Love it? Hate it? tell us what you think about Reunion?

[shy175223]

After the episode, say your opinions here.

[PacManOnCrack]

Well I just returned from my time machine.

I can defitnly say it was a pretty good episode.

[gj430]

i think it will be a good episide. I hope the ratings do good too so it will maybe up the ratings for Fallout, Rage and Static.

[Krypton935]

Post your opinions.

[superhippie2000]

ya this episode looks really good i like lex flashbacks. i also wonder if lionel will have short hair in the flashbacks like the flashbacks in season 3 and if the principal there will still be the same guy from season 2 who worked at clarks school.

[HowardFilms]

My reunion was sucky, poor planning on the part of the comittee...





...wait, how were you all at my school reunion?

[superhippie2000]

we are all stalking you and damn you have a boring life. lol

[HowardFilms]

I know, I spend most of my time on Smallville message boards...

[superhippie2000]

haha jerk dude got a giant sword into him

[nightshadz]

I think he got the point.

[MidgardDragon]

"Sucks to be him." was my exact response to that scene. That sets this episode to have exactly a 50/50 chance in being good, can't tell yet.

[Ares]

hopefully my reunion goes that well

[superhippie2000]

yay a batman refrence. the guy said he was going to gotham.

[MidgardDragon]

:lol:

Well, that's two deaths in under 20 minutes. Only Ollie and Lex left and we know that they'll survive, so things should get interesting. Definitely loving Clark being worried about his actions in Zod. Now he just needs to stop moping about it and do something, which should happen once Chloe gets him the sattelite images. And please God let us see some super breath this episode. I hate seeing a new power introduced and then not used.

[shy175223]

well, so far I am glued to the set which isn't unusual, especially on a Thursday night.

[superhippie2000]

lois said totally retarded lol anyway this was a good episode.

[MidgardDragon]

I laughed out loud at the totally retarded line. Seriously, just hilarious. Pretty good episode, not as good as Arrow, better than Wither.

[gj430]

It was a good episode, but it's pretty good Lex didn't find out Clark's secret, that was close. Other than that I'll get back to it at the Supernatural commecial break.

[CallMeClark]

LOVED it. Ever since Oliver was introduced this show has been better.

One new aspect I noticed, and am unsure if I like Lois has become the leading lady of season six... Chloe and Lana were shafted on screen time.

[wraith808]

It was 'ok'. Not the best, but not the worst I've seen...

[Aloof]

Nine. It reminded me of Memoria.
< 3

[emeraldlabyrinth]

Originally posted by CallMeClark
LOVED it. Ever since Oliver was introduced this show has been better.

One new aspect I noticed, and am unsure if I like Lois has become the leading lady of season six... Chloe and Lana were shafted on screen time.

def agree, Oliver has defmade Smallville more fun and entertaining to watch, a very good episode and it wasnt slow or anything. greatly paced.

[Ares]

8 - reason . Clark going in front of that Electric Arrow

[1.21 gigawatts]

This is the first episode of Smallville I've truly enjoyed in three seasons. I give it a 7.

[FaaipDeOiad31]

Um... It was okay. Kind of boring. The Gotham reference was sweet. That only took 6 seasons! Would have been nice to see a bit more development between Ollie and Clark.... like in the barn scene.

[maudeline]

It was a good episode...but not season epic one !

I give a 7 (Maybe cauz chloe was just in 2 scenes :P)

[Damali]

I Loved it. Lex centric episodes rarely if ever disappoint:

[myankskent]

This was a solid episode. I just liked the way that the characters behaved in this episode. It bothers me when we get terrible character development, which happens more often than not. And I do like Oliver, he adds something to this show.

[thehenry89]

really good episode, better then wither by leaps and bounds.

[myankskent]

Just compare this episode to last season's fifth episode...Thirst. Anyone think that Thirst was better? Didn't think so.

[cayayofm]

Overall it was a good episode, I was dissapointed when it turned into another LuthorCorp kryptonite experiment. It completly dragged down an otherwise good episode.

[ChLoEfAn4eVaLUVSnCkLbK]

i liked the episode, but i think they could've wrote the main villian a little better. that's my opinion, though.

i rated it an 8.

[Kara15]

It was ok.... Definetely not one of the strongest Lex episodes. Better than Wither though. I liked all of the Clois, Lollie, and Lexana scenes.

[Lexgirl33]

Definatly one of the better FotW episodes..Oh I love Lex flashback episodes

[emeraldlabyrinth]

i give it an 8, way above average and entertaining, but nothing suprising.

[rpglord]

Eight, for the Lex flashbacks and the interaction between Oliver/Lex and Clark/Oliver.

[gj430]

Yeah but It gave an explaination of why Duncan had powers.

I liked Lois and Clark working together but seperately to solve the case. I liked the Superman forshadowing.

[STFanatic]

Not bad, not great.
Above the usual, I gav it a six for now, after I watch it again I might like it better.

It needed more action, but at least there was not much 'lovie-dovie' stuff in this one.
I liked it.

[Shadowlord367]

Originally posted by Damali
I Loved it. Lex centric episodes rarely if ever disappoint:

Whereas Lana centric episodes... lol

[milton fine]

great episode its on the same level as zod i liked the oliver and lex back story and it shows how mentaly unstable lex was from the begining, i liked how grown up lex and oliver throwed punches ,and it was sad cuse poor ducan got picked on and betrayed by his best friend then kept alive and exspiramented on ( he deserved his revenge exsept aginst oliver since hes redemmed himself)i also liked olivers new arrow,and the next weeks episode set up

[Shadowlord367]

I actually felt this kind of had a final destination feel to it. I mean a car coming out of nowhere, a car blowing up, a chandelier falling, it just reminded me so much of the movies

[cayayofm]

^ I was thinking the same thing.

