Smallville episode 8.11 “Legion” Airdate: January 15, 2009
Smallville returns this January with the Legion of Superheroes as personal guests of Super-Boy Scout aka Clark Kent! Time traveling from the future, the founding Legionnaires will help Clark fight another time traveler, the Persuader, an outlaw recruited by the Legion who turned against the superheroes and became their worst threat.
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The aftermath of Doomsday’s attack on Chloe and Jimmy’s wedding leaves Clark in shock, but before he can search for the kidnapped Chloe, The Persuader (guest star Fraser Aithceson) appears and attacks him. Rokk (guest star Ryan Kennedy), Imra (guest star Alexz Johnson) and Garth (guest star Calum Worthy), also known as The Legion, step in from the future to help vanquish the Persuader and the group realizes Brainiac has taken over Chloe once again. Meanwhile, up at the Fortress, Chloe, as Brainiac, informs Davis he is Doomsday and was created to kill “the other Kryptonian” and destroy the world.
Smallville episode 8.11 “Legion” Airdate: January 15, 2009
Smallville ended 2008 with a scare. Brainiac hacked into the Fortress of Solitude and reprogrammed it into a hideout for Superman’s ultimate nemesis. Doomsday crashed Chloe and Jimmy’s wedding reception and ran off with the bride. Now Clark Kent has to save his best friend from his greatest enemy.
So who can help Clark now that the Fortress is compromised?
Enter the Legion of Superheroes! No less than the founding Legionnaires themselves,Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl and Lightning Lad, will travel back from the distant future to help Clark defeat Doomsday. Rokk Krinn (Ryan Kennedy), Imra Ardeen (Alexz Johnson ) and Garth Ranzz (Calum Worthy) will introduce Clark to the famed Legion of Super-Heroes and to what will be Clark’s super-alter-ego.
Heroes episode 3.14 Untitled Airdate: February 2, 2009
The Heroes cast talk about being abducted and hunted down in the new volume “Fugitives”. Characters who have never interacted in previous volumes will be appearing in scenes together, like Claire Bennet and Matt Parkman. Hayden Panettiere, who plays the teenage cheerleader Claire, adds, “but we’re a second too late!” when her character warns Parkman about being bagged and tagged.
Though some heroes will have powerful abilities, their hunter (Zeljko Ivanek) will find a way to subdue their powers. Several of them will be hoarded aboard a plane to be taken to a secret facility. Claire and Peter will try to save their comrades, but something unfortunate will happen and the first episode of Fugitives ends “literally with a bang!”
Heroes episode 3.14 Untitled Airdate: February 2, 2009
The problem with having special abilities is that you always attract attention, even when all you want to do is live a normal life. Sure, you want to help people, you want to save the world. But there are always villains, even from among those you consider as ally or brother.
Just when everyone thought the danger is over, and the heroes can go on with their lives… Nathan Petrelli sets a plan in motion and jeopardizes everyone’s lives. The Hunter (Zeljko Ivanek) is capturing people with abilities and taking them to a special facility. Can anyone stop him? Can the heroes fight back?
In the new installment of Heroes, the volume “Fugitives” goes back into looking at the characters’ lives. Rejoining Heroes as consultant,Bryan Fuller adds that the series is going back to where it started: “Very clean, superhero metaphors to everyday life. That’s the path that we’re taking.”
Heroes episode 3.14 Untitled Airdate: February 2, 2009
Can the heroes ever go back to a normal life? After both Pinehearst and Primatech facilities were destroyed, perhaps those with special abilities can breathe a little knowing that the villains were dead. Arthur Petrelli, Sylar and the remaining Level 5 inmates are no longer threats.
So maybe it’s time to move on. With prompting from Angela and her two dads, Claire is ready to look at college applications.
But Claire is so right. Sylar is NOT dead. Well, we know he will never die as he is just like her.
Heroes episode 3.14 Untitled Airdate: February 2, 2009
Arthur Petrelli’s plan of giving everyone superhuman abilities was thwarted when the Pinehearst formula and catalyst were destroyed, saving the world from the disastrous future that Peter Petrelli saw.
