“Descent” Review
As I’ve hinted at the previous Smallville posts that last night’s episode “Descent” was friggin awsome, best episode of the season, and a true touchstone for the series, more so then “Reckoning”.
The teaser, with the final confrontation/meeting between father and son, last speech of history, to Lex pulling a gun on Lionel to get the last key to find the Veritas box, which holds the key to controling The Traveler aka Kal-El/Clark.
Then the line from Lex, but not the “I’m raised in your shadow now you die in mine.” but before Lex Luthor lets him go, “No one will ever know your name.”, then Lionel is street pizza on the steps of Luthor…LexCorp.
The opening scene where almost everyone from The Daily Planet, Clark, Chloe, Lois, and Jimmy run out to the Luthor building across the street. Luthor plays up grief and identifies the body to the Metropolis PD. In his state mind of what is happening, Alexander from “Fracture” and “Veritas” appears to him that he can’t believe that he did it. Clark and Lex make a slow eye contact then leaves. Chloe says a bad remark about that does it matter that if the key that Lionel was trying to give to Clark when he was hotheaded, comitting suicide that everyone is starting to quickly assume. Thanks to the kine eye of Jimmy Oslen sees a glimpse where Lionel fell out the window when he took a picture of Lois for some reason. Maybe after he was checking the boobies from the previous episode and then whispering to Lois, that he’s developing a crush on her? Had to be asked, that’s all I’m saying.
At The Luthor Manison Lex tells his secretary, Gina, not Mercy, about his treasured moment with his father, and that he didn’t find the key. When she leaves Alexander appears again to scream at him, then Lex throws his mug at the fireplace which causes to ignite.
Lex you’re going to hell, boooooooyyyyy.
After that Clark is standing in the crime scene, where he finds a Kryptonian flashlight basically in Lionel’s vault, with a message for him about that he thought he was better then everyone until he met Clark, that his greatest gift was protecting The Last Son of Krypton. Which proved all along that if though he did questionable things that were still out of character and not done suttle, his life trully did change when he became Jor-El’s emisssary, that he was grateful. He goes on to say that he must find the key before Lex does, which is revealed that he entrusted to Chloe to give to Clark, but Lex finds it in her desk drawer, and fires her.
Gina then discovers Jimmy’s photo and Lois and him are held hostage, and goes Psycho of the Week, but Lois tries to get the upperhand but she gets shot.
“YOU SHOT ME! YOU SHOT ME RIGHT IN THE ARM! WHY ARE YOU…(Gun shot) – Mustafa, Austin Powers.
So they end up locked in a freezer and Clark saves the day with a new method. Heat Vison Warmth, FOR ONLY 19.95.
But the highpoint came when Clark confronts Lex, and Michael Rosenbaum delivers his best acting chops as his goes from Lex from Smallville to Lex Luthor of the Superman lore, and Tom Welling let’s out his Supermanism to counter balance. Trully one the most memorable scenes in the series, so far.
The evidence is ultimately destroyed, letting Lex getting away with murder, scott free, as Luthor’s schemes always are, Gina gets killed supposedly by Lex who was the only person that knew the secret, not just Clark’s but his as well.
Alexander warns himself for the last time, not to go through his agenda for the rest of the season, but Luthor says cold heartedly “I’M DONE LISTENING TO YOU! YOU HAVE MADE ME WEAK!” drags Alex down the stairs of the balcony and kills him the fire. True evil at it’s creepiest.
At The Kent Farm, Clark and Chloe talk about how each man, fathers and mentor helped shape Clark Kent into the man he is now and the hero he will utimately become by the end of the final season.
The ending scene where mortal enemies meet face to face at a solitary funeral for Luthor, which was brillant as the photos that were released before this aired. Lex smirks and walks away, while Kent drops dirt on the caskett as a sign of respect. End of the episode.
As I’ve said before and I’ll say it again, HOLY SHIT! THAT WAS THE BEST EPISODE EVER! There might be some minor gripes or negetives when Rob and I record our show for this week, I’m giving this a perfect 10 out of 10.
Can’t wait for the remainder of Season 7.
I’ve come to realise that this series is a modern verison of the 60’s era of the Webhead with villians of the 80’s like Eddie Brock, who’ll surely become Venom very soon.
Out the posters from this franchise, I have to say that this is my favorite. It’s expressive, ominous, and apocalyptic. Very Mignola-esc.
The CW has released the description for 7×19 before the finale airs, “Quest”.
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