Smallville "Jitters" Talkback (Spoilers)

[BatKid]

Another official episode thread of Smallville. Hope no one minds me doing this.

From the looks of the previews, this looks to be a great episode from the whole season.

Thoughts?

[witness]

batkid, i think you're avatar is so cool! :cool:

Yeah, from the previews, this looks like some who actually wasn't affected by the meteor shower or kryptonite. it seems that this was all lex's doing.

can't wait to see it!

[The Guard]

BatKid...are you mocking me and my official episode posts?

:)

[BatKid]

Oh no! Please, I was just doing what I was told. Ummmm....DG told me to do it! ;)

Well, The Guard, I wasn't trying to mock you, I didn't see the thread so I just thought I would start it. No hard feelings? :D

Witness, thanks for the compliment, Bird_Boy made it for me.

Uh-oh! 5 more min. 'till the show starts. Gotta go and see Smallville.

Well, see ya BatFans :)

[The Guard]

No man. I ususally do an "official episode" thread for Justice League episodes

It was a joke.

As for the episode.

VERY entertaining. Love the party, and the superspeed. And his parents standing there clapping. The guy playing Earl did a great job. And Michael Rosenbaum is a HELL of an actor. He makes me wish that they would give Lex Luthor a different direction in the future. And that's what makes it sad. We know his final fate...

And the guy that plays Lionel Luthor...wow.

"So is mine."

At least the Kryptonite thing was believable this time...

Lex is still a good person...the medical care thing. What the heck is going to happen to turn him into the Luthor WE know?

GREAT CAMERA WORK!!!

[The Guard]

DICK...

"YOU'LL LIVVVE TO REGRET THIS!!!"

(Oh thanks...now I look crazy...)

[Naraht]

Originally posted by The Guard
No man. I ususally do an "official episode" thread for Justice League episodes

It was a joke.

As for the episode.

VERY entertaining. Love the party, and the superspeed. And his parents standing there clapping. The guy playing Earl did a great job. And Michael Rosenbaum is a HELL of an actor. He makes me wish that they would give Lex Luthor a different direction in the future. And that's what makes it sad. We know his final fate...

And the guy that plays Lionel Luthor...wow.

"So is mine."

At least the Kryptonite thing was believable this time...

Lex is still a good person...the medical care thing. What the heck is going to happen to turn him into the Luthor WE know?

GREAT CAMERA WORK!!!

Lionel Luthor == Voice of the Riddler
Lex is played by the Guy who voices the Flash on JL, Agent West on Zeta Project, Ghoul in RotJ, and he also had a few other guest spots on BB.

*Sigh* They took a perfectly good ep, and make it a Kryptonite Villian. Barf. Oh well, it was still fairly good.

[Calhoun07]

Once again this show delivers in a big and a great way! I loved the pacing of this episode, they didn't putter around too much in extra scenes, they jumped right to the meat of every scene and that made the show feel like it had alot more in it. AND WE GOT TO SEE METROPOLIS! Sure, it was only a snippet of the skyline, but it was there!

Clark was really in a bind with this one, being forced to use his powers in front of Lex. You know Lex knows there's more to Clark than meets the eye. And do you think anybody at the party wonder what happened to that bowl on that table all of a sudden? Clark moved so fast, I doubt they even saw the blur. The bowl would have just been gone from their perspective.

Speaking of Clark's speed....do you think when he "runs" in front of people he has to keep his powers a secret from that he feels more like he is walking or crawling? It must be hard for him to maintain a normal speed when everything in his nature wants to turn into a blur when he runs.

And about the use of his powers at the end....he seemed to have extraordinary strength this time in the face of being weakened by kryptonite. Could it be that he's getting stronger under the yellow sun as time goes on and he can stand to be in kryptonite's presence longer? I certainly don't think it was all adrenaline.

[optimal321]

The highlight of this ep was the interactions between Lex and his father, imo. Especially the scene at the end when the Kents are celebrating and hugging, and Lionel just gives Lex that phoney media food embrace. I feel sorry for Lex too :(

[The Guard]

I think part of it is that there were minute particles of K in Earl's bloodstream. Small particles like that don't kill Clark right away...

[Calhoun07]

Lex's dad did seem far too detached from his son to be seen as his father. Does that man have any kind of a heart? I even felt his response to Martha about how his son was also in there was forced and fake.

