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Smallville Plastique (2001–2011) Online
2001–2011 Tom Welling Allison Mack Erica Durance Rick Rosenthal
Original Title :
Plastique
Genre :
TV Episode / Adventure / Drama / Romance / Sci-Fi
Year :
2001–2011
Directror :
Rick Rosenthal
Cast :
Tom Welling,Allison Mack,Erica Durance
Writer :
Jerry Siegel,Joe Shuster
Type :
TV Episode
Time :
42min
Rating :
8.3/10

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Smallville Plastique (2001–2011) Online

Clark's first day on the job at the Daily Planet begins with a bus exploding right outside the building, which leads him and Lois on a trail of someone who might be infected by kryptonite. Chloe finds a runaway teenage girl, named Bette, whom Chloe suspects is involved in the explosion when Bette (whom will later become the fire-starter Plastique) has the meteor-rock power of pyrokinisis. In the meantime, Chloe also meets a local medic, named Davis Bloom, who takes an interest in her, even though she's engaged to Jimmy Olsen. Elsewhere, Tess meets Clark for the first time as she takes over the Daily Planet in Lex's absence and immediately senses something not right about him.
Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Tom Welling Tom Welling - Clark Kent
Allison Mack Allison Mack - Chloe Sullivan
Erica Durance Erica Durance - Lois Lane
Aaron Ashmore Aaron Ashmore - Jimmy Olsen (credit only)
Cassidy Freeman Cassidy Freeman - Tess Mercer
Sam Witwer Sam Witwer - Davis Bloome
Justin Hartley Justin Hartley - Oliver Queen (credit only)
Jessica Parker Kennedy Jessica Parker Kennedy - Bette Sans Souci / Plastique
Sara Canning Sara Canning - Kat
Mike Dopud Mike Dopud - Security Guard George
Nathan Dashwood Nathan Dashwood - Tommy Walker
Michael Chase Michael Chase - CSI Agent #1
Drew Nelson Drew Nelson - CSI Agent #2
Brent Hodge Brent Hodge
Alain Chanoine Alain Chanoine - Medic

Tess and Clark's first interaction mirrors Lex and Clark's first interaction. In Pilot, Clark rescued Lex from his Porsche, which he had driven off a bridge, while in Plastique Clark rescued Tess from a bus which had just exploded.

Clark changes his clothes inside a phonebooth. In the comics and movies, Clark would change into his costume in a phonebooth.

This is the first time in which Lex Luthor is not seen in any way, shape, or form.

Lois calls Bette "Psycho Spice", a reference to the British pop singing group The Spice Girls, who each had "Spice" nicknames to describe their personalities.

Lois calls Tommy "Livewire", which is also the name of a Superman villain, but with electrical powers.

This is the first on-screen indication that Lois has published a story in the Daily Planet. The headline is "Bomber Defused".

In the comics, Plastique first appeared in 1982, while attempting to blow up the Herald-Express, a New York newspaper. She becomes a member of the Suicide Squad and later the Justice League offshoot team "Extreme Justice" before reverting to her life of crime some years later.

Lois tells Clark that he looks like the "Brawny Lumberjack", a reference to the paper towel brand advertising mascot, who is almost always depicted wearing a red checkered shirt similar to Clark's.

Sam Witwer later played the villain Agent Liberty in season four of Supergirl (2015); while the two shows themselves are not directly related, the title character is Clark's cousin Kara.

Bette Sans Souci is Smallville's version of DC Comics villain/hero Plastique whose name is also Bette Sans Souci.

Plastique also appears in season one of The Flash (2014), and in season five, Jessica Parker Kennedy plays Barry Allen's daughter Nora.


User reviews

Malara

Malara

The season didn't lose much at all from its action-packed 'Odyssey' episode with the season's second episode, 'Plastique.' The crew was smart to introduce a DC Comics villain, Plastique, into the season so early. She is younger than she would appear in the comics, but for that reason has a tendency to use her power that otherwise might be better controlled as an adult. The foreboding character of Davis Bloome (stay tuned) was also nicely introduced in a creative way. Clark is also progressed nicely by being portrayed as a full-fledge investigative journalist for the Daily Planet, something fans have long been awaiting. It was so exciting to see, especially since he competes directly with Lois for the stories, as he did in this episode. The dialogue and chemistry between Lois and Clark actors Erica Durance and Tom Welling was again phenomenal, improved upon Welling's chemistry with Lana Lang actress Kristin Kreuk, who didn't return for this season. Also smart with the character of Plastique was to connect her immediately to LuthorCorp through Tess Mercer. It served to increase Tess' standing as a threat and an evil character. This plot device, along with an introduction of a DC character to this particular universe, and to see Clark in action as a Daily Planet employee, not to mention the foreshadowing of Davis Bloome earns big pluses.
Via

Via

I have a lot of problems with season 8, and I mean A LOT of problems, but most of what we see in "Plastique" is a perfect example of where the show should have gone. This is all about having some fun pairing Lois and Clark together. Welling and Durance have a lot more chemistry than any Lois and Clark combo since Christopher Reeve and Margot Kidder. They've had many episodes together in seasons past, but for the first time ever, they're working together in a way that comes straight out of the comics. Tess Mercer has a much better presence in this story than she did was the pointless tacked on introduction in "Odyssey". I would have rather they saved Tess's introduction for this episode. It's too bad the writers are still duplicating Lex's character from previous seasons instead of instantly differentiating her. Davis Bloome is the second new character introduced. While I think the actor is fantastic in the role, I'm not a fan of how the writers chose to portray him, and I'm definitely not a fan of the extremely forced relationship between him and Chloe. Their lack of chemistry drags the show down followings scenes from Lois and Clark. DC comics character Plastique is the focus of the plot. Like many comic characters shown on Smallville, her character is very different in this adaptations. While I liked how her character played out in the first half of the episode, I thought the direction the story took her by the end was a bit disappointing.

Putting the negatives aside, the appeal here is all about Lois and Clark. After 4 seasons of teasing, this episode brings us a giant leap closer to the relationship from the comics. Like I already said, everything that was right about the first half of season 8 is set up here, and it's just a shame the creative team couldn't keep this kind of momentum up for the whole year.