top gear season 10 episode 4 series 10 episode 4

In a sense, the sequences with Brianiac 5 were initially so poorly realized that it felt as if the producers had lifted this entire episode from Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. This ends up feeling like nothing more than something that was completely tacked on to the episode at the very last minute - after the producers realized that they were dealing with the 200th episode. No doubt, a very disjointed effort at using past clips to illicit a sense of nostalgia. While it’s wonderful to take a look back at the fictional Smallville High, I would have rather had more cameos of past characters than the resulting 30-minute clip show that we received. For a season of Smallville that’s been so impressive in its storytelling and ability to progress the plot, while continuing to fully supplement the supporting characters' storylines, it’s hard to believe that the producers were completely behind the use of a high-school reunion to convey this episode’s story-arc. Take, for example, the first thirty minutes of this episode.

Fortunately, while this 200th episode of Smallville is far from perfect, there are enough wonderful, jaw-dropping moments that any shortcomings (and there are many) this episode had are well worth the price of admission. An unimpressive clip-show of seasons past, a spectacular glimpse at the franchise’s future and a proverbial “get out of jail free” card that allows producers to bypass some tricky plot-points that have been previously established this season. Upon first glance, this celebratory episode of Smallville is very much three separate entities. He shows Clark what really happened the night Jonathan died, Oliver’s (Justin Hartley’s) current pain and Clark’s future at the Daily Planet with Lois and his role as Earth’s favorite red and blue superhero. Brainiac 5.0 (James Marsters) uses his Legion ring to visit from the future and takes Clark through his past, present and future. A visit back to the home of the Crows has Clark remembering old times with Lana (Kristin Kreuk) and Chloe (Allison Mack), while Losi is furious that no one remembers her five days as a student. In an attempt to cheer up Clark (Tom Welling), Lois (Erica Durance) convinces him to attend their five-year high school reunion.

Here's the official description of tonight's episode: Well tonight was the 200th episode of Smallville (can you believe it?).

Top gear season 10 episode 4 series 10 episode 4