DVD Review: Smallville: The Complete 7th Season

Emma Loggins September 12, 2008
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When Clark’s cousin Kara (Supergirl) arrives on the scene, Clark advises her to keep a low profile and master her powers, but Kara has other ideas and becomes the focus of Lex Luthor’s powerlust. Does Lana Lang prefer Bizarro to the real deal? Lois Lane makes a career leap and Chloe Sullivan finds that balancing a meteor power with a personal life isn’t easy. New characters and complications abound, along with new secrets and lore, new thrills and special effects. Power up to Season 7!

Review:
While this show continues to receive a decent amount of criticism for not following the traditional Superman storyline, the writers do a superb job with creating solid episodes. The beginning of the 7th Season brought some new elements into the mix including Supergirl. The development of her character was one of the aspects I enjoyed most about this season. Getting a glimpse into the back story and politics of Krypton was intriguing and something I think the show really needed to touch more on.

The middle of the season was a bit awkward to me, perhaps because of the writers’ strike. That seemed to cause turmoil for a lot of series in the 2007-2008 Season. The character arc that we saw with Grant Gabriel just didn’t deliver in my opinion. Anti-climatic and ultimately disappointing are really the only things I can say.

However, at the close of the season, I felt like loose ends were repaired somewhat. We’re left with so many possibilities for where this series will go in Season 8. While this season moved at a much slower pace than previous seasons and wasn’t among a favorite of the fans, I think that if we hadn’t had so much foreshadowing in the later episodes, we actually would have had a pretty strong season.

If you want even more special features in HD, then pick up the Blu-ray edition. Smallville has never looked so good. The special features on the Blu-ray release include cast and creator commentary, unaired scenes (in HD), multiple featurettes, and a digital comic book (also in HD).

A must have for any fan of Smallville.

Review by Emma Loggins

Grade: B
Official site: http://www.warnervideo.com/smallvilledvd/
Buy on Amazon: Smallville: The Complete 7th Season

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Emma Loggins Sprinkle is the Founder and Editor in Chief of FanBolt. Frequently referred to as the "Geek Girl," Emma has been writing about the entertainment industry, geek culture, and pop culture for more than 20 years, with her work appearing on FanBolt, CNN, Autotrader, and a number of other publications. She's also done on-camera host and media personality work for numerous fan and comic conventions. Additionally, she can be seen in the documentary Rise of the Superheroes, where she was featured as an expert on the evolution of comic book and geek culture. Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Emma covers the latest entertainment news, her opinions on current happenings in the media, movie reviews, screening/filming opportunities, inside scoops, and more on FanBolt. As a big film nerd, Emma is also an active member of multiple film critics associations, including the Critics Choice Association, Southeastern Film Critics Association, Atlanta Film Critics Circle, and Georgia Film Critics Association. In addition to her love of writing and the entertainment industry, Emma also loves to travel, having spent considerable time in the UK, Italy, and Egypt.

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