I know that most of these picks are fanboy picks, but that’s just the way it goes.  I’m a fanboy.  Sure I don’t have critically acclaimed films making up my list, but I don’t care.  These are the movies I liked the best from the last ten years.

10. Minority Report (2002)

Spielberg really outdid himself with this modern sci-fi classic about a crime unit which uses seers to stop murders before they happen. This is a wonderfully crafted film with some very interesting ideas inside a great chase movie.

9. The Dark Knight (2008)

I know that I see like a fanboy for including this on my list, but my higher choices will make me seem like more of a fanboy, so I’m not bothered by this. Batman Begins was the Batman movie I have always waited for, and The Dark Knight took it up a notch, creating a great atmosphere and wonderful performances along the board.

8. Wall*E (2008)

WallE may be my all-time favourite animated film. I was blown away when I saw this movie. I did not expect to fall in love with these characters and become so engrossed in the story and moral background. But I did. WallE is amazing, through and through.

7. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)

Martial arts films have never reached this level of artistic and literary brilliance. This film transcended genres and languages and became one of the most emotionally gripping films of the last ten years. The cinematography was absolutely beautiful, the story was enrapturing, and the over-all style was just incredible.

6. Children of Men (2006)

Its hard for me to pinpoint what I love about this movie so much. It might be the unyielding vision of the director, the fascinating psychological ideas and questions which arise from this situation, or the intensity of the action throughout. What a brilliant film.

5. The Passion of The Christ (2004)

Mel Gibson set out to make a massive, gripping, emotional religious epic, and he succeeded in every way. The Passion tells the story of Jesus’ last day without holding anything back, bringing the full weight of his suffering and sacrifice to the screen.

4. The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

The Lord of the Rings trilogy is a major milestone in movie history. The Tow Towers, as the middle piece, suffers from certain downfalls that the middle has, yet still succeeds on a very epic and visual level. The Battle of Helm’s Deep is one of the great battle scenes, which the ongoing struggles of the fellowship held us to our seats.

3. Star Wars Episode 3: Revenge of the Sith (2005)

I just can’t justify not having a Star Wars movie on this list. I am too big of a fan for that. Sure I had my problems with the first two prequels, however the third gave me exactly what I hoped for from the final installment of the Star Wars Saga. I was moved visually, cinematically, and emotionally.

2. The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

The final piece int he Lord of the Rings trilogy saw all of the story lines come together for one great climax. Sure there were parts which bothered me as an avid fan of the books, but the massive scope of the picture and the hard-hitting emotional punches left me awed.

1. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

The Lord of the Rings trilogy came onto the screen late 2001 and conquered the movie-going world. The epic scope and huge vision for these films was apparent to all who saw it. The quality of production was at the highest levels that film can reach, and Tolkien’s story and characters entranced audiences everywhere. Fellowship of the Ring is the best of the trilogy and set a new standard for movie-making which in my opinion has yet to be surpassed since its release.

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I got punched in the face a good 30 times…

“A Bright New Day”

November 17th, 2009

In its first four episodes, V has one of the toughest tasks in network television: it needs to both create a sense of momentum (in order to continue to engage viewers) and also leave viewers wanting more (so that they’ll come back when the show returns in March to finish its first season). What’s been clear thus far for the series is that it is sort of trapped between the two tasks, unwilling to blow its metaphorical load but also unwilling to slow things down to fully pull out the most interesting elements of the show’s mythology. It’s led to a methodical but unfocused start to the series, and unfortunately one which hasn’t yet pulled me in to the degree that it seems to want to.

The problem with “A Bright New Day” isn’t that it is doing anything particularly wrong with this premise, but rather that it feels entirely inorganic when introducing any sort of new developments. There is nothing elegant about this show, and while it (unlike FlashForward) has done well to keep its stories more inherently related to the plot of the series it has done nothing to make some of those inherently relevant stories entertaining (although parts of this episode are on the right path). The show is so desperate to show us certain things, and to have certain characters be in certain situations, that it doesn’t really care how it accomplishes it.

