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Day 4 - Episode I Hated

There are alas all too many candidates in this category, especially in seasons 6, 7 and the back half of 8. Toxic, Power, Requiem and Doomsday are obvious choices from season 8, but each of them had some elements that I found somewhat enjoyable. From season 7, the horrific Hero and Sleeper jump to mind - who on earth thought turning Jimmy into a secret agent would be a good idea? But I'm going to go with S6's Static, which had an all-time low in Clark time and instead featured the "true love" of Lex and Lana blooming over the corpse of a meteor freak. Watching this episode, it is impossible to believe that Lex knew of Lana's pregnancy beforehand, much less that he set up the fake baby plot. In my personal canon, it was Lionel who faked the pregnancy and Lex just went with it when he found out. This episode squandered so much potentially interesting material, including the introduction of the Martian Manhunter and what could have been a great confrontation with the Zoner played by Batista. And did anyone else think that when Lex said he had something to show Lana at the end, that he would then lead her into version 3.0 of his Chamber of Clark Kent? The marriage proposal was a distinct letdown for me.

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Day 5 - Favourite Season 

Season 9 wins the honours for this category fairly easily, though to be sure it hasn't had to stand up to the test of multiple DVD rewatches (season 1 and Pilot in particular usually win in that regard). Season 8 scarred me deeply, and its true that my opinion of S9 is still influenced by the euphoria that they didn't screw it up in Salvation - that they fully validated Clark's POV and let him be the hero. Season 9 has deep flaws, including the characterization of Chloe, the troublesome twists in Oliver's story and an absence of Clark POV, particularly in the first half. Zod seemed to be pretty hit and miss in the wider fandom - I enjoyed Callum's performance but can see why he failed to engage many others. And maybe, just maybe, the show went overboard with Lois - arguably making up for lost time in previous seasons. Whatever, I still love it! We had some great guest stars like Metallo and the Justice Society, the introduction of a new 'big bad' in Checkmate, the ever puzzling machinations of Tess Mercer, all garnished with the romance and humour brought by the Clois relationship.  I can only hope for more of the same in S10.



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