Hey there, you Superfans! Smallville is back! Rejoice! Huzzah! Or maybe I’m getting ahead of myself. This episode had a lot going on, with Clark sparring with Zod and Ollie’s old mentor trying to shoot EVERYONE just to get to him. Well, here are my thoughts on the episode titled “Disciple”
I’m also tweaking my reviews just a tad. I really like David’s style, so I’m blatantly but respectfully stealing it from him.
Clark and Lois go on a date, and just when it’s getting good, Clark hears someone in danger so he blurs out to save the day. Lois, slightly disappointed, heads home, but not before being assaulted by someone with a particularly scary talent with arrows. Is it Oliver or someone far more nefarious?
What was good:
To be honest, not much. Erica Durance is shining in her role as Lois Lane and Justin Hartley is a great Oliver Queen. I just want the goatee. Tom Welling knows this role like the back of his hand by now. I especially like how they further establish how self-sufficient Lois is. I could go on, but the show was well acted, and even well paced. I even like that they included Mia in the series, despite reservations (where’s Roy?). The B-Plot with Zod and Clark was also quite engaging. It’s fun seeing a game of cat and mouse between two Kryptonians.
What was bad:
Hoo boy. Well, I had quite a few problems, starting with the fact that it’s ANOTHER episode that’s Oliver centric. One or two is fine and dandy, but this is at least the fourth or fifth time; and seeing as how there have been only ten episodes this season (including this one), they might as well change the name of the show to Star City. It’s quite irritating. I love The Green Arrow and all, but we should be seeing more about Clark Kent, AKA Superman, AKA SMALLVILLE.
But if we’re talking about Oliver, let’s just list the problems with the script. First, when he was “attacked” by Mia in some misguided attempt to impress him, there was just about the most dated movie reference since…well…any episode of Psych. “Auditioning for Kill Bill 3?” Jesus, Ollie.
That’s not even going into the fact he was part of a cult. Of Archers. Yeah. This is a cult of people who shoot arrows as vigilantes, but somehow this guy Vordigan decides that hurting innocents is a good idea. It really doesn’t make any sense at all, other than a poorly thought out motto for the cult: “No Lovers, No Allies, No Disciples.” I think the worst part of it is how quickly it was resolved. He’s in jail.
Really? IS THAT ALL? I get into discussions about shows ending too cleanly with a friend all the time, and while I’ll admit they do, this was the worst of them all. It ended so abruptly and with such a forced resolution, my head was spinning. Frustrating as Hell.
Ugh. I’ve actually quite liked this season, but this episode was quite awful.
Final Verdict: 2.0 — Tune Out
