TV DeathRay Archive

I’m covering the final season of Smallville weekly for TV Squad. Click the link below to check out my review of the show’s latest episode, ‘Harvest,’ and feel free to discuss the episode in the comment thread at the end of this post.

‘Smallville’ Season 10, Episode 6 Recap

Here’s an excerpt from the review:

A clan of killer cultists made trouble for Lois and Clark, and Tess discovered Alexander’s dark side on last night’s episode of ‘Smallville.’

Erica Durance’s spirited performance was the best thing about this ep’s goofy A plot, which featured a blue kryptonite-lovin’ religious cult bent on sacrificing Lois to their vengeful god. Durance’s eyes and voice really sold the terror in Lois’ heart when she was stuck under that raging blue fire and surrounded by an army of Cletuses and Jebediahs.

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I’m covering the final season of Smallville weekly for TV Squad. Click the link below to check out my review of the show’s latest episode, ‘Isis,’ and feel free to discuss the episode in the comment thread at the end of this post.

‘Smallville’ Season 10, Episode 5 Recap

Here’s an excerpt from the review:

Clark and Lois took a major step forward in their relationship this week. I’m sure most of you (non-spoiler readers) were shocked when Clark finally shared his secret with Lois at the end of the episode (I know I was). It’s great to see the show taking risks and moving the characters forward more than ever before. What a great scene. Erica Durance and Tom Welling did a fine job taking these characters to new heights in the ep’s final moments. Clark’s confession even made up for all the silliness that came before. Well, most of it, anyway.

I’m covering the final season of Smallville weekly for TV Squad. Click the link below to check out my review of the show’s 200th episode, ‘Homecoming,’ and feel free to discuss the episode in the comment thread at the end of this post.

Smallville Season 10, episode 3 Recap

Here’s an excerpt from the review:

Clark took a stroll through the past (and the future) as ‘Smallville’ reached another milestone – it’s 200th episode – and The Blur finally learned what it takes to be a Superman.

‘Homecoming’ was a fun and emotional ride. It was also warm, compelling and pretty easy to follow – which is rarely the case when shows zip back and forth through time more than Bill & Ted in a broken phone booth (hello, ‘The Event’).

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As you may already know, I’m covering the final season of Smallville weekly for TV Squad. Click the link below to check out my reviewcap of the latest episode, ‘Supergirl,’ and feel free to discuss the episode in the comment thread at the end of this post.

‘Smallvile’ Season 10, Episode 3 Recap

Here’s an excerpt from the review:

Fying lessons! Superhero confessions! Bondage gear! This is shaping up to become one of the best and most enjoyable seasons of ‘Smallville’ ever. It’s too bad Clark will be flying away from our TV screens for good at the end of it, but at least the show is going out on a high note with more fun stories and scenes inspired by its DC Comics source material.

Two of the most important women in Clark’s life returned to Metropolis last night – Lois and Kara. Seeing Lois show up at the press conference at the start of the episode was a big relief. I don’t think anyone wanted to sit through another handful of episodes with Clark pining away as she went on some dubious African adventure.

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As mentioned before, I’ll be covering Smallville for TV Squad this season. My review of the latest episode, ‘Shield,’ was posted earlier today. Click the link below to read and comment, and feel free to discuss the episode in the comment thread at the end of this post.

‘Smallville’ Season 10, Episode 2 Recap

Here’s an excerpt from the review:

It looked as if ‘Smallville’ was speeding straight back to standalone story territory this week after last Friday’s dark season premiere, but ‘Shield’ had a lot more to offer than the average “Clark vs. the freak-of-the-week” plot.

First off, the episode delivered an iconic villain with DC Comics baddie Deadshot/Floyd Lawton (Bradley Stryker). Deadshot wasn’t the only comic book character who leaped from the funnypages and onto the screen this week. We also got a visit from conservative cutie Cat Grant (Keri Lynn Pratt) and saw the return of Carter Hall/Hawkman (Michael Shanks), Rick Flag (Ted Whittal) and Bette/Plastique (Jessica Parker Kennedy).

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