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Entertainment
Weekly Gives Smallville Season 4 A Positive Review
The
Feb. 11, 2005 issue of Entertainment Weekly (#806) features
a positive review of the fourth season thus far of Smallville.
Here
are some highlights of what EW's reviewer Jeff Jensen
had to say:
"Until
Lost came along, Smallville was arguably the best
hour of geek TV in the post-X-Files/Buffy era, albeit
by shameless imitation: Its mix of symbolism and supernaturalism
is straight out of the Chris Carter-Joss Whedon playbook. While
the series is best appreciated by those who can tell you who
supervillain Mr. Mxyzptlk is (and not think I just fell on my
keyboard), it has resonated with outsiders by developing a Big
Theme through its two iconic characters, Clark Kent (Tom Welling)
and childhood pal/adult archenemy Lex Luthor (Micharl Rosenbaum).
Are we born good (or bad), or do circumstances shape us that
way?"
"The
good news about Smallville's fourth season is that a
hero has come to save the day: none other than Lois Lane herself,
played with great screwball energy by newcomer Erica Durance."
It goes on to say that "and in his sparring sessions with
Durance, Welling has integrated into Clark some of the charisma
and edge he gets to flash during the series' periodic episodes
featuring red kryptonite, a substance that unleashes his inner
rapscallion."
"Moreover,
the show's essential nature/nurture question has been reinvigorated.
For three years, it has been established that Lex's future villainy
is due largely due to the toxic influence of his dad (John Glover),
whose idea of tough love is trying to murder his son (or so
Lex thinks). With Lex's talking ominously of creeping darkness,
Smallville seems poised to finally seal the deal on his
Darth Vader progression."
"At
long last, Superboy seems ready to become a Man of Steel,"
the review concluded. Jensen gave Smallville a B. To
read the entire review and find out what the reviewer had to
say about the Clark and Lana scenes, some of the season's finest
moments, Season 3 and more, pick up the latest Entertainment
Weekly now on newsstands.
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