Well,
I have a Love/Hate relationship with the show. Being a long time fan of comics, I was excited when the show first aired, as it seemed to be on the right track character wise. The "Baddy of the Week" theme was lame, but most fantastical shows (Buffy etc.) start off with this mechanic until they get an overarching story going and get people into the characters. So first season had a grace period where I would let slide certain oversights and problems the show seemed to have.
Here we are in Season three and I think that although they are building a good story arc around Lex, and starting to up the abilities of Clark, the writing has gone right in the toilet. The dialouge is consistently awfuland the actions of some of the characters (Clark/Chloe/and especially Jor-el) make little sense. I mean to tell you the truth, I don't even believe it's Jor-el any more, sending the messages etc. Basically every action Jor-el has taken has been one the character of Jor-el would never make. Is this general Zod tricking Clark perhaps? Man I hope so. All this aside, I think I would still like the show, as I don't mind fresh angles if they can do something with them. No, I am afraid it's one character and the actress that plays her that ruin it.
Kristen Krusty, or whatever her name is, is one of the worst actresses I have ever had to watch. Her lines are terrible, so the writers are partly to blame, but she is can't act at all. Iactually had to force myself not to change the channel two weeks ago, in a particularly Lana heavy episode involving an Arkham Asylum rip-off. She is nauseating.
I mean, I sit through two seasons of her whining to Clark, and once he gets sick of her, they bring in some random kid to set up the same lame scenes with!!
Note to writers of Smallville: Lana Lang is an uninteresting character in the comics, and hence they don't center around her. Take the hint.
Chloe/Lois Lane is such an interesting character and the girl they have playing her in ten times the actress. Funny how she has been swept aside, I guess Alison Macks's agent didn't sleep with the right people or something.
Meh, to much said already for this disappointing show. At least the lex storyline is still interesting.
Funny thing is, the show airs right before Angel, a show I love that is in a DISMAL season right now and is on the tail end of a long run (including Buffy). Angel is still written ten times better, and the show is all done idea wise. They are struggling for arcs and they still produce a better show than the 'Ville on a regular basis. Arg!! All the fresh material they could use for Superman and the show centers around a sobbing, chattering, malcontent high school kid. BOOOOOOOO
Alas, I will be watching tomorrow