I was fairly disappointed by this episode, which is a shame since it has a lot of promise. I enjoyed seeing Clark and Jimmy interact by themselves and the expo ambush is a solid idea, but the arguments provided by Lex were weak and could've been easily refuted by Jimmy. The plot with Lois and Sam was stronger, though I don't know why Lois was comparing Sam's misguided attempts at giving her independence with the more understandable situation of avoiding keeping her in danger.
The ending that led to Clark unleashing the beacon to reach Kara was okay, but I felt the road to getting here was contrived, from Jimmy for some reason not even trying to clear things up for something that wasn't his fault to the misunderstanding with Lois. I don't even think you need to bring Clark to an emotional low to have him wanting to learn more about his family. Seeing the Lanes (almost) bonding and the constant delay to the conversation with Lois, along with what happened with Jor-El in the season premiere, should've been enough.
Odd way to reinvent Toyman. Either they're avoiding him altogether or they're having Winn Jr. or Jack Kimball take over. I don't think they brought up the Kryptonite tech exchange for nothing, after all.
The ending that led to Clark unleashing the beacon to reach Kara was okay, but I felt the road to getting here was contrived, from Jimmy for some reason not even trying to clear things up for something that wasn't his fault to the misunderstanding with Lois. I don't even think you need to bring Clark to an emotional low to have him wanting to learn more about his family. Seeing the Lanes (almost) bonding and the constant delay to the conversation with Lois, along with what happened with Jor-El in the season premiere, should've been enough.
Odd way to reinvent Toyman. Either they're avoiding him altogether or they're having Winn Jr. or Jack Kimball take over. I don't think they brought up the Kryptonite tech exchange for nothing, after all.