"Things move faster if you stand still."

I did sound a bit glum in that last posting, and I hope this apparent glumness hasn't been passed on like a bad flu virus, through the nestling, wormish wires of the Internet. I don't think that's physically possible, but hey, you never know. Glumness has a tendency to travel.

I've been meaning to gush a bit about the show Smallville this week, so here we go: Smallville is becoming must-see TV.

I hate the term "must-see TV" - don't even get me started on the why; simply the fact that something is a must makes me feel a little queasy - but Smallville is certainly worth catching if you're not doing anything the night Smallville is broadcast in your corner of the world. (In my apartment it's on at Whenever I Damn Feel Like It, every Whichever Day I Want It To Be On - very convenient).

With episode 12 this season, "Insurgence", they've "turned up the volume to eleven" (gah!), giving us an epic hour that got me all goosebumpy. (And not the bad sort of goosebumps you get when you have the flu, but the good kind, the kind you get when a pretty girl whispers your name, or you see something really, really cool.) This was the Mythos of Clark Kent, Superman, and Lex Luthor the way it's supposed to be, before it all began. They even had the Daily Planet building, and Clark Kent in blue and red (very obvious reference, there) flying through the air...sort of. The only thing missing was a young and perky Lois Lane, though I'm sure we'll get to see that some day soon as well.

Most importantly, Lex appears to have taken a wrong turn and started down the wide path of darkness and destruction. And you believe in this change, this slow transformation from a spoiled son (and reasonably friendly guy) to a potential evil emperor, much worse than his father ever was. You believe in the change, and you believe that he will become what he's destined to become. It's great. It's very, very good drama. I can't wait to see where the show goes next, because they've constantly surprised me with their willingness to affect changes to the world and the characters. Which is more than can be said for most shows. Smallville is growing up, and it's only appropriate that it does so.  ¶ 00:16