[loistickyfingerz]

Overall this epi was decent, better than wither, but not spectacular.

However, there were some spectacular moments such as the Gotham mention ( I didn't even know they were "allowed" to mention it; nice to know, now why did it take so long?), and the totally retarded line.

Though they are rushing it a bit and making me nervous, the Clois scenes were the best part of the episode.

[Zan-El]

It was pretty cool how clark stops that arrow..

[spideyfan]

Good episode IMO:

It contained the Lexana gagfest and on top of that injured Lana.

We had some plot movement with the "Zoners" (yes, they also gave them a name) and some with Lex's dark side that he can not seem to control.

CK and OQ working together was a MAJOR plus. It is hinting to the obivious relationship CK will have with the worlds' superheroes in the future.

Lionel was also up to something in looking at the pictures. Lionel is always a sneaky MB.

Also, the Raya ending awas pretty cool.

8/10

[monstra]

How can anyone still like SVL? its like s4 all over again!

jason=lex
alicia=raya
lex not letting clark see lana at the hospital = jason not letting clark see lana at he hospital in pariah
lana telling lex to choose between the black box or her = lana telling jason to choose between the stones or her

i mean wth

[Dee]

It was alright. I just thought there were too many flashbacks. I like how Clark finally has a guy friend, but I find Justin's acting very one dimensional.

Lana and Lois looked quite gorgeous in the first scene.

[MidgardDragon]

Edit: Nevermind, doesn't make sense with the other post before mine now.

[ITIMAN]

Loved it!

[seraphim]

I can't say too much about this episode....it was okay and I really enjoy GA's presence in the show....I don't know....I just don't expect anything great out of SV lately. I hope the future episodes will change my mind.

[Thil_EL]

8- not as good as memoria..well actually none of the smallville epi so far are... :lol:
i liked the darkness of the epi!
clark was more mature and there wasnt alot drama or lana.. good dialouge so overall an 8
probably the best epi after zod this season

[Saber]

I loved this episode, seeing Lex raging inside; wanting to be in control is what is ripping him apart and Lionel helping him along.
I also think Justin’s acting is one dimensional; his younger counter part had some style though.
There was to much focus on Lois’s reporting and not enough on Chloe. They are tossing her to the curb.

[tw190]

8/10

[cmm]

8 it kept me engaged even though i figured it out after the first flash back clip. I still thought it was entertaining!

[manofsteele05]

What made this epp a very great one was the fact that Clark, MOm and CHLOE all talked about his powers like it was nothing. That was so cool to see them all interact like that about knowing of his powers.
BUT WHAT REALLY MADE this epp was the amount of BEAT DOWNS we got to see. I loved that Ltttle LEX gave DUNCAN a rip and seeing LEX FINALLY get served was the best OLIVER owned that like a pimp and one of his h*@s

[KEakaCK]

It was ok...Too much about the history of Oliver and Lex for my taste.

[Yuui]

How is Lana not a vegetable? This has been her, what, eleventeenth concussion? One would think she'd end up being a retard by now.

Yeah, and Tom Welling's "Where's Lana" voice - kind of annoying. Tom Welling is just grating.

This episode felt like I Know What You Did Last Summer meets Final Destination.

And the kid who portrayed Ollie seems to be a better actor than the guy who's currently portraying older Oliver. Emote, will ya'?

[Lexgirl33]

Originally posted by Damali
I Loved it. Lex centric episodes rarely if ever disappoint:

I couldnt agree more

[Lastsunofkrypton]

Originally posted by FaaipDeOiad31
Um... It was okay. Kind of boring. The Gotham reference was sweet. That only took 6 seasons! Would have been nice to see a bit more development between Ollie and Clark.... like in the barn scene.


I seem to remember that there was one or two more references to gotham city.

I distinctly remember one where Clark was saying something to Pete about finding his spaceship and and pete wanted to tell Chloe about it, and clark saying something along the lines of being the laughing stock from here all the way to gotham city.

I may be off a bit. Can someone else jump in here and clarify.

[BadToad]

I didn't care much for it. I thought the episode lacked emotional punch. I thought a lot of the dialogue was clunky, and the episode seemed to drag. Definitely not going to be a favorite for me.

I didn't really like Ollie before, but I like him even less now. I can't really justify his attitude towards Lex given what his role in all if it was. Jeez, and people call Clark judgemental. He's got nothing on this guy.

I, sadly, found Lois very irritating, and Lana only marginally less so. Lana is like a semi-evil Stepford Wife these days. Chloe was good, but didn't have much to do.

I thought Clark was great this episode, but again, oddly detached and peripheral to the main story. But hopefully that will be rectified next week.

Duncan as the culprit was very predictable, and that whole ending sequence with the pulse arrow, and Duncan dying, and then Clark and Lois having silly banter was just...weird. And sort of inappropriate. And "retarded"? Really? Did we have to use that line?

I'm just bored to death with Lex these days. I'm hoping we get with the evil stuff pretty soon. IMO

[Shaftell]

10/10

In my opinion, so far the best of this season!

