In other news, John Doe won't be back next season so we may never learn if the series' creators had a plan or were just slinging back Icees and winging it.
Angel will return, however, and I've got mixed feelings on that one. The gang's living in a giant deus ex machina now, and the writers might start getting lazy. Cordelia's out-- Charisma Carpenter won't be coming back-- but James Marsters is bringing Spike to the party. We've seen some major prophecies about "the vampire with a soul", and now there are two of them. And they're both hot on Buffy. Bringing them together should create some nice tension.
Oh, and in the Heavy-Handed Foreshadowing Dept: Smallville. "The day is coming when the last son will begin his quest to rule the Earth." Yeah, yeah, we get it. "The last son" isn't the last son of Krypton, as Clark thinks, it's the last son of Lionel Luthor. Who wants to bet that Lex's fiancee-- and his recently-rediscovered brother, I'd imagine-- doesn't have long to live? I like that Smallville has finally advanced some plot lately. Clark and Lana are finally getting together (though in his shoes, I'd pick Chloe), "meteor rocks" are finally Kryptonite, and Clark's learning about where he came from. All to the good, but I expected Dr. Walden to become Braniac instead of a charcoal briquette. I'm not sure how they can pull the trigger on Lex turning evil without pushing Clark into tights, but they've managed to be pretty smart so far and I'm willing to stick around to find out.
Posted by Peter at May 15, 2003 6:08 PMI've seen a few episodes of Smallville, but not enough to really remember the names of the non comic book characters. If Chloe is the blond reporter(ish) girl, then I totally agree with you. First off she's way better looking than Lana, and second, she's way cooler and seems so much more down to earth. Chloe, totally.
Posted by: christopher hearns, Esq. on May 16, 2003 9:51 PM