Smallville: 10x09 "Patriot" - Discussion and Spoilers

[Jack Bauer]

Brent wrote:

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I'm not skipping any episode, there might be some vital piece of information we need for the season.

It sounds wacky at first, but maybe it will be fun.

I (almost) always enjoy alternate universe stories. It was always a treat when DC did their "imaginary stories" (that's what they were called before they became known as "elseworlds) issues of Superman or other comics titles.

tvguide.com

4. An Alternate Universe ...: Lionel Luthor (John Glover) returns in an upcoming episode, which take place in an alternate universe. Though the series has toyed with alternate universes before, Souders says, "this one certainly has an impact in our real world. Without a doubt you shouldn't miss the very end of that episode because there's several great takeaways." The alternate world wasn't just created for Smallville, either. "It actually ties into the DC Universe," Peterson says.

HunterB5446 wrote:

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And..... he lost an eye again.

I was waiting for that all episode since the Slade Wilson character in the comic books has just one eye. I guess he lost it in the explosion.


Elena Satine is insanely hot.

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hope that's not too much hotness for the thread...we don't want this place to burn down.

[Obiwanshinobi]

future genre babe contestant in the works? good god almighty though, she sure is pretty!

[Trekker4747]

Admiral_Young wrote:

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Her strip tease in front of Lois had me in stitches though. Awkward moment there lol.

The memories!!!

:faints:

[Agent Richard07]

Good episode. I don't read the synopses, so I never know what to expect. Aquaman was a big surprise. Then there was that hot redhead in the swimsuit who showed up with him. I did a George Takei style "Oh My!" when I saw her. Then I eagerly awaited the guest credits to find out who it was. I recognized the name... Elena Satine. Haven't seen her in anything, but her name and pics are popping up here and there. Anyhoo... Love her character. She is good for Arthur. On that I agree. They make a good couple.

A few other points...

- When Arthur was held captive, I wondered for a second if he was going to get his hand cut off.

- I'm surprised that Clark wasn't killed in the explosion. He was vulnerable due to exposure to the kryptonite. He should have been blown to bits. Then again, maybe he was and then reconstituted himself like the T-1000 once the complex was destroyed and he was safely away from the kryptonite.

Jack Bauer wrote:

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Mera's hot. Never thought I'd say that since her character has always annoyed me.

It wice to see Mera on Smallville. She's another DC character I never expected to see on the show.

DarthPipes wrote:

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Col. Frakkin Tigh is guest starring tonight!

Yeah, Tigh and Gaeta. Go BSG alums!

Trekker4747 wrote:

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"Sir, you said "the American way" that's forbidden, you're supposed to pause and then smirkily say, "all that stuff" it's now not kosher to be proud of America."

I thought the same thing.

Procutus wrote:

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Mrs. AC has a nice set on her!

I tried to look, but that damn diving suit covered everything.

HunterB5446 wrote:

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What about Aqualad or Seaman

Seaman?

Procutus wrote:

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Quick, someone send Trekker a towel!

Let's send him a hot redhead he can roll around in bed with.

Trekker4747 wrote:

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Speaking of Chloe, do you ever get the impression the producers don't care about the character or are happy about having her back? Everything with them is Lois and Clark.

As it should be.

Back when Lois was first introduced, Chloe was such a big part of Clark's life that I wondered how they could possibly get him with Lois, but they did. The development of their relationship has been handled quite well.

...and Chloe isn't a "real" character in the Superman mythos...

She is now. She's popular and she's been added to the comics (I got her first issue a few weeks ago). A lot of supporting characters weren't around from the beginning and have been introduced this way.

HunterB5446 wrote:

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I wanna hear Col. Tigh's weird laugh.

I did too. He has a great drunken, maniacal laugh.

Admiral_Young wrote:

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I wouldn't be so quick to blame Alison for not wanting to commit to a full season to the series, I think she has wanted to depart for the last couple of seasons to be honest and has had nuggets tossed at her liking directing episodes and a reduced contract just to keep her around. I've had a strong feeling that she wanted to leave after the sixth season ended.

Really? Never noticed that.

Procutus wrote:

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Please tell me that Palin isn't going to show up.

When you guys mentioned McCain uptread, I thought... What about President Palin?

