What is wrong with nit picking anyway? Hell, some people have made a virtual career out of it. Such as Phil Farrand, who wrote the Nitpickers Guides for the Star Trek series and X Files. I guess he needed an attitude adjustment also? Funny, because I thought the books were fun and I thought that the occasional pointing out a goof in the show was fun as well. After all, isn't that what fans do? Of course, because you don't like anybody to question anything about shows you watch, you get a lousy attitude and pounce on them when they do and insist they no longer watch the show. Who needs an attitude adjustment? I was looking at this thread, and seeing only a one track discussion for the episode, and thought it would be fun to introduce another thought about the show. Yeah, how horribly rude of me to imagine that people might want to discuss the show the way fans discuss all their favorite shows.

You've been reading and following my posts for a full year? Gee, thanks for the compliment! I have a fan!!! Just don't nit pick any of my previous threads or I may have to ask you to stop reading them!

I just want to say that I enjoyed arguing with you and apologize for giving you a hard time. I haven't slept well in a couple of days. But, consider that you may have said some rude or hateful things. I don't follow you and your threads all the time. We just look at the same threads all the time I guess. Post about anything you want. I wasn't trying to get you to stop watching the show. I was just saying if it causes you so much grief to complain about it, you might not want to watch it. I was suggesting not insisting. I think nitpicking and negative attitudes are unhealthy. I even nitpicked about Clark and Lana in this episode so I'm not that healthy. I am very sleep deprived though My heater on my water bed is broken and my water bed is very very hot even with the heater turned unplugged It has caused me not to sleep due to sleeping on a bed of boiling water.Sorry, hope you accept my apology. i still think you could be a little nicer. We all have our opinions I expressed mine and you expressed yours and you probably will again after I post this. Isn't freedom of message boards great. It's been fun.

I was merely expressing my opinion. Feel free to discuss the physics I can't stop you.

Worst thread ever!

I might use that as my sig quote.

Lana was okay with Chloe because Chloe "wasn't herself."

But because Clark can't tell his secret (and he can't, not this early anyway) and appears to NOT have had a parasite inside him then it's just more of Clark being Clark.

I am more interested in seeing the rift between Lex and Clark grow. I love this show because you TOTALLY know they are going to be unbelievable enemies in the future.

I can't recall from the last "bad Clark" episode....does Clark retain his memory when he is in that state? Is he going to remember all the things he said to Lex? Lex sure will!

That's a good question I think he remembers what he does. He surely remembers kissing Lana and Chloe during his "bad" days. Whether Lex remembers that remains in whether the writers write it in. Lex did give Clark full access to the cave though. I would like to see another episode in the future where they use other kryptonite. There's one that makes Superman do random things everytime he is affected by it, but I don't remember what is was.

Feel free to use that as your sig quote just quote me as saying it. Also Calhoun Lex may have just thought Clark had been bitten by the parasite too.

he should have told Lana that Pete and Chloe drugged him to get him to be all wild

This episode was great. We get to see evil Clark and he starts pushing Lex around. The main reason that I liked this episode was that Clark pulls one super rescue: catches a car with his friends inside. I cant believe that I missed it on Tuesday. Thank god for Sunday repeats. Can't wait for next episode. with an opening like "If you think Lex Luthor is evil..." it looks like a battle between villians.

There are five different types of Kryptonite. From the Superman encyclopedia:

Green kryptonite, the only variety potentially fatal to Superman, induces lassitude and inertia followed by death if not removed in time from Superman's presence.

Red kryptonite inflicts bizarre and unpredictable - albeit temporary and nonfatal - symptoms, as when it divides Superman into twins or transforms him into an infant or a giant ant.

Gold kryptonite would permanently rob Superman of his super-powers were he ever to be exposed to its radiations. (I personally would be interested in learning how they came to this discovery.)

These three varieties of kryptonite are similarly hazardous to Supergirl, Krypto the Superdog, and all other surviving natives of Krypton.

Blue kryptonite is toxic only to Bizarro creatures.

White kryptonite is harmful only to plant life. Whenever the word kryptonite appears in this encyclopaedia without a specific color designation, it is green kryptonite, the most common variety, that is being referred to.

I thought red was unpredictable. It seems that the Smallville writers will only use red to make Clark turn into "Bad" Clark. Is the Superman Encyclopedia a book or a website? If it is a book I would love to have a copy of it.

Website. I forget the exact address, but it's one of the first sites that show up when you go to yahoo.com and type in "kryptonite."

And it's not a really good encyclopedia, to be frank. It has good information, but is no where near as exhaustive as I was hoping. I think a book idea would be great, seeing there is so much to cover in Superman's history!

I'm gonna have to check that out.

Gold was mentioned on the old super friends cartoon at least once but I forget what they said it would do.

I finally got around to watching this episode.

Some thoughts:

I think it would have been a much better episode if Chloe hadn't have forgot everything that happened. Instead, it would have been cool if she merely TOLD Clark she couldn't remember. Then she would know Clark's secret, but she would also be hiding the fact that she knows about it, etc. That would have set up some interesting plot developments. However, we have yet another case of the magic reset button being pushed, and next week's episode will pretty much start where this one did.

At the end, when Clark's parents were telling Pete how they are looking out for him and how they are only concerned with how the secret affects him, blah, blah, blah-- it just seemed so forced. I could imagine them saying those things right before they killed him. It just seemed like a cliche in movies where the bad guy says "I trust you can keep a secret" right before he stabs the guy to death. The thought Ma & Pa Kettle murdering Pete like that just made me laugh.

I guess Lana got over her dead boyfriend already. That was quick.

There were some funny lines in this ep, including the "cunning linguist" one. I also liked Clark's reaction to Chloe asking if he could fly: "What am I, a cartoon?"

I also thought what Chloe said to Lex about the toupee was funny.