Season 3 of Smallville is Smallville at it's absolute best. It's far darker than its 2 previous seasons, more brutal, horrific and sad while expanding the origin story of Clark Kent becoming Superman. The season is amazing as Clark and Lex's friendship ends, Lionel Luther goes to jail, Lana leaves to Paris and Jonathan Kent suffers from heart problems after the deal he made with Jor-El (Clark's biological father). The season has much more action sequences, less teen high school romance bullshit, way less filler and Freak of the Week episodes with a much more concrete and well thought out story line. Lionel Luther is at his absolute best here as the season really shows how evil he really is and what Lex had to deal with for his whole life. The season literally has no bad episodes and even most of the Freak of the Week episodes are good. The best episodes in the season would probably be episode 1 (for being one of the most hopeless and intense season premiers, 8 and 9 (for showing what Lionel Luther will be willing to do to his son to protect himself, Episode 17 for bringing Christopher Reeve back and Episode 22 for being one of the most jaw dropping season finales I have ever seen to the point where I was on the edge of my seat more than the season 4 finale of Breaking Bad. The season 3 finale of Smallville was literally like a lets take everyone out sort of Finale as everyone falls into darkness with not the slightest chance of hope. If you want to see Smallville at it's absolute best, than definitely check out season 3. I'm giving Season 3 of Smallville a 9.3/10 making it the best season so far.
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Has Supergirl arrived?
Rcwilkinson1234 December 2007
Warning: Spoilers
Surprising elements abound in this fantastic finale to the best season of the "Smallville" series.
A naked young women with all the superhuman abilities of a Kryptonian exposed to a yellow sun walks through the forest and destroys a car, unaware of where she is. All she knows is that she must find Kal-El and bring him to the caves to rejoin his biological father. The Kents are surprised that this young woman, who says she is Kara from Krypton, knows everything about Clark's origins. After initial refusal, Clark is convinced by what Kara is saying when he discovers that Lex has an entire room in his mansion dedicated to discovering the mysterious of Lex's escapes from death, extraterrestrial life, and particularly his friend Clark. Clark receives a key to this room from Lionel, who has been thrown into prison for being proved guilty of hiring Morgan Edge to kill his parents. Clark prepares to leave Earth and join Jor-El with Kara when Jonathan arrives in the caves at the last moment to tell Clark that Jor-El is using the young woman, truly named Sadie Harrison, as a pawn to convince Clark to join him. Clark refuses at the last second, but it is too late. Sadie is vanquished, Clark is trapped in a prism similar to the Phantom Zone to be reborn as Kal-El, and disastrous events occur to many main characters, thanks to the vengeful desires of the certain evil long-haired billionaire.
This episode has great cliffhangers, probably the best after the cliffhanger in the season four finale "Commencement." The audience, upon watching the episode for the first time, will believe that the young woman truly is Kara, Clark's cousin from Krypton, and will likely be stunned by the events of the final few scenes of the episode.
A naked young women with all the superhuman abilities of a Kryptonian exposed to a yellow sun walks through the forest and destroys a car, unaware of where she is. All she knows is that she must find Kal-El and bring him to the caves to rejoin his biological father. The Kents are surprised that this young woman, who says she is Kara from Krypton, knows everything about Clark's origins. After initial refusal, Clark is convinced by what Kara is saying when he discovers that Lex has an entire room in his mansion dedicated to discovering the mysterious of Lex's escapes from death, extraterrestrial life, and particularly his friend Clark. Clark receives a key to this room from Lionel, who has been thrown into prison for being proved guilty of hiring Morgan Edge to kill his parents. Clark prepares to leave Earth and join Jor-El with Kara when Jonathan arrives in the caves at the last moment to tell Clark that Jor-El is using the young woman, truly named Sadie Harrison, as a pawn to convince Clark to join him. Clark refuses at the last second, but it is too late. Sadie is vanquished, Clark is trapped in a prism similar to the Phantom Zone to be reborn as Kal-El, and disastrous events occur to many main characters, thanks to the vengeful desires of the certain evil long-haired billionaire.
This episode has great cliffhangers, probably the best after the cliffhanger in the season four finale "Commencement." The audience, upon watching the episode for the first time, will believe that the young woman truly is Kara, Clark's cousin from Krypton, and will likely be stunned by the events of the final few scenes of the episode.
Their Friendship Is Over
claudio_carvalho18 May 2006
Warning: Spoilers
In Kent Farm, Clark Kent is surprised in the middle of the night by a naked young woman claiming that she is Kara (Adrianne Palicki) from Krypton, and asking him to go with her somewhere through the Kawatche caves. Meanwhile, he decides to testify against Lionel Luthor to keep him in prison. Lionel sends a key of the secret chamber in the Mansion Luthor to Clark, and he finishes his friendship with Lex Luthor. Lana Lang travels to Paris and Chloe Sullivan and her father are included in the witness protection program.
