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Yay!Pete! An episode with lots of his royal Peteness. But a sad lack of Chloe (for which I'm very upset), an extremely watered down Magnificent Bastard, and bitchy Lana to boot.
(And I actually did the Kathe thing and took notes. Hee. It works wonders for the memory.)
So, starting from the beginning. Hamilton's back! Yay! But my first thought was that his jittery hand made me think of compulsive piano players who constantly run over the songs before a major performance. He's doing scales folks! Scales!
The truck driver. Oh my lord. Cliched, but *cough* true. Although if you're going to use Travis Tritt as the music to conote redneck, don't use the recent stuff (since he sobered up and decided to live a more healthy lifestyle). Use the rockabilly stuff from the No Hats Tour days. Gimme some "Here's a Quarter" or "Trouble." The fun stuff.
And ew with the spitting his chew directly onto the window. Ew. Funny, but ew.
*sigh* Why must people always make the mistake of dropping something into the floorboard then leaning down to pick it up without stopping? This is especially dumb at night, when you can see the oncoming headlights. Jeez.
And ladies and gentlemen, a sign that Pete truly is the man...he has quite the sweet convertible!
And could Pete have taken any longer to rescue that guy? God, the horn was so annoying.
You know, with plaid you kind of forget when Clark or Jonathan wears the same shirt twice (you know, like people in real life wear clothes more than once). But when they wear the same shirt in Vortex and Duplicity...it's not that great of a shirt Pete.
OMG, the license and registration crack really made me laugh. Maybe that's what that panel that Jonathan has been trying to decipher for years is. "I'm sorry officer, was I really going 2.5 billion miles an hour over the speed limit?"
Apparently Lex has no clue that you don't lead the blind by grabbing their arm and forcing them ahead of you. Of course I was waiting for Lionel to take a swing at him with the cane.
And the family bonding that Lionel wants so much. I see many, many twisted fanfics coming from this. (But not from me.)
Um, I know Lana catching Nell smooching a guy could be highly disturbing, but still. The woman's entitled to a life. And Lana has a room. So go to it already Lana. In fact, why don't you just stay there for the rest of your life. You contrived annoyance you.
Okay, Ray the truck driver is really cross-eyed. And oddly reminiscent of Vincent D'Onofrio in Men In Black.
Okay, the scene where Clark and Jonathan go to get the spaceship. Pointless. No freaking out because it's gone. Just "oh well, we'll do something tomorrow." Gah. And wouldn't it be a lot more plausible to go when no one's at home? Especially when you're driving a big ass truck.
If I were Pete, I would freak out too if my best friend planted his hands on the hood of my car and stopped me cold. In fact, I dare say I would do most anything Pete did. The freaking was quite normal.
I'm not so crazy about blind Lionel. He's too wussy. Where's his nubile healthcare provider that he sleeps with on the side? Where's his nice army of lackies waiting to follow his every order? I would expect Lionel to try to be proving how much he still is in control rather than wallowing in self-pity.
The hallway scene. Clark is so bad at discretion. Jeez. Just shout it from the mountaintops already. I'm an alien!
And Pete is so quick. He caught on to all the little lies and half-truths Clark told in no time.
Problem, if we're going to see an outdoor shot of the barn and the loft, wouldn't it make more sense to have Lana in the window, especially considering that when we cut to the indoor shot, she's in the window? Continuity folks.
Oh, I have so many Lana issues now. So Lana broke up with Whitney. And it's obviously been awhile between Heat and Duplicity if some of the things said in this ep are any indication. So she hasn't told anyone until this moment in time that they've broken up. And she's doing the obvious "we need to build something here with the trust Clark so we can date" thing. But come on...she wants to hook up with Clark but doesn't even tell him she's single? Ditz. Plus, whatever is going on between Pete and Clark is between Pete and Clark. People can have secrets.
I don't like this new bitchy Lana. She gives the impression of being one of those controlling, needy women who believes that in order to have a truly healthy relationship, they have to share everything. Can I smack her?
And I'm sure someone somewhere will compare Lana's new attitude to Chloe, but Chloe respects secrets. She doesn't have this approach that she's entitled to know everything about everyone. She knows people have secrets. She's even said so! Lana seems to think that she needs to know absolutely everything. Maybe it's been that she was burned by people keeping secrets, like when Whitney joined the Marines. But still. There was no reason for her to expect Clark to tell her what was going on in detail.
And I resent the fact that he felt guilty over it. He had no reason to feel guilty. Lana's manipulations are what will keep them apart, not his secret keeping. He should have been indignant, not guilty.
Um, since when are Nell and Martha so sweet and loving and alike? The voices of reason thing is disturbing when Lana seems to compare the two every once in awhile. Can't we get Nell her own personality? (This also explains the weirdness that was Heat when Martha was at the Talon looking for Nell. Since when are they all buddy buddy? Huh?)
My new nickname for Dr. Hamilton? It's break dancing Joe! The way he was twitching on the ground...
And Chloe's outfit outside of the school when Clark was looking for Pete. I want that outfit. Of course only if the boobs come with it, cause I'm lacking in that department. But wow! I love that top. The sleeveless with the tie-back thing.
I love the fact that it was confirmed that Pete would never tell, but Pete? How do you know if a guy is dead if you don't check his pulse? Huh?
Cellar scene. Gag with with a spatula. Can we get any more saccharine? Thank god Jonathan broke it up with the grouchyness. If there was any more Pollyanna, I would have shot someone.
Okay, so the scene at Hamilton's with Lex and Lionel. Talk about really underplaying the fact that the good doctor is no longer lying on the floor and isn't anywhere to be found! So, is this one of those moments where Dr. H is coming back in the future as a meteor freak, or bad direction?