And while a more cheesy, 80s inspired series with some flair could easily get away with this, a show that purports to take itself seriously is going to run into a narrative brick wall, hiatus or no hiatus.

There’s effectively six storylines in this episode, which is more than any show should be forced to juggle and which over time does start to wear on the show’s narrative. What it does right, however, is that all of them eventually end up leading back to the same two sources: the Vs obsessive control of their public relations is the impulse behind both the would-be assassin and the protesting widow, along with Lisa and Tyler’s flirtations, while the rise of the Fifth Column is the result of Father Jack’s interactions with Georgie, Ryan’s interactions with Cyrus, and Joshua’s interrogation of the still alive, but amnesiac, Dale (Alan Tudyk). It allows the episode to, when we reach its conclusion, clearly divide itself between good and evil in an organized fashion, putting the first four members of the resistance together in one room and also setting up how difficult their battle will be when the Vs are proving so adept at infilitrating the hearts and minds of the common folk (represented, without question, by Tyler’s naivete).

However, the various storylines never felt like they individually achieved much of anything, albeit to different degrees. Highlights were certainly the scenes involved Morena Baccarin and Alan Tudyk, who both got some more interesting work in the episode. With Tudyk, the scenes with a once-undercover V relating their experience on Earth to an eager young V (Joshua) who’s trying to jog his memory was a nice bit of exposition (in terms of how long he’d been on Earth, and what his attitude was towards the position) and eventually a nice twist in terms of Joshua being part of the Fifth Column. It’s the first time that I think the show has legitimately surprised me with a twist like this, and while it isn’t a huge deal it does finally show a chink in the V armor – we’ve seen a traitor in the form of Ryan before, but to see them within the Mothership itself helps those scenes have a bit more tension.

And, as is par for the course, Morena Baccarin continues to really relish this role. The nature of the part means that Baccarin gets to be the star of the show even when seen from afar riding a glass elevator, but the scene where she is rehearsing the right level of emotion for her speech to the widow is the kind of sequence that does feel quite elegant. The Vs are supposed to be inorganic, so for them to be controlling things in this nature feels entirel natural, and I thought that the reveal of the entire scenario being one giant hoax demonstrates the sort of tactics they’re willing to use. The show still needs to give us more answers in terms of why they’re going about things this way, not just destroying humanity when they’re capable of doing so, but the episode at least both a) actually had Father Jack ask that question and b) delivered evidence that watching the Vs go through that process could be entertaining.

The episode sort of started to fall apart from there, albeit not entirely. I thought Erica’s storyline suffered primarily because her role felt highly random: there was nothing to really tie her to that sequence, and it seemed like it was just an excuse to have her in the V complex in order to see the secret surveillance room (where she discovers the true technology behind their jackets). The same goes for Father Jack, who was insane to run off on his own in search of Georgie and who seemed out of place even looking at the files – yes, the show eventually brought up the former point, but it seemed like it was necessary because Erica was busy fulfilling exposition and so Father Jack was forced to help bring the whole gang together. The end result may be desirable for the show, but the means they took to get there just didn’t make for the smoothest plotting in the world.

And while I find Ryan as a character to be sort of worthless, and his human storyline sort of sucks the life out of the show since we have no reason to care about his wife except for her relationship to him, I thought the introduction of “John May” (as an idea, if not as a person) is a smart one. I’m hoping the show doesn’t rush to show us this mysterious individual, because I really like the idea of the Resistance using his name (which clearly strikes fear in Anna’s right-hand man when he comes across the writing on the back of the door at Cyrus’) without actually knowing whether he’s involved. The Resistance is uniquely situated to exaggerate their numbers using the existing paranoia regarding the Fifth Column, with Ryan offering unique perspective. It’s an element that I actually think is kind of compelling, so I hope that it will be utilized in the future.