[James Harvey]

Rosenbaum proves once again why he is a great addiiton to the cast, possibly the best addition to the show. He makes the show. I think if they ever do a Superman movie in 5 - 10 years time, we got out Luthor. I enjoyed the episode thoroughly.A highlight of the season.

[The Guard]

This is how you can tell it's a great show...

I feel almost MAD that Lex Luthor will grow up to be evil. Honestly...what could possibly drive him that far over the edge from where he is now? Sure, he's manipulative, but he's a good person. He wants to start fresh.

In the SUPERBOY story, Lex got mad at Superboy when his hair fell out, and it escalated. They can't use something that trivial here...

[James Harvey]

Thankfully, the crew behind Smallville isn't going to use something as trivial as that for his spin into eveil. I mean - is hair truly that important to him?

And I thought it was cool how they had Candyman himself as the episode villian. A very, very nice touch.

[Failure]

Did Clark use his powers in front of Lex? I just rewatched that scene and it seemed what Clark did was well within the bounds of human strength.

Meanwhile, I knew this was gonna be a great ep! The story was great, the acting was great, I hope they start giving us more eps like these in the future. I think this might be the first time I've gotten goosebumps throughout the ep and was anxious about what was going to happen next. I didnt really see that guy as a Kryptonite villain, it was just a matter of circumstances. It wasnt really about Clark vs. the villain. It was about Clark saving people, it was about his relationships, seems like their starting to get into the whole aura of being Superman.

I'm kinda mad too that we know Lex's gonna turn out to be evil. But I think it's going to be interesting as heck to see how their relationship turns out. Will they be open adversarials? Or will it be more of a distrust between them? If they become open enemies, what's going to make that change? They seem so tight now. When it happens, it's going to make a huge emotional impact, cuz we're so involved with the ep.

I'm not sure if this is a spoiler or not, but from what I've read, they're planning to start moving Lex to his dark side this May. So I guess we'll prolly see them end the season with a bang.

Rosenbaum as Luthor in a future movie? Heck yeah! If they had chosen anyone else, this show might not have worked as well as it has so far. I had no idea Rosenbaum could act that well. The only thing I remembered him from (besides the voice acting) was "Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane" and I dont think that was a very good show. So I am very pleasantly surprised.

[Failure]

Oh yeah, why do I get the feeling that Lex's switch to the dark side is going to be more "Anakin-to-Vader" like than the actual Anakin-to-Vader in Ep2.

[Naraht]

Originally posted by Failure
Oh yeah, why do I get the feeling that Lex's switch to the dark side is going to be more "Anakin-to-Vader" like than the actual Anakin-to-Vader in Ep2.

I dunno...I thought that kid was pretty evil in the Phantom Plot...er Menace...

[Kal-el]

Originally posted by naraht


I dunno...I thought that kid was pretty evil in the Phantom Plot...er Menace...
lol. Phantom plot...I have to agreee wtih you there naraht.

This ep was very entertaining. The way they show him using his superspeed...by slowing everyone else down and giving us a view from Clark's perspective...that is very cool and very different.
Even though Earl had the kryptonite fragments embedded in him and Clark knew he got weak around him, he seemed to take it to another level when pulling Earl and Lex up from the falling catwalk. It was a reverse from when Whitney wanted to take him down and Clark said that he couldn't.
Lionel Luthor is damn cool! He is ruthless in business and cold with his son. He has many traits that it seems Lex with eventually take as his own.

[DisneyBoy]

I thought the episode was pretty good, but the "Jitters" thing wore itself out pretty quickly. It was nice to see so many main characters in one episode, but the biggest thing that bothered me is how obvious it was that Clark has powers. Sure, it would be one thing if he spent every episode acting like a total geek just so people wouldn't suspect, but can't there be some way for him to continue to be a cool guy without him having to act like a hero every time there's a problem?
A perfect example, which I hope some of you noticed, was in the scene where Jonathan was talking to Clark outside the sick guy's hospital room. He was mentionning how if being around the meteor fragments inside the guy's skin kept making Clark sick, that he shouldn't go into the room to see Earl. In the very next shot, as Joathan enters the room, we can see through the glass that the female doctor and Clark are both there! Um, wouldn't she have heard everything they said? She was looking at the X-rays the whole time, only two feet away!
Oh, and how on earth would Clark explain how he broke the wall down? Or why he chose to run back in? Or how he managed to pull up a man with his one hand? There's things we can overlook, then there are things that we just can't! I know this is a super-hero-type show, but what's the point of not putting him in the tights if he's going to be doing the same sort of things? Where's the suspence if we know that Clark will just use his powers anyways and the writers will either come up with an excuse or simply ingore why one one else noticed. I enjoyed the scene with him cleaning the house and grabbing the bowl, so why can't they focus the show more on him as a person rather than him as a hero? I thought that was the point of Smallville, rather than making it about a kryptonite filled city where wacko's run around and a kid with powers stops them.

