I realize now that I never posted any thoughts on the back half of Season Three.
It was... not that great. The season started with promise, but got bogged down by two much mysticism (the "three witches and their magic stones" plot didn't work for
Smallville, and it sure didn't work here). And Reign was a pretty weak excuse for a Big Bad - she was a one-note character, sharing a body with
another one-note character. Eh.
Season Four, judging by the first two epissodes, seems to be returning the show to more earthbound adventures, which I am completely fine with. In fact, I would be totally fine if the series never had a season-long alien villain again. (Uh-oh... did that sound like I'm anti-alien? I'm really not. The season seems to be
very clear in saying that people should not be anti-alien.) I'm also fine with swapping out Winn for Brainiac 5, especially since the writers seem interested in developing him beyond a
TNG Data clone.
I'm resigned to the fact that this will never be a great show, but it's a pleasant diversion for an hour each week. And yeah, sometimes it's just fun to laugh
at. ("EARTH FIRST!")