Green Arrow finally returns to Smallville and who else is that we see?
Why, it’s Dinah Lance, the Black Canary and she and her Canary Cry are kicking ass and taking names.
Another Justice Leaguer on Smallville? Yes, please!
The Random:
1. Wow, Clark and Lana’s relationship has gotten a little awkward since the bombshell that she was banging a Phantom Zone clone for a month. Even Clark remarks that he can’t believe she couldn’t tell the difference between them.
2. It’s been a good long while since we’ve seen Ollie and Lois together. They’re a cute, if doomed, couple but I’ve missed them. Of course, Lois finding out he’s really Green Arrow at last and the obvious sexual tension between Ollie and Dinah are only helping this relationship die on the vine. Well, that and Dinah knocking Lois out to shut her up.
3. Dinah has to get some props for not just freaking the hell out when she tried to jump kick Clark…and bounced off like a tennis ball. Nah, she just followed it up by flooring him with a Canary Cry.
The Awesome:
1. Her costume isn’t great, and the haircut makes her look like Pink, but Black Canary is definitely a badass woman who can handle herself in hand to hand combat and with weaponry, not to mention her Canary Cry, despite it not being the screech it is in the comics. And her civilian disguise is a hell of a lot better and more believable than a pair of glasses. Now that’s a hero we can learn to love.
2. Oliver calls out Clark once again on not being enough a hero, but the real zinger is his retort to Clark’s self righteous indignation about Chloe being placed in danger: “She’s in danger every other week with you, Clark.” Also, there’s a nice dig about the world cracking open and time spinning backwards to get Clark to do something. Advantage, Ollie.
3. Lex, Ollie, and Dinah have a massive throwdown in the mansion with Lex holding his own like he’s suddenly channeling Neo and then Clark waltzes in like a parent handling unruly children, smacking arrows and bullets out of the air and issuing a superpowered timeout. It must have worked, because now Black Canary is on board.
Why, it’s Dinah Lance, the Black Canary and she and her Canary Cry are kicking ass and taking names.
Another Justice Leaguer on Smallville? Yes, please!
The Random:
1. Wow, Clark and Lana’s relationship has gotten a little awkward since the bombshell that she was banging a Phantom Zone clone for a month. Even Clark remarks that he can’t believe she couldn’t tell the difference between them.
2. It’s been a good long while since we’ve seen Ollie and Lois together. They’re a cute, if doomed, couple but I’ve missed them. Of course, Lois finding out he’s really Green Arrow at last and the obvious sexual tension between Ollie and Dinah are only helping this relationship die on the vine. Well, that and Dinah knocking Lois out to shut her up.
3. Dinah has to get some props for not just freaking the hell out when she tried to jump kick Clark…and bounced off like a tennis ball. Nah, she just followed it up by flooring him with a Canary Cry.
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“Uh, hey, Ollie, you want to explain the green tights..?”
“Ummmm…Community College production of Peter Pan?”
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The Awesome:
1. Her costume isn’t great, and the haircut makes her look like Pink, but Black Canary is definitely a badass woman who can handle herself in hand to hand combat and with weaponry, not to mention her Canary Cry, despite it not being the screech it is in the comics. And her civilian disguise is a hell of a lot better and more believable than a pair of glasses. Now that’s a hero we can learn to love.
2. Oliver calls out Clark once again on not being enough a hero, but the real zinger is his retort to Clark’s self righteous indignation about Chloe being placed in danger: “She’s in danger every other week with you, Clark.” Also, there’s a nice dig about the world cracking open and time spinning backwards to get Clark to do something. Advantage, Ollie.
3. Lex, Ollie, and Dinah have a massive throwdown in the mansion with Lex holding his own like he’s suddenly channeling Neo and then Clark waltzes in like a parent handling unruly children, smacking arrows and bullets out of the air and issuing a superpowered timeout. It must have worked, because now Black Canary is on board.
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“Seriously, if you kids don’t knock it off and go to bed THIS instant…”
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The WTF?!:
1. What kind of newsroom allows low level employees to run rampant with full computer access by themselves at all hours of the night? No wonder journalism is on such a downward spiral…
2. Once again, Lana’s hypocrisy goes so far out of bounds, it’s sitting in the nosebleed seats as she whines about honesty to Clark and pretty much tries to blame all of her nonsense on him. Yeah. It’s his fault you’re a gibbering idiot who fell in love with Lex and a homicidal clone of your alleged soulmate. That’s the ticket.
3. Grant Gabriel, editor of The Daily Planet, is shot and killed after having appeared in quite a few scenes this season. That should warrant a big mention, right? Nah. Lionel tells Lana in a matter of fact tone, while Lois, who was hooking up with him every ten minutes, doesn’t even acknowledge his passing. The newsroom is chipper, Lois is fine and pining for Ollie, no big deal. That’s some coldhearted action up in Smallville.
1. What kind of newsroom allows low level employees to run rampant with full computer access by themselves at all hours of the night? No wonder journalism is on such a downward spiral…
2. Once again, Lana’s hypocrisy goes so far out of bounds, it’s sitting in the nosebleed seats as she whines about honesty to Clark and pretty much tries to blame all of her nonsense on him. Yeah. It’s his fault you’re a gibbering idiot who fell in love with Lex and a homicidal clone of your alleged soulmate. That’s the ticket.
3. Grant Gabriel, editor of The Daily Planet, is shot and killed after having appeared in quite a few scenes this season. That should warrant a big mention, right? Nah. Lionel tells Lana in a matter of fact tone, while Lois, who was hooking up with him every ten minutes, doesn’t even acknowledge his passing. The newsroom is chipper, Lois is fine and pining for Ollie, no big deal. That’s some coldhearted action up in Smallville.
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I’d have given a kidney to have seen Lana on the other end of this.
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