Loved it? Hated it? What did you think of "Stiletto?"

[KryptonSite]

What did you think?

(This thread will open after the episode has aired)

[fa8362]

If I was 5 years old I might have appreciated that. Terrible, absurd writing.

[davidbrenton]

It's horrible writing. Booh Caroline Dries. Another flop.

[abbaspice1]

It's horrible writing. Booh Caroline Dries. Another flop.


What other episodes have she written?

[kryptotrite]

I can't believe this farce is supposed to be our young Superman.

[davidbrenton]

Awww...I like Lois saves Clark scene, then Clark saves Lois....that was nice.

[jpoeling]

not exactly one of my favorite episodes of the season at all. This episode is a shining example of a filler episode.

[abbaspice1]

Awww...I like Lois saves Clark scene, then Clark saves Lois....that was nice.

That part was great! Lois, Clark and Jimmy all acting heroic!

[xrayvision]

I like Lois being tough like she usually is, but I think they stretched it in this episode.

[Theshadow129x]

i hate this episode. seriously

[LoveHurts38]

Gave it a 9 .....rewatch the end scene kudos for the score sounds like SR's John Williams version**sigh**still don't like Jimmy taking drugs.

[Hakoon]

I gave it an 8

Bruno Manheim = win IMO

Wasn't as action packed as I hoped but both Lois & Clark did very well together. Next week looks rockin cool with Davis tossing Clark WWE style!!

[Ella]

It wasn't quite as humorous as I thought it would be but in the end that made me love the episode even more. It was very romantic and it showed a great look at the Lois Lane character. I loved it. :)

[lm1212]

Solid 7.

[Carolina87]

Solid 10!! pure awesomeness and great Clois moments!!! :D:D:D

[O'Neill]

Yet another "fill" episode. Im still waiting for them to talk about this "clark kent" guy and how he's suppose to be superman.

Tick tock.... the clock is ticking.

[cma_454]

"Can you read my mind.."

Loved it!

[xHerox]

I think this episode definitely deserved the "8" that I gave it, solely based on the fact that it was a fun episode to watch but did little else except for advance the Clark/Lois romance. I think that it was clear Erica Durance had a lot of fun while filming this episode, and I really liked a lot of the allusions to the impending romance between Clark and Lois, both subtle and kind of blatant.

Still, this was an interesting episode and I loved a lot of the scene in the final act, obviously including the last shot. The preview for next week looks stellar as well!

[Mini Wolfsbane]

The only good parts were the ones that didn't focus on Lois. Not the worst episode, but I expect it to be corny and it was.

[Mackdaddy]

4

[Melekith]

I thought the last scene was fairly well-written/acted...other than that I agree with you all. What the hell is going on with Jimmy? And i can't believe I'm going to say this...but the character of Chloe is starting to turn into Lana Lang territory (aka who cares...this is boring...why is she even in the episode...etc).

[tyson08]

7, it was one of the best filler episodes of the series.

Nice ending scene between Lois/Clark/RBB. :)

[doodie8808]

I thought the last scene was fairly well-written/acted...other than that I agree with you all. What the hell is going on with Jimmy? And i can't believe I'm going to say this...but the character of Chloe is starting to turn into Lana Lang territory (aka who cares...this is boring...why is she even in the episode...etc).


yes with regard to chloe becomming lana 2.o i totaly agree!

[davidbrenton]

i hate this episode. seriously

Seriously, let's try to be hip and rip off Grey's pop-culture from 2 years ago. Nice one Caroline!

NOT! (Yeah, that's from 17 years ago. DEAL).

[-Nora-]

That was INCREDIBLE.

So many good things I don't know where to start....

First of all.... BLUR-ETTO! *dies* They have a shipper site!!! LOL!!!!!!!!!! If that wasn't a shoutout to Clois fans I don't know. That was made of WIN! I'm still laughing.

But the most important one...

CLARK TOOK A BULLET FOR LOIS! HE TOOK A BULLET FOR HER!

Back later when I can think more clearly.

I love you, Smallville!

[AgentChaos]

What other episodes have she written?

Cyborg, Oracle, Subterranean, Nemesis, Action, Gemini, Fracture, Sleeper, Toxic, Bloodline, Infamous, and Stiletto are all Caroline Dries episodes.

I'll give it a 3/10. Terrible writing, and a really awful A-plot far outweigh whatever positives this episode had.

[LoveHurts38]

That part was great! Lois, Clark and Jimmy all acting heroic!

Mine too!!

[davidbrenton]

The only good parts were the ones that didn't focus on Lois. Not the worst episode, but I expect it to be corny and it was.

I expected actual humor. Instead, we got campy and corny. Not cool.

[Superhog]

Good episode, better then I thought it would be. Better then last week. But the first scene was horrible solely because Lois said "Call me Stiletto". Other then that solid episode.

Doomsday pulling thug into basement=freaking awesome.

I give it an 8.

[WildGoatTamer]

9

I thought it was pretty good over all. Lois was a riot as always and Clark being slow as ever! XD I love how his first reaction to Stilletto was that Lois was impersonating Stilletto! XD

Poor Chloe! Nearly every scene she had was heart breaking! I'm glad they did that little rewrite with Doomsday taking gangster away and not Chloe pushing him! I'm really happy that they had Chloe anxious to get back to Davis I was kinda expecting it not to be mentioned same with Jimmy!

Jimmy was pretty awesome on how he helped Lois take down the bad guy I just hate the fact he's gotten so angsty! Davis really knows how to give people smiles! ;) But I guess it makes sense the guy has gone through hell so I guess the drug addiction does make the drama more 'realistic'.

Anyhoo cool episode!

[Superhog]

Cyborg, Oracle, Subterranean, Nemesis, Action, Gemini, Fracture, Sleeper, Toxic, Bloodline, Infamous, and Stiletto are all Caroline Dries episodes.

Responsible for the worst episode in Smallville history:Subterranean. She also did Sleeper, bad.

But the rest are good episodes especially Nemesis. :cool:

[davidbrenton]

Cyborg, Oracle, Subterranean, Nemesis, Action, Gemini, Fracture, Sleeper, Toxic, Bloodline, Infamous, and Stiletto are all Caroline Dries episodes.

Thanks Agent Chaos....I didn't know.

Cyborg - No
Subterraneon - No
Nemesis - Liked
Action - HORRIBLE
Gemini - Liked
Fracture - Liked
Sleeper - No
Toxic - Horrible
Bloodline - Liked
Infamous - okay
Stilleto - i want to cry in a bad way....this was our last taste of Lois until the S8 finale? BOOH!

[FLyxNERD]

gave it a 4...wasnt all that great until the end..

[shamville]

Worst. I like last scene chloe and clark. I like part when clark pull shirt up i want clark tell chloe come over touch his gun shot area.

[Darth Pipes]

I actually liked this episode. It got stronger as it went on. It started with Lois at her worst as a reporter, manufacturing a story and withholding evidence from Clark. But the last sequences, particularly the conversation with "The Red-Blue Blur" turned out to be really strong.

Did think the Doomsday cameo was awesome but I don't like the direction Chloe is going here. Some good dialogue in this one too, with some clever ties to other comics and Lois asking Clark if he stood up every female in his life because he was supposed to feed Shelby.

[KryptoKnight]

Terrible, just really terrible

[WELLINGWIFE#2]

I gave it a high rating simply because it got me excited about what is to come. I was expecting this to be a "filler epi" like SV has done in the past. So I was pleasantly surprised to see it had some relevancy towards the continuing story line which is getting us ready for the season finale. I loved the references to Supes. It was a little slow at times but the ending put it over the top for me. It instantly made me think of the Superman (with Christopher Reeves)movies and the moments that he shared with Lois. I thought Tom and erica did an excellent job with their characters tonite. I was looking foward to a kick a$$ song at the end, but the last scene was excellent on its own. I can't wait until the next 3 epis. The writers and actors did an excellent job with this one!

[bizzaroboy9]

why are you guys being so harsh on stiletto. i thought it was a very good episode. i give this a 10. i liked the writing a lot. the acting was spot on. i dont think it was filler.

[super_j_man]

I wasn't really impressed with this episode but I gave it a 7 because the good scenes at the end really pulled it up! Lois on the phone with the RBB was cool!

[ims001]

Responsible for the worst episode in Smallville history:Subterranean. She also did Sleeper, bad.

But the rest are good episodes especially Nemesis. :cool:

Wow. Really? Did you see Power?

[Tatiana]

I gave it a 10, I loved it!! Clark was Super, he saved Lois without having his powers, being almost dead, Lois was shinning in every way, Jimmy was cool too, I felt sorry for Chloe though but I loved that Clark showed interest and he wasn't completely blind to what is happening with her, plus the ending was super romantic and iconic to me :) and we got to see Tom's belly!!

[Magda Halliwell]

I expected actual humor. Instead, we got campy and corny. Not cool.

I am kind a lover of camp so I guess that is why this episode appealed to me. I thought it was good. It wasn't the best episode ever..but it was fun seeing Lois as a superhero and kicking ass! :) I enjoyed it and gave it at least a 6!

[ClubXerxes]

I thought it was good (other than Clark not kicking some serious rear end...I'm getting a bit tired of him being saved by others...definitely looking for him to cut loose.)

Jimmy on drugs though? Who thought this garbage up? I can't blame this episode for that nonsense...and the Chloe/Davis stuff is just grating on my nerves now...enough already!

Overall, though, I thought it was extremely entertaining! Loved the Clois action!

[Selina]

I gave it an 8.

As much as I love Lois, I wasn't that engrossed in her superhero complex as I thought I'd be. It was ok for what it was but it didn't engage me, sorry. Nothing against ED. She did a great job and never fails to deliver.

I did enjoy the Chloe scenes though. I really felt for her, though I know it's ethically and morally wrong.

I thought the final scene however was lovely and much needed. This is going to be the start of something so special, I can feel it.

[skylar]

I gave it a 9 it was a fun episode even if it wasn't believable love Clark and
Lois at the end.

[trams28]

I loved it! Did anyone else get goosebumps when she said "Can you read my mind?" :)

[Tatiana]

I loved that Clark told Lois she would be in charge of coming up with his name :)

[WickedJenn]

I might have to watch this again, I don't know.

I give it a 7 I guess. The pacing was weird for me, kind of like "Infamous" was.

I loved a lot of the Superman references, and my three favorite scenes were Jimmy, Lois and Clark in the Intergang HQ (I'm guessing that's what it was), the second DP scene and the end scene.

[Tatiana]

I loved it! Did anyone else get goosebumps when she said "Can you read my mind?" :)


yup I did, I was teary eyed at the end of the conversation lol and his face hehehehhe he loves her!

[WickedJenn]

I gave it an 8.

As much as I love Lois, I wasn't that engrossed in her superhero complex as I thought I'd be. It was ok for what it was but it didn't engage me, sorry. Nothing against ED. She did a great job and never fails to deliver.

I did enjoy the Chloe scenes though. I really felt for her, though I know it's ethically and morally wrong.

I thought the final scene however was lovely and much needed. This is going to be the start of something so special, I can feel it.

Yeah, I think you pretty much typed what I felt.

[amberdawn]

I liked it. Gave it an 8.

[WELLINGWIFE#2]

oh one more thing..HELLOOOOOOO MR ABS..I almost fainted when he pulled his shirt up! that alone is a big 10 from me!!

[thehenry89]

Love this episode it dragged a bit at the begining but overall it was good.

[FLyxNERD]

the Lois superhero complex just killed it for me..i mean shes hot and all but they could of done better with this episode

[cma_454]

I loved it! Did anyone else get goosebumps when she said "Can you read my mind?" :)

And soon after they played the first few notes of the song...

[Karafan1]

I give it an 8. I loved the Daily Planet scene when Clark was acting like he was still hurting from getting shot and I loved the end scene!!

[RunWallyRun]

I really liked it! The pacing was kinda wonky,especially towards the beginning, but Bruno was a good villain (a bit nutso, and ALL bad, no woobie-ness), and the last Clois scenes were fantastic. I'm hoping the Jimmy/Clark/Lois stuff is a taste of season 9...Intergang with Bruno at the head would make for the perfect villains for the Daily Planeteer trio to face down next year.

And dude, loved the mythos-ish-ness of the end phone conversation. So many shout outs.

[reobeem]

I couldn't help but laugh at how good this was in a funny way. Oh and before I forget yay for references, NOES Kyle Gardner, the Cave, a Catwoman like costume, just little things sprinkled in. While Lois did a good job as Stiletto I think she's a better reporter and Clark was saying the same thing. The whole mob thing wasn't needed it almost seemed like they were trying to replace Lex. At this point Chloe and Jimmy need to pull a Pete and take some time away from Smallville because nothing good is happening to them. Something I didn't get was why were the JLA still in hideing even though Lex is dead. None of his cronnies could be much of a threat. The darkest hour is just ahead and let hope some good comes out of it.

[WELLINGWIFE#2]

And soon after they played the first few notes of the song...

Yes the song was a nice touch..and him calling her Ms. Lane...Loooove it!!

[cksidekick]

I thought the plot of the episode was great. Bruno, Superclois (Clark pretending to have an ouchy boo boo was fantastic) Chlavis (without even actualy having Davis in the episode) Jimmy, Krypto Money is possibly floating around Metropolis in season 9!!! Who saw that one comming?


Lots and lots and lots of great stuff but I wish B.Q. Miller had written it. I gave it an 8.









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[Superhog]

Wow. Really? Did you see Power?


I've see every episode. Power was bad, bad for THIS season. But Subterranean is just plain horrible. Does nothing to advance the story for that season.

It had two good points though. Clark reminding Martha he's an illegal alien, and the ending in 33.1 to AFI.

[Loisdragon]

it was aight .. I give it an 8

[Night_Hawk90]

i didnt expect it too be good and it was sort of right, way to cheesy for my liking. I didn't like chloe not telling clark about davis but i expected it, didnt care too much for lois as stiletto (definite eye candy though), and i hated how kryptonite reared its ugly head again for the millionth time on this show. Also didn't like how easily clark gets beat up all the time.

I did like the return of jimmy, i liked clark taking a bullet for lois, overall i give it a 6 nothing special.

[Tatiana]

And soon after they played the first few notes of the song...

very true, that music...they never played that with Lana:p

[asha14]

The writing could have been better the pacing was off too much Chloe/Doomsday enough already. If I am being honest it was kind of boring. It was not filler though it did progress Clark and Lois's story and Doomsday story oh and I liked what little of Jimmy we got. gave a six

[Tatiana]

i think the pacing is affected a lot by the damn commercials

[Sports72Xtrm]

I gave it an 8. Clois scenes were great, didn't like the idea of kryptonite money and the bad guys could have been scarier/eviler? but I guess it was appropriate "tv show" evil for a public television show. But other than that it was highly entertaining.

[ClarkyBoy14]

Really liked the episode. It had a lot of good stuff in it.

[asha14]

i think the pacing is affected a lot by the damn commercials the pacing was great in Hex same amount of commercials different writer

[Tatiana]

i think Bruno was pretty evil, the krypto money was funny but hey, we've seen kryptonite as juice twice! can't be worse than that

[Glove]

"Stiletto" received a 4 in my book. It was better than expected,
but the "Stiletto" stuff was still stupid. It dragged the episode
down. The rest of the episode was fine.

[Tatiana]

the pacing was great in Hex same amount of commercials different writer


alright :) well I loved the episode, i just always hate the commercials

[spideyfan]

the ending was good but the episode was like a 6...meh...

pros:
end scene

cons:
jimmy things
k-rock money
chloe killing

[hyped1]

Enjoyed the episode way more than I thougt! Although it was a bit of a filler the last scenes when Lois and Super...I mean Red Bluish Blurry Dude Who Saves People Hero Man (yes give him his proper name already please, that RBB is grating already!) had their pre-interview and how he liked how flustered it made her and of course the "read my mind" with accompanying theme song was an awesome touch! Gave it an 8!

[colibri]

I gave it an 8. I think the campy feel was deliberate. They were going for that feel so I enjoyed the fun of it. There were portions that were hilarious. I get the feeling that they were making fun at the whole super hero genre. I don't think that was a problem.

I loved the scenes between Lois and Clark. I also loved the scene with the DP threesome taking down the bad guys ( I strongly feel this episode is a peek into season 9 and setting up a villain who knows Clark and Lois and might come after them next season).

I liked what they did with Chloe and that she did not "feed" Doomsday. I felt for her and really liked her in this episode.

I also think the episode is far more complex than people are giving it credit for. The parallels and contrasts between the characters of Lois, Clark, Chloe and Jimmy were well done.

I also like that Clark was actually calling Lois on what she had done and she realized her mistakes and knew she was over her head. But I do like that Clark was firm and didn't let her get away with her behavior (like with Lana) and that she showed remorse.

The problem with the episode for me is similar to the one in Infamous: the pacing. Dries has great character moments (loved the last scene) but things seem out of whack with the timing. It got better as the episode went on though.

ETA: The whole "Blur-etto" is so a little dig at us fans. LOL!

[Vergon6]

I gave the episode a solid 8. The Kryptonite money was very contrived, but other than that, I liked it for the most part.

[antx]

I give it an 8.The story started off a bit slow,and the conflict presented with the crime lord and retrieving the laptop wasn't really that complex,which gave us more some conversational scenes rather than action.

I did enjoy it though.It was very much a realistic scenario that only Lois Lane could get herself into,I loved the scenes where she really tried to play the strong hero.

I was very glad to see Jimmy back,but not with the druggie eyes and the helpless situation he dug himself into.

I almost thought Chloe would confide in her cousin,but she copped out at the last second.
Sometimes I have no idea what Chloe is doing lately or who she has turned into.

Lois was just so awesome in this episode,it was interesting to see her placed in the superhero shoe's for awhile and try and catch the story with the RBB blur.

The last scene was frigging amazing and the clois scene at the DP.

I have never really supported clois in Smallville before,but this season especially this particular episode has made me really excited to see their relationship develop into something romantic.

Also Lois's entrance where she crashed into the window to save Clark was so BA.

Oh and I very much loved the sequence where Clark dived for the bullet.He really is a hero to do that where there was Kryptonite all over.I'm glad that was written in.It really is an integral part of who he is and what he represents.

Oh and last but not least,we not only got to see Lois in a wicked costume,but we saw some Clark skin for a few seconds.Woohoo for that.

So though it wasn't the greatest and didn't have as much comedy as I expected,it had some really great little things that made me love it.

[amandaa125]

I dont think this was a filler episode. It helped advance the plot in my opinion. Hm. So what i thought of this episode was it was pretty decent, not great though. I loved davis pulling the thug into the basement! I was also glad that they showed how much this whole davis thing was affecting chloe...i felt really sorry for her. It was good to see jimmy again although i'm not sure about the direction there taking him in. It's just not jimmy. As far as lois and clark goes i think there scenes were great (especially clark taking the bullet for her!) and showed there advancing relationship. I was also nervous on how they would do the whole RBB talking to lois thing but they pulled it off better than i expected. Bravo on that! It was a 7/10 for me:)

[Larel]

And soon after they played the first few notes of the song...




What song?:\

[batfinx]

I agave it a 9. It was more than I expected from the previews. I expected a filler episode, but it turned out to be a lot more than filler, at least for Superman fans. Bruno Manheim of Intergang, ruthless as he should be, Lois taking a wrong step and learning a lesson from it, and Clark, a total hero. He risked his very mortal life to save someone else. The final scene was also great. The camera shooting Clark from behind just showing the back of his red jacket as he looks over the ledge at Lois in the phone booth. The "Can you read my mind" part and Lois and Jimmy helping the "superhero" out. Just a lot of choice moments for Superman fans.

And Chloe, I felt sorry for her. She was in over her head in a really bad situation, but can't open up to Clark or Lois, but almost did. Having to clean up after Davis and the blood on her hands. Another great scene. Over all it had action, drama, humor and many Superman moments. Well done.

[cma_454]

What song?:\

"Can You Read My Mind"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can_You_Read_My_Mind

[Larel]

"Can You Read My Mind"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Can_You_Read_My_Mind



Omg I heard that & knew it sounded familliar but was so taken with watching I tuned it out & listened to what they were saying!:lol:
Nice little slip in by TPTB to show who the iconic couple are!

I love that song for Clois & think someone should make a video on Youtube with Clois set to it!:p

[Smalvil1]

i thought it was a good episode. nothing too fancy, but not as bad as lots of people are making it out to be. The pacing was a little off, like someone said it felt like infamous, but it still gets a solid 7.

[Cloisfan27]

I thought it was awesome! Well the whole Lois wanting to be a superhero was kinda lame but it shows that she admires the Red-Blue-Blur, and was that desperate to get an interview. I feel bad for Chloe though...her life sucks. It's like she can't win.
I think Erica and Tom did an excellent job with Clark/Lois interaction, as they usually do, but in this episode they made it quite clear of Clark's strong affections for Lois, and Lois' growing feelings for the Red-Blue-Blur.
Most Clois fans probably loved this episode, because of the amount of Clark/Lois airtime.

[antx]

Oh my god that is so cool.I didn't even realize it,I just loved the way Lois said it.That's such a cool small superman shoutout,I love when they do that.I remember when I played this song in band in 8th grade,it was so much fun.

That totally makes me love that scene even more.

[Dresden]

Erica Durance rescued the episode. She was amazing! And Tom Welling and Aaron Ashmore thrilled me more than they have in a while. Overall great performances that brought up a rather average episode! Gotta say that the clois scenes and the chemistry between Tom and Erica also elevated the episode.

[STFanatic]

"Can you read my mind.."

Loved it!

After she said that I couldn't get the "love song from Superman: The Movie" out of my head :p

[Seeya'round Smallville]

I loved it! 10!

It had all of the elements that make up Superman. It was fun, light-hearted, had some grit and a battle against real life crime, provided Lois and Clark with good lessons, showed Lois and Clark (and Jimmy too) as heroes and a great ending!

I loved:

*Lois kicking ass at the beginning
*Lois's misguided idea being so Lois
*The comedy and the quotes and the accent: "Lois? Who's Lois? I'm Stiletto. I better get back to my cave.." "Next time I call myself Nike." I also loved her modeling-esque photo shoot she had Jimmy take pictures of!
*"Blur-etto"? LMAO!
*The introduction of Bruno Mannheim and the idea that there will be this backlash of crime to strike back against "the capes"
*Lois and Clark secretly waiting for the police scanner to bring up something and trying to be coy
*How Lois owned up to her mistake and felt bad once Clark told her it wasn't the way and she realized Jimmy was missing
*How Lois threw caution to the wind to save Clark and Jimmy
*How Clark sacrificed himself when vulnerable to save Lois
*Lois feeling terrible about putting Clark in harm's way, going overboard to do things for him at work, trying to find the right way to thank him and Clark knowing how hard it is for her to put into words saying "You're welcome, Lois", and Lois munching on the treats she gave him as her way of breaking out of being flustered!
*The final scene. "Can you read my mind?" *over the moon with happiness!* I loved that shout out. I loved everything that was said, how it was made obvious that Lois wants Clark and she thinks it won't happen and she's thrown herself into her work. How she told him that she didn't know what she'd do if she didn't have her work because she feels like she has nothing else. How nervous and impressed she was (totally Lois) by how selfless "RBB" is and how much she admires that, reminding me of:

"I've met a lot of men that wanted to own the world, I haven't met very many who want to save it. When will I ever meet someone like that again?" "Lois, I promise, someday? You'll met someone even more special."

Just how she still so clearly loves Clark (her breakdown of how good he's doing at his job during their waiting for the police scanner to go off and when he was in danger and trying to thank him) and she is throwing herself into work and her past comfort zone (heroes who are unavailable) so that she doesn't breakdown heartbroken. And Clark, I loved how sweet he was with her and how impressed and happy he was with her reactions to him. I loved mentions on working on the name (lol) and that Lois would be the one to find a better one, and however they do it next season they have to find ways to get them to meet face to face as Lois and Superman (Zatanna magics perhaps for identity concealment?). But this was so reminding me of Lois and Superman at the end, Erica's Lois giving that touch of Margot "nervous as a school girl" over him but totally in her own style and Clark proud and confident giving that Christopher Reeve Superman vibe but totally Tom's own style.

Nothing this season to me beats the BQM double feature of Committed & Hex, but this one is right up there with Identity and Bloodline for me, maybe even my 3rd favorite this season. I really enjoyed it. It was a Lois-centric episode that also really showed Clark as a hero and not just because he has powers. It really showed that in that last battle neither Lois nor Clark (nor Jimmy) had powers, and they were all heroes. Add in our first glimpse of Smallville's Lois and Superman and you've got yourself a winner. Super job Erica and Tom!! =)

[ChlarkerFan]

I enjoyed it! :)

[halvor311]

I enjoyed this one thoroughly. Got a little annoyed when Jimmy was getting his ass kicked b/c I knew he could fight back. I loved when he kicked that guys ass at the end. I also loved Chloe in this episode and the dark side she seems to be going next week. The trailer for Beast looks UNBELIEVABLE!!! With Clark slamming the phone, omg!! I wasn't expecting this episode to be that great and it beat my expectations, this is the only stand-alone episode this season b/c every other one had SOMETHING that could be referenced back to somehow. I gave this an 8 b/c I felt it was well above average, but it definitely isn't the best one. I loved Chloe taking out those boneless bodies to the dumpster. And is the Talon coffee shop still operational btw?

[cma_454]

I love that song for Clois & think someone should make a video on Youtube with Clois set to it!:p

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2NXNHXjzb4

[keddy22]

I love that song for Clois & think someone should make a video on Youtube with Clois set to it!:p

That would be a great idea! Especially with so many great clark and lois moments to choose from this entire season. Also, I think maybe the orchestral version of the song would be very moving, too! :)

[LEJ]

Aww, I think that some people are being harsh. I really really liked this episode. I mean some parts dragged a bit, but there were some really amazing and funny scenes. I loved when lois and clark were both watching the police scanner, but were trying to pretend that they wern't- super funny and cute!! And I think it is hilarious that Clark keeps his blur outfit in that "little kid" backpack he has carried around for years.

I also thought the end was amazing and wicked exciting, (When Lois talked to Clark as the red-blue blur over the phone)!!! Not only was it cute and touching, (and good character development), that Clark encouraged Lois as a journalist and friend, but it is really exciting to see the Lois/Clark relationship moving along in the superman mythology. The fact that Lois was intervieiwng Clark in his superhero persona is so cool, and reminiscent of the movies! I totally give the writers and producers props for how they are encorporating the mythology!! I only wish Clark had started wearing glasses when he met Lois, but we'll see where that goes.

Overall, I gave the eposode a 9 because despite some off parts, it was funny, cute, and moved the mythology forward while staying true to Smallville!! I haven't been this excited during a smallville episode in a while!!

[monel49]

What a surprisingly good ep--gave it a 10 for creativity, character development, and an ominous turn with Chloe. Thought it would be just a filler, but actually the chemistry between Clark and Lois was just excellent. Not too much schtick, just enough humor and empathy to make me really like and understand these characters better. Amazing too is the turn to the dark side by Chloe and Jimmy, though that was one really fast divorce. Chloe's look of helpless hopelessness sends chills. But what really made the episode great was the one on one telephone call between Lois and the RBB. Very cool.

[tibbit78]

I gave this episode a 10!! I loved this episode!! I loved the Superman theme at the end of the show (we hadn't heard that Superman theme in a long time). I loved Jimmy & Lois working together again. I felt sorry for Jimmy when he was knocked out. I hope Jimmy (Aaron Ashmore stays on the show).

I loved the Red Blue Blur talking to Lois Lane (when she was at a phone booth). It was funny when Lois asked the Red Blue Blur if he could read her mind: This reminds me of Christopher Reeve's Superman movie when Lois Lane asked Superman if he could read her mind: Is this what you call a Superman nod (I don't know if I worded this right or not)? It also makes me think of the song "If You Could Read My Mind." I just loved that Lois Lane quote on Smallville.

This was a great night for Smallville and a great episode!!

I felt sorry for Clark when Chloe said to him: "I need some space from you!"

[BadToad]

I could only give this one a 5. But first I do want to say what was good about the episode.

All of the SV actors did a great job. Tom is just exuding strength and confidence, Erica was funny, and poignant (with some very tough stuff to try and sell), Aaron gave Jimmy real edge and despair, and Allison was heartbreaking as someone that seems to be coming apart at the seams.

There were a few scenes that worked very well. Lois and Clark at their desks, both looking for an opening to change into their "costumes". Then last Chlark scene, with Clark trying to be a good friend, and being rebuffed. And the last 2 Clois scenes, the one at the DP, and the one in the phone booth. Strangely enough, I think I found the one at the DP more romantic, as it was between Lois and Clark.

But I can't give this episode anything more then a 5 because I HATED the plot. I thought the whole Stilleto thing was awful, and I hate that they had Lois even think about doing something like this. Yes, it was good that she woke up, and realized how wrong she was. But I just really didn't believe that this was a lesson she needed to learn. I was disappointed.

I also found the counterfeit plot with kryptonite ink incredibly lame. I really want Intergang as part of the storyline, but I didn't care for the actor in charge at all. He was hammy, and over the top. If Intergang shows up next season, I'm really hoping for a recast, or a new character.

I'm also no fan of the Jimmy plotline, and I hate the way they've used Jimmy on this show. I feel awful for AA. And he and Chloe are already divorced? That was quick :rolleyes:

I found the dialogue wildly uneven. Dries is much more often miss then hit. Though I'm not sure any of the SV writers could've spun this plot into gold.

I also found the episode annoyingly dark, and I'm not just talking in tone. The scenes seemed murky, and out of focus. SV has some of the most beautiful people in televison on it. I want to see them clearly.

There were positive things I'll take away from this episode, like the scenes and performances I mentioned. As well as Clark, Lois and Jimmy all saving each other in the fight scene. But overall, I just wasn't feeling a lot of love for this whole concept.

[ginnyfan]

I liked it. I gave it a 9.

[Ella]

There were a few scenes that worked very well. Lois and Clark at their desks, both looking for an opening to change into their "costumes". Then last Chlark scene, with Clark trying to be a good friend, and being rebuffed. And the last 2 Clois scenes, the one at the DP, and the one in the phone booth. Strangely enough, I think I found the one at the DP more romantic, as it was between Lois and Clark.


Not strange since the producers don't seem to really understand the Clois dynamic. They seem to have confused iconic with romantic. The phonebooth scene was great and iconic, but romantic? Not so much. But the DP scenes between Lois and Clark? They were wonderful and very romantic (the last one anyway).

[ClarkNLanaTogether4Eva]

Amazing. 10.

[elfina]

10 *sighs*

[superspider02]

Well i actually enjoyed this episode myself. I know alot probably didnt like it alot. But it was a great lois and clark reporting episode. Yes there was some silly stuff that happened like lois kicking the mugger's butt with her shoes at the start, her hero costume, and kryptonite ink for counterfitting. But sillyness aside it was still a good episode.

The start besides the mugging was cool with lois trying and failing to get into the edward R murrow awards. Nice touch on that i say. Its great that clark and lois are getting very proactive in the reporting game and lois's determination to get the blur to do an interview with her.

The concept of lois pretending to be a superhero is probably something that had happened in the comics before, and a very lois move to get the story she wants. I do like this gunho lois who gets her self into these tough situations but can also handle her self and isnt totally a damsal in distress. Speaking of the muggers they one bruno M is an actual character from the comics and is the leader of the criminal group called intergang. I do hope they expand on them hopefully next season. They would be a great addition to the show and work for the show's budget.

Also its great to see clark still being very proactive on his hero duty around the city. I liked the chat with chloe in the hospital/isis with clark about being a hero and that a love relationship isnt on his mind at this time. Finally they have clark where he should be. Also it was an interesting subplot for the episode with chloe continuiting to hide davis and protect clark from him. Also the missing laptop with jl information that needed to be taken before their files were compromised.

It was also great to see jimmy again, like lois he been shafted during the second half of the season. I do hope he and lois get more episodes next season. Sucks he is still doing the whole getting addicted to drugs thing. But it was nice to see lois convincing him to do photos of her for her stiletto story. I do hope they get jimmy back at the planet and is a reporter again next season. They need to get the jimmy/lois/clark reporting together dynamic.

It was great clark found jimmy and tried to save him from the mob guys but was prevented via kryptonite. I do like since like season 4 amount of kryptonite in episodes have been decreasing alot which is great. Also an interesting way to use kryptonite in the episode for printing press ink. Only other time we seen it used as ink was season 2 with the speed tatoes.

Now i know alot of people dont like when clark is getting saved by others but lois's save was pretty sweet scene. Also great to see clark ended up saving lois in the end and getting shot. Nice to see later in the episode clark is getting a bit smart these days and pretending to be faking still being hurt from getting shot.

Chloe i thought was pretty good in the episode and allison acted very well in her scenes. Same goes for tom and erica well rounded acting from everyone.

I totally loved the final scene with lois and the red blue blur on the phone. I so loved their chat and great to see that clark was blocking his real voice, nice touch there. Also loved the line about having a better name haha. So in the end loved the episode and cant wait to see what happened next week with the davis/clark confrenation and fight at the fos.

