Customer Reviews
Smallvilles keeps improving - By: T. R. Alexander, 14 Oct 2008 
I had heard some bad things about this season of Smallville from various people but personally I found this seventh season of the show to be greatly entertaining & definitely the best season so far. The main addition for this season is the introduction of Kara Zor-El, Clark's cousin & future Supergirl. This season also sees the introduction of Black Canary as well as seeing the return of Green Arrow, Bizarro & Brainiac. The season itself is a lot more story driven than some of the previous seasons, with far fewer stand alone episodes.
The CGIin this season is good even if it is slightly ropeyin a couple of episodes & the acting on show is the usual mixture of hammy & great. Having said this, the writing is generally good throughout the season with quite a few good Superman in-jokes & always produces entertaining episodes even if some of the twists are predictable.
Of the episodesin this season most of the better ones are towards the end of the season with the brilliantly funny `Sleeper', the entertain `Apocalypse' & the greatly engrossing penultimate episode `Quest' being the pick of the seventh season. It is only the a shame that after these great episodes the season finale itself seems something of an anti-climax even if it does leave things on an intriguing cliff-hanger. Overall this seventh season of Smallville has definitely been the best that the show has so far produced & things are looking good for the eighth season.
Absolutely PHENOMENAL! - By: Medusa, 14 Oct 2008 When you think that Smallville is on season 7 (moving onto season 8) you can't believe that instead of loosing quality it, seemingly impossibly, does the exact opposite. It keeps you forever glued & fascinated at the twists & turns it subtly prepares you for.
The acting is superb, the cast is perfectly hand picked, the sets (smallville glowsin the warmth of the sun, filled with bright colours, whereas metropolis is blue & stone cold grey...) pure perfection... the dialogues & plots are gripping, intelligent & fast paced...
If you've never bought a season, you are missing out on a first rate seies... dare I say the best seriesin a very long time. Very well worth the money spent. I bought all of the smallvilles at their origional price with the exception of this on (which is currently on 30% discountin Amazon) & have never regretted. That's how great they are. I hope I've been of some help...DON'T MISS ANY OF THEM, THEY JUST GET BETTER :))
smallville is truly back roll on season 8 - By: Mr. Amit Thakrar, 12 Oct 2008 smallville season 7 what can i say except wow !!!!! season 7 has truly done what season 4, 5 & 6 could not it is truly back.
lets first look at season 4, 5 & 6 they were good dont get me wrong but there were too many bad episodesin the seasons & the whole thing of clark pinning over lana & not wanting to tell her the truth about who he is & what he can do begins to grate on ur nerves & lana whinning about how nobody wants to be honest with her easily becomes annoying & so over all the season were not great especially season 6 which featured very lttle of the worlds greatest superhero & finnally season 7 has removed all of that it is action packed & exciting with clark finally beginning to relaise his father jor-el is right & that he has greater destiny than just being a farm-boy, kara is a great addition to the show but the writers should have given her a better story line & more action bizzaro the second greatest villain of all time after lex lutor who has finally become the villain we hope he would, although if im honest the ending was'nt great the orignal ending was meant to be lex's memory was meant to be erased by jor-el & clark was fianlly meant to fly out of the fortress with "S" on his chest & then season 8 was meant to show how hard it really was for superman to become a hero but never the less fantastic job roll on season 8 which i wont talk about & ruin it for everyone but trust me it is different - good different - trust me when i say but this boxset especialy from amazon the best place to buy - so for now up, up & away !
Veritas means truth. The truth is this season rocks!!! - By: Mr President, 07 Oct 2008 30 something actors are playing 22 year olds. The security at Lex Luthors' mansion & at the Fortress of Solitude is as bad as ever (clearly they use the same security company). Clark still can't fly. But hey who care?! This season takes of from the cliff hanger of season 6 & quite literally ends on an earth shattering finale of its own.
Season 7 demonstrates a real maturityin terms of the characters & the wider Smallville universe. For the characters themselves we obviously have to start with Clark & Lex.
What I love about this series is that you don't notice subtle changes that are going - its only when there is a sudden abrupt change that you realise that it had been going on for ages & you find yourself saying "Ah!". Clarkin this season is gradually waking up to the fact that his old life is practically gone - most friends & family have moved on. This really hits home with an episode that sees the (thankfully brief) return of Pete. This was a subtle episode that demonstrated that Pete & Clark are very different now - they are friends but have both moved on. Clark towards his greater destiny - Pete to his, well, lesser destiny. But the real tear jerker that forces Clark to face the changes is the video left by Lanain the series finale. Understated & brief - its all the more powerful. Lana functioned as a sort of bubble for Clark - a link back to his carefree past - her leaving all but cuts this.
For Lex - wow. Smallville always managed to avoid having him as a cartoon baddie. What really took off on this season was Lex rushing towards his destiny as the powerful enemy of the "Traveller". We get to see the childhood of Lex & his inner struggles. The moment that he & Lionel have their final encounter - powerful stuff. But what really hits viewers is Lex's view of what his destiny was. The link he has with the Traveller, the impact that has had on his life & how it will ultimately play out - this was biblical stuff.
For the overarching storylines of the series. Well a special mention goes to the Veritas saga. Debate rages on message boards across the land about whether or not writers had planned this from the start of the series. Regardless if they did - the Veritas storyline weaves together almost 7 years of storylines. Smallville has always managed to pull of the secret legends stories, particularlyin Season 4 & 7. But there is a real epic storylines goingin season 7.
Other storylines wortha mention: the return of Brainiac - always a joy. Bizzario is also great fun. Tom welling clearly enjoys playing a baddy instead of straight-laced Clark. That & he gets to wear a blue jacket & red tshirt, instead of vice versa. And Lionel finally meets his maker.
Few gripes though with this season. Kara could have been a great character. But instead it feels like the writers didn't have a clue what to do with her - Kal-El's blonde flying cousin - bout it. Too much screen time is given to Jimmy Olsen - one episode focused on him - & it is the weakest of the series. He is perhaps the most unengaging characters of the season.
I have seperate views of how much longer Smallville can go on without losing quality. But that does not negate the fact that Season 7 is trully mind blowing.
In the final scene where Lex says "It has to end this way". We always knew where it was going - but so far its been one hell of a ride getting there.
