I watched this show many years ago, and I think I probably got to S5, maybe 6. I had to give up. I tried it again because it's on Prime and I was a bit bored, so I tried watching it again.
I'm currently at end of S3, and honestly, it's an okay job. It's not my favourite, but it's fine. Michael Rosenbaum and John Glover are definitely the best parts of this show. Tom Welling is fine-- he's certainly not up to par with Chris Reeves, but he's fine. They have some decent guest stars and co-stars- Annette O'Toole, John Schneider, Terence Stamp, Callum Blue, etc. So it's a decent show.
The biggest issue I have is Allison Mack. I have kept going with the show-- mainly because of Rosenbaum-- but Mack is just an *awful* actor, and has shown no signs of improving. I've seen clicps from later seasons with her, and I am struggling with continuing this show because every scene she is in drops the quality.
When she is not in the scenes, this show is a 6/7- not the best show I've ever watched, but watchable, and with some good moments. But every scene with Mack drags the quality down to a 3/4.
It is a frustrating show because, at least so far, I feel like Clark is slowly helping mobilise Lex against him by not trusting him and telling him the truth-- something Lex repeatedly asks for. But as I assume that's the point of the show-- (we make our own enemies)-- so I can deal with it, for now. If it weren't for Rosenbaum and Glover, I would have definitely bailed a long time ago.
I'll watch for a bit longer, but right now, I just don't understand how she ever got this role (especially over Kristen Bell, if IMDb trivia is correct)-- and how she ever kept this role because she's just so bad it makes a watchable show unwatchable.
(And I had these opinions before the NXIVM scandal came out, so tis isn't to do with that).
I'm currently at end of S3, and honestly, it's an okay job. It's not my favourite, but it's fine. Michael Rosenbaum and John Glover are definitely the best parts of this show. Tom Welling is fine-- he's certainly not up to par with Chris Reeves, but he's fine. They have some decent guest stars and co-stars- Annette O'Toole, John Schneider, Terence Stamp, Callum Blue, etc. So it's a decent show.
The biggest issue I have is Allison Mack. I have kept going with the show-- mainly because of Rosenbaum-- but Mack is just an *awful* actor, and has shown no signs of improving. I've seen clicps from later seasons with her, and I am struggling with continuing this show because every scene she is in drops the quality.
When she is not in the scenes, this show is a 6/7- not the best show I've ever watched, but watchable, and with some good moments. But every scene with Mack drags the quality down to a 3/4.
It is a frustrating show because, at least so far, I feel like Clark is slowly helping mobilise Lex against him by not trusting him and telling him the truth-- something Lex repeatedly asks for. But as I assume that's the point of the show-- (we make our own enemies)-- so I can deal with it, for now. If it weren't for Rosenbaum and Glover, I would have definitely bailed a long time ago.
I'll watch for a bit longer, but right now, I just don't understand how she ever got this role (especially over Kristen Bell, if IMDb trivia is correct)-- and how she ever kept this role because she's just so bad it makes a watchable show unwatchable.
(And I had these opinions before the NXIVM scandal came out, so tis isn't to do with that).
