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List Price: $59.98 | | Label: Warner
Salesrank: 90
Released: August 25, 2009 |
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MPAA Rating: Unrated
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
There's a new reporter at the Daily Planet: Clark Kent, who shares a workspace with Lois Lane. There's a new hero in Metropolis, too. No one knows who he is. But Jimmy Olsen was on the scene of one of the do-gooder's exploits, and he snapped a blurred photo of the hero in superspeed action – a hero everyone now calls the Red-Blue Blur. Red-jacketed, blue-shirted Clark Kent draws closer to his Superman destiny in the exciting 22-episode, 6-disc Season 8 of Smallville. Another Kryptonian destiny also takes shape. Davis Bloome begins to realize he is Doomsday. His mission on Earth: kill Clark Kent. So many new events (will Jimmy and Chloe's marriage last?), so many new faces (Tess Mercer, Saturn Girl and Cosmic Boy among them!), so many state-of-the-art effects – so don’t miss a single thrill-packed moment!
Smallville: The Complete Eighth Season Reviews:
Thought This Season was Doomed--I Was Wrong! 
2009-11-27 - If any one season of Smallville made me feel like I was deeply immersed in Superman mythology and was watching a true, live-action version of a DC comic book, Season Eight was it.
Not only is Clark Kent and Lois Lane working at the Daily Planet, but Doomsday, the monster that killed Superman in the comics, is the over-arcing plot this season. He comes in the form of Davis Bloom whom, we learn, experiences these mysterious blackouts as he transforms into the Kryptonian beast and murders anyone that crosses his path.
To make matters worse, Davis has a soft spot for Chloe and despite her best intentions, giving in only sets off a chain of events that screws up her relationship with both him and Clark.
Also introduced this season--and taking the place of Lex Luthor--is Tess Mercer. At first she's as loyal to the Luthor name as anyone, but when she learns what kind of a man Lex Luthor truly was, everything changes and we encounter a woman who is just as evil as her predecessor.
I have to admit I was unsure how Smallville was going to work without Lana Lang and Lex Luthor as key characters, and for the first few episodes, the show did feel a little empty, but that was more than made up for with the breakneck pace the show took and the dark path it led its viewers down while creating the Doomsday saga. With Tess Mercer and Doomsday as the central villains, you forget all about Lex Luthor and instead try to read between the lines to see how he'll one day return as Clark's rightful foe, while watching Tess and Doomsday lead the world into destruction.
I was really happy with how this season turned out after my initial skepticism. The episodes were great, the appearances of other DC alumni like Zatanna, Mazima, Jimmy Olsen, the Legion of Superheroes and more just made Season Eight fantastic.
Like I always say, this show just keeps getting better and better and I cannot wait to see how everything pans out from here on in. Too cool.
Recommended.
A.P. Fuchs
They're getting smarter 
2009-11-26 - I can't believe how long this series has lived. And it is feeling now like it just starting to get really good! Did they bring in some fresh writers? I wish they would do a bit more "superman trick stuff". I don't like the series as much when it gets to soap opera-ish. You've got to laugh at the lighting in this film though, have you noticed that even in the hospital it is always a bit dark like a club...makes me laugh.
While not as strong as past seasons, still better than most shows
2009-11-26 - Yes, the series does lose some depth and intrigue without Lex and his father. But, Smallville is still far more entertaining and thought provoking than almost anything else on TV these days. Enjoy Smallville for what it is, not what some viewers wish it had become. There are certainly flaws in Season 8, but the increasing darkness and new characters insure Smallville is still a show that shouldn't be missed.
love it or eat liver and asparagus
2009-11-20 - look,
the fact is, I love it too much to write any kind of objective review. I've been blown away by some of the concepts and story lines this season. but they have all been great. I'm utterly in love with Lana. this show must never end, but of course it will, so enjoy it while you can!!!
smallville
2009-11-18 - delivered in very condition, which I appreciate a lot... Nobody knows why I watch this tv series, but the secret of my life is hidden behind the reason I am a fan of this story and its greatest hero :P
