What did you like best about "Promse"?

[Nospam]

Thoughts, or is your brain fried like mine? I loved the trailer at the end for Combat...still working on the rest.

[CLSmith]

Lana learning and fully seeing what Clark's powers are.

She's like Chloe was in the second half of season four now. She knows but Clark doesn't know that she knows.

-cs™

[jimmyolsenblues]

I did like the wine cellar scene and wonder if clark knew she was there.
I did like the MB blackmail.
I did like chloe standing up to clark , where is the man of steel.
I am actually shocked that lexana actually legally married.
Can't believe they broke that much canon.

[SmallvilleMan]

I loved Chloe and Martha stepping up with good advice. I loved the Clana, I loved how Lionel slapped Lex silly.

[CLSmith]

Damn!

Nell looked puffy!

-cs™

[Kid Collins]

Lana finally learning most of Clark's secret and not just accepting it and finding out that Clark pulled away from her because he wanted to protect her.

AND that she was ready to walk out on Lex and head straight for Clarky boy!! :lol:

[Routh]

Clark proposed to Shelby. That's ALL.

Everything else? Complete and utter crap. Character assassinations abound. I hate Smallville right now. Hate.

[Solara_08]

I've been waiting six years for Lana to finally figure out something. About time. :D And not to mention the emotion portrayed by Kristin and Tom was AMAZING. This episode was both the best and most depressing episode for me. :D

[lillie_poo_pod]

I only caught snippets and I'm glad that I didn't watch the whole episode because the 3 lil parts I did watch were crap

[thehenry89]

the best part was lex gettin biotch slapped by big daddy lionel.

[Muse25]

Words cannot fully come to mind the hate I feel for this episode. The only way she could figure out his secret is to TRICK him! Of course the argument could be that he should have told her but you know it was his secret to tell and if she could not wait (and I know she waited a long time) just a little bit longer then you know what whatever. I give up. Clark and Lana you suck.

I picked ah still working on this, they're speaking English and nice to see Clark in something other then plaid.

[emsfan]

Definitely Lana learn Clark secret...!

[lilkoolmaria]

Ummm... Clark proposing to Shelby! That totally made my week.

Also, the MB is back! Yeah!

[paolinki25]

Originally posted by Routh
Clark proposed to Shelby. That's ALL.

Everything else? Complete and utter crap. Character assassinations abound. I hate Smallville right now. Hate.

A big, fat, robust WORD!

[Nospam]

Would a mod please fix my spelling of Promise? I feel like an idiot.

Martha and Chloe's appeals to Clark felt completely out of place. I thought it was incredibly stupid of Chloe to expect Clark of all people to save Lana from herself. That's Lana's job.

[SaberFireTiger]

Clark proposing to Shelby.


Nothing else. Maybe the scenery?

[Dark Knight23]

When Clark proposed to Shelby, Clark wearing something other than plaid get my vote.

[thehenry89]

this episode was worse IMO then wither ageless and static put together.

[Ville317]

I liked everything until the blackmail and I was extremely glad to see Chloe and Martha supporting Clark. The look Lana gave Clark as she drove away was also good. Bring back the Clana!!!!

[the highlander]

MR did an excellent job... He portrayed a totally desperate lex, just like LL said.

He would do anything... he became WEAK... He was weak in this episode and that happens when love goes to an obsession.

The episode is NOT a let down.. I did find the directing of this one to be awful and downright noobish.

Anyways... The episode established lex's PITFALL!

Its flawless...

Well done... I was expecting something else... but it filled my expectations. Now we are going to see why lex will be so evil and maybe why he becomes so cynical and downright "hackman" style. He has gone through enough pain and he needs to find some humor to at least bring ANY type of laughter into his life.

[AndiGirl]

This episode was one big suck fest for me, the only parts I liked were Chloe and Martha standing up to Clark, and Clark proposing to Shelby...and even Shelby wasn't amused by all the soap opra action!!!! :)

[regex_1]

Lana learning at least part of his secret, it is about damn time.

[JorEl23]

That it ended.

[shansgrl]

There was no option for this.

What I like best is that I didn't watch it. Taped it, was going to see how y'all like the ep.

Guess my decision has been made.

[bob1980]

Every time a major character learns Clark's secret (ie. Pete and Chloe) the story takes a major turn or milestone. We've reached a new turn -- the cat's out of the bag! There's no more doubt in Lana's mind. Every episode will have a new lining now.

[Jack-El49]

/\ good point there.

I liked that Lana finally learned a lot of Clark's secret and that Lex finally killed out of self-interest; even though it was an accident. I wish he'd have just beaten the good doctor to death rather than it being an accident though.

How did Lionel find the corpse?