[RMF]

Not a bad episode, exactly, but curiously flat for long stretches given the dramatic nature of the material. I think a lot of the problem was that the actors who played young Lex and Duncan weren't that good, and Hartley's limited range became obvious again, when it wasn't a big deal in the action-oriented "Arrow". The Lexana scenes were also kind of phoned-in, practically glacial, as if they were strangers in their own relationship.

Overall it was one of the weaker Lex episodes of the series. The young actors didn't really bring the bullying alive, and I would have expected to see much worse happen to Lex and Duncan for young Lex to snap like he did later in the story. Having older Lex snap just the same way and hit Oliver felt out of character, because the older Lex we've been watching is pretty repressed and will kill with his scheming, not his fists. By having him take a swing or two at Oliver, the writers missed showing us how cold and calculating Lex has become. I also disliked Oliver's lecturing Lex through the whole fight, which felt very unnatural and seemed like the writer's efforts to lecture the audience on how we should feel about Lex. What I did like was the sense that Lex's friendship with Duncan was a precursor to his friendship with Clark. Both Clark and Duncan were idealistic and willing to be his friend when no one else was, and Lex ended up screwing both over.

Clark and Oliver had some good chemistry in the early scene in which Clark drops by to ask for the satellite images, and in the later scene in the barn before Chloe arrives. There's still some macho sounding out of each other, but also a sense of growing accord, which is fun. Hartley's acting dropped off horribly in the scene in which he recounts Duncan's story, however, and Clark clearly shows more emotion hearing the tale than Oliver does telling it. I did like his dumbfounded look when Clark blocked the EMP arrow with his body and came out unscathed. It's getting curiouser that Oliver hasn't yet asked about the origin of Clark's powers.

Chloe wasn't in the episode much, and the material she did get was mostly unsuccessful. After finding out about the damage the "Zoners" (ugh, sounds like a campus nickname for weed smokers in high school) have done, Clark remarks that he should have just listened to Jor-el, and Chloe says, what, and just kill Lex? Um, I remember that when matters came to a head in "Vessel", and the world was coming apart, she pushed Clark toward following Jor-el's instructions. I realize Clark feels guilty about everything, even breathing, but why don't the writers let him articulate the fact that he's not a murderer? Why have Chloe and Martha do it, especially when it contradicts Chloe's earlier advice? In her later scene in the barn, she drools over Oliver (what, is she boy crazy this season?) after she's introduced to him. Tell me how it's possible that she hasn't met the man her cousin is dating, especially when she and her cousin share an apartment.

Lana: boring. Non-entity. Another head injury that just gives us another Lex-Clark confrontation that we didn't want to see. Not that the chemistry between Lex and Clark isn't still there, but it is totally wasted on banal material.

Lois felt very forced into this episode. She really didn't make a significant contribution and could have been absent entirely. She felt thrown in just so Clark could give her a couple of admiring looks. They did a good job of showing Clark following the clues, but Lois showing up at various points with a throwaway line to explain her presence was gratuitous by comparison. Also, her "retarded" line was just that. It was meant to be counterpoint to all the angst over secrets and lies, but was just kind of glib and silly.

[TerraMan]

'ugh, there goes Lana again, getting hit in the head, just missing super Clark do his thing', nice to see that this wasnt the case this tine

[Batman_Beyonder]

9 ;)

[TomFanSpace]

I gave it a 10 because I absolutely love every episode and think it is the most well writen show on.lol.

Besides all that though,I wish they could have used more of the Director's cut footage..that would have made it a 11 for me. ;O)

[Spirit Detective]

This episode was great.

It had a "Batman Begins" style flashback sequence for Lex and Ollie.

The reference to the boxing glove on an arrow was a clear reference to the Green Arrow in the comics / JLU animated series ("Initiation").

The villain was obviously Duncan. The question of "how" remained a mystery for the most part. Nice build for the storyline.

There was continuity!

Forward to next week's episode.

[RMF]

Originally posted by BadToad
Lana is like a semi-evil Stepford Wife these days.
It's been bugging me, and you've just put your finger on it. She is a Stepford Wife. :lol:

[Spirit Detective]

Lana's comment about who the man Lex is now was hilarious. She is so naive!

[TomFanSpace]

I really liked the episode, I wish they would have showed the Director's cut of the fight ,it looked more powerful then the final cut. IMO

I pretty much zone out when Lana's getting injured,(Broken Record..lol).I mean it like on South Park..You killed Kenny kinda thing for me.Everybody's just like oh o.k and then goes on with life.

[ginnyfan]

Oh I loved it! Surprise, surprise. LOL!

The highlight. Clark smiling when Lois laughingly dismisses his explaination of lying to those you love.

I dunno if Smallville can go wrong with a Lex backstory episode. Even when it does have a cheezy FOTW in it. LOL!

[wraith808]

Originally posted by MidgardDragon
I hate seeing a new power introduced and then not used.

While true, super breath is one that I could do without...

[Son of Kal-El20]

The episode was decent. It wasn't horrible and wasn't excellent. It seemed to be true filler and acted more like a set up for the next episode( which looks like it's going to be one of the best this season).

Anyway, the whole Lex/Oliver angle was interesting but a little dull at times. I don't know, I just felt they could have pulled the whole thing off better. It just seemed too forced I guess.

I love the Clark/Oliver scenes. Two heroes talking together is always entertaining. And Lois......was a major pain in this episode. She just came off as an annoying, loud mouth twit in this episode. She didn't really do much except be annoying.

And the FotW was the worst one ever. He was lame in almost every way possible. And the younger actor who played him was god awful. Everyone in those flashback scenes were great except him. He's got to be the worst actor to every come on Smallville. Period.

