Smallville: Metamorphosis Review (3,5/5)

After a major set-up pilot, "Smallville" obviously felt the pressure to revert to a "traditional" format for its second episode. This time around, established dork Greg was possessed by an alien force and converted to an animal of tribal instincts, bent on finding a mate in Kent's crush Lana. This reversion to the old ways of drama meant that there were less visible plot threads for later stories, but the potential for the relationship between Clark, Lana and once-baddie Lex Luthor is huge judging by the developments made over the course of the 45 minute running time. Greg's story does tend to hog the limelight in "Metamorphosis", and the CGI through the final battle was disappointing to say the least, but it's worth noting that it's still early days for the drama (or at least the section I've been watching). Still interesting, though, and once again the concluding scenes were quite heartfelt and pose questions as to the evolution of the "Smallville" saga.