Basically, I've taped every single episode since the premiere, but know I'm doubting as to wether or not I should continue. It's not really last night's show, it's more the overall effect of all the short cuts they've been taping. What happened to Lex's reporter? Are Whitney and Lana going to split? Will Chloe tell her she's interested in him? You know it's sad when the show's first villains are so bad that we don't even want to see them return later for continuity reasons even. They have so much to work with without the "Tadaa!" special-effects-laden freaks they keep inventing.

As for the previews for "Jitters", it clearly showed that the scaffolding Lex, Clark and Earl where standing on would fall. I kept watching last night, but it didn't fall until they were all off it! Watch the intro even! All they did was speed up and blur the panning shot of Clark trying to cross the thing and reach for the guys. False advertising! I protest!

As for the episode being fast paced, I disagree. In the first half hour, there were at least three really long unnecessary shots of nothing happening. Example: the shot of the bus entering the LuthorCorp factory. It felt like it lasted twenty seconds, but that's just me.

Honestly, I much preferred Hourglass. The killier was frightening, Jackie Bourreaus was charming as always, and the future scenes were wonderful. Jitters had a nice Metropolis shot and Anniversary subplot, as well as Clark's party and the developping Lana/Whitney tension and Chloe's hinting with Clark. It was great to see John Glover as Lionel again and Lex was clearly hurt, but for some reason I saw that plot twist coming a mile away. I any case, not horrible, but not convincing me to buy more blank cassettes and set the VCR.

[Apache Chief]

This was the best episode yet. I love the super speed slo-mo effect, and the dynamic between Clark and his parents. The freak du jour actually had good motivation this time. One thought though - in the future when Lex is evil, and Superman is in costume, won't Lex know who he realy is? How could he not after all they've been through?

[DR.MID-NITE]

I love the scene when Clark finishes cleaning the house and he hears his father clapping. His face was classic. Busted!

[Calhoun07]

Originally posted by Failure
Did Clark use his powers in front of Lex? I just rewatched that scene and it seemed what Clark did was well within the bounds of human strength.


Dude, if pulling up two men with one arm is normal human strength to you, remind me not to get on your bad side! :eek:

Between that and the wall being broken down willy nilly, Clark has a lot of explaining to do to Lex. This one isn't as easy to explain away as when he got hit by the car.

Maybe this is something that will eat away at Lex, a feeling that he's been friendly and open to Clark all this time but he feels Clark is being less than truthful to him. Maybe he will feel a betrayal later down the road and that will turn his feelings against Clark?

[DR. BELCH]

This episode is a vast improvement over the mediocre and error-riddled "Craving". Earl is actually a man we care about, who never asked to be poisoned or wanted to explot his newfound talents--he wanted a cure. If I didn't like his methods, it was only because I'd probably do the same thing in his situation. I've been known to be ruthless.
Note Mrs. Kent's speech in the restaurant. I had a feeling she was too good to be a farmwife--a city girl, probably with rich parents who despise Jonathan for taking their daughter out to the middle of nowhere, USA, to slop hogs. I've been with a couple of upper-class girls, and I can tell when a lass is "slum-dating".
The bit with Clark running to grab a bowl before that kid hurled on the carpet was one of the best...but probably very dangerous. If Clark bumped into someone at that speed they would likely be pulped.
Lex's father's coldbloodedness struck me. "My son is in there!" "So is mine." The look on Martha's face of revulsion is priceless--I half expected her to hit the son of a buzzard. Little wonder Lex turned out as vile as he did, with such a role model. One must wonder about Mrs. Luthor.
Presumably Level 3 was completely scrubbed as well as stripped, or else the kryptonite residue from the ground meteor stones clinging to the walls would have fried Clark.

