Smallville (TV Series) Blue (2007) User Reviews

blue

[joh03096 · 7/10 · 27 December 2012]

I hate to think that this entire episode could have been avoided if Clark would have only listened to Jor-El's advice in the beginning. Hasn't Clark learned by now that Jor-El tends to be pretty on about things? Hasn't Clark already tearfully lamented not listening to his father?

Whatever. Maybe he forgot.

The episode itself wasn't bad. Kryptonian battles are fun. And we finally learned what the crystal Kara was sent to Earth with was really for. But the best part of the episode is the very end: at last, a consequence! We don't know what the consequence will be, but Jor-El has promised a consequence for Clark's constant defiance. That's new for this show. I hope the consequence is something truly awful. Jor-El has a pretty good track record so far in that regard. He killed Jonathan! Maybe he'll kill Lana this time.

What an Awesome Episode

[Rcwilkinson123 · 10/10 · 15 November 2007]

Huge threads of mythology, family alliances vs. family struggles, particularly in the House of El, and shockers abound in this thrilling episode that rivals most of the finales and premieres of this series.

Clark takes the blue crystal with his mother's DNA to the Fortress of Solitude to re-awaken her. She is more like a clone, but Clark refuses to accept this, believing that she has to be his actual mother. However, a major nemesis' DNA is also awakened through the crystal in Zor-El, Jor-El's brother who once attempted assassination on Jor-El. Tricking Clark's mother into giving Clark a blue-kryptonite ring, which is victory on Krypton, but failure on Earth, the mineral wipes away Clark's powers. Clark must find a way to destroy Zor-El before Zor-El can use the motherboard of crystals in the Fortress of Solitude to eclipse the sun and destroy mankind, where he wants to rule and form a new Kryptonian race with Lara. Also, new editor Grant Gabriel is NOT AT ALL what he seems to be.

This episode is mind-blowing. The mythology episodes are some of the best in the series, and this one is no different. It ranks in the top three as far as mythology-related episodes go. Clark must fix the mistake that he made in activating the crystal to see his mother again. Kara must fully accept that her father was evil, and probably an ally with General Zod. And Clark now must pay for the mistake of activating the crystal with a yet-to-be-revealed punishment from his father.

Blue

[Colcatron · 10/10 · 18 April 2011]

Clark's Kryptonian mother, Lara, and Kara's Kryptonian father, Zor-El, were both introduced a few episodes earlier. Now in "Blue" they carry what is arguably the biggest episode of season 7 up until this point.

In many Superman adaptations, Kryptonians are portrayed as being perfect moral beings, with Zod being the only exception. Smallville has always made things unpredictable, with even Jor-El's motives and actions sometimes being questioned. Previous episodes established an interesting past feud between brothers Jor-El and Zor-El, and only 2 episodes earlier Zor-El was outed as a mad and villainous character. In "Blue" we have the introduction of Blue Kryptonite, which we learn here can completely strip Clark of his powers. The writing is more clever than your average episode, with most of the twists coming as a result of careless mistakes on the heroes part. Zor-El finds Clark and Lara by deceiving his daughter Kara into giving them up. Clark loses his powers by being given a family ring by his mother.

The strongest element of this episode is the acting. While one can always expect great performances from recurring special guest stars, like Christopher Reeve as Dr. Swann, James Marsters as Brainiac, or Helen Slater here as Lara, it was surprising to have such a dynamite performance Christopher Heyerdahl as Zor-El, considering he's more or less an unknown with a less than outstanding resume. It's only too bad that he only made the two appearances as Zor-El.

The side plot involving Lois and Grant Gabriel became distracting at times. Although it is necessary for Smallville to occasionally feature a non relevant side plot to move stories along for the season, I wish they'd keep it out of larger scale episodes like this. Still it's only a minor annoyance in an otherwise epic episode.