Yvonne Craig Lives! ;)

[bradygirl_12]

"Stiletto" (Season 8) (Episode 19) (April 23, 2009)



Yvonne Craig Lives! ;)

I went into this story expecting fluff and did get that, but intertwined with meatier stuff.

Lois looked gorgeous as Stiletto, though it was a poor choice of name as she said, her blisters had blisters! ;)

The tweak of fans was pretty cute with Brelitto. ;) Before the Internet, actors and other TV people could go along unaware of fan reaction except for letters and the reaction at personal appearances. Now it’s all right there at the click of a mouse. Don’t tell me they don’t know about slash! ;)

“I should get back to my Cave.” Cute, Lois! ;)

Is Chloe's comment about putting a stiletto heel over a klieg light indicate that the Bat is already in operation in Gotham? ;)

I did enjoy the scene of Clark and Lois at The Planet trying to get away from each other plausibly when they heard the police scanner.

Very nice fun.

Now the serious stuff.

Lois fabricating a story? That’s right up there with plagiarism in the journalistic sin department. Clark was right in saying she better not get it published. Lois was uncomfortable when Jimmy and Clark called her on it. Her jealousy of Clark’s quick rise gave her the prod, but she still knew it was wrong.

Saving Clark was great, though! Barbara Gordon Lives! ;) She looked very Bat-like crashing through that skylight. And was that a shadow of a bat on the moon? ;) And Clark taking a bullet for her was so romantic! ;)

Jimmy showed his loyalty by taking a beating in this episode for Lois, and it’s sad that they aren’t paying closer attention to him. He’s working at the Ace of Clubs and buying drugs on the side! Admittedly my TV reception wasn’t the best (small portable set) but it looked as if Jimmy was doing the junkie dance, meeting his dealer.

I did like the symbolism of the scene in which Lois and Jimmy help Clark out of the warehouse. The three iconic characters from the mythos: made me smile! :)

Chloe? The story of a love that means someone will do anything for the other is appealing, but the appeal kinda leaves me when that someone is a killer. Sure, Davis can’t help it, and that’s the point: he’s destined to kill, not to mention Clark! I shed no tears over a drunk driver who killed and maimed or a gangster thug, but in the end, it’s cold-blooded murder, and Chloe is covering for Davis! That scene as she cries after looking at the blood on her hands shows she knows she’s in over her head, as Lois said about Stiletto, but as the previews show for next week, she’s all in.

How long does she expect to hide Davis in the basement, anyway?

I loved Chloe as a character until the last few seasons, which now is too Mary Sue for my tastes. And it’s sad to see a bright, witty career woman throw it all away for a guy, and a killer at that, programmed not only to experience fits of uncontrollable rage but to kill her best friend! Smacks too much of all those tales of women subsuming themselves into their boyfriends’ criminal lives.

I would like to see Chloe have a tragic end. She’s way too entwined with Davis to go back to business as usual. And I still say there’s something lingering from her Brainiac possession.

It doesn’t matter if she does survive to continue on into SV canon. SV is an AU so you don’t have to kill her off. I just think it would be a great, haunting tragedy if she died, her fate entwined with Doomsday, and Clark losing his best friend that way. And, yes, I know I’m in favor of a lighter SV, but this just has Greek tragedy written all over it! ;)

Clark will be moving on, eventually becoming one-third of the most powerful superhero Trinity (though we won’t see it on the show), meeting Bruce and Diana, and Chloe is better relegated to his past, I think.

And as for lighter SV, Clark actually smiles and has fun with Lois! :)

The scene with Clark calling Lois in the phone booth (I didn’t know there was still traditional phone booths around, but nice nod to the mythos!) was really good. I figured Lois turned down the interview because 1) she would have no pictures and her pin-headed editor probably wouldn’t print an interview the Red-Blue Blur because of that! And 2) her famous interview will be with Superman, not the Red-Blue Blur. Yep, there’s a better name out there for Clark, and Lois will coin it! :)

Erica Durance and Tom Welling were gorgeous, Allison Mack looked and acted like someone drained and desperate, and Aaron Ashmore played bitter and junkie-jittery very well. It was an entertaining episode all around.

Comments

[svgurl.livejournal.com]

I really enjoyed this episode and it was great reading your thoughts too. :)

Lois fabricating a story? That’s right up there with plagiarism in the journalistic sin department. Clark was right in saying she better not get it published. Lois was uncomfortable when Jimmy and Clark called her on it. Her jealousy of Clark’s quick rise gave her the prod, but she still knew it was wrong.
What I love about Lois is that when she screws up, she gets called out on it. Nobody excuses her mistakes or treats like she's perfect. And when she did realize she went too far, she took measures to correct her errors and learned something from it. I was really worried how they'd make her look in this episode but it turned out better than I expected! :D

I like Jimmy when he's working with Lois and Clark ... I hate this drug addict route. :\

Chloe is definitely in over her head and I think that a tragic ending is fitting. I doubt PS3 will actually go there though.