[xrayvision]

I had a mixed reaction to this episode. There were things I liked & things I didn't like.

What I liked:

The scene with Lois as Stiletto & Clark in the alley with Clark unmasking her was funny

The scene with Clark, Lois & Jimmy in the warehouse was pretty good.

The ending scene with Clark as the RBB & Lois on the phone was nice.

What I didn't like:

Lois' need to get dressed up as a superhero when she knew it wasn't the right thing to do.

Lois being shown taking out 3 thugs at the same time. I understand that Lois is tough, but this was too farfetched to be realistic. They were really stretching it there and in the scene where she crashed through the window. There's no way a kick while crashing through like that would send someone flying back that far. I thought Ollie's kick as he swung dressed up as the RBB in Identity was farfetched let alone the crash through skylight one by Lois.

The fact that the ending scene was on the phone & not face to face with Clark wearing a Red-Blue Blur costume. This just makes the interaction between Lois & Clark lame.

Jimmy becoming a drug addict/dealer. I hate how they're destroying an iconic character like Jimmy.

Chloe disposing of bodies killed by Doomsday. I could see how much it was bothering her, but I just don't think it's a good idea to have her follow this path.

The easy defeat of the syndicate that will become Intergang. I don't think a badly beat up Jimmy, Clark who was disabled by kryptonite, and Lois should have hurt the members of Intergang so badly. They really need to bring Edge back to make this Intergang really powerful. We know how powerful & dangerous Edge was when we last saw him. Edge surviving what happened to him in Shattered is more believable than Lex surviving in Fracture.

I give this episode a 6/10 since it had good elements but a lot of it were just bad plots.

[tyson08]

BadToad, I agree with you! I think the reason that I was iffy about the episode was because the main plot Stiletto wasn't that great. I loved the scenes betwee Lois/Clark, Lois/RBB, Lois/Clark/Jimmy and Chlark scenes but a better plot for this all to happen would have made it more exciting.

[Bre723]

I gave it an 8, good, but not great.
Though I get enjoy Clark pulling up his shirt,hahahaha.

[MeLois]

I loved this episode. I really did. Yeah, some things were a bit silly, but all in all I loved it and can't wait for it to get out on iTunes so I can buy it and watch it again.

[targis]

I didn't like this episode at all
I give it a 1 it was that bad
They need to move the Clark/Doomsday story on along
They have a break in the episodes and they come back with Lois as super hero. Please. the writer should get a pay cut!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[borednow]

Lois kicked someone in the head! The rest of this episode could have been Clark whining and I would still have given it a 6! yeah Lois kicking someone in the head! I have been waiting years for this! Years I tell you! When was the last time Lois kicked someone in the face? Too long...

I gave it a Nine...

[ywm]

deserves a 9.. but i voted 10 :D

[warriorrenegade]

This was an average episode at best. Some things work, some didn't. It's typical SV a lull right before the finale. Some things I thought were good. The ending scene where Clark throws Lois a bone and gives her the interview she's been after. Come to think about it, just about every scene with Clark and Lois seemed on point. So why was Jimmy needed? So we wouldn't forget him? LOL. Anyways. I'd rate it a 5/10 maybe a 5.5/10 if only for the strengths of Clark & Lois' scenes.

[ginnyfan]

Lois kicked someone in the head! The rest of this episode could have been Clark whining and I would still have given it a 6! yeah Lois kicking someone in the head! I have been waiting years for this! Years I tell you! When was the last time Lois kicked someone in the face? Too long...

I gave it a Nine...

Yay! Swift-kick-to-the-head-Lois! :D

[Sue Denim]

I like it too, I gave it an 8. I really enjoyed Clark in this one, when he lifted his shirt to show Chloe he was okay, I was reminded of how much charm he has.

[borednow]

Yay! Swift-kick-to-the-head-Lois! :D

For the past two seasons that was all I let myself hope for... and now it came! *cries tears of joy*

[DorothyFan1]

I can't believe this farce is supposed to be our young Superman.

The only reason I watched was for the Chloe moments. It turns out those were the best parts of Stiletto. What does that tell you about the state of affairs with Lois Lane? In my opinion it shows Lois is a joke. The actress getting the meatier role is Allison Mack, period.

I muted the volume whenever I saw Lois except the Lois and Chloe moments together. Other than this...I kept the volume on mute until Chloe showed up onscreen. I'm telling you people...if Lois Lane is the winner in the death stakes for the finale and Chloe/Allison Mack is leaving...Smallville can FORGET about the ratings.

There is no way I'm taking this Lois Lane seriously. I want to see Lois do some dramatic scenes like Chloe...and see if she can handle them with panache. Because right now...Lois Lane is comic relief. If that's what we're getting with Lois and Clark after the smoke clears after the finale..count me out. Heck...even Tess is better than Lois Lane.

[rainbowtrout]

I gave the ep a 1. F I L L E R

The season has no real flow to it. You have the Doomsday main arc being interrupted with nonsense like tonight. It's one good ep and then one filler ep.

Give me Superman vs Doomsday and forget the foolishness.

[Kevin24]

I really enjoyed tonight's episode it had a good combination of humor and drama throughout. The last scene between The Red Blue Blur and Lois was icing on the cake for me on a great episode.

I give this episode a 10.

[lana 9]

i give it 7

[Violet-Shadow]

10! I think the last time I gave an episode a 10 was Bride...and I think I liked this episode more. From Lois' first kick to the look in Clark's eyes at the end, I loved every minute (well, almost).

I felt bad for Chloe in this episode - which actually shocked me because I've been feeling rather anti-Chloe since Turbulence (when she tasered my man Jimmy). Now I view her as this lost little girl who is WAY over her head and doesn't know what to do. I still think she should tell Clark, and actually encouraged her to do so (almost at a shouting level) in their last scene together. So, I'm feeling sympathy for Chloe at this point but we'll see if next week will change that. Her moments in the show were actually my least favorite, even though they stirred sympathy for her within me.

Jimmy...oh Jimmy. His storyline makes me the saddest. But, even though we were shown that he is currently addicted to drugs, I still thought he shone brightly in many parts of this episode. When Bruno was hitting him over and over, trying to find out about Stiletto, did Jimmy crack and reveal that the newest heroine was Lois? NO! And later he saved her...then she, in turn, saved him. :D

And then there's the Clois. So many sweet moments... But I think the main reason I loved this episode so much was because it gave us way more insight into how Clark feels about Lois. Lois loves Clark...yes, we know. Does Clark love Lois is the question. He jumped in front of a bullet for her - but was really great about that moment was when he cried out her name. I think that Clark would jump in front of a bullet for anyone but when he called out her name, I heard some pretty raw emotion there. And her tears while she held his body were beyond touching, and just more proof of ED's excellent acting skills, IMO. The scene after that, where Lois was showing her appreciation for Clark taking that bullet, was superb. Clark pretending to be hurt to gain sympathy from Lois...:lol: And then Lois reverting back to Lois again and taking the breakfast she brought for him...:rotfl: But the best part of that scene, IMO, was the look Clark gave to her - I see love dawning in those blue eyes. The phone booth scene was my favorite scene of all though. I thought it was the most romantic scene of the episode. When she said what she did to him, he looked...well, beyond touched. Lois doesn't know he's the RBB yet she's incredibly supportive of him. All the things she said, they meant something to Clark. I believe he's been falling for her for a long time now but I think this episode is propelling him toward finally admitting it. And I believe this episode is setting up for a RBB/Lois/Clark arc for next season, which I was hesistant about before, but now I'm looking forward to.

So many wonderful elements to this episode...I want to rewatch it again (especially that last scene!!!:D). So 10 out of 10! I would give it more if I could.

[mfarhaniqbal33]

10 Yes Awesome The Show is back on Track!!! Awesome!! I had myself cracking when Lois changed her Voice when Clark found her in the alley. This was pure Genius. Just Plain Awesome Episode. Caroline Dries rocked

[ss2cire]

I liked the episode, I just wish the commercials wouldn't be so long >.<

I gave it a 10, I would have given it a WAY higher number to offset all the low scores people are giving, come on people! do you want your favorite show to be canceled or something? Stop be so flippin' critical.

And those of you who are complaining this is filler, knock it off, obviously they have to do stuff like this, to build up excitement for the season finale. There's about what? 3-4 eps left? that's plenty of time for a 3-4 ep season finale and to get into the next season.

I for one don't want the season to end! (of course there were a few not so great eps but in my book 90% of them are at least 7s)

Anyway, I too loved the RBB/lois scene at the end :)
Lois/Erica was great at being stiletto. I love how clark figured her out immediately :rotfl: which shows how observant he is hehe (on some levels anyway) and kind of ironic that later on Lois won't be able to figure out Clark's disguise.

[4allSeasons]

My love and respect for Erica as an actress becomes stronger with each passing episode and this episode was without exception...She is simply amazing as Lois Lane. Unlike the previous episodes I could truly see the chemistry between Clark and Lois tonight. Although I would have to agree that this episode did have a "filler" tone to it, It was very important on many levels, most importantly, by depicting the transition of Clarks fall for Lois. He's beginning to see the many facets of Lois and the writers and director nailed it dead on imo. This is the Clois that I've been craving...Let's Go!

[diinIN]

Thought this one was good. I really liked the conversation between Lois and the Blur. Clark could say nice things to her without being sarcastic, and she was obviously smitten. It's the beginning of Lois's interviews with Superman.

On that subject...the editors of the Daily Planet need a little grammar lesson. At the start of the episode, on the recap, the front page is shown. Up top are the words "Metropolis' Greatest [Newspaper]," and the title on the left is "Metropolis' Good Samaritan?"

Seriously. The possessive form of any singular noun is " 's " even if the noun ends in "s." So it would be "Metropolis's Good Samaritan," and "Metropolis's Greatest...." Is Lois Lane doing the editing? That would explain a few things. You use an apostrophe with no "s" following if the possessive noun is *plural* and ends in "s," such as "ladies' club."

Anyway, nice episode. I'm too tired to go into detail, but it was good.

[La Donna]

The only reason I watched was for the Chloe moments. It turns out those were the best parts of Stiletto. What does that tell you about the state of affairs with Lois Lane? In my opinion it shows Lois is a joke. The actress getting the meatier role is Allison Mack, period.

I muted the volume whenever I saw Lois except the Lois and Chloe moments together. Other than this...I kept the volume on mute until Chloe showed up onscreen. I'm telling you people...if Lois Lane is the winner in the death stakes for the finale and Chloe/Allison Mack is leaving...Smallville can FORGET about the ratings.

There is no way I'm taking this Lois Lane seriously. I want to see Lois do some dramatic scenes like Chloe...and see if she can handle them with panache. Because right now...Lois Lane is comic relief. If that's what we're getting with Lois and Clark after the smoke clears after the finale..count me out. Heck...even Tess is better than Lois Lane.

I know you hate Lois, but how can you write about the Lois story sucking in this episode when you muted every scene except the scenes with Chloe? If you are looking for best dramatic moment and darkest storylines, than Chloe would be a better person to watch than Lois, which is what you obviously want. Lois's place in the show was to add fun, mythos, and romance. They didn't bring her on to do darker storylines. So far in most of the renditions of Superman I've seen comedy is a big part of Clark and Lois's iconic dynamic. ED has proved her acting chops this season gaining recognition and fans. No one is universally loved, but Lois is becoming more loved by every episode she's been in most of the season.

If you had watched the scenes, you'd see where the Lois and Clark dynamic is currently at and why they are destined for each other. Since you didn't watch those scenes and you probably will not watch them on a repeat, it doesn't really matter if I point it out to you or not.

This episode, while campy, set up one of the two big arcs next season, which is the DP arc with Lois and Clark. This is a show about Clark Kent, and if a person dislikes the relationship between Lois and Clark and their reporting story lines, than I'm betting they'll be skipping a big chunk of next seasons episodes. They are moving closer and closer to Superman, and it's natural that the show is going to give us mythos moments and situations. It's building up, and will continue to do so next season. It won't lessen at this point. Since the Clois dynamic seems to be well-received by a big part of the audience, and TPTB and actors are so fond of it, I don't think their relationship will reverse or less time will be devoted to it next year. It's come down to a take it or leave it situation, and you've made your choice to leave it. But, I think you should be prepared to leave a lot of this show next season then.

As for Chloe's scenes, I agree they were great scenes. However, I hate seeing Chloe this run-down, sad, alone, and depressed. I felt horrible for her in every scene. I want her alive in season 9 desperately, if for no other reason than I want her life to improve and I want to see her happy again. AM certainly is one of the most talented actors on that show, and she is given ample opportunity to show that off. But, the dark with her is so depressing now that I just want some happy moments for her. I'm ready for her season 8 arc to be done and I want her moved to her season 9 arc as Watchtower right now.

[zHeN_zHeN]

Three words.

FAB. U. LOUS. :lol:

Loved...
ALL the Clois scenes.
The Superman references.
The ending.

Hated...
Those "Mob" guys and their Kryptonite cash. Meh. :p
Seeing Chloe throw out the "trash". That just... blech. Poor Chloe.
Jimmy. Not him personally, but him going to a drug dealer. He deserves better than that.

All in all, I thought it was a good episode. I enjoyed it. 9.5

[SVfan87]

How can there be "Blur-etto" shipper sites when Lois' story on Stiletto was never published (i.e., no one's heard of Stiletto except for Clark, Chloe, Jimmy and those thugs) ???

[wafflles87]

Good episode. Some major goofs, but I'm use to that by now. But overall, i enjoyed it. I give it an 8 out of 10.

[Michael Scarn]

The only reason I watched was for the Chloe moments. It turns out those were the best parts of Stiletto. What does that tell you about the state of affairs with Lois Lane? In my opinion it shows Lois is a joke. The actress getting the meatier role is Allison Mack, period.

I muted the volume whenever I saw Lois except the Lois and Chloe moments together. Other than this...I kept the volume on mute until Chloe showed up onscreen. I'm telling you people...if Lois Lane is the winner in the death stakes for the finale and Chloe/Allison Mack is leaving...Smallville can FORGET about the ratings.

There is no way I'm taking this Lois Lane seriously. I want to see Lois do some dramatic scenes like Chloe...and see if she can handle them with panache. Because right now...Lois Lane is comic relief. If that's what we're getting with Lois and Clark after the smoke clears after the finale..count me out. Heck...even Tess is better than Lois Lane.

So much for your real goodbye of Chole in Eternal:rotfl:Other than that I gave this episode a 10, this was an iconic episode

[amalie]

Awesome! Especially the 2nd half with the rescue scene with Lois, Clark AND Jimmy! (and Clark getting shot), the real Clois scene and the final (iconic) phonebooth scene. I just loved it. 10!

[DavidM2]

I gave it a 7.
I liked the leader of Intergang, and I liked the Lois/Clark/RBB stuff. However, I thought the whole "Stiletto" plot was a bit cheesy and didn't show many pro's about Lois's reporting career.
I love Allison Mack, and I thought her acting was spot-on, but I still have a lot of questions about what's going to ultimately happen to Chloe.
And Jimmy...I don't even know what's going on with him. I know he just went through a divorce, but drug dealing? Seriously?
And is Shelby female then??

[-Nora-]

The Stiletto thing made me cringe a bit, not because it was bad but just because it made me go, "Oh no Lois, what are you doing?" LOL. She was making a total fool of herself. It was typical Lois Lane, though, so storywise it didn't bother me. And it wasn't in there for the heck of it. Lois actually felt remorse and learned. That's why we love her.

[bennyjr123]

Aww this sux, no one seemed to enjoy it as much. I mean, I always knew it was going to be a filler. I thought we all did. Maybe thats why i enjoyed it so much. I....stilll....can't....stand....jimmy. Lois was awesome!! Who knew a full hour of her could make you love her so much?? Clark was very calm all this episode, which is good to see instead of an angry or an confused Clark. Chloe was AMAZING!! She never isn't. I don't see how she's turning into Lana......that's a bit dramatic don't you think? But the scene where Davis kills her attacker, and the one where shes carrying the dead body, and that last scene with clark. They were just bone-chilling to me. Like I was squirming in my seat.

UGhhh, maybe I just have bad taste but seriously, 10 out of 10 for me.

[-Nora-]

Well 76% voted 8 - 10, that's good in my book. :)

[Theshadow129x]

why of course people would vote a 10 because everyone just votes good for everything thats smallville

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the episode was terrible. it was a joke from the beginning with chloe carryinghe laptop with no where to go requiring her to carry it to. Kryptonite money is also another problem. wtf is that? really? I mean really? and now Mannheim knows of this Clark Kent who wears no glasses and tries to save the day. great god i questioned why i watched this show after last night/

[-Nora-]

why of course people would vote a 10 because everyone just votes good for everything thats smallville

Yes, everyone has biased opinions except for you, I'm sure.

[KaraClarkfan]

I give it a 8. Love Lois as a superhero

[Mickey_Bickey]

why of course people would vote a 10 because everyone just votes good for everything thats smallville

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the episode was terrible. it was a joke from the beginning with chloe carryinghe laptop with no where to go requiring her to carry it to. Kryptonite money is also another problem. wtf is that? really? I mean really? and now Mannheim knows of this Clark Kent who wears no glasses and tries to save the day. great god i questioned why i watched this show after last night/

Actually, visit the Power and Requiem threads, and you'll see a vastly different poll, so this statement is actually not true for all episodes.

Not surprised though that this episode is ranked very high.

[DorothyFan1]

I know you hate Lois, but how can you write about the Lois story sucking in this episode when you muted every scene except the scenes with Chloe? If you are looking for best dramatic moment and darkest storylines, than Chloe would be a better person to watch than Lois, which is what you obviously want. Lois's place in the show was to add fun, mythos, and romance. They didn't bring her on to do darker storylines. So far in most of the renditions of Superman I've seen comedy is a big part of Clark and Lois's iconic dynamic. ED has proved her acting chops this season gaining recognition and fans. No one is universally loved, but Lois is becoming more loved by every episode she's been in most of the season.

If you had watched the scenes, you'd see where the Lois and Clark dynamic is currently at and why they are destined for each other. Since you didn't watch those scenes and you probably will not watch them on a repeat, it doesn't really matter if I point it out to you or not.

This episode, while campy, set up one of the two big arcs next season, which is the DP arc with Lois and Clark. This is a show about Clark Kent, and if a person dislikes the relationship between Lois and Clark and their reporting story lines, than I'm betting they'll be skipping a big chunk of next seasons episodes. They are moving closer and closer to Superman, and it's natural that the show is going to give us mythos moments and situations. It's building up, and will continue to do so next season. It won't lessen at this point. Since the Clois dynamic seems to be well-received by a big part of the audience, and TPTB and actors are so fond of it, I don't think their relationship will reverse or less time will be devoted to it next year. It's come down to a take it or leave it situation, and you've made your choice to leave it. But, I think you should be prepared to leave a lot of this show next season then.

As for Chloe's scenes, I agree they were great scenes. However, I hate seeing Chloe this run-down, sad, alone, and depressed. I felt horrible for her in every scene. I want her alive in season 9 desperately, if for no other reason than I want her life to improve and I want to see her happy again. AM certainly is one of the most talented actors on that show, and she is given ample opportunity to show that off. But, the dark with her is so depressing now that I just want some happy moments for her. I'm ready for her season 8 arc to be done and I want her moved to her season 9 arc as Watchtower right now.

If Lois and Clark is "campy"...I'd prefer the TH days from Lois and Clark the TV series. At least in that one Terri Hatcher was able to pull off both campy and serious without sacrificing her character. I've never seen this done with Smallville's EDLois.

The consensus I'm reading from the comments here is this episode is filler. It does make me wonder why the producers couldn't just put Erica Durance in Eternal? She is Lois Lane after all...so why the reason to keep her out of THAT episode and drop her into this one? I can't believe it's because they couldn't afford to show both aspects of the show in that episode. If I had to compare between Eternal and Stiletto...Eternal wins hands down.

The sad thing is...if Lois had been in that episode it would have ruined Eternal. Yet Lois is kept out of there but put in Stiletto and we also see Chloe. Seen in context the Chloe scenes moved the Doomsday storyline arc forward while the Lois Stiletto scenes didn't. Lois may be getting closer to Lois and Clark "days" ahead but this still doesn't address my concerns for the future of Smallville and it's direction. Campy is okay ocassionally but all the time? No. Chloe Sullivan/Allison Mack can handle both.

[SGuthrie27]

I gave it a 9, but this thread isn't really necessary -- there's a Loved It/Hated It thread with the exact same options and scores on it, so you might head over there. One of the moderators will probably close this thread since there's already another one just like it.

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--

[SGuthrie27]

I gave it 9/10. I'll go into more detail in my second attempt at a big review later. :D

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--

[Michael Scarn]

If Lois and Clark is "campy"...I'd prefer the TH days from Lois and Clark the TV series. At least in that one Terri Hatcher was able to pull off both campy and serious without sacrificing her character. I've never seen this done with Smallville's EDLois.

The consensus I'm reading from the comments here is this episode is filler. It does make me wonder why the producers couldn't just put Erica Durance in Eternal? She is Lois Lane after all...so why the reason to keep her out of THAT episode and drop her into this one? I can't believe it's because they couldn't afford to show both aspects of the show in that episode. If I had to compare between Eternal and Stiletto...Eternal wins hands down.

The sad thing is...if EDLois had been in that episode it would have ruined Eternal. Yet EDLois is kept out of there but put in Stiletto and we also see Chloe. Seen in context the Chloe scenes moved the Doomsday storyline arc forward while the EDLois Stiletto scenes didn't. EDLois may be getting closer to Lois and Clark "days" ahead but this still doesn't address my concerns for the future of Smallville and it's direction. Campy is okay ocassionally but all the time? No. Chloe Sullivan/Allison Mack can handle both.


Because the Doomsday arc involves Chloe,Davis,and Clark. Lois has nothing to do with that arc so why even bother putting her on? What serious role or campy role could she had possibly played? Eternal in my opinion was a horrible episode considering how they screwed the continuity with just the show its self.Eternal just showed how they are moving foward with last bit of the season. Now even after lastnights episode which is a filler but from what I notice that even with filler episodes they have to push bits of the main arc in the episode. We saw it here and there, most notably at the end.

[costas22]

7 from me.It would have got a 9 if it had been mid season,but this close to the finale i was expecting more.

[quietone]

7/10

I was sure this episode was going to be campy and over the top cheesy but it actually had some great moments. I loved Clark this episode. I also liked the Clois and Chlark moments. I was glad to see Jimmy back but I don't like where his story is going. My only problem with the episode was the intergang/mob plot. I really did not follow what was going on with that. Wasn't the leader of that group 'Jammer' from Battlestar Galactica?

[Mickey_Bickey]

As a Superman/Lois Lane fan I thoroughly enjoyed this ICONIC episode from start to finish!

This episode introduced the important triangle between Clark Kent/Lois Lane/RBB aka Superman! Loved Clark and Lois' interaction in this episode, and all the Superman references like the music, the "S" on the chest, the "Miss Lane" (very excited about that), Clark and Lois saving each other, showing the "Big Three" with Clark, Lois and Jimmy together working as one! Just wonderful! Also, Lois doing anything to lure the RBB as she repeatedly stated was the motive behind her dressing up as a heroine! When she said "she was Stiletto", she sure did prove that when she kicked the crap out of the thugs in the beginning and later saved Clark and Jimmy!

The episode also introduced Intergang which will segway into next season. I enjoyed that part of the episode as well and thought the kryptonite money was a clever way to paralyze Clark for the time being.

I loved the scene at the DP with Clark and Lois when she was so sweet and humbled yet at the same time took the food back and ate it herself! Clark's face showed how much he truly appreciates her for her and is falling in love with her! I also loved his grin at the end of the phone conversation! What a terrific conversation that yet again was so ICONIC! TW and ED both knocked it out of the park again! They're tremendous together, and the writers kept the magic between Lois and Clark without sacraficing it for the RBB triangle. Their feelings for each other are evident, and I just loved that Clark Kent is Lois Lane's hero!

Now, in this episode we also saw Chloe's character blatantly betraying Clark! She lied through her teeth to him, and is now playing housewife to Doomsday.

We see her dragging out red and blue trash bags filled with body parts then tossing them into a dumster. This can only mean one thing. It's a symbol that she's throwing her friendship with Clark away! Very disappointing that Chloe's character is betraying her best friend like this! How ironic that in the same episode we see how loyal Lois Lane is to him and see just the opposite in Chloe's character. I guess one can only expect that when she aligns herself with Clark's ultimate killer and destroyer and distances herself from Clark's inner circle of Lois and Jimmy this is what happens.

Also, Jimmy doing drugs is something that I hope the writers address quickly, so that next season he is a part of this show and back at the DP where he belongs with Clark and Lois.

This episode was iconic, romantic, action packed and progressed the characters and storylines.

[lane06]

well IMO I love it!!! some may think it's a filler episode because it did not focus on his main enemy and his powers blah blah but it did show another area of of Clark Kent's life that is progressing and gearing more towards the mythology.

[alma]

I gave it a 7. I LOVED the Clois scenes, but I didn't like Jimmy taking drugs and I also didn't like how Chloe is keeping quite about Davis/DD. I did feel for her though, you could tell that she felt bad for keeping things from Clark and she almost told Lois, but backed down. On the plus side, Clois rocked, loved all their scenes especially the DP where both of them are looking at their bags :rotfl:, that was too funny.

[EricaIsGr8t]

I was entertained,at no point did I want to change the channel, LOIS WAS IN LEATHER, Blur-Etto (that's a freakin 10 right there!) and numerous nods to the mythos. This episode was made of win! 10!

[Night_Hawk90]

why of course people would vote a 10 because everyone just votes good for everything thats smallville

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the episode was terrible. it was a joke from the beginning with chloe carryinghe laptop with no where to go requiring her to carry it to. Kryptonite money is also another problem. wtf is that? really? I mean really? and now Mannheim knows of this Clark Kent who wears no glasses and tries to save the day. great god i questioned why i watched this show after last night/

i agree with you a 100 percent, this show is getting borderline ridiculous with its many uses of kryptonite, the extreme cheesiness especially when Lois broke the glass to save clark. Honestly why doesnt clark use his x-ray vision before he tries to get back chloe's laptop they write him to be so stupid sometimes. Than ofcourse the ooc moments of Jimmy Olsen, i dont know why i continue to watch this show anymore

[SupermanRox]

I gave it a 10 simply because I enjoyed from the beginning until the end. I plan on watching it again.

[stenochick]

With the exception of the Chloe scenes and the Lois/RBB phone call, I felt like I was watching a show made for the Disney Channel, Cartoon Network, or Nicolodean. Way too campy and corny for me. Bad writing.

When I have more time to write later, I will focus on all the good and forget the bad.

[FlashInSV]

Stiletto Review
<O:p
I really don’t know what to make of this episode. I had such high expectations and it’s not that it let me down; on the contrary, I enjoyed it (Maybe a little too much;)) but it confused me.<O:p</O:p
<O:p</O:p
Well, the opening scene was probably one of the funniest moments. They’re not letting her in this big press event, which is hilarious, because we know <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-comhttp://www.kryptonsite.com/forums/ /><st1:Street alt=</st1:Street>Lois Lane is bound to become a synonym for journalism a few years ahead. And ED looked so freakishly TALL on the heels. And when she said “the gargoyle at the gate” I almost choked on the olive topping of my pizza. HILARIOUS DELIVERY, ED! :lol: :rotfl:<O:p</O:p
<O:p</O:p

In fact, she’s had plenty of great lines. She was priceless as Stiletto in the squeaky leather (!!). I think she really enjoyed filming those scenes – you can practically see her glowing behind that mask. Another moment that made me laugh, despite the agonizing scene was when she hurled down the glass roof to save Jimmy and Clark and she ended up kicking one of the bad guys and landing on her feet. “Wow, it works!” sent me off in a fit of laughter. :rotfl:<O:p</O:p
<O:p</O:p

HOWEVER, the fact that she fabricated a story to get herself pumped up to first page is completely against everything <st1:Street w:st="on">Lois Lane</st1:Street> ever stood for. It just doesn’t make sense. It’s against her infamous set of reporter’s rules and most importantly, against her morals – <st1:Street w:st="on">Lois Lane</st1:Street> would never agree with earning something unless she deserved it, unless she had fought for it and proven herself worthy of it. It is simply the way she operates. It is true, the character of Lois was always presented as a woman who’d do practically anything to get a story, but she always drew the line at this like this. Besides, she’s there to report the news, not make it.
<O:p</O:p

It was disappointing to discover she’d think of a persona up to get her editor to pay her more attention and to satisfy some need of hers for credit. Thankfully, she quickly regretted that decision, as everybody in her life (Jimmy, Chloe, Clark) so methodically pointed out the wrong of her ways and as she discovered that being a superhero is actually a far more demanding job than she had ever imagined.<O:p</O:p
<O:p</O:p

This has much to do with her change of attitude towards the Red-Blue Blur. She no longer yearns for the first interview, but instead, she seeks to meet him to offer him her respect, her admiration (and maybe, just maybe her crush). She offers herself to him as a friend to talk to, should he ever feel the need.<O:p</O:p
<O:p</O:p

Lois and Clark’s relationship deepens by the second, and quite frankly I couldn’t be happier with their scenes. They started slowly at the DP, with their usual banter and climaxed towards the end, where <ST1:pClark</ST1:p altruistically gets shot in his effort to protect her and Lois’ walls crumble at the sight of him in peril and she cries as she tries to support him. Clark selflessly protecting her, knowing the bullet will harm him much less than her, is the pinnacle of the Superman-ly <ST1:pClark</ST1:p develops when around Lois. I loved this scene, I just loved it. I rewatched three times.<O:p</O:p
<O:p</O:p

I am hooked to Jimmy’s storyline at the moment. He has grown on me; he truly has, from the insignificant background character he was back in Season 6. Along with manning up, Jimmy has also gotten himself into some serious trouble. Is he a junkie to the pills? Is that why he’s always running out of money and he’s acting so strangely? I can’t wait to see how this story plays out. Good job, writers. And great job Aaron Ashmore. I am really impressed. In ‘Stiletto’ he was brilliant.<O:p</O:p
<O:p</O:p

Now, PS3, what is wrong with my dear Chloe? Why has she become this deceiving, emotional wreck? <ST1:pClark'</ST1:ps got you cornered, Chloe. Just tell him the truth. It’s a simple sentence: “<st1:City w:st="on"><ST1:pDavis</ST1:p</st1:City> is living in my basement” See? It rolls off your tongue! No?<O:p</O:p
I honestly don’t understand WHY Chloe is doing this. Who is she trying to protect? Clark or Davis? She knows that ultimately, these two will have a fight to the death. And even though her initial intention was to protect <ST1:pClark</ST1:p, now I’m not sure she even knows who she’s looking out for. I don’t like this one bit. Uh-uh.


Towards the end, when Lois guiltily brings <ST1:pClark</ST1:p breakfast and then ends up eating it herself was fantastic. :D They were flirting at that scene, really flirting like they've never done before. And how come Lois didn't completely see through that fake grunt he made to show his nonexistent pain?! :rolleyes:


The ending scene, with Lois and Clark talking on the phone was ICONIC. I am very, very pleased. I couldn't stop smiling like an idiot. They're IT. They're peanut butter and jelly. They're baseball and hotdogs. :lol: They're movies and popcorn. They're Ben and Jerry. They're LOIS and CLARK. ;):p

I give this episode an 8.

[lane06]

it must be too hard to come up with villains for clark weekly since he is almost invincible and the only thing that could defeat him is either doosmday or the ever present kryptonite.

[Smallville Vamp]

10

Lois saving Clark then him taking a bullet for her, doesn't get any better than that for this SV fan!

[pizzahead2490]

4

this episode was soooo dumb. and i am a lois lane super fan. it was ridicoulous and embarrissing. the only reason i didnt turn my tv off was the simple fact that lois is in it. honest to god truth.

[superjude]

I loved it!! BUt gave it a 9, because of how quick it was over, the phone booth scene was not exactly what I was hoping for , and because of poor Jimmy. I really was sad for him, he did not look happy in the least. I'll be back later to say more when I have more time and when I have thought about it some more to come up with a better understanding.

[Smallvillefan025]

I gave it a 10.

[baltazor]

9. It was a very nice episode which other than the Clois relationship didn't promote anything else. A filler which was quite entertaining. Almost no SFX, but some funny lines and future superman references. It was a lightweight episode because i get the feeling that the remaining ones will be pretty heavy and dark.

[Night_Hawk90]

3 i didnt like this episode at all

[ims001]

If Lois and Clark is "campy"...I'd prefer the TH days from Lois and Clark the TV series. At least in that one Terri Hatcher was able to pull off both campy and serious without sacrificing her character. I've never seen this done with Smallville's EDLois.

The consensus I'm reading from the comments here is this episode is filler. It does make me wonder why the producers couldn't just put Erica Durance in Eternal? She is Lois Lane after all...so why the reason to keep her out of THAT episode and drop her into this one? I can't believe it's because they couldn't afford to show both aspects of the show in that episode. If I had to compare between Eternal and Stiletto...Eternal wins hands down.

