Jen loves Clark!

I'm going through Smallville withdrawal so started rewatching my S1 DVDs for comfort. It was such a different show back then - IMO no better than S10, certainly no worse, just different.

Season 1 was dominated by the later maligned "Freaks of the Week", and the quality of an episode often was dictated by the quality of the antagonist. A FOTW episode had to do a lot of things in a very short time span - establish the new character, their power and their back story, build a connection with some of our main cast members, set up the ultimate confrontation and find a way to resolve everything by the closing credits. And that doesn't even count the time the show needed to spend on the 'B' and 'C' story lines to develop the relationships between the main cast members, almost always my favorite parts of these episodes. For example, Reaper is the worst episode of the season IMO with a truly dreary FOTW, but is somewhat redeemed by the fishing trip confrontation between Clark and Jonathon. In later years, I would have welcomed a few more FOTW stories to show us Clark at his superheroing best. 

( My favourites, under the cut )

Want to share some love for FOTWs? Chime in below!

I thought I'd share a much belated summary of my recent trip to California. Long story short, it was amazing and I definitely want to go back. There's so much I didn't get to see! ( A week in Los Angeles is not enough! )

For a link to all my favourite photos from LA, check out my Facebook album. Note that you don't need to have an account to see the pics, although I don't think you see all the comments if you're not. LMK if you want to friend me.

Meme from xparrot  - NPR's list of the top 100 sci-fi/fantasy books, as voted on by 60,000 people. Bold the ones you've read, underline the ones you've partly read, italicize the ones you intend to read, and strike the ones you will never read.

( Details under the cut )
If you could recommend one book from the list that I haven't already read, which would it be?

I've just finished packing for my summer trip to California - I'm so excited! I'll try to check online to keep up with y'all but I'm going to be very busy indeed. We're visiting Los Angeles, Yosemite and San Francisco and have a ginormous list of things to do. I just hope my body can deal with the heat in L.A. - I've felt so sluggish lately. But I usually perk up miraculously on vacations so here's hoping. Can't wait to see the Pacific and to frolic in the waves!

I'll be back on July 31st. À bientôt!

Hi flisties! I was wondering if anyone would be able to look over a Clex video I'm working on. I've got a pretty close to final cut but wanted to get some input. Thanks in advance!

Update: thanks so much for the response! I should have the vid up Saturday.

Yikes, I've been AWOL for far too long flisties - my bad. However on the philosophy of better late than never, here are my random thoughts about Finale. Despite some WTF moments and a few missed opportunities, I have to give it an A+ for the moments that had me misty eyed, nostalgic and bouncing with joy.

( random thoughts under the cut )

To quote my sister, 'it needed more lemur'. Sure there were some wonderful comedic moments, but they didn't add up too much. Not the worst ever but only a C.

 Someone on facebook linked to this article on cracked.com about the 8 most awkward sexual moments in comic book history. SuperBat tentacle sex for the win!!!!!

If you haven't checked out clexmas; lately, you missed a delightful set of Clexy goodies. My contribution was a vid for fruitbat00.

Prompt: All the times Clark rescues Lex; Hugs and smiles; Everyone trying to pull them apart; Action adventure CLex; Clark being there for Lex; Watching each other or others watching them"

Summary: Lex knew Clark was the other part of his soul the day they met, but Lionel convinces him that the relationship isn't suitable for a Luthor. Fate keeps throwing the two back together, but their secrets keep tearing them apart. How will it all end? 

Note: in my a/u, Lex doesn't go to the Arctic to kill Clark, just to confirm what he's always kind of known about the secret. He saves both their lives from that pesky AU by staying with Clark and being willing to sacrifice himself.

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