It was really hard for me to get involved with this one because (1) they have done this Saw-like sort of plot too many times, and (2) I never quite believed that Oliver could be suicidal, because he's just not the type of guy who falls apart like that.
But at least they resolved it. Oliver is back in green, and ready to take on those rogue Kandorians. And it was quite funny (and unexpected) that Chloe was behind all of the mayhem. Chloe has gotten rather dark in the past few seasons, hasn't she?
I was confused several times about whether some or all of it was in Oliver's head. I was also confused about them rebooting the Oliver/Lois relationship. I guess they're not. But they need to create some sort of love triangle to continue keeping Lois and Clark apart, don't they? And Oliver is right there and in the cast, isn't he?
Lois gets knocked out in every episode these days. Yes, it's a fine Superman tradition. But when it's not a comic, though, one keeps thinking that eventually there's going to be brain damage.
When the woman (the bad guy who wasn't) gave Oliver the red pill, all I could think of was, Olly, don't you wish you'd taken the blue pill?
Billie
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(Season 9, episode 5)
2 comments:
I actually enjoyed this episode although I think it was more like the David Fincher movie, The Game, than those naff Saw films. But it is great to finally have Ollie out of his rut and back in action.
But the best bit for me was Clark and Lois' shark movie night/laundry day. Their awkward little dance around each other is a hundred times more entertaining than all the Clack/Lana moping we’ve had to put up with over the years.
You're right, Mark: the shark movie night thing was cute. I think I've gotten so tired of the Lois/Clark tease that I'm just not enjoying it like I used to, though. :)
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