So all in all, I give 'Reunion' a 7/10. I so can't wait for 'Fallout'.

[InLove_with_Chloe]

Originally posted by RMF
In her later scene in the barn, she [Chloe] drools over Oliver (what, is she boy crazy this season?) after she's introduced to him. Tell me how it's possible that she hasn't met the man her cousin is dating, especially when she and her cousin share an apartment.


Yeah, what was that all about?!? I don't get it - what was their point?
And Lana leaves the room, so that Lex can talk to Ollie?!? Who is she - his servant?
But overall an OK episode...

[superman2001]

i thought the Episode was great i really enjoyed it, it would great to see Clark find out People escaped from The Phatom Zone, i wonder how he is going to stop them, and it was also great seeing Clark save Green Arrow, can,t wait to next week Episode, it is going to be great.

[smallvilleobsessor17]

This episode wasn't that bad. It was REALLY predictable, though. It was obvious Lex would go against Duncan, and that when Duncan backed out into the street, a car would come. It was also quite predictable that Duncan, dead or alive, was somehow trying to kill those little rich boys.

[Kryptonian-Ronin]

It was alright.

I liked it but no real movement per se.

I enjoyed Oliver in this one, he is growing on me.
Wish there had been more Clark, it was 15 min before we saw him and he was tossing salad !!!

Still, an enjoyable episode.

Nice to see Clark and Lois working together.

Oliver laying the Kaibosh on Lex was sweet and Lex being Lex after Olivier saved his butocks ( Just wanted to say thank you and no more) shows how much Oliver has grown and how Lex is still, deep down, a hurt little boy.

[superpal1]

I thought this episode was good. I liked the references made about Ollies arrows and that Gotham was mentioned. I enjoyed Lois's end line of "thats retarded" to Clarks comment on lying. We also got to see Clark stop an arrow, which some people were complaining did not happen in the Ollie/Clark fight in the museum. We also got a butt load of continuity. 9/10.

[Netwolf]

Did not like it.


When did Smallville become the Lois and Ollie show???

[I want Lana Lang]

I thought it was okay. I gave it a 6. Then again, I jus watch Commencement and Run right before I put this episode on. Silly me.

I thought the dialogue was really redundant. How many times did Clark mention either making mistakes or should have done something different? Come to think of it... I'm pretty sure those are the only things he talked about this episode. To everyone. Ugh.

One more thing: What is up with the "fight" scenes lately? Did Smallville's budget get cut to a third of what it was? I mean, the 17 second fight in Wither was embarrassing enough but this was maybe pushing 5, maybe 6 seconds? I know theres not alot you can do with fighting a ghost and all, but still.... maybe have Clark use Superhearing or breath or xray to see if anything works before he accidentally kills him.

And whats up with Clark killing these days??? Is he seriously going to kill every "Zoner" and FOTW this season? If kinda chuckled when Martha said "You're not a murderer, Clark".

But yeah, the episode was "satisfactory" but doesnt get much more than that. But watch IGN give it a 9/10 like Wither lol.

Here's hoping next week is a step up :)

[Rosa76]

I gave it an 8 . Ollie is growing on me too. I wish there will be a Clark flashback episode soon. :rolleyes:

[Lightning Flash]

Originally posted by I want Lana Lang
I thought the dialogue was really redundant. How many times did Clark mention either making mistakes or should have done something different? Come to think of it... I'm pretty sure those are the only things he talked about this episode. To everyone. Ugh.
Yeah, it does seem a little reduntant, but it's all for a good cause :) .

I thought this epi was great, a nice Lex one. A lot of good things I saw: Journalist Lois being one of them.

[shadow4486]

Man, I gotta get on this thread sooner! It's soo full!

Anyhow, I thought it was a good episode. Lots of alluding to other parts of the DC universe (Star City, Gotham, etc.). Lois turning into a investigative journalist seems kinda rushed, and has for the season. I don't know why cause she has been in the thick of weird stuff since she got here but no real inkling of the journalist. TPTB could has drawn it out for the season and made her becoming a journalist toward the end of the season and going full on "LOIS" by episode 3.

I liked Ollie in this one. We are learning alot about his character and his motivations for redemption. It is like what Lex could have been if his childhood had been different. But Lex's problems are more than just his father. His brother, his bald head, his mother's suicide...etc. But the last scene where Ollie and Lex are in the Luthor Mansion was great.

And I hope all those in the "Clark isn't getting enough screen time" camp just shut up now. This episode was more about Clark and gave him more face time than any episode since Zod. Most of the Lois/Ollie stuff just set up the murders, and the Lana/Lex stuff was to provide the background for Duncan. And Chloe didn't help Clark with this one...so please stop! I don't understand why people want to see only Clark so much. How many other shows focus solely or even 75% of the time (which seems like what you campers want) on one character. I watch Grey's Anatomy as well and they don't spend that much time on Merideth(sp) Grey and the damn show's named after her!!! So get off it. Enjoy the show for what it is! Think of it like this: The show could just show what happens between the villians, which would be Lex/Lana, Lois/Ollie, Chloe/Jimmy all going on dates, making out and having sex. And then there will be Martha debating on the floor of the Kansas State Senate. Of course let's not forget Clark doing chores (a la Season One and Two).

