SMALLVILLE: Kandor

On last night’s episode of Smallville we finally got to meet Clark’s biological father Jor-El! Appearance wise he wasn’t what I expected, or Clark’s freak out on Tess, but the story was still great. Talk about quick though. Chloe meets Jor-El first while Clark ends up reuniting with his father in the last few minutes of the episode before he dies.

And while Clark spends most of his time trying to track down symbols in the desert with Oliver, Tess has her own agenda with the Krptonians. She is using Jor-El as bait to expose Clark’s real identity and surprisingly it works! Where the writers will go from here is going to be pretty interesting. Now that Tess knows, what exactly is she going to do with all this information? Will Lex be coming back? It’s definitely a change for Smallville fans.

For years one of the main plots of the show was watching Clark try to keep who he really is from the super villains, Lex and now Tess. Usually something miraculous happened and no one knew the wiser but now with Tess in the circle I’m sure things won’t stay on the hush hush for long.

With Tess and Zod pairing up (when it’s convenient), Tess’ knowledge of the Clark/Krptonians and Zod’s mission to get Clark, the whole show seems to be shifting gears. I have a feeling Oliver and Chloe (who will have to put things aside) will be stepping up to the plate and we’ll be seeing some of CK’s superhero counterparts paying a visit to Metropolis. By the way, did anyone hear about a possible spin-off of Smallville titled Metropolis? Could be just a rumor but I would still give it a try if it did come to the small screen.

And with all this going on Clark can’t even catch a break with Lois. After kissing her last week she ends up leaving town to deal with her intimacy issues. I have a feeling when she returns the writers will back track the Lois/Clark storyline a few steps, zeroing in on the Zod/Clark plot. Just another way to yank our chains! The suspense is killing me. I’m in such a rush to see how all these conflicts hash out especially since where running out of time!

Alright Smallville fans, tell me where you think we are going from here? Are you still watching or have you given up? Next week we’ll see Zan and Jayna help Clark with a little Metropolis crime!

Sarah is from Massachusetts and currently writes for several TV and music websites. She loves Smallville, Heroes, Everwood, and of course Californication.