"Operation: Why Does Clark Glow" (could it get more obvious?) swarms Tom, Mohsin, Wendy, and Amily, who are all looking for possible explanations and crossing out the ones that do not seem right. Like combustion, which, by the way, has killed three of Amily's uncles. But they deduce that Clark does not have it because Amily didn't have a premonition about him; she had one for the other three. Finally, after some senseless back and forth and procrastinating, we have a semblance of an answer. Wendy cross-references "Glowing" to the New Testament (God knows for what reason; pun intended) and finds a quote that explains it a bit. Matthew Five: 14 through 16. Magically, as Wendy is reading through, Clark joins her in unison and finishes the entire quote. When asked how he is clueless. One clue that then appears is that the Harry Styles song starts playing on a speaker. Amily and Clark take a walk to get their headspace cleared. Many creators have tried recently to integrate the uniqueness of their plots and stories with a more weighted approach. They try to let the conceit unfurl in a normal, organic way so that their attempts do not feel forced. At times what happens is that taking this path does the exact opposite. It is likely the case here. Falcone and McCarthy seem to be too caught up in trying to downplay the bizarre event and make the show about the human connection. And it is not even that they have a lot of time on their hands to let the story play out itself.
I mean, the show can end with the sole focus of telling this story about Clark and Amily and how they find a connection with each other. But right now, they have not adequately or impressively brought out their UPS - the glow.
The Angel seemed like the perfect setup to give us some answers and the plot some tangible direction to take. But his visit is hardly five minutes. The execution here - and the writing again - feel too shabby and pointless. As much as I try to spend time with the leads and try to see them as normal, human beings, the result just becomes more disappointing.
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