"Somebody save me!" I wish I had watched this when it first came out. I may have been a touch too young for it, but I remember hearing about this show and seeing ads on The WB for it and thinking, 'A Superman show where he doesn't fly or wear the suit? Why would I waste my time?' So over two decades after the fact, I decided to waste my time on it, and man was I wrong. It has a level of drama fitting of the era of television teen drama but it's wonderfully melded with the superhero qualities that were more present than my initial reservations led me to believe. The cast is sort of spot-on. Tom & Michael have such great chemistry together that is quickly making them my favorite Clark & Lex. Everybody else is serving their purpose quite well. The only character that irks me from time to time is Chloe and that's not an acting issue but a writing one. The meteor freak of the week format with an overarching story sprinkled in a hefty 21-episode season works well to keep things interesting and watchable. Looking forward to seeing what happens.
Review by JasonVIP 5BlockedParent2023-07-02T03:44:44Z— updated 2024-05-05T22:19:53Z
Theme- 6/10
Rewatchibility- 6.5/10
Acting- 10/10
Kinematography- 7/10
Time- 9.5/10
Total - 39/5 = 7.8
"Somebody save me!" I wish I had watched this when it first came out. I may have been a touch too young for it, but I remember hearing about this show and seeing ads on The WB for it and thinking, 'A Superman show where he doesn't fly or wear the suit? Why would I waste my time?' So over two decades after the fact, I decided to waste my time on it, and man was I wrong. It has a level of drama fitting of the era of television teen drama but it's wonderfully melded with the superhero qualities that were more present than my initial reservations led me to believe. The cast is sort of spot-on. Tom & Michael have such great chemistry together that is quickly making them my favorite Clark & Lex. Everybody else is serving their purpose quite well. The only character that irks me from time to time is Chloe and that's not an acting issue but a writing one. The meteor freak of the week format with an overarching story sprinkled in a hefty 21-episode season works well to keep things interesting and watchable. Looking forward to seeing what happens.
"Top" 3 Episodes:
1. Pilot
2. Stray
3. Tempest