The sad thing is...if EDLois had been in that episode it would have ruined Eternal. Yet EDLois is kept out of there but put in Stiletto and we also see Chloe. Seen in context the Chloe scenes moved the Doomsday storyline arc forward while the EDLois Stiletto scenes didn't. EDLois may be getting closer to Lois and Clark "days" ahead but this still doesn't address my concerns for the future of Smallville and it's direction. Campy is okay ocassionally but all the time? No. Chloe Sullivan/Allison Mack can handle both.

You know, this kind of Lois bashing (especially by someone displaying a Chloe avatar,and who has stated their desire for Chlois) is probably a major reason some people have come to dislike Chloe, and hope she's one of the characters that die.

[Rift]

Wow--I disliked it. I really thought I was going to enjoy it alot more given the premise, but I didn't buy into any of it. Probably the most disappointed I've been in an episode this season (given my high expectations going in).

[SnowBird]

I enjoyed this episode for the most part with the Lois and Clark scenes being the best. All of the main characters gave great performances. There was room for improvement for the bad guys so with that in mind, I gave it a 9.

[Bilza]

Surprisingly this was a very good episode. I gave it 10. It might be a filler episode but it's definitely alot better than a few episodes that haven't been fillers in terms of writing, acting, etc. I think the clois moments have been the best thing about season 8. Lois (Erica Durance) is just soo damn sexy!!! I got a massive crush on her! lol You can see Clark clearly has the hots for her! :P

This episode might have been seen as a filler but still doesn't lose track of the main plot especially how Chloe is protecting Davis Bloome and covering up his murders. That scene with her in the alley was eye-catching..very good acting when she broke down in tears feeling guilty.

Next week's episode looks very intriguing. Suddenly I feel like eager to watch the show again after a few quite weak written episodes with plenty of plotholes especially when Lana came back. I always liked Lana but bringing her back in season 8 and coming up with such a lame storyline for her looked desperate at one point. Anyway I will always love this show!! I've been watching the seasons yet again and I'm on season 3. You further realise how much more special each season gets especially season 3 and season 2, 4 & 5 too. :) I still miss MR's Lex though! :(

[Clana Kent]

6
It was actually not as bad as I expected. But Jimmy really needs to leave the show. It's obvious they don't know what to do with him. Since when does he work at the Ace of Clubs? And he's a drug-addict? Come on...

Stiletto was funny at times and Clark surprised me by saving Lois by taking that bullet.
But honestly, the kryptonite money was ridiculous...

Bad ideas, terrible writing, but good acting by Tom, Allison and Erica. Not an episode to watch more than once.

[Caper]

Krypto money.....COME ON

[Theshadow129x]

omg did anyone here think about what this episode did to the Lois Lane character?

seriously she made up a fake superhero to get a story...she made up a fake story for her journalism career. thats called yellow journalism. all this did was desecrate her.
ugh ugh ugh. seriously ugh. times 10 million. 1 out of 10 for me.

[Clana Kent]

At first I was going to give this episode a 4, but when I remembered Clark pulled his shirt to show us some abs, I raised it two points. Too bad that Clark's abs are the only way to make this episode valuable imo.

[SparkleforSmallville]

I'm going to have to watch it again. I liked it, but it didn't fit somehow. Jimmy
seemed out of place, like they just threw him in the story. Chloe also seemed an afterthought. I liked the campy Stiletto and Blur/Lois end scene ( but it was not romantic)
My thinking is scattered and to me, so was this episode.

Tom and Erica have the best chemistry when they are bantering.
My favorite scene was when Clark acted like he was in pain, to get
sympathy from Lois at the DP. Well done.

[Clana Kent]

omg did anyone here think about what this episode did to the Lois Lane character?

seriously she made up a fake superhero to get a story...she made up a fake story for her journalism career. thats called yellow journalism. all this did was desecrate her.
ugh ugh ugh. seriously ugh. times 10 million. 1 out of 10 for me.
:o *keeps thinking about Clark's abs* :o

Lois? Lois who? :eek: Was she in this episode? :confused:

[SparkleforSmallville]

At first I was going to give this episode a 4, but when I remembered Clark pulled his shirt to show us some abs, I raised it two points. Too bad that Clark's abs are the only way to make this episode valuable imo.

Yeah! Wasn't that ab scene a nice surprise! :p

[NoSupeForYou]

I gave it a 4 and just couldn't push myself to give any better.

I loved the DP3 interaction, the Clark and Lois scene where he was trying to act hurt and the discussion between Lois and the RBB. However, most of this episode was slow and boring until it got to that. When I rewatched it I skipped nearly half the episode because I just didn't care enough to rewatch a lot of it.

I hate what they are doing to Jimmy and his whole drug issue. They never should have gone there so I can't really blame CD for this. However, I can blame her for the retcon of Shelby. It would have taken two seconds to ask before hand and the fact that neither the actors nor the director cared enough to correct is troubling.

Chloe is a complete and utter idiot now. I don't blame her for A.J. because she didn't even feed him to Doomy; he walked into that one all on his own. I do think she is a complete idiot for carrying those files on her own personal laptop. You go to any corporation in America and the first thing they tell you is to not take any company files out unless you have need to and to make sure they are secure at all times. Why would she feel the need to carry around a computer with all the secret identities of the superheroes on it? Does she forget everyone every five minutes or something? Hey, Chloe, Dell sells laptops with a lowjack feature on them. I'm sure Ollie has something like that available as well if you're going to be stupid enough to carry that kind of info with you everywhere you go.

Question: If you plant Kryptonite money will it grow into a money tree? This plot device was so stupid that I can't believe an experienced writer would come up with it. How do you even get to the point where you look at a green rock and decide that it would make a good die for counterfeit money? $100 bills don't actually look green most of the time due to the special ink they use and, last time I had one, they don't glow green. Kryptonite is supposed to be rare, not plentiful and more versatile than duct tape.

Finally, it's not really something that caused me to change my opinion any about this episode, but is Doomy eating the people he kills? For a several hundred pound man to be reduced to something a small woman like Chloe can carry out in one garbage bag (the other looked full of boxes and trash) the rest has to be going somewhere. Hey Davis, what's that in your teeth?

[Mickey_Bickey]

omg did anyone here think about what this episode did to the Lois Lane character?

seriously she made up a fake superhero to get a story...she made up a fake story for her journalism career. thats called yellow journalism. all this did was desecrate her.
ugh ugh ugh. seriously ugh. times 10 million. 1 out of 10 for me.


No, actually, she repeatedly stated that the reason behind the fake superhero was to land an interview with the RBB.

Her character showed quite a bit of growth after learning from her mistake, so that's a good thing. It did quite the opposite of desecrating her character, especially in Clark's eyes!

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At first I was going to give this episode a 4, but when I remembered Clark pulled his shirt to show us some abs, I raised it two points. Too bad that Clark's abs are the only way to make this episode valuable imo.

I loved that show of skin myself!!:lol:

[LuckyLois]

Wow I am really surprised. I thought this episode showed the real beginning of the Clark/Lois/Jimmy buddy system. As a Superman fan first and a Clois fan a close second, it made me so happy to have all of the Superman references.

I have to say that I loved ED. She did everything in this episode. Just like Chloe has to pull off all of her technical goofy dialogue, Erica has Lois Lane down to a science. Loved her.

Chloe was so sad last night and it really broke my heart when she was talking to both Lois and Clark.

Jimmy kicked some butt last night and I was hoping that helping rescue Lois and Clark would be the light at the end of the tunnel for him and that he would see some hope for the future instead of drugs.

TOM WELLING was just so good last night. He really made me happy to be a Superman fan. Talking to Lois at the DP pretending his side hurt, when he was on the roof, and whenever he said Ms. Lane *sigh, heaven*. I think Tom has done such and amazing job this year! When he was talking to Chloe, you could see his heart breaking for his friend. Tom shows such compassion on his face without going overboard and you can see his hurt at not being able to help her. I feel Tom's performance is often overlooked because of other darker roles that give the other actors more freedom in how they are able to react. Unless Clark is under the influence of some type, he has to keep a lid on his emotions and I see Tom using everything he has into take Clark to the next level.

As a Superman fan first who is happy to see the light I gave it a 10!

Quick question, how did Clark explain no bullet wound when he went to the hospital? Oh well!

[Mickey_Bickey]

Wow I am really surprised. I thought this episode showed the real beginning of the Clark/Lois/Jimmy buddy system. As a Superman fan first and a Clois fan a close second, it made me so happy to have all of the Superman references.

I have to say that I loved ED. She did everything in this episode. Just like Chloe has to pull off all of her technical goofy dialogue, Erica has Lois Lane down to a science. Loved her.

Chloe was so sad last night and it really broke my heart when she was talking to both Lois and Clark.

Jimmy kicked some butt last night and I was hoping that helping rescue Lois and Clark would be the light at the end of the tunnel for him and that he would see some hope for the future instead of drugs.

TOM WELLING was just so good last night. He really made me happy to be a Superman fan. Talking to Lois at the DP pretending his side hurt, when he was on the roof, and whenever he said Ms. Lane *sigh, heaven*. I think Tom has done such and amazing job this year! When he was talking to Chloe, you could see his heart breaking for his friend. Tom shows such compassion on his face without going overboard and you can see his hurt at not being able to help her. I feel Tom's performance is often overlooked because of other darker roles that give the other actors more freedom in how they are able to react. Unless Clark is under the influence of some type, he has to keep a lid on his emotions and I see Tom using everything he has into take Clark to the next level.

As a Superman fan first who is happy to see the light I gave it a 10!


So well said, and I bolded the parts I agree with most! Loved it too, and as a Superman fan as well how can you not love all the iconic elements and references!! Tom Welling was funny in that scene at the DP, and I think that was actually more romantic than the phone scene between him and Lois. The phone scene was so iconic!! I was in heaven too when he called her "Miss Lane", and the gleam in his eye when he spoke to her and after he hung up!! I can't wait to see what they have in store next season for these two! TW and ED hit it out of the ballpark again!!

[Isabel14]

Almost perfect;)

[Minute2]

TOM WELLING was just so good last night. He really made me happy to be a Superman fan. Talking to Lois at the DP pretending his side hurt, when he was on the roof, and whenever he said Ms. Lane *sigh, heaven*. I think Tom has done such and amazing job this year! When he was talking to Chloe, you could see his heart breaking for his friend. Tom shows such compassion on his face without going overboard and you can see his hurt at not being able to help her. I feel Tom's performance is often overlooked because of other darker roles that give the other actors more freedom in how they are able to react. Unless Clark is under the influence of some type, he has to keep a lid on his emotions and I see Tom using everything he has into take Clark to the next level.

I was so happy to read this, and I really agree. I think his portrayal of Clark has been so under appreciated and underrated by so many, including some in my household, that it becomes very frustrating for me to hear. I enjoyed this episode a lot and look forward to watching it many times until next weeks new episode.

[melissan02]

As a Superman/Lois Lane fan I thoroughly enjoyed this ICONIC episode from start to finish! AGREED! This episode should have warmed the heart of this Superman fan! Full of iconic moments and I enjoyed it from start to finish!

This episode introduced the important triangle between Clark Kent/Lois Lane/RBB aka Superman! Loved Clark and Lois' interaction in this episode, and all the Superman references like the music, the "S" on the chest, the "Miss Lane" (very excited about that), Clark and Lois saving each other, showing the "Big Three" with Clark, Lois and Jimmy together working as one! Loved the "S" on the chest comment from Lois! And I MUST have the BIG, CANON three for S9: Clark, Lois, and Jimmy! Once Jimmy gets straightened out, I think we'll see him next season for sure!

The episode also introduced Intergang which will segway into next season. I enjoyed that part of the episode as well and thought the kryptonite money was a clever way to paralyze Clark for the time being.
Nod to mythos w/ Intergang and kryptonite money! I'm looking forward to more Intergang for S9, with Clark, Lois, and Jimmy in action!

I loved the scene at the DP with Clark and Lois when she was so sweet and humbled yet at the same time took the food back and ate it herself! Clark's face showed how much he truly appreciates her for her and is falling in love with her! I also loved his grin at the end of the phone conversation! What a terrific conversation that yet again was so ICONIC! TW and ED both knocked it out of the park again! They're tremendous together, and the writers kept the magic between Lois and Clark without sacraficing it for the RBB triangle. Their feelings for each other are evident, and I just loved that Clark Kent is Lois Lane's hero! We're seeing the beginnings of the legendary romance of Lois & Clark! Quite evident in this episode that Clark is HIGHLY interested and is falling in love w/ "Miss Lane"!;) He looked quite confidant and smitten all at the same time! Wonderful to see for a change!

Now, in this episode we also saw Chloe's character blatantly betraying Clark! She lied through her teeth to him, and is now playing housewife to Doomsday. I shook my head in disgust at Chloe (which I find myself doing a lot here lately). She had several opportunities to tell Clark, and even Lois, but she makes the bad decision to keep quiet. She'll pay the consequences of her actions--no doubt in my mind about that. I'm finding it more and more difficult to feel sorry for Chloe as each episode passes.

We see her dragging out red and blue trash bags filled with body parts then tossing them into a dumster. Not only were the trash bags red and blue, but later we see Lois reading a red and blue note from the RBB telling her where to meet him. Oh the irony in the usage of red and blue in the scene w/ Chloe, tossing away body parts, thus betraying Clark and their friendship. There most definitely was symbolism there and IMO it was most definitely betrayal. She may feel bad, but she got herself into this predicament. Lois on the other hand was holding a red and blue note from the RBB. Not only was the note an iconic nod, but the symbolism in the usage of red and blue for Lois' scene shows loyalty. Quite the opposite of betrayal.

This can only mean one thing. It's a symbol that she's throwing her friendship with Clark away! Very disappointing that Chloe's character is betraying her best friend like this! How ironic that in the same episode we see how loyal Lois Lane is to him and see just the opposite in Chloe's character. I guess one can only expect that when she aligns herself with Clark's ultimate killer and destroyer and distances herself from Clark's inner circle of Lois and Jimmy this is what happens. Exactly Michelle! See my above comments relating to this.

Also, Jimmy doing drugs is something that I hope the writers address quickly, so that next season he is a part of this show and back at the DP where he belongs with Clark and Lois. Jimmy won't be completely destroyed, and I do believe we'll see him next season! He's the third power in the canon three!;)

This episode was iconic, romantic, action packed and progressed the characters and storylines.Right on! 'Nuff said!;)

[LuckyLois]

So well said, and I bolded the parts I agree with most! Loved it too, and as a Superman fan as well how can you not love all the iconic elements and references!! Tom Welling was funny in that scene at the DP, and I think that was actually more romantic than the phone scene between him and Lois. The phone scene was so iconic!! I was in heaven too when he called her "Miss Lane", and the gleam in his eye when he spoke to her and after he hung up!! I can't wait to see what they have in store next season for these two! TW and ED hit it out of the ballpark again!!

Thanks Michele. My favorite scenes are always when they banter and she teases him and gives him that little wink, * so cute *. And I sure could see the gleam in his eyes as well.

The best part of their relationship is that with all Superman will have to endure he will always have a safe haven with Lois who is not always the voice of doom and gloom, but makes him feel somewhat human. I guess a bit of what he once had on the farm with his his Mom and Dad.

And just a side note to many who were annoyed by Lois faking her superhero status, one, she did save Chloe, and two, I remember Erica saying as a young Lois Lane she makes a lot of mistakes, and that will eventually make her into the iconic Lois Lane of the future. Most of the other characters, have already killed 1 or more people by now!;)

[Mickey_Bickey]

AGREED! This episode should have warmed the heart of this Superman fan! Full of iconic moments and I enjoyed it from start to finish!
Loved the "S" on the chest comment from Lois! And I MUST have the BIG, CANON three for S9: Clark, Lois, and Jimmy! Once Jimmy gets straightened out, I think we'll see him next season for sure!

It did warm my Superman heart, and the performances by TW and ED were outstanding! They truly get that Superman/Lois Lane persona that we have come to love! That's a word I haven't used but canon is another way to describe the huge moments in this episode!

Nod to mythos w/ Intergang and kryptonite money! I'm looking forward to more Intergang for S9, with Clark, Lois, and Jimmy in action!
We're seeing the beginnings of the legendary romance of Lois & Clark! Quite evident in this episode that Clark is HIGHLY interested and is falling in love w/ "Miss Lane"!;) He looked quite confidant and smitten all at the same time! Wonderful to see for a change!

He was quite confident and smitten in both his DP scene with Lois and on the phone as the Blur with her! I have to say that this episode was filled with so many elements that are not only indicative of the Superman mythology but segwaying into storylines for next season! I can't wait to see what the writers have in store for Clark, Lois and Jimmy in S9! I'm sure Jimmy will straighten out! They can't keep a good man down!

I shook my head in disgust at Chloe (which I find myself doing a lot here lately). She had several opportunities to tell Clark, and even Lois, but she makes the bad decision to keep quiet. She'll pay the consequences of her actions--no doubt in my mind about that. I'm finding it more and more difficult to feel sorry for Chloe as each episode passes.
Not only were the trash bags red and blue, but later we see Lois reading a red and blue note from the RBB telling her where to meet him. Oh the irony in the usage of red and blue in the scene w/ Chloe, tossing away body parts, thus betraying Clark and their friendship. There most definitely was symbolism there and IMO it was most definitely betrayal. She may feel bad, but she got herself into this predicament. Lois on the other hand was holding a red and blue note from the RBB. Not only was the note an iconic nod, but the symbolism in the usage of red and blue for Lois' scene shows loyalty. Quite the opposite of betrayal.

Yes, nice catch with the colored paper that Lois was carrying and almost "clutching" if you will! After her conversation with Clark on the phone you can see them becoming much closer, which Chloe is thowing (again color) the trash bags in the dumster symbolizing her betrayal and detachment from Clark!

Jimmy won't be completely destroyed, and I do believe we'll see him next season! He's the third power in the canon three!;)
Right on! 'Nuff said!;)

I believe he'll be around as well!! They're ushering in the true Superman mythology, and as a Superman fan I couldn't be more pleased!;):D

----- Added 5 Minutes later -----

Thanks Michele. My favorite scenes are always when they banter and she teases him and gives him that little wink, * so cute *. And I sure could see the gleam in his eyes as well.

You're welcome, and yes that gleam is always uplifting! TW really does a tremendous job playing Clark, and last night he took it up a level! Spectacular seeing him as the "RBB" talking to Lois Lane so confidently and giving her wonderful advice. You could see how much he cares and admires her for her! And she for him! In the end it wasn't the story she was after but perhaps to show that she cares about who he actually is. Loved it!

The best part of their relationship is that with all Superman will have to endure he will always have a safe haven with Lois who is not always the voice of doom and gloom, but makes him feel somewhat human. I guess a bit of what he once had on the farm with his his Mom and Dad.

And we got that last night! I loved that Clark could feel that warm, fuzzy feeling about Lois not only after his conversation on the phone, but after she took his food she bought for him! That gentle smile on both their faces was magic as well as their flirty looks! It's wonderful that the writers are not sacraficing Lois and Clark's relationship for the triangle!

And just a side note to many who were annoyed by Lois faking her superhero status, one, she did save Chloe, and two, I remember Erica saying as a young Lois Lane she makes a lot of mistakes, and that will eventually make her into the iconic Lois Lane of the future. Most of the other characters, have already killed 1 or more people by now!;)

Thanks for bringing this up, because I just brought up pretty much the same thing in another thread. She's still developing and learning. In the end she admitted she was wrong in going about getting a story this way, and that's character development right there! :)

[Bizarrolover]

I really liked this episode, it wasn't one of the best written ones, but I liked the concept.

I loved Clark here, he's back to be the Clark I've been missing since Legion. Heroic, compassionate, he was funny and he showed some ABS. Lois was great, I loved that she saw her error and admitted her mistake and how sweet she was to Clark after he was injured. The Clois scenes were superb. I loved the dynamics at the Planet, when they were both waiting for the other to leave and later, when she brought Clark his coffee. I didn't like the path they are giving Jimmy and I hope he recovers soon.

Chloe deserves a paragraph all to herself. I felt really bad for her. She's making a huge mistake, she knows it, she's suffering, but right now she's so wrapped in hew own lie that she can't see a way out it. It's like when someone tries to cover a mistake with an even greater mistake. It reminds me of that movie, A Simple Plan, where good, ordinary people ended doing terrible things to cover a small crime. Nothing good will come out from this.

[rej@ne]

I thought the last scene was fairly well-written/acted...other than that I agree with you all. What the hell is going on with Jimmy? And i can't believe I'm going to say this...but the character of Chloe is starting to turn into Lana Lang territory (aka who cares...this is boring...why is she even in the episode...etc).

I couldn´t say any better abt Jummy and Chloe!!! you´re totally right! They are screwing up with those great characters...
wake up writters!!!!!

[Fly by guy]

I usually like some meat with my Cheese. Boo.

[cloisthelegendbegins]

On that subject...the editors of the Daily Planet need a little grammar lesson. At the start of the episode, on the recap, the front page is shown. Up top are the words "Metropolis' Greatest [Newspaper]," and the title on the left is "Metropolis' Good Samaritan?"

Seriously. The possessive form of any singular noun is " 's " even if the noun ends in "s." So it would be "Metropolis's Good Samaritan," and "Metropolis's Greatest...." Is Lois Lane doing the editing? That would explain a few things. You use an apostrophe with no "s" following if the possessive noun is *plural* and ends in "s," such as "ladies' club.

Sorry, but not according to the Associated Press style. You must know Associated Press style if you intend to get a job in print journalism. The style-book is widely used and contains much that will prevent writers from making errors of fact, grammar and punctuation.

And on this subject it says:

possessives -- The main AP exception to Strunk and White's Elements of Style involves forming the possessive of a singular proper noun that ends in "s." AP says merely add an apostrophe. Examples: Otis' cookies, Amos' ice cream, Charles' chips.

It's not that you're wrong either because it does then go on to say:

To make something that is singular into a possessive, add 's; to make something plural into a possessive, first make sure it is plural, usually by verifying that it ends in an "s," and then add an apostrophe. Here's a nonsense sentence that illustrates the idea: One dog's bone is worth two dogs' ears.

Newspapers just tend to go by a slightly different set of guidelines is all...

I'll be back with my review shortly, really enjoyed the episode but something wasn't quite right and I've yet to put my finger on it. :\

[costas22]

I'll be back with my review shortly, really enjoyed the episode but something wasn't quite right and I've yet to put my finger on it. :\

No BQM to dial down some of the cheesyness.;)

[cloisthelegendbegins]

No BQM to dial down some of the cheesyness.;)

Well there's no denying there was cheese Costas ;), but that's not the something that is bothering me and tbh it's BUGGING ME. :(

[costas22]

Well there's no denying there was cheese Costas ;), but that's not the something that is bothering me and tbh it's BUGGING ME. :(

You will figure it out i am sure ;). It was a step down from Hex though.

[cloisthelegendbegins]

You will figure it out i am sure ;). It was a step down from Hex though.

ITA. Though it wasn't anywhere near as much of a mess as Eternal either.

[Mickey_Bickey]

I'll be back with my review shortly, really enjoyed the episode but something wasn't quite right and I've yet to put my finger on it. :\


Annie, I'll be waiting! I was actually thinking of posting that I'd like to hear from you and Cedric on this!!

[mr lane]

i loved the ep and ED was hot as Stiletto and i loved the clois scenes

i also liked the Chlavis dynamic but i wasn't so sure bout Chloe leading that guy to Doomsday for him to kill the other dude..

i gave it an 8

[Mars Investigations]

I loved it.

The season has been so cleverly written that the dark tone of Chloe and Jimmy's storylines fit perfectly. The continued fracturing of the Chlark friendship, the developent of Clois, the dynamic between Chlavis without Davis even being onscreen - all of that would have seemed so out of place this time last season. It's so compelling and fresh, and even the light-hearted Stiletto story was enjoyable and had some depth to it with Lois' doubts about her career and Clark's sacrifice.

10 outta 10!

[Jaderoyale]

WARNING.... LONG REVIEW.

Last night was the worst night of my life. Because of all my uni work and deadlines, i've been staying awake till about 3am to get all the stuff done. Good in a way because the best work comes out of pressure. However, bad, because Stiletto aired last night and i foolishly forgot and wandered into the discussion thread. *shields eyes* I saw something minute, that i was not happy at the sound of, so i guess i'll pick up on that later in my review.

So the episode is Stiletto. Lois mascardes as a superhero to get the exclusive with the RBB. Right? I've had a fit over this hiatus with all the comments about Lois being selfish and its a stupid idea etc etc ETC. Okay, first of all. Lois Lane (Comics, movies, animated series) does ANYTHING she can to catch Superman (shes even dressed up as a chicken); this is a call out to that. The RBB of SV is technically Superman, what we'll get before we hopefully get Superman in the end *looks at Tom Welling* Please?

((BTW; I was so thrown by the end scene, in so many different ways, i've had to watch this episode ALOT more times than normal before i reviewed it. Which helped. I got extremley excited))

Okay, to the episode.
Previously on Smallville... Clark let Jimmy publish the photo of the RBB (which lets face it, shocked us all). Jimmy got a little bit happy with his meds. Chloe made everyone happy and embraced herself as Watchtower, Davis decided to tell Chloe that she calms down his murderous side. Lois believed in the RBB and got al excited wanting her exclusive.

Red carpet. Party, or whatever. Theres Lois. Nice scarf. Ha! There go go. Sorry, for all the people who think she's not a real reporter?

Lois Lane; I've written a hundred stories for the Daily Planet

Though shes angry that she hasn't been recoginised. Lois is about to swear at the female bouncer (female bouncer!) when Chloe appears. Okay, was i wrong in thinking Lois and Chloe were meant to be having some cousin time this episode? This hardly seems it, picking Lois up from whereever she is. Look at Lois' shoes!! Sorry.
Lois is angry that she hasn't written an article in a while. She wants to write a story about a pregnant man. So do i Lois, so do i. Or a superhero. Well, duh. So Lois has written to the blur in OFFSCREENVILLE "begging for an interview". Man, they should have showed that ONSCREEN. Chloe's hair looks different. It reminds me of season 3 Chloe. Chloe's suggested that Lois has a crush on the RBB. Yes, i wouldn't be suprised. Chloe parked illegally. Chloe wanders off while Lois goes to take off her shoes. Nice bit of screaming and Lois sees Chloe in trouble. OH MY GOD. As if he just smacked Chloe across the face. That was HARSH. Here comes Lois. Eeeeehehehehe. Look at my girl go! *claps madly*
Thugish mans stole Chloes car and drove off in the style i can only describe as similiar to Edward in Twilight. Lois kicks his friend square in the face and shoves her stiletto heel on his chest. The light is obsuring Lois' face, so naturally the guy left that shes beaten assumes she's a superhero. And what's her response? (let us note at this point her scarf is blowing behind her in the way, i can only describe as a CAPE)

Lois Lane; You bet i am... Call me Stiletto.

((I think i'm going to be highly attracted to Lois this episode, just to warn you))


Opening credits and i'm thirsty. Staying awake all night for the past three weeks writing a feature length script is really taking its toll on me. Damn Tom is HANDSOME. I love him. *sigh* I wish they'd throw water on him more often.... Seriously these credits excite me. If S9 is the last season, how the hell will i survive without these beauties?

And we start with the episodely visit to Met Gen. With not one... but TWO ambulances in the car park!!! The budget has obviously made leway. Chloe walks out of a cubicle on the phone to Davis... *shudders* Let me guess, the beast wants to come out and play, Davis needs Chloe to SOOOOOTHE him. Course he's still in the basement, he can't leave, he's meant to be dead. And heres Clark, looking DAPER in that coat. I love that coat. AM I THE ONLY PERSON WHOS NOTICES HIS HAIR. Its thicker. More tamed... its.... ITS PRACTICALLY SUPERMAN. *hyperventilates*... Okay, sorry. Chloe is apologising for being invisible and tells Clark she's been doing work for Watchtower, tells Clark that in the back seat of her car, was her laptop with all the details of Watchtower and the JL. Whoa Chloe, thats a bit careless don't you think? But let us remember, she can't leave home. Because of DAVIS. It was encrypted... but not unhackable. DAMN CHLOE. Whats happened? Bahaha, look at Clarks face. Geuine horror.The way he just said "I'll get your computer" - anyone else notice how... not bothered he sounded when saying that? Usually he'll jump all over it; I'LL SAVE YOU!, you know all that jazz. Hmmm, odd.
Chloe tells Clark that Lois was raving about Stiletto, Clarks response?

Clark; Must be some sort of knife expert...

OH SWEET LORD. I almost fell off my bed laughing.

Daily Planet, Lois. Whos this guy? He's been in it a few times and i don't know his name. Has it been mentioned? Anyway, he tells Lois to get Stiletto in action and Lois retorts with the wonderful Lois Lane sarcasm. Well whoever he is, i like him. Course Lois is about the power of persuasion *rubs hands together* Lois has an epiphany and runs to the basement, just as lovely Clark comes striding down the basement stairs calling her name. *sigh* Remember the last time they were in the basement together? Clark was watching her walk out whilst holding her rules of journalism *smiles madly*
Clark is obviously wetting himself at the prospect of a new superhero and takes it upon himself to pick up Lois' article. Clark wants to be in contact with her. Get your own hero. Oh Lois, he has. Clark literally looks baffled and proceeds to lean on her desk while telling her about Chloes stolen laptop. Lois seems touched by this; but being OUR LOIS LANE, she doesn't give him anymore information. Instead she tells him to go down town and talk to the thug they did catch.

Oh Ace of Clubs. Its been two episodes, wondered when we'd go there. Why are we here anyway? WHAT. WHAT THE HELL. JIMMY'S A BARTENDER?! *OUTRAGED*
Here comes a nice shady looking man. The same who stole Chloe's car. Right, is that Bruno? Okay maybe not...Jimmy looks tired. He wants an advance on the pay. Oh heavens. Please don't say is for drugs.

Oh look couterfeit money. Okay the guy i said was Bruno is. I'm getting confused. What? Kryptonite money!? Ahahahaha. Oh. Oh. OH. INTERGANG. *starts to get scared* These guys are scary. WHAT. OKAY. He just, whiped out a gun. Why has noone noticed it? Okay so they have. They look like they're gonna wet themselves. I don't blame them. Now its personal you know. Bruno is actually, pretty scary.

What. Whats this. Where did she get that sewing machine from? Oh my god. No wonder Josh was hyperventilating last night. Damn Lois. *fans self* I may not swing that way, but by god. Definte girl crush on Erica Durance.

Random alleyway. Jimmy. Oh. Lois swings down holding a rope. *resits urge not to laugh* Look at Jimmys face! Hahahahah. Jimmys there for the money, though for some reason he thinks Lois is coming on to him at first. Oh Jimmy, so naive. IS THAT A FAN? SHES GOT A CAPE! *ignores Batman jibes* Jimmy seriously looks baffled. Lois on the other hand is WORKING the leather.

Lois Lane; I was going to sew an S into the chest, is that tacky?

Jimmy is basically laying into Lois for "making up Stiletto". In technicality Jimbo, Stiletto is very much real. Lois mentions that Jimmy got his RBB exclusive and she wants hers. SEE. THATS THE POINT OF THIS EPISODE. Jimmy again, is being rather mean. He however seems slightly intruiged, when she says that Stiletto may get his attention long enough for her to mention Lois Lane. Jimmy takes photos and again goes off into his buzz kill. Lois, being the wonderful Lois we love isn't down trodden and is off, to talk to the RBB. If she can find him. Ah.

Isis. Chloe and Clark.... Blur-etto? Ah. Ahahahahahah. The writers HAVE to be reading these forums for ideas. How did we NOT come up with that one? Clark is bewildered. I on the other hand am bouncing with glee. Little do Chloe and Clark know that Stiletto is Lois. "These two belong together". *resists urge to jump off bed and run around waving arms*
Lana mention. *eye twitches* Chloe is technically trying to matchmake Clark with Stiletto. Oh, if only she knew it was Lois.

Daily Planet. Clark listening to the police radio. Oh. They both want to go to the crime scene. Look at both their bags! They both have clothes in there to change into. Eeeeee. Oh heavens. PLAYFUL BANTER. Which leads Lois to admit that Clark is doing way better at reporting than anyone expected. Causing Clark to look like hes just won the lottery. Police radio gets more excited.

Clark; I better go feed Shelby

Nice. They've both jumped up so fast i've got headrush. Lois says she's going to the gym. We all say that my love. She runs out. Clark watches her and then superspeeds off, bag in hand.

Back at the Ace of Clubs. Jimmys late and Bruno is there. I'm starting to get worried. He takes Jimmys camera off him and proceeds to be what can only be described as condeceeding. He turns it on to see a picture of Chloe and Jimmy on the wedding day. Jimmy gets a little defensive, gets pushed. The usual. Bruno then clicks onto the photo of Stiletto. Uh oh. The musics building up and i'm reaching for my cushion.

- Let me stress that i am NOT usually scared easily. Its just, analysing the music within Japanese horror films has really taken its toll on me. And this music is rather like them. I'm half expecting Bruno to tear Jimmy into two. Oh god, don't -

Bruno wants to know where Stiletto is, Jimmy gives the silent treatment and is rewarded with a smack across the face. MAN. Jimmy cannot catch a break this season can he?

