Good-bye, Smallville

I have to admit I've been watching Smallville since it's premiered. Chalk it up to a love of comic books and a cute boy as the star (hey, I was a teenager, what do you want from me?) 10 years. To put that into perspective, during that 10 years, we went through 4 Joss Whedon shows and 3 Stargate shows. And now Smallville holds the Guinness world record for longest running sci-fi TV show (in North America). Who would have thought that a TV show about a teenaged Superman would have such longevity.

I don't know. The show had its good points and its bad points. Personally, it only started to pick up towards the end and that was only because Clark was getting closer to embracing the blue tights and red cape. It became less about this teenager who just wanted to fit in and more about this hero in training. I think the one inherent problem I always had with Smallville is everyone knows how it ends. We all know that Clark Kent, geeky teen on the farm, becomes Superman, the greatest superhero in the world. You already know the journey, it's just the path hadn't been laid out yet.

( Spoilers for Smallville 10x21-10x22 )

I'd call this a decent episode. Could have been better but it also could have been a lot worse. I like to joke that at least the show never had Clark marrying a clone of Lois that liked to eat frogs.