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seriousficScenes of lovable side characters screaming in pain as they're tortured. That would've really upped the hilarity.
This episode hurt me in the creativity. I mean, not only are they doing a Hangover episode, but instead of just having the same premise, they literally do a beat-for-beat remake, complete with kidnapping a crime figure's animal (a lemur here, because tigers cost money), watching all their (um) wild antics on video at the end, and marrying a hooker. Err, Ollie.
And then at the very end, Chloe decides to leave again to become a reporter in Star City, which will be her cover identity as she searches for up-and-coming superheroes. Of course, why do an episode about the departure and final destiny of one of the show's original cast when you can do a PG-rated Hangover?
There's even a bit where Ollie and Lois have to dress up as showgirls to escape some thugs (why don't they just beat them up? Good question, as they literally do just that about five minutes later) and, shenanigans alert, the mob boss they're trying to cozy up to blows off Lois because he thinks She!Ollie is hot, even though Ollie is rather obviously a well-built man wearing a bra. Look, unless you're Bugs Bunny, you cannot do that bit. That bit is dead. It is an ex-bit, it has ceased to be.
But then at last they stop ripping off The Hangover--to rip off the bit in Indiana Jones And The Temple of Doom where the girl is trying to grab the diamond in the middle of an action scene. Jesus Christ, do these writers understand how ripping off works? You're supposed to do it to some obscure European film no one knows about. Has Quentin Tarantino taught us nothing?
Although I suppose it is rather funny to think that while all these antics are going on, Ollie's been infected by evil incarnate, Tess is harboring a mentally ill and superpowered clone of her boss/brother/lover, and Lois is struggling with her bicuriosity (yeah, you were surprised when it turned out to be Chloe in the closet too, weren't you?).
Let's go back to the premise for a moment. The idea is that Zatanna has sent the bachelor and bachelorette parties of Clark and Lois some enchanted champagne which, I guess, lowers their inhibitions and then erases their memories. I'm going to try to be calm here. Why would you do that? How could anyone with a modicum of common sense think this would be a good idea? That's something you would do to someone you hate. And the worst part is, this premise could literally go anywhere. "Zatanna casts a spell on the night of Clark's bachelor party, hijinx ensue." There are about a million ways to take that plot. I don't know, the entire cast gets turned into puppies. At least it's original.
Also, after taking an entire episode to establish that Clark is going to start wearing glasses and having a separate Clark Kent persona... maybe he should wear glasses? Just a thought?
This episode hurt me in the creativity. I mean, not only are they doing a Hangover episode, but instead of just having the same premise, they literally do a beat-for-beat remake, complete with kidnapping a crime figure's animal (a lemur here, because tigers cost money), watching all their (um) wild antics on video at the end, and marrying a hooker. Err, Ollie.
And then at the very end, Chloe decides to leave again to become a reporter in Star City, which will be her cover identity as she searches for up-and-coming superheroes. Of course, why do an episode about the departure and final destiny of one of the show's original cast when you can do a PG-rated Hangover?
There's even a bit where Ollie and Lois have to dress up as showgirls to escape some thugs (why don't they just beat them up? Good question, as they literally do just that about five minutes later) and, shenanigans alert, the mob boss they're trying to cozy up to blows off Lois because he thinks She!Ollie is hot, even though Ollie is rather obviously a well-built man wearing a bra. Look, unless you're Bugs Bunny, you cannot do that bit. That bit is dead. It is an ex-bit, it has ceased to be.
But then at last they stop ripping off The Hangover--to rip off the bit in Indiana Jones And The Temple of Doom where the girl is trying to grab the diamond in the middle of an action scene. Jesus Christ, do these writers understand how ripping off works? You're supposed to do it to some obscure European film no one knows about. Has Quentin Tarantino taught us nothing?
Although I suppose it is rather funny to think that while all these antics are going on, Ollie's been infected by evil incarnate, Tess is harboring a mentally ill and superpowered clone of her boss/brother/lover, and Lois is struggling with her bicuriosity (yeah, you were surprised when it turned out to be Chloe in the closet too, weren't you?).
Let's go back to the premise for a moment. The idea is that Zatanna has sent the bachelor and bachelorette parties of Clark and Lois some enchanted champagne which, I guess, lowers their inhibitions and then erases their memories. I'm going to try to be calm here. Why would you do that? How could anyone with a modicum of common sense think this would be a good idea? That's something you would do to someone you hate. And the worst part is, this premise could literally go anywhere. "Zatanna casts a spell on the night of Clark's bachelor party, hijinx ensue." There are about a million ways to take that plot. I don't know, the entire cast gets turned into puppies. At least it's original.
Also, after taking an entire episode to establish that Clark is going to start wearing glasses and having a separate Clark Kent persona... maybe he should wear glasses? Just a thought?
