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Days 8 and 9 - Favourite Fight Scene and Most Heroic Moment
I'm combining these days since I'm behind and my answer to both is the same - the final scene in Salvation. First Clark looks beat when all the Kandorians show up before he can use the Book of Rao, so he uses his wits to get Zod to condemn himself in the eyes of his fellow Kandorians. Then ascension begins, only to be interrupted by Zod pulling out a blue K knife with makes them both temporarily 'human'. Clark must stay close to the knife or he will ascend, leaving the earth to be despoiled by Zod. Zod is an experienced and deadly fighter, while Clark has been used to having powers most of his life and has that pesky 'no killing' philosophy, so is at a distinct disadvantage in this type of brawl. But Clark has one weapon Zod could never match, the willingness to sacrifice himself to save his loved ones. He takes Zod's final knife thrust, almost pulling into his body in fact, and then falls off the roof. Zod is momentarily triumphant until he realizes that he is no longer shielded from the Book of Rao. He ascends and will no doubt face the wrath of his fellow Kryptonians on their new world. Clark continues to fall, arms wide spread as he surrenders himself to his self-created fate.
To be sure there are dozens of possible alternatives to the most heroic moment, dating right back to the Pilot with Clark's confrontation with Jeremy Creek, meteor freak prime. Clark has always known what he wants to do with his powers: 'to stop people like you'. But not every confrontation is as cut and dried. Heroism can come in many forms, like facing down the enemy within by smashing the ring in Phoenix rather than killing Jonathan, or defeating the Lana trap laid by the Phantom in Labyrinth, or facing your worst fears with dignity as in Traveler, or by stepping out of the shadows to make an impression on some fellow superheroes as in Idol. What I like about the Salvation save as it combines several different forms of heroism in an action-filled package.
Day 01- Favorite Character
Day 02- Least Favorite Character
Day 03- Favorite Episode
Day 04- Episode You Hated
Day 05- Favorite Season
Day 06- Favorite Canon Ship
Day 07- Favorite Fanon Ship
Day 08- Favorite Fight Scene
Day 09- Most Heroic Moment/Scene
Day 10- Favorite Clark excuse for appearing / disappearing
Day 11- Favorite story arc
Day 12- Best Climax
Day 13- Most Emotional Scene
Day 14- Worst Character Death
Day 15- Best comic book hero introduction to Smallville
Day 16- Best Villain
Day 17- Worst Villain
Day 18- Best Friendship
Day 19- Funniest Moment
Day 20- OMG WTF?! Moment
Day 21- Your guilty pleasure ship
Day 22- Best Quote
Day 23- Favorite minor character (i.e. only been in 1-3 episode)
Day 24- Favorite mythos moment
Day 25- Something you think Smallville did better than comics canon
Day 26- Scene that was the most aesthetically pleasing/prettiest
Day 27- Favorite hospital scene
Day 28- Favorite music montage
Day 29- favorite Superman franchise actors who have guest-starred (Christopher Reeve, Helen Slater, Dean Cain etc.)
Day 30- Memory of your first time watching Smallville
Other potential replacements:
- favorite Shelby Scene
- favorite end montage
- favorite "someone looking at two people from the outside" scene
- favorite Superman quote used in the show
- favorite use of the S shield (to narrow it down, you might want to discount the Blur costume and all the calling cards in S9)
- favorite Clark save
- worst parent on the show ever
- favorite El/Kryptonian other than Clark
- scenes and shots that you think best represent and focused on Smallville as the hometown of a future Superman
- favorite reveal of The Secret
- favorite performance/scene of a character getting possessed
- Least favorite Plot (story arc)
- Craziest plot/episode/scene
- Strangest/Weirdest Villian/Character
- Character that died too soon
- Character that should've died sooner
- Most annoying character
I'm combining these days since I'm behind and my answer to both is the same - the final scene in Salvation. First Clark looks beat when all the Kandorians show up before he can use the Book of Rao, so he uses his wits to get Zod to condemn himself in the eyes of his fellow Kandorians. Then ascension begins, only to be interrupted by Zod pulling out a blue K knife with makes them both temporarily 'human'. Clark must stay close to the knife or he will ascend, leaving the earth to be despoiled by Zod. Zod is an experienced and deadly fighter, while Clark has been used to having powers most of his life and has that pesky 'no killing' philosophy, so is at a distinct disadvantage in this type of brawl. But Clark has one weapon Zod could never match, the willingness to sacrifice himself to save his loved ones. He takes Zod's final knife thrust, almost pulling into his body in fact, and then falls off the roof. Zod is momentarily triumphant until he realizes that he is no longer shielded from the Book of Rao. He ascends and will no doubt face the wrath of his fellow Kryptonians on their new world. Clark continues to fall, arms wide spread as he surrenders himself to his self-created fate.
To be sure there are dozens of possible alternatives to the most heroic moment, dating right back to the Pilot with Clark's confrontation with Jeremy Creek, meteor freak prime. Clark has always known what he wants to do with his powers: 'to stop people like you'. But not every confrontation is as cut and dried. Heroism can come in many forms, like facing down the enemy within by smashing the ring in Phoenix rather than killing Jonathan, or defeating the Lana trap laid by the Phantom in Labyrinth, or facing your worst fears with dignity as in Traveler, or by stepping out of the shadows to make an impression on some fellow superheroes as in Idol. What I like about the Salvation save as it combines several different forms of heroism in an action-filled package.
Day 02- Least Favorite Character
Day 03- Favorite Episode
Day 04- Episode You Hated
Day 05- Favorite Season
Day 06- Favorite Canon Ship
Day 07- Favorite Fanon Ship
Day 09- Most Heroic Moment/Scene
Day 10- Favorite Clark excuse for appearing / disappearing
Day 11- Favorite story arc
Day 12- Best Climax
Day 13- Most Emotional Scene
Day 14- Worst Character Death
Day 15- Best comic book hero introduction to Smallville
Day 16- Best Villain
Day 17- Worst Villain
Day 18- Best Friendship
Day 19- Funniest Moment
Day 20- OMG WTF?! Moment
Day 21- Your guilty pleasure ship
Day 22- Best Quote
Day 23- Favorite minor character (i.e. only been in 1-3 episode)
Day 24- Favorite mythos moment
Day 25- Something you think Smallville did better than comics canon
Day 26- Scene that was the most aesthetically pleasing/prettiest
Day 27- Favorite hospital scene
Day 28- Favorite music montage
Day 29- favorite Superman franchise actors who have guest-starred (Christopher Reeve, Helen Slater, Dean Cain etc.)
Day 30- Memory of your first time watching Smallville
Other potential replacements:
- favorite Shelby Scene
- favorite end montage
- favorite "someone looking at two people from the outside" scene
- favorite Superman quote used in the show
- favorite use of the S shield (to narrow it down, you might want to discount the Blur costume and all the calling cards in S9)
- favorite Clark save
- worst parent on the show ever
- favorite El/Kryptonian other than Clark
- scenes and shots that you think best represent and focused on Smallville as the hometown of a future Superman
- favorite reveal of The Secret
- favorite performance/scene of a character getting possessed
- Least favorite Plot (story arc)
- Craziest plot/episode/scene
- Strangest/Weirdest Villian/Character
- Character that died too soon
- Character that should've died sooner
- Most annoying character
