Finally I managed to watch the finale (work, schedule issues, etc. made it difficult) of Smallville and here are my impression.
I think it was good send off for a show that according to many, was way past its sell by date. The fact that with so many handicaps this show lastes this long shows something special, something unique to any narrative involving Superman: the capacity to believe the extraordinary. In a time and age of expensive FX and bottomlines, SV managed to do de best wit its lot and evolve from a romantic teenage crap show into one that put the DCU and comics into the mind of people that have never read a single comicbook. It helped to make characters barely know outside the usual media, such as GA. Granted the show wans't perfect, it lacked a lto of things and it was most obvious in the final fighte between GA and the New Gods and Clark vs Darkseid. However it did make a point that in relfection makes this episode not only a finale, but a summary of the show. We watched Sv with the hope of watching Clark become Superman and as such was weird to see him fighting his biggest enemies before donning the suit. But as Jor-El showed, Superman has been always there since episode one. Clark has been always Superman, it was juts matter of making that side of him reach the surface and be polished. Superman is more than a suit, is the person behind the S. And a such Smallville is a great success. We managed to get closure in every plot, a luxury not many shows can afford in these trying times for geeky tv. Smallville is a show to keep.
And it was a good finale because in the end this show was never meant for comic fans, but for people trying to get into comics in an accesible way. For that, thank you to all the involved in these great 10 years of stories.
Farewell Smallville, you were a staple in my life and you will be missed. Now gove me a Green Arrow spinoff.
I think it was good send off for a show that according to many, was way past its sell by date. The fact that with so many handicaps this show lastes this long shows something special, something unique to any narrative involving Superman: the capacity to believe the extraordinary. In a time and age of expensive FX and bottomlines, SV managed to do de best wit its lot and evolve from a romantic teenage crap show into one that put the DCU and comics into the mind of people that have never read a single comicbook. It helped to make characters barely know outside the usual media, such as GA. Granted the show wans't perfect, it lacked a lto of things and it was most obvious in the final fighte between GA and the New Gods and Clark vs Darkseid. However it did make a point that in relfection makes this episode not only a finale, but a summary of the show. We watched Sv with the hope of watching Clark become Superman and as such was weird to see him fighting his biggest enemies before donning the suit. But as Jor-El showed, Superman has been always there since episode one. Clark has been always Superman, it was juts matter of making that side of him reach the surface and be polished. Superman is more than a suit, is the person behind the S. And a such Smallville is a great success. We managed to get closure in every plot, a luxury not many shows can afford in these trying times for geeky tv. Smallville is a show to keep.
And it was a good finale because in the end this show was never meant for comic fans, but for people trying to get into comics in an accesible way. For that, thank you to all the involved in these great 10 years of stories.
Farewell Smallville, you were a staple in my life and you will be missed. Now gove me a Green Arrow spinoff.
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