Smallville Summer Hiatus Thread III (Spoilers)

[Jetfire]

His half a bottle of Scotch & dislocated jaw Zod indeed sucked. Sam Witwer would have been way better as Zod. IMHO.

 

[Admiral_Young]

After this season as a special treat if there's enough interest I might do my alternate version of Smallville, which won't be ten seasons but seven.

 

[Procutus]

Remember too that they said Jon will be appearing in the premier and in another episode down the road which I'm guessing will be the series finale. Brian and Kelly also said in their status update that "Homecoming" will be filled with emotional character moments and epic as well.

I'm a bit disappointed with this. I would've rather they'd taken a page out of the Stargate book and gone the other direction.

The 100th episode was full of "emotional character moments" and "epic" and it was bloody awful.

I actually enjoyed the 100th episode...I'd actually term that good Smallville. I wonder what "Shield" is about unless Clark is getting recruited by Nick Fury.

Okay, you guys have gotten me to bite. You and Procutus who sent me a PM asking my predictions. I didn't think I was going to post this publicly, but what the hell. Just note this: this is a prediction, not a spoiler. Not an established fact. Just me taking the dots we have been given and connecting them. Here goes...

The season premiere will open where we left off. Clark falling powerless to his death with the blue-K dagger in his gut. He willingly sacrificed himself to save his people and the Earth at the same time. He's ready to die. His spirit separates from his body and starts to "go to the light".

And here is where they take a cue from Adventures of Superman #500...

As Clark ascends to the light, he is stopped by the spirit of Jonathan Kent. Jonathan tells Clark that it is not yet his time, that he has so much work left to do. Clark explains he is ready to die however, and he confesses to Pa what he did back in the 100th episode. That he changed time to save Lana, and fate balanced itself by taking Jonathan instead. That he wasn't really the one meant to die then. That he should still be alive. He confesses all the guilt and shame he's been carrying for making that choice these last five years.

Jonathan, always the good dad, forgives and absolves Clark's guilt for his choice. And then he gives Clark one of his patented fatherly motivational speeches. He inspires Clark to not give up on life, to go back to his body and live again. And Clark wakes up, likely caught while falling by J'onn J'onnz. He becomes a new man. His guilt is gone. And he retires that black Blur outfit he wore last season.

Only, the spirit of Jonathan now knows he was not supposed to die and so he also WILLS HIMSELF BACK TO LIFE. It will take a while though, just like it did for Superman back in the AoS#500 comic. His return will happen in Homecoming. Jonathan died in episode 100, he will return to life in episode 200. How? Well, it is a show based on a comic book. Does it really matter? Star Trek would do it with technobabble, for this show I will call it kryptobabble.

Anyway, upon his return you just KNOW that Martha will come running back to him in a heartbeat. So I expect that Annette O'Toole and Micheal McKean will also show up in Homecoming. We will see the reunion of the Kents, giving us the promised major emotional beats. Which will leave Perry White, Martha's current boyfriend, out in the cold. No girlfriend, the leads on the story he was working on dried up with last season's finale, he will have nothing left. Except to become the Daily Planet's new editor in chief, his homecoming as well. And Jonathan will likely join Martha in Washington as she continues her senatorial duties after the episode ends, or they'll head off on another honeymoon.

So that is what I have pieced together. We will see how close I am by mid-October. Which, coincidentally, will also see my 45th birthday.

Oh, and "Shield" likely either refers to Clark's S-shield or we will see the Guardian from comic book's Cadmus Labs.

Rather than botch Dag's theory by retelling it, I'd rather have his original version here. I think it's possible; if it really DOES happen, then Kelly and Brian are really keeping this under wraps.

