http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/11/09/SMALLVILLE----Wrath.aspx Oh, hand me a barf bag. When an episode opens with Lana (Kristin Kreuk) and Clark (Tom Welling) riding horses across a field as sensitive-guy music plays in the background, the precious meter just pegs into the red for me. Then comes some sappy dialogue, and a thunderstorm, and … wait a minute. Who left the kryptonite on the ground? Suddenly, Lana grabs the kryptonite, a lightning bolt hits the windmill Clark happens to be leaning against and, in a plot twist we saw about four or five seasons ago, Clark’s abilities get transferred into some unsuspecting mortal. In this case, it’s Lana. Well, maybe we don’t need the barf bag now. Despite the twist being recycled, the cast and crew run with it. For one thing, Clark didn’t lose his abilities, so he and Lana are on equal footing for once. How do they test this out? Guess. For once, the earth really does move. Of course, this leads directly into awkward moment #57, when Clark discovers that Chloe (Allison Mack) and Lana discuss sex with the superpowered set. Anyway, after the high of no longer being Clark’s woman of Kleenex subsides, Lana starts thinking about what she could do with these powers. Her answer: Turn to her surveillance of Lex’s (Michael Rosenbaum) house for inspiration, then run over and steal the liquefied remains of Brainiac’s ship. Since it exhibits signs of sentient behavior, the odds that it’s actually Brainiac in a can seems pretty damn high. en-US Critics Rant info@criticsrant.com Subtext Version 1.9.4.0 http://www.criticsrant.com/images/default_gravatar_bullhorn.png http://www.criticsrant.com/archive/2007/11/09/SMALLVILLE----Wrath.aspx 77 60