I really like this season so far. Of course I like to look at the season as a whole but I've been excited since the Zod episode and, with the exception of "Wither", this season has not disappointed me one bit. I guess I'm in the minority of people who aren't SUPERCRITICAL of Clark and his journey. Smallville is my escape from all the other crap in my life and I just take that time to enjoy one of the best shows on television. SMALLVILLE IS MY CRYSTAL METH COVERED CRACK!!!! AND I LOVE THE HIGH!!!!!

[Kryptonian-Ronin]

A word about Lois's sudden shift to journalisim.

It has been my experience that, when people find somethigng that they truly like and feel that have a nak for, or have been "born to do it", they dive in and the change is quite quick and at times astounding.

[Netwolf]

Originally posted by Kryptonian-Ronin
A word about Lois's sudden shift to journalisim.

It has been my experience that, when people find somethigng that they truly like and feel that have a nak for, or have been "born to do it", they dive in and the change is quite quick and at times astounding.


Well given her past track record of dropping out of college, bumming a place to live off of the Kents (for ever it seemed) and now bumming a place off of Chloe; I have to wonder at her work ethic to begin with.


Yeah yeah yeah so I am a Chloe fan. ; )

[Fly by guy]

I gave it a six, based on someone finally smacking Lex around ( seems like ages since Clark pounded him) and Lana being back in her "dedicated" room. I could see a wall plague or statue, but I'm sure the hospital room is kept on retainer for her frequent use only. Maybe this concussion will bring her to her senses based on next weeks trailer.

I couldn't believe the blatant Chloe drool over Ollie. I did like that Lois is showing some journalistic savy and really liked her "retarded" comment to Clark at the hospital. This episode was much better than Wither, but so are most shows.

[wraith808]

Heh... if she and Lex were to get married, they'd need their own wing... complete with furnishings. They live there almost as much as the mansion.

[Red K 5]

Originally posted by Fly by guy
I couldn't believe the blatant Chloe drool over Ollie.
I liked that part... it was funny

and really liked her "retarded" comment to Clark at the hospital. This episode was much better than Wither, but so are most shows.
that part was so funny I was rolling on the floor (I've been saying Clark was retarted for years)... I still wouldn't say it was beter then Wither... I give it a 4... I hate Lex

Originally posted by MidgardDragon
Clark being worried about his actions in Zod. Now he just needs to stop moping about it and do something
I was like, 'Oh great, here we go again'I hate seeing a new power introduced and then not used.
I hate that too

[jack1487]

Originally posted by gj430
Yeah but It gave an explaination of why Duncan had powers.

I liked Lois and Clark working together but seperately to solve the case. I liked the Superman forshadowing.

I gave it a 10. As you said the forshadowing of Superman is what I have been waiting for a long time now. Still can't figure out what the MB game is that he is playing????

But was a very good episode to rewatch and see if there is something that I missed. The acting IMO was very good like that Clark is stepping forwarded and using his brains.


Jack

[vyperman7]

This episode had plenty of good reasons to like it including excellent continuity (which is rare for Smallville). I mean they did everything from mention Warrior Angel, to having Clark/Chloe discussing PZ escapees or "Zoners", including the plant girl from the god awful Wither. Despite my dislike for Lois and the fast-tracking into journalism, I have to admit that the Clois fan buried deep inside me, was actually happy to see Lois/Clark working together. I hope that they eventually start dropping in some sexual tension though. It is hard to believe that Lois and Clark, who wind up in love and married, are the same characters we see on the show. I just don't feel any romantic chemistry there at all. I don't want romance on the show because it is way too early. Just a few hints showing us why they are destined for each other.

There was just something about this episode that was kind of bleh for me. Have you ever seen an episode of a particular show and known that it is a great episode on paper, but you just can't really get into it? That is what it was like for me with Reunion. It had all the qualities of a great episode. I just had a hard time with it. I am not saying that I hated this episode, because it did have a lot of strong points. I just didn't find it to be an overly exciting episode, and I usually love Lex driven episodes.

So I think this will be one of those episodes that was strong upon first viewing, but it won't be one that I will really want to give repeat viewings to either.

I am really looking forward to next week's episode though. Three cheers for more continuity, and getting to see the Superman symbol with the classic colors at the end of the trailer gave me chills.

[eas]

Originally posted by Netwolf
Well given her past track record of dropping out of college, bumming a place to live off of the Kents (for ever it seemed) and now bumming a place off of Chloe; I have to wonder at her work ethic to begin with.

Bumming a place off of Chloe? Chloe moved in with Lois -- Lois is letting Chloe stay there. Out of all three women, Lois is the most independant of the bunch -- she's got a nice paying job (two jobs, actually) and is paying her own rent. If anything, Chloe's bumming off of Lois & Lana is bumming off of Lex.

And Lois has displayed a fantastic sense of work ethic since her Talon days. She was a campaign manager for Jonathan & was obviously good at it. And she's been a good Chief of Staff to Martha.

I do, however, agree with you that the whole "dropping out of college" thing is a bad decision. I still don't like it & I can't wait until they get her back in school -- majoring in journalism.

[coasterprincess]

I gave it a 6. It had purpose (more Lex than Clark-based...but purpose nonetheless) and had some very strong parts.

~Oliver with Lex talking about Duncan
~touching on the fact that MB is up to something but we still don't know what it is (continuity!!...with a side touch of foreshadowing)

side note- loved the bit where the guy said he was going back to gotham...not exactly a strong point of the show..but still a big +

Things that didn't fit so well (thus bringing down my score for it)

~predictable with a capital P
~lexana...is tolerable at best, but was just lame this week
~Lois...I guess they aren't going to deal with the whole "lightswitch" thing...but it just seemed extra annoying...like she was acting like she knew exactly what she was doing, when she's still around .1 on a 1-10 scale with experience

Overall, I'm still really pleased with this season.

