you are in a funeral you will bring a camera... And for the last couple of years NO ONE has explained Jimmy's background (family, parents, siblings). I think is sooooo much of a cheap retcon.
And Clark's new attitude... come one, that will only last a couple of days or episodes. It is interesting though that we have a new villain coming out of the sphere with the symbol of ZOD. Let´s see who he is.
I think in S9 they will kill Chloe if the continue with the retcon. SV will last 10 seasons only.
Though i really HATED the episode and the cliffhanger, I will continue watching the show. I hope the fix all mess the have created.
Personally I never liked Jimmy Olsen in the comics or this show. Also I think the writers should vier off of the traditional comic book story lines. They have in a way already, so why not continue. Give Clark a costume similar to the comic book but no leotards, keep the cape and give him a simple mask. A tight fitting T-shirt with the "S" and blue fleece pants with a belt and buckle. Everything will be blue and red of course and a gold "S". The mask could be along the lines of Zorro's.
Why stick to the old Superman when there is an opportunity to make it better?
the above comment is retarded
Wow -- talk about throwing everything against the wall to see if anything sticks. They seem to have lost all faith in the core cast of the show and have resorted to just tossing in random characters from the Superman mythology every week.
The Davis payoff was very short changed given all the air-time the angst over saving him these past few weeks. Instead all we get is a 30 second "Ooh, look, he's a bad guy after all, now let's kill him off."
I can't say I'm looking forward to yet another season of a show that probably should have ended a couple of years ago.
whats with chloe not knowing jimmy's little brother??? i mena, hello??? you were getting married, and you've never met his family??? lame. stupid. and so typically smallville, we need more shirtless oliver if i'm gonna make it through another season, cuz the story line ain't working.
Brandon - Jimmy got the decryption key from Oliver, with whom he was talking to on his headset. Not to mention you left out that Lois is somewhere in time due to her somehow finding a Legion ring after the catfight. Which leads to the question, is that Clark's ring or Tess' ring?
And wow, I was so expecting the regular character that was going to die was going to be Chloe, Jimmy dying came out of nowhere and just when him and Chloe were getting it together.
And while I prefer Bones over Smallville, I must say this season finale was better than Bones was.
What a lame season finale. Two punches? That's all the fight had between Doomsday and Clark? Even some of those meteor freaks did better against Clark. Smallville was once known for having great season finales but they can't even do that right anymore. The writers should have killed Clark and setup the Justice League looking to bring him back to life net season. Wait, doesn't Chole have that meteor freak power to bring back the dead with her tears?
God this show sucks. They couldn't even make the season finale watchable. How on earth did it get anothor season?