And final note, I love cocky Pete. That bit about no matter what kind of superpowers Clark has, he can't get past Pete guarding him. Hee. Cute.
(And I actually did the Kathe thing and took notes. Hee. It works wonders for the memory.)
So, starting from the beginning. Hamilton's back! Yay! But my first thought was that his jittery hand made me think of compulsive piano players who constantly run over the songs before a major performance. He's doing scales folks! Scales!
The truck driver. Oh my lord. Cliched, but *cough* true. Although if you're going to use Travis Tritt as the music to conote redneck, don't use the recent stuff (since he sobered up and decided to live a more healthy lifestyle). Use the rockabilly stuff from the No Hats Tour days. Gimme some "Here's a Quarter" or "Trouble." The fun stuff.
And ew with the spitting his chew directly onto the window. Ew. Funny, but ew.
*sigh* Why must people always make the mistake of dropping something into the floorboard then leaning down to pick it up without stopping? This is especially dumb at night, when you can see the oncoming headlights. Jeez.
And ladies and gentlemen, a sign that Pete truly is the man...he has quite the sweet convertible!
And could Pete have taken any longer to rescue that guy? God, the horn was so annoying.
You know, with plaid you kind of forget when Clark or Jonathan wears the same shirt twice (you know, like people in real life wear clothes more than once). But when they wear the same shirt in Vortex and Duplicity...it's not that great of a shirt Pete.
OMG, the license and registration crack really made me laugh. Maybe that's what that panel that Jonathan has been trying to decipher for years is. "I'm sorry officer, was I really going 2.5 billion miles an hour over the speed limit?"
Apparently Lex has no clue that you don't lead the blind by grabbing their arm and forcing them ahead of you. Of course I was waiting for Lionel to take a swing at him with the cane.
And the family bonding that Lionel wants so much. I see many, many twisted fanfics coming from this. (But not from me.)
Um, I know Lana catching Nell smooching a guy could be highly disturbing, but still. The woman's entitled to a life. And Lana has a room. So go to it already Lana. In fact, why don't you just stay there for the rest of your life. You contrived annoyance you.
Okay, Ray the truck driver is really cross-eyed. And oddly reminiscent of Vincent D'Onofrio in Men In Black.
Okay, the scene where Clark and Jonathan go to get the spaceship. Pointless. No freaking out because it's gone. Just "oh well, we'll do something tomorrow." Gah. And wouldn't it be a lot more plausible to go when no one's at home? Especially when you're driving a big ass truck.
If I were Pete, I would freak out too if my best friend planted his hands on the hood of my car and stopped me cold. In fact, I dare say I would do most anything Pete did. The freaking was quite normal.
I'm not so crazy about blind Lionel. He's too wussy. Where's his nubile healthcare provider that he sleeps with on the side? Where's his nice army of lackies waiting to follow his every order? I would expect Lionel to try to be proving how much he still is in control rather than wallowing in self-pity.
The hallway scene. Clark is so bad at discretion. Jeez. Just shout it from the mountaintops already. I'm an alien!
And Pete is so quick. He caught on to all the little lies and half-truths Clark told in no time.
Problem, if we're going to see an outdoor shot of the barn and the loft, wouldn't it make more sense to have Lana in the window, especially considering that when we cut to the indoor shot, she's in the window? Continuity folks.
Oh, I have so many Lana issues now. So Lana broke up with Whitney. And it's obviously been awhile between Heat and Duplicity if some of the things said in this ep are any indication. So she hasn't told anyone until this moment in time that they've broken up. And she's doing the obvious "we need to build something here with the trust Clark so we can date" thing. But come on...she wants to hook up with Clark but doesn't even tell him she's single? Ditz. Plus, whatever is going on between Pete and Clark is between Pete and Clark. People can have secrets.
I don't like this new bitchy Lana. She gives the impression of being one of those controlling, needy women who believes that in order to have a truly healthy relationship, they have to share everything. Can I smack her?
And I'm sure someone somewhere will compare Lana's new attitude to Chloe, but Chloe respects secrets. She doesn't have this approach that she's entitled to know everything about everyone. She knows people have secrets. She's even said so! Lana seems to think that she needs to know absolutely everything. Maybe it's been that she was burned by people keeping secrets, like when Whitney joined the Marines. But still. There was no reason for her to expect Clark to tell her what was going on in detail.
And I resent the fact that he felt guilty over it. He had no reason to feel guilty. Lana's manipulations are what will keep them apart, not his secret keeping. He should have been indignant, not guilty.
Um, since when are Nell and Martha so sweet and loving and alike? The voices of reason thing is disturbing when Lana seems to compare the two every once in awhile. Can't we get Nell her own personality? (This also explains the weirdness that was Heat when Martha was at the Talon looking for Nell. Since when are they all buddy buddy? Huh?)
My new nickname for Dr. Hamilton? It's break dancing Joe! The way he was twitching on the ground...
And Chloe's outfit outside of the school when Clark was looking for Pete. I want that outfit. Of course only if the boobs come with it, cause I'm lacking in that department. But wow! I love that top. The sleeveless with the tie-back thing.
I love the fact that it was confirmed that Pete would never tell, but Pete? How do you know if a guy is dead if you don't check his pulse? Huh?
Cellar scene. Gag with with a spatula. Can we get any more saccharine? Thank god Jonathan broke it up with the grouchyness. If there was any more Pollyanna, I would have shot someone.
Okay, so the scene at Hamilton's with Lex and Lionel. Talk about really underplaying the fact that the good doctor is no longer lying on the floor and isn't anywhere to be found! So, is this one of those moments where Dr. H is coming back in the future as a meteor freak, or bad direction?
And final note, I love cocky Pete. That bit about no matter what kind of superpowers Clark has, he can't get past Pete guarding him. Hee. Cute.
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