Smallville 8.03 Toxic

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The version of this I watched was very glitchy and missing a chunk out of the middle so it made even less sense than it might otherwise. A full write-up will have to wait until I've obtained a more reliable version. I loved it again! I found my zen with it. Also: TORSO-RAMA! Wow, they really pimped Justin's physical assets in this didn't they. *blinks* It was old-school Smallville objectification in the best of ways.

And Tess is Mercy! And COOL! Or at least somewhat cooler than she has been. I saw a flicker of chemistry between her and Oliver which was good, because while I heart the sizzling slashy vibes with Lois, the plot seems to demand that she be able to carry some sexual tension with boys as well. I loooove that she gave Oliver the info about his parents. And wow, I'm impressed the show went there and didn't just whitewash over the issue. Much angst between the BFFs!

Oliver's childhood trauma is... mosquitoes?! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I was in stitches over that. Oh, Ollie, I do love you and it is absolutely APPALLING that Clark did not tell you about your parents, and I really do sympathise with your angst overall, you bore up terribly well on an island for two years, but ... mosquitoes? Dude. Could the writers not think of anything more dreadful? Er, what about the lack of food and shelter, the loneliness or the fact that someone stole his clothes at some point? Or did the mosquitoes eat them? :) Ah, Smallville.

Lois stole Clark's coffee even though he had written his name on it! HEEEEE. I love it! And why oh why do we not get to see Clark report on kittens? That is a crime! Tom + cute kitties? Surely the most adorable concept ever invented, yes? *sulks at not seeing it on screen* They're just teasing us, I tell you!

Overall, this ep (what bits I glimpsed of it) seemed very Season 4 level of crazy--the combination of male nudity, implausible plotlines of craziness yet moments of sheer brilliance... And I liked Season 4. So: *happy*.

Comments

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I very much appreciated Ollie and his shirtless ways. I think jeannev already calculated the numbers. Ollie was on screen for 24 minutes and 14 of those he was either partially shirtless or shirtless. :D

I've decided that his secret power is to stay gorgeous no matter what the circumstance. Really, it's the only explanation to how he barely grew a beard on the island and his hair was short. ;)

Oliver's childhood trauma is... mosquitoes?! MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA! I was in stitches over that.

It was ridiculously funny! I saw that clip when watching one of Justin's interviews and even he made fun of it. He was all "Mosquitoes? REALLY?"

Lois and Clark were adorable. And Lois was just win in this episode, period.

Tom should so be on screen with cute kittens! Even though we all may die at the adorable!

I liked s4 too and I enjoyed this episode. :)

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Yay for jeannev! I was so hoping she would do that. :) 14 minutes! It may be a record. :)

I've decided that his secret power is to stay gorgeous no matter what the circumstance. Really, it's the only explanation to how he barely grew a beard on the island and his hair was short. ;)
It was even funnier when I watched the version of the ep without the montage... when he revealed he'd been on the island for two years I burst out laughing... the only sign of it was the slight stubble. Also, it made it seem like he just suddenly decided to be awesome. 'It starts now!' Hee.

even he made fun of it. He was all "Mosquitoes? REALLY?"
He did?!! *hearts* I must try and hunt that out. One annoying thing about being spoilerphobic is that I miss out on interviews and have to go back to them later.

we all may die at the adorable!
That is true. But it would be the best of ways to die.

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I found the interview for you! I remember posting it on my LJ so I just went and looked.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rt5TiIaNyc

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Aww thank you so much! He is very charming, but looked kind of embarrassed that they'd chosen to air the worst line in the whole ep as the sample clip. ;)

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Thanks for posting that! I hadn't seen it before. Justin is SO charming.

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NP! I have no idea who posted it on YouTube but I'm so grateful. :D Sometimes, I think half the reason I love Oliver so much is because of Justin. He is rather charming and very humble too. :)