[aqua]

I stopped watching the show and I took a chance and watched it.. Can't say I'm sad I stopped watching. Boring, preachy, and ufll of bad acting from Justin Hartley.

[diva]

This one for me was about a 7.

Somebody else previously echoed my own feelings about this episode-- it seemed like it was well-written, as most Lex episodes tend to be, but I was kind of meh about most of it. But then I've never been a fan of Lex-centric episodes, and the flashbacks especially were boring me.

The Clark/Ollie, adult Lex/Ollie, Lionel/Clark, and Lex/Lionel scenes interested me the most, as well as Clark investigating on his own (and with Lois later).

Things I especially loved:

- Lex getting owned by Ollie in the fight

- Lex's comment about dry cleaning his suit

- Lois telling Clark that Lana's choice to be with Lex isn't his fault (thank god someone said it)

- Seeing Ollie hanging around and having a conversation with Clark in the barn loft


And even though I still do like OQ for the most part, after this episode, having Ollie around makes me appreciate Clark even more because he makes Clark look better by comparison.

I'm really looking forward to next week's episode!

[STFanatic]

Originally posted by diva
This one for me was about a 7.



- Lois telling Clark that Lana's choice to be with Lex isn't his fault (thank god someone said it)

- Seeing Ollie hanging around and having a conversation with Clark in the barn loft





I liked that scene, it felt as if Clark had an actual friend. Someone to just shoot the sh......uummm breeze with, we haven't seen that since what's his name left, you know that guy who used to be in the redits that everyone in Smallville has forgotten about.

[wheelthrill]

Hey, how did the first 5 min. go? I missed the opening...What all happened? The episode was good, I don't think Arrow and Lois should be together. Lana is a freak now, mean.

[BULLITT]

One of the very best 'dramatic' episodes, this show has ever put forth.

[s_q]

i fail to understand one thing, here Ollie is trying to apologize to lex for whatever he had done and hes not happy about it, and on the other hand hes kidnapped him, almost gotten him killed, insults him, embarasses him almost everytime he meets him, treats him like a door mat and yet...hes apologetic for his behaviour when he was young, in my opinion he hasnt changed a bit. the real lex is...Ollie. :P

[Lex is a god]

I loved reunion. I now see why for so long Lex wanted Clark to be his friend because Clark reminded him of his friend Duncan. I felt really bad that the friendship had to end. All kids have to deal with bullys and peer pressure. I just wish Lex could have been as strong as his friend Duncan. Don't get me wrong I am still crazy about Lex!!! I think after this episode I understand him a little more!

[MBCorp]

Originally posted by s_q
i fail to understand one thing, here Ollie is trying to apologize to lex for whatever he had done and hes not happy about it, and on the other hand hes kidnapped him, almost gotten him killed, insults him, embarasses him almost everytime he meets him, treats him like a door mat and yet...hes apologetic for his behaviour when he was young, in my opinion he hasnt changed a bit. the real lex is...Ollie. :P

Wow, that's a really good point. My, Oliver is quite the jerk, isn't he?


I liked this episode well enough. I didn't overly love it but it was okay. I liked the touches of humor (Lex's comment about drycleaning his suit, that one guy saying, "Must be my lucky day!" and then SPLAT! with the sword, Duncan getting hit by the car was also amusing, and Lionel's remark about getting lunch with Clark was pretty LOL) So I enjoyed the humor. I didn't enjoy seeing Lex get beat up once again. I'm really getting tired of that. There were some nice Lois scenes. The astral projection thing was totally WTF. The Clex scene was irritating. I'm tired of seeing those two in pissing matches over Lana. And um, they remembered Warrior Angel! Thank the gods for continuity! That's really all I can think of to say about it though. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't great. I give it a C+

Oh, and Clark saying "Raya" at the end gave me chills even though I was totally spoiled about it. So that was cool.

[roymouton]

It was OK but they are showing less and less of Clark

[wraith808]

Originally posted by s_q
i fail to understand one thing, here Ollie is trying to apologize to lex for whatever he had done and hes not happy about it, and on the other hand hes kidnapped him, almost gotten him killed, insults him, embarasses him almost everytime he meets him, treats him like a door mat and yet...hes apologetic for his behaviour when he was young, in my opinion he hasnt changed a bit. the real lex is...Ollie. :P

Originally posted by MBCorp
Wow, that's a really good point. My, Oliver is quite the jerk, isn't he?



It's a point taken out of context. We don't know what else happened- something else happened over the years for OQ to say some of the things he did about Lex. And if he thought that Lex was some kind of threat that had powers, I can halfway see why he might have done what he did.


...and the other half I can contribute to continuity problems.

[MBCorp]

Originally posted by wraith808
It's a point taken out of context. We don't know what else happened- something else happened over the years for OQ to say some of the things he did about Lex. And if he thought that Lex was some kind of threat that had powers, I can halfway see why he might have done what he did.


...and the other half I can contribute to continuity problems.

But that doesn't change the fact that he bullied Lex and Duncan, then tried to pull an apology at the end and a sad sob story about how he'd always felt bad about it, but then seemed to have totally forgetten about the fact that every time he met up with Lex before he went out of his way to insult him. Yeah, he was really sorry about the whole thing. :rolleyes: And this is the same jerk who's going around self rightously lecturing Clark on how superheroes should act? Sorry, just not impressed with Mr. Queen so far. I had actually kind of liked him last week, but now I'm going back to disliking him intensely again.