Bruno; Its like you want me to kill you

And lets have the death anvil comments start. I simply say Jimmy is that depressed. WHOA. That punch man. Bruno. Is just. Oh god. He wants someone to hack into Chloes laptop. Oh no, this isn't good. They're going to unmask the JL aren't they? *freaks out* AJ, is going to se Chloe. Now, that can't be good. Aw, they think she's meek. SHES GOT A MONSTER IN HER BASEMENT.

Robbery. Lois!Stiletto looking through the window. Walks off. And the costume squeaks. Hehe. The outfits very catwoman like, she just needs a whip. *looks at Josh who appears to have passed out*
Round to the alleyway and Lois sees that the RBB has beaten her to it. Well, duh Lois. Clark appears round the corner and gets a good look at the behind of Lois. NICE. Lois thinks its the RBB, and that can only be described as a fangirl smile on her face.

Clark; Lois?

The look on his face is priceless. Okay, that accent is terrible. Sorry. Shelby's a girl? Jibe from Lois. Hmmmmm. You're meant to be over it. THERES NO THE. Oh look, she hit him on the chest. Committed anyone? Clark seems somewhat disappointed that Lois actually made up Stiletto. And off they walk. Clark getting a good look at the said stiletto heels. Lois mentions that she would only listen to the RBB, Clark seems confused. Clark looks tempted, is that THE LOOK i see again? He changes his mind quickly. Clarks off on his own, while Lois looks pretty... upset? I dunno.

Talon. This cannot be good. GAH! WHERE DID HE COME FROM!? Chloe runs to the basement. Okay, one thing i ask. Please Chloe, do NOT throw him down there out of choice. Please. AJ has a knife, course hes gonna hurt Chloe anyway... WHAT. IS THAT A SHADOW. OH. MY. GOD. He just came and took him. THE NOISES. *freaks out* Though THANK YOU, for not having Chloe actually feed him to Doomsday. *glares at Ausellio*

Upstairs. Lois comes in. Chloe has a scarf.... is it scarf night? She was obviously expecting Davis. Man Chloe seems a bit angsty. Well worried. She's trying to get Lois out. Which Lois notices straight away. And another mention of the internet. Facebook? Lois shows Chloe that she's Stiletto and Chloe automatically goes on the "you did this for a story" rant. I like how the costume is still squeaking. See, Lois knows shes messed up. Aw, Lois if you knew how in over head Chloe was. I thought Chloe was going to tell her about Davis then, not that Jimmy was at the Ace of Clubs. Aw, that was a nice Chlo-Lo moment. We need more. God i feel for Chloe this episode man.

Ace of Clubs. In pops Clark. *fans self* OMG HE'S UNLOCKED THE COMPUTER. *screams* OH MY GOD. BART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 *jumps around* Theres a reason they've froze on him. *continues jumping* Clarks realised that they've unmasked the JL, THAT IS NOT GOOD, and runs... straight into the Kryptonite money. Kryptonite money. *shakes head in shame* I never thought i'd say that phrase EVER. And gets smacked. Oh look theres Jimmy.

Here comes Lois. Who finds Jimmys broken camera. Inside the scariest human being alive Bruno is kicking the stuff outta our nicely weakened Clark Kent. Lois, standing in front of a moon. *gags at Batman jibes* Sorry. I'm just not for Lois and Bruce Wayne. Bruno finds Clarks press pass, his little friends ears prick up at Clarks name; he was on the database no?Lois up above decides enough is enough and unzips her jacket. Calm down Josh. Bruno gets out a gun, again and aims it at Clark. THIS IS TENSE. HERE SHE COMES.
Ahhhhhhhhh! I AM SO EXCITED. Lois runs over to Jimmy. Bruno on the other hand gets his gun. Clark sees. Oh god. WHATS. CANNOT FORM WORDS. TOO. SCARED.

OH MY GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD.
HE. TOOK. THE. BULLET. FOR HER. *falls off bed* *runs around screaming*
ICON. ICON. ICCCCOOOOOOOOONNNNNNIIICCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC.

Jimmys woken up and proceeds to attack Bruno. Okay. You know what this is right? THIS RIGHT HERE. Is THREE ICONIC CHARACTERS SAVING EACH OTHER. Lois runs over to Clark. Are. Are those tears. Oh Lois we knew why he did it. Oh my god. I HAVE to make an icon of that last shot.

BAGS. Is Chloe... is she dumping the... *is sick* Oh my god. I feel SO sorry for her right now. I really do. Awwww.

Daily Planet. Brunos behind bars then. And... Lois is bringing Clark things. Man, look at Clarks face. AHAHAHAHA. OH MY GOD. He faked the pain! He is milking that so much. Hehehe.
Lois seems unhappy about the article, Clark mentions last time she held a champagne toast. Heh. Lois however is weird about it, Clark claims she rescued him. But its obvious she's thinking its the other way round. Clarks the one that took the bullet for her... Lois doesn't have to say it, Clark understands. Oh Lois he does save lives for a living. *sigh*
The Stiletto is hanging her boots up. Jolly good eh? Bit of banter goes a long way and Lois steals Clarks food while he... gives her the look.

Backstreets. Oh my god. Jimmy. Has stolen the Kryptonite money hasn't he? And they're taking him down the drug addict road. *shakes fist madly*

Talon. Clark returns Chloes laptop, but little do they know they unhacked the file. Clark questions Chloes amount of food that shes cooked. Chloe's knocking things back. Oh i can see where this is going... God she is in WAY over her head. Clark is understanding as ever.... and Chloe needs space. Oh. Shes distancing him to keep him away from Doomsday. Man.

End scene. Phonebooth. Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeey. Been waiting for this. Phone rings. Lois answers. And theres Green Arrow... wait, sorry the RBB. If they were going to have him disguise his voice couldn't it at least be different from GA? *sigh*
MS LANE. *has fangirl moment* Oh look at Clarks face. That is pure love. And Lois... is actually, smitten. Oh heavens. I see where this is going. Here comes out Clark/Lois/RBB triangle. Clark can actually tell Lois what he feels as the RBB. He's seeing her in a completely different light right now. I get it. This is Lois that Clark has never really seen her like. Clark tells her she'll be the first to know and the call ends. He watches her from the rooftop. With what can only be described as a look of realisation on his face. And it ends.


OVERALL

Yes, i may have been extremley excited throughout, but that won't stop me finding flaws etc etc.

The Acting;
As usual, hats off to our cast. Especially in this episode, for me personally, ED and AM. I REALLY felt for Chloe every single time she was on screen. I literally wanted to reach into my set and hug her. Her last scene with TW? *grabs tissues after thinking about it again*
ED on the other hand, well what can i say? The woman IS LOIS LANE. Thats all i can say. If anyone doubts her as Lois Lane now, i suggest you stop watching, cause the girl ain't going nowhere. Plus, she can rock leather alot better than anyone else i've ever seen.

TW as usual had me wanting to jump into the screen and jump on him. I think he has that effect on everyone. He actually didn't have that many scenes - WHATS WITH THAT - but he did the best he could with them. For me, personally, his best scene was the end one, while has on the phone to Lois watching her. You could just SEE the love all over his face when he was talking to her. Nobody does emotion acting better than TW thats for sure. Clark always shines when he's with Lois IMO and tonight was no exception.

AA, he's getting better. He really is. My only problem? THE DRUG STORYLINE. *glares*
WHY. WHY DO THAT. I got so excited when he went to snap up Stiletto thinking he was working at the Ace of Clubs for extra money... but noooooooo. I liked how he stood up for Lois however, by not revealing that she was Stiletto. Hints of the Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen friendship were there being thrown in my face and i was happy. However. Having him steal the counterfeit cash and buy drugs? *punches wall*

Bruno? Well the less said about him the better. But he was DAMN GOOD. Hes the leader of Intergang. Hes meant to be a short fuse. Thats what i got. I was happy with that.

What really did it for me this episode, was the cinematography. The lighting. The camera shots. The sound (as if you couldn't tell by my freak outs). It really suited the episode and i couldn't have asked for more in tha sense.
Kevin Fair did a good job with his direction, i have no complaints about him. This season he's given us Turbulence, Abyss and Odyssey. The episodes he directs seem to have that hint of darkness to them and that was evident throughout.

Let me also give a shout out to the costume department for letting Clark wear that MAGNIFICENT coat yet again. I'll praise them for Lois' entire wardrobe as well. Oh! And Chloe's. I LOVED her hair.

The best scene? Well okay. You'd expect, me being an avid Cloiser to say the last scene. Yes, i enjoyed it (after my 4th watch) - at first i didn't. Why? I honestly don't know. Whether its because they are stalling Clois again with another triangle; fair enough its the iconic triangle but whatever. Or whether it was that STUPID voice. He stole that voice modifier from Oliver. Lets just admit that. I don't know. It kind of threw me. I didn't see how it was romantic AT ALL. Yes, Lois has basically fallen for the RBB and trusts him... so i see how thats romantic. But it wasn't as romantic as...

CLARK. TAKING. THE SHOT.
Okay, i hear you say "He'd do that for anyone!". Yes, he probably would. BUT. He would hesitate. He didn't even hesitate, he saw the bullet and was straight up even though he was weakened by the Kryptonite money *shakes head* That, IMO was romantic. He took a bullet for her. That for me, was the best scene by far. Not just the bullet taking. But the whole suspense that lead up to it. Clark getting beaten. Lois watching from above, jumping in, not realising it was Clark and going to Jimmy. Jimmy saving Lois. It was a scene of three iconic characters saving each other and i LOVED EVERY SECOND OF IT.

HOWEVER.
You can just SMELL a Caroline Dires episode a mile away. Why i hear you shout? The... the cheesiness :\ Yes, i enjoyed the episode, it had me laughing, freaking out etc, but i cannot deny the cheesiness of the whole thing. I can't. *sighs* (my only exception is Infamous)
I mean... Kryptonite money? Come on now. Couldn't they at least have... i dunno, Kryptonite laced coins? I would have bought that money than counterfeited Krypto notes.
Plus, i don't feel that Caroline Dires UNDERSTANDS Lois at all. She had her contradicting herself constantly throughout the episode, which i ignored, but it did get on my head a little. Let us remember she had Lois contradict herself in Infamous as well.

If it was her idea to keep Jimmy as a "drug addict" i will go insane. I can't buy that idea. I really can't. I just... *shakes head* no. No way.

Though i do want to pat her on the back for NOT having Chloe feed AJ too Doomsday. That would... oh i really don't know what i would have done if she'd have done that.

Don't get me wrong... Caroline did an okay job... it was no Sleeper lets face it :o But i dunno. Somethings was just... off, that i really can't put my finger on. I THINK she was trying to hard with the Clois (yes, there can be trying too hard) and at times it just seemed forced (see the end DP scene between them when Lois was technically thanking him for taking the bullet). But i don't know.
Plus, i wasn't at all for the little Batman things she attempted to throw in "get back to my cave" and Chloe comment to Clark (its slipped my mind).

She's no BQM is she? I have requested he write EVERY SV episode. Massive step down from Hex and Identity. I'm beginning to wonder if any episode is going to beat them for me this season.

8/10

Next week; Apparently Chloe kisses Davis and i'm sick in my hand.

[Saber]

I gave it a 6, it was kooky, a bit off balanced but it did have some cute moments. I just wish that if they were going to go off the deep end with this episode they should’ve interjected more humor and less goofy-ness.
The dark moments with Chloe’s weird arse decision to keep a monster in her basement and Jimmy's drug problem just didn’t balance the episode. I think they needed to commit to either humor or drama but not both together.
Overall, it filled a boring hour anyways.

[mr lane]

WARNING.... LONG REVIEW.

What. Whats this. Where did she get that sewing machine from? Oh my god. No wonder Josh was hyperventilating last night. Damn Lois. *fans self* I may not swing that way, but by god. Definte girl crush on Erica Durance.


Robbery. Lois!Stiletto looking through the window. Walks off. And the costume squeaks. Hehe. The outfits very catwoman like, she just needs a whip. *looks at Josh who appears to have passed out*

Lois up above decides enough is enough and unzips her jacket. Calm down Josh.



aha YESSS i got mentioned three times in Jade's review -super hero stance-

and i like how it was all in sexual reference to Lois/Stiletto :lol:

i have to agree with you though that something felt off about the episode but im not sure what it was though

[rajman]

7 it was a good episode, they're just concentrating on lois/clark which is good, lois is now really into clark after the bullet scene, its ignited now

[CallMeClark]

Loved it! :)

10/10!

[cma_454]

You can just SMELL a Caroline Dires episode a mile away. Why i hear you shout? The... the cheesiness :\ Yes, i enjoyed the episode, it had me laughing, freaking out etc, but i cannot deny the cheesiness of the whole thing. I can't. *sighs* (my only exception is Infamous)
I mean... Kryptonite money? Come on now. Couldn't they at least have... i dunno, Kryptonite laced coins? I would have bought that money than counterfeited Krypto notes...
Somethings was just... off, that i really can't put my finger on. ...

It seems as though she feels that the viewers, having accepted the whole alien with super powers premise, will accept anything. She’s hardly alone in that (so I generally try to ignore it).

IMHO, the better (though harder) way to write for this kind of show, would be to realize that the audience's suspension of disbelief is likely stretched to the limit by the main premise, and so strive to make everything as credible as possible.

But, I guess Kryptonite money just takes so much less effort…

[devotedtoclois]

I loved the end!!! Really loved it!!! :)

[Bizarrolover]

Originally Posted by Jaderoyale
I mean... Kryptonite money? Come on now. Couldn't they at least have... i dunno, Kryptonite laced coins? I would have bought that money than counterfeited Krypto notes...
Somethings was just... off, that i really can't put my finger on. ...

I have the feeling that this is not the last time we'll hear about the krypto bills.

I can imagine Jimmy spreading the krypto money all around metropolis and Clark buying a hot dog and receiving a krypto bill in exchange and getting sick just when Doomsday attacks.

[Jaderoyale]

I have the feeling that this is not the last time we'll hear about the krypto bills.

I can imagine Jimmy spreading the krypto money all around metropolis and Clark buying a hot dog and receiving a krypto bill in exchange and getting sick just when Doomsday attacks.

Thats what crossed my mind.
Jimmys got the money now. And thats whats really hacked me off. Hes literally walking round with the ability to kill Clark.
Thats two people they've done that to this season now. WHY?!

[John EL]

7 B-

[Jaderoyale]

aha YESSS i got mentioned three times in Jade's review -super hero stance-

and i like how it was all in sexual reference to Lois/Stiletto :lol:

i have to agree with you though that something felt off about the episode but im not sure what it was though

Thats how i roll ;)

[e-µ-i]

I really didn't like the episode...if the show is called Smallville, I expect some farm scenery involved ! Also, makeup was yukky, girls didn't look good. Story was too flat and not interesting, but the effects were nice. Some idiotic stuff like Lois punching the guy so he flies 3 meters away really irritated me though.
7/10. Better luck next time, writers.

[LoveHurts38]

Great review Jade....Cedric I am waiting for yours too.....

[bobby1984]

10. loved it, the scenes between TW and ED were great, they have great chemistry, the eposide had its dark parts but over all it was a fun show, its nice to sit back and have a laugh or two and the ending was great like to see more ED and TW

[Bizarrolover]

Thats what crossed my mind.
Jimmys got the money now. And thats whats really hacked me off. Hes literally walking round with the ability to kill Clark.
Thats two people they've done that to this season now. WHY?!

I think it's a way to create new threats for Clark and make him weak in the most unexpected moment, like when he was living in Smallville, when there were meteor rocks everywhere and that helped them to create drama. In metropolis he's pretty undestructible and the writers have to come up with realy stupid ideas (like the jeweler's watch) to weaken Clark and force him into dramatic situations. Now they have can have the krypto money show up when they need it. I think I'd like to see a scene with Clark feeling sick all day only to realize that Lois has a krypto bill in her purse!

[marcella]

I loved it, mostly because of the Clois scenes
10

[Jaded Wolf]

And I did. During this episode, I balanced my checkbook and only paid the episode minimum attention. I thought Lois falling through the glass ceiling in "Batman" fashion was a cheap ploy and the Chloe line of "not like you can contact her with a stiletto on a spotlight" was a lame reference joke to the bat-signal. It was like the writer said, "Screw you Batman fans because he'll never be on this show but in the meantime let me step on your face with this lame joke." Thanks writer. Thanks alot.

I think I have lost all respect for Chloe and I feel not one shred of pity for her decisions. I think that was the producers intent all along because Chloe's character has really been ticking me off lately. I used to really love her but now... Eh...

Hopefully, next week will pick this season back up. Time will tell. 3/10!

[Lok]

i agree jadedwolf, the Chloe arc is just not doing it for me....
Chloe hiding an indestructable Nemesis in the Basement from Clark is just not the Chloe we know, and she would never EVER dump a body for anyone, I think the writers are making a mistake there...... looks like shes heading to die this season...

[bf2play3r]

i hate this episode. seriously

not really hate...but it is becoming more boring and boring...
I looked The justice league again or the legion of superheroes.great..but Smallville..hmm season 6 or 7 there were some highlights..but 8..sorry:\ I hope it's becoming better! what I want is TSCC Season 3, or Clark flying:D

[darkone]

The Episode established once again to me that there is nothing special about Clark and Lois. Especially when I have other relationships to compare it with. Lois characterization and the influence that she has on Clark (in certain areas), is so horrendous that it almost feels like an insult to a long time viewer. This Lois is a poor excuse of a Lois Lane IMHO.

[a4g90]

Thats what crossed my mind.
Jimmys got the money now. And thats whats really hacked me off. Hes literally walking round with the ability to kill Clark.
Thats two people they've done that to this season now. WHY?!

i don't think think the 100 bucks were the krpto money
during the j-lo scene jimmy asks lois what she wanted him to shoot and he inquires if he's going to be paid 100 bucks
i think the money was given to him by lois after he shot the stiletto pics

[HeroesUnlimited]

This may be one of the worst episodes of the series. It was horrible. The whole premise was just weak. Lois inventing a news story? I think her character really took a major step backward this week. If there's one thing that they've tried to establish about her is that she's an honest, "do the right thing" kind of person. She destroyed that image, big time. She didn't care about the truth and she deceived her reading audience. For what? For ratings? She took sensationalism to whole new level. Actually, even worse than what Linda Lake did. There were a few good scenes. I really liked the phone booth scene with the red-blue blur. That was well done. I'm not sure I really even care for what Chloe has become either. She's distant and secretive, even where Clark is concerned. Covering up one Davis's murders? Really? I'm not sure I even recognize those characters. Even Jimmy has turned into a jerk. Sure, he stepped up and did his part in a crisis situation, but otherwise, he's lost his innocent, lovable quality. Jimmy is supposed to be the aww shucks, nerdy guy with a bow tie. Not secretive bartender who cuts deals with the mafia. I sure hope next week's episode is good because between this one and those Lana duds a few weeks ago, this season is quickly going into the tank.

[super_j_man]

This may be one of the worst episodes of the series. It was horrible. The whole premise was just weak. Lois inventing a news story? I think her character really took a major step backward this week. If there's one thing that they've tried to establish about her is that she's an honest, "do the right thing" kind of person. She destroyed that image, big time. She didn't care about the truth and she deceived her reading audience. For what? For ratings? She took sensationalism to whole new level. Actually, even worse than what Linda Lake did. There were a few good scenes. I really liked the phone booth scene with the red-blue blur. That was well done. I'm not sure I really even care for what Chloe has become either. She's distant and secretive, even where Clark is concerned. Covering up one Davis's murders? Really? I'm not sure I even recognize those characters. Even Jimmy has turned into a jerk. Sure, he stepped up and did his part in a crisis situation, but otherwise, he's lost his innocent, lovable quality. Jimmy is supposed to be the aww shucks, nerdy guy with a bow tie. Not secretive bartender who cuts deals with the mafia. I sure hope next week's episode is good because between this one and those Lana duds a few weeks ago, this season is quickly going into the tank.

I agree with a lot of what you just said.

[La Donna]

I think I'm going to wait to do a full review of Stiletto until at least Beast airs, and possibly even Injustice and Doomsday. This episode set a lot of things up and explained future plots, but then the preview for next week flipped some of those explanations on their heads. It's too difficult to fully see where this episode fits in and what it was showing until after we see where the Davis/Chloe story is headed, and where the Lois and Clark romance is headed in the finale.

One example is Chloe. She looked disgusted at Davis's actions, in over her head, desperate for help, not wanting to get anyone else involved even though she's feeling very alone, and self-sacrificing her own personal safety and mental well-being in order to keep Clark safe and away. So, at the end of the episode I was feeling that Chloe has been vindicated and her actions are clear. However, then the Beast promo aired, and it flipped this all on it's head. We hear Chloe say something along the lines of "Davis I would do anything for you", and we see her passionately macking on Davis. Did you guys see her face when she realized there was blood on her hands after she threw the trash away? That was fear, disgust and sadness. HOW THE F*** WOULD SHE TURN AROUND THE NEXT EPISODE AND CLAIM TO DO ANYTHING FOR HIM AND LUST AFTER HIM!!!!!!!!

The only way this story will make sense (meaning the Chloe from Stiletto matching up with the Chloe from the Beast trailer) is if something happens that explains the 180. Such as Chloe acting like that to Davis in order to keep Davis under control (in which case that's a horrible story line) or somehow Chloe has been taken over (I personally think she may be re-infected in Beast after her FOS trip, and therefore I think it may be Brainiac pushing Doomsday into overdrive passion wise to make him loose control in order to bust out his Doomsday sides). However, that would only work if the FOS scene is near the beginning of the episode, and I doubt that it would be near the beginning. It looks like it's at the end, especially when matched with the spoilers that Clark first has to learn AJ is dead and his body is in the trash at the talon, Clark has to confront Chloe, the police come to question Chloe, etc. So, while I really wanted to review this episode in detail, I don't think it's possible to fully understand these story lines in detail until after the next few episodes air.

I will say that after the final scene in Stiletto, it appeared that Clark has fallen for Lois (but I still wish he'd say it out loud) and that he's over Lana (though I wish he'd say it out loud). It also set up the RBB triangle. But, if the finale drops some huge Clois bomb, I'm not sure they've built it up enough in the second half of the season. And then where the hell do they go during next season? I want the triangle between Clark, Lois and Superman. The other plot for this episode, the Chloe plot, made it clear to me that Chloe is in over her head, desperately wants to tell someone so they can save her, but also won't allow herself to put anyone else (especially Clark) in danger. They also showed her close to unraveling at the seams. I liked everything they showed for Chloe in the context of fully explaining where Chloe's head is at right now. I felt like it vindicated my view of why Chloe was doing what she was with Davis. But then, the trailer sort of flipped it around, so I can't really have a clear outlook on where Chloe is heading or the Chloe/Davis dynamic is or where Chloe/Clark's friendship is going. So, after Beast, Injustice or Doomsday, I think I'll do a long review that takes into account Stiletto.

[TayLaneBloom]

sooo... i gave it a 7.
it wasnt the best episode ever, or anything, but we couldn't expect much of Caroline Dries.
what make this hole episode just amazing in my eyes, is the references to the Superman mythology. Starting with the scene with Lois, Clark and Jimmy togheter. that was priceless! then, Clark jumping in front of a bullet for Lois, even knowing he could die, awww.. *.* and then, the ending scene. OMG! breath taken!*.* i knew we would have a Lois/RBB scene, but a never thought it would be this perfect! i felt like watching Superman all over again. *.* have no words to describe how amazing this scene was... and, "can you read my mind?" OMFG! *drop dead* just perfect!

So, despite the horrible effects, poor directing and writing, this episode was really good, at least to any Superman fan that wach the show.
and the sound mix in Stiletto was the best i've ever seen in Smallville! =D

for me, great episode! i hope to see a lot more Superman stuff in Smallville, like i saw in Stiletto. :)

and about Chloe, i really don't care. xD if she's the monster personal baker, it's her choice! :P


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[Joelito]

8 and because the final minutes of Clois, the rest was pure elastic and filler episode.

[petitemimi]

8. I liked the interactions between Clark and Lois a lot. They had several Superman references in the episode. Miracle: the episode furthered the clois relationship.
I think Bruno Manheim (sp?) is really well cast and an efficient villain.
About Chloe, I think she's way over her head and doesn't know any more how to get out of the mess she's in with Davis. I think she's scared out of her skull.
I'm so glad to see AA in such an awesome twist for his character. I think his character suffered a lot from bad writing since S6 and I'm actually interested in what is going to happen with him. And for the first time in Smallville history I believe, we see team clark-Lois and Jimmy.

[superpal1]

Gave episode a nine. Allison really showed some good acting in this episode. I liked the progression of Lois and Clark. I hate to see Jimmy going down the path he was on.

[Jenine]

10++ Loved it. Wish I could rate it higher. All the Clois scenes were wonderful. Jimmy :(. Chloe & the garbage bags was pretty grim.

[batfinx]

What marked such a plus for me was when Lois said to the Red Blue Blur "What I've really been wondering is, what is it that you need?" It wasn't about her or a story, or wanting to parade around as his hero partner, it was about caring for a hero who's out there doing what he does without reward. Great moment and Clark was seriously heroic in this episode.

Admittedly Smallville's Lois Lane wasn't quite as bad as Lois Lane in the LnC episode Neverending Battle who stole Clark's story, and stole Jimmy's idea and even stole another reporter's source :lol: Both Lois Lanes made bad choices, in fact this Smallville episode was emphasizing bad choices by the other characters too, like Jimmy and his drug problem, or Chloe and the mess she's in with Davis right now. Nice job by all the actors.

[tibbit78]

I watched Smallville's Stiletto a second time, and I noticed that both Erica Durance & Allison Mack did a fantastic job crying (Erica/Lois Lane sobbing after Clark Kent gets shot), and (Allison/Chloe sobbing after ditching a body bag into a big huge dumpster). Chloe wasn't happy at what Doomsday/Davis Bloome did!

I cried and got very emotional when I heard the Superman theme song at the end of Stiletto. (I haven't heard that Superman theme song in Smallville episodes for ages). I was so happy when they put the Superman theme song in. It means that Clark Kent is becoming more like Superman. If only he'd put on the Superman outfit and fly!

[cloisthelegendbegins]

USUAL LONG POST WARNING

Before I start this week I wanted to address the subject of a 'filler' episode. According to Wiki-Answers:

A 'filler episode' is one in which there is no plot development.

Good filler episodes generally keep with the tone of the overall series while developing the original cast.

Some examples of filler episodes may include, flashbacks and recaps where events up to the current point are once again stated or summarized, introduction of new and strange characters or side-stories though sometimes this may have influence in the outcome of the series as a whole, random conflicts that are resolved in a single episode are sure signs of a filler episode...

By that definition I have to say this season Abyss, Power and even Requiem have been filler episodes. When it comes to Stiletto, not so much. I think the thought is that, since the Doomsday storyline is the main plot taking us to the finale, an episode that isn't focussed on that as the 'A' plot is therefore a 'filler'. However, whether people enjoy the other plots that have been explored this season or not, the fact is those story-lines exist and are part of the bigger overall story of Clark Kent's journey to becoming Superman. Stiletto dealt with that journey, it dealt with the RBB storyline, it dealt with the love story between Lois and Clark, it dealt with this seasons theme of secret identities AND it dealt with part of the Doomsday/Chloe storyline. It DID NOT do it with flashbacks, recaps or a summary of what has already happened beyond the usual opening recap and apart from the character of Bruno Mannheim – who may or may not return as part of an Intergang storyline in season nine – it did not introduce strange characters unless we count Lois dressed a Stiletto. It also didn't use random conflicts. So this episode WAS NOT A FILLER.

First up let's just take a moment and talk about the lighting in this episode. It SUCKED. The fact I've had a headache from working up to 12 hours a day in front a computer screen for the last week didn't help any, but when I have to adjust the brightness on my TV screen just to see what the hell is going on, it's a problem. I don't know if it was a directing issue or an editing issue but whatever it was, it didn't work. I get that it's supposed to be night when superheroes come out to play and I get that there's a darkness both metaphorical and literal when it comes to the streets of Metropolis at night and metaphorically in what is going on at the Talon, but to have that same dim lighting throughout – even when the characters where indoors – bugged the hell out of me as a viewer. There were times I could barely see the characters faces. I HATED THAT about this episode. If they're as keen about dropping hints to the Batman universe as they seem to have been of late, then they should take a look at Batman Begins and The Dark Knight to see how 'darkness' can be shown without forcing the viewer to squint. It was really distracting and pulled me out of the story. And anything that does that is B-A-D.

OPENING RECAP and it's plain from the clips they show us that this episode is dealing with secret identities. Immediately I'm glad to see this, because to me the hidden identities theme has certainly been peppered throughout the season, but it has felt very much like the RBB/Clark's secret identity has been left at the wayside in favour of a LOT of screen-time devoted to the Davis/Chloe/Doomsday story. Without Stiletto we would have had Eternal, Beast, Injustice and Doomsday back-to-back with MAJOR screen-time for Davis/Chloe/Doomsday and I honestly would have found that hard to take. Nine episodes this season will have been heavily focussed on that plot-line compared to three (four at most) for the RBB. I get that Clark can't discover the ultimate disguise in one season because that would pretty much be that, but it seems his exploration of it has been pushed aside. So an episode to revisit the RBB story is MORE than welcome as far as I'm concerned, and a much needed break from the darkness and gloom leading up to the season finale.

Lois trying to gatecrash a Press event was cute, particularly when it is something she'll never have a problem with in the future. I said it after Hex and I'll say it again – ANYTHING that shows development of Lois' journey I'm MORE THAN HAPPY to see. People seem to forget that she's on as much of a journey as all the other characters and seem to think that she should have just popped on to the screen as a ready made Iconic Lois Lane, despite the fact that hasn't happened with ANY of the other characters on Smallville and their iconic roles. With that in mind I also think we need to look at the mistakes all the other characters have made along the way and accept that Lois is entitled to make her share of them too. So while seeing her trying to gatecrash a press event might have seemed embarrassing to some people, to me it showed she still has a long way to go career wise and that she's hungry to get there. Her dialogue with Chloe confirmed this:

Lois: That was the event for journalistic achievement and Lois Lane wasn't even a plus one.

Chloe: Lois, you're an amazing reporter.

Lois: Correction: Was an amazing reporter. You're only as good as your last story and I wrote mine so long ago, it was practically with a feather pen. I need that newsflash. The pregnant man, or an impeached President, or better yet – a rendezvous with a Superhero.

I thought this was a great opener. It showed how hungry she is, it showed how she's thrown herself into her work, it picked up on her determination to get the RBB exclusive (last mentioned at the end of Identity - yes, it was THAT long ago), and as a major plus it showed some Chlo-Lo love with the girls walking arm-in-arm and having a two way conversation. It was also quite revealing of Lois' personality when she said:

Lois: He saves people, he's mysterious, completely unavailable – what part of that doesn't scream Lois Lane?

The fact the RBB is heroic, mysterious and unavailable makes him attractive to her. Tracking him down is the kind of challenge she relishes, especially since she took up journalism and discovered she can't let go of a story. And it harks back to the same determination she had to hunt down the Green Arrow, not knowing then – as is the case now – that he was right under her nose the whole time. There was a nice segue from this to Lois stopping for a moment because her heels are killing her, while Chloe continues to her car and discovers two men breaking into it. Chloe calls for Lois when she's attacked and Lois being Lois, she takes the guys on. One gets away while the other one is taken down, and when he's on the ground with Lois' boot on his neck he asks if she's some kind of superhero. I loved the way her face was partially obscured, the way her scarf caught in the wind and the moment of hesitation as the idea came to her on a spur-of-the-moment decision.

Lois: Call me Stiletto.

Cue opening Credits... Metropolis General Hospital and Chloe is on the phone will Davis, reassuring him she'll be home soon and making sure he's still in the basement. Hmmm. Not sure how I feel about that. A bit too cosy for my liking if I'm honest. Like keeping a serial killer in the basement is something people do every day. Chloe is checking herself out against medical advice when Clark arrives with the comment of:

Clark: Is this what it takes to get you to call me back these days?

Immediately telling us that harboring a serial killer has forced Chloe to keep a lower profile than usual. Funny that. She fobs it off as being busy with her Watchtower duties, which Clark answers by saying he thought Oliver was off the grid. Yup, apparently he's in Syria – so Chloe has just contradicted herself, but she deflects by telling Clark she needs his help. Because – wait for it – the laptop that was stolen from her car? Has WATCHTOWER INFORMATION ON IT. I've said it before and I'll say it yet again, this is CHLOE SULLIVAN we're talking about. Did the removal of Brainiac fry more braincells than we've been led to believe? Because she would never have made these kinds of dumb ass mistakes before. Between the whole not investigating Davis thing, the lame excuses she gave Clark in Eternal and now this, I'm beginning to wonder about those braincells. I get that having a serial killer in the basement requires the need to work from home, particularly when you're the only person who can calm him down, but she left her laptop in her car? Are you kidding me?! I don't have secret files on Superheroes, but my entire life is in my laptop – the chances of me leaving it ANYWHERE IT MIGHT BE STOLEN is slim to none. It has a nice little bag to carry it in. So guess what I do? I TAKE IT WITH ME. When a story requires a character who is supposed to be super-smart to do something asinine in order for the plot to work, you know what I call that? A PLOT DEVICE. Smallville relies entirely too heavily on these. Having someone break in to the Isis Foundation would have made more sense and wouldn't have required the dumbing down of Chloe (plus they could have had the same Chlo-Lo conversation on the way there and the fight in a darkened hall). But oh no... Understanding the importance of the missing laptop, Clark heads for the DP and Lois to get information on Stiletto – who Chloe informs him swept in to save the day (according to Lois). Clark assumes the new superhero must be kind of knife expert. Nice touch.

