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by Isabelle Carreau, posted Oct 30th 2008 11:12PM
(S08E07) "He's just a regular guy." - Chloe about ClarkIt smells like sweeps time when you get rocking episodes such as "Identity." Episodes filled with action, mythology and storyline developments. And when Smallville is concerned, you have to add the "one step closer for Clark to become Superman" factor to really have a truly rewarding episode. For me, "Identity" displayed all four elements and almost made me forget that Lex left the building.
As the title of the episode suggests, the episode was about identity. Clark's identity to be exact. Jimmy, finally able to take a blurred picture of the red and blue hero roaming the streets of Metropolis, went on a mission to find the man's identity. Showing that he is more than a photographer, Jimmy connected dots that Clark would have preferred not being, well, connected.
We've had plenty of episodes in the past where Clark's secret was on the verge of being discovered and revealed to the world. But nothing like what we were offered this week. The cat and mouse game between Jimmy and Clark was interestingly played out. It was very clever of Jimmy to make those connections between the saves in Smallville and in Metropolis with where Chloe and Clark were at the time. I'm actually surprised none of the Smallville reporters thought of investigating why all of a sudden there was less people saved... I'm pretty sure Smallville is freak-of-the-week central even if Clark spends his day in Metropolis, no? Or did they all move to the big city too?
Even if in the end Jimmy doesn't think Clark is the mysterious hero anymore, thanks to "Red and Blue Super Dude" (pictured without his red cape at the top of this post), the episode played an important part in Clark becoming Superman. He saw how Chloe was right about bringing hope to people at a time they so desperately need it and that an alias might be the best way to do it. Of course, Clark is not ready to fully embrace his destiny yet and become Superman but he is on the right path and his "Maybe my destiny is more than secretly saving people" line to Oliver shows just that.
Other tidbits of interest:
- Tess impresses me every week with her manipulations and clever planning. Even if her plans are mostly unsuccessful right now, you must admit that she is evil and powerful enough to be sitting in Lex's chair. A great strategist like he was/is and I'm pretty sure she'll be rewarded in due time.
- The scene where Clark has to zip up Lois' dress was good fun. Knowing that Lois and Clark end up together in the end always makes these "I don't like you" scenes funnier to watch. It was clear, underneath their "I don't care, you suck" type of dialog, that both were a bit jealous. They are definitely on the path to get together sooner rather than later. It wouldn't even surprise me if something big happens between the two before the end of the season.
- Clark was not the only one with an identity crisis, Oliver too had problems. For Oliver, it was trying to find back his Green Arrow groove. Drunk Oliver was not a pretty site. Thankfully, the stint as "Red and Blue Super Dude" reacquainted him with the super hero inside of him. That said, Oliver talked about a Hero Submit. I wonder if it means we'll see them back sometime this year. After all, Oliver is now part of the regular cast and the other heroes are part of his posse so it would be logical we see one of them pop up here and there, no?
- Chloe must have been feeling really bad for not trying to protect Clark's identity earlier by destroying Jimmy's blurred picture because that Chloe at the very end of the episode looked liked a cold ice-hearted killer. She was definitely on a mission to protect her friend. I didn't like seeing Chloe in that killer mode one bit. I hope this was an isolated event and that no one will investigate how Sebastian did. It wouldn't surprise me if this death haunts Chloe one way or the other in the near future.
- I hope Oliver has security cameras in his jet and that they taped Clark saying that the red cape wasn't cool and that he will never wear one in this life time!
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