The Occasional Solipsist

Its not often that a show, even a good one, lives up to the hype surrounding it when a major event is plugged. In most cases, a show usually pulls out the 'someone on the show is going to die' bit as the last resort of a show in big trouble.

Not so with Smallville's 100th episode.

Fans have known since the beginning of this season that a major character was going to die sometime this season, and that it would mean HUGE changes in the development of our boy Clark. And the 100th episode of the show saw exactly that happen. About as major a character as you can get died just as foretold.

Just in case you haven't seen it yet, I won't spoil who dies, but I will say that I had it between 1 of 2 people beforehand and I was right. In point of fact, both of them died in the episode, but Clark got to go back in time and undo only one of the deaths.

What a great show. Whether it was Clark telling all to Lana and asking her to marry him, or Chloe nodding to the original movie with the whole 'earth spinning on its axis' bit, or the look on Lex's face as he witnesses Clark using his powers, or the tragedy of Clark choosing to save the person he loves only to lose that love forever, that really was the best episode of the show so far.

And I'll freely admit to completely falling apart during the funeral scene at the end. I don't cry often, but it was completely warranted.

Anyone who says that science fiction television cannot equal quality television doesn't watch Smallville.

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