A familiar trend for the ninth season of Superman series Smallville proved true with its finale: the premise was sound, but the execution was somewhat flawed. So, why the high score? Well, despite a near-total lack of drama in parts such as the confrontation in the Fortress of Solitude and not enough emotion coming from a clearly distraught Chloe Sullivan (who, through the script, seemed to veer towards pushing Clark away to New Krypton then being angry as he chose to leave!) at the thought of Clark's imminent departure, scenes including the opening pre-credits sequence where Clark's donning of the Superman costume and the return of Lex Luthor were teased, and the final "battle" sequences (especially as the Kandorians began to turn on Zod, at which point the tension was ramped up superbly) were of such a high calibre for what can often be a low-key and repetitive drama that they forced the finale to become unbelievably realistic and brilliant. The only true flaws other than those mentioned come from the US having seen Season 9's climax months before the UK and therefore spoiling most of the great twists for us, and that E4 will not be showing Season 10 (currently airing in America) here until early 2011, though these are more domestic problems than that with the show. Here's hoping Season 10 keeps up the great work done here!
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