Smallville - S08E16 - Turbulence
82 Posted on Mar 19, 2009 in articles by Conor Kilpatrick |
Tonight's episode - Turbulence
It looks like Mercy pulls the ol' "Oh, no - our plane is going down, if only someone on this plane had superpowers so that we could be saved!" trick to get Clark to reveal himself. Dastardly! Will the show break its "No flights, No tights" rule? I am skeptical. Promos usually tease things people hope for but never happen. But we shall see.
I really enjoyed last week's goofy, Silver Age style time travel adventure. It was certainly the most enjoyable episode in a while. It's no surprise that it also featured most of the strong supporting (as well as Doomsday). This is Smallville's strength and they need to keep playing to it.
In other words, no more months without Lois. Unless you are bring her back just to have Clark be a dick to her, in that case I"m fine with her staying away.
As always, I look forward to your thoughts, opinions, gripes, live-blogging, etc.
Comments
should be a good one tonight ...............great article conor
Posted by jets4life242 on 03/19/09 at 07:51 PM
I actually really like this version of Doomsday. He's much more interesting than the mindless beast in the comics.
Posted by conor on 03/19/09 at 08:05 PM
We're in the Clark saves the day wearing regular clothes period. His mom needs to come back and make his costume!
Posted by conor on 03/19/09 at 08:09 PM
I think Chloe just doomed Jimmy.
Posted by conor on 03/19/09 at 08:10 PM
It really is starting to look like they are never going to put Clark in the suit. Or maybe in this world he will slowly adopt it. Eh, I guess they could still have him wear the suit, but he won't be able to havethe Clark Kent identity.
Posted by conor on 03/19/09 at 08:11 PM
Jimmy is troubled!
Posted by conor on 03/19/09 at 08:11 PM
This must be a dream...
Posted by conor on 03/19/09 at 08:13 PM
@conor I'm not so sure.
Posted by drummerman1126 on 03/19/09 at 08:14 PM
@drummerman1126: If it's not, then what the F kind of hospital is that?
Posted by conor on 03/19/09 at 08:16 PM
where is this gonna go ???
Posted by jets4life242 on 03/19/09 at 08:17 PM
@conor a comic based one
Posted by drummerman1126 on 03/19/09 at 08:17 PM
I think I'm going to order chinese to go along with SMALLVILLE tonight.
Posted by conor on 03/19/09 at 08:19 PM
"A man was murdered in this totally abandoned hospital with no lights or medical staff!"
Posted by conor on 03/19/09 at 08:20 PM
And that would be why it was faulty, Chloe.
Posted by conor on 03/19/09 at 08:22 PM
hahaha jimmy on morphine.........doomsday's awesome
Posted by jets4life242 on 03/19/09 at 08:23 PM
goodluck trying to kill doomsday jimmy
Posted by jets4life242 on 03/19/09 at 08:25 PM
Jimmy's going to go on a drug addict rager.
Posted by conor on 03/19/09 at 08:25 PM
jimmys going through withrawl .........hes going crazy
Posted by jets4life242 on 03/19/09 at 08:26 PM
That was the longest elevator ever
Posted by JesTr on 03/19/09 at 08:27 PM
I had a few older female bosses in my time. None of them ever looked like Mercy.
Posted by conor on 03/19/09 at 08:28 PM
Wow Clark is faster than a speeding bullet of Coors Light.
Posted by JesTr on 03/19/09 at 08:29 PM
Jimmy the master of disguise.
Posted by COWoDOOM on 03/19/09 at 08:30 PM
It continues to amuse me that this show basically did a One Year Later style jump past college and just never mentioned it.
Posted by conor on 03/19/09 at 08:30 PM
mercy is one piece of ass
Posted by jets4life242 on 03/19/09 at 08:30 PM
@jets4life242: Okay, a bit more respectful next time.
Posted by conor on 03/19/09 at 08:31 PM
When does Jimmy's skin start to get itchy?