In "Covenant", there are many new situations to be explored in the Fourth Season, such as the travel of Lana Lang to Paris; the incident of Chloe Sullivan and her father in their new home; Lionel Luthor in the prison; but the most important, the end of the friendship of Clark and Lex. The "reborn" Clark will certainly be another possible attraction. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "O Acordo" ("The Agreement")
In "Covenant", there are many new situations to be explored in the Fourth Season, such as the travel of Lana Lang to Paris; the incident of Chloe Sullivan and her father in their new home; Lionel Luthor in the prison; but the most important, the end of the friendship of Clark and Lex. The "reborn" Clark will certainly be another possible attraction. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "O Acordo" ("The Agreement")
Samson
ignisgeodacius24 May 2021
This is probably the best episode of the series so far.
It is an episode about family, friendship, betrayal, love, and loss.
Many characters make an apparent departure in this episode.
One good character moves to another part of the heartland, another annoying one leaves for Europe. Two sexy ones leave for god knows where while another two leave for the hereafter. Two other characters may have died as well, we don't know yet. Finally one goes to have fun happy times in prison.
It is also an episode about crime, a lot of crime. But the true crime is the shaving off of that beautiful head of hair.
9.4/10.
It is an episode about family, friendship, betrayal, love, and loss.
Many characters make an apparent departure in this episode.
One good character moves to another part of the heartland, another annoying one leaves for Europe. Two sexy ones leave for god knows where while another two leave for the hereafter. Two other characters may have died as well, we don't know yet. Finally one goes to have fun happy times in prison.
It is also an episode about crime, a lot of crime. But the true crime is the shaving off of that beautiful head of hair.
9.4/10.
Season Three (7/10 Stars): Some Great Material--And Some Recurring Buzzkills
zkonedog3 July 2019
Warning: Spoilers
There are a number of reasons why Season Three of Smallville should clearly stand above the previous two:
-A great turn from veteran actor Michael McKean as Perry White.
-The Lex (Michael Rosenbaum) and Lionel Luthor (John Glover) tension, most personified by Lex's time at Belle Reve Sanitarium mid-season.
-One episode--Relics--that is among the best of the series, and another--Memoria--that is clearly the best 42 minutes the show produced to that point.
-The return of Christopher Reeve.
In other words, Smallville hits high notes in S3 that the show never achieved previously. So, why the same 7/10 rating I gave S1 & S2? One major misstep and recurring "botched execution" theme.
The flashing red "warning" sign of S3 is the character of Lana Lang (Kristin Kreuk). I'm not criticizing the acting here--Kreuk's scenes with Rosenbaum's Lex are actually electric--but rather the constant "will they, won't they" back-and-forth between Lana and Clark (Tom Welling). I know this is a teen show that delves into the soap operatic for drama, but nearly every episode here follows the exact same pattern: Lana questions Clark's honesty, is somehow saved by him, and a reconciliation takes place. Rinse & repeat. Sad as it is to say, it truly becomes a buzzkill for the entire season and ruins any emotional stakes through sheer repetition.
I also noticed here in S3 an inability to land plot threads that began with great potential. Adam Knight (Ian Somerhalder) starts off as an intriguing figure for Lana--and ends in ridiculous sci-fi that drops with a thud. The same could be said for Alicia Baker (Sarah Carter), a wonderful foil for Clark--until she is turned into little more than a stalker. Much of the material involving Lionel's past with Morgan Edge falls into this same category--great intentions, but so rushed, muddled, or watered-down as to be irrelevant or underwhelming when the payoffs hit.
Like I said, Smallville's third season covers ground that the show hadn't touched before--I give it a lot of credit for that. But there also exists a strong sense of plot/character stalling, as well as an inability (the truly incredible Memoria excepted) to create compelling drama. In short, the teen-centric nature of the series shows through more and more as the plots push beyond high school halls. As such, I put this in line with the previous installments. A solid season with some wonderful highs--but all too often running the Clark/Lana dynamic into the ground (and then some) while struggling to create the sort of visceral emotion needed for the move to more sophisticated plot lines.
-A great turn from veteran actor Michael McKean as Perry White.
-The Lex (Michael Rosenbaum) and Lionel Luthor (John Glover) tension, most personified by Lex's time at Belle Reve Sanitarium mid-season.
-One episode--Relics--that is among the best of the series, and another--Memoria--that is clearly the best 42 minutes the show produced to that point.
-The return of Christopher Reeve.
