"Smallville" Aqua (2005)

User Rating:

8.3/10   

Director:

Bradford May

Writers:

Joe Shuster (characters) &
Jerry Siegel (characters) ...

TV Series:

"Smallville" (2001)

Original Air Date:

20 October 2005 (Season 5, Episode 4)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Clark meets Arthur "AC" Curry, a young man with extraordinary powers underwater. AC is in Smallville hoping to sabotage a Luthorcorp experiment that is threatening sea life. While in Smallville, AC forms an attraction to Lois.

Plot Keywords:

Reference To Groucho Marx | Reference To Karl Marx | Smallville | Power | Meteor Shower

Cast

Tom Welling	...	Clark Kent
Kristin Kreuk	...	Lana Lang
Michael Rosenbaum	...	Lex Luthor
Erica Durance	...	Lois Lane
Allison Mack	...	Chloe Sullivan
John Glover	...	Lionel Luthor
Annette O'Toole	...	Martha Kent (credit only)
John Schneider	...	Jonathan Kent (credit only)
James Marsters	...	Milton Fine
Alan Ritchson	...	Arthur Curry
Nathaniel DeVeaux	...	Commander
Shirane Haas		(as Shiraine Haas)
Kenneth W. Yanko	...	Admiral (as Ken Yahko)

Runtime:

41 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Mexico:B | USA:TV-PG | Netherlands:6

Filming Locations:

University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Smallville Films

Trivia:

As a joke, Arthur Curry suggests to Clark that they start a "Junior Lifeguard Association," prompting Clark to reply that he's not "ready for the JLA quite yet," a reference to the Justice League of America, of which Superman is a member.

Goofs:

Factual errors: After Aquaman saves Lois from the lake and is performing CPR on her, there are three mistakes. First he immediately begins chest compressions without checking to see if Lois has a pulse. This could actually stop her heart if it was beating on it's own. His hand positioning is also too low. It is supposed to be higher up, more centered so as to not snap off a small bone that extends off the base of the sternum. He gives Lois mouth to mouth without checking to see if she is breathing.

Quotes:

Arthur Curry: Maybe we should start up a Junior Lifeguard Association or something.
Clark: I'm not sure I'm ready for the JLA quite yet.

Movie Connections:

References "Baywatch" (1989)

Soundtrack:

Waiting For Your Letter

The Hero, The Fish and The Shark

Lois Lane returns to Smallville, and while swimming in the Crater Lake, she drowns and is rescued by Arthur Curry, a student of the Miami University. The have a crush for each other, but Clark Kent is suspicious of AC since he noted his abilities underwater. AC discloses to Clark that Lex Luthor is developing a weapon to the navy that is a menace to the marine life. Clark in principle does not believe on AC, but later he realizes that his fears are correct and he helps AC to sabotage the experiment of Luthorcorp. Meanwhile at Kansas University, Clark becomes close to his Prof. Milton Fine, a man that is writing a book about the evilness of the Luthors.

In this excellent episode, Clark Kent meets the Aquaman, a future member of the Justice League of America. The story is very well developed, with two new characters, AC and Prof. Milton Fine. This time, Clark seems to have definitely ended his friendship with Lex Luthor and will probably disclose other malevolencies of this evil character in his research. The gorgeous Erica Durance wearing bikini is another attraction in this show. My vote is nine.

Title (Brazil): "O Guardião do Mar" ("The Guardian of the Sea")