[BadToad]

Clark proposing to Shelby (who would make a much better match for him then his other intended...), and Clark wearing something other then plaid.

I actually think the episode would've been MUCH better had it been in some obscure regional dialogue of Mongolia.

[Chlarkerlover]

^ i dunno, maybe he just goes around looking for dead bodies? He smells them out of something?:lol:

My fav. part?

LANA FINALLY FOUND OUT!!!!!!

that was the best thing ever. IT'S ABOUT FREAKING TIME!

[bibi_sv___clana4ever]

Clana

[meteor_phreak]

Originally posted by JorEl23
That it ended. [IMG]hi-five.gif[IMG]

[Jack-El49]

One thing I really liked was the scene from Season 2 premiere: Lana dreaming about Clark saving her using the footage from the actual scene in Vortex. That was a nice bit of continuity.

As Lana learns more details about Clark, I would like to see more past footage used.

[meggy]

i'd like it more if there were other b*tchslaps *coughclarkcough* passing around

[niki]

I liked when Clark proposed to Shelby.
And Lana learning part of Clark's secret.
And umm ... *blushes* ... Clark wearing a tux.
I'm a sucker for those scenes.

[Mackdaddy]

I wish I had an answer for you Nospam but this episode sucked a big one:mad:

[cmm]

Originally posted by Mackdaddy
I wish I had an answer for you Nospam but this episode sucked a big one:mad:

I agree it was boring, I sat there waiting for the meteor freak to show up and it never did.

[Smallville's Oracle]

I was surprised no meteor rocks were shown on the show this week.

[InLove_with_Chloe]

Clark proposing to Shelby, of course.
The high-point of the epi, IMO.

[Khyla]

Originally posted by InLove_with_Chloe
Clark proposing to Shelby, of course.
The high-point of the epi, IMO. that's what i put, too! :)

I think that the SHelby scene said it all: :lol: --
a reminder of what an immature and ludicrous light this ep put Clark in.

--and how silly and discordant this whole episode was.

[BadToad]

Oh, I have an idea for a choice you didn't use...

...the coming attractions for next week that showed actions scenes, and no Lana. :D

[InLove_with_Chloe]

Originally posted by Khyla
that's what i put, too! :)

I think that the SHelby scene said it all: :lol: --
a reminder of what an immature and ludicrous light this ep put Clark in.

--and how silly and discordant this whole episode was.
I was hoping for a disapproving reaction from Shelby... Like a yawn or something...
:lol:

[freefall]

Originally posted by thehenry89
this episode was worse IMO then wither ageless and static put together.

SDK could finally breathe a sigh of relief and happiness. The crappiest and worst ever Smallville episode isn't written by him anymore.

[RedPhoenix23]

I liked the final credits rolling by. They let me know that this nightmare of an episode was finally over.

[mobiusklein]

I like the fact that I watched Supernatural instead.

[RedPhoenix23]

Eh. Supernatual was actually pretty boring this week. I did like the part where the cylon was all "Oh god!" and Dean says "No, just Dean is fine by me."

[mobiusklein]

Well, boring is not as bad as traincrashy offensive.

[quietone]

Clark proposing to Shelby was funny and adorable. But I love the fact that Lionel is back to being his magnificently bad self.

[KryptonChick]

Lana finally knows... about time :D

[Kryptonian-Ronin]

While Clark proposing toe Shelby brought a tear to my eye, Lionel stole the episode.
The dark side is all powerful with that man !

[meteor_phreak]

for the record, i voted "this space intentionally left blank."

[MBCorp]

Everyone not speaking English would actually have been an improvement, because then I wouldn't have been able to understand what was going on. Blessed ignorance.

[vyperman7]

My favorite part of Promise was Lionel bit*h slapping the hell out of Lex and returning to his old self.

The continuity with the tornado incident from Vortex was a close second.

[TheSupaMan]

Lana finding out Clark's secret.

This was honestly one of the few episodes that left me thinking about it the day after.

[Rhoda123]

The ONLY thing I liked about this episode is that Lois wasn't there. :) I know that sounds awful but I don't like this particular Lois.

[Silent Kal]

When Lex killed the doctor, I actually felt like cheering. I think I said something to the effect of "Well done, kid."

I've been WAITING and WAITING for Lex to get blood on his hands. Hopefully, once he gets over the initial remorse, he'll be more willing to do some dirty work in the future. For me, the show has grinded (ground?) to a halt narratively NOT just because Clark won't move forward, but because Lex hasn't given Clark a reason to. The show for me was and always will be about the evolution of these mortal enemies, and Lex took a (Lana-motivated, admittedly) step in that direction.

The Lionel slap was beauty. Daddy's still got some lessons to teach sonnyboy.

As for how he found out, I'd imagine the gigantic puddle of blood would be a hint.