[s_q]

Ollie abducting lex for causing the dark thursday reasons, i can understand. But the behaviour in whither, after ollie knew that lex had no powers left, he still continued to act rude and still taunted lex with the "met the old gang lately?" remarks. Point is, Ollie did not learn from his mistakes, he continued to taunt Lex, just because he was bald? or was a social outcast? what reasons does he have now? after knowing he had no "powers" left. atleast clark has a reason to hate lex, but what reasons does Ollie have? none. infact i think the biggest dilhole behind making lex the evil criminal mind is olliver and his gang.

[soloftp]

hmmm...well I think aaa...Clark and quinn should worl together...help people....I wonder, how long MR. Quinn will be in smallville episodes???to the end of season 6?? maybe...it would be cool (H)!!!
Quinn looks so good in he´s green arrows suit :P!!! like another superman :D!!!

[wraith808]

Originally posted by MBCorp
But that doesn't change the fact that he bullied Lex and Duncan, then tried to pull an apology at the end and a sad sob story about how he'd always felt bad about it, but then seemed to have totally forgetten about the fact that every time he met up with Lex before he went out of his way to insult him. Yeah, he was really sorry about the whole thing. :rolleyes: And this is the same jerk who's going around self rightously lecturing Clark on how superheroes should act? Sorry, just not impressed with Mr. Queen so far. I had actually kind of liked him last week, but now I'm going back to disliking him intensely again.

As far as the bullying- that was in the past... the present? We still don't know the full story. There is some reason they are currently *not* friends... and that hasn't been shown.

[Dean_19]

A good Ep. Much better than Wither. The fight between Lex and Ollie was great! Lex got his ass owned!!

Loved the bit when Clark saved Ollie, and the bit earlier where Clark caught his arrow. Great stuff.

Good explanation of why Lex and Ollie hate each other. Good continuation of the 'Zoner' storyline. Overall a good, solid ep, if not groundbreaking. Lets have some more Super breath!!

[President_Luthor]

This was one of the better eps. this season.

We saw some progress on the 'Zoners' and the reason behind the tension between Ollie and Lex. Clark was typically smug, especially when he said that Ollie "owed" him and he was going to collect on it. Friends are good as long as you can keep calling up favours owed, hmm, Kal-El?

I guess we needed to see Ollie's obligatory this-is-today's-lesson-on-heroism scene with Clark. Today's lesson was responsibility and consequences. At this point, Clark 'needs' anvils to get him up to speed. Ollie wondered if Clark was speaking from experience -- Clark may have experienced it, but did he learn from all those incidences? He can't even learn to knock before invading people's homes! :lol: (At least Ollie noticed that right away -- it took Lex five years to tell him he's not welcome.)

This ep. had something for everyone. I'm glad Lex told off Clark at the hospital. Sorry, Clark, your Lana-stalker privileges are now revoked.

What was unbelievable was that Clark - still - believed that keeping secrets had to be done to protect those you love. Lois' reply was priceless -- and long overdue. And Clark snickered after she said it. Did he realize that 'yes, I am full of crap at times'?

It's no surprise Lionel was involved somehow, but that angle just rehashed the usual Lex-Lionel tension about cover-ups to protect the family's reputation. (They even mentioned Julian!)

I welcome more eps. like this ... if they involve more exposure of Clark's bold-faces lies and myths "to protect" people. (Even he realizes it since he basically grinned his acknowledgement when Lois called him out on that lie-to-protect nonsense.)

Secrets bad. Honesty good. Simple, eh, Clark?

Can't wait for Clark's next lesson: following Lana everywhere = harassment, though I doubt he'll ever learn that one. :lol:

[teddybairs]

I liked the episode in General. Did anyone really think Lex would get the upper hand in a fist fight with Ollie Queen? There's a reason why the Green Arrow is considered a Super Hero. That's like asking who would get the upper hand in a fist fight between Bruce Wayne and Lex Luthor (which would be interesting to see).

To be honest though, I kind of miss the good old days of Smallville when Lex and Clark were like brothers, and Lex was mostly a good guy, his mother's son instead of his father's son. I know the direction it has to take because of the mythology, but still...

It is true that there was less of Clark and more of Ollie Queen in this episode. I'm not sure if that really makes sense should it continue because the show is supposed to be about Clark specifically. Ollie seems like an interesting character, but no one is here to watch the Green Arrow show. I do hope that they would refocus the show back on Clark, Krypton, and all things Superman soon, because this is the reason why we're watching it. Looking forward to Fallout and Raya's return. She seems like a nice change of pace from the previous Kryptonian characters and some badly needed balance in Clark's view of Kryptonians.

[billypostman]

It was really great. :)
I'm wondering Rana and Clark...

[rolla]

I thoroughly enjoyed it! Especially the "Gotham" name-drop. I wonder if it'll be parlayed into something more, but I suppsoe we'll have to wait and see.

[Prodigal]

This brought me some memories from season 3...

Well, this maybe wasn't the best episode, it had many failures, but the fact we got to know Lex's past more was interesting to see.

At least it wasn't like Bound and Lexmas.
Overall, a good epi, but not enough to get this season up.
4.5/5

Prodigal ®

[Who]

My favorite episode from this season.

