Quest

First off, let me say that this episode was like Nation Treasure Meets Smallville. It was very well done and every effect was beautiful. Hats off to the crew!

Now for the discussion character wise:

Clark. In this episode Clark meets Edward Teague, gets praised by Teague, capture by Teague, carved like ham by Teague, and then smacks the heck out of Teague. Lana is still frozen. Kara is still lying in milk. Clark is chasing down the last Veritas member. Clark also realizes that Lex is more of a threat than he originally thought, a threat that Chloe assumes will have to be eliminated. Tom did a good job, as always, but I'll leave the "hail Tom" junk to Triplet. (catch her review next month at Kryptonsite when they finally post it).

Lex. He got some sweet fight scenes this time and discovered a ton of clues. Lex obtained a little symbol thingy and a crystal ball for symbol, and a holographic map. Lex hit the alien jackpot so to speak. He also got carved like ham, and it was gross as junk, which gave Jimmy an interesting story. Lex's glowing map-ball, showed what looked like one of the poles (I'm starting to see how he finds the Fortress).

Chloe. Still my favorite character, she got her moments in the sun this time around. She got to get all cozy with Jimmy, while he completely ignored her. She got to use her 2 inch muscles to lift a 90 pound cross-sword and use it to break cement. And she got to stand up to Man of Steel and turn him into the Man of Jello. She got some nice moments, and she also got to help Jimmy celebrate his first article.

Jimmy. About that article. Jimmy's a photographer, not a reporter, so either his article will get shut down or he'll put it under someone else's name. If not, we just lost our mythological consistency. I do like the Jimmy character, though the character of Iceman is much better for this actor (whose name slips my mind). Jimmy's growing well and I hope it continues.

No Lois, No Lana, No Kara. This episode was missing so people, but it had plenty of adventure. I'm giving this episode 5 out of 5 glowing map-balls.

Apocalypse

Just a short review this time guys, sorry.

The episode in general was pretty good. An interesting, very sci-fi plot is always existent but this time it was bigger than ever. The whole idea of an opening in space back in time to the coincidental year of Clark's birth and exactly in front of the planet Krypton is very sci-fi. And though it was highly improbable the guys at Smallville played it out very well.

Clark. The obvious main character here is Clark. He went back in time, pretended he never existed, got all dressed up (still no tights), and even died in this episode. He even met his replacement, which I still don't understand (but I'll talk about that in a second.) Tom did a great job at acting in this episode, even while directing. Yes, for those who didn't know, Tom directed yet another Smallville episode. Clark's search for Lana continues, but he's keeping the faith.

Clark (alternate universe version): This Clark, according to spoilers posted on Kryptonsite, was supposed to be named Chris Kent. Did he do the name-change himself? I don't get how Martha and John could have had a son, she was barren... oh wait! The light just came on! I totally forgot that she was barren due to the effects of the first meteor shower. Okay, no more problems with new Clark (other than the name change).

Lois. She had some great scenes this time. I'd been hoping for another episode that really shows off Erica's acting ability and this was it! Lois' wit and smooth crude humor are key elements to the funny Lois character. I love that Lois gave Clark his new look, it was almost ironic. The outfit that hid Clark from Lois in the comics is the outfit she gave him.

Chloe, she took the beginning and ending and that's about it; but, seeing as she got a huge episode recently, I think Allison was okay with that. I liked her hair better in the alternate universe. Maybe her character will bring that style to this universe. That was a great choice to have the differences in the character appear not just by their stories but their appearances too. Like, for example, Lois' hair was strait in the AU and then curly back home. Anyways, Allison did a good job at Chloe, as always.

Jimmy. He may think he's tough but at least he knows his limits. I liked the look on his face when he was being complimented by Clark. It was flattery and shock all rolled into one little, round face. I also liked the scene where he tried to stand up to Clark. His line "well, that a good reason", when Clark picked him up, was well done and very funny. Then he shifted his shoulders to fix his shirt and tightened his jaw to make himself feel a bit more confident in his "macho-wanna-be" attitude.

The "Character we didn't expect to see on the show again". Horrible choice. I don't know who plays Sheriff Adams, but she is my least favorite actress. She is so ugly and so old that (note: I don't have a problem with old people, and I don't believe in Euthanasia, in case you were wondering) she should probably consider taking up the job of retirement. But they put her back in, and I'm sure she was glad to be back.

Lex. President is not fitting for him, in my opinion. His manipulation of Kara was very true to his character, But if he never met Clark wouldn't he still be just a spoiled rich kid, not the evil Lex we've all come to ha- ... er... I mean love? Weird.

Kara. Laura is hott, but she can't really act. She does okay sometimes but then other times she just stinks. But still, she's been a good character to watch and hopefully she'll grow to mature in her acting ability like everyone else on the show has. Still, I can't wait to see what happened to her.

I have to say that this was a pretty good episode. I'm gonna give it 4 out 5 glowing "octagon keys".