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Memento Mori
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Superb episode. Sets up nicely for the finale. It's nearly over 
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The end is nigh.
10 years and 218 episodes done.
10 years and 218 episodes done.
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Memento Mori
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Rather boringly it appears the final ep is called "Finale". Not "Superman"? 
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Well that's over.
It was pretty much average/good Smallvile - equal parts cheesey sentimental homage and action adventure. Too much talk, not enough show. (Darkseid "fight" is worse than Doomsday!!!)
It was never going to be quite the finale we all wanted - TV budgets and all that - but it ended up being OKish.
It's not going to be on any greatest TV finale ever lists - but it was a pleasant 2 hour watch. Don't think I'll rewatch, or try and think to hard about it!
Spoilers!
The above all sounds a bit negative, but I did enjoy the episode. It's "series ending role" made it more than the sum of it's parts.
I think, all in all, we didn't get anywhere near the best Finale we could have had. But given the creative team/budget limitations I think we probably got near the best Finale it was possible to have.
It was pretty much average/good Smallvile - equal parts cheesey sentimental homage and action adventure. Too much talk, not enough show. (Darkseid "fight" is worse than Doomsday!!!)
It was never going to be quite the finale we all wanted - TV budgets and all that - but it ended up being OKish.
It's not going to be on any greatest TV finale ever lists - but it was a pleasant 2 hour watch. Don't think I'll rewatch, or try and think to hard about it!
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The above all sounds a bit negative, but I did enjoy the episode. It's "series ending role" made it more than the sum of it's parts.
I think, all in all, we didn't get anywhere near the best Finale we could have had. But given the creative team/budget limitations I think we probably got near the best Finale it was possible to have.
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Memento Mori
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Pretty much my thoughts although after ten years I've learned to ignore the many plot-holes. I liked how even at the end , the first episode was almost entirely skippable. 
Oh Smallville.
The thing which did irk me though: if you're getting married would your best man really be your fiancée's ex boyfriend?
Second episode was substantially better with Michael Rosenbaum being awesome even if Darkseid did nothing after an entire season of doing nothing. He's meant to be one of the biggest threats in the DCU and he got totally jobbed. I would have preferred to have Lex featured far more but I'm just glad he was there.
I think it was probably a good move for there not to be a clear scene of Welling in the Superman suit as it looked pretty stupid in Returns. And I did get some Returns flashbacks watching this but this was infinitely better than Returns.
Shame about Tess, one of the few character who actually knew what she was doing most of the time.
Despite all the flaws though, I did really enjoy this finale and feel it's a fitting tribute to Smallville. One of the alternatively most infuriating and entertaining shows of the past few years. And it ensured that DC characters featured in live action TV for 10 years, which is an achievement. Let's hope the new live-action Batman series which will hopefully be made one day learns from Smallville's mistakes.
Oh Smallville.The thing which did irk me though: if you're getting married would your best man really be your fiancée's ex boyfriend?
Second episode was substantially better with Michael Rosenbaum being awesome even if Darkseid did nothing after an entire season of doing nothing. He's meant to be one of the biggest threats in the DCU and he got totally jobbed. I would have preferred to have Lex featured far more but I'm just glad he was there.
I think it was probably a good move for there not to be a clear scene of Welling in the Superman suit as it looked pretty stupid in Returns. And I did get some Returns flashbacks watching this but this was infinitely better than Returns.
Shame about Tess, one of the few character who actually knew what she was doing most of the time.
Despite all the flaws though, I did really enjoy this finale and feel it's a fitting tribute to Smallville. One of the alternatively most infuriating and entertaining shows of the past few years. And it ensured that DC characters featured in live action TV for 10 years, which is an achievement. Let's hope the new live-action Batman series which will hopefully be made one day learns from Smallville's mistakes.
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Literally nothing of note has happened in the first half hour
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Memento Mori
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Hexx wrote:The thing that reminded me most of Returns...
Yep. Apparently the planned Superman Returns sequel was going to resolve that.
