Smallville: Turbulence

Over the years in Smallville Clark’s powers have slowly emerged. That idea that he slowly got his powers has been one of the themes and it has always been a fun part of the show.

From the trouble he had when first learning to use x ray vision to the scorches in his barn and sneezing the door to that same barn several miles these have usually been major points in the story, but the biggest one has always seemed to be flight.

And perhaps that was the problem. Everyone knows that Superman flies, but then they all knew that he had x ray vision and super hearing too, but the difference

in those was that he didn’t know and so while you didn’t have that shocked moment you might in another show the character did.

Clark already knew he could fly. He’s seen Kara do it, he’s been told he will be the legion, and he’s flown several other times but it has never really been something he has controlled.

From the trailer it appears that he will continue to fly now and that’s a good thing because just as the show grew out of the new villain every week phase as it grew up it’s time that it grows out of the new powers phase. It was fun while it lasted but what’s really left for this show to discover is how Clark can be the face of hope when people can’t see his face. A blur that saves people will be nice for a while, but just as they turned on him last week out of fear eventually the blue red blur is going to become feared as well and when that happens the only way that it can be solved is for people to see the face of the man who is saving them.