Smallville: Random, Awesome and WTF?! - S8E13: Power

Lana gets super powers—again—this time due to an experiment of Lex’s that was supposed to give him super powers.  Remember the last time Lana got powers?

Yeah, it’s like that.

Only worse, because it doesn’t go away at the end of the episode.

Isn’t being a drain on the show’s IQ a power in and of itself?

The Random:
1. Lana, to her credit, did a hell of a job cutting her own hair with a straight razor.  Maybe there is something she can do right.  You know, besides whining and such.

2. These have to be simultaneously the stupidest and kindliest kidnappers in the world, driving around with Lana completely unrestrained and even offering her something to throw up into when she feigns illness.  No wonder LuthorCorp has had so much trouble over the years.

3. Tess had enough to worry about before Regan playing against her at every turn.  This guy has just been a douche from day one.  Luckily he’s no match for her killing him to death.  She might want to get that whole rage thing checked out.  You know.  Just in case.

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Somehow she looks a little less hot while kicking someone in the face like it’s American History X.

The Awesome:

1. Tess learns that honesty isn’t always the best policy as she confesses to Clark that the whole Dear Clark video Lana left for him was done under duress—duress that she placed Lana in under Lex’s orders.  How’s that for a little twist?

2. The flashbacks aren’t really plausible all the time, but at least we get a real sense that the show is at least trying to answer some major questions about Lana and her transformation from comatose doorstop to mistress of the martial arts, and as far as plots go, it’s really actually pretty well handled.

3. The Prometheus Suit is a pretty badass piece of technology and our government needs to get on making those, pronto.  Sure, it’s wasted on Lana, but I’m not going to lie.  I totally want one.

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Plus it gives you the ability to do the Magic Rainbow Butterfly move practiced and renowned by Tibetan monks for years…

The WTF?!:
1. Why, oh why, is Clark watching Lana’s breakup video again and, more importantly, why does he even still have it?  Who keeps things like that? 

2. So we finally find out who trained Lana, a former soldier who taught her—in less than half a year, mind you—to be some sort of super ninja who can withstand extreme temperatures and fight everyone and their mother.  Because, yeah, that’s believable for her.

3. With all Lana has seen over the years with LuthorCorp experiments, does she really think it’s a better idea for her to wear the Prometheus Suit rather than just destroy it?  She does, doesn’t she?  I need to lie down, she thinks she’s a superhero now.  The road to hell, LL.  The road to hell…

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This right here.  THIS is a good idea.