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CastTom Welling as Clark KentKristen Kreuk as Lana Lang Allison Mack as Chloe Sullivan Erica Durance as Lois Lane Aaron Ashmore as Jimmy Olson Laura Vandervoort as Kara Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor John Glover as Lionel Luthor Written by Turi Meyer and Al Septien Directed by Tom Welling Original AirdateApocalypse originally aired on Thursday, May 1, 2008. SynopsisClark gets a chance to see what the world would be like if he wasn't in it. Viewers get some actual forward momentum in the "love interest" aspect of the series. High PointYes, there seems to finally be a budding love interest between Clark and Lois. Low PointThe cliche that was needed to kick it all off. The ReviewThe originality tanks early on, when we get the typical "It's A Wonderful Life" deal to instigate it all. This doesn't feel fresh until, oddly enough, it starts to show us the elements we've seen in virtually every incarnation of the Superman story. It would have been a problem to move us this far along in season three, but now, it feels long overdue. I give it 3 out of 6. The effects are few, but are very well done. I give it 5 out of 6. The story was predictable in structure, though not in detail. (For example, I could predict that the first few friends he checked in on would be fine, but the last would be in trouble due to Lex, though I didn't know which friend the last would be.) I give it 4 out of 6. The acting was done well enough from all involved. I give it 5 out of 6. The emotional response was pretty strong through the second half, though the first half was somewhat weak. I give it 4 out of 6. The production was done fairly well. There were no moments when the execution really blew my doors off, but neither were there any noticable problems. I give it 5 out of 6. Overall, this will either turn out to be a landmark due to an actual direction change, or a frustrating tease as everything reverts back to the way it used to be. I sincerely hope for the former. I give it 4 out of 6. In total, Apocalypse receives 30 out of 42.
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