Smallville: “The Quest for Plots”
Show: Smallville
Episode: “Quest”
First Aired: 5/8/08
Reason #73 as to why “Smallville” should go off the air: Too many episodes inspired by/modeled after/ripped off from major motion pictures. Two weeks ago it was “Mr. & Mrs. Smith,” last week was “It’s a Wonderful Life,” this week we get “The Da Vinci Code.” It may not be as obvious as the others but the checklist is there. Evil monk? Check. Elderly antiquities expert? Check. Quest that ends in a church? Check. There’s even a cryptograph (though in this milieu it should be spelled Krypto-graph). Perhaps it’s time the show runners trade the small screen for the big screen since it’s obvious that’s where they want to be.
Assuming the Tom Hanks role is Lex, hellbent on uncovering the secret behind the Veritas cryptograph as it relates to the Traveler - AKA Clark (not that Lex knows this). Luthor hires the antiquities expert to decipher the construction and history of the graph. He also seeks to decipher the mysterious symbols carved into his chest during an attack. (Hmm, where have we seen that before?) His search for both brings him to an ancient church in Montreal that houses a clock built by the same architect of the graph.
Clark is simultaneously and unknowingly on the same quest, since the
symbols on Lex’s chest are Kryptonian. They were carved to lure Kent to
a monk who turns out to be Edward Teague - the last living member of
the Veritas secret society (his dead wife was played by Jane Seymour a
few seasons back). Teague protects the clock which contains a means to
control Clark, a means sent to earth by Jor-El should his super-powered
son lose his way. Teague talks of prophesies that state the Traveler
should be treated as a savior, but he also interprets a double meaning
for them that hints of Clark being the Destroyer. Which version does
the monk believe and how far will he go to enforce it? Here’s a hint -
If you thought “Smallville” ran out of objects to taint with Kryptonite
then check out the holy water that glows green.
One can tell we’re nearing the end of the season since all storylines of this episode tie together. This is good because it gives the show a sense of purpose again - as if this is all part of a George Lucas-like saga set up a long time ago. But is it?
If we went back and checked out everything that the recent Veritas/Traveler revelations have made us believe, would any of it add up to convince us that the producers have had a grand plan all this time? Maybe. Maybe not. The latest everything-you-know-is-a-lie disclosure pertains to the origin of the Luthor mansion, and it’s great. It reminds us to not take anything for granted, even a building that we’ve seen for years. Here’s hoping that the producers do have a grand scheme in mind so that we don’t take this series for granted either.
UP NEXT: The seventh season finale.
- Steve D’Arcangelo
The Death of Superman: Why I Watch Smallville
It would be a mistake, far too soon, to bring in someone else to play Lex. Instead the writers should look at this as a chance to remake a rich and darker Smallville to bring back the audience who grewn up with the show. Lex Luthor is a rich and powerful man, he has always needed to go on hiatus so that Clark Kent can fully transform into Superman and Lex can become the ultimate Super-villain.
Metropolis: Man of Steel
The solution of Smallville’s problems are easy. Pay Allison whatever she needs to come back to Smallville and make season 8 the final season. What would have been season 9 can be the début of the first season of Metropolis: Man of Steel (and I can’t make that loud enough)!
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Posted by: Christopher Wilde | May 11, 2008 at 07:02 AM