I'm not going to whine about the disappointing Clark/Doomsday confrontation. With a show full of disappointment why should we expect anything less? I am going to complain about two parts though, and as for the rest I'm not invested enough to really care at this point. First off, since it took me until 2016 to watch Smallville I knew full well from the moment Jimmy Olsen appeared on screen that he wasn't the "real" Jimmy Olsen. However, I cannot believe that this was always the show's original intent. If it was, then why name him Jimmy Olsen, make him a photographer who works at the Daily Planet, have all these foreshadowing references involving Clark/Jimmy and Lois/Jimmy, and the great photographer he'll become someday? Why? Because they did intend for him to be the "real" Jimmy Olsen. Why they decided to scrap it in the end is anybody's guess. I'm sure it's spelled out somewhere on the internet, but I really don't care enough to look. Then, there is the ending. Once more proving what a selfish little prick Clark Kent is he has to make the death of Jimmy all about him. To a degree it is his fault, yes, but if Chloe hadn't lied to Davis, and told him that she was helping him when in truth she was only ever doing any of it for Clark then maybe he wouldn't have killed Jimmy. Davis was never a saint, but Chloe in a sense led him on, made him believe that she really wanted to be with him, only to reunite with Jimmy, right in front of him mind you, when it was all said and done. Can anyone really blame Davis for being upset? I can't. What did Chloe think was going to happen? Chloe's my favorite character, so if I can find fault in what she did, then that's saying something. Another thing about this ending is Jimmy's willingness to accept what Chloe did with open arms. In a sense Jimmy was saying, "It's okay that you threw away our marriage, because you were doing it for Clark." Yes, Clark, the same person Jimmy felt insecure about Chloe's relationship with from the very beginning. All her actions did was confirm his insecurities in my opinion, and as someone who literally despised Jimmy Olsen on this show, that's not something I enjoy pointing out. But no, from Jimmy's point of view, this is all okay, because Clark is the Red/Blue Blur. He's a super hero, so it's okay that Chloe put him, and everyone else ahead of their marriage. So, in the end, Chloe did all of this to protect Clark, and how does Clark repay that kindness? By turning his back on her, and everyone else. I find this especially selfish on his part considering that Chloe has just lost everything, and lost it all because she was trying to protect him. The show can try and justify his actions by saying he's doing it for the good of humanity, but that's not the way I see it. Clark on Smallville is a selfish jerk. He always has been, and he always will be. What good marks I give this episode I give for the good acting, and the fact that I am finally rid of Aaron Ashmore's whiny performance. Good riddance.
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