And yet, for all of those elements that I enjoy, all of them were a bit clunkily introduced, and more problematic done in combination with yet another element of Tyler and Lisa’s great romance. Even when we learn that Lisa is actually Anna’s daughter, and that she really is part of a ruse to try to take advantage of Tyler in some capacity, the storyline lacks any sort of spark. This is largely because Tyler isn’t the person we should be following in this situation, both because the character is uninteresting and because Lisa is fundamentally more intriguing. The episode demonstrated that seeing a V on the inside is valuable at a level that isn’t Anna, and the idea of focusing on Anna’s daughter as she manipulates (but, of course, eventually falls in love with and considers abandoning the cause in order to save him – give it time) is imminently more compelling. Whether the show is willing to make that switch, to completely depict Tyler as an innocent victim and limit his own angst, will depend on what happens with Scott Rosenbaum takes over, but for now the storyline is just dull.

All in all, I’d consider it a step in the right direction for the show, but one that’s more than a bit rushed in trying to set things up for next week’s fall finale.

Cultural Observations

• Tudyk was great and all, but the exposition bit of there being another V in the FBI was a bit on the nose. Also, there were two act breaks that were aggressive statements from Dale, and the similarity didn’t feel thematic in any way.
• What did feel thematic was a collection of scenes wherein things were just missed: there were a lot of pans from one person leaving to another arriving, and the episode picked up on it with the predictable scene where Tyler’s image showed up in the wall of screens just as Erica leaves.
• Scott Wolf got put into a completely supporting position, and it was interesting how we never saw whether the Vs fed him the widow interview (although it’s certainly implied).
• I’m hoping we never have to see the Mother/Son talk: the opening segment was Elizabeth Mitchell’s weakest acting on the night, and I don’t want the show to go back to melodrama after setting itself up for the “finale.”

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Have You Seen Heroes: Season 4 Episode 3 – Chapter Two 'Ink'?

Episode Synopsis:

Samuel continues searching for the whereabouts of the soul of his brother. He begins to focus on Peter by using his ink-transparency powers to investigate Peter. Meanwhile, Claire deals with her secret being outed when Gretchen pressures her to tell the truth. But Noah, comes for a visit and immediately suspects that Gretchen knows about Clair’s power. In Los Angeles, Matt Parkman continues dealing with Sylar’s ghost taunting him and it hinders his latest case of trying to nail a suspected drug supplier. Also, a new ‘hero’ with powers is introduced; a young deaf woman named Emma, a dispatcher who works with Peter at the New York hospital, whom discovers that she can ’see and hear’ sound breaks.

So what do you think of this episode?

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Have You Seen Heroes: Season 3 Episode 3 – Chapter Three 'One of Us, One of Them'?

Episode Synopsis:

Noah Bennett is stunned when Angela Petrelli assigns him a brainwashed Sylar as his new partner to track down the escapees from the notorious Level 5, as Peter, still trapped in the body of Jesse the Sonic Man, is forced to team up with a trio of deadly super villains who are on a murderous crime spree by holding up a local bank. Future Peter eventually releases Present Peter from his body-cell and shows him his dark future. In Africa, Matt learns more about his spiritual guide, Usutu, who also has the ability to paint the future. Meanwhile, Hiro and Ando track Speedster Daphne to Berlin to recover the mysterious formula, and find out that the rouge Haitian is behind it and working for another third party. In California, Claire asks her biological mother, Meredith Gordon, to teach her how to fight. Elsewhere, Micah Sanders, mourning the death of his mother is approached by the shadowy Tracy Strauss who asks him information about her past and why she and the late Niki Sanders are very identical looking, which leads to the mysterious Dr. Zimmerman, who may hold a clue.

So what do you think of this episode?

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Have You Seen Heroes: Season 2 Episode 3 – Chapter Three 'Kindred'?