 

[Jetfire]

I was reading on Superman Hompage that JC Penny & WB with Nastia Liukin is gearing up a line of Supergirl clothing

http://www.supermanhomepage.com/news.php?rowstart=13

Unless we see Laura Vandervoort in some Supergirl panties... or Nastia Liukin Nastia Supergirl Video

 

[Admiral_Young]

I disagree with the prediction that Jonathon wills himself back to life in the episode...I don't think that will happen. I think The Dagman is bang on regarding what purpose Jonathon will be there for, to forgive and absolve Clark for the massive guilt and decisions he's made over the years since his death. As I've stated before I think this will start wrapping up Clark's self doubt character arc and we'll start seeing more of the "Superman" that we know from the comics and earlier in the series. In fact I wouldn't be surprised if we started to see Clark fly after this. I also think that Jonathon is there to warn Clark about the coming darkness and that he will face his greatest challenge. Then we will see Phantom Stranger appear...no just kidding...but yeah Jonathon warns Clark about the New God threat. I wouldn't be shocked either if Jonathon appeared in a dream to Martha but I doubt that would happen.

 

[Hermiod]

I'm thinking it'll just be some sort of Head Six kind of deal.

 

[Admiral_Young]

I saw this this morning and not sure if it's been posted already....but I'm not liking what I'm reading about their intention regarding Brainiac 5. "It will sort of be an old villain and a new villain all in one?" Okay Kelly needs to stop talking. Brainy is NOT a villain...unless they're going to have the original Brainiac attempt to possess Brainy? I could see that working. I think there was an episode of "Legion of Superheroes" that did that.

http://blastr.com/2010/07/smallvilles-final-scene-t.php

 

[Jetfire]

"It will sort of be an old villain and a new villain all in one?"

http://blastr.com/2010/07/smallvilles-final-scene-t.php

Quit smoking crack or drinking 3 bottles of chardonnay before these interviews Kelly Souders.

 

[Admiral_Young]

They've been getting an unusual amount of exposure over the last week due to it being their final season. Never seen so many interviews and statements from Brian and Kelly lol.

 

[Jetfire]

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You would think it was half of bottle of Scotch & a dislocated jaw Callum Blue giving these interviews.

 

[Admiral_Young]

Haha. On a totally unrelated topic...I was shocked to discover that Miranda Cogrove of ICarly fame played Little Lana in the pilot episode of "Smallville". Even Alfred Gough seemed surprised when Craig of Kryptonsite posted on his wall this morning lol but here's her filmography and her first ever role is Little Lana Lang.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda_Cosgrove#Filmography

 

[Procutus]

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You would think it was half of bottle of Scotch & a dislocated jaw Callum Blue giving these interviews.

I'm kinda worried what kind of contradictory statements will tumble out of Kelly's mouth when she starts talking about their plans for Chloe.




I think Souders has taken lessons from J.J. Abrams.

 

[Samurai8472]

Haha. On a totally unrelated topic...I was shocked to discover that Miranda Cogrove of ICarly fame played Little Lana in the pilot episode of "Smallville". Even Alfred Gough seemed surprised when Craig of Kryptonsite posted on his wall this morning lol but here's her filmography and her first ever role is Little Lana Lang.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda_Cosgrove#Filmography

The actress who played young Lana was Jade Unterman. Miranda Cosgrove provided the voice.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is1n4iIYqSo


BTW in another forum we were looking back at smallville. I found this funny

kinda funny how the dynamic changed later in the series, eh?

 

[Obiwanshinobi]

Why is Clark so far back into the background?

 

[Admiral_Young]

Hahahahahahaaha that's awesome and very true. You'd have to watch the show on a semi-constant basis @Obi-Wan to get the joke.

 

[Guy Gardener]

He's not.

They're standing right next to eachother.

 

[CorporalClegg]

 

[Guy Gardener]

Whitney is almost unrecognisable on Rookie Blue. he used to be a boy, and now he's a man and almost an old man, but boy he got big.

 

[Jetfire]

I always thought he looked old...like a 30 year old playing a highschool kid.

 

[Guy Gardener]

Born in 1979 he was, and not that bad a Flash Gordon at that after an inauspicious first quarter.