Trekker4747 wrote:

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HOW THE FUCK DID HE KNOW ABOUT THE KRYPTONITE?!?!?!?!?!?!

Yeah. How did he know? Someone got an explanation? Maybe they got a hold of Lex's or someone else's notes?

Trekker4747 wrote:

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Is she talking about the mileage points on her airline or her crotch?

Come again?

DarthPipes wrote:

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Col. Tigh lives! One eyed again!

What was that last scene all about? I didn't even know it was part of the show at first. I thought it was a commercial for some horror movie or something.

Procutus wrote:

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Do you think the budget will allow him to have a real eyepatch?

It looked like it was nailed on just like General Chang's.

Brent wrote:

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I completely forgot about tonight's episode, I was caught up in STO having too much fun, by the time I realized it the show was already over

So, you're part of Caprica's terrorist organization?

Admiral_Young wrote:

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Her strip tease in front of Lois had me in stitches though. Awkward moment there lol.

I liked that scene. Too bad the american audience didn't get the full frontal nudity. I hear they got the edited version where nothing is shown. That's what I like about canadian television. They show everything. For anyone reading this, I am of course kidding. Lois is the only one who saw everything.

[Mr. Adventure]

They really seemed to step their game up with this episode, I thought it was top notch. I wish they could elevate the regular episodes to the level of the mythology episodes. Interesting interpretation of "Darkseid", I'm curious where they're going to take that.

So at this point are there any "secrets" left? I think all the players know the others and their roles now.

Isn't "mira" Spanish for look? Well I certainly did, looking at the comments it seems I wasn't the only one.

[Admiral_Young]

I thought it was implied quite clearly that Slade or the Registration Act aquired LuthorCorps' Project 33.1 cells designs and we already know that Kryptonite is easily available in the Smallville universe.

[Lookingglassman]

It was a good episode until the part where Clark was trapped by those kryptonite bars. The scene cut to the place exploding so how did he manage to get out if he couldnt break through the bars? That whole part messed it up for me

[Admiral_Young]

Clark muttered "Man of Steel" so I assume he survived the blast of the rig despite already being somewhat weakened by the Kryptonite bars.

[Brent]

It was probably just a low amount of Kryptonite, notice that he wasn't on his knees in pain, he was able to stand up right, so it wasn't a real powerful source, probably diluted or something. So he had enough strength to withstand the explosion.

I liked how the bullets ricocheted off him.

[Mr. Adventure]

I had to double-check but I'm getting scared that I'm starting to be able to detect when Tom Welling directs an episode.

Brent wrote:

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It was probably just a low amount of Kryptonite, notice that he wasn't on his knees in pain, he was able to stand up right, so it wasn't a real powerful source, probably diluted or something. So he had enough strength to withstand the explosion.

And his vision powers were still working apparently.

[DarKush]

Didn't care for this episode like I thought I would. It just seemed run-of-the-mill to me when it should've packed more punch.

I don't know why it took Clark so long to tell his colleagues about a planetwide threat. His concern over his own darkness doesn't work for me. I mean, it's Tess and Oliver you're talking about, which this show has explored their dark phases in great detail.

The casting was good. Hogan was a good choice for Slade and I'm glad he got the eyepatch at the end. I hope he cuts loose the next time he shows up. The actress playing Mera fit her wetsuit very well. I wish that Clark would've at least asked who AC and Mera's 'people' were after she made that comment. Or asked AC what's the significance of also going by the name Orin.

[Admiral_Young]

It took him so long because this Clark is a douche.

[Brent]

Once again though, we have someone (AC and Merra) who have to encourage Clark to be a hero (he can't do it on his own)

Also, I kinda laughed when the wave of water knocked Clark down lol, the real superman would have still been standing there

[Trekker4747]

I could be mistaken but this was the first time in quite some time I recall us getting to see Clark's "X-Ray Vision." And I miss the handful of times we got to see it as "see-through vision."

[Admiral_Young]

Yep, good point once again Brent. This Clark is so self-centered and filled with self-doubt that he needs other already established heroes to encourage him to become the greatest one. Pretty pathetic if you ask me. How the how is he supposed to inspire future heroes, let alone an entire Legion of them?