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Everywhere's Gone Smallville Crazy!

Thu September 29th 2005 @ 1:37PM - James - Tom Welling - 1 Comment

The reviews are coming in thick and fast for 'Arrival', tonight's season five premiere of Smallville.

From Now Playing:

"Despite the disappointingly circuitous route it took to get there, the fourth season ended on a high note, and it appears as though the fifth season will carry on that momentum. The premiere offers a lot of satisfying answers, but also presents some new questions that hopefully set the tone for the year."

Rating: A

From Eclipse Magazine:

"Is Smallville back on track? One episode isn’t enough to really make that call, but the groundwork is definitely being laid for that to be the case - which is good for the show as it opens in one of the most hotly contested timeslots in primetime."

Rating: B-

And from Hercules at Ain't It Cool News:

"The good news for me and those like me? You don’t have to have seen any part of season four to enjoy the season-five opener. It does a swell job of catching you up on who now knows Clark is Superboy, what Chloe is doing [mumble spoiler mumble], where the Lex-Clark relationship stands, and any other questions that might niggle at you."

Rating: 3 out of 5

And the verdict is all but unanimous: though far from flawless, this may be the best episode in quite a long time. And it's now only hours away! And I've just realised that I've posted the exact same reviews as Craig! I could have saved myself some time and pointed everyone over there.

Comments

Thu September 29th 2005 @ 3:38PM GMT - Shekilad - E-Mail

Why do they keep saying that the Season 4 premiere, and the season itself, was a flop? I totally disagree; I thought Season 4 was by far the best season so far. Some critics underestimate Smallville, but I think it's a great show.

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