[The Guard]

I suppose Clark could use the excuse he did..."Adrenaline."

Makes sense. I caught a runaway piano once.

[James Harvey]

I thought the special effects when Clark went to get the bowl exceedingly well done. I'm glad they pushed back this episode to improve the special effects. Granted the special effects in the hospital (when Earl is freaking out) were a bit iffy, but that "bowl" sequence was pretty darn good.

[Failure]

Originally posted by calhoun07
Dude, if pulling up two men with one arm is normal human strength to you, remind me not to get on your bad side! :eek:


Oh right, I fogot it was 2 guys at once. Well, with adrenaline and all, people do pick up cars.

The bowl sequence was pretty cool too, they have shown the slow down effect before though. During the bugboy ep, when Clark's dad was falling. That said, Smallville probably has the best special FX on tv right now.

[Calhoun07]

The adrenaline excuse may have been good enough to argue how he picked up two men. Heck, we know he was getting weak from the Kryptonite, so it's understandable if some of his humanity kicked in there to give him the extra edge.

But how will he ever explain knocking down the wall? You know the way Lex looked at Clark after he said adrenaline he wasn't sold. And if he kept that car for further study, he's going to have that hole in the wall investigated, and I am sure they could tell if it was something mechanical or not that ripped thru it.

[Failure]

Yeah, I conveniently left the wall breaking argument out, because I have no idea how Clark would explain that. That looked like a very thick wall, not one you could break down by banging it with a chair or something. I think it's pretty obvious Lex knows there's something "special" with Clark, it's just a matter of him getting the evidence to make sure he's 100% correct.

[The Guard]

Lol. Banging it with a chair. I can just see someone beating a chair against the wall...

[The Guard]

After watching it again...did anyone notice that look on Lex's face when his father was "hugging" him? He was watching Clark and the Kents, and he just looked SAD. Maybe part of the reason he will eventually be...well...you know.

[Calhoun07]

Between his father's distance and him putting an open trust in Clark that will ultimately hurt him when he realizes how much Clark is hiding from him will likely be factors that lead to his ultimate downfall.

I know it's been said before, but it is truly sad to think of the future of this character. Such a likable guy will become such a bad guy? I guess the lines between heroes and villians won't be so easy to draw in this series.

[witness]

I did enjoy this episode for the most part. However, there is way too much of Clark using his powers in front of people and then not explaining it at all!!!

Example #1: Clark is thrown through a glass window in the hospital. Chloe, the "news reporter", just asked if Clark was ok. She didn't bother to notice that he had NO cuts on his body! There were others around him as well. No way would doctors and nurses witness that kind of an accident and not check the person out!


Example #2: The "villian" is going through another one of his fits. Clark tries to stop him, getting close to him. The guy breaks off the metal wheel that lets out all of the methane gas. The wheel, I assume, hit Clark's face. No one decides to check that out either? Hello? Is my brain on???


Cool things about this episode that weren't mentioned yet, Lana finally noticed that something was wrong with Clark. She saw him holding his hand. She looked at him with the "what's wrong with you" look. I do hope that they'll get into that in the future.

Lex, what else is there to say? He truly is one of the best castings that I've ever seen. The guy can act really well! He really makes Lex a believable character. I think that his look at the end was sad, but mixed with anger. Sort of a why can't I have that kind of family?

Lionel Luthor was unbearably cool! I am amazed that he's the voice of the Riddler! That's two voice actors in one show! Kind of gives hope to a possible Mark Hamill Joker doesn't it? You never know, his acting could be better than the Star Wars trilogy.




I couldn't find the spoiler thing where you have to highlight it so if you don't want to see the future, turn your eyes!!!

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Finally, this is a kind of spoiler about future episodes. I read an article in Entertainment Weekly about Smallville. They are going to have episodes that focus on natural disasters and corrupt cops. They do not have plans on doing season long plots and villains like Buffy and Angel do. And by the end of the season, Clark will become very interested in his little spaceship.

The hourglass episode with Lex being president was taped on the West Wing set. Just a little interesting bit of info there. Lex will get a girlfriend, open a kryptonite-centric buisness and they may have an appearance by the Dark Knight himself. The last part, however, isn't set in stone.

This may not be news to some, but could be to others.

