Smallville (2003) – Magnetic, and Shattered

Seth Nelson (Kevin Zegers), who has had a crush on Lana (Kristin Kreuk) since forever, develops abilities after being struck in the head with a meteorite filled snowglobe. And those abilities, make him a little magnetic, in terms of personality (as far as Lana is concerned) and some powers. Y’know like Magneto in The X-Men….

Smallville (2003) – Extinction, and Slumber

Extinction first aired on 15 October, 2003 and was written by Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer. It walks a fine line, introducing a vigilante who is killing meteor-infected people, including Smallville High students. It’s a fine line, because in the open, Lana (Kristen Kreuk) is saved from a potential stalker and killer, who also had…

Smallville (2003) – Witness, and Accelerate

Mark Verheiden penned Witness that first aired on 29 April, 2003. Following an argument with Chloe (Allison Mack) about his obligations to the Torch, Clark (Tom Welling) witnesses a theft! A fellow student has broken into a LuthorCorp van and stolen something… and the van was carrying kryptonite! Clark decides to take action himself, sidestepping…

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1992) – Man of the People, and Relics

Captain’s log: stardate 46071.6 Frank Abatemarco wrote this rather lacklustre episode that should have allowed Marina Sirtis a chance to shine a bit, but instead we’re given another episode that is not only recognisable, but also incredibly predictable. First airing on 3 October, 1992, all this episode did for me was make me want to…