At the Daily Planet we see Lois arguing with the City Editor she dragged out of the same press event she couldn't get into. She's upset that he's going to bury her Stiletto story on page ten. He says he wants pictures for a front page story. Lois says sure, she'll just ask for Stiletto's schedule. I love that Lois, in typical Lois fashion, is arguing with a superior. This is something that harks back to her early days arguing with a three star General and it's something she will continue to do when she has Perry White as her editor. Again it's an Iconic Lois Lane trait, and each and every glimpse of that warms my Mythos loving heart. The City Editor challenges her to get a picture, and again we have another brief hesitation as Lois figures out how to make that happen. When Lois digs a hole, she doesn't use a shovel, she drives an earth mover, so this can't be good. Off she goes to make a phone call...Enter Clark asking about Stiletto.

Lois: I'm fine by the way. Thanks for asking.

After a smile in response, he spies her Stiletto article and reads it, surprised that she has managed to get so many quotes. He's even more surprised when Lois says she has her phone number. I liked this interaction as much for the way Lois protected her 'story' as I did for the pro-active way Clark said he had to find Chloe's laptop because it had all her Isis client information on it (something that would have worked even better if the break in had been at Isis, but let's not dwell Annie). Again the protection of a story is something Lois will be fiercely competitive about, even with Clark, and it was nice to get a glimpse of that here – even if the story wasn't real. Lois of course doesn't know who took the laptop, even as Stiletto, so she sends Clark to talk to the guy who was arrested. Again well done, because at this point Lois is unaware of the importance of that laptop compared to the chance at a front page story that might bring the RBB out of hiding...

Ace of Clubs and...JIMMY? At first I was hopeful he was undercover on a freelance story, but alas no, he's working as a bartender. Enter the mugger who got away and we discover through him that the nightclub is being run by Organized Crime – presumably Intergang since the mugger is shown to be Bruno Mannheim. Anyhoo, Jimmy needs an advance on his pay – I'm hoping not for the reason I think it might be – and Bruno okay's it before going back to talk to the 'boss'. Here we're shown a counterfeiting operation, which makes sense with the club there to distribute the money. What we're also told – somewhat randomly – is that they've been using meteor rock to get the metallic tint they needed to the notes. I've thought long and hard about this and on the one side, it kinda makes sense to me. A lot of bank notes have a watermark or a metallic line or 'seal' to them to prove authenticity and that would be one of the most difficult things for a counterfeiter to duplicate. So from that POV the fact that meteor rock helped them do it – although random – is original. What's NOT original is that once again we have the rare-as-a-Starbucks-in-Manhattan effect when it comes to meteor rock. And guess what? It's integral to a later part of the plot. Guess what I'm calling this? Yes, it's another PLOT DEVICE. A necessary one for later on, granted, but if it hadn't already been used 7865499873 times on this show it would have been easier to swallow. Personally at this point I'd far rather – if I have to see more Kryptonite AT ALL – have seen another watch similar to the one in Committed and then Clark could have found out who was making the damn things, got some help from his JL buddies, and got rid of the supply the jeweller was using. But oh no... we'll just toss it randomly in there shall we? Job done. Bruno's boss is trying to enter the big leagues with their operation, getting it away from petty crime on the streets. Bruno is none too happy that caped vigilantes seem to be taking over their territory. So he climbs the corporate lawyer by offing his boss and decides to hunt down superheroes to get his own back. Actually I liked this part, particularly if it IS a set up for Intergang in season nine. Bruno is enough of a thug to make it work. And according to mythology he's part of the Darkseid/Intergang story. So I'm pretty excited about that prospect...

Lois can use a sewing machine???? Nice to see her making her own superhero outfit, but again a bit random and again necessary to the plot. Since this is Smallville and it requires a certain level of suspension of belief, I'll let this one slide.

Jimmy is looking for Lois in an alleyway and in swings Stiletto, who is instantly recognizable to him as Lois Lane. I think the show needs to be careful with over-playing this kind of thing. What makes Lois more instantly recognizable in a disguise with a mask than Clark Kent in glasses or looking exactly the way he does now when wearing the Superman cape? In this case I'll give them the benefit of the doubt again because Jimmy is there specifically to meet Lois, but my suspension of belief only goes so far. Jimmy asks Lois what she's doing and she says she's picking up his rebound. After looking over her outfit, Jimmy hilariously jumps to the wrong conclusion and says he's only just broken up with Chloe.

Lois: Eewww. No. I mean rebound your career

:lol: I like that's she's still talking to Jimmy after his breakup with her cousin, especially since she was taking Chloe's side according to Clark in Hex.

Lois: Nothing numbs the pain of a breakup like good, old fashioned work.

This line is VERY telling. It shows that Lois really has thrown herself into her work since Clark 'rejected her'. And the fact she's done it without shutting Clark down at every turn in the friendship department goes a long way with me. Clark doesn't know how hurt she was, or how pathetic it was he couldn't even manage a cup of coffee after work with her, but Lois has mentally moved on and has buried her feelings in good, old fashioned work. Jimmy claims to be less interested in his career than he is in the $100 she promised him so he asks what he's shooting and Lois does a little jump off the crates. Meet Stiletto.

Lois: I was going to sew an 'S' on the chest. Is that tacky?

:lol: again! Nice shout out to Superman there. Jimmy takes the shots, but he's surprised by what she's doing. He says he must have missed the giant asterisk above Lois Lane's rules of reporting that said 'Or just make it up.' Has everyone read those rules? :) It's then that Lois informs him she sees Stiletto as a means to an end. The RBB may be as unlikely to talk as Jimmy says he is, but Lois figures he might speak to a fellow superhero long enough for that superhero to pitch the writing talents of the great Lois Lane. It's a typical off-the-wall, not quite thought through, Lois Lane plan. Considering some of the lengths Iconic Lois Lane goes to for a story I can completely see why she would try it. And the only way to find out if it's the right or wrong way...

Jimmy: Good luck with that. Last time I checked, he was kind of invisible.

Lois: But crime in this city isn't. And when that police scanner goes off the Red and Blue blur is never far behind.

Isis Foundation and Clark super-speeds in to tell Chloe that according to Met PD the guy Stiletto took down posted bail, so Stiletto may be their only hope to get the laptop back. Chloe hasn't been able to find any leads on Stiletto, but she does have something for Clark to look at. Apparently there's a website where people talk about superheroes and they've paired off the RBB with Stiletto and come up with Bluretto. This is a great shout out to the fans but – I'm sorry – as much as I love the shout out; it's random and a plot hole since the pictures Lois had Jimmy take are to go with the article that hasn't been published yet. But I can let this slide considering how fast the members of K-Site can hunt down hard to find pieces of information and share them with the world in a matter of seconds. The fans of Bluretto, think only another cape can understand the RBB. In the same way some Mythos fans think Wonder Woman is a better match for Superman? And it's here Chloe brings up the dreaded subject of Lana and the fact Clark hasn't mentioned her. GOOD POINT CHLOE. Clark looks awkward and brushes over the subject, this time saying he doesn't need a super-powered sidekick when he has Chloe. Chloe points out that she hasn't been the most reliable sidekick of late – yeah, wonder why – and that Oliver and his gang are MIA so maybe having someone on speed dial he can talk to about leading a double life wouldn't be a bad thing for Clark. Clark thinks he and his double life are fine. He just needs to find Stiletto so he can get Chloe's laptop back. Chloe says okay, but she doubts Stiletto can be called out with the spiked heel equivalent of a Bat signal. Okay, so she doesn't use the word Bat Signal, but the intimation was there. And Clark looks like he might have an idea... This scene was a bit flat frankly. Clark couldn't have just come up with that plan anyway? Wasted screen time IMO.

Daily Planet with Lois and Clark at their desks, each trying to persuade the other to go home while they both listen to the police scanner and steal glances at the bags sitting at their feet. At least Lois doesn't have her disguise in a twelve year old kid's backpack. This was a really cute scene. I love scenes like this with them across the desks from each other and have done since the end scene of Odyssey. I also love when Lois gets frustrated and her tongue takes on a life of it's own.

Lois: Between the two of us the editor is only counting the empty coffee cups on my desk.

Clark: That's because you're in the big league's and I'm still just a copy boy?

Lois: No – because you're doing way better than anyone expected!

There's just something wonderful about the moments when Lois says something she didn't mean to say and Clark reacts the way he does. He can banter back with her in a way he never does with anyone else, but when she slips up and pays him a compliment he seems to light up. I don't at any point think he seeks her approval, she's probably one of the few he doesn't seek validation from in one form or another, but when she says something nice about him it seems to mean more because he knows it's said begrudgingly. This is a key component to the Iconic Lois Lane and Clark Kent relationship. I loved it in LnC too. And for me, part of Lois Lane's secret identity is the layer of brusqueness, bluster and general snark she hides her softer side beneath. People have to get close to her before they realize that. Clark gets glimpses of that hidden side. What I love about this season is how those glimpses have become more frequent. I'm hoping for more of that, because I think every time it happens they get closer and working together has allowed more opportunities for it to happen. On this occasion the moment is broken by something on the Police scanner and both Lois and Clark immediately make lame excuses to get away – Clark to 'feed Shelby' and Lois to 'get to the gym'. REALLY loved this scene.

Back at the Ace of Clubs Bruno and his goons are talking to Jimmy. He's turned up late for work, with his camera in hand, claiming to have been working on a project. Bruno mentions Jimmy used to be a journalist and asks what he's doing working there. Then he takes the camera, starts looking at the pictures and says blondie looks a lot happier when she's smiling. He didn't look surprised to see her so maybe he's already made the connection to Jimmy? Then he spots the Stiletto pictures and wants to know what's going on. Jimmy doesn't know what he's talking about. Bruno doesn't believe him, probably because Jimmy sucks at lying, and starts beating on him. I really feel sorry for Jimmy this season. He's had a rough ride and just can't seem to catch a break.

Bruno: What is wrong with you? It's like you want me to kill you.

Unfortunately I couldn't help but feel there was a grain of truth to that. Jimmy has had a hard time, but he does seem to be on a path of self-destruction. His marriage ending was by no means entirely his fault, but tossing his career away and succumbing to a drug addiction is his own doing. I'm really hoping he can turn this around. Maybe the show felt they had to add an extra dimension to his character, but I always liked the goofiness of Jimmy and his bright-eyed, bushy tailed demeanour. It was something the show is lacking since it's taken on such darkness this season. Poor Jimmy is knocked out, his camera has been tossed over the balcony and Bruno tells his henchman to get someone to hack into Chloe's laptop. Then he confirms what the earlier blondie reference meant by telling the same henchman to go directly to the source and find out what she knows; confirming he knew the link to Jimmy before Jimmy got there. This was a little too subtle on first viewing. It took a second look for me to get it more clearly. But then in fairness I would probably notice more if I wasn't trying to keep up with the live viewing thread on K-Site at the same time ;)

Alarm bells are sounding at a jewellery store and Lois is making comments about the impracticality of her disguise. To me this was up there with Clark's comments about the ridiculousness of Oliver in a red cape and how he would never wear one. When Stiletto rounds a corner she discovers the RBB has beat her to it, so she calls out in the hope he might still be there. A deep voice asks if she's Stiletto, and she turns round, excited at the prospect of actually meeting him only to find Clark standing there. He recognizes her, but she tries to fob it off with a lame English accent and a reference to having to get back to her cave – another Batman shout out. She tries to waltz past him in an extremely camp hands-on-hips kinda way, but Clark does one of those moves I LOVE and gets in her way.

Clark: Lois, you could have a bag over your head and I'd still know it was you.

Can I just say how much I LOVE THIS CLARK. When he gets that determined expression, and faces whoever is in front of him head on, it just screams Superman at me. When he does it with Lois – it's sexy as hell. And the fact he would recognize her with a bag over her head? What exactly is it we'd recognize Clark, hmmmmm???

Lois: Go figure. I want the Red and Blue Blur, and I get the exact opposite.

It's this kind of comment from the annals of Superman time that once again warm the cockles of my Mythos loving heart. I LOVE this part of the Lois Lane and Clark Kent dance. There seems to be an unnatural glut of people who know Clark's secret on Smallville, and because of it we miss out on the opportunity of moments when Clark is trying to fool people or hide his secret or when he's making lame excuses to go off and do RBB things. And I'm not just talking about random characters here. I'm talking about the people closest to him and those he spends a lot of time with. It's with those characters and in those situations that he has to work the hardest and I've always loved that. This episode reminded me why. It's one of the MANY reasons I miss Lois when she's not there. When she's not, we tend to have those in the know secret-wise stories. It's the same for Jimmy.

It's here that we get the line about Clark feeding Shelby. After watching the clip prior to the episode I had hoped this would be dealt with in the story. That maybe it was a reference to Clark standing up Chloe at her birthday party or something else. Caroline Dries however, let me down, and instead it stands out as a GLARINGLY OBVIOUS mistake. How can she NOT KNOW that Shelby is a boy. And how would Lois NOW KNOW when she was the one who wanted to name him 'Clarkie'? There are continuity mistakes and then there is this - which is either STUPIDITY or LAZINESS. It's not like this would have taken much fixing at the production end either. Instead Caroline Dries wrote the line, presumably the producers read the script and let the line go through, Erica Durance said the line, Kevin Fair filmed the line and it went through the editing process. I'm sorry but I can't accept this kind of mistake, no matter how small it may be in the greater scheme of things. How difficult would it have been to change the line from:

Lois: You're supposed to be feeding Shelby. Seriously, is there any woman in your life you haven't stood up?

To:

Lois: You're supposed to be feeding Shelby. Seriously, is there anyone in your life you haven't stood up?

It's not rocket science. And it's little mistakes like this that are completely unacceptable and inexcusable to me and make a complete mockery of the show. I blame everyone for this line – even my beloved Erica – and I don't care how small a mistake it was or how picky it makes me, it's a small mistake that could have been EASILY remedied. I don't even care that Lois brought up the subject of being stood up again. Lois Lane can hold a grudge, that's a well known fact. That she would toss it at Clark when she's annoyed at him is in character too. But that ONE WORD bugged me. It's that saying – for the sake of a nail the shoe was lost, for the sake of a shoe the horse was lost, for the sake of a horse... In this case it was for the sake of one word my patience was lost. There are times when this show rattles my cage. :mad:

Clark isn't happy with Lois playing Stiletto (and quite possibly because his dog had a sex change when no-one was looking). He says he knew she was checking the scanner and that he was there to check she was okay. Good fake, Clark. Obviously she's not okay, by his reckoning, since she's impersonating a superhero. Lois then pokes Clark in the chest the way that always makes me smile and tells him she's IS Stiletto.

Clark: You made up a fake hero so you could write her story?

The expression on Lois' face when he says this the way he does is classic. It shows the difference in how she reacts to Jimmy and Clark. With Jimmy she vociferously defended her reasoning, with Clark she hesitates for a moment, then tries to reason it out by telling him Stiletto could open doors for her to other superhero stories – like the RBB. It was noticeably different to the way she defended what she was doing with Jimmy - lwas done with less conviction - despite her strut. Clark says the RBB avoids the press for a reason – well, he would know – and what would she say to him that no-one else had? Lois surprises him him by saying she wouldn't talk, she would listen, which catches Clark off guard and makes him ask what if he's not looking for a best friend? Lois reasons super-powered or not every Fred needs a Barney. Clark says not if it's based on a lie. He goes on to say that what she's doing is dangerous, eventually she'll find herself in a situation she can't Stiletto her way out of – because again, he'd know. But Lois argues Stiletto kicked ass the night before – yes, I was right, it didn't all happen in one night – and that he should have seen the guy she took down. Clark said he couldn't because by the time he got there an attorney named Moynahan already got him out so Clark didn't get any information on the break in of Chloe's car. From this Lois is able to identify the attorney as Chris Moynahan - representative of Ron Milano. As Clark says – the biggest crime lord in Metropolis. So let's go save the world,Lois says, she's in the market for a side kick anyway, just don't slow her down. But Clark says no, he's going to track down Milano on his own, Lois is going to do everything she can to make sure her Stiletto story doesn't get published (Confirming the article wasn't published).

This was an interesting scene. The way Clark reacted to Lois the superhero as opposed to Lana the superhero was very different. With Lana he deferred and became reactive rather than pro-active, with Lois he stood his ground, argued it out with her and was pro-active when they put the pieces together. It's this kind of reporter/working dynamic I'd like to see a lot more of frankly. Also once again, we had Clark being a positive influence on Lois. While she'd been off on a tangent with the whole Stiletto thing to track down the RBB, she'd missed the real story. There's a lesson to be learned there and one I would hope to see her benefit from in the future. Like I said at the start, the Lois Lane of this show is not a done deal – she's on as much of a journey as everyone else – and this episode was part of that journey. It's not so much about the questionable methods she used to get a story, because Lois Lane will use many, MANY questionable methods in the future. What this was about, to me, is the fact she dropped the ball. By following up on the mugger, she would have found out about the attorney and immediately connected him to Milano the way she did when Clark brought it up. That would have led her not only to the mugger, but to the counterfeiting ring. And THAT is the kind of story Iconic Lois Lane will chase in the future and do everything in her power to uncover. A YOUNG Lois Lane made a mistake. But, since Batman shout outs seem to have been a theme in this episode I'll cite Batman Begins and say: Why do we fall Miss Lois? So we can get back up. It's all part of the learning curve for Lois and that's part of the reason I enjoyed this episode. There hasn't been anywhere near enough time spent on Lois Lane's journey on this show IMO. And it's about damn time that changed. ESPECIALLY since she'll be such a major part of Clark's life in the future.

Back at The Talon and Bruno's henchman has got to Chloe and is threatening her with a knife while demanding she tell him what she knows about the whereabouts of Stiletto. Didn't read the Serial Killer warning on the basement door did we Mr. Henchman? The second he draws blood, he literally releases the beast and is dragged screaming into the basement. Does Chloe yell at Davis to stop or try to use the supposed calming influence she has on him? No. I hate this storyline. Next we see Chloe in the apartment tending to her wound and wrapping a scarf around her neck to disguise it as Lois appears. She says she thought Lois was tracking down Stiletto, Lois says that story broke the proverbial heel. The dialogue has been a bit sucky in this episode I have to say. Also have to say that Chloe's suggestion Lois go down some Tequila was a bit crass. I get that she has the serial killer worry, but she really is alienating everyone around her while hiding him. Even Lois seemed a bit taken aback, commenting that she wasn't actually there to hang out but she gets the loud and clear invitation to leave. Was it the crass remark or the open door that gave it away for you, Lois? Even when Lois says that she's been calling Jimmy and he's not answering his phone, Chloe's attitude was seriously off. Jimmy was friends with the people around you Chloe – there all supposed to pick a side, choose you and ignore Jimmy? Grow up. This lack of consideration for everyone around her is really starting the bug the hell out of me. Her initial attitude when Lois reveals she's Stiletto also bugged the hell out of me. Don't you DARE go holier-than-thou on Lois about what she's done when you're doing what you're doing Chloe Sullivan! A dumb move to track down a story is NOTHING compared to harbouring a serial killer and the fact he's just MURDERED SOMEONE in your basement. Have I mentioned how much I hate this storyline??? Lois knows she's messed up and asks has Chloe never gotten in over her head? And for a minute – for JUST A MINUTE – I thought Chloe was going to confide in SOMEONE. I literally held my breath. But no, of course not, instead she says Jimmy will be at the Ace Of Clubs. Lois thanks her for understanding. Chloe smiles and says any time, Lois. I want to grab Chloe by the shoulders and shake some sense into her.

Clark is using his super-hearing at the Ace Of Clubs, where they've managed to hack into Chloe's laptop and are looking at Justice League files – complete with profiles and the FACES of the team. I still can't get over the fact Chloe left that in her car. Way to go with the Watchtower security to say nothing of a little thing called TEAMWORK when it comes to Davis. Clark super-speeds into the room to retrieve the laptop and is immediately floored by the counterfeiters Kryptonite infused bank notes. :rolleyes: The Kryptonite money in the air effect was pretty lame too. Can't Clark SEE that stuff through walls? Oh that's right, he didn't LOOK through the wall. And he's not alone on the floor. Jimmy's there too.

Lois pulls up outside and finds Jimmy's camera on the ground. It's cute that he labels it with a name tag. When Lois gets to the roof she looks down through a skylight and sees Bruno kicking Clark while he's down. He wants to know how he got in there. His henchman says he should ease up cos he's going to kill him. Lois tries to call for help but the battery on her phone is dead. Ain't that always the way? Bruno finds Clark's press pass and puts two and two together – an ex-employee of the DP is already on the floor and now he has a reporter there? Has to look like they were investigating him doesn't it? He pulls a gun. Lois has had enough. She dons her mask, loses the coat, and as Bruno holds the gun to Clark's head, she drops down through the skylight in a shower of broken glass, kicking Bruno out of the way before she hits the floor. GO LOIS!!! She's as shocked as Clark was when she dropped in. The irony is, if she hadn't created Stiletto things might have been very different for Clark and for Jimmy but she also mightn't have been there to save them. As it is, she goes straight to Jimmy and Bruno points the gun at her to take her out. Clark sees this, yells her name, and fights the effects of the Kryptonite to leap in front of the bullet and get shot saving her life. Lois and Jimmy deal with Bruno, then a tearful Lois goes to Clark, obviously deeply effected by what he's done and the fact he's been hurt.

How many ways did I LOVE THIS SCENE. Well let's see shall we? The iconic trio in danger together – WONDERFUL and LONG OVERDUE. Lois to the rescue – I swear, a caped crusader dropping down through a skylight just NEVER gets old for me. Clark jumping in the way of the bullet to save Lois, even when he's weakened by Kryptonite – how can I NOT love that kind of Superman-ly action? Lois' response to the fact he's been shot – deny it all you want Lois, you still LOVE the guy. Jimmy and Lois seeing him bleed so it will put doubt in their minds when it comes to him being the RBB any time in the future – now THAT'S what I'm talking about Smallville! This scene was MADE OF WIN.

Back at the Talon and – heaven help me – Chloe is carrying bags of squooshy body parts to a dumpster. Davis can't even clean up his own mess? He couldn't leave the basement in the wee small hours when no-one was around in SMALLVILLE – which is hardly the night-life capitol of the world - to do it himself? He NEVER leaves the basement? Is there a bathroom down there? Or does Chloe dispose of THAT kind of human waste too??? This scene was DREADFUL. The depths Chloe has sunk to are all too apparent, even before she sees the blood on her hands. It reminded me of Lady MacBeth, racked with guilt for the crimes she and her husband have committed, with blood that won't wash off her hands. As Chloe looks at the blood, she breaks down and the wonderfully creepy Doomsday theme music plays. A very powerful scene, even though it was absolutely dreadful. I just don't see how Chloe comes back from this. I felt bad for her, but at the same time, she made a decision. She locked that basement door from the inside and now she's paying the price. Do I think it's accidental that those body bags were one red, one blue aka the Superman colors. Do I hell. But there was nothing remotely heroic about what Chloe was doing in this scene. And she ended up crouched down beside the dumpster; weeping. A fallen heroine. She is now guilty of harbouring a murderer, guilty of concealing a crime, and as she was there when the henchman was killed and did nothing about it, I'm pretty sure she's guilty of collusion. She HID-THE-BODY-PARTS. Whatever her redemption is or the price she's gonna pay for the decisions she's made – it's gonna be HUGE. And after this scene I really can't see how IN HELL she's in love with Davis.

Back at the Daily Planet in the best damn lit scene of the entire episode so far, and Clark is reading Lois' front page story on 'Mob Men Behind Bars' when Lois appears with frosted bear-claws, coffee and Clark's paperwork. She's obviously feeling guilty about Clark getting shot. Which in fairness wasn't ENTIRELY her fault. She saved his life, he saved hers in return. And he was there because he was hunting down Chloe's laptop so technically it's partly Chloe's fault too. Clark playing up his 'injury' was HILARIOUS. But when he mentions her front page story, she's not as pleased about it as she was last time she got one. Yup, she learned her lesson this time and the fact Clark could have been killed has really effected her. I LOVED this scene SO MUCH. And not because it showed Clark madly in love with Lois all of a sudden, because frankly I still think he's fighting that the way Lois was in the early part of the season, but because we saw the softer, contrite side of Lois admitting her mistakes and Clark realizing that and saying she was welcome before she was forced to thank him. And because there was still that wonderful back and forth between them that shows them getting closer. For Lois to say that she'd also learned she wasn't cut out for the same life of solitude as the RBB was wonderful. She had more insight into what it took to do what he does and Clark could see that. GREAT STUFF.

Clark: I didn't know there was room for introspection underneath that costume.

Lois: Wow. Look who got grazed by a funny bullet.

Having made me grin like an idiot we then jump to an alleyway and Jimmy is buying pills. The show giveth with one hand and it taketh with the other. I feel so bad for Jimmy following this path and I really do hope there's some kind of turnaround pretty soon. One thing that worries me is the wad of cash he had with him. It looked like a lot more than the $100 Lois had promised him for the Stiletto pictures. And if it's counterfeit money then that could come back to bite Clark in the ass at some point. I hope I'm wrong about that.

At the Talon Chloe is cooking enough food to feed twenty Doomsday's when Clark drops by for a visit to return her laptop. She's learned her lesson too apparently and won't be leaving it lying around again. Good to know. He's obviously concerned about her when she tries to say it's comfort food she's making, you know, after what she's been through of late and all. When Clark doesn't buy that, she then says she's feeling guilty that he almost died trying to get her computer back (glad someone else knew she was partly to blame). Clark tries to reach out to her and says he's there for him if she needs him. But no, a tearful Chloe says she just needs some space, not a super-save. So Clark has to accept that and leave. There really is a growing rift between these two, one that Chloe has created whether she's trying to protect him or because she genuinely cares about Davis or because she thinks it's the best thing for both Clark and Davis. I know Clark will forgive her, that's the Clark Kent way after all, but I really don't see how he'll forget it or how there's a quick fix for this, or how Chloe not reaching out for help to ANY of the Justice League demonstrates she's the kind of team-player who can take on the role of Watchtower. It's as if this season her character has gradually been de-constructed and it hasn't been pleasant to watch. I'll say it again: I don't know how she's going to come back from this.

Switch to a darkened street in Metropolis and Lois has been sent an anonymous note, interestingly enough on red and blue paper. Wonder who that could be from then. Just when she thinks it's a wild goose chase, the phone rings in a nearby phone-booth, and when she answers it, an electronically altered voice asks if this is Lois Lane, the reporter. Who wants to know she asks – this is the Red and Blue Blur he answers. He then super-speeds in and drops a newspaper at her feet to prove it's him. From the moment this scene began I knew it was going to be something special. Clark, in his RBB outfit, is stood on a building looking down on her and when he calls her Miss Lane my Mythos loving heart skipped a beat.

Lois: Call me Lois... if you want...While we're at it, do you want to weigh in on the whole Red, Blue Blur thing? It's a bit of a mouthful on this end.

Clark: I'm sure there's probably a better name out there. And if there's anyone who can find it, it's you, Miss Lane.

Sigh. Lois then babbles for a while and Clark seems surprised she's nervous.

Lois: Can you read my mind?

With that Superman: The Movie shout out, my Mythos loving heart just may burst. This was the sweetest phone conversation. From Clark's expressions as he reacted to the things Lois said and the way she was when she spoke to him, to the little hints at the future, to the way he reassured her she was good at her job when she said she felt she didn't know who she'd be without it, to the moment when she said she didn't want the story – what she wanted to know was what he needed – I SWEAR I was hanging on every word. Was it the most romantic moment of the last part of the season as touted by the producers? Well I would have to say the previous DP scene with Lois and Clark was equally romantic. What I LOVED about this scene was that Clark had done it specifically to make Lois happy and how happy he was that she was happy. It was just the sweetest thing to do. He complimented her, reassured her and reacted to her softness and nervousness in a way he would never get to do as Clark Kent. Mostly because she would never let her guard down with Clark the way she did with the RBB. There's a certain safety in anonymity. Plus Lois may have had a bit of a crush before the Stiletto experience, and I think she still does, but her recent experiences gave her a glimpse of what his life is like and she understands what it takes more than before. In understanding another person it can only help bring you closer to them and vice-versa, and this scene, from Clark's POV, allowed him to know she understands. It's another step closer. Thanks to Infamous, he knows how she would react to what he can do and who he is, but now it's more than that. He knows she understands – something he didn't have time to learn when he changed the timeline. And the fact they used this episode to show that, while at the same time showing Lois and Clark getting closer as Lois and Clark really reassured me the triangle of two isn't going to be used as a way of stalling the building romance. It's a way for Clark to get closer to Lois while Lois can demonstrate how she can be supportive of what he does as the RBB. That can only bode well for the future. And with the lack of a handsome Superman persona to take her flying, Lois is less likely to become as smitten with him as previous Lois Lane's. THIS Lois Lane fell for Clark Kent first and now this Clark Kent is finding it more and more difficult to avoid the fact he's drawn to her. I think it's only a matter of time before he realizes she's the one. But the slow build and this use of the triangle is spot on for me after the mid-season nightmare. I can't wait to see where it goes from here.

All in all there was a great deal to like about Stiletto, despite moments of real cheesiness and the accompanying cheesy soundtrack that played at times to camp it up. Continuity wise – which is one of my big things as many of you know – it really didn't do a bad job. It took what was already there and added to it and apart from the Shelby problem, there was nothing that jumped out at me and screamed major mistake the way SO MUCH did in the train wreck that was Eternal. The lighting bothered me, some of the dialogue irked me, a couple of the scenes felt a little flat when compared to others, but all in all I did enjoy it and there was character development, it touched on several of this years themes and added to them and it continued story-lines. It was NOT a filler in any way, shape or form. But there was just something that bugged me about this episode and that's the reason it took me longer than normal to review it. I think part of it may have been some of the scenes that were a little flat, some of it was how much the lighting bothered me, maybe the pacing wasn't just right for me (though I can't say I noticed that when watching it live). But then I thought about it some more and maybe it's just me. Maybe I expected too much and BQM has set the bar a lot higher than before. Hex remains one of my favourite, if not the favourite, episode's of the season and Stiletto just didn't have the same spark of magic – despite all the Mythos shout-outs that warmed my heart. I think I expected that same magic in what is Lois' second from last appearance of the season. Maybe that effected me too – knowing that after Stiletto we descend into darkness again on the lead up to the finale, with a storyline I don't particularly like and feel has been over-played. Maybe I've just allowed the recent negativity on boards to drag me down and I need to take a step back so I can watch the show the way I used to – without other people's opinions ringing in my ear. Maybe it was a combination of all those things. I don't know what it was. But whatever it was, the something that didn't feel right bugged me and for that reason the episode just wasn't as enjoyable as it could have been.

It was no Hex, but it was no Eternal either, so with an extra point for all the hints at the Mythos I give Stiletto and 8 out of 10. It was good, and I enjoyed it, but it wasn't one of my favourites.

Next up is Beast. Didn't like what I saw in the trailer. I'm depressed already. :(

[Mrs. Superman]

When I first saw this episode I was gonna give it an 8, mainly bc I had certain expectations (I still dont believe that phone booth scene was all that romantic...cute and iconic yes, romantic not quite).

BUUUUUT

After just rewatching the episode Im giving it a 10. It was even better the second time, when I let go of all my expectations. Lots of shoutouts to the Superman mythos which I loved, and the Clark and Lois scenes were just amazing. Miss Lane...so cute. :D I also loved the fact that Clark stepped it up in each plot or subplot of this episode. He figured out Stilletto, gave some guidance to Lois, and was a great friend to Chloe. The new spin on the Supes triangle is having Lois believe in the RBB even before anyone knows who or what he is. She falls for him solely on the values he embodies. She is really the first believer in the RBB, as his own entity (without knowing he is Clark of course).

I'm very happy to see Jimmy back, though not quite liking the fact that he's a drug addict.

Poor Chloe. Shes way in over her head, and its really starting to tear her apart now.

I loved the casting for Bruno. That was a great decision. Ive said this before but Ill say it again, whoever is in charge of casting does an excellent job.

Just a very entertaining episode all around. I will be watching it again.

[amalie]

Lovely post Annie, I'm in complete agreement with you on all aspects.

[Krypto_marcus]

8/10

Not nearly as good as Eternal but it was a still great episode, I liked Bruno and the whole mob thing going on and the Clois stuff was awesome, the last scene was amazing. But the Stiletto thing was too silly (like I expected) and it dragged the episode down, just like Hex.

