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The 2nd installment of America's only weekly TV serial based on a comic book is full of major events, major characters and major themes. Clark starts to learn about his destiny, discovers the Kawatche caves, learns about his birthplace of Krypton, and finally hits it of with Lana. Likewise, Lionel Luthor discovers the mystery that is Clark Kent, Lex gets married - twice, and the Kent family shares its secret with Pete. So a very eventful season, and the makings of a great series. However, episode after episode is full of plot holes, to the point that many of the season's major events are just unbelievable. Here are some examples.
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1) When Dr. Helen Bryce discovers her office has been vandalized, why does not she go look at the security footage of the hospital? it seems that she does not even bother to call the police.
2) When Clark goes to visit Dr. Swann, why does he need to say hello, and look around the museum in order to find Dr. Swann. Clark has x-ray vision, and knows how to use it. Why does he not just use his x-ray vision to locate Dr. Swann.
3) Lex Luthor is paranoid and constantly checks the background of every individual he deals with. How then does Chloe, a high school sophomore from a middle-class family, find information that he does not, in episode after episode.
4) Clark knows he is vulnerable to kryptonite, knows that it gives un-natural powers to those who encounter it, and knows that there are multiple sources of it in Smallville. Why does he not go out to look for it, in order to dispose of it, or neutralize it somehow. Clark is a studious student at Smallville High, so why not build a device to detect kryptonite at a farther distance then his body can feel it.
5) Why are Chloe and Pete not invited to Lex's wedding with Dr. Bryce? He invited everyone else in Smallville.
6) Maybe the biggest hole is Clark's secretiveness. He knows that Chloe, Lex, Lionel, and Lana are all curious about him. Why not make up an alibi to explain his powers, like he is a meteor freak. Smallville clearly has dozens of meteor freaks running around. Clark could have easily came up with a cover story, saying that he is meteor-infected and this gives him extra speed and strength. Tell this story to everyone to mask the fact that he is really an alien.
7) Why does Clark wait until the moment of Lex's wedding in order to put the kryptonite octagon into his ship? Why not do it earlier, and then go to the wedding? Or go to the wedding, and then deal with his ship?
And so on. Every episode is filled with plot holes. And the entire season is built on plot holes and illogical themes. All told, I'd say this is the worst Smallville season.
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January 13, 2006
I loved the first season of "Smallville", and so I immediately rushed out and bought the second season on DVD. The second season surpasses the first in nearly all ways, though it does have its flaws. For the second season, the show focused a lot more on the Clark/Lana relationship and a lot less on the "Creature of the Week". The writers were obviously trying to draw out the relationship so that viewers would be more interested; this is understandable, but the way they did … more
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For many fans, the Superman revisionist seriesSmallvilletruly hit its stride in its second season, when it shifted focus from traditional comic book conflicts to one of self-discovery for its hero, a teenage Clark Kent (Tom Welling). Fans and first-timers can judge for themselves with this six-disc set, which compiles all 23 episodes and a decent selection of supplemental features. Whereas season 1 focused on Clark using his powers to combat a host of menaces à la the WB's other big fantasy hit,Buffy the Vampire Slayer, season 2 delved into Clark's past and the extent of his super powers, most notably in the back-to-back "Heat," in which he discovers his heat vision, and "Red," in which red kryptonite in the high school class rings uncorks Clark's less-than-upstanding side. Other plot developments from the season that pull the series in interesting directions include the arrival of Dr. Helen Bryce (Emanuelle Vaugier), who becomes involved with Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum), but the season's most significant moment comes during episode 17, "Rosetta," in which Clark learns of his Kryptonian origins courtesy of a scientist, who, in an effective bit of casting, is played bySupermanfilm star Christopher Reeve.
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The complexity of the writing and issues dealt with in season 2 marked Smallville as a series with depth and drama worthy of its considerable fan following as well as a second boxed set; fittingly, the supplements in this set are more expansive than on the first one. ...
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