Somebody save me...

My brother and I recently decided to revisit Smallville. The hit WB series based off of Superman, in his teens. The show is corny, and I often compare it to The O.C. with superpowers. However, I've never seen The O.C. They both play new music, that they pride themselves on, and instead of relationship drama, there's Smallville freakies (and some relationship drama.) Smallville freakies are the random characters that have changed in some way because of the meteor rocks in Smallville. There is a new one for Clark Kent to confront in each episode. At least that's how it begins. Soon you start seeing an underlying plot between Lex Luther and Clark Kent. A little bit here, a little there, and soon it all adds up. Anyway, it tackles modern day teen issues with each Smallville freakie. They all have absurd abilities.

I.E. This one girl is fat, and decides to eat nothing but veggie shakes. However, these veggies have been growing in meteor rock-laden soil. Soon, she's super thin, but needs to eat because her metabolism is hyperactive. She starts eating loads of food, but that's no good. Soon, she eats a dead deer, but then moves onto people. She is out of control, and almost eats her best friend, the only boy that ever liked her for who she is. Lesson = Anorexia is bad.

Not really my cup of tea, but it's cute to watch the writers come of with superhero spins on teen issues. hee hee. However, I think I finally know why I like the show so much. It's because it's laced with puns and saturated with irony. The puns are a dime a dozen and are always delivered with straight faces or friendly giggling afterwards. Cracks me up. The genius of the show is how much irony is laced into tragic and dramatic events.

I.E. A football coach gains the power to start fires after taking many steams using meteor rocks to heat the sauna. He comes at Clark Kent with a fire extinguisher. Pretty good, huh? A firestarter attacking someone with a fire extinguisher. It gets better. Clark takes the extinguisher from him and hits him with it. Doesn't use it on him, just gives a good hard whack. Firestarter beat down by fire extinguisher. Oh man! Classic.

That kind of stuff is everywhere. Just watch an episode. Turn it into a drinking game. I guarantee you'll be smashed halfway through the episode.

I'll be posting my progression through the series in the sidebar. If you've seen an episode I have and want to share your thoughts on it feel free to leave a comment or e-mail.