[Jaderoyale]

Annie, absolutely WONDERFUL review :)

[-Nora-]

The Episode established once again to me that there is nothing special about Clark and Lois.

Yeah, that's why that relationship has been a huge part of pop culture for the past 70 years.

Especially when I have other relationships to compare it with.

Relationships where two people do nothing but make each other miserable?

Lois characterization and the influence that she has on Clark (in certain areas), is so horrendous that it almost feels like an insult to a long time viewer.

If by horrendous you mean light, funny, smart and manly as opposed to mopey and wussy, then I agree. And judging by one certain interview with Tom Welling, I'd say he agress, too.

This Lois is a poor excuse of a Lois Lane IMHO.

Don't know what Lois Lane's you're used to, but this version comes closer to the comic version than any other Lois.

[hero`s passion]

10- it was very interesting, I like such kind of episodes, it was light, romantic and in Superman`s style:)))))))

[Vindellavon]

Horrible, absolutely atrocious, and oh so slow. Worst episode of the season, horrible. I wish, I just wish, they'd have kept the Chlaroomsday triangle away from the RBB/Lois/Clark triangle, I wish. Two seperate triangles, and for the first time, I wished AM had not appeared in this episode, let it had been some other kidnapping, some other person's laptop getting stolen, just did not like the two mixing. Bad, really, really bad episode. I will not say if it's a filler or not, because that is up in the eyes of the viewer, but in my opinion, horrible episode. Ugh, and the Chlark scenes made it even worse, not that they were bad, it was just, secrets and other random things should not be centered around an episode including an overly ambitious reporter in Stilettos. I would've liked Stiletto, Lois, Clark, and Jimmy to be up front and personal, but they had to bring in Doomsday and Chloe? It stole the show, honestly, after I saw AJ being fed, I said "screw the rest of them" to the iTunes video screen. Then, Chloe on the ground crying with epic Doom music in the BG, would've helped in Eternal, but they decided to stick it in Stiletto. Then, the ancient Chlark scene where trust and lies inevitablely follows the blonde andthe farmboy around, they really didn't need that type of scene, it was fairly done, very well done, but it wasn't needed. Notice how Clark jumped from his best friend suffering inside, and we all know he saw it, to him wooing Lois outside a telephone booth. Bad, bad writing. Acting was OK, I was not impressed with ED in the last half of the episode, AM was fine, AA was brilliant, I loved his acting, TW was up to par, and the rest were nonexistant.

3/10

[saltyweeks]

Trying to write and film a scene for something as iconic as the romance between Lois Lane and Clark Kent must be very difficult. I guess that’s why the makers of Smallville didn’t get it quite right in “Stiletto” which featured the first interactions between Lois and what the show calls the “Red Blue Blur” of fictional Metropolis.

There was enough in the interplay between Lois (Erica Durance) and Clark (Tom Welling) that WAS right to still make a good episode, and there were also lots of Smallville fandom in-jokes which marked an improvement for a show that has tried to be internet-savvy before but hasn’t gotten it right until now.

For one thing the makers of the show are obviously dealing with a problem fans have been wondering about for a very long time: how do you explain the fact that Smallville’s Clark Kent eventually turns into Superman, the non-mask wearing king of the comic book heroes, and nobody recognizes him? I mean, even if this Clark dons glasses while on the job, Superman would just look like Clark in tights and a cape.

It’s one big gaping plot hole for the future. I’m pretty sure the original creators didn’t intend for the show to last long enough to encounter the issue, as they stated the “no-tights no-flights” rule early on. Now, however, it’s becoming a distraction.

For the present, the show gets around it by having the first “meeting” between Lois and Clark’s hero-identity come over the phone, as Clark uses modern technology to disguise his voice. It makes a pretty sweet moment, with Clark spying on Lois from the rooftop not unlike a younger Clark spied on Lana Lang through a telescope in the shows’ early years. It does, however, leave that nasty identity problem hanging out there.

The episode focuses on Lois, ever the ambitious reporter, using her thrashing of a mugger as story-fodder to become the city’s newest super-hero, whom she styles Stiletto. Clark, in a LOL moment, theorizes the new girl must be a knife expert. Durance has some good moments playing the fake-heroine, complete with a fetching leather costume that makes noise when she walks.

Lois asks Jimmy Olsen (Aaron Ashmore) to photograph her and inquires if sewing a big S on the front of her costume would be “tacky.” With several knowing winks, writer Caroline Dries lets us know she’s well aware of what she’s up against in taking on material with such a storied history, and that she feels up to the challenge. I didn’t buy it all, but I was smiling most of the time.

One of the problems with the dynamic of the iconic comic book duo is when it becomes a trio. There is a moment when Lois, Clark & Jimmy are all fighting in the same room and against the same foes while saving each other, and it should be epic. But it’s not, mainly due to the lack of spark from third-wheel Jimmy. The writers of Smallville have made some strange choices for the character, plunging him into despair and drugs after a (really, really) short-stint of a marriage to Chloe Sullivan (Allison Mack).

I don’t mind Dark-Jimmy, but putting him on this kind of spiral right when Lois and Clark are starting up robs us of some of the fun in the banter at the Daily Planet. As it is, Lois and Clark’s cute word-play/eye-play at the newspaper is good, but it really needs an audience (other than us). It also needs Perry White, but he’s been MIA since a quick appearance in Season 3.

As for Chloe, anyone who reads me by now knows how in love I am with the character, my favorite on TV now that one Willow Rosenberg resides only in comic book form. Chloe’s in an even darker place than Jimmy right now, and I don’t feel as good about her odds of pulling out of it as I do for his. She lacks the safety-net of the 69 year-old character history that surrounds Jimmy.

Chloe is hiding a handsome paramedic, who is also a serial killer and an unstoppable super-villain, down in her basement (stop and ponder that statement for moment). She’s even taking out the…uh…garbage for him. I buy her reasons, but it doesn’t seem quite as reasonable this week since we don’t get to see Sam Witter’s sympathetic Davis at all, just the monster Doomsday taking care of a mob guy who dares to threaten Chloe.

Mack has one great scene with Welling where she lets him know, even while denying it, that her life is coming apart. Unfortunately, the drama and despair of her situation is jarring (as is Jimmy’s) against the lighter Lois and Clark portions of the show, and there’s no meshing here, just a constant foreshadowing that any laughter will soon turn to tears.

Still there are very good moments. There is a shout-out to shippers in what looks like a nod to Kryptonsite (http://www.kryptonsite.com/forums/../), and Chloe talks about Facebook in a way that makes sense (Smallville is usually surprisingly technologically clumsy for a show with its demographics). And Durance sells Lois, even though some of her actual heroics are a bit unrealistic.

If it feels like a deep breath before the plunge, that’s because it's likely just that. The Doomsday arc will soon take center stage and romance (unless it’s between Chloe and Davis) will have to wait. “Stiletto” wasn’t quite as iconic as the material it takes on. That doesn’t explain why I’m still smiling.

[stenochick]

I gave it a 4 and just couldn't push myself to give any better.

I loved the DP3 interaction, the Clark and Lois scene where he was trying to act hurt and the discussion between Lois and the RBB. However, most of this episode was slow and boring until it got to that. When I rewatched it I skipped nearly half the episode because I just didn't care enough to rewatch a lot of it.

I hate what they are doing to Jimmy and his whole drug issue. They never should have gone there so I can't really blame CD for this. However, I can blame her for the retcon of Shelby. It would have taken two seconds to ask before hand and the fact that neither the actors nor the director cared enough to correct is troubling.

Chloe is a complete and utter idiot now. I don't blame her for A.J. because she didn't even feed him to Doomy; he walked into that one all on his own. I do think she is a complete idiot for carrying those files on her own personal laptop. You go to any corporation in America and the first thing they tell you is to not take any company files out unless you have need to and to make sure they are secure at all times. Why would she feel the need to carry around a computer with all the secret identities of the superheroes on it? Does she forget everyone every five minutes or something? Hey, Chloe, Dell sells laptops with a lowjack feature on them. I'm sure Ollie has something like that available as well if you're going to be stupid enough to carry that kind of info with you everywhere you go.

Question: If you plant Kryptonite money will it grow into a money tree? This plot device was so stupid that I can't believe an experienced writer would come up with it. How do you even get to the point where you look at a green rock and decide that it would make a good die for counterfeit money? $100 bills don't actually look green most of the time due to the special ink they use and, last time I had one, they don't glow green. Kryptonite is supposed to be rare, not plentiful and more versatile than duct tape.

Finally, it's not really something that caused me to change my opinion any about this episode, but is Doomy eating the people he kills? For a several hundred pound man to be reduced to something a small woman like Chloe can carry out in one garbage bag (the other looked full of boxes and trash) the rest has to be going somewhere. Hey Davis, what's that in your teeth?

:lol:
ITA.

I loved the Clark and Lois banter.

I think Jimmy is undercover as a bartender to infiltrate this particular crime family, but that might be wishful thinking.

Bruno had cheesy 1950's comic-book mafia dialogue. That, combined with krpto-currency, Lois as Catwoman, and the low production budget made his scenes feel so, well, "low-budget."

What is the retcon of Shelby? His/her gender? Please explain.

[BadaBingBadaBoomsday]

Good review but just a few things caught my eye,

Lois watching from above, jumping in, not realising it was Clark


I think she did know it was Clark. Why else would she jump in so determined?
He was in his work clothes and plus, Bruno did read his name tag just as Lois was watching.



Kryptonite money? Come on now. Couldn't they at least have... i dunno, Kryptonite laced coins? I would have bought that money than counterfeited Krypto notes.



Why would kryptonite coins have made more sense? Why would they need kryptonite to forge coins.

The reason for the kryptonite was to forge the bank notes, which are notoriously if not impossibly hard to forge, hence the kryptonite.



Next week; Apparently Chloe kisses Davis and i'm sick in my hand.

Oh, theres nothing i love more, than reading spoilers unaware that I'm going to be reading them.:mad:


And why all the batman mentions? Is this some sort of spoiler I havn't read?
I hope not.

For me it was more of a massive rip off of catwoman.


Other than that, I enjoyed your review.:)

[All about Clark]

I gave the episode an 8. I wasn't exactly thrilled with the first half but the second half definitely made up for it. Things I liked were Lois and Clark, Lois and RBB, Lois realizing she messed up with Stiletto, Clark knocking her down a peg on her Stiletto mistake (WOW, she is definitely seeing a different side to him, powerful and confident and later brave and protective), Chloe being messed up. I didn't like the Jimmy stuff and too much time spent on the mob stuff.

I really liked most of all that Lois is starting to realize Clark is not a wuss at all. That he is brave.

And Clark realizing that Lois cares about the life of the RBB.

[superjude]

Annie, Jaderoyale - both of you- wonderful reviews!

[NoSupeForYou]

:lol:
ITA.

I loved the Clark and Lois banter.

I think Jimmy is undercover as a bartender to infiltrate this particular crime family, but that might be wishful thinking.

Bruno had cheesy 1950's comic-book mafia dialogue. That, combined with krpto-currency, Lois as Catwoman, and the low production budget made his scenes feel so, well, "low-budget."

What is the retcon of Shelby? His/her gender? Please explain.

Shelby was a him up until this episode where Lois basically called Shelby a her.

[jobookjunkie]

Annie, brilliant review as always! Can't wait to see what Cedric thinks of Stiletto...

As for me, I'm still speechless! It really was that good.

[ginnyfan]

Oh thank you La Donna! That's exactly how I feel going from Chloe's emotional turmoil in "Stilletto" to a passionate makeout session in "Beast." I know that she cares for Davis and that the show often fast forwards through plot development but... I had the exact same reaction. I find it hard to match her weeping in front of the dumpster with Chloe jumping Davis in "Beast." I guess if the kiss is a misdirection... that makes it a little better.

Great review Annie. Thanks for bringing over that definition of a filler episode. I enjoyed the way you highlighed the amount of time focused on the RBB vs. Doomsday. I'd like to see more of RBB also. And I love the way you bolded the beginning of each section. I don't know if you've always done that... but it made your super long review much easier to read. :o Love what you say about Lois' development. I think that babysitting a beast is a good excuse for Chloe to be a little off her game in terms of losing her laptop.

Great review overall!

[stenochick]

USUAL LONG POST WARNING

.....I give Stiletto and 8 out of 10. It was good, and I enjoyed it, but it wasn't one of my favourites...


Excellent post, Annie!!! I did not want to copy the whole thing but I wanted to comment on how well-written and spot on it was.

----- Added 2 Minutes later -----

Shelby was a him up until this episode where Lois basically called Shelby a her.

Someone should start a ret-con thread just to keep up with all of this. Maybe during the finale there will be a random line about Lois mistakenly forgetting that Shelby is male.

----- Added 11 Minutes later -----

Trying to write and film a scene for something as iconic as the romance between Lois Lane and Clark Kent must be very difficult. I guess that’s why the makers of Smallville didn’t get it quite right in “Stiletto” which featured the first interactions between Lois and what the show calls the “Red Blue Blur” of fictional Metropolis.

There was enough in the interplay between Lois (Erica Durance) and Clark (Tom Welling) that WAS right to still make a good episode, and there were also lots of Smallville fandom in-jokes which marked an improvement for a show that has tried to be internet-savvy before but hasn’t gotten it right until now.

For one thing the makers of the show are obviously dealing with a problem fans have been wondering about for a very long time: how do you explain the fact that Smallville’s Clark Kent eventually turns into Superman, the non-mask wearing king of the comic book heroes, and nobody recognizes him? I mean, even if this Clark dons glasses while on the job, Superman would just look like Clark in tights and a cape.

It’s one big gaping plot hole for the future. I’m pretty sure the original creators didn’t intend for the show to last long enough to encounter the issue, as they stated the “no-tights no-flights” rule early on. Now, however, it’s becoming a distraction.

For the present, the show gets around it by having the first “meeting” between Lois and Clark’s hero-identity come over the phone, as Clark uses modern technology to disguise his voice. It makes a pretty sweet moment, with Clark spying on Lois from the rooftop not unlike a younger Clark spied on Lana Lang through a telescope in the shows’ early years. It does, however, leave that nasty identity problem hanging out there.

The episode focuses on Lois, ever the ambitious reporter, using her thrashing of a mugger as story-fodder to become the city’s newest super-hero, whom she styles Stiletto. Clark, in a LOL moment, theorizes the new girl must be a knife expert. Durance has some good moments playing the fake-heroine, complete with a fetching leather costume that makes noise when she walks.

Lois asks Jimmy Olsen (Aaron Ashmore) to photograph her and inquires if sewing a big S on the front of her costume would be “tacky.” With several knowing winks, writer Caroline Dries lets us know she’s well aware of what she’s up against in taking on material with such a storied history, and that she feels up to the challenge. I didn’t buy it all, but I was smiling most of the time.

One of the problems with the dynamic of the iconic comic book duo is when it becomes a trio. There is a moment when Lois, Clark & Jimmy are all fighting in the same room and against the same foes while saving each other, and it should be epic. But it’s not, mainly due to the lack of spark from third-wheel Jimmy. The writers of Smallville have made some strange choices for the character, plunging him into despair and drugs after a (really, really) short-stint of a marriage to Chloe Sullivan (Allison Mack).

I don’t mind Dark-Jimmy, but putting him on this kind of spiral right when Lois and Clark are starting up robs us of some of the fun in the banter at the Daily Planet. As it is, Lois and Clark’s cute word-play/eye-play at the newspaper is good, but it really needs an audience (other than us). It also needs Perry White, but he’s been MIA since a quick appearance in Season 3.

As for Chloe, anyone who reads me by now knows how in love I am with the character, my favorite on TV now that one Willow Rosenberg resides only in comic book form. Chloe’s in an even darker place than Jimmy right now, and I don’t feel as good about her odds of pulling out of it as I do for his. She lacks the safety-net of the 69 year-old character history that surrounds Jimmy.

Chloe is hiding a handsome paramedic, who is also a serial killer and an unstoppable super-villain, down in her basement (stop and ponder that statement for moment). She’s even taking out the…uh…garbage for him. I buy her reasons, but it doesn’t seem quite as reasonable this week since we don’t get to see Sam Witter’s sympathetic Davis at all, just the monster Doomsday taking care of a mob guy who dares to threaten Chloe.

Mack has one great scene with Welling where she lets him know, even while denying it, that her life is coming apart. Unfortunately, the drama and despair of her situation is jarring (as is Jimmy’s) against the lighter Lois and Clark portions of the show, and there’s no meshing here, just a constant foreshadowing that any laughter will soon turn to tears.

Still there are very good moments. There is a shout-out to shippers in what looks like a nod to Kryptonsite (http://www.kryptonsite.com/forums/../), and Chloe talks about Facebook in a way that makes sense (Smallville is usually surprisingly technologically clumsy for a show with its demographics). And Durance sells Lois, even though some of her actual heroics are a bit unrealistic.

If it feels like a deep breath before the plunge, that’s because it's likely just that. The Doomsday arc will soon take center stage and romance (unless it’s between Chloe and Davis) will have to wait. “Stiletto” wasn’t quite as iconic as the material it takes on. That doesn’t explain why I’m still smiling.

Excellent review. Jeffrey, are you a professional writer?

[tibbit78]

Annie, your Stiletto review was a great review! I enjoyed reading it.

I'm just curious: How many minutes or hours did it take for you to write this whole review? It took me 45 minutes to read this whole review. And I want to tell you: It was worth reading!

Wasn't this a great episode, Annie?

[costas22]

Great review by Annie as usual. Does anyone know when Cedric will give his? I would like his opinion on Chloe as a hostess!

[amalie]

Great review by Annie as usual. Does anyone know when Cedric will give his? I would like his opinion on Chloe as a hostess!


I'm waiting for that one too, Credric's reviews are always fun but this one should be quite...errrm...intriguing

[superjude]

I'm also waiting for Cedric's review. I look forward to his opinion on this one.

[cloisthelegendbegins]

Lovely post Annie, I'm in complete agreement with you on all aspects.

Thanks Amalie! :)

Annie, absolutely WONDERFUL review :)

Thanks Jade! And right back at ya! I read your reviews every week - keep em coming ;)

Annie, Jaderoyale - both of you- wonderful reviews!

Thanks Superjude! :)

Annie, brilliant review as always! Can't wait to see what Cedric thinks of Stiletto...

As for me, I'm still speechless! It really was that good.

Thanks jbookjunkie! :) It was a really fun episode, wasn't it?

Great review Annie. Thanks for bringing over that definition of a filler episode. I enjoyed the way you highlighed the amount of time focused on the RBB vs. Doomsday. I'd like to see more of RBB also. And I love the way you bolded the beginning of each section. I don't know if you've always done that... but it made your super long review much easier to read. :o Love what you say about Lois' development. I think that babysitting a beast is a good excuse for Chloe to be a little off her game in terms of losing her laptop.

Great review overall!

Thanks ginnyfan! Yeah, the filler thing was starting to bug me tbh. And I'd like to see more of the RBB storyline too. I hate when threads of a story are introduced and then dropped for long periods of time. And I just don't see why it couldn't have been peppered throughout the season more than it has. The bolded part at the start of each section is maybe an episode or two old? I know with a long post they can be hard to read so I wanted to kinda punctuate it some, you know? Glad it worked! :D I really enjoyed the Lois development in this episode and the RBB/Triangle stuff was just right for me. The episode DID make me feel more sympathetic for Chloe than I did at the end of Eternal, and I get that the stress added to the mistake she made with the laptop, but in a sense that was another parallel to me - in times of stress Lois throws herself headlong into her work, while on this occasion Chloe was distracted from her work. I just think when lives are on the line and with Chloe's experience and smarts it was a silly mistake. Even in times of great stress I hang onto my laptop like a lifeline. I REALLY don't like where the Doomsday storyline has taken her this year! But you know I love a strong, smart Chloe, right? The Gotham story should say that I hope :o

Excellent post, Annie!!! I did not want to copy the whole thing but I wanted to comment on how well-written and spot on it was.

Thanks stenochick! :) I'll admit I can be a bit lazy with grammar on the boards. Turns out the editing department does more work for me in RL than I'd realized. :o

Annie, your Stiletto review was a great review! I enjoyed reading it.

I'm just curious: How many minutes or hours did it take for you to write this whole review? It took me 45 minutes to read this whole review. And I want to tell you: It was worth reading!

Wasn't this a great episode, Annie?

Thanks Joanne! I'm glad you enjoyed it! What I do is I watch the episode live, then I watch it again without any live discussion thread distractions ;) The third time I watch it scene by scene as I write the review and look up any references I need, so it can take me about an hour (without any interruptions). I guess that's pretty quick, but words are supposedly my thing since I make a living from them...

It was a really fun episode Joanne. Not without problems but I really enjoyed it :D

Great review by Annie as usual. Does anyone know when Cedric will give his? I would like his opinion on Chloe as a hostess!

Thanks costas! :) Like everyone else I'm waiting for the Cedsters review... ;)

[THEcrownsMINE]

7. There was something about STILETTO that didn't really sit right with me...but there were certainly some very funny moments..... ! All I should say is: poor Chloe :(

[La Donna]

Trying to write and film a scene for something as iconic as the romance between Lois Lane and Clark Kent must be very difficult. I guess that’s why the makers of Smallville didn’t get it quite right in “Stiletto” which featured the first interactions between Lois and what the show calls the “Red Blue Blur” of fictional Metropolis.

There was enough in the interplay between Lois (Erica Durance) and Clark (Tom Welling) that WAS right to still make a good episode, and there were also lots of Smallville fandom in-jokes which marked an improvement for a show that has tried to be internet-savvy before but hasn’t gotten it right until now.

For one thing the makers of the show are obviously dealing with a problem fans have been wondering about for a very long time: how do you explain the fact that Smallville’s Clark Kent eventually turns into Superman, the non-mask wearing king of the comic book heroes, and nobody recognizes him? I mean, even if this Clark dons glasses while on the job, Superman would just look like Clark in tights and a cape.

It’s one big gaping plot hole for the future. I’m pretty sure the original creators didn’t intend for the show to last long enough to encounter the issue, as they stated the “no-tights no-flights” rule early on. Now, however, it’s becoming a distraction.

For the present, the show gets around it by having the first “meeting” between Lois and Clark’s hero-identity come over the phone, as Clark uses modern technology to disguise his voice. It makes a pretty sweet moment, with Clark spying on Lois from the rooftop not unlike a younger Clark spied on Lana Lang through a telescope in the shows’ early years. It does, however, leave that nasty identity problem hanging out there.

The episode focuses on Lois, ever the ambitious reporter, using her thrashing of a mugger as story-fodder to become the city’s newest super-hero, whom she styles Stiletto. Clark, in a LOL moment, theorizes the new girl must be a knife expert. Durance has some good moments playing the fake-heroine, complete with a fetching leather costume that makes noise when she walks.

Lois asks Jimmy Olsen (Aaron Ashmore) to photograph her and inquires if sewing a big S on the front of her costume would be “tacky.” With several knowing winks, writer Caroline Dries lets us know she’s well aware of what she’s up against in taking on material with such a storied history, and that she feels up to the challenge. I didn’t buy it all, but I was smiling most of the time.

One of the problems with the dynamic of the iconic comic book duo is when it becomes a trio. There is a moment when Lois, Clark & Jimmy are all fighting in the same room and against the same foes while saving each other, and it should be epic. But it’s not, mainly due to the lack of spark from third-wheel Jimmy. The writers of Smallville have made some strange choices for the character, plunging him into despair and drugs after a (really, really) short-stint of a marriage to Chloe Sullivan (Allison Mack).

I don’t mind Dark-Jimmy, but putting him on this kind of spiral right when Lois and Clark are starting up robs us of some of the fun in the banter at the Daily Planet. As it is, Lois and Clark’s cute word-play/eye-play at the newspaper is good, but it really needs an audience (other than us). It also needs Perry White, but he’s been MIA since a quick appearance in Season 3.

As for Chloe, anyone who reads me by now knows how in love I am with the character, my favorite on TV now that one Willow Rosenberg resides only in comic book form. Chloe’s in an even darker place than Jimmy right now, and I don’t feel as good about her odds of pulling out of it as I do for his. She lacks the safety-net of the 69 year-old character history that surrounds Jimmy.

Chloe is hiding a handsome paramedic, who is also a serial killer and an unstoppable super-villain, down in her basement (stop and ponder that statement for moment). She’s even taking out the…uh…garbage for him. I buy her reasons, but it doesn’t seem quite as reasonable this week since we don’t get to see Sam Witter’s sympathetic Davis at all, just the monster Doomsday taking care of a mob guy who dares to threaten Chloe.

Mack has one great scene with Welling where she lets him know, even while denying it, that her life is coming apart. Unfortunately, the drama and despair of her situation is jarring (as is Jimmy’s) against the lighter Lois and Clark portions of the show, and there’s no meshing here, just a constant foreshadowing that any laughter will soon turn to tears.

Still there are very good moments. There is a shout-out to shippers in what looks like a nod to Kryptonsite (http://www.kryptonsite.com/forums/../), and Chloe talks about Facebook in a way that makes sense (Smallville is usually surprisingly technologically clumsy for a show with its demographics). And Durance sells Lois, even though some of her actual heroics are a bit unrealistic.

If it feels like a deep breath before the plunge, that’s because it's likely just that. The Doomsday arc will soon take center stage and romance (unless it’s between Chloe and Davis) will have to wait. “Stiletto” wasn’t quite as iconic as the material it takes on. That doesn’t explain why I’m still smiling.


Rarely does somebody write a long post where I actually agree with nearly everything they said. But you did it. Love your post and I raise my hand to second it!:)

[Mickey_Bickey]

USUAL LONG POST WARNING

Before I start this week I wanted to address the subject of a 'filler' episode. According to Wiki-Answers:



By that definition I have to say this season Abyss, Power and even Requiem have been filler episodes. When it comes to Stiletto, not so much. I think the thought is that, since the Doomsday storyline is the main plot taking us to the finale, an episode that isn't focussed on that as the 'A' plot is therefore a 'filler'. However, whether people enjoy the other plots that have been explored this season or not, the fact is those story-lines exist and are part of the bigger overall story of Clark Kent's journey to becoming Superman. Stiletto dealt with that journey, it dealt with the RBB storyline, it dealt with the love story between Lois and Clark, it dealt with this seasons theme of secret identities AND it dealt with part of the Doomsday/Chloe storyline. It DID NOT do it with flashbacks, recaps or a summary of what has already happened beyond the usual opening recap and apart from the character of Bruno Mannheim – who may or may not return as part of an Intergang storyline in season nine – it did not introduce strange characters unless we count Lois dressed a Stiletto. It also didn't use random conflicts. So this episode WAS NOT A FILLER.

First up let's just take a moment and talk about the lighting in this episode. It SUCKED. The fact I've had a headache from working up to 12 hours a day in front a computer screen for the last week didn't help any, but when I have to adjust the brightness on my TV screen just to see what the hell is going on, it's a problem. I don't know if it was a directing issue or an editing issue but whatever it was, it didn't work. I get that it's supposed to be night when superheroes come out to play and I get that there's a darkness both metaphorical and literal when it comes to the streets of Metropolis at night and metaphorically in what is going on at the Talon, but to have that same dim lighting throughout – even when the characters where indoors – bugged the hell out of me as a viewer. There were times I could barely see the characters faces. I HATED THAT about this episode. If they're as keen about dropping hints to the Batman universe as they seem to have been of late, then they should take a look at Batman Begins and The Dark Knight to see how 'darkness' can be shown without forcing the viewer to squint. It was really distracting and pulled me out of the story. And anything that does that is B-A-D.

OPENING RECAP and it's plain from the clips they show us that this episode is dealing with secret identities. Immediately I'm glad to see this, because to me the hidden identities theme has certainly been peppered throughout the season, but it has felt very much like the RBB/Clark's secret identity has been left at the wayside in favour of a LOT of screen-time devoted to the Davis/Chloe/Doomsday story. Without Stiletto we would have had Eternal, Beast, Injustice and Doomsday back-to-back with MAJOR screen-time for Davis/Chloe/Doomsday and I honestly would have found that hard to take. Nine episodes this season will have been heavily focussed on that plot-line compared to three (four at most) for the RBB. I get that Clark can't discover the ultimate disguise in one season because that would pretty much be that, but it seems his exploration of it has been pushed aside. So an episode to revisit the RBB story is MORE than welcome as far as I'm concerned, and a much needed break from the darkness and gloom leading up to the season finale.

Lois trying to gatecrash a Press event was cute, particularly when it is something she'll never have a problem with in the future. I said it after Hex and I'll say it again – ANYTHING that shows development of Lois' journey I'm MORE THAN HAPPY to see. People seem to forget that she's on as much of a journey as all the other characters and seem to think that she should have just popped on to the screen as a ready made Iconic Lois Lane, despite the fact that hasn't happened with ANY of the other characters on Smallville and their iconic roles. With that in mind I also think we need to look at the mistakes all the other characters have made along the way and accept that Lois is entitled to make her share of them too. So while seeing her trying to gatecrash a press event might have seemed embarrassing to some people, to me it showed she still has a long way to go career wise and that she's hungry to get there. Her dialogue with Chloe confirmed this:



I thought this was a great opener. It showed how hungry she is, it showed how she's thrown herself into her work, it picked up on her determination to get the RBB exclusive (last mentioned at the end of Identity - yes, it was THAT long ago), and as a major plus it showed some Chlo-Lo love with the girls walking arm-in-arm and having a two way conversation. It was also quite revealing of Lois' personality when she said:



The fact the RBB is heroic, mysterious and unavailable makes him attractive to her. Tracking him down is the kind of challenge she relishes, especially since she took up journalism and discovered she can't let go of a story. And it harks back to the same determination she had to hunt down the Green Arrow, not knowing then – as is the case now – that he was right under her nose the whole time. There was a nice segue from this to Lois stopping for a moment because her heels are killing her, while Chloe continues to her car and discovers two men breaking into it. Chloe calls for Lois when she's attacked and Lois being Lois, she takes the guys on. One gets away while the other one is taken down, and when he's on the ground with Lois' boot on his neck he asks if she's some kind of superhero. I loved the way her face was partially obscured, the way her scarf caught in the wind and the moment of hesitation as the idea came to her on a spur-of-the-moment decision.



Cue opening Credits... Metropolis General Hospital and Chloe is on the phone will Davis, reassuring him she'll be home soon and making sure he's still in the basement. Hmmm. Not sure how I feel about that. A bit too cosy for my liking if I'm honest. Like keeping a serial killer in the basement is something people do every day. Chloe is checking herself out against medical advice when Clark arrives with the comment of:



Immediately telling us that harboring a serial killer has forced Chloe to keep a lower profile than usual. Funny that. She fobs it off as being busy with her Watchtower duties, which Clark answers by saying he thought Oliver was off the grid. Yup, apparently he's in Syria – so Chloe has just contradicted herself, but she deflects by telling Clark she needs his help. Because – wait for it – the laptop that was stolen from her car? Has WATCHTOWER INFORMATION ON IT. I've said it before and I'll say it yet again, this is CHLOE SULLIVAN we're talking about. Did the removal of Brainiac fry more braincells than we've been led to believe? Because she would never have made these kinds of dumb ass mistakes before. Between the whole not investigating Davis thing, the lame excuses she gave Clark in Eternal and now this, I'm beginning to wonder about those braincells. I get that having a serial killer in the basement requires the need to work from home, particularly when you're the only person who can calm him down, but she left her laptop in her car? Are you kidding me?! I don't have secret files on Superheroes, but my entire life is in my laptop – the chances of me leaving it ANYWHERE IT MIGHT BE STOLEN is slim to none. It has a nice little bag to carry it in. So guess what I do? I TAKE IT WITH ME. When a story requires a character who is supposed to be super-smart to do something asinine in order for the plot to work, you know what I call that? A PLOT DEVICE. Smallville relies entirely too heavily on these. Having someone break in to the Isis Foundation would have made more sense and wouldn't have required the dumbing down of Chloe (plus they could have had the same Chlo-Lo conversation on the way there and the fight in a darkened hall). But oh no... Understanding the importance of the missing laptop, Clark heads for the DP and Lois to get information on Stiletto – who Chloe informs him swept in to save the day (according to Lois). Clark assumes the new superhero must be kind of knife expert. Nice touch.

At the Daily Planet we see Lois arguing with the City Editor she dragged out of the same press event she couldn't get into. She's upset that he's going to bury her Stiletto story on page ten. He says he wants pictures for a front page story. Lois says sure, she'll just ask for Stiletto's schedule. I love that Lois, in typical Lois fashion, is arguing with a superior. This is something that harks back to her early days arguing with a three star General and it's something she will continue to do when she has Perry White as her editor. Again it's an Iconic Lois Lane trait, and each and every glimpse of that warms my Mythos loving heart. The City Editor challenges her to get a picture, and again we have another brief hesitation as Lois figures out how to make that happen. When Lois digs a hole, she doesn't use a shovel, she drives an earth mover, so this can't be good. Off she goes to make a phone call...Enter Clark asking about Stiletto.