[Calhoun07]

Given the fact that there have been complaints about the spoilers around the boards lately, I felt it best to add it on there. I think the spoiler code will be part of the code choices soon, but til then, you can type it in manually like so: [spoiler]your text here[\spoiler] but in that last part of the code use a / key instead of the \ key.

pretty cool spoilers, tho!

[Calico]

Had to tape it last night and I finally got to watch it. All I can say is 180 degree turnaround from 'Cravings'. The villian was not so much a villian as a victim, much, much better plot and action, Lex is awesome, and Ma and Pa Kent are truly the coolest parents on earth. One question though: why was Whitney (a senior) at an obviously freshman class trip?


Calico

[witness]

Thanks calhoun07! :D

I really appreciate it! I wouldn't want people to be mad at me even though those "spoilers" are somewhat old news. They were from the last week of November's EW. Just in case anyone thinks I'm bluffing. ;)

Calico, you raise a good question. My bet is that he flunks a couple of years in order for the writers to keep him in the storyline. Why they have him in the first place, I'll never know.

[James Harvey]

I heard the possible Bruce Wayne appearance won't happen until season 2 or 3 at least. But the rest of the other stuff I've heard is gonna happen. The show is gonna lena off from the "kryponite villian of the week" probably when we see the next set of new episodes. I think this is a great turn - especially the whole "natural disasters" thing. That is definatly gonna effect Clark...

[Calhoun07]

I think once Clark starts to use his powers for things other than saving his high school buddies from the high school baddies, so will his world view increase in scope and he will begin to seriously consider using his powers more to help the world. I think the next few episodes that are veering away from the villian of the week will be pivitol episodes that really explore his character more and plant seeds that will undoubtedly grow thru the rest of the series. These will be must see episodes!

[Barb Gordon]

One of the things that reall stood out for me, which others have already mentioned, was the relationship between Clark and his parents, and Lex and Lionel. The hugging at the end of the episode was great. It illustrated so well what Clark had, and what Lex didn't. The relationship between Lex and his father is just a show, which he knows, and it's so sad! If father would have let him die in the plant, and Lex knew that too. It really is hard, right now, to think that Lex is going to turn out the way he is. He's just so cool! The guy who Lionel rocks too, he's so perfect for it. The bowl scene rocked, and so did him cleaning up, I so didn't expect his parents to be right behind him, that part was classic!
Everyone always says that it's a villain a week deal. But it really isn't. It's more of a kyprtonite effected person a week deal..if that makes any sense,lol. It is just that, not every person has been what classifies a villain. The black guy in this one wasn't a villain at all, he just needed help. So did a lot of the other people affected by kyrptonite. Now, the bug-guy, and the scarecrow one in the first ep, and the guy without bodyheat, even the old guy/young guy character, they were all bad people. But the girl who was fat wasn't, and the black guy wasn't, they just had some real bad luck or something.

Barb^-^

[Terminatah]

The brick wall he tore down isnt the only thing Clark will have to explain. I'm afraid one of the cameras might have caught him zipping around at super-speed.

The parent hugging scene at the end did say a lot with looks. Clark and Lex both risked their lives to help others, but Lex gets a fake publicity hug from his biological father, while Clark gets genuine hugs of affection from his adoptive parents. Lex demonstrated that he's a very good negotiator, just like his father. I thought it was interesting that the only time Lionel looked at his son with pride is when Lex disobeyed him and warned him never to try and stop him again. Pride must come naturally when you see yourself in your son, even if it is through a ruthless display of territorialism.

I don't see much of a payoff in having Bruce Wayne visit Smallville. Then again, when I first heard of the premise for this series, I never thought it would do Superman justice, but the creators of the show have surprised me at every turn. So I might start reserving judgement and see what they're capable of. Their casting so far has been immaculate.

-Terminatah

[Calhoun07]

I really could see Lex wanting to check the cameras. I doubt he realizes at this point Clark has powers, but you never know. He is obviously aware that kryptonite affects other people in strange ways, so he may have his suspicions. If he saved that car and hired somebody to check it over, he will certainly look at the security tapes.

[FLIPMODE]

A couple of things with the series.

Lex, what is their resoning for the future? And was Lex ALWAYS in Smallville, according to the books? It just seems a little strange, as where Smallville was allways referred to as this Nobody-ville, where not much happened, and hardly anyone knew about. If all these Kryptonite efected people keep making the News, it's not going to a Secret where Supes came from by the time he moves to Metroplis. The town seems to have too many strange and big event things happening in it.

