Originally posted by Sue S.:
Are we really supposed to believe that two countries base their entire foreign policies on whether or not Superman is moral?
It was my understanding that they didn't want peace, and that Superman was forcing them to negotiate for the good of their people, so when Superman was discredited they used this as an excuse to go back to fighting. True, it is a bit cartoonish (buffoonish?) and silly, but I have to admit, sometimes global politics feels that way to us little folks.
The main villain is a walking cartoon. There are so many better, more subtle ways, to make Goode the bad guy. It's lazy writing to exposit that he's evil by depicting him as smut peddler who shoves underlings down an elevator shaft because he's annoyed with them. Honestly, tell me in what world would Larry Flynt or Hugh Hefner be considered for a Nobel Peace Prize?
Well, Goode is clearly insane with a Lex Luthor idolization complex, but I believe Spencer Spencer is supposed to be closer to Larry Flynt or Hugh Hefner. Goode is supposed to be based on someone more like what's his name who owns Fox News, IMO, who is rumored to rule with an iron fist. Although, I wouldn't have cast someone like Jack Wagner to represent him.
Samantha is only slightly less of a buffoon (or maybe I cut her slack because I liked the actress).
Is Samantha still alive at the end of this episode? If so, why doesn't she keep trying to expose Superman / Clark. I'm sure if she got a photo of Clark without his glasses and compared it to a Superman photo... Does she ever come back in FanFic and do that? Or something like that?
But, even more than the idiotic plot and over-the-top villains, it's Lois and Clark that irritate me the most. Like I said earlier, I just can't believe that Clark is willing to unilaterally decide that he's going to spill his secret (especially since he's doing it to forward a plot that I find implausible). I shook my head when he spouted all that nonsense about how he hates to lie, especially as Superman. The Clark of the first two seasons understood perfectly that Superman is a disguise, which by definition, is a lie. He never had issues using double meanings and skirting around the truth. It was part of the fun of the show, really, watching him twist and lie his way out of predicaments. This episode is a perfect example of how the characters became lobotomized versions of their former selves.
Okay, have to agree completely with you here. This was a good example of Clark, the lunkhead, and that he was able to convince his folks and Lois to go along with him for the good of Superman. :rolleyes: Ouch! I see what you mean.
And Lois? Geez, if you can move your hands to shush Clark and/or play charades, you can friggin' rip the tape off your mouth. I miss KickButt!Lois.
Yeah, I've always wondered about that too. I was like, why isn't he talking to her?
Well done!
I guess this episode is a good example of we've got to film, so give us the script you have and we'll run with it, plot holes or not. Only kids watch this show because it's about Superman, so it doesn't matter. (yes, I know ironic given the subject matter of this episode, but that's the only excuse I can come up with to explain it).