With Primatech and Sylar burned down, the heroes can rest a little easy and get on with their lives… Or can they?
The opening scenes of the next volume of “Heroes” reveal that Nathan Petrelli has not backed down from what he believes is a means to a better future.
Heroes episode 3.13 “Duel“ Airdate: December 15, 2008
Sylar becomes ‘Joker’. All traces of hope and the chance of a new life disappeared when Sylar learned that the Petrellis were not his real parents. Being a “hero” sounded too good to be true, and it was. And yet for Sylar, it wasn’t enough to accept that he is a monstrous killer; he wanted to prove that everyone else is the same as he is. Didn’t the Joker did the same? At the Company headquarters, Sylar baited and trapped Angela, Claire, HRG and Meredith along with the remaining Level 5 villains, testing their vulnerabilities and limits of humanity. Sylar taunted Claire about Noah and Angela’s scheming lies. Why should Claire save either one? Sylar injected Meredith with an adrenalin that jacked her system so much that she could not control her fire. And then he locked HRG in a cell with her to test how far Noah would go to save his own skin. But Noah would not shoot her. Claire came just in time to save Noah, but Meredith could not be saved. It was only unfortunate that the farewell between mother and daughter was hurried and forced. Sylar confronted Angela with the truth, and she could no longer hide her schemes from this villain. And yet though the matriarch was afraid for her life, she seemed to just wait for events to play out. And play it did, in her favor. Claire stabbed a piece of glass into Sylar’s nape, and the killer dropped dead. Was Sylar able to prove the kind of people Claire, Meredith, Noah and Angela were? Oh, I think so, although the evening’s surprise was Claire. She had it in her all along.
Who’s got the coolest powers now? Saving a powerful Hiro from the past took more than just speed and brains, but this was one of the cool surprises of the season. Daphne turned from villain to hero because someone cared enough to believe in her goodness. Matt didn’t get to use his powers to its full potential, but he was more heroic than ever, at least in the eyes of his new love interest. Ando proved how far he’s willing to go to save his friend. Daphne took Mohinder’s vial right out of his hands and offered it to Ando, and the coolest surprise happened. Ando acquired the powers of a super-charger - touching him can amp someone else’s powers. And that’s how they saved Hiro from his own father’s blade: Holding onto Ando, Daphne juiced her speed faster than the speed of light and went back into time and back again to the present.
Nathan is dark. I wasn’t too surprise that Nathan turned out like the way he did. He has always been weak and dark and he hasn’t completely changed since season 1. He was still easily manipulated by those he considered important. But because his own driving force is self-ambition, one can not predict his next move or alliance. And that’s what makes this character pivotal in the series. He’s not a good guy, but he will do good things to the point that it serves his purpose.
Nathan took the chance at fame when his father and Tracy suggested that the formula would right the world at the hands of a capable leader. Nothing was going to stand in his way, not even his own brother. A powerless Peter destroyed the formula with the help of unlikely heroes - the last villains of Level 5. Nathan tried to kill Peter when an uncontrolled fire trapped him. Peter didn’t hesitate to inject himself back with powers to save his brother. Unfortunately, Nathan confessed that he wouldn’t have done the same.
The next volume is even more intriguing. Nathan talks to the US President and proposes to round up everyone with superhuman abilities, to his own exclusion of course. But I don’t think the President knows that. It will be interesting to see how Nathan plays his cards in the next volume, as the mastermind of this new operation.
In the final take, “Heroes volume 3: Villains” proved that the series still has what it takes to be the great show that it was conceived to be. The opening scene of “Heroes Fugitives” only serves to whet that anticipation. It’s time to go back to the formula of season 1.
Smallville episode 8.11 “Legion” - trailer Airdate: January 15, 2009
Smallville has never been as good as it is now. In its final season, the series has up the ante with formidable enemies who have compelling past, even with and especially in the absence of Lex Luthor. There is Doomsday, who lived in the human form as Davis Bloome. We can’t help but feel for him as the do-gooder paramedic struggles to contain the darkness that tries to control his being. Then there is Tess Mercer, whose loyalty to Lex Luthor is undeniable but full of mystery. Finally, Clark Kent’s most loyal friend is about to betray him. Well, not if she can help it, but Brainiac has taken over Chloe Sullivan.
