So I just finished the Pilot and I gotta say I loved it just as much now as I did then :)The Good: The episode got off to a great start with the arrival of Kal-El in Smallville and the meteor shower that accompanied him. I was reminded how great John Schneider and Annete O'Toole were as the the Kents watching theses scenes. They do the small town farm folks thing perfectly. I really liked how Clark is portrayed as a whiny teenager in this episode, especially having already watched him become the selfless hero he is in season 10. It shows how great the development of Clark has been in this series and how good a job Tom Welling has done with the role. Michael Rosenbaum's Lex Luthor is barely featured in this episode but he leaves a good impression and sets the stage for the friendship between him and Clark that will be front and center throughout the series. Also I surprisingly liked Lana in this episode which is amazing when I think of how much I despised her in later seasons, but she starts off as the likable girl next door.
The Bad: I never liked the freak of the week thing and I always though that Jeremy made for a weak villain, but it did give us a good scene towards the end where he and Clark face off.
Whitney. Whitney Fordman is possibly the most annoying and useless character in the hiostory of television. I understand that they wanted Clark to have a rival, but did he have to be a series regular?
Fond Memories: I remember when I first watched Smallville in Wisconsin when I was babysitting my nephews back in the summer of 2004. I had pretty much watched every cool movie on my brother in laws shelf so he suggested "the young Superman series" which he had on DVD.
Final Random Thoughts: Good episode. I like how they have the heroic Clark moments where you catch a glimpse of the man he will become. Also I love the design of Clark's ship!
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