Smallville - Season 2

Intrigue, Mystery and Conflict

Published on March 19, 2004 By mittens In TV Shows

Well, after a solid 24 hours of absolutely no sleep, I watched all by two episodes of Smallville - Season 2. I waited until my friends caught up to me after the first 21 episodes in the season though, so that we could all watch the finale together. And, having just finished watching the Season 2 finale, I must say: do *not* watch the season finale until you have the first episode of Season 3 lined up to watch in direct succession. My friends are making me wait until tomorrow to watch the first episode of Season 3 (as they have the disc, so I can't really watch it without their permission), and I hate them for it. Season 2 - Episode 23 (the season finale) has, without a doubt, the biggest cliffhangers I've ever witnessed. Anyhoo, this will be a VERY tough review for me to write, as I don't want to spoil anything, so don't hate me for making this short.

It seems that the writers of Smallville like to do two things: A) Make their seasons very theme/subject-oriented and

Make a very kickass TV series. While Season 1 of Smallville was mainly about mutated humans who got strange powers from kryptonite (and, yes, towards the end of Season 2, they finally start calling the "meteor rocks" kryptonite), Season 2 was all about character relationships. There is just so much conflict, mystery and "intrigue" going on between each and every relationship with every character in this series. And this makes for a MUCH BETTER storyline than intertwining this kind of plot line with a big evil mutant that threatens Clark's life. Now, I'll attempt to review Season 2 of Smallville.

As I said earlier, it's very hard to review Season 2 without spoiling anything for any of the readers of this article because, let me tell you, there is a WHOLE lot I could do to spoil it. Half of the season's enjoyment comes from wondering what's in-store for Clark, Lex, Lana and the rest of the gang, and why certain people act the way they do (it seems like everyone in the show has an ulterior motive). Granted we're always wondering why people in life do the things they do, but the whole thing gets so much more interesting when you live in Smallville, and are friends with Clark Kent; the perpetual man of mystery in Smallville, Kansas.

Let me just sum up the rest of the [potential] review in a short paragraph, as not being able to talk in detail about the season is eating me up inside. With the exception of one or two episodes in Season 2, each one is brilliant. The characters are put in some very interesting situations throughout the season that will keep you watching episode after episode until you can no longer hold your eyes open (I watched 20 hours of episodes in a single day, that's how good it is). The writing of the series is amazing, even if the dialogue can get corny at times. The acting is very believable, as is the casting (though most of this is said in my review of Season 1). And the chemistry between all the characters is incredible. If you watched Season 1 of Smallville, and have yet to watch any of Season 2, do yourself a favor and just get ready for a long, shut-in weekend of TV, and start watching now.

Now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go threaten my friends with violence until they let me watching the Season 3 premier.

Comments

JillUser

on Mar 19, 2004

I love that show! Great story lines and incredible effects for a TV show. The dialogue related to Lana is usually corny and melodramatic (not a Lana fan). The actrees who plays Chloe is one of the best out there in my opinion. Can't wait for new ones!

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