Episode 3.7: Magnetic

In this 'freak of the week' episode we get to see yet another nobody turned into a somebody with the help of the meteor rock. And yet again, you guessed it, he has a mad crush on Lana. Given the power of X-Men villain Magneto, along with the ability to make Lana attracted to him with one touch, he sets about trying to make her run away with him. Meanwhile, Lex and Chloe begin to dig deeper into the explosion that killed Lionel's parents, with all the evidence pointing to Lionel as the perpetrator. But Lionel may have had some help from the apparently deceased Morgan Edge.

Two guesses which of these two story lines is the most interesting! Suffice to say it is always a bonus to have scenes which feature both Michael Rosenbaum and Alison Mack in them.

It's also nice to see them develop further the history between Luthor Sr and Edge. It adds more weight to their previous scenes together in the two-part season opener.

The opening scene of Magnetic, which sets up the meteor infected villain of the episode, is much too heavy handed. It lays on the emotional attachment that this guy has for Lana rather thick, especially for a character that we are only just being introduced to. This might have worked in a season one episode but it doesn't quite work three seasons in. I am also unable to sympathize with him in the same way that I have with previous meteor infected victims-turned-scumbags. There's just no character to this guy. He's crazy about Lana. That's it! Boring!

Still, the Lex and Chloe stuff at least injects some life into proceedings, as it feels as though it is actually leading somewhere.

6/10