Posted by conor on 03/19/09 at 08:32 PM
Seriously, what kind of hospital is this? Where are the nurses? Why are the lights off in the hallways?? This has to be some kind of drug-fueled thing.
Posted by conor on 03/19/09 at 08:33 PM
Yep, this is totally not real.
Posted by conor on 03/19/09 at 08:33 PM
MORE DOOMSDAY!!!
Posted by JesTr on 03/19/09 at 08:33 PM
sorry to sound like a immature fool ......but she is a very soultry character
Posted by jets4life242 on 03/19/09 at 08:33 PM
Ha, I knew it!
Posted by conor on 03/19/09 at 08:33 PM
poor jimmy.
Posted by chelsea on 03/19/09 at 08:35 PM
@chelsea: I feel like Jimmy is always going to lose in life.
Posted by conor on 03/19/09 at 08:38 PM
I know, it's sad. Let him be happy for a second.
Posted by chelsea on 03/19/09 at 08:38 PM
He's like Peter Parker without super powers.
Posted by JesTr on 03/19/09 at 08:39 PM
Two bottles of champagne! Yikes!
Posted by conor on 03/19/09 at 08:39 PM
Fuck.
Posted by conor on 03/19/09 at 08:41 PM
That's right Clark make it all better
Posted by JesTr on 03/19/09 at 08:41 PM
The last time I drank a whole bottle of champagne by myself things got... wacky.
Posted by conor on 03/19/09 at 08:43 PM
It's always planes with Clark... always planes!
Posted by conor on 03/19/09 at 08:43 PM
i feel like were never gonna get the real superman ........getting sick of clarks attitude
Posted by jets4life242 on 03/19/09 at 08:43 PM
fly!
Posted by chelsea on 03/19/09 at 08:45 PM
@jets4life242: We're definitely not going to ever get "Superman". That's the end of the show. This is the journey to Superman...
... the long journey to Superman.
Plus, Warner Bros. movie division will never allow it.
Posted by conor on 03/19/09 at 08:45 PM
That wasn't flying so much as falling.
Posted by conor on 03/19/09 at 08:45 PM
Damn it when will they let him fly?
Posted by JesTr on 03/19/09 at 08:46 PM
thats not gonna hold him, jimmy
Posted by chelsea on 03/19/09 at 08:46 PM
@JesTr: "No flights, no tights"
Posted by conor on 03/19/09 at 08:46 PM
@Conor: But that was before the producers changed.
Posted by JesTr on 03/19/09 at 08:47 PM
@JesTr: It's still the show philosophy. Once he starts flying, he *is* Superman, for all intents and purposes.
Posted by conor on 03/19/09 at 08:48 PM
Awh fuck, Huey Lewis was right, "that's the power of love".
Posted by JesTr on 03/19/09 at 08:48 PM
@conor: damn warner bros .........still love the early adventures ............jus need to see more character development
Posted by jets4life242 on 03/19/09 at 08:49 PM
jimmy is getting the shaft
Posted by jets4life242 on 03/19/09 at 08:50 PM
Yeah she isn't just like Lex. Mercy is trying to find out the truth about Clark and seduce him.
Posted by JesTr on 03/19/09 at 08:54 PM
Also never to find happiness? Chloe.
Posted by conor on 03/19/09 at 08:55 PM
Ouch.
Posted by conor on 03/19/09 at 08:56 PM
this is heart breaking.
Posted by chelsea on 03/19/09 at 08:56 PM
Ouch, Chloe.
Posted by JesTr on 03/19/09 at 08:57 PM
Oh man, poor Chloe.
Posted by COWoDOOM on 03/19/09 at 08:57 PM
Phone booth, awesome!!!
Posted by JesTr on 03/19/09 at 08:58 PM
I hate this song, but the telephone booth was pretty neat.
Posted by COWoDOOM on 03/19/09 at 08:58 PM
Jimmy's an addict.
