Review of Requiem

This has to be one of my favorite episodes that explores Clark and Lana's love. Ever since Season 1, Lana was always the girl next door who Clark loved and he was willing everything to do anything to protect her, except in this episode, she no longer needs that protection. Gaining superhuman abilities as a result of the Prometheus Suit that she now inhabits, Lana is now on par with Clark's abilities and as a result they can now commit the act which is barely ever named on the series(which I find hilarious): sex. Yeah, I have read people's comments on how making Tom Welling do so on the show is somehow defacing the Clark Kent icon of an hero, but seriously they just made the show more realistic by doing so and it shows how much Clark and Lana love each other.

Anyways, another cool part was that they introduced the Toy Maker and brought back Lex (not played by Michael Rosenbaum however) for a little bit. Showing how Oliver and Clark veer off their same path is pretty interesting to watch since it stays true to the comics, but Oliver blowing up Lex's truck was totally unexpected. If you have been following Smallville since Season 1, it truly is heart-breaking watch Lana and Clark say their goodbyes. It was a good way of letting Lana leave the show and I applaud the producers for doing it in such a way.

Love, hate, violence, sacrifice, pain, suffering, and endless tears are all in here. It was an amazing episode. My vote is 10.