And is anyone else becoming more and more impressed by the attempts at continuity this season? In this episode alone, we have Nell, the watch, the tornado sequence, and a callback to Chloe's discovery (almost the same setup for the reaction shot!). And the Ultrasound Nightmare sequence reminded me of Lex's "Clark Obsession" room for some reason.

Look, I get the frustration many of you feel. It isn't what we wanted, but it's what we got, and I think despite all of the neverending Clanangst it moved some things forward. Inches only, maybe, but forward. And I'm satisfied with that...because my expectations for Smallville have been lowered. (It's the only way I'm enjoying the show at this point.)

[Kryptonian-Ronin]

The disdain and disgust on Lionel face when he confronted Lex about what he had done to Lana...priceless.
Talk about find out your only son has no huevos !

[STFanatic]

Originally posted by thehenry89
the best part was lex gettin biotch slapped by big daddy lionel.

That part was one of my top favorite scenes.

Odd though that Lana didn't notice the split lip when she kissed him a few moments later.

[Mr. Wrong]

CK throwing the picture into oblivion was definitely the highpoint of this ep.

[ChlarkMe]

Lana finding out the way she did was a tragedy. If she would have waited a few hours more Clark would have told her himself which is supposedly what she always wanted.

[jaime,oburg]

1. Lionel slapping Lex and telling him how Lana has made a desperate man out of him. (About time someone pointed the obvious out to him Geezz)
2. Clark's proposal to Shelby. (Much needed comic relief after the whole epi being so angsty and dramatic)
3. The wine cellar scene (even though Clark's dialog was changed a bit the second time we heard it in Lana's point of view living that day. (Yes there IS a difference between "you don't know me that well" and "you really never knew me" when it is suppossed to be the same exact conversation we were all hearing for the second time. Ahh!...sorry that slip up just bigs me.)

[Rogue1]

Originally posted by Jack-El49
/\ good point there.

I liked that Lana finally learned a lot of Clark's secret and that Lex finally killed out of self-interest; even though it was an accident. I wish he'd have just beaten the good doctor to death rather than it being an accident though.

How did Lionel find the corpse?

He found the good doctors corpse because he eavesdropped on Lex's telephone call he recieved as daddy Lionel was leaving his office and daddy followed son to see where he was going and what he was doing.
He also overheard that there is something funky with Lana's pgcy, which, BTW, on the sonogram it showed a fetus with enough detail to be at least 5 or 6 months into the pgcy yet she is still not showing??? That I have a problem with. As small as she is she should be way showing by now.

Anyway, that pet peeve aside...I do agree that I am pleased with the fact that now she finally knows the better part of Clarks secret just not that he is a confirmed alien (in her mind).
An added bonus, the look on her face after Daddy does what he does and she realizes that she REALLY has married into a family of monsters. Priceless. Sometimes I dislike her sometimes I like her, last night I liked her and her deciding to protect Clark after all these years of him protecting her.
I did, however, HATE seeing Clark so vunerable and sad, it broke my heart.
Oh and I agree what what someone had previously said, that he is definitely looking very buff going towards what he will eventually become. His bicepts & chest size were huge.
Hello salty goodness, to borrow a phrase from the Buffyverse :D

[mobiusklein]

I like that it completely and utterly destroyed Superman.

[Kryptonian-Ronin]

Originally posted by mobiusklein
I like that it completely and utterly destroyed Superman.

How little you think of Superman.

[Iluvgreen]

Mine was when Clark threw the hay stacks. lol. That was funny.

[RedPhoenix23]

Originally posted by mobiusklein
Well, boring is not as bad as traincrashy offensive.

LOL, so true. I'd take that ep of Supernatural over Promise any day of the week!

[InLove_with_Chloe]

Originally posted by Iluvgreen
Mine was when Clark threw the hay stacks. lol. That was funny.
The high point of the epi, I agree...

[Honey45]

Lana finding out Clark's secret.
Lionel showing his true colours.
Lex growing into the evil Lex Luthor.
Some shots of Shelby!
The return of Nell.
Lana putting herself on hold to protect Clark, like he's done so many times for her.
Clark putting Chloe in her place in terms of Lana.
The fact that we got to see 3 different views instead of just one general view.
Lana being sneaky and "trapping" Chloe in the winecellar.
Clark realizing he had to step in and confront Lana about the marriage.
Lionel showing his intelligence/sneakiness and finding out about Lex's murder.
Clark and Martha talking about Johnathon.
Clark and Martha holding hands with Johnathon's watch inbetween them - as if he was there.
Lana being late for the wedding.
Lana not showing up to meet Clark, just because it's ironic since he did that to her so many times before.
Lana's and Clark's faces as Lana left the wedding with Lex.

