Smallville: Prey
(S08E06) So we the audience get to learn a little more about Davis "Doomsday" Bloome. To begin, to no surprise to anyone, he's a killer.It seems that this version of Doomsday (as opposed to the comics version) is more of a Jekyll and Hyde or the Hulk sort of scenario, where a man becomes an unstoppable monster. Frankly, it's been done and I'm hoping the end of the season leads to a better revelation than learning that Mr. Bloome is a monster, which we know already.Since when is Chloe a licensed therapist? Did she even go to college? If so, isn't her degree in journalism? Obviously, she's not very good at it if one of her clients is a copycat killer. I was a little confused at first about whether the group met in Smallville or Metropolis, but I later realized that it must be taking place in Metropolis because Davis was appearing at all the scenes and his job is based in Metropolis. Obviously, it was easier to meet her group in the city.
I also freely admit I'm not a fan of the Chloe/Jimmy romance. You just know it's doomed. Something will happen. Chloe will die or she'll leave him or become evil or something. I do think it would be cool if the twist at the end of the season was Chloe evolving into a new Brainiac, given her Brainiac-given powers. Do I think it's going to happen? No.
Why are the criminals in Metropolis white, young males that look like hipsters? Isn't crime more multicultural than that? Clark managed to do a super-leap this episode to the top of a building. It's not quite flying, but it's getting there. When the Superman character was originally created, he could only leap an eighth of a mile. Flying came later.
There were a few nods to Superman and other superheroes in other mediums in this episode. There was Detective John Jones, who is a nod to the comic book version of the character. I liked John's line where he called Green Arrow and company his "super friends", but then I'm so nerdy that I own the Challenge of the SuperFriends DVD.
This is the first episode of the new "Lois and Clark" that didn't involve Lois. Other than Tom Welling, nobody appears in every episode anymore. Well, maybe Chloe. Only half of the regular cast were in tonight's episode.
When Chloe was discussing her motivations about helping the meteor-infected assimilate into society (she's becoming the new Professor X!), she forgot to mention that she was one of them.
The twist at the end wasn't really surprising. It seemed more logical that Bloome was the killer than the Shadow Nerd, particularly when they mentioned a creature with "bony eyelids". I knew it's tough for an established show with a limited budget to present a somewhat convincing twist or distracting plot-line, but I do wish they'd try harder with this show. It really has the makings for something great and it seems to keep willingly bog itself in mediocrity.
| She will become Brainiac | |
|---|---|
| She will turn evil | |
| She will die | |
| She will leave and move on |

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