User Reviews

I kept waiting for Kiefer Sutherland to show up, or Kevin Bacon to make this episode more ridiculous than it already was. As a writer, if you're going to rip off someone else's work, at least try to make it credible.

Once again, Lana is reeling from another failed relationship, and she has been "dying" in order to see her parents on the other side. As I said, this is a plot taken straight from the movie, "Flatliners," in which five medical students attempt to find out the answers to the afterlife by killing themselves and coming back.

The character of Lana continues to deteriorate. She believes herself to be a mature, sophisticated girl who thinks she has the answers to life. She doesn't. She's the opposite. She's a very sad and immature girl who is always looking for happiness outside of herself, in places where it can never be found. Clark was wise not to disclose his secret to such a person who cannot be trusted or relied upon. This was proven in "Reckoning" when she all but discloses Clark's secret to Lex. A person who is incapable of being alone is a very sad person indeed.

Meanwhile, Clark is trying to find Milton Fine, and later finds out that Lionel Luthor knows about Clark's powers. At this point, the viewer is left wondering what Lionel's intentions are, especially as he's been hovering around Martha. John Glover is such a wonderful actor. I never get tired of watching his scenes.

The high point of this rather weak episode is Clark's brief interaction with Jonathan. It was a nice moment. Otherwise, watch Lana miraculously bounce back without any consequences.