Ever since Smallville first gathered Clark, the Green Arrow, Aquaman, the Flash (or Impulse), and Cyborg together in season 6, “Justice,” we’ve been waiting for our League to return on an ongoing basis to Smallville.
Unfortuantely, the creative team has only given brief glances at team ups since then. We were introduced to the likes of Black Canary, Zatana, and the Martian Manhunter. Also, we’ve seen references to the League’s return in Season 8 when Chloe brought the “Watchtower” online. But, is that enough? Hardly.
The problem is, we’ve got a ton of heroes and no villains to rival them. Outside of the Luthors, the only villain who ever really held up against Clark was Brainiac, and he’s been “deleted” as far as we can tell. Even Zod only had a short stint on Smallville. I loved the episode when he took over Lex’s body, but how great would it have been had they given Zod a body and made him a looming threat?
Now, Doomsday is on the prowl, and Tess has Clark empowerment fantasies. Her goal is simple. Tess is going to make Clark man up and be the hero he needs to be, by unleashing … drum roll please… The Injustice League. Yes, the Injustice League is coming to Smallville in Season 8 Episode 21. And, the injustice is really the cavalcade of non-noteworthy characters who will be on the team. We’ve seen the Toyman on Smallville. We’ve seen several “versions” of would-be Metallo characters. Heck, we’ve even seen Curtis Knox, M.D., a Vandal Savage type character played by Dean Cane. None of these villains will be in the Injustice League. Instead, you’ll get Plastique and a few other no names. Sure, Plastique had her moment to shine before on Smallville, so at least she’s a familiar face. But, does anyone really care about her character? Not likely.
Honestly, instead of the stunt episodes, I would be happy just seeing Clark fly. I mean Gough and Miller said Clark would never fly on Smallville, but, hey, they’re gone. So, fly Boy from Krypton. We demand it. Or, at least get the courage to go out with Lois. We won’t tell Gough and Miller. Promise.
Check out the trailer for Smallville Season 8 Episode 21: “Injustice”
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