And as for lighter SV, Clark actually smiles and has fun with Lois! :)
Which is another reason I will love Lois forever. Clark gets to be fun and snarky around her. :D

Those are interesting ideas for why Lois didn't take the interview but I like to take it at face value. The idea that she wants to be the RBB's shoulder makes me smile and coo. I mean, everyone wants SOMETHING from Clark when they find out his abilities ... she asked him what he needed and I think that blew Clark away. Those two make me ridiculously happy! :)

[bradygirl_12]

I really enjoyed this episode and it was great reading your thoughts too. :)

I'm going to check other people's reviews now that I've written mine. I like to go in fresh while writing mine. ;)

What I love about Lois is that when she screws up, she gets called out on it. Nobody excuses her mistakes or treats like she's perfect. And when she did realize she went too far, she took measures to correct her errors and learned something from it. I was really worried how they'd make her look in this episode but it turned out better than I expected! :D

I'm glad she felt uncomfortable about what she was doing. It would have really ruined her career if she was exposed.

I like Jimmy when he's working with Lois and Clark ... I hate this drug addict route. :\

I do, too! :(

I like Jimmy as sweet and a little naive. He's so bitter and broken, poor darling.

Chloe is definitely in over her head and I think that a tragic ending is fitting. I doubt PS3 will actually go there though.

Yeah. But then, that's what fanfic is for! ;)

And as for lighter SV, Clark actually smiles and has fun with Lois! :)

Which is another reason I will love Lois forever. Clark gets to be fun and snarky around her. :D

I love her sassy tongue. :)

Those are interesting ideas for why Lois didn't take the interview but I like to take it at face value. The idea that she wants to be the RBB's shoulder makes me smile and coo. I mean, everyone wants SOMETHING from Clark when they find out his abilities ... she asked him what he needed and I think that blew Clark away. Those two make me ridiculously happy! :)

Good point! Clark needs someone like that. :)

[jeannev.livejournal.com]

Heee, there was definitely a little Batgirl going on there.

But I have to admit, I didn't so much enjoy the silliness of it, nor what they had Lois do to land a story. It just really bugged me. And its one of those episodes where I can appreciate the good scenes it had, but I still can't help thinking that this episode should've been rethought a bit, and tweaked to make it something better. Good elements, but I'm not sure it worked as a whole.

Now, luckily, they most definitely showed people letting knowing just how wrong they thought Lois was, and Lois also seemed to learn this lesson and change her tune. A character making mistakes, and having to own them and learn from them is always a good thing.

I thought Clark was SO awesome in this episode though. You can see the Superman in him emerging more and more with each episode. He's strong, confident, kind and brave. I love him. :)

[bradygirl_12]

Now, luckily, they most definitely showed people letting knowing just how wrong they thought Lois was, and Lois also seemed to learn this lesson and change her tune. A character making mistakes, and having to own them and learn from them is always a good thing.

*nods*

Lois is brash and cocky but she knows when she's crossed the line.

I thought Clark was SO awesome in this episode though. You can see the Superman in him emerging more and more with each episode. He's strong, confident, kind and brave. I love him. :)

I am eager to see more Superman in him, and this season is delivering. :)

[jlvsclrk.livejournal.com]

I enjoyed this episode a lot, because the Clois stuff was so much fun but at the same time the Chloe stuff reminded you that disaster is just around the corner. I don't know how Chloe will make it back from where she is now, but at the same time don't want to lose her for next season. I hope the writers can amaze me: I'm starting to hope that they will.

[bradygirl_12]

I enjoyed this episode a lot, because the Clois stuff was so much fun but at the same time the Chloe stuff reminded you that disaster is just around the corner.

In Smallville, every silver cloud has a dark lining. ;)

I don't know how Chloe will make it back from where she is now, but at the same time don't want to lose her for next season. I hope the writers can amaze me: I'm starting to hope that they will.

If Allison Mack is signed for next season, she'll probably be redeemed, unless she'll be off with Davis and trying to help him and also prevent him from killing Clark.

One never knows with SV writers, though, does one? ;)

[sara-lakali.livejournal.com]

I just got caught up on SV. The phone booth was a nice touch, but my favorite Easter egg was Lois's "Can you read my mind?"

Other little tidbits: I really liked that Lois was prettier than Stiletto. The harsher makeup doens't suit Ms. Durance's face and her forehead should always be at least partially obscured. And the way Jimmy's meeting with his dealer was washed-out grey was a little obvious, but the effort was nice to see.

I'm actually kind of grooving on this latest turn on Chloe's part of the story. She's so desperate to be helpful, of course she would take Davis in. Especially after Clark insisted there was always another option. What else was she going to do? I would like her (in a couple of episodes or so) to tell Clark, "You know what? You were right. There is another option and apparently it's harboring a serial killer in my basement. Oh and by the way, he's better than a guard dog for security." If she would just learn something from all these Events in her life, I would like the whole story so much better. But it's a melodrama. The characters can only stand so much development before it breaks the premise.

[bradygirl_12]

Oh, yes, I loved the phone booth bit! :)

Poor Chloe is not headed for good things, I fear.

LOL on your dialogue. :)