Episode Synopsis:

Now back from Haiti, Dr. Suresh finds that his new lab in New York is Isaac Mendez’s old loft. He finds the 8th of Isaac’s paintings but it holds bad news for a major character. Claire is concerned that her classmate will reveal her secret but he reveals a secret of his own. Peter Petrelli assists his newfound friends and begins to question whether he wants to know his identity and his past. Still in 17th century Japan, Hiro forces the issue with Takezo Kensei in order to ensure that he lives up to his legendary status. Niki Sanders travels to New Orleans to leave Micah with a relative. Maya and her brother reach Mexico, but she has to get him out of jail.

So what do you think of this episode?

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Have You Seen Heroes: Season 1 Episode 3 – Chapter Three 'One Giant Leap'?

Episode Synopsis:

Hiro gets back to Japan and using Issac’s comic book he persuades Ando to help him save the world. They go back to the US. Nathan says officially that his brother is crazy and it upsets Pete, who is struggling to fly again. Claire gets killed and wakes up during the autopsy and Matt sees a mysterious man while helping to investigate the murders from last episode. Meanwhile, Mohinder discovers a strange apartment and Niki drives her son to his grandmother where we learn that Niki’s husband is wanted for murder.

So what do you think of this episode?

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“In the Skin of a Lion”

November 11th, 2009

It isn’t precisely a dud, but “In the Skin of a Lion” is certainly the weakest episode of the fourth season thus far. It’s really an issue of premise more than it is of execution: every scene and storyline that they ask these actors to portray is effective and hitting the right notes, but there are some underlying imbalances to be found within them.

It’s a problem that the show had, to some degree in its third season, but which felt overcome by an intense emotional centre that kept the show balanced. Part of what the episode is about is how that emotional core is absent in East Dillon, and while the episode works to bring it back the vacuum at the centre of the East Dillon Lions makes this episode distinctly less enjoyable or empowering than the episodes which came before it.

Now, there’s no question that this in many ways makes sense: we’re supposed to feel as if Eric Taylor has no idea what he’s doing, and we’re supposed to sense that Buddy Garrity feels out of place with the Panthers boosters, and we’re supposed to know that Matt Saracen is aimless working at Panther Pizza and staying in Dillon. But while I applaud the episode for thematic consistency of sorts, it seemed as if the point was made while moving away form the thematic consistency of the season thus far. The episode was predicated on people believing that the Lions aren’t going to make it, and that everything is going to fall apart, which is in direct opposition to how we as an audience feel about the team and about Eric Taylor’s ability to lead it. And while there’s a value to the show’s narrative in making this distinction, it seemed like it wanted to do so many things at once that it never quite clicked for me.

There were some great scenes in this one that surrounded this issue, like the drive through the East Dillon community to collect donations. The scene says a lot about how dire the team’s position is, as the only money they’re getting is that which Coach Taylor gives to Tim Riggins to give to the crowd (some of whom aren’t even willing to give away someone else’s money for the cause). This storyline ultimately led to the big game, where a single touchdown (off of a fumbled field goal attempt) is enough to bring the school’s principal around to the cause, and to keep the team motivated going forward. I think, if this had been the only instance where it felt like the team was effectively losing the plot, unable to pull in the local community, it might have felt more effective.

But the episode was quite insistent on taking this theme and applying it to everyone. When it comes to applying it to Eric himself, as he writes a personal cheque for new jerseys and hides it from Tami, the storyline works because of how great Kyle Chandler and Connie Britton are. The show has often been successful taking somewhat clichéd relationship stories and turning them around, and this one felt emotional and visceral because of how great the actors were. And similarly, we know that Matt Saracen is going to be leaving Dillon in time, so taking this as an opportunity for his new mentor to drop hints to Julie (and Matt) that he’s wasting his potential in Dillon for reasons outside of himself (Julie, his grandmother) makes a fair bit of sense.

