Smallville Season 5 Review

Tuesday, Aug. 8 2006 | Author: J. Angelo Racoma

Smallville’s Season 6 is coming this September, and I can’t wait. I just finished up on watching Season 5 (on DVD); got myself DVDs of Seasons 1 to 4 too (yeah!). I think this year’s theatrical release of Superman Returns has also been great for Smallville and Superman fans in general.

Movies Online has a review of the Season 5 finale, which extends to the entire fifth season. The author basically praises the Smallville creators for being able to creatively intertwine Superman canon with original ideas in this mythos.

This season was huge in the way of superdevelopments that are leading to the inevitable future that we know will be Superman. We were brought deeper into Metropolis and spent more time in the city as well as the workplace, The Daily Planet, where Clark will spend his adult life once he finally becomes The Man of Steel. Even though this transformation will never happen on the show as per the stipulations of its creators’ “no tights, no flights” policy, there has been more than enough superlore to keep fans happy. General Zod came in to take over the world, and in the season finale, he took possession of Lex Luthor’s body, taking advantage of the darkness that was consuming the jaded, bald billionaire, and effectively flashing forward to Lex inflicting Armageddon on the world as he has done in the comics.

If you’re wondering what’s to look forward to in Smallville this Season 6 (likely the final season), Kryptonsite has a spoilers/rumour page.

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4 Responses for "Smallville Season 5 Review"

gli7ch

August 8th, 2006 at 11:48 pm
1

Man I can’t wait for seasons 6. I love this show so much. Last season noooooooo :(
jangelo

August 9th, 2006 at 7:46 am
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Looks like it. Apparently it was only supposed to be a 5-season deal, but they decided to go for a sixth.
alan

December 2nd, 2006 at 10:51 pm
3

no kiero ke se akabe smallville
Meredith Dinneen

December 9th, 2006 at 1:01 am
4

I disagree. What happened to Smallville? I was so addicted to the first 4 seasons. It drew me in. The character development and growth were outstanding. The actorsâ skills improved year after year. Most importantly, it was about Clarke Kent, which is what Smallville is supposed to be about. Clark Kent, maturing and becoming Superman. You guys did a fabulous job evolving Clarke from shy farm boy, through growing up, discovering his powers, going to the dark side, coming out the other. We saw him hate his abilities, then lose them , then regain them and finally accept and appreciate them. We were so ready for him to become Superman. He finally appreciates Jorel, his father is gone. Itâs time! Move him to the big city, or fast forward or something. We hardly ever see him. And now his storyline of becoming Superman has lost its momentum. We are so tired of the farm boy thing. He has come farther than that. The storylines now all focus around Lex and Lana and it gets boring. Lana has become a bitch and hard and we see no reason why Clarke should still admire her. You did a wonderful job with Lex from good to evil. It was real and timed perfectly and we saw the events that led to it. But now, it is all about evil. The one thing I miss the most is the humor. There is no sense of fun anymore. God forbid a fun storyline. All doom and gloom and dark. The same thing happened to the Buffy series. The show is a real downer, but again, more importantly, we donât care anymore. By the time he does become Superman, we will have forgotten about all the past years and trials and tribulations he went through when we were all rooting for him. His character is one note now. Lastly, please give Lois some redeeming qualities and vulnerability, especially with Clarke, soon. Otherwise we will never believe that she becomes the true love of his life.