DVD, Smallville S2 (Accelerate)
That last scene is pure whimsy. It's crazy, but somehow it works really well. This episode is creepy in a way that it normally isn't, which makes it feel quite unique. But the creepiest element in it, is not the little girl, but Lionel Luthor as he continues to manipulate, dissemble, and frustrate those around him. The focus is not on the caves, so when he suddenly pulls that little piece of news; that he's now in control of them, like a rabbit out of a box, Lex is once again beaten.
The main story is good, the special effects are brilliant, particularly the scene in the graveyard where Clark runs after Emily leaving Pete in mid-sentence. Maybe the best effect since 'Zero' with it's sofa shoving? And it's such a logical, but sort of banal thing (following someone) turned into a much cleverer and amusing scene!
Clark's dreams come true: he finally gets to save Lana's life and she knows about it, and it didn't feel out of place to be focused on the two of them, because it's so heavily about Lana, so when Pete and Chloe aren't in on the whole detective work on the freak-of-the-week it doesn't seem strange. I also like the fact that Lana confesses her life is not perfect - so many people see her, being nice, being friendly, beautiful inside and out, that they think life is perfect for her, but even she has guilt and deep sadness and is more than the person people see, making her character more real. Her and Clark finally connecting kind of takes the tension out of the whole series a bit, but it was going to get to that point.
And Chloe and Pete still don't get much, but at least the rift between Clark and Chloe is less obvious because they both care about Lana. The Kent's don't feature much... but Martha is clearly preggers. Apart from those points it's a quality episode, more like the typical S1 story. The scenes with the Luthor's are also great. You can't believe Lionel for one millisecond when he says he wants the best for Lex. And he so superbly crafty, and always in such control, he makes you smile and gurn in equal measure. And the Level 3 experiments come up again which is good. Shame they couldn't have cloned that guy from 'Jitters'. Even the ending of the series is set up as Lionel gives Lex a honeymoon on an island...
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