[jack1487]

Originally posted by teddybairs
I liked the episode in General. Did anyone really think Lex would get the upper hand in a fist fight with Ollie Queen? There's a reason why the Green Arrow is considered a Super Hero. That's like asking who would get the upper hand in a fist fight between Bruce Wayne and Lex Luthor (which would be interesting to see).

To be honest though, I kind of miss the good old days of Smallville when Lex and Clark were like brothers, and Lex was mostly a good guy, his mother's son instead of his father's son. I know the direction it has to take because of the mythology, but still...

It is true that there was less of Clark and more of Ollie Queen in this episode. I'm not sure if that really makes sense should it continue because the show is supposed to be about Clark specifically. Ollie seems like an interesting character, but no one is here to watch the Green Arrow show. I do hope that they would refocus the show back on Clark, Krypton, and all things Superman soon, because this is the reason why we're watching it. Looking forward to Fallout and Raya's return. She seems like a nice change of pace from the previous Kryptonian characters and some badly needed balance in Clark's view of Kryptonians.


I think that Tom was not in it to much because he was working on the Hyro directing job. But I liked it vert much..


Jack

[red_sun1938]

I really liked this episode but since my daughters are obsessed with High School Musical, I can't watch it without half-expecting young Lex to break into song. :lol:

[Meteror Freak]

seeing ollie and lex as teenagers was cool and the astral projection thing was cool. However, the thing about Lex being bad since he was young made me sick. The show just spent 5 seasons establishing the fact that Lex is a good person who's slowly turning bad. Then in the course of one episode they decide to go and throw all that away! What a rip off! Also, parts of this episode were like a final destination rip off. I gave it a 4

[Bilza]

This episode is fantastic. In some ways it reminds me of Shattered learning how Lex (the fascinating character that he is) turns out to be dark and evil. Some of you might claim to have found this episode boring but that comes from ur stupidity and lack of awareness of how the storyline has developed over the years.

This episode has alot of excellent continuity refering to past seasons or past events. Lex centred episodes are always the most complex yet the most fascinating to watch. Again, MR was superb in this episode playing a more and more cold character. One moment he's feeling alot of guilt and the next he almost turns like a lightswitch with his very cold expressions like the end scene with his father Lionel. What was intriguing about this episode plot is how there was so much similarities with Lex and Duncan's friendship and Lex and Clark's friendship. We learn here how Lex with all his good intentions betrays his only friend when he was a kid. We learn how desperate the kind of character that he is to be loved and respected. It just comes to show how twisted he can be even when he was a kid. I see alot of similarities of how he turns against Duncan and what he's like now with Clark. Alot of bitterness now surrounds their relationship. The difference is the present day Lex is more cold and darker by the minute compared to the young Lex of 10 years ago who seeked an element of love and attention and respect from those who bullied him and others.

In many ways Lex is right to think that others are to blame for his phsychological problems. We've witnessed Lex as a tortured soul, even love and affection from his father was hard to find. His sudden dismissive and uncaring behaviour comes from the complete hatred he has against society who have branded him since he was born from sins of his father. His only love now is Lana and for now she's the only person who stands in the way of his total descent into darkness. Lana doesn't realise it and it's obvious when she comes out with claims like "Lex you were just a little boy, what matters is the man you've become" that it's naive for her to believe that. Lex expression tells it all, being illusive, somewhat surprised, hiding his deep dark intentions and behaviour.

The very few friendships he's had have turned out to be a tragic disaster and he takes alot of the blame. He has/had good intentions but are twisted and probably desperate on his part. It just comes to show the tragedy that is Lex Luthor. Seeking love and friendship by "pretending to be someone's friend" shows alot of desperation. I believe that Clark was his only true friend but even that friendship came to a tragic end. Friendship and love is what keeps his darkness at bay as he said in season 4 episode "facade". People unfortunately for him gave up on him and he in turn took some drastic actions to betray his so called "friends" like Clark and Duncan. I know this is hypothetical, I just think that while those involved in his life have noticed him as a tortured soul, more should have been done to help him through his problems, more so to overcome his mental and phsychological problems and prevent him from walking down the dark path. I guess his father is the most responsible for Lex's mental problems but ppl like Clark should do more, to put an arm around his shoulder and help him.

A great episode. One of the best in season 6. Great acting! A word also goes out to the young actor who played the young Lex. Excellent performance. You can almost relate him to MR's Lex of the present day.

10/10.

[SGuthrie27]

All right, I just rewatched "Reunion" for the first time in a couple of years (well, since it first aired, actually), and I rather liked it more than the first time I watched it, I guess. It may not have been AS good as some of the Lex Luthor flashback episodes ("Memoria" and "Fracture" rank WAY higher on the list for me), but still, it was pretty cool. The story of Lex's friendship with Duncan was tragic, and paints his character in a much darker light, even when he was just a teenager. I also realized for the first time that teen Lex is played by the guy who's Ryan on the High School Musical series, LOL. I guess he just looks totally different bald. Did he really shave his head, I wonder? The other young actors (Queen and his bully friends) weren't all that great, and of course, the threat ultimately has to involve kryptonite, astral projection, and is disposed of using an EMP arrow, which makes the plot a little too contrived to be believed, even for Smallville. Still... it ramps up the rivalry between Oliver and Lex, has some good Chlark and Clois moments, and overall is a fairly good episode. Plus, it had all the cast members in it, which was somewhat rare back then and even rarer now in Season 8.

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--

[Nimkong]

It was a good episode..better than wither.Liked the plot,we learned more about lex and oliver, and it was kind of sad