I can't think of anything else right now.

[Detorio]

About time Lana learnt Clark's secret.

[InLove_with_Chloe]

Originally posted by Detorio
About time Lana learnt Clark's secret.
I think it's ~3 years too late, actually...

[samanta]

This episode was bad. Only thing I like was Clark wearing something else then plaid or his horrible red jacket. Of course I loved how were Lana, Chloe, Martha and Nell dressed.

[Billy Jor-El]

Originally posted by Routh
Clark proposed to Shelby. That's ALL.

Everything else? Complete and utter crap. Character assassinations abound. I hate Smallville right now. Hate.

Eek! I wouldn't go that far! I liked the ep, and still SV is the only program on commercial TV (emphasis on COMMERCIAL) that I will watch.

But I have to agree that Clark proposing to Shelby was one of the true classic moments of the show :lol:

[wolverine316]

My favorite parts of the episode were

1) Lana finding out
2) The b*tch slap heard around the world
3) After Chloe unfairly came down on Clark, he hit her where it hurts with his last comment. (Hope she apologizes to him)
4) Clark proposing to Shelby

[redeem147]

It's canon that Lex has been married and divorced lots of times. It's also canon that Lana married Pete.

So I don't have a problem with the idea that Lana married Lex (they dated on the Superman Animated series).

I think Lana's a far more interesting character when she's with Lex anyway. It gives her a bit of an edge, and I hope now that the marriage has been forced, that she won't revert back to the damsel in distress.

[emily feist]

My favorite part of the episode was the second cellar scene and the scene when Lana and Clark look back at each other.

[myankskent]

The Lionel/Lana scene was really good, mainly because I love watching evil Lionel. I also liked the Lex/Lionel scene at the end. I enjoyed the second cellar scene as well. The scene did play well with cutting to Lana's reactions, even though many had a problem with the dialogue there between Chloe and Clark.

[cxianet]

Originally posted by Detorio
About time Lana learnt Clark's secret.

After things are passed their time, they don't really work anymore.

She should have learned a long time ago.

It's too late now so basically, it didn't work.

[Angelina2809]

I vote for Lana that she found out Clark's secret!
But I also loved the scene between Clark and Shelby!
And as Lana told Clark that she do not want to marry Lex anymore and as she kissed him!!!
But after all the stress and painful things in this episode is one thing which is important:
Lana was ready to start a new life with Clark and she was ready to leave Lex! That mean that she loves Clark more than Lex! A thing which I always knew!!!!
I loved the Clana scene's!!!!!
What a part of TRUE LOVE they have!!!!
It was sad, amazing and painful but we saw the truely love between Clark and Lana and that was amazing!

love from germany

[pietie]

I love the intro no words just music
I love the fact that for the first time in a long time I felt for Lana , what a heroic deed to marry Lex in order to safe Clark.

I loved the way Michael Rosenbaum managed to porrtay a vulnarable Lex Luthor. Who in his vularability makes huge mistakes. He thinks that his marriage with Lana will save him from turning (more)evil but she's his achilles heel.

I love the Way that Tom Welling portrayed a Clark Kent who starts the episode as a teenager and end it as a man. A adult man who has taken an ENORMOUS blow but who is still standing. That's the stuff heroes and supermen are made of!!!!!
I love the subtle self mockery in his expression in the scene were he is throwing the bales of hay.
I love the way he delivered the frase 'I was waiting for you" and the expression on his face when Lex got in the car and drove off with Lana .......heartbreaking.
And all this time no trace of melodrama.

I love the fact that I have no idea what Lionel is up to. Is he a good guy with a plan? Is he a bad guy with a plan.
He can't be all good though because he has been a terrible father to Lex and is partly to blame for the creation of this monster.

I love the fact that I have no clue about basically anything. I hope the writers will keep surprising me.

I loved the irony in the song heavenly day (beautiful song btw) played at the end.
It almost made me cry and believe you me I' m not the crying type.

[boingo]

Originally posted by Solara_08
I've been waiting six years for Lana to finally figure out something. About time. :D And not to mention the emotion portrayed by Kristin and Tom was AMAZING. This episode was both the best and most depressing episode for me. :D

I agree....I feel the same way.

What did I like best about "Promise"?
EVERYTHING

[cloisinmyheart]

news flash. doesnt lex ALWAYS kill for self interest?

[Gunshot_Lullaby]

Lionel manipulating Lana into marrying Lex. Outstanding!
"Would you bet Clark's life on that?" Man, that guy is so cold it gives me chills.
I want to be happy about Lana finally finding out Clark's secret, but c'mon! How could she wait this long to be told the truth and then suddenly decide to take matters into her own hands? Maybe Lana and Lex are better suited for eachother than I thought...