However, it felt like it was spread out too thin. While it makes sense for Saracen to fall under this theme, to have an episode about him leaving for an entire day and not even bringing up his grandmother felt strange, and feels like we’re not seeing all of the parts of his story. I’d have gladly sacrificed the “Julie vs. Religion” runner that went through the episode for a bit more time with the Saracens, although again there was nothing wrong with it: Britton and Teegarden nail the mother/daughter interactions, but I’m simply questioning if they were really necessary to the pacing and effectiveness of this particular episode.

And while I really liked the idea of Vince and Luke dueling for the spot of running back, the storyline felt underdeveloped as well. While I thought Luke’s half of the storyline made a lot of sense, as Taylor’s distracted state means he starts to neglect Luke (who Riggins discovers just wants to be part of a team, and who feels that Eric hates him because of the situation with the Panthers) and Luke in turn tries harder to impress him. We learned more about his background, discovering that his parents are not supportive of his football aspirations and that their farm ties him geographically to their area (which helps answer why the borders weren’t drawn around him, if not exactly why we’ve never heard of him before), and the episode set Luke up for that final moment.

But for Vince, the show simply brought back the former Lion who Landry fought with to plant seeds of racism, thus giving him his motivation. I thought adding racism into the equation was entirely unnecessary, as was the idea of placing Vince in direct opposition to Luke. I think it would have made more sense if they had stuck with the idea that Vince rejects Eric because he’s acting like a father figure: daddy issues might not be any more original than racism, but I think the episode could have been more powerful if it had centered the team’s problems around Eric himself (and thus his struggle playing both coach/booster role) and less about the other dynamics between team members. The football scenes could have also used a few more shots on the field itself to really personalize the conclusion: shooting at a wide angle and never quite giving us enough of Luke’s frustration seemed false, as if his part of the storyline disappeared once Vince’s took over. It just felt unbalanced, and that’s not entirely normal for the show.

The episode’s finest moment was also its more predictable, as Buddy Garrity finally realizes that for all of his concerns over his car dealership he is ultimately not a Panther anymore, so long as the Panthers represent the kind of culture which goes after Tami Taylor’s job for simply following the rules. Brad Leland absolutely nailed that sequence as, having already been told by Eric that the Panther organization is starting to fall away from him, he simply gives up everything he’s built and realizes that the football legacy lies elsewhere. It’s a great scene that emphasizes how he has felt lost within one organization and will now look to another.

It just feels like this story could have been told more effectively, whether by streamlining it (getting rid of the Riggins/Becky flirtations, as fun as they were on occasion, for one) or finding a better way to bring it all together in the end. The fact that things come together really by chance, as a fumbled play turns into a touchdown, seems to send the message that these things just work themselves out, or that the characters have been given a reprieve to think things through next time around. I know it might be too soon for people to actually start working out their issues, but I feel as if the muddled nature of the characters’ journeys kept the episode from coming together as much as it could have.

Not a bad hour by any means, considering how great the performances were throughout, but just not quite up to the strength of the last couple of weeks.

Cultural Observations

• I’ve got serious issues about Coach Taylor deciding that Landry should suddenly become a kicker, and that he would rely on him in such a high pressure situation. The scene with Landry and Jess was fun and all, and Landry makes far more sense as a kicker than anything other position on a football team, but it seemed more than a bit random and could have been better handled if we understood more of the logic behind it.
• I also think that having Vince and Luke both playing defence needed to be contextualized: if the argument is that the team has so few good players that it was necessary, the show needs to tell us that. As it was, it felt like a contrived reason to create the tension-filled interception return.
• We learn this week that Jess’ father was once a football player himself, and considering he owns a local business and is played by a recognizable actor one has to presume he’s the kind of person who could be a useful booster (in terms of support if not finances) if he wasn’t so down on football since his younger days.
• As far as product placement goes, Under Armor is probably pretty happy with this one, as it makes their sales rep seem like the nicest guys ever. In fact, he might have seemed TOO nice, giving people a false impression of what these reps can do in this economic climate. “Hey, can’t you be like that guy on Friday Night Lights?”

