Continuing the tradition of giving Clark
one new power each season, here he discovers that his lung capicity
allows him to blow doors down or extinguish raging fires. The scene in
which Chloe talks him into blowing a steel door off its hinges is a
highlight and it's nice to see her being so instrumental in helping him
to discover one of his powers, a role usually reserved for Martha and
Jonathan.
We get to see some really nice moments of Clark
demonstrating his sense of humour here too. The bit where he pretends
he's going to sneeze to freak Chloe out is golden. It does feel like too
much of a stretch, however, when he clears the sky of rain clouds.
There's no excuse to see gloomy days in Smallville ever again from this
point on.
I kind of rolled my eyes as Lex apologized to Lana for the danger she ended up getting into. Like, how many times is he going to have to say sorry to her, given the number of times his life style brings them into harm's way. Besides, she had an opportunity to call the police, despite what Lex had said. She didn't have to walk into that situation alone.
I love how proud Lois is of getting her first bi-line in the National Inquisitor. Again, Clark cracking wise with his comment about artistic integrity is really funny, and does highlight his drysense of humour. I do also love Lois' little jibe at Clark, earlier in the episode, when she mocks him for having the sniffles. The banter between them is always great.
The scene in which Lana scolds Clark for not being honest and only wanting to save Lex to protect his self-interests is quite a sting because there is real truth in what she is saying. After all, Lionel had to coax him into getting involved by pointing out that his secret might come out if Lex is tortured by his kidnappers.
Justin Hartley is a great addition as Oliver Queen. While he can't hope to compete with what Stephen Amell would later bring to the role in a physical sense, for the CW's Arrowverse, I always preferred Hartley's performance as the character when it just comes to charisma. I love the little target practice game he plays with the atlas atop the Daily Planet in the closing moments.
9/10
I kind of rolled my eyes as Lex apologized to Lana for the danger she ended up getting into. Like, how many times is he going to have to say sorry to her, given the number of times his life style brings them into harm's way. Besides, she had an opportunity to call the police, despite what Lex had said. She didn't have to walk into that situation alone.
I love how proud Lois is of getting her first bi-line in the National Inquisitor. Again, Clark cracking wise with his comment about artistic integrity is really funny, and does highlight his drysense of humour. I do also love Lois' little jibe at Clark, earlier in the episode, when she mocks him for having the sniffles. The banter between them is always great.
The scene in which Lana scolds Clark for not being honest and only wanting to save Lex to protect his self-interests is quite a sting because there is real truth in what she is saying. After all, Lionel had to coax him into getting involved by pointing out that his secret might come out if Lex is tortured by his kidnappers.
Justin Hartley is a great addition as Oliver Queen. While he can't hope to compete with what Stephen Amell would later bring to the role in a physical sense, for the CW's Arrowverse, I always preferred Hartley's performance as the character when it just comes to charisma. I love the little target practice game he plays with the atlas atop the Daily Planet in the closing moments.
9/10
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