TheCC Staff
05-05-2008, 10:26 PM
by Alan Noah
May 5th, 2008 - Last week, it was revealed that Brainiac had taken Kara back in time to Krypton to kill a baby Kal-El. At the time, I posited two questions: Why did he need Kara to travel back in time, and why did he take his sweet time in killing the baby while Kara was busy sending out messages to Clark? We got no answer to these questions this week, but we did find out what the world would have been like if Clark Kent had never come to earth.
For starters, if the Kents would have never discovered a spaceship with a baby in it, they still would have adopted a son, and named him Clark. Unfortunately, Martha and Jonathan were off on a cruise, so Clark was robbed of a reunion with his father, who would have no idea of who he was. Instead, Clark decided to check up on all of his friends, hoping that they are alive and well. Chloe’s engaged, Lana is married with kids in Paris, and Jimmy and Lois are still at the Daily Planet. Lois, who is now editor of the paper, is attracted to Clark, and they flirt. Their romantic tension serves the same purpose as her putting glasses on Clark when he goes incognito – it is a not at all subtle nod to the future of these characters that in no way advances the plot.
Click here to read the whole review (http://thecomiccollective.com/Movies-TV/Reviews/2008/May/Smallville_Apocalypse/)
May 5th, 2008 - Last week, it was revealed that Brainiac had taken Kara back in time to Krypton to kill a baby Kal-El. At the time, I posited two questions: Why did he need Kara to travel back in time, and why did he take his sweet time in killing the baby while Kara was busy sending out messages to Clark? We got no answer to these questions this week, but we did find out what the world would have been like if Clark Kent had never come to earth.
For starters, if the Kents would have never discovered a spaceship with a baby in it, they still would have adopted a son, and named him Clark. Unfortunately, Martha and Jonathan were off on a cruise, so Clark was robbed of a reunion with his father, who would have no idea of who he was. Instead, Clark decided to check up on all of his friends, hoping that they are alive and well. Chloe’s engaged, Lana is married with kids in Paris, and Jimmy and Lois are still at the Daily Planet. Lois, who is now editor of the paper, is attracted to Clark, and they flirt. Their romantic tension serves the same purpose as her putting glasses on Clark when he goes incognito – it is a not at all subtle nod to the future of these characters that in no way advances the plot.
Click here to read the whole review (http://thecomiccollective.com/Movies-TV/Reviews/2008/May/Smallville_Apocalypse/)