Smallville: Masquerade Review (3/5)

Even more plot developments are on their way in Masquerade, the fourteenth episode of Smallville Season 10 as Clark becomes a little more mild mannered and dons a certain pair of glasses in order to not draw as much attention to himself. Meanwhile, Darkseid is back to try and corrupt some of Superman's friends before he can fully enter this world, and he even manages with one unbeknownst to the rest of Watchtower (just wait and find out who!). This would all be great if the show didn't feel obliged to indulge in some more emotional scenes as Clark struggles to choose whether he should don a disguise or reveal himself to the world as a journalist from the Daily Planet. Fans of the comics will probably know how that's going to turn out, but in case you don't I won't reveal the conclusion of that arc. Overall, Masquerade is another solid episode, even if many elements of the story could easily have fitted into other flagship outings for the Man of Steel and there's the sense that nothing's really moved forward.