Smallville (TV Series) Committed (2008) User Reviews

Hilarious and Revealing at the same time

[Rcwilkinson123 · 8/10 · 24 August 2010]

Both relationships and references to the future are made in this creative episode. Soon before Chloe and Jimmy's wedding, they are abducted by a jeweler whose own marriage had gone sour years earlier. He uses a kryptonite-induced machine to be a tool to forth the truth out of one member of the couple, or the other suffers. In this episode we learn that Chloe really is completely committed to Jimmy, that she really doesn't have romantic relationships to Clark any longer, and that she is focused on her upcoming marriage. Clark and Lois, then, in an attempt to save the other couple from despair, pose as an engaged couple in order to meet the jeweler, only to find themselves in the same predicament of the truth machine. Lois, in this case, is forced to admit her love for Clark- though of course she brushes it off in the Daily Planet when they both escape. Hilarious to see Clark and Lois act married, and also to see that Chloe always remains truthful to her word, whether it be protecting Clark's secret and being his ally, to her relationship with Jimmy Olsen.

Committed

[Colcatron · 9/10 · 27 April 2011]

The plot in "Committed" is about as far fetched and tacky as it gets in Smallville. Some of the dialogue is extremely corny. The actor who plays the villain of the week comes across as completely lifeless and bland at times, and then goes really over the top at other times. He also never really sells the motivation for his character's actions. Despite these points, I can completely forgive the negatives thanks to the overall execution of this episode. The dialogue between Clark and Lois is absolutely hysterical at times, and made even better by the delivery from Welling and Durance. Chloe and Jimmy's section of the story is more dramatic, but it helps to finally put the annoying jealousy behind their characters. We also get to see some interesting scenes between Oliver and Tess, which thankfully gives Tess something more to do than be the female clone of Lex. While the plot would seem on the surface to be quite dark, this is actually one of the few really entertaining episodes in season 8, thanks in part to the show taking a break from the weak Doomsday story.

Funny scene

[john-jefferson565 · 8/10 · 2 December 2020]

Right at the end when Lois is outside the lift her Daily Planet folder is upside down. When she enters the lift it's blank. Next second it's the right way up.