A bunch of cheerleaders have developed a
love potion to make their footballer boyfriends be totally devoted to
them. Problem is, it makes them insanely jealous of anyone who comes
near their infatuation, jealous enough to try and kill them. When Jason
Teague is nearly killed by the star quarterback for this very reason, it
puts Lois onto the hunt for answers, as well as giving Clark the
opportunity to fill the position for the team. Meanwhile, Lex goes all
out to prove to Clark that he's done investigating him, in order to
repair their friendship.
I probably like this episode a heck of a lot more than I should. The plot is a bit thin, the love potion idea silly, and I've never given two figs about football.
But it's just so darn entertaining. I've always been a fan of episodes in which our main characters end up acting humorously out of character for whatever reason. This is one of those episodes. Seeing Chloe go all Stepford Wives over Clark and become a cheerleader is hilarious. But it's also very touching to see Chloe's reaction at the end when Clark has to tell her that he does not feel the same way.
I like how Lois doesn't back down from a fight, even when she's outnumbered, and I love seeing the chivalry of Clark, in the locker room, when he steps in front of Lois and Chloe to make a barrier between them and their would be assailants.
There's a great sequence in which Clark has to pretend to be affected by the love potion in order to keep one of the cheerleaders occupied while Lois goes through the girl's handbag. But every time Lois reaches out for the bag it ends up getting moved, meaning Clark has to keep up the charade for longer. Welling gives a great comedic performance during all of this, particularly the reactions on his face. They crack me up.
The same can be said of the scene in which Chloe comes on to Clark in the barn. The reaction on Clark's face is priceless.
Lex is acknowledging his own darkness a lot more this season. I feel like when Clark abandoned their friendship it was a real turning point. Lex appears to be trying to rebuild it but I get the sense that he doesn't really trust Clark at this point, and that this is more of a, "keep your enemies closer" kind if thing.
There are a couple of scenes that don't quite work. Like the quarterback being knocked unconscious when Clark makes the gun he is holding heat up. I could understand him screaming in pain at his hands being burnt. But being knocked out? Okay! Or the fact that Clark essentially becomes a hero on the team, thereby earning their respect, after using his powers to win the game in the final moment. This feels very much like cheating and goes against everything that Clark and Jonathan have a conversation about earlier on in the episode. Jonathan had to earn the respect of his teammates. I don't truly feel that that's what Clark has done here because he used his powers.
Despite these two minor quibbles this is just a really fun episode to watch.
9/10
I probably like this episode a heck of a lot more than I should. The plot is a bit thin, the love potion idea silly, and I've never given two figs about football.
But it's just so darn entertaining. I've always been a fan of episodes in which our main characters end up acting humorously out of character for whatever reason. This is one of those episodes. Seeing Chloe go all Stepford Wives over Clark and become a cheerleader is hilarious. But it's also very touching to see Chloe's reaction at the end when Clark has to tell her that he does not feel the same way.
I like how Lois doesn't back down from a fight, even when she's outnumbered, and I love seeing the chivalry of Clark, in the locker room, when he steps in front of Lois and Chloe to make a barrier between them and their would be assailants.
There's a great sequence in which Clark has to pretend to be affected by the love potion in order to keep one of the cheerleaders occupied while Lois goes through the girl's handbag. But every time Lois reaches out for the bag it ends up getting moved, meaning Clark has to keep up the charade for longer. Welling gives a great comedic performance during all of this, particularly the reactions on his face. They crack me up.
The same can be said of the scene in which Chloe comes on to Clark in the barn. The reaction on Clark's face is priceless.
Lex is acknowledging his own darkness a lot more this season. I feel like when Clark abandoned their friendship it was a real turning point. Lex appears to be trying to rebuild it but I get the sense that he doesn't really trust Clark at this point, and that this is more of a, "keep your enemies closer" kind if thing.
There are a couple of scenes that don't quite work. Like the quarterback being knocked unconscious when Clark makes the gun he is holding heat up. I could understand him screaming in pain at his hands being burnt. But being knocked out? Okay! Or the fact that Clark essentially becomes a hero on the team, thereby earning their respect, after using his powers to win the game in the final moment. This feels very much like cheating and goes against everything that Clark and Jonathan have a conversation about earlier on in the episode. Jonathan had to earn the respect of his teammates. I don't truly feel that that's what Clark has done here because he used his powers.
Despite these two minor quibbles this is just a really fun episode to watch.
9/10
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