The cold I got from the Best Wife Ever finally manifested itself fully yesterday afternoon. Left work a little early, but what with picking up new comics got home about the same time. Took a dose of sweet, sweet Nyquil and popped in the Star Wars DVDs. (The Phlox figure arrived too. It has a gut, which I thought was kind of brave. Neelix was paunchy, but his figure wasn't. I digress....)
After about 30 minutes with the DVDs, the Nyquil was coming on strong and I figured I'd better read those comics before it was too late. The "War Games" issues were mixed -- the revelation of the criminal mastermind was a surprise, but again with the torture of a female character? I set the VCR for "Lost" and took a nap.
I made myself wake up a little before 8:00 and watched "Smallvile" through the Nyquil haze. I was surprised at how much I liked Lois Lane. She and Clark had good chemistry and would make a good couple. (Speaking of Lois, time has been much kinder to Annette O'Toole than to Margot Kidder.) Overall it was a strong episode, but there were still some hokey moments. The Clark vs. Clark fight seemed ripped from Superman III, and black Kryptonite? Since I haven't watched the show in a while, maybe it's been on before, but what's it do -- break Kryptonian mind-control? Is that really something that would have developed naturally?
I picked up the first Doom Patrol paperback when Lana appeared. This subplot about her being infused with the spirit of an ancient warrior/saint doesn't look promising. Finally, the in-jokes about "give me a nerd with glasses" and "what's that? A bird? A plane?" were on the good side of cutesy.
Haven't watched "Lost" yet because I went to sleep for good after "Smallville." All in all, though, the convergence was managed pretty well.
After about 30 minutes with the DVDs, the Nyquil was coming on strong and I figured I'd better read those comics before it was too late. The "War Games" issues were mixed -- the revelation of the criminal mastermind was a surprise, but again with the torture of a female character? I set the VCR for "Lost" and took a nap.
I made myself wake up a little before 8:00 and watched "Smallvile" through the Nyquil haze. I was surprised at how much I liked Lois Lane. She and Clark had good chemistry and would make a good couple. (Speaking of Lois, time has been much kinder to Annette O'Toole than to Margot Kidder.) Overall it was a strong episode, but there were still some hokey moments. The Clark vs. Clark fight seemed ripped from Superman III, and black Kryptonite? Since I haven't watched the show in a while, maybe it's been on before, but what's it do -- break Kryptonian mind-control? Is that really something that would have developed naturally?
I picked up the first Doom Patrol paperback when Lana appeared. This subplot about her being infused with the spirit of an ancient warrior/saint doesn't look promising. Finally, the in-jokes about "give me a nerd with glasses" and "what's that? A bird? A plane?" were on the good side of cutesy.
Haven't watched "Lost" yet because I went to sleep for good after "Smallville." All in all, though, the convergence was managed pretty well.
2 comments:
This was the first appearance of black kryptonite on Smallville. Personally, I was sort of hoping the pink kryptonite of Peter David's Supergirl book would make an appearance...but that's probably just me. :-)
I'm not the hugest superman buff, so is there actually black kryptonite in the comics?
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