The 4th season of Smallville begins this week, with a whole lot of new characters and developments. So far, we’ve heard about:
- Lois Lane: Chloe Sullivan’s cousin will be around for at least the first half of the season, investigating her “death”
- Clark flies in the season premiere
- Not only does Christopher Reeve return, but in the 1st episode, Margot Kidder appears
- The Flash (well, Bart Allen) shows up this season
- Mr. Mxyplytk(!) appears
Wow, that’s a lot of lore brought in to help the ratings, which suffered a bit in the 3rd season, as people, rightly so, got sick of the Clark/Lana crap. But is it too much?
As cool as I think all the references to the comics/movie are, this may be a case of careful what you wish for. Does the Flash belong here? Mxypltk? So far the producers have done a good job of working the lore in, but now I’m a little concerned it’s a bit much in an effort to boost ratings (an understandable goal, certainly), but will we sacrifice the overall quality for stunts. We successfully escaped Kryptonite Freak of the Week, only to get stuck with Clark and Lana nonsense. Hopefully, they are past that now, and the show is getting a little broader to enhance its possibilities.
I also hope that we get a little more Lex becoming a bad guy soon. The quasi-homo-erotic friendship between Clark and Lex is getting old too. These two will be the greatest of enemies. Now it looks like they’re just spurned lovers.
Tune in Wednesday for either the resurgence or the beginning of the end. I’m hoping to do quick reviews after each episode.
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