Chloe's heartbroken.
Clark's a dunce.
Mercy can't be trusted.
Lois is barely on the show.
Posted by conor on 03/19/09 at 08:58 PM
my wife just asked me if the red jacket makes him superman
Posted by micahmyers on 03/19/09 at 08:59 PM
@Conor: I agree more Lois!!!
Posted by JesTr on 03/19/09 at 08:59 PM
Jimmy is a junkie now! Where are Green Arrow and Green Lantern?
Posted by COWoDOOM on 03/19/09 at 08:59 PM
i dont think i like jimmy the addict........poor chole i really like her
Posted by jets4life242 on 03/19/09 at 08:59 PM
Nice, next ep looks beter than this one.
Posted by JesTr on 03/19/09 at 09:00 PM
Next week looks good
Posted by drummerman1126 on 03/19/09 at 09:00 PM
great song
Posted by jets4life242 on 03/19/09 at 09:01 PM
I liked this one. Really good character stuff.
Posted by conor on 03/19/09 at 09:02 PM
more doomsday
Posted by jets4life242 on 03/19/09 at 09:03 PM
it was a good episode. I was hoping he would fly but oh well.
Posted by chelsea on 03/19/09 at 09:06 PM
It was a good jump.
Posted by chelsea on 03/19/09 at 09:06 PM
Looks like next week Zatanna is going to make him fly... with magic!
Posted by conor on 03/19/09 at 09:07 PM
Awesome! :D
Posted by chelsea on 03/19/09 at 09:08 PM
i liked zatanna on jlu and in SOME comics
Posted by jets4life242 on 03/19/09 at 09:09 PM
So, does everyone else think that Chloe dies at the hands of Doomsday in the season finale? Too much setup for it to go any other way.
Posted by Crippler on 03/19/09 at 09:40 PM
@Crippler: I dunno, they've been foreshadowing Chloe's death for years and then constantly faking us out. They seem to really want Allison Mack on the show. At this point, I'd be shocked if they actually killed her off.
Posted by conor on 03/19/09 at 09:43 PM
@Conor - If there was one thing that the Legion episode did for us it was this - Johns established that there is indeed no Chloe in the future. I'm joking more then a bit of course, since we know that "Smallville continuity' is fairly nonexistent, but, if you let something like that into an episode, you assume that the producers have SOME plan to explain it...
Two fairly strong episodes in a row. Once again proving that Kreuk deserves the title of Box-Office poison (formerly held by Carrot Top). I was secretly hoping that Street Fighter would make a metric on of money, allowing her to leave the show and never return.
Posted by Crippler on 03/19/09 at 10:24 PM
grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, it hasn't started here yet. stupid west coast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by captamerica101 on 03/19/09 at 10:34 PM
I liked the episode overall, but with it being called Turbulence, and seeing the previews, I did expect more Clark stuff. He was the B story this week. It was good to see Jimmy though, since he hasn't been on since the wedding episode. I do miss Lois, but I just read that she normall is only on something like 12 episodes a year. This year was originally supposed to be more, but it turned out she's still only going to be in 12. If next year is the last, they REALLY need to work in the glasses permanently now that he's beginning the dual identity. BUT, i'm still completely puzzled at how he can ever pull it off to be Superman and not the red blue blur. I hope the rbb thing doesn't continue all next season, but it probably will until he puts the suit on.
3.5 out 5 for me. Had Clark flown out of the plane like I was hoping, it would be 4, but I should have known not to expect it. The trailer after this episode was a combo of the next 3 episodes... and they look AWESOME!!!
Posted by Superyan on 03/20/09 at 11:07 AM
@Crippler I agree I hope Kreuk never comes back.
Posted by Ragu73 on 03/20/09 at 03:23 PM
Last episode was the first one i've watched all the way through since season four and i really enjoyed it. I might give this one a shot
Posted by RoiVampire on 03/19/09 at 07:09 PM