After a smile in response, he spies her Stiletto article and reads it, surprised that she has managed to get so many quotes. He's even more surprised when Lois says she has her phone number. I liked this interaction as much for the way Lois protected her 'story' as I did for the pro-active way Clark said he had to find Chloe's laptop because it had all her Isis client information on it (something that would have worked even better if the break in had been at Isis, but let's not dwell Annie). Again the protection of a story is something Lois will be fiercely competitive about, even with Clark, and it was nice to get a glimpse of that here – even if the story wasn't real. Lois of course doesn't know who took the laptop, even as Stiletto, so she sends Clark to talk to the guy who was arrested. Again well done, because at this point Lois is unaware of the importance of that laptop compared to the chance at a front page story that might bring the RBB out of hiding...

Ace of Clubs and...JIMMY? At first I was hopeful he was undercover on a freelance story, but alas no, he's working as a bartender. Enter the mugger who got away and we discover through him that the nightclub is being run by Organized Crime – presumably Intergang since the mugger is shown to be Bruno Mannheim. Anyhoo, Jimmy needs an advance on his pay – I'm hoping not for the reason I think it might be – and Bruno okay's it before going back to talk to the 'boss'. Here we're shown a counterfeiting operation, which makes sense with the club there to distribute the money. What we're also told – somewhat randomly – is that they've been using meteor rock to get the metallic tint they needed to the notes. I've thought long and hard about this and on the one side, it kinda makes sense to me. A lot of bank notes have a watermark or a metallic line or 'seal' to them to prove authenticity and that would be one of the most difficult things for a counterfeiter to duplicate. So from that POV the fact that meteor rock helped them do it – although random – is original. What's NOT original is that once again we have the rare-as-a-Starbucks-in-Manhattan effect when it comes to meteor rock. And guess what? It's integral to a later part of the plot. Guess what I'm calling this? Yes, it's another PLOT DEVICE. A necessary one for later on, granted, but if it hadn't already been used 7865499873 times on this show it would have been easier to swallow. Personally at this point I'd far rather – if I have to see more Kryptonite AT ALL – have seen another watch similar to the one in Committed and then Clark could have found out who was making the damn things, got some help from his JL buddies, and got rid of the supply the jeweller was using. But oh no... we'll just toss it randomly in there shall we? Job done. Bruno's boss is trying to enter the big leagues with their operation, getting it away from petty crime on the streets. Bruno is none too happy that caped vigilantes seem to be taking over their territory. So he climbs the corporate lawyer by offing his boss and decides to hunt down superheroes to get his own back. Actually I liked this part, particularly if it IS a set up for Intergang in season nine. Bruno is enough of a thug to make it work. And according to mythology he's part of the Darkseid/Intergang story. So I'm pretty excited about that prospect...

Lois can use a sewing machine???? Nice to see her making her own superhero outfit, but again a bit random and again necessary to the plot. Since this is Smallville and it requires a certain level of suspension of belief, I'll let this one slide.

Jimmy is looking for Lois in an alleyway and in swings Stiletto, who is instantly recognizable to him as Lois Lane. I think the show needs to be careful with over-playing this kind of thing. What makes Lois more instantly recognizable in a disguise with a mask than Clark Kent in glasses or looking exactly the way he does now when wearing the Superman cape? In this case I'll give them the benefit of the doubt again because Jimmy is there specifically to meet Lois, but my suspension of belief only goes so far. Jimmy asks Lois what she's doing and she says she's picking up his rebound. After looking over her outfit, Jimmy hilariously jumps to the wrong conclusion and says he's only just broken up with Chloe.



:lol: I like that's she's still talking to Jimmy after his breakup with her cousin, especially since she was taking Chloe's side according to Clark in Hex.



This line is VERY telling. It shows that Lois really has thrown herself into her work since Clark 'rejected her'. And the fact she's done it without shutting Clark down at every turn in the friendship department goes a long way with me. Clark doesn't know how hurt she was, or how pathetic it was he couldn't even manage a cup of coffee after work with her, but Lois has mentally moved on and has buried her feelings in good, old fashioned work. Jimmy claims to be less interested in his career than he is in the $100 she promised him so he asks what he's shooting and Lois does a little jump off the crates. Meet Stiletto.



:lol: again! Nice shout out to Superman there. Jimmy takes the shots, but he's surprised by what she's doing. He says he must have missed the giant asterisk above Lois Lane's rules of reporting that said 'Or just make it up.' Has everyone read those rules? :) It's then that Lois informs him she sees Stiletto as a means to an end. The RBB may be as unlikely to talk as Jimmy says he is, but Lois figures he might speak to a fellow superhero long enough for that superhero to pitch the writing talents of the great Lois Lane. It's a typical off-the-wall, not quite thought through, Lois Lane plan. Considering some of the lengths Iconic Lois Lane goes to for a story I can completely see why she would try it. And the only way to find out if it's the right or wrong way...



Isis Foundation and Clark super-speeds in to tell Chloe that according to Met PD the guy Stiletto took down posted bail, so Stiletto may be their only hope to get the laptop back. Chloe hasn't been able to find any leads on Stiletto, but she does have something for Clark to look at. Apparently there's a website where people talk about superheroes and they've paired off the RBB with Stiletto and come up with Bluretto. This is a great shout out to the fans but – I'm sorry – as much as I love the shout out; it's random. I have to assume from Lois' dialogue in the last scene and from the fact I haven't been told anything different, that her page ten article ran. I've been led to believe the pictures are to get her a front page story. But the truth is I shouldn't have to make assumptions or fill in the gaps. That's not my job. But again, I can let this slide, especially considering the way members of K-Site can hunt down hard to find pieces of information and share them with the world in a matter of seconds. The fans of Bluretto, think only another cape can understand the RBB. In the same way some Mythos fans think Wonder Woman is a better match for Superman? And it's here Chloe brings up the dreaded subject of Lana and the fact Clark hasn't mentioned her. GOOD POINT CHLOE. Clark looks awkward and brushes over the subject, this time saying he doesn't need a super-powered sidekick when he has Chloe. Chloe points out that she hasn't been the most reliable sidekick of late – yeah, wonder why – and that Oliver and his gang are MIA so maybe having someone on speed dial he can talk to about leading a double life wouldn't be a bad thing for Clark. Clark thinks he and his double life are fine. He just needs to find Stiletto so he can get Chloe's laptop back. Chloe says okay, but she doubts Stiletto can be called out with the spiked heel equivalent of a Bat signal. Okay, so she doesn't use the word Bat Signal, but the intimation was there. And Clark looks like he might have an idea... This scene was a bit flat frankly. Clark couldn't have just come up with that plan anyway? Wasted screen time IMO.

Daily Planet with Lois and Clark at their desks, each trying to persuade the other to go home while they both listen to the police scanner and steal glances at the bags sitting at their feet. At least Lois doesn't have her disguise in a twelve year old kid's backpack. This was a really cute scene. I love scenes like this with them across the desks from each other and have done since the end scene of Odyssey. I also love when Lois gets frustrated and her tongue takes on a life of it's own.



There's just something wonderful about the moments when Lois says something she didn't mean to say and Clark reacts the way he does. He can banter back with her in a way he never does with anyone else, but when she slips up and pays him a compliment he seems to light up. I don't at any point think he seeks her approval, she's probably one of the few he doesn't seek validation from in one form or another, but when she says something nice about him it seems to mean more because he knows it's said begrudgingly. This is a key component to the Iconic Lois Lane and Clark Kent relationship. I loved it in LnC too. And for me, part of Lois Lane's secret identity is the layer of brusqueness, bluster and general snark she hides her softer side beneath. People have to get close to her before they realize that. Clark gets glimpses of that hidden side. What I love about this season is how those glimpses have become more frequent. I'm hoping for more of that, because I think every time it happens they get closer and working together has allowed more opportunities for it to happen. On this occasion the moment is broken by something on the Police scanner and both Lois and Clark immediately make lame excuses to get away – Clark to 'feed Shelby' and Lois to 'get to the gym'. REALLY loved this scene.

Back at the Ace of Clubs Bruno and his goons are talking to Jimmy. He's turned up late for work, with his camera in hand, claiming to have been working on a project. Bruno mentions Jimmy used to be a journalist and asks what he's doing working there. Then he takes the camera, starts looking at the pictures and says blondie looks a lot happier when she's smiling. He didn't look surprised to see her so maybe he's already made the connection to Jimmy? Then he spots the Stiletto pictures and wants to know what's going on. Jimmy doesn't know what he's talking about. Bruno doesn't believe him, probably because Jimmy sucks at lying, and starts beating on him. I really feel sorry for Jimmy this season. He's had a rough ride and just can't seem to catch a break.



Unfortunately I couldn't help but feel there was a grain of truth to that. Jimmy has had a hard time, but he does seem to be on a path of self-destruction. His marriage ending was by no means entirely his fault, but tossing his career away and succumbing to a drug addiction is his own doing. I'm really hoping he can turn this around. Maybe the show felt they had to add an extra dimension to his character, but I always liked the goofiness of Jimmy and his bright-eyed, bushy tailed demeanour. It was something the show is lacking since it's taken on such darkness this season. Poor Jimmy is knocked out, his camera has been tossed over the balcony and Bruno tells his henchman to get someone to hack into Chloe's laptop. Then he confirms what the earlier blondie reference meant by telling the same henchman to go directly to the source and find out what she knows; confirming he knew the link to Jimmy before Jimmy got there. This was a little too subtle on first viewing. It took a second look for me to get it more clearly. But then in fairness I would probably notice more if I wasn't trying to keep up with the live viewing thread on K-Site at the same time ;)

Alarm bells are sounding at a jewellery store and Lois is making comments about the impracticality of her disguise. To me this was up there with Clark's comments about the ridiculousness of Oliver in a red cape and how he would never wear one. When Stiletto rounds a corner she discovers the RBB has beat her to it, so she calls out in the hope he might still be there. A deep voice asks if she's Stiletto, and she turns round, excited at the prospect of actually meeting him only to find Clark standing there. He recognizes her, but she tries to fob it off with a lame English accent and a reference to having to get back to her cave – another Batman shout out. She tries to waltz past him in an extremely camp hands-on-hips kinda way, but Clark does one of those moves I LOVE and gets in her way.



Can I just say how much I LOVE THIS CLARK. When he gets that determined expression, and faces whoever is in front of him head on, it just screams Superman at me. When he does it with Lois – it's sexy as hell. And the fact he would recognize her with a bag over her head? What exactly is it we'd recognize Clark, hmmmmm???



It's this kind of comment from the annals of Superman time that once again warm the cockles of my Mythos loving heart. I LOVE this part of the Lois Lane and Clark Kent dance. There seems to be an unnatural glut of people who know Clark's secret on Smallville, and because of it we miss out on the opportunity of moments when Clark is trying to fool people or hide his secret or when he's making lame excuses to go off and do RBB things. And I'm not just talking about random characters here. I'm talking about the people closest to him and those he spends a lot of time with. It's with those characters and in those situations that he has to work the hardest and I've always loved that. This episode reminded me why. It's one of the MANY reasons I miss Lois when she's not there. When she's not, we tend to have those in the know secret-wise stories. It's the same for Jimmy.

It's here that we get the line about Clark feeding Shelby. After watching the clip prior to the episode I had hoped this would be dealt with in the story. That maybe it was a reference to Clark standing up Chloe at her birthday party or something else. Caroline Dries however, let me down, and instead it stands out as a GLARINGLY OBVIOUS mistake. How can she NOT KNOW that Shelby is a boy. And how would Lois NOW KNOW when she was the one who wanted to name him 'Clarkie'? There are continuity mistakes and then there is this - which is either STUPIDITY or LAZINESS. It's not like this would have taken much fixing at the production end either. Instead Caroline Dries wrote the line, presumably the producers read the script and let the line go through, Erica Durance said the line, Kevin Fair filmed the line and it went through the editing process. I'm sorry but I can't accept this kind of mistake, no matter how small it may be in the greater scheme of things. How difficult would it have been to change the line from:



To:

Lois: You're supposed to be feeding Shelby. Seriously, is there anyone in your life you haven't stood up?

It's not rocket science. And it's little mistakes like this that are completely unacceptable and inexcusable to me and make a complete mockery of the show. I blame everyone for this line – even my beloved Erica – and I don't care how small a mistake it was or how picky it makes me, it's a small mistake that could have been EASILY remedied. I don't even care that Lois brought up the subject of being stood up again. Lois Lane can hold a grudge, that's a well known fact. That she would toss it at Clark when she's annoyed at him is in character too. But that ONE WORD bugged me. It's that saying – for the sake of a nail the shoe was lost, for the sake of a shoe the horse was lost, for the sake of a horse... In this case it was for the sake of one word my patience was lost. There are times when this show rattles my cage. :mad:

Clark isn't happy with Lois playing Stiletto (and quite possibly because his dog had a sex change when no-one was looking). He says he knew she was checking the scanner and that he was there to check she was okay. Good fake, Clark. Obviously she's not okay, by his reckoning, since she's impersonating a superhero. Lois then pokes Clark in the chest the way that always makes me smile and tells him she's IS Stiletto.



The expression on Lois' face when he says this the way he does is classic. It shows the difference in how she reacts to Jimmy and Clark. With Jimmy she vociferously defended her reasoning, with Clark she hesitates for a moment, then tries to reason it out by telling him Stiletto could open doors for her to other superhero stories – like the RBB. It was noticeably different to the way she defended what she was doing with Jimmy - lwas done with less conviction - despite her strut. Clark says the RBB avoids the press for a reason – well, he would know – and what would she say to him that no-one else had? Lois surprises him him by saying she wouldn't talk, she would listen, which catches Clark off guard and makes him ask what if he's not looking for a best friend? Lois reasons super-powered or not every Fred needs a Barney. Clark says not if it's based on a lie. He goes on to say that what she's doing is dangerous, eventually she'll find herself in a situation she can't Stiletto her way out of – because again, he'd know. But Lois argues Stiletto kicked ass the night before – yes, I was right, it didn't all happen in one night – and that he should have seen the guy she took down. Clark said he couldn't because by the time he got there an attorney named Moynahan already got him out so Clark didn't get any information on the break in of Chloe's car. From this Lois is able to identify the attorney as Chris Moynahan - representative of Ron Milano. As Clark says – the biggest crime lord in Metropolis. So let's go save the world,Lois says, she's in the market for a side kick anyway, just don't slow her down. But Clark says no, he's going to track down Milano on his own, Lois is going to do everything she can to make sure her Stiletto story doesn't get published (I'm gonna assume he means the front page version with the pictures Jimmy took and not the one that already went on page ten).

This was an interesting scene. The way Clark reacted to Lois the superhero as opposed to Lana the superhero was very different. With Lana he deferred and became reactive rather than pro-active, with Lois he stood his ground, argued it out with her and was pro-active when they put the pieces together. It's this kind of reporter/working dynamic I'd like to see a lot more of frankly. Also once again, we had Clark being a positive influence on Lois. While she'd been off on a tangent with the whole Stiletto thing to track down the RBB, she'd missed the real story. There's a lesson to be learned there and one I would hope to see her benefit from in the future. Like I said at the start, the Lois Lane of this show is not a done deal – she's on as much of a journey as everyone else – and this episode was part of that journey. It's not so much about the questionable methods she used to get a story, because Lois Lane will use many, MANY questionable methods in the future. What this was about, to me, is the fact she dropped the ball. By following up on the mugger, she would have found out about the attorney and immediately connected him to Milano the way she did when Clark brought it up. That would have led her not only to the mugger, but to the counterfeiting ring. And THAT is the kind of story Iconic Lois Lane will chase in the future and do everything in her power to uncover. A YOUNG Lois Lane made a mistake. But, since Batman shout outs seem to have been a theme in this episode I'll cite Batman Begins and say: Why do we fall Miss Lois? So we can get back up. It's all part of the learning curve for Lois and that's part of the reason I enjoyed this episode. There hasn't been anywhere near enough time spent on Lois Lane's journey on this show IMO. And it's about damn time that changed. ESPECIALLY since she'll be such a major part of Clark's life in the future.

Back at The Talon and Bruno's henchman has got to Chloe and is threatening her with a knife while demanding she tell him what she knows about the whereabouts of Stiletto. Didn't read the Serial Killer warning on the basement door did we Mr. Henchman? The second he draws blood, he literally releases the beast and is dragged screaming into the basement. Does Chloe yell at Davis to stop or try to use the supposed calming influence she has on him? No. I hate this storyline. Next we see Chloe in the apartment tending to her wound and wrapping a scarf around her neck to disguise it as Lois appears. She says she thought Lois was tracking down Stiletto, Lois says that story broke the proverbial heel. The dialogue has been a bit sucky in this episode I have to say. Also have to say that Chloe's suggestion Lois go down some Tequila was a bit crass. I get that she has the serial killer worry, but she really is alienating everyone around her while hiding him. Even Lois seemed a bit taken aback, commenting that she wasn't actually there to hang out but she gets the loud and clear invitation to leave. Was it the crass remark or the open door that gave it away for you, Lois? Even when Lois says that she's been calling Jimmy and he's not answering his phone, Chloe's attitude was seriously off. Jimmy was friends with the people around you Chloe – there all supposed to pick a side, choose you and ignore Jimmy? Grow up. This lack of consideration for everyone around her is really starting the bug the hell out of me. Her initial attitude when Lois reveals she's Stiletto also bugged the hell out of me. Don't you DARE go holier-than-thou on Lois about what she's done when you're doing what you're doing Chloe Sullivan! A dumb move to track down a story is NOTHING compared to harbouring a serial killer and the fact he's just MURDERED SOMEONE in your basement. Have I mentioned how much I hate this storyline??? Lois knows she's messed up and asks has Chloe never gotten in over her head? And for a minute – for JUST A MINUTE – I thought Chloe was going to confide in SOMEONE. I literally held my breath. But no, of course not, instead she says Jimmy will be at the Ace Of Clubs. Lois thanks her for understanding. Chloe smiles and says any time, Lois. I want to grab Chloe by the shoulders and shake some sense into her.

Clark is using his super-hearing at the Ace Of Clubs, where they've managed to hack into Chloe's laptop and are looking at Justice League files – complete with profiles and the FACES of the team. I still can't get over the fact Chloe left that in her car. Way to go with the Watchtower security to say nothing of a little thing called TEAMWORK when it comes to Davis. Clark super-speeds into the room to retrieve the laptop and is immediately floored by the counterfeiters Kryptonite infused bank notes. :rolleyes: The Kryptonite money in the air effect was pretty lame too. Can't Clark SEE that stuff through walls? Oh that's right, he didn't LOOK through the wall. And he's not alone on the floor. Jimmy's there too.

Lois pulls up outside and finds Jimmy's camera on the ground. It's cute that he labels it with a name tag. When Lois gets to the roof she looks down through a skylight and sees Bruno kicking Clark while he's down. He wants to know how he got in there. His henchman says he should ease up cos he's going to kill him. Lois tries to call for help but the battery on her phone is dead. Ain't that always the way? Bruno finds Clark's press pass and puts two and two together – an ex-employee of the DP is already on the floor and now he has a reporter there? Has to look like they were investigating him doesn't it? He pulls a gun. Lois has had enough. She dons her mask, loses the coat, and as Bruno holds the gun to Clark's head, she drops down through the skylight in a shower of broken glass, kicking Bruno out of the way before she hits the floor. GO LOIS!!! She's as shocked as Clark was when she dropped in. The irony is, if she hadn't created Stiletto things might have been very different for Clark and for Jimmy but she also mightn't have been there to save them. As it is, she goes straight to Jimmy and Bruno points the gun at her to take her out. Clark sees this, yells her name, and fights the effects of the Kryptonite to leap in front of the bullet and get shot saving her life. Lois and Jimmy deal with Bruno, then a tearful Lois goes to Clark, obviously deeply effected by what he's done and the fact he's been hurt.

How many ways did I LOVE THIS SCENE. Well let's see shall we? The iconic trio in danger together – WONDERFUL and LONG OVERDUE. Lois to the rescue – I swear, a caped crusader dropping down through a skylight just NEVER gets old for me. Clark jumping in the way of the bullet to save Lois, even when he's weakened by Kryptonite – how can I NOT love that kind of Superman-ly action? Lois' response to the fact he's been shot – deny it all you want Lois, you still LOVE the guy. Jimmy and Lois seeing him bleed so it will put doubt in their minds when it comes to him being the RBB any time in the future – now THAT'S what I'm talking about Smallville! This scene was MADE OF WIN.

Back at the Talon and – heaven help me – Chloe is carrying bags of squooshy body parts to a dumpster. Davis can't even clean up his own mess? He couldn't leave the basement in the wee small hours when no-one was around in SMALLVILLE – which is hardly the night-life capitol of the world - to do it himself? He NEVER leaves the basement? Is there a bathroom down there? Or does Chloe dispose of THAT kind of human waste too??? This scene was DREADFUL. The depths Chloe has sunk to are all too apparent, even before she sees the blood on her hands. It reminded me of Lady MacBeth, racked with guilt for the crimes she and her husband have committed, with blood that won't wash off her hands. As Chloe looks at the blood, she breaks down and the wonderfully creepy Doomsday theme music plays. A very powerful scene, even though it was absolutely dreadful. I just don't see how Chloe comes back from this. I felt bad for her, but at the same time, she made a decision. She locked that basement door from the inside and now she's paying the price. Do I think it's accidental that those body bags were one red, one blue aka the Superman colors. Do I hell. But there was nothing remotely heroic about what Chloe was doing in this scene. And she ended up crouched down beside the dumpster; weeping. A fallen heroine. She is now guilty of harbouring a murderer, guilty of concealing a crime, and as she was there when the henchman was killed and did nothing about it, I'm pretty sure she's guilty of collusion. She HID-THE-BODY-PARTS. Whatever her redemption is or the price she's gonna pay for the decisions she's made – it's gonna be HUGE. And after this scene I really can't see how IN HELL she's in love with Davis.

Back at the Daily Planet in the best damn lit scene of the entire episode so far, and Clark is reading Lois' front page story on 'Mob Men Behind Bars' when Lois appears with frosted bear-claws, coffee and Clark's paperwork. She's obviously feeling guilty about Clark getting shot. Which in fairness wasn't ENTIRELY her fault. She saved his life, he saved hers in return. And he was there because he was hunting down Chloe's laptop so technically it's partly Chloe's fault too. Clark playing up his 'injury' was HILARIOUS. But when he mentions her front page story, she's not as pleased about it as she was last time she got one. Yup, she learned her lesson this time and the fact Clark could have been killed has really effected her. I LOVED this scene SO MUCH. And not because it showed Clark madly in love with Lois all of a sudden, because frankly I still think he's fighting that the way Lois was in the early part of the season, but because we saw the softer, contrite side of Lois admitting her mistakes and Clark realizing that and saying she was welcome before she was forced to thank him. And because there was still that wonderful back and forth between them that shows them getting closer. For Lois to say that she'd also learned she wasn't cut out for the same life of solitude as the RBB was wonderful. She had more insight into what it took to do what he does and Clark could see that. GREAT STUFF.



Having made me grin like an idiot we then jump to an alleyway and Jimmy is buying pills. The show giveth with one hand and it taketh with the other. I feel so bad for Jimmy following this path and I really do hope there's some kind of turnaround pretty soon. One thing that worries me is the wad of cash he had with him. It looked like a lot more than the $100 Lois had promised him for the Stiletto pictures. And if it's counterfeit money then that could come back to bite Clark in the ass at some point. I hope I'm wrong about that.

At the Talon Chloe is cooking enough food to feed twenty Doomsday's when Clark drops by for a visit to return her laptop. She's learned her lesson too apparently and won't be leaving it lying around again. Good to know. He's obviously concerned about her when she tries to say it's comfort food she's making, you know, after what she's been through of late and all. When Clark doesn't buy that, she then says she's feeling guilty that he almost died trying to get her computer back (glad someone else knew she was partly to blame). Clark tries to reach out to her and says he's there for him if she needs him. But no, a tearful Chloe says she just needs some space, not a super-save. So Clark has to accept that and leave. There really is a growing rift between these two, one that Chloe has created whether she's trying to protect him or because she genuinely cares about Davis or because she thinks it's the best thing for both Clark and Davis. I know Clark will forgive her, that's the Clark Kent way after all, but I really don't see how he'll forget it or how there's a quick fix for this, or how Chloe not reaching out for help to ANY of the Justice League demonstrates she's the kind of team-player who can take on the role of Watchtower. It's as if this season her character has gradually been de-constructed and it hasn't been pleasant to watch. I'll say it again: I don't know how she's going to come back from this.

Switch to a darkened street in Metropolis and Lois has been sent an anonymous note, interestingly enough on red and blue paper. Wonder who that could be from then. Just when she thinks it's a wild goose chase, the phone rings in a nearby phone-booth, and when she answers it, an electronically altered voice asks if this is Lois Lane, the reporter. Who wants to know she asks – this is the Red and Blue Blur he answers. He then super-speeds in and drops a newspaper at her feet to prove it's him. From the moment this scene began I knew it was going to be something special. Clark, in his RBB outfit, is stood on a building looking down on her and when he calls her Miss Lane my Mythos loving heart skipped a beat.



Sigh. Lois then babbles for a while and Clark seems surprised she's nervous.



With that Superman: The Movie shout out, my Mythos loving heart just may burst. This was the sweetest phone conversation. From Clark's expressions as he reacted to the things Lois said and the way she was when she spoke to him, to the little hints at the future, to the way he reassured her she was good at her job when she said she felt she didn't know who she'd be without it, to the moment when she said she didn't want the story – what she wanted to know was what he needed – I SWEAR I was hanging on every word. Was it the most romantic moment of the last part of the season as touted by the producers? Well I would have to say the previous DP scene with Lois and Clark was equally romantic. What I LOVED about this scene was that Clark had done it specifically to make Lois happy and how happy he was that she was happy. It was just the sweetest thing to do. He complimented her, reassured her and reacted to her softness and nervousness in a way he would never get to do as Clark Kent. Mostly because she would never let her guard down with Clark the way she did with the RBB. There's a certain safety in anonymity. Plus Lois may have had a bit of a crush before the Stiletto experience, and I think she still does, but her recent experiences gave her a glimpse of what his life is like and she understands what it takes more than before. In understanding another person it can only help bring you closer to them and vice-versa, and this scene, from Clark's POV, allowed him to know she understands. It's another step closer. Thanks to Infamous, he knows how she would react to what he can do and who he is, but now it's more than that. He knows she understands – something he didn't have time to learn when he changed the timeline. And the fact they used this episode to show that, while at the same time showing Lois and Clark getting closer as Lois and Clark really reassured me the triangle of two isn't going to be used as a way of stalling the building romance. It's a way for Clark to get closer to Lois while Lois can demonstrate how she can be supportive of what he does as the RBB. That can only bode well for the future. And with the lack of a handsome Superman persona to take her flying, Lois is less likely to become as smitten with him as previous Lois Lane's. THIS Lois Lane fell for Clark Kent first and now this Clark Kent is finding it more and more difficult to avoid the fact he's drawn to her. I think it's only a matter of time before he realizes she's the one. But the slow build and this use of the triangle is spot on for me after the mid-season nightmare. I can't wait to see where it goes from here.

All in all there was a great deal to like about Stiletto, despite moments of real cheesiness and the accompanying cheesy soundtrack that played at times to camp it up. Continuity wise – which is one of my big things as many of you know – it really didn't do a bad job. It took what was already there and added to it and apart from the Shelby problem, there was nothing that jumped out at me and screamed major mistake the way SO MUCH did in the train wreck that was Eternal. The lighting bothered me, some of the dialogue irked me, a couple of the scenes felt a little flat when compared to others, but all in all I did enjoy it and there was character development, it touched on several of this years themes and added to them and it continued story-lines. It was NOT a filler in any way, shape or form. But there was just something that bugged me about this episode and that's the reason it took me longer than normal to review it. I think part of it may have been some of the scenes that were a little flat, some of it was how much the lighting bothered me, maybe the pacing wasn't just right for me (though I can't say I noticed that when watching it live). But then I thought about it some more and maybe it's just me. Maybe I expected too much and BQM has set the bar a lot higher than before. Hex remains one of my favourite, if not the favourite, episode's of the season and Stiletto just didn't have the same spark of magic – despite all the Mythos shout-outs that warmed my heart. I think I expected that same magic in what is Lois' second from last appearance of the season. Maybe that effected me too – knowing that after Stiletto we descend into darkness again on the lead up to the finale, with a storyline I don't particularly like and feel has been over-played. Maybe I've just allowed the recent negativity on boards to drag me down and I need to take a step back so I can watch the show the way I used to – without other people's opinions ringing in my ear. Maybe it was a combination of all those things. I don't know what it was. But whatever it was, the something that didn't feel right bugged me and for that reason the episode just wasn't as enjoyable as it could have been.

It was no Hex, but it was no Eternal either, so with an extra point for all the hints at the Mythos I give Stiletto and 8 out of 10. It was good, and I enjoyed it, but it wasn't one of my favourites.

Next up is Beast. Didn't like what I saw in the trailer. I'm depressed already. :(


Annie, Terrific review! I love your insight on this episode! I too agree with you about the lighting, and I want to thank you especially for addressing the "filler" accusations so well! You're very well written and knowledgable, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading some things that you pointed out that I had not noticed while watching the episode.

Symbolically, I took the red and blue trash bags that Chloe dumped as her "throwing away her friendship with Clark". After reading your viewpoint it pretty much sums it up that Chloe is now gone to the point of no return! The guilt and betrayal is evident!

I also agree that they are using the triangle to bring Lois and Clark closer together, and after I watched Hex I felt that Clark was definitely falling in love with her. He's trying to push those feelings down, but the way he looks at her, there's no denying it. I loved the DP scene too, especially the way Lois looked down then back up to catch Clark looking at her so lovingly. I loved how she took back the food she brought, and he too looked very amused by it. They truly have a special dynamic that is so enjoyable to watch!

Great job, and thank you for writing it!:)

[alejandrita439]

i love it :)
i gave it a 9

[Fallen One]

Smallville Studios, a few weeks ago...

Brian Peterson: Ah. This is wonderful. I love doing these Easter Egg hunts here with the local Cub Scouts. We stopped doing these things in the late 80s.

Lois Lane: Because of financial cutbacks?

Peterson: No. Because of the Meteor Shower. Anyway, let's get started. (to the assembled crowd) Hello everyone and welcome to Smallville's Easter Egg Hunt With The Stars. We want to welcome Cub Scout Pack 152 to the event. Hello everyone. I'm sure you're all big Smallville fans.

Cub Scouts All Cheer.

Chloe Sullivan: Wow. You certainly are big fans of ours. Look at this kid right here. He has red eyes just like Martian Manhunter! That's cute. You a Martian Manhunter fan, kid?

Cub Scout Timmy: No. I have allergies.

Jimmy Olsen: (thinking for a moment) Can I have one?

Lois: (whispering) Jimmy, we need to talk about this storyline of yours. Its getting out of hand.

Kelly Souders: (continuing) Anyway, today you'll be going up against your favorite Smallville stars in an Easter Egg hunt. You kids ready? Great! First, let me introduce you all to our main character - Clark Kent.

Clark Kent: Yo.

Cub Scout Joey: Hey! That's the guy who felt my mom's red jacket at the 7-11 this morning!

Clark snaps his head to Lois in denial.

Clark: He's lying!

Lois: You promised me you'd stop.

Peterson: Also from Smallville.. Retcon!

Silence.

Peterson: (pointing) It was a joke.

Silence.

Sounders: Look. Let's just get this thing started. There are about 15 eggs hidden among all the pageantry of Smallville Studios. It's up to you scouts and our characters to find them. Now, avoid the green ones if you can. First prize gets a $100 gift certificate to our show. Are you ready? I said, are you ready?

Cub Scouts cheer.

Souders: Go!

Children and Smallville stars scurry about. Immediately one scout finds an egg hidden underneath a giant picture of Al Gough and Satan drinking beer.

Cub Scout Billy: I found one! An egg! I'm winning!

A short distance away Jimmy approaches the Easter Bunny.

Jimmy: So you're a bunny, huh?

Easter Bunny nods.

Jimmy: Why are you wearing a bowtie? Where did you get a bowtie?

Easter Bunny shrugs.

Jimmy: (irate) HOW DID YOU GET A BOWTIE?! You can't buy it! You don't have any pockets to hold money! Hell, you DON'T EVEN HAVE PANTS!

Lois: (grabbing Jimmy in a headlock) Excuse us.

From across the room Doomsday stares at the egg for a second before slaming his hand into it – spraying yolk everywhere.

Chloe: Doomy. We discussed this. You don't smash the eggs. You hold them.

Doomsday: Now when you say hold them, do you mean smash them?

Chloe: No. I mean hold them.

Doomsday: …like in a smashing motion?

Chloe: No. Like in a holding motion.

Doomsday: (perplexed) But then how do they get smashed?

Peterson: Are you kidding me? You're supposed to…

Clark comes running over and raising his hand.

Clark: Excuse me! Brian! Hey! Um. (points) He's cursing.

Cub Scout Billy: I am not!

Clark: He said the S curse. He said, "Who do they think I am? I'm not S – U – P – E - R - M - A - N." I told him I'm telling.