Have You Seen Smallville: Season 9 Episode 3 – Rabid?

Episode Synopsis:

Clark, unknowingly, exposes himself to Zod when a virus is released on Metropolis that turns its residents into zombies.

So what do you think of this episode?

If you missed it, you can watch it here.

Have You Seen Smallville: Season 8 Episode 3 – Toxic?

Episode Synopsis:

Oliver Queen is poisoned at a charity fundraiser and Clark races around the world to find a cure.

So what do you think of this episode?

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Have You Seen Smallville: Season 7 Episode 3 – Fierce?

Episode Synopsis:

Kara desperately wants to make friends and fit in on Earth, but Clark tells her to keep a low profile until she can get her powers under control. Despite his warnings, when Smallville’s annual “Miss Sweet Corn” beauty pageant comes around, Kara signs up and meets the competition; Tyler, Carly, and Tempest, three meteor-infected vixens who plan to use their powers to steal a treasure map to the hidden Smallville time capsule. Meanwhile, Lana returns to Smallville and wants to re-start whatever romance she had with Clark. In Metropolis, Agent Carter interrogates Lex in his further search for Kara’s missing spaceship, while Chloe and Jimmy clash with the vain and egotistical Grant over the developing story in Smallville.

So what do you think of this episode?

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Have You Seen Smallville: Season 6 Episode 3 – Wither?

Episode Synopsis:

One of the Phantom Zone escapees is up to no good in the local forest. Clark is jealous of Chloe’s new boyfriend from the paper. Meanwhile, Lana and Lex finally sleep together and Lois falls in love with Oliver Queen, Martha’s benefactor.

So what do you think of this episode?

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Have You Seen Smallville: Season 5 Episode 3 – Hidden?

Episode Synopsis:

Gabriel Duncan is a deranged teenager who breaks in the control room of a nuclear silo in Smallville, kills the two security guards, and starts the launch sequence to send one missile to destroy Smallville in one hour. He calls his friend Chloe, who is moving to the university, and asks her to leave the town that he wants to destroy because of the population of “meteor freaks.” The army does not know which of the sixteen silos might have been broken in by Gabriel. Meanwhile, Clark and Lana sleep together in his room and early in the morning, Lana sneaks out of the house, but Jonathan and Martha see them. When Chloe calls Clark, he plots a simulation of a car accident with Chloe to force Gabriel to disclose his position. When Gabriel meets Chloe, Clark is deadly shot by the insane teenager, dying in the hospital. Suddenly, Lionel Luthor awakes from his catatonic situation in Belle Reve and Clark’s body vanishes from the hospital which leads to both meeting at the Kryptonian Fortress of Solitude at the North Pole which leads to a surprising discovery for Clark. Elsewhere, the evil Lex continues to obsessively study the black spaceship at the LutherCorp warehouse and discovers that something else has climbed out of the ship.

So what do you think of this episode?

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Have You Seen Smallville: Season 4 Episode 3 – Facade?

Episode Synopsis:

Without the approval of his father, Clark kicks off Senior Year by trying out for the Smallville High Football Team, who are now coached by Lana’s new boyfriend, Jason Teague. Former acne ridden nerd, Abigail Fine, returns from the summer looking beautiful after some Kryptonite powered plastic surgery that spells trouble for Lana and a former tormentor when Abigail discovers that the side affect makes people insane and delusional to anyone she physically kisses. When Lois investigates Abigail’s history, her ruthless, plastic surgeon mother, Dr. Fine, decides to silence the curious but klutzy Lois by enforcing the surgery on Lois. Meanwhile, Martha accepts a job managing the Talon while Lois starts working for the school paper the Torch, and gets just a little closer to Clark.

So what do you think of this episode?

If you missed it, you can watch it here.

Have You Seen Smallville: Season 3 Episode 3 – Extinction?