Also I like the show, but I wish there was'nt so much Kryptonite. And I really wish it did'nt effect Normal people. That Kinda stinks. But I guess they'll change that next season.

And as for Bruce, visiting. Nope. i just cant see it. I'd WATCH it, out of pure excitment. But come on. This would just be totally making things up. Young Bruce never met Young clarke. And i for what reason would Bruce need to go to Smallville. Maybe, if Cark took a trip, anywhere else, then they may better justify running into a Byoung training. But not the other way around.

[Calico]

And as for Bruce, visiting. Nope. i just cant see it. I'd WATCH it, out of pure excitment. But come on. This would just be totally making things up. Young Bruce never met Young clarke. And i for what reason would Bruce need to go to Smallville. Maybe, if Cark took a trip, anywhere else, then they may better justify running into a Byoung training. But not the other way around

I for one am psyched for this development. They are, after all, taking many liberties with Clark's history. Unless I'm totally off base, I don't think Clark and Lex were 'buddies' in regular Superman mythology. And let's not forget Metropolis is now a day trip from Smallville. If we're going to accept a few tweeks, why not let Bruce come along? How will his personality be? Lex isn't the megalomaniac he is destined to become, Bruce won't be the brooding Bat yet. Seeing the three of them interact could be fascinating. Of course there is much room for disaster, but I'll look forward to it.

[FLIPMODE]

Actually Bruce may not be the Bat, but he should still be Brooding, and not very light hearted. Remember his parents death triggered that. Unless Clark is actually about 10 years older than Bruce, Bruce should still Be strong headed, and goal oriented.
The only thing different from an 18 year old Bruce and a 32 Year old Bruce, is his Physical Prowess and his Knowledge. Same Attitude.

I guess Im not So opposed to the Idea. But I guess the attraction for me would be, what on earth would bring them in the same part of town in that early time in their Life? Probably Lex Luthor. A story perhaps involving some young rich people meeting. But whatever it is, you'd have to imagine that Bruce attends this meeting against his will, perhaps Alfred made him go to. Trying to get Bruce back into a more social life.

That could be a Set up.

[Calhoun07]

Why would Bruce visit Smallville? Lex Corp is there, and perhaps he has an investment opportunity. It's logical that Lex may make Bruce an offer of some sort for an investment and Bruce comes there on business.

[Russkafin]

In an earlier interview with Al Gough, he said that maybe Bruce could be a friend of Lex's from prep school, and that Bruce was visiting him for some reason.

Some people said they liked the idea of Michael Rosenbaum playing Lex in a Superman movie down the road. What about this idea... Let's say Smallville continues for the next four years, and follows Clark all through high school. Then, the series ends with Clark donning the costume for the first time...

...and then, it continues with a movie about Superman showing up in Metropolis for the first time? The next Superman movie could be an outgrowth of Smallville. Thoughts on this?

And yeah, obviously Lex would know who Superman is. That would sure make for an interesting take on their relationship, wouldn't it?

[Calhoun07]

Now this is what WB should wait for...the end of Smallville before beginnign to kick off the next movie franchise. This has real potential. I wonder if this occured to the WB execs yet?

[Naraht]

Anyone else remember that in World's Finest, Bruce says that the Kryptonite Statue was responsible for killing it's previous owners by radiation? Even in TAS Kryptonite affects humans.


Also I like the show, but I wish there was'nt so much Kryptonite. And I really wish it did'nt effect Normal people. That Kinda stinks. But I guess they'll change that next season.

[FLIPMODE]

Sure, I remeber that, but I dont remember it giving anyone powers.

It's ok for a couple of stories, But it sometimes annoys me that there is sooo much of iit in smallville. I mean the guy can't take a trip to mcdonalds with out Radioactive Ronald, making him sick.

Everyone has a piece. I liked the fact that, there is something out there that kills Supes, but, I liked it more when it was so rare, that you'd have to be a criminal genious to get your hands on it.

[Calhoun07]

It is over kill. Why can't they use other origins for people to gain powers, like in the comic books?

Could you imagine a Spider Man series where radioactive spiders were as common as house files and everybody and their uncle was getting powers from radioactive spiders? Sounds like it would suck? Yeah, well, the idea sucks on Smallville too, really, even tho I like this series.