In other words, Smallville hits high notes in S3 that the show never achieved previously. So, why the same 7/10 rating I gave S1 & S2? One major misstep and recurring "botched execution" theme.
The flashing red "warning" sign of S3 is the character of Lana Lang (Kristin Kreuk). I'm not criticizing the acting here--Kreuk's scenes with Rosenbaum's Lex are actually electric--but rather the constant "will they, won't they" back-and-forth between Lana and Clark (Tom Welling). I know this is a teen show that delves into the soap operatic for drama, but nearly every episode here follows the exact same pattern: Lana questions Clark's honesty, is somehow saved by him, and a reconciliation takes place. Rinse & repeat. Sad as it is to say, it truly becomes a buzzkill for the entire season and ruins any emotional stakes through sheer repetition.
I also noticed here in S3 an inability to land plot threads that began with great potential. Adam Knight (Ian Somerhalder) starts off as an intriguing figure for Lana--and ends in ridiculous sci-fi that drops with a thud. The same could be said for Alicia Baker (Sarah Carter), a wonderful foil for Clark--until she is turned into little more than a stalker. Much of the material involving Lionel's past with Morgan Edge falls into this same category--great intentions, but so rushed, muddled, or watered-down as to be irrelevant or underwhelming when the payoffs hit.
Like I said, Smallville's third season covers ground that the show hadn't touched before--I give it a lot of credit for that. But there also exists a strong sense of plot/character stalling, as well as an inability (the truly incredible Memoria excepted) to create compelling drama. In short, the teen-centric nature of the series shows through more and more as the plots push beyond high school halls. As such, I put this in line with the previous installments. A solid season with some wonderful highs--but all too often running the Clark/Lana dynamic into the ground (and then some) while struggling to create the sort of visceral emotion needed for the move to more sophisticated plot lines.
Weakest episode
chapagain_prabin8 March 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Everything was decent till Clark suddendly decided to end his friend ship with Lex because Lex had some curiosities about his own past and how he survived multiple death encounters and because he saw that Lex was friend with Lara (isn't she 16 or 17 and he, like, 27+?)
Should Clark really be angry and not tell anything to anyone and except them to believe whatever lies he spews at the moment and then have the audacity to blame others if they try to seek out why something happened to them? Experts from multiple fields made an entire model of how Lex's accident went and Lex was just curious about why his friend lied, is that something to be ashamed of? No.
Clark, if you don't provide any reasonable explanations or not contradictory explanations of why such things happen to someone and experts on the field tell that, that is not how it should have happened, then you better expect people to try to find out how it really went.
Why is that Clark hiding things is always ok but, if anyone else does,and they are lies that hurt no one, they are not ok and suddendly Clark is mad at them? Isn't he a little bit hypocrite.
Poor writing throught this whole season.
And they will probably make Lex more evil from now on to justify Clark's behaviour.
Why is that Clark hiding things is always ok but, if anyone else does,and they are lies that hurt no one, they are not ok and suddendly Clark is mad at them? Isn't he a little bit hypocrite.
Poor writing throught this whole season.
And they will probably make Lex more evil from now on to justify Clark's behaviour.
Ok season ender, implying new stories and villains.
m-4782611 August 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Forsaken tied up loose ends, by bringing back one season 2 character. Covenant on the hand hand, was bringing closure to season 3 stories, and opened a new chapter for the series. And ended with Clark floating in space. It had several key moments like Lionel's incarceration, and « last words », Lana leaving for Paris (planting the seeds for the infamous Clark/Lana/Lex, love triangle) after Lex and Clark's friendship exploded. And before Chloe and her father's safe house, literally did. There's also the introduction of a mysterious Krypton girl, named Kara, played by Adrienne Palicki. Who's actually another kryptomonster sent by Jor-El, to try persuade Clark to « come back home ». And other mini last minute twists. It was an ok finale, but with too many monotonous bits. Previous episodes had great music moments like « my immortal », at the end of Memoria. And « reason why » that enhanced Lex and Lana's talk at the Talon, in Talisman. But none could compare to « One moment more » when Lana is at the airport, and « Requiem: Introitus » during the coda. As bad as some episodes were, this third year took the characters and storylines to a whole new level. It was the perfect transition for what's to come, and the change of tone the show took during the rest of its run at that point.
How did no one notice?
taraangel-4096024 January 2021
Warning: Spoilers
So Lionel wins in this episode. He gives Clark the key so that Clark, not so brilliantly, ends his friendship with Lex. He succeeds in destroying Lex's only true friendship. Then he has Chloe killed when her safe house inexplicably blows up. Then he succeeds in poisoning Lex. Why didn't anyone notice that Lionel was the bad guy in this episode? He destroyed a lot of lives. Lex had stopped his research into Clark long ago. Rating 1.
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