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 Smallville - The Complete Fifth Season :: 1571740260
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| An astonishing season of destiny! Clark Kent now carries a full load of classes at Central Kansas U., but that's not all he carries. He carries the full weight of his - perhaps the world's - destiny. "We call this season Superman in Training," series co-creator Alfred Gough says. "Clark is going to accept his destiny." During this exciting pivotal season: The Fortress of Solitude rises. A spaceship mystery unfolds. A dark tragedy - one even Clark's powers can't prevent - strikes. These and more key elements of Superman lore fall into place. Editorial Descriptions are usually submitted by the manufacturers, publishers and authors. Contact us if you are one of them, and wish to change the above description. |
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Author: Guest
I started off a huge Smallville fan. First couple seasons were excellently done, with a novel take on young Clark and Lex and the love triangle of Clark, Lana, and Chloe. Then the 4th season came, and things began to go awry. The plot dragged on, with the same "Clark loves Lana, but can't tell her he's an alien, so Lana dumps him while Chloe looks longingly on" storyline we're all so familiar with at this point. Lana gets weird tattoes and witchy powers and you find yourself asking "why?" What purpose did that serve? What was that storyline with that Jason guy all about?
But nevertheless, we all went into season 5 with optimism. And while it was undeniably entertaining, it also let me down quite a bit. Same stuff as season 4. Super lame villians (like that guy who could turn into sand. What the hell kind of power is that? Oh no, watch out! I'll get sand in your eye!). All strange occurance attributed to meteor rocks - honestly, how many of these rocks are there? No Chloe-Clark hookup. Lana still sullen and withdrawn. Only real thing that got accomplished was the making of Clark and Lex as true enemies.
So will I watch season 6? Probably, but I really think they need to wrap this series up. It's clearly fading, and the writers just seem out of ideas. Don'y drag it out any more than necesary and ruin what was once a great series.
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Author: Guest
As I've said in my reviews for the first 4 seasons of this spectacular show on The WB network, "Smallville" just continues to get better and better with each new episode and with each new season. This season proves to be no exception, the stories are more epic and dramatic in scope, the acting continues to be solid from all actors on the show (even the guest actors), and the special effects are absolutely brilliant, especially for a TV show budget (the rising of the Fortress of Solitude proves this).
Many big events occur this season on "Smallville", beginning right where the season finale of "Smallville: Season 4" left off, Clark has thrown the crystal deep in the arctic and this causes a huge crystal fortress to be erected from the snow covered ground, thus his Fortress of Solitude is formed. Clark must come to grips with many things this season; he must decide whether his love for Lana can survive all the secrets, is his friendship with Lex broken beyond repair, and last but not least worry about getting to class on time at college. There are several big highlights spread throughout the season, the Season Premiere holds some truly awesome fight scenes and opens the door for many events that will take place throughout the remainder of the season; a dangerous villain from the Superman mythos makes multiple appearances, and a key figure in Clark's life dies leaving Clark wondering how to continue on, and another person knows Clark's secret and the revelation will change Clark's life forever.
This series is like a fine wine, it just keeps getting better with age, with now 5 seasons under its belt, and gearing up for a sixth season, "Smallville" shows no signs of slowing down. All the actors are terrific, generally I praise Tom Welling's improvements in acting from season to season, but at this point he's gotten the role down so perfectly there's not much more to say than that. He particularly handles the key emotional points in the stories that take place at approximately the half-way point of the season, specifically episode #100 titled "Reckoning". Michael Rosenbaum is awesome as ever as Lex Luthor, who in this season becomes even more increasingly dark and menacing, which is so nice to see, he actually is coming close to eclipsing his father Lionel in terms of despicable actions he commits.
The writing and directing for this show have also never been better, as both strive to bring in more elements from the Superman mythos to further strengthen the 'Smallville' mythology. And this season also marks Tom Welling's directorial debut for an episode, which was actually very solid for a first-timer.
All in all, there isn't anything I can really complain about with this season of "Smallville", generally there is at least one episode that's viewed as a throw-away of sorts, but this season didn't contain any. Even the ones that I just knew would be somewhat, subpar turned out to be really entertaining and contained some key plot points for furthering the season long story arcs. This series is definitely not one to be missed, and if you've enjoyed the first 4 seasons, then you must absolutely check this one out!
"Smallville: Season 5" is unrated and suitable for all ages.
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Author: Guest
This series is a must have for any Superman fan or anyone who loves great acting, great actors, great writing, and awesome drama. This series carries five years in the life of a man destined to be a hero, and how it might be if it were happening today. Most everything applied is completely believeable and without a doubt, the writing makes us believe the rest. I own the first four series on DVD and will purchase this one too, pre-order, even though I have already seen each episode twice!
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Author: Guest
I'm a superman fan and have been watching all seasons of "Smallville." One thing keeps bothering me is that when I watch Smallville via satellite broadcasting, it has DD 5.1 sound. The DVD collection, however, becomes only 2.0 surround sound. This is really something quite unacceptable.
Other than that, Smallville really is an exciting and excellent series.
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Author: Guest
This is an awesome season. Clark is definetly moving closer to the being superman.I love the fact that Chloe is now Clark's "all knowing" sidekick. This is a "must have"for the Smallville Fan!!
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