Episode 6.1: Zod

When Zod talks to Lana about the feelings he knows Lex had for her, I couldn't help but laugh when he delivered the line, "They left an unpleasant taste when I consumed his essence". That line is almost as homo-erotic as Arthur Currie's "wet and ready bro" line in Aqua.

Martha and Lois being right outside the fortress needs way more explaining. Did Jor-El bring them there after Fine was destroyed or was Fine on his way there with them as part of some other plan? If it was the latter then that means Fine was killed at the most convenient time possible for them, otherwise they would have been stranded in the middle of lord knows where. It's too convenient for my liking.

We get introduced, sort of, to Jimmy Olson. It's cool that they bring the character in but the timing could not be worse. When Clark tries to speak to Chloe about THAT kiss, it's played as though Clark actually felt something, which means Jimmy has entered the picture just in time to let Clark know how it felt to be Chloe for the past five years. That's assuming of course that Clark does feel anything for her besides friendship. It would be an interesting dynamic shift though.

I loved the super fight between Clark and Zod and introducing the phantoms onto the earth is a nice addition that will allow the writers to sidestep meteor freaks every once in a while.

The moment where Lana is stabbed through the hand is a pretty badass moment. Kreuk's reaction to that is really well played and definitely makes me wince at the pain Lana must be feeling.

Can't say I like the look of Rosenbaum in the long black trenchcoat. It just looks too emo and I've never been a fan of the way the costume department always dress characters in black to signify villainy. It's way too on the nose.

A solid and action packed start to the season.

8/10