Billy: I did not! You're just saying that because I found more eggs than you!

Peterson: Is that so? Let's find out. OK, everyone! Come in. Time to count up the eggs. Put what you found up here and we'll count them. Dooms, your yolky hands don't count as an egg.

After a few moments of counting, Peterson and Souders returns to the crowd.

Souders: Wow. The final tally is in. It seems that Billy found 6 eggs! He narrowly has beaten Clark, who only found 5 eggs and hair mousse. So it's my pleasure to give the $100 certificate award to… myself, via a kind donation from our trooper Billy. Everyone, give it up for him.

Polite applause.

Cub Scout Billy: Hey! Wait! Thats my award!

Peterson: Of course. And per the contract your parents signed, the winner donates his money to our budget. Congradulations kiddo.

Billy: This stinks! Your budget stinks, Peterson!

Clark: (not picking up the sarcasm) Ha ha. Exactly!

Peterson: OK. Enough. Charity time over. Everyone get off my property before I release the hounds…
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Whats up, docs. Time to get this episode rolling. Its been a 3 week hiatus and Lana still sucks. So scroll down and lets do this.

Previously ON!

Double identities are novel idea, fruity tic tacs are addictive, Chloe thought she belonged in Isis, being around a murderer helps Davis be a better murderer, Lois won't stop until Clark poses for her interview, Clark wished her luck.

Pan down at a theatre hosting the Edward Murrow press society. Oh please, thats just a Arby's for reporters. Those are a lot of extras though.. ohh and a limo too. You spoil us, CW. Some annoyed pinhead snarks at Lois about not being on "the list". Lois asks her to check again and brags about her career at the DP only to be turned down once more. Doesn't this chick remind you of those annoying people at the mall that try to spray you to death with cologne when you're walking through cosmetics? After suppressing her urge to kill, Lois tries to charm her way in but the pinhead is adamant that Lois WILL respect her author-i-tah. Is this the part where Lois goes back to her monster truck and runs everybody over? Sadly no, but she winds up to cuss out the pinhead but is interrupted by a voice that seems familiar.

I glance over at my dog who puts his paw over his face, its Chloe.

Lois thanks her for coming and very loudly mentions the "gargoyle" at the gate who wouldn't let her in. The look on the gargoyle's face is priceless. She's besmirched I tell you, besmirched! Off the cousins walk back to Chloe's car, with Lois feeling blue about the evening and about her lack of a big headline recently. After Lois brings up the RBB, Chloe mentions Lois' previous desire to give up scooping capes because the RBBlurster ignored her opened letter for a sit down. Nonsense! Lois just thinks she went about it the wrong way and wants to aim for lower heroes first. Chloe calls her a groupie and Lois gets this dreamy look on her face as she gushes about the bluemiester's heroics and his mysterious nature. Its just professional admiration though, maybe, I think. Before a truck can run her over, Chloe asks Lois to get a move on as she runs for her car.

Just as Lois rests her feet, she hears the screams of Chloe struggling with a mugger. Rushing to the scene, Lois finds two thieves demanding the keys to her car. Frustrated, the guy just grabs the purse and backhands Chloe out cold. I turn to my dog and give a determined Superman nod. I hear the sound of celery breaking and turn to see this guy on the ground, apparently slugged by Lois. His friend wants a piece of her and gets a kick to the cradle for his troubles while his partner gets away in Chloe's car. I hope no poor kid looks directly at that car in the sunlight.

Still angry, Lois turns her attention to the remaining guy and kicks him in the face then poses over him. When asked who is she, Lois tells him to call her Stiletto. Lois, I'd call you Hector Alveraz if you wanted me to.

Opening Credits. Fun Fact: These graphics were made from Kryptonite.

Metropolis General. Chloe is on the phone with Davis telling him to settle down, grab some dolphin safe tuna, and that she'll be home to pet him soon. A doctor interrupts, suggesting that she stay over night for observations. Chloe declines and was rushing out the room when Clark comes in to check on her and follows behind. Still in a hurry, she apologizes for not returning his calls and for not visiting him at all over the past week. When Clark asks what she's been up to she lies that she's been busy with the League. Nerd speak, then she asks a favor of him.

Her stolen car had her laptop with all the JL's info on it, which she carried around like it was a pack of tropical fruit bubblicious. Clark can't believe what he's hearing and I could only imagine what Oliver would do if he learned about this. Clark asks if the files are at least encrypted and she says no. She half-heartedly apologizes then urges him to find it for her. He asks if she got a good look at the guys who took it and she didn't but says that a heroine that Lois said saved them did - Stiletto.

"...must be some kind of knife expert." Dectective Clark Kent, 7:10 PM.

You can't make this stuff up. What the hell is he talking about?? Anyway as Chloe boards an elevator, he asks where Lois is and Chloe hints that she's chasing after Stiletto, in her snotty way of course.

Daily Planet. The faux Mulder is back and he walks out of his office getting an ear full from Lois, upset that her Stiletto story is only worthy of being printed on page 10. His reasoning is simple - she had no pictures. Maybe some Veritas members could draw the scene for him. Lois acts like Stiletto is camera shy but what her editor only wants is a pic of her in action, not necessarily a face shot. Lois balks at having to do that and the Editor tries some reverse psychology that seems to do the trick. Lois gets an idea and walks to the phone to call Jimmy, but Clark calls out to her.

He asks about Stiletto to which Lois assumes he's looking for pics of her. Ignoring that, he looks over Lois' story as she sarcastically thanks him for asking if she was fine. He looks impressed that Stiletto gave her so many quotes. Lois starts to feel uneasy, but she confirms her story as she grabs the paper from Clark. He asks if she could put him in contact with the heroine and you could see Lois thinking of an exit strategy in her head. She tells him she can't give out Stiletto's info all willy nilly, adding that she was even given her phone number. Clark looks more impressed and tells Lois part of why getting back Chloe's computer is important. No dice, Lois suggests he question the suspect the cops picked up. No soup for you, Clark.

Ace of Clubs. When this scene first started, I was in the kitchen getting some bacon bits and said out loud: "Ace of Clubs" as soon as I heard the music. How did I know? Think of the worst club music ever - now play it on repeat in your head. Your welcome. Some chicks are the bar awaiting their drinks and Jimmy Olsen is the bartender. He puts some olives in their distilled water and lets them be on their merry way. The thug that got away with Chloe's car walks up and orders some whisky. Some guy walks up behind him and calls him ugly before saying the boss wants to see him pronto. Before he leaves Jimmy places a hand on his shoulder and asks for an advance of his check. Ugly says he'll talk to his people and get back to him. Jimmy gives a goofy smile that soon fades.

In the backroom there's a counterfeit money machine printing millions. The boss guy sees Ugly and starts in on him for purse snatching when they have all the money they could ever want. Sounds like good advice to me, what say you Ugly? Ugly says he doesn't care about the money but cares about reminding folks that they own the city, not cape wearing freaks.

So... basically.. you're insane, Ugly. Is that it?

The boss makes fun of them getting their butts kicked by Stiletto and Ugly loses his temper, questioning his boss' leadership. After a shouting match, the boss reminds him that they are a business now and not into petty crimes. Again, good advice but Ugly takes out a gun and shoots the guy. Why? I have NO IDEA. These other mobsters look just as confused as I did. Bruno tells them to get ready to go cape hunting, starting with Stiletto.

I see a sewing machine getting busy with some leather, a thigh boot being zipped up slowly, bare backage being covered by just a vest, a smooth stiletto being shined, hazel eyes being covered with a mask. Boy this is like one of those dreams I had where this medieval lady tortured me with peaches. It just got better. Reveal Lois who admires her hotness in the mirror. Hello gutter, scoot over let me make myself comfortable. Ohh grey poupon too

Commercial Break. According to Burger King, real Men eat Whoppers. So if you take a girl on a date and she gets a Whopper, you might want to run.

What did you say, Peterson? Huh? Do you know who the hell I am, pal? I'm Lois Lane! I'm the star reporter, buddy. I know who draws the money! I know. Not you! If anyone has a problem with that, they can eat a kick to the jaw. You hear me back there, Tess? You can leave! I'm Lois Lane! I'm Clark's desti…

Uh, excuse me, Ms. Lane. It's time for you to do your scene now. Uh, Ms. Lane? Were you talking to the Coffeemaker again?

I…uh. Well, I…uh… Don't look at me!

Abandoned Alley. Jimmy walks down the alley calling for Lois. Behind his back you see this black and tan blur with red lipstick swing from a rope, almost taking him out. Poor Jimmy turns around in terror and clinches his camera only to see Lois posing with her hands on her hips, all smiles. I'm smiling too but its for a completely different reason. Jimmy's still a little freaked and asks her what's up. Lois smiles at him and tells him she's picking up his rebound and walks awkwardly to a fan.

Jimmy's mouth drops. This is GOLD and it gets better.

She walks over to this fan and turns it on, blowing her hair and this fake smog around them. A chick dressed like a domanatrix, in a back alley, with fake smog, and a fan that blows her hair? Jimmy is thinking the same I am - Cinemax. He looks her over and tells her he's flattered but that he just broke up with Chloe. If I could, I would have shot this idiot. Who cares about Chloe!! Lois catches on to what he's thinking.

"Ew. No. I meant rebound your career." - Lois Lane, with the greatest bitter beer face, 7:17 PM.

When asked what she wants photographed, Lois climbs some crates and announces she's Metropolis' newest superhero. Jimmy of course looks at her like she's insane, but then she jumps off the crates, striking a pose for Jimmy. In a good nod to the Superman suit, she asks if it would be tacky if she sewed a S on her chest. I would love to hear the producers answer that question under oath.

PS: Depends on what your definition of is, is.

Jimmy expresses some concern about Lois' idea since she's making up the story, but Lois explains that she's just trying to get the Blur's attention, now VOGUE, and that when the blur meets her she'll get him to go to Lois, VOGUE and smile, and for him to email the photos to her editor. Oh the camera just loves her!

Isis. And I was on such a high too. Clark speeds in to tell Chloe that Stiletto is their only hope of getting back her laptop since the crook that was arrested got out on bail. Chloe hasn't found anything on Stiletto but she did find a shipper website for Metropolis' new "it" couple - Bluretto. Clark steps forward and reads some of this stuff with a slight smile on his face as Chloe smiles away. She thinks the shippers have a point, but Clark denies wanting a relationship with anyone at this point. Instead of mentioning Lois, Chloe decides to spit in our faces and ask him why he hasn't talked about Lana since she left.

The reason is simple Chloe: Shut up.

After Clark deflects that insanity, she tries to get him to consider Stiletto again but he wants to focus on finding her laptop. For the health of my heart, thats a good idea Clark. When she wonders how will he get Stiletto's attention, Clark gets an idea. This should be good.

Thats no small moon! Thats a space station!

Daily Planet. After the shot of that humongous moon, Clark and Lois sit at their desks pretending to type when actually they are both monitoring the police scanner. Lois looks at the time and tries to get Clark to leave, but Clark makes up an excuse to stay. He glances at her then down at his red backpack, then back at her. She glances at Clark, then down to her duffle bag, then back at Clark. All that was missing from this scene is Chinese takeout.

Lois tries again to get him to leave but he says its OK if she leaves and that he'll pass along any messages left by RBB. This starts some banter as Lois teases his copy boy status. Clark's all smiles as he counters. For a moment it looks like the banter would continue until she accidently tells him he's wasting his potential by being just a copy boy. Clark stops and smiles proudly while Lois stops, realizing she had just given him a compliment. Their silence is broken by talk over the police scanner. Together they stand, giving the worst lies ever then running their separate ways, bags in hand. Ha! That was a fun scene.

Ace of Clubs. Jimmy arrives late for work and Bruno takes his camera and teases him. Its all fun and games until a photo of Stiletto is seen. Bruno's tone changes and he demands info from Jimmy or else things will get.. ugly! I know, shut up. True and blue, Jimmy plays dumb and protects Lois' identity but he gets shoved onto the balcony by one of Bruno's goons. After denying that he knows Stiletto, Jimmy gets cracked in the face with his camera. Dragged to his feet, he's questioned about Stiletto's whereabouts again and still doesn't tell, and he gets knocked down again. This is pretty messed up. Jimmy gets dragged to his feet one more time and has the camera broken to pieces this time, knocking him out. Ugly's ugly face then tells his goon to tell someone to hack Chloe's laptop, then for him to question Chloe about Stiletto. Come on producers, give the guy a break. Um, I said give the guy a break.

Commercial Break. Twix - It's all in the mix. That's a bit vague. What's all? Broken glass? Cyanide? I smell almonds.

Suicide Slum. Hotness stands at a robbed jewelry store, disappointed that she didn't get there in time. She walks down the block looking for the crook, the leather chafing her thighs and making a rubber duck noise, but I'm not hatin'. Adding to that is the pain her heels are giving her. A few feet later she comes upon the criminal, knocked out with a vent tied around him. She suspects the Blur had already made it there and calls out for him.

Clark, who planned to make it there and wait to meet Stiletto, steps out from the shadows and asks for her. Lois smiles and turns to see the the mysterious... farmboy. Her face dropped like mine when I see a bill in the mail. Clark steps forward and realizes she's Lois. Busted. Lois changes her voice and attempts to walk away like a flamingo only to be stopped by Clark blocking her path. She steps to left and he's there. Another step to the right and it doesn't work.. hmm step, step, just step it to the left... step it to the right...step it to the back..hey whats up with that?

::Ahem:: Sorry, that old song gets stuck in my head sometimes. I'm OK now.

Clark takes off her mask and asks her whats the dealio but Lois deflects things onto Shelby. Thats right, blame the poor dog with a gender problem. She walks away and Clark follows, trying to make up an excuse for why he was there as well. When he mentions her impersonating the Stiletto she stops, punches him with her cape, then tells him she is Stiletto. Clark looks disappointed but Lois seems lighter on her feet now that she's told someone her secret, supposing that her identity could lead to her getting a interview with the Blur.

Clark tries to explain why this hero doesn't do interviews and asks her what would she differently from any other reporter. She offers to just be someone he could talk to, an answer that surprises Clark a bit. The subject is changed back to her Stiletto identity and the danger it poses. When Lois' mentions her recent handy work Clark tells her the guy was released on bail. Now knowing that he's a mobster she suggests Clark be her sidekick as they track this guy down. You gotta love Lois. Clark declines and suggests she use her time to kill the Stiletto story.

Talon. Chloe walks downstairs carrying a glass of water when that goon grabs her from behind and demands info about Stiletto. After denying anything she knocks him away and makes for that basement door but is grabbed before she reaches it. The goon takes out a knife and threatens to cut her throat if she doesn't spill. To be fair - she really doesn't know who Stiletto is, but he doesn't believe her and starts to slice her throat. I didn't know whether to cheer loud or cheer louder. But before I can decide, Doomsday opens that door and pulls the guy in, killing him in the basement. Chloe stands there shaken, holding her neck. Well, at least she doesn't taser herself.

Later, Lois shows up to the apartment. She notices that Chloe jumps in her skin and asks her if she's OK. Chloe looks guilty and asks Lois why she's there. Lois tells her she killed the Stiletto story but before she could say more Chloe tries to rush her out. Throughout this entire convo Lois is looking at her suspiciously, knowing something is up. She tells her she's really there to find Jimmy because she was looking for him. Instead of just saying where Jimmy was, Chloe pries into Lois' business with him. Lois ends up revealing that great outfit and her identity to cousin Nosy.

Before Chloe starts in on her Lois apologizes and tells her everyone gets in over their head sometimes. Oh Lois.. if you only knew. Chloe asks her if she could tell her something, but of course she just tells her about Jimmy's location. Lois doesn't look like she believes her but thanks her anyway and gets out of there. Thats the best decision you could make, Lois.

Lois! Damnit, Lois! Did you use my conditioner again? I told you it's my special conditioner! You see this hair, baby? You see it? This hair pays the bills!

Ace of Clubs. Clark walks into the place and overhears Ugly and his goons talking about Chloe's laptop. Someone managed to hack into it and unlocked everything. Every league member's identity and info is shown. Clark speeds in to grab the laptop but is stopped by the ink on the money, then knocked out by Ugly. On the ground he seeks a jar of greenK ink and Jimmy's unconscious body.

Commercial Break. You can get pregnant from smoking marijuana? That's a new one.

Still at the Ace of Clubs. Lois pulls up in her car and finds pieces of Jimmy's broken camera. Upstairs, Clark continues to take a pounding from Ugly who questions how he got up there. That Death Star is seen again as Lois makes her way up to the roof via the fire escape. Looking through the glass ceiling, she sees Clark taking a beating. She quickly whips out her cell to call the cops but her battery is too low. Let me guess.. Alltel? A guy charges his phone for two hours and gets 15 minutes before the battery is too low. A guy loses his signal at a POLICE STATION. And, and, anddd they accuse you of calling Uzbekistan. Who the hell calls Uzbekistan???

Breathes.

Anyway, Lois sees Bruno the Ugly grab Clark's DP press pass and learn of his identity. She has taken all she can takes, till she can't takes anymore'! She stands up and unrobes for us. Then, giving herself a final word of encouragement, she jumps through the glass ceiling in s-l-o-w motion as the score changes. Ugly, his goon, Clark, and all of Uzbekistan watch in awe as she perfectly times a kick right to his mug. A mannequin flies backwards and lands like Gumby with rolls of toilet paper falling onto him. Lois can't believe it worked. Myself, I'm wondering why that mannequin had a bald spot.

Lois sees Jimmy and rushes to check on him, giving Ugly time to aim a gun at her. Clark is watching, and yells Lois' name before struggling to his feet and launching himself in the path of the bullet. Badass! Lois calls for Clark and Ugly aims for her again, but Jimmy has awaken and struggles with him for the gun, knocking it away just in time for Lois to nail him with a glass. Way to go everybody.

Turning, Lois quickly takes off her mask and gloves and runs over to Clark in tears. Jimmy follows her and looks grim until she tells him to call 911. Weeping, Lois asks Clark why did he jump in front of the bullet, telling him he didn't need to be a hero for her. Clark is in major pain but I think it was more from the Kryptonite than the bullet. He begs Lois to get him out of the room and she tells cries OK. Jimmy gets back, grabs Clark, and together they both carry Clark out of the room to await the paramedics with Lois calling him her superhero. I know parts of that scene was cheesy, but I don't care. That was fan-tastic!

Talon. A door opens and Chloe walks outside, carrying garbage bags that are making a gross noise and dripping blood. She struggles to throw them in the dumpster, then looks down at her hands to see them stained with blood. She starts shaking and shrieks to the ground crying. Wow, I know I'm a guy and all but I can be really moved by good dramatic TV. What an emotional scene that was. I felt sorry for the dumpster.

Commercial Break. McDonalds has lost its damn mind. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD64OhbG4ps

Daily Planet. Clark is looking at a front page story written by Lois about the mobsters being arrested, but stops when he sees a jittery Lois bringing him breakfast. Thats something Lois never does so Clark looks part amazed, part spooked out. After explaining what she brought him, she then gives him a copy of her report.

"And uh, I didn't know whether you wanted your copy single sized or double so I did both, and then I thought hmm three holes or one hole and I didn't know so I did both, so thats why there's so many." - Lois Lane trying to say thank you, 7:50 PM.

Clark is amused as he tells her she didn't have to do all of this, but then he decides to milk his "injury" and leans forward feinting pain as he grabs for his coffee, making Lois grimace. He brings up the front page story she wrote and she acts really humble about it before grabbing one of his frosted bear claws and sitting down. Clark calls her on her humbleness and reminds her of what happened the last time she got a front page story. Lois starts chowing down on that bear claw, still nervous. Clark asks her if there's something bothering her.

She admits to her ambition sometimes getting the best of her, but Clark reminds her that what she did brought those mobsters to justice and saved his life. She hesitates, then starts to say something but can't find the words. Clark catches on that she's trying to thank him and he tells her she's welcomed. That seems to do the trick and she's brightens up.

Clark asks her if this means that Stiletto is retired and she confirms. She was tired of the blisters and regrets putting his life in danger, because its not like he saves lives for a living. Clark agrees with that. Lois says further that after being Stiletto she realizes she wouldn't like living a lonely life like that. Clark thinks that over and smiles while he makes a crack about her being able to think in that tight Stiletto costume. Lois laughs that off and takes his last bear claw while noting his sense of humor. Wow she ate all his breakfast within 2 minutes. Clark looks down at his empty plate and then back at Lois who leans forward and asks if he really wanted this bear claw, before she seductively bites it.

MAN!! Clark should have jumped across that table and -- Shut up, shut up Cedric!

Clark stares at her mesmerized and she notices and looks down in this cute way to avoid his stare, then she looks up to see if he's still looking at her and he still is, totally mesmerized. BEST scene of the episode. Damn, that was one of the best Clois scenes this season.

Suicide Slum. Jimmy walks over to a couple of shady guys. One of them steps forward and tells him he didn't expect to see him again so soon since he was strapped for cash. Jimmy takes out a large stack of that counterfeit money and gives the dealer a couple hundreds to get his painkillers in return. I'm becoming a tad concerned about this storyline. I hate seeing Jimmy like this.

Hey Chloe. I know I'm a few weeks late but.. Happy Birthday. I bought you a box of chocolates.

Oh, Jimmy. That's sweet, but I'm deathly allergic to chocolate. You know that.

Oh…uh ha ha. I must have forgotten. Sorry. I didn't realize….So, uh…hmmm, uh…how's everything going? Good? Good. So…Hey, I have an idea! Why don't you have some chocolates?

Talon. Chloe is cooking a pretty big meal for her and Davis. But not to worry, she cooks for Davis because she's protecting Clark. Speaking of, he walks in on her with her laptop in hand. He had grabbed before the cops showed up and hopes that Ugly didn't crack it. Unfortunately he doesn't realize that he was too late and that they did. She walks over and thanks him for going through all the trouble and promises not to never carry around such sensitive files with her. Clark looks over and notices all the food and asks if she's expecting company. She lies and says she's cooking so much as a way to cope with stress. Clark doesn't believe her and points out her history. She fakes a smile and then looks glossy-eyed. I look over to my dog and the poor guy has left the room. He couldn't take it anymore.

Clark notices her eyes tearing up and asks if she OK. She lies again and blames it on the fact that Clark almost died trying to get her back her laptop. Oh for the love of.. would someone shake this woman! He's right there in front of you, just TELL him the truth. Clark shows her that his wound has healed and she still doesn't look right. He walks over and tells her that he knows she's lying and asks her once more whats really wrong. For the third time she looks him in the eye and says she's fine.

"Look I apologize if I've been a little off my game lately. Its just that after my divorce and Brainiac and now playing Watchtower to a bunch of needy superheroes I forget that I need to be all smiles all the time." - The baine of my existance, showing you why, 7:55 PM

Clark stares at her concerned but maintains a calm voice in front of his snappy best friend and offers to be there for her if she wants to talk. She looks like she's about to break down and tells him that what she really needs is space. Clark was about to say something but decides to leave. Best decision you could have made, Clark. She's doing something evil that no one is forcing her to do, yet she is giving attitude. You don't need that in your life.

Downtown Metropolis. Lois walks, holding a red and blue postcard that asks her to be at a specific place, but unfortunately when she arrives she finds that the place is a closed, abandoned shop. She turns to leave thinking it was a joke but a pay phone in front of the place starts ringing. She enters the booth and answers. The voices on the other end identifies himself as the RBB, and its Clark using a voice changer. Lois smiles but wants confirmation. A gush of wind later, he tells her to look down and she sees her open letter to him that she mentioned earlier in the episode.

Now knowing its him, Lois looks particularly touched. He tells "Miss Lane" he received her letter and she tells him to call her Lois, then asks about his <S>ridiculous</S> lengthy name. He smiles and tells her that there's a better name for him out there and that he has faith that she'll give it to him.

PS: Over our dead bodies.

Me: Do not tempt me.

Lois smiles and tells him that she'll get right on that. She starts babbling and apologizes but Clark notices she's nervous. She asks if he can read her mind. My face is hurting from all the smiling I'm doing. She's still nervous as she tells him she thought he wouldn't reply to her, and he compliments her open letter to calm her. She tries to downplay her skills but he is having none of that and compliments her still.

Her voice cools and she confesses to throwing herself in her work lately. Clark tells her she's a great reporter and doesn't need a big headline to validate that. She thanks him but tells him she isn't after his story and instead just wants to know if needs anything because she figures he gets lonely. That if he needed a friend, he could call her off the record. Clark takes it all in and tells her that when he's ready to tell the world his secret, she'll be the first to know. Lois hangs up, extremely touched. Clark watches her from a rooftop, turning and smiling to end the episode.

All in All: Oh man, that was fun! I mean I had my reservations when I found out that Dries would be writing it, but that all went away when ED said she loved the script. I LOVED this episode, and I think, writing wise, it was much better than Infamous and slightly better than Bloodline. I can't think of any clunky dialogue that I needed a minute to understand besides the Shelby thing, and little emasculating Clark material.
This was Dries' best to date.

Clark was heroic, calm, intelligent, and just a joy to see. He thought for himself, was confident in his decisions, and made a big rescue against the odds. I LOVED how he threw himself in front of that bullet for Lois without even thinking. He even got to have a little fun with it and seemed to enjoy himself. He was there for Lois, Jimmy, and Chloe this episode. The guy's all heart. His RBB arc got a big boost and moved along nicely. That last scene was just.. amazing. I'm trying hard here, but I think that scene goes in my top 10 for Iconic scenes on this show ever. Oh how I wish this RBB arc was a weekly thing.

Lois was her typical awesome self. I've seen this debated, but she didn't print that article. She showed the editor her hard copy and he told her he would put it on page 10 unless she could get some photos of Stiletto. Thats why she went to Jimmy to begin with, but after her discussion with Clark she killed the story all together and it was never printed. Small gripe, but just wanted to clear that up. Lois made a mistake, but learned a lesson from it and became a better person because of it. She didn't hide, she fought and made it better. She was insecure because of her recent lack of big stories, and she was willing to go to extremes to get the one-on-one time with the Blur, but because of how good of a person she is - her persistence and heroism paid off. She got the one-one-one time she's wanted and her selflessness has touched Clark. This was her episode, and she got a lot of character development from it.

Chloe is on a path that she cannot come back from and refuses to learn from her mistakes. She wants to know everyone's secret but refuses to share her own BIG DARK one. She had a chance to tell Clark and Lois what she doing. None of them believed her lies, but they didn't push it. These are two of the only good people she has left in her life and she's pushing them away and acting like a drama queen. No one is forcing her to do what she's doing, and she's had plenty of opportunities to fess up. This isn't a sympathetic character. Her hands were already stained with Sebastian's blood, and now they literally were in this episode. Just as Davis carried those bags of human remains to the dumpster in Bride, she has done so too. That scene was very symbolic of what she's become.

Jimmy was great in his scenes with Lois and in the last Ace of Club scene. How great was that shot of he, Lois, and Clark walking out together? Around Clark and Lois the guy just shines. He and Lois in particular have a good friendship and great comedic chemistry. But I really want this drug addiction stuff to be over with in the next few episodes. I want Jimmy back where he belongs, doing what he does best. This is not right. They wasted him on Chloe for the first half of the season, and now that he's divorced from her they are wasting him on this. I want Jimmy at the DP and only at the DP. Thats who Jimmy Olsen is and always will be. The writers should leave this dark stuff to characters they can afford to screw up. Oh, and some Jimmy/Clark scenes would be nice, or would that turn the world on its axis?

And the Clois of course was off the charts. Though Hex was amazing and we got a lot of Clois development from Clark's end, it was Clark and Fois for most of the episode. But in Stiletto they were their real characters and got a lot of time together. They bantered, they found a solution, and they came out of the problem closer than they were before. I really liked that police scanner scene between them, but the last two scenes were what really did it for me. Those scenes were off the charts. They've come a long way since since the LanaIsGod arc, and I don't know how much longer they can be kept apart. Lois was flattered and touched by the things the "RBB" said to her, but the looks she gives Clark are on a completely different level. And Clark is straight up giddy over Lois and I don't know how long he can deny himself. That last look between them at the DP was the best Clois look I've seen in Smallville since the pool dunking scene in Facade.

So, great writing, great character growth, Lois in hot leather, a heroic intelligent Clark, great humor, a good heroic fight with the iconic trio, the introduction of Intergang, and one of the most iconic scenes in the show's history to end the show. Call me extremely satisfied. 9 out 10.

Next week: How many times will I stab myself in the eye with a fork? Stay Tuned!

[costas22]

Cheers Cedric. Don't hold back next week!

[Fallen One]

Well, you know me Coastas - I never say what feel. :D

[Queenrocks77]

It was kind of boring for me. I didn't like a whole alot about this episode. The phone call scene at the end was good, but it didn't save it for me.

[HeroesUnlimited]

By that definition I have to say this season Abyss, Power and even Requiem have been filler episodes. When it comes to Stiletto, not so much.

Yeah, it was filler. Any episode that doesn't advance the overall story arc for the season (in this case, Clark confronting Doomsday), and focuses on a background character (Lois) more than the main character (Clark), is filler.

----- Added 2 Minutes later -----

Just a piece of friendly advice since I've noticed it a couple of times on this thread. Posts that are super loooooong are probably less likely to get read. Speaking just for myself, I don't have the patience to read a novel on an internet message board, lol. Break it up into smaller "chunks" and more people will probably read it. Ok, shutting up now. :)

[Mad Madam Mimm]

Okay, I'll be the first to admit that I am not a huge fan of Carolyn's writing. She has moments that I really enjoy but overall, I find her story lines not among my favorites. But I wholeheartedly disagree with the statement that this was a "filler" episode.

First off, it continues the exposition of what happened to Chimmy - including Jimmy's and Chloe's respective declines into darkness. Enough of this characters up on pedestals stuff folks, let them have a turn toward the darker side without having to sacrifice who they are. Look at what these characters have been through; one horrible trauma after another. I thought AM was at the top of her game in this episode; she was powerful and convincing. I felt her pain, and I liked the long moment with Clark in the Talon apartment. Her eyes said it all, and Clark listened and did not push it, even though he obviously wanted to (and I wanted him to, too!)

As for Jimmy, you know what I say? I say let the guy have a little drug problem. For one thing, it is realistiic; addiction is a real thing that happens in life, so why shouldn't a character struggle with it? He is a logical choice as he has been hospitalized with a severe and debilitating injury (even if that is not portrayed that well) and pain meds would obviously be a part of his daily life. It is not like they are stealing scenes from "Trainspotting" and showing him shooting heroin in Metropolis. He will recover, but maybe will lose some of that boyishness that seems to irritate so many people. The portrayal does not have to be disrespectful or distasteful and I don't believe it has been either thus far.

As for the Clois... where to start. There are some really quality moments between them in this episode, the highlight of which IMO is the scene at the DP. Since Clark stood her up for their coffee date, she has not been as open to him emotionally. This ep turns the tide in that respect. There is some great chemistry that gets exchanged during their conversation and she allows her feelings to show very openly and honestly in her face, so does Clark for that matter, which is what makes the scene so darned good. The door is not closed, they are just reworking their boundaries.

The scene with Chloe at the Talon where she disposes of the bloody bags was just a taste of horrors to come. I really think they are going to surprise a lot of people with the Doomsday story line. It just has a tense feeling of foreboding all the way through this ep and they will build on that... I can hardly wait!

So filler? No, I don't think so. There was movement; if subtle, of the character lines of Chloe, Jimmy, Clark and Lois. There was development, the full depth of which has not yet been revealed. If you qualify a filler ep as one which, on the whole, the season could do without, I might have to agree, though there is a whole story arc that I could hint as the top of my "filler" list. But as far as character development and exposition go, it was NOT filler for me.

Lois was spunky, funny, vulnerable and contrite. She ran the gamut. I did question her willingness to move Clark just because he asked her after being shot (she knows enough to know better than to move an injured person and since she doesn't know about Kryptonite, her easy agreement stuck out to me). But on the whole I enjoyed her performance. She is so desperate for a story and she has this Lucy Ricardo-like ability to get in to trouble. That is a good thing, Clark needs a lady who can keep him on his super-toes.

Clark just gets better and better. I am enjoying TW's acting this season tremendously and really think that he gets too much love for his sexy mouth and not enough for his acting. I am totally guilty there, BTW. I know a lot of people think he is not the greatest, but I think he has really come a long way and just keeps on getting better. I find the Clark of Season 8 more appealing than ever. He seems more connected to his character; more connected to the other characters and just generally more expressive. His body language is still on the quiet side, and I'd love to ask TW if he plays him that way on purpose or if it is just a natural thing of his, but his face is conveying more emotion and more subtlety than ever before. Yeah, it is a beautiful face, but what he is DOING with it is what is really exciting me.

Wow, really rambled. Sorry -

I actually did not watch this on Thursday night, I thought the new eps didn't start up until 4/30 so I was glad I had it DVR'd. This is a good episode, in spite of Carolyn D. This was not her worst script, but it certainly wasn't her best either. Still, the scene at the DP made up for its faults and I rated it a 9.

Still on the hook, waiting with baited breath for more...