SMALLVILLE: Power

Hey GMMRers! Sarah here back with your weekly rundown on Smallville’s latest ep called “Power”. What a great episode! Come on all of you Smallville fans was this week’s episode not the best 60 minutes of the season so far?! I thought so and for several reasons. We got to see Lana Lang become a full fledged ass kicking superhero, her whereabouts last year and the rooftop kiss between her and Clark.

What didn’t have me thrilled was the bittersweet ending of this all. Yes Lana has definitely pulled a 180 since her earlier days on the show. Instead of the meek and naïve girl who fell for Clark she’s now well aware of the real world and Clark’s destiny so much that she knows she must walk away – even if her and Clark are now officially on he same wavelength. Years ago I was pretty cool with that because I wanted to see Clark and Louis together but now I can’t help but feel a glimmer of sadness. The whole storyline just makes me realize how close we are to the end of the Superboy saga, even closer if Tom Welling doesn’t sign up for season 9. Onto to the highlights of Power that by the way was Allison Mack’s directorial debut!

In the beginning of the episode we find Clark heartbroken again over Lana while watching the DVD she made him where she bids a sad farewell in tears. Clark can’t find her and thinks that she took off again. Chloe tells him to check the apartment above the Talon. When he shows up he’s not the only one there. Tess has come to worn Lana about getting involved in the Prometheus Project. And after waiting for what felt like an eternity we get the full scoop on Lana’s grueling and painful training in Edge City. She wants to become invincible but needs the help of Carter Bowfry, the man who helps her for months before becoming an inside spy at the Luthor mansion in an effort to redeem himself. He’s also the next person, aside from Tess, to fill Clark in on what Lana has been doing when our red blue blur shows up there looking for her.

Meanwhile Lana is undergoing the first phase of Project Prometheus which I think involves taking out her internal organs. Pretty gross! What we all thought was a kidnapping situation turns out to be something Lana had been planning all along. She managed to talk Lex’s top scientist into fitting her with the Prometheus battle suit instead of giving all the power to Lex who will ultimately destroy the world. The procedure goes without a hitch, so far anyways, and we get to see Lana with superpowers, ones that closely resemble Clark’s. Seeing her jump out of that incubator and race to stop a bullet shot by Tess was cool.

When the episode ended Clark and Lana had their romantic moment on the rooftop of the Daily Planet. What a great episode aside from the moment Tess kicked that man with her stilettos. That was a little over the top. Lana apparently came to late to Tess with the advice she could have used. All in all I thought this was a great way to send Lana off in her last couple of episodes on the series.

What did you think of the episode and Lana’s switch from human to superhero? What was your favorite part? Don’t miss next week’s episode, titled Requiem, when Oliver is injured in a Luthor Corp. blast. I believe this is also Kristen Kreuk’s last scheduled appearance.

— posted by Sarah

Sarah is from Massachusetts and currently writes for several TV and music websites. She loves Smallville, Heroes, Everwood, and of course Californication.