Smallville: Action

October 26th, 2007 | Category: Smallville

I guess I never really noticed it before, but isn’t it a bit ironic that Warrior Angel is a sort of blend of Lex Luthor and Superman? You’ve got the waving red cape, Superman, and the bald head, Lex Luthor. Plus, you have the superpowers, courtesy of Superman, and that silver breastplate thing. Remember a few seasons ago when Lex had that silver breastplate on display at the museum … one that was jewel-encrusted with an S-shield on the front? Nice amalgam, Smallville writers.

So that was a slightly meta-Smallville episode, what with having a

Warrior Angel film being shot in Smallville. Which, as you know, is of course the most movie-centric place to shoot a film about super-powered heroes, right? Plus it gives them a sweet opportunity to include several other film references in the episode. Notice how Lionel being chained up via a bear trap is a lot like Misery and Saw combined? plus, shades of The Crow, sadly, with the prop gun and the blanks/real bullets. Probably no surprise with Halloween right around the corner.

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Original post by Kevin Kelly

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