Episode Synopsis:

When Lana is attacked by her obsessed school pal Jake Pollan in the deserted swimming pool of Smallville High School, he is mortally shot by an unknown shooter. Meanwhile, Lex Luthor joins Luthor Corp. and his father, Lionel, requires a $50 million life insurance from him which increases Lex’s suspicions. Clark investigates the murder of Jake, and finds that the criminal is Jake’s friend Van McNulty, who is killing people affected by the meteor rock radiation, and Lex is the next in his death list. When Clark saves Lex, Van sees that he is special and includes Clark in his bill, and learning of his vulnerability, the growingly paranoid and racist Van concocts and shoots Clark with a kryptonite bullet, and then decides to go after Lana for her association with Clark. Also, Chloe discovers that Lionel has taken all her research documents of Clark after discovering that she has begun investigating Lex.

So what do you think of this episode?

If you missed it, you can watch it here.

Have You Seen Smallville: Season 2 Episode 3 – Duplicity?

Episode Synopsis:

When Dr. Steven Hamilton (Joe Morton), physically sick from repeated exposure to meteor rock radiation, causing constant Parkinson-like twitches, becomes a liability to Lex Luthor, he terminates their contract. Dr. Hamilton leaves the mansion and drives down the road like a lunatic and causes a serious accident with a truck driven by Ray Wallace (Andrew Jackson). The truck overturns in a cornfield near Clark Kent’s spacecraft and, while trying to rescue Ray, Pete Ross sees the UFO. The next morning, Pete asks Clark to help him to bring the object to his workshop. When Dr. Hamilton steals the spacecraft, Pete believes Clark has taken it, so Clark discloses his secret to his friend. Meanwhile, the now blind Lionel Luthor moves into Lex’s mansion forcing Lex to care for him. Also, to Lana’s dismay, her aunt Nell Potter (Sarah-Jane Redmond) is in love with a new boyfriend named Dean (Michael Kopsa).

So what do you think of this episode?

If you missed it, you can watch it here.

Have You Seen Smallville: Season 1 Episode 3 – Hothead?

Episode Synopsis:

The coach of the Smallville High School’s football team “The Crows”, the bossy and arrogant Walt Arnold (Dan Lauria) is close to his victory number 200 along twenty-five years of a successful career. He is exposed to burning kryptonite ore in the sauna, and achieves the power of burning whatever he wants. Principal James Kwan (Hiro Kanagawa) finds that seven athletes cheated in a mathematics test, and decides to punish the group by not permitting them to participate in the final game. Coach Walt retaliates by burning his car, and Mr. Kwan goes to the hospital. Meanwhile, Clark Kent is invited by Coach Arnold and decides to join the football team, against the will of his father Jonathan. When Arnold loses control of his power, Clark has to fight with him to save Jonathan and his friend Chloe Sullivan, the student reporter covering the team. Lana’s relationship with Whitney continues to grow strained over his football practice taking up their time, leading her to quit cheer leading. Also, the amoral Lionel Luthor arrives in Smallville and pressures Lex to cut his workforce at the LutherCorp plant to save money.

So what do you think of this episode?

If you missed it, you can watch it here.

Have You Seen Gossip Girl: Season 3 Episode 3 – The Lost Boy?

Episode Synopsis:

It’s an Upper East Side face-off when Blair and Chuck both set their sights on a particular item up for bid at Sotheby’s and the personal stakes are high. Serena suspects that Carter may be up to his old habits, Georgina takes an interest in Dan, and Vanessa begins to suspect that something isn’t quite right with Scott.

So what do you think of this episode?

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Have You Seen Gossip Girl: Season 2 Episode 3 – The Dark Night?

Episode Synopsis:

Serena and Dan are trapped in an elevator during a citywide blackout which makes them trying to work out their differences. Meanwhile, Marcus and Blair have problems of their own which is passion. Chuck realizes that he has problems in having no passion with women other than Blair. Elsewhere, Nate struggles with his feelings for Vanessa and Catherine.

So what do you think of this episode?

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