But also this season, we saw Clark Kent take control of his destiny as a hero to mankind. He’s (almost) past Lana Lang and becoming comfortable friends with Lois Lane, who is slowly falling in love with CK. As Green Arrow questions his own motives for heroism, Clark takes up the mantle to lead. The saga of Kara Kent is over, but who knows maybe there will be a Supergirl spin-off.
The second half of the season will be worth watching as Smallville wraps up its run. How will this current season end? Will there be a season 9? As early as January 15, we might learn the fate of Chloe Sullivan (and later in the season, Lana Lang), and how they “disappear” from the greater Superman mythology.
The trailer of episode 8.11 “Legion”, the first episode of 2009, reveals several interesting sneaks into Clark Kent’s future role as Superman. Lana may be saying her goodbyes to Clark but she’ll take care of unfinished business. And if you think Lex Luthor is a thing of the past, think again. Before Doomsday gets to kill Superman in their future epic battle, the stage has to be set first. We will meet the future band of superheroes that Clark Kent inspired when he becomes Superman. Some of them will even be coming back to the present to lend Clark a little hand. One of them will even allude to Clark Kent’s future name.
And then there’s that blue blur in the sky…
The next episode swoops back on January 15, 2009. Will you be one of those waiting for Smallville’s return?
Heroes episode 3.13 "Duel" Airdate: December 15, 2008
Just when things really got exciting at "Heroes", we’re now in the last episode of the volume Villains. Sylar is back to being bad and maybe even more dangerous now that he can sense the truth. He goes after Angela for using him, but is that really all he wants?
Arthur Petrelli is dead (after a shot between the eyes, not at the back of the head). Delusional Nathan and his new woman Tracy take over Pinehearst and inject marines with the ‘perfected’ formula. Peter thinks that the formula will wreak havoc in the future, and he’s out to stop his own brother and Dr. Mohinder. Meantime, Ando wants to save Hiro and thinks that being injected with the formula makes him a time traveler.
Heroes episode 3.13 "Duel" Airdate: December 15, 2008
With his time warp powers gone, Hiro is stuck in the past, at the same night that his mother has just died. So Ando, Matt and Daphne decide they must get Hiro back to the present! And the perfect solution? Inject one of them with the formula to create a new time traveler.
So the trio search for Mohinder at Isaac’s apartment in the hopes that he would have perfected the formula and willingly give one of them a shot. Matt can read minds, ("only" adds Ando) and Daphne can run (really, really) fast. Ando wants to be guinea pig, since of course he has no powers, and OK Hiro is his BFF.
OK, slow down there, folks. Let’s think through what these three people are doing and think back. Angela Petrelli asked Matt and Daphne to get Hiro into the Company, so that, presumably everyone would have worked together to stop Arthur Petrelli from perfecting the formula! Unfortunately, Hiro appeared at Matt’s apartment thinking like a kid, and Daphne wanted to go home. They all traveled to Daphne’s home in Kansas and end up at the comic book store, where Hiro learns he has to take Claire back in time, to get his memories back again. That’s when Hiro decides he’s wants to be the catalyst, and Claire was more than happy not to let her babyself be it. So, now the past has changed. Enter Arthur Petrelli who gets the catalyst and all of Hiro’s powers. Meanwhile, Ando, Matt and Daphne are reading all of this from Isaac’s lost sketchbook.
So, they want to save Hiro by asking to be injected with the same formula they were supposed to destroy. That doesn’t make sense to me, not in the smart way at least. If they want to know how to save Hiro, why don’t they just read the sketchbook and find out. Besides, was there ever a guarantee that an injection creates a certain power?
I hope these loopholes get answered next week. "Heroes" has gotten a lot of criticism this season for being too confusing and leaving so many unanswered questions. I still have hope, I still love the show, but I’m really hoping things properly get wrapped up.
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Smallville episode 8.11 “Legion”
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