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(S06E04) Lois and Clark both obsess over the identity of Green Arrow -- a mystery approximately as deep as the cleft in Justin Hartley's chin. Eventually they've got to figure out how to get some chemistry going between Lois and Clark, but evidently this is not the week. Green Arrow, by the way, gets his own Danny Elfman/Batman -esque soundtrack theme, which is cool, even though unoriginal.

Interesting take on the history of Lois Lane they've worked to put together here. She uses her cleavage (and her cousin Chloe's brain) to mount a meteoric rise in the world of print journalism, and is already filing front-page copy under her own byline. Although, judging from the sketch of Green Arrow in her paper, I guess Lois must have described him as looking like the Unibomber to the sketch artist. Not putting Ollie's Robin Hood masquarade costume and archery skills last week together with the " GA Bandit" this week, hardly speaks well of Lois' investigative skills.

Lana, who each week finds herself put through some creepy test of Lex's devising to test her loyalty, may actually be doing better for herself than Lois at this point. At least Lana only gets mentally tortured by Lex -- while Lois gets beat up for continuing to run around with superheroes.

(S02E14) If you check out the Adult Swim schedule grid, the words "Worst episode ever" are written next to this particular episode. The men and monkeys who run Adult Swim have never been above a bit of self deprecation, but I actually thought this episode was pretty damn hilarious.

The show opens with the Mayor poking Tom in the eye with a sharp metal rod. It's okay, though, because Tom's eye is made of glass. It seems he had an accident while playing with his step-sons. Tom, however, isn't there just to have his eye poked buy the inquisitive Mayor, he's there to sell hoagies for the annual Father/Son Barrel Goat Hunt, in which the father/son teams hunt the dreaded barrel goat, a creature that is driven insane by the scent of pickle barrels. The Mayor has never heard of a hoagie (he pronounces it "hoogie") before, and he can't get enough of the sandwiches. He also takes a liking to Tom's glass eye and buys two for himself, which of course makes it difficult for him to see and move around.