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Why does the flame always seem to burn the brightest before it is extinguished for good?
As the series finale approaches faster than a speeding bullet, (Had to be done, sorry!) Smallville is arguably more popular now than ever before.
A far cry from a first season that was as unstable as the planet Krypton!
Over ten seasons the show has added new dimensions and depth to the Superman mythos without ever showing us the Man of Steel! And thanks to a strong fan base, starving for a polished superhero television drama, the show’s creative team has been allowed to open Clark Kent’s world to other heroes and villains.
We’ve seen dozens of DC Comics characters join the show on a semi-regular basis (The Justice League and The Justice Society) and even join the full-time cast (Green Arrow, an unusual choice but a great one!)
And in true final season fashion, we’ve been treated to the return of Annette O’Toole as Martha Kent and the incomparable John Glover as Lionel Luthor, a character no one has taken the time to explore until now. That’s fine though; it gave John Glover a chance to give us a man who has been both devil and saint and instrumental in shaping one of the world’s greatest fictional villains.
Speaking of old Lexie..
We’ve been teased with shadowy figures and malformed clones, but we get the real thing back just in time for the finale. Funny how that works, isn’t it?
“It feels like the stars are aligning, literally. We couldn’t be more excited about having Michael back,” Smallville show runners Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson told Deadline.
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I know my daughter has been clamoring for Rosenbaum’s return – she’s flown through all nine previous seasons on DVD and Lex quickly became her favorite character. Sarah is actually sad that he had to become a villain, a true tribute to how a fictional character, when portrayed correctly, can hold become almost real to us.
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Lex is just about my favorite character too, which makes this news exciting indeed. It’s funny that Mr. Rosenbaum’s played the villain so well on Smallville, considering that he also played the Flash on Justice League, and he knocked that one out of the park as well. Now, if they could only resolve the glasses issue…:P
I think they’re just going to go with the glasses and ignore how ridiculous the concept is in a world where dozens of people, including the government know about Clark’s powers!
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It has been a tough show to follow faithfully, but hopefully the payoff will make it all worthwhile.
Smallville’s one of my favorite shows and I’m sad that it’s ending, too. I just wish that they’d put Bruce Wayne on the show. It would have made for an interesting episode.