If it wasn't for the exchanges between Prof Fine and Lex, I wouldn't bother watching tonight's episode

why is it people don't like these stupid story-lines- i kind of got used to it . this episode isn't meant to be taken seriously

It's sort of ok. The exchanges between Fine and Clark are quite good, and it sets us up nicely for the Daily Planet in the future. While the vampire story was initially a good idea, it was very well developed. Expect an episode similiar to 'Spell' from season 4, a vaguely nice idea but you'll be left with a dirty taste in your mouth and wondering to yourself 'why o why o why.' Still, an improvement on AquaMan.

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Still, an improvement on AquaMan.

at least that something

Yes, Bala but that's only my opinion. I reckon most people will say the Aquaman episode is better than this one.

It’s nice when an episode is narrated by a character, it makes us feel like we are told a story and it means sit back and listen to event that happened. So where do I start, I probably have to start with Chloe and daily planet, it strange seeing the daily planet has a big building especially for those who have seen the ‘new adventures’. So a woman running daily planet which is strange because Perry in superman stories has running daily planet for 30 years. Let see what happens.

Prof Finee, Finally we get some answers , so he is from outer space and has taken a form as human, wow and he using ship to access all the information he can, hacking into Lex corp. take seriously hardware but using the ship to access the information is really interesting. Whoever this guy is he has got his bases covered . It isn’t easy taking on Lex and winning. ‘don’t ever start a game you can’t win’.

Lana and vampires, well this amusing story-line but when Lana got one of Clark powers mainly fire-eyes I thought ok but then Lex has a cure for this?, I thought way too convened way to end the episode.

Yeah, but from season 3 we know that Perry White at this point in time had been sacked from the Daily Planet for his run in with Lionel Luthor.

He can't feasibly be editor of the Daily Planet until he is a credible journalist again, whereas the last we saw of him he was more National Enquirer.

i understand that-it's just strange not having perry on daily planet

I hope we see more of Perry in this season, with Chloe working for the Daily Planet.. we might see more developments on the Perry storyline... I mean what has he been doing since the wake up call in season 3?

Alas, halfway through Season 5 and Chloe at the Planet for about 9 episodes now, and still no return of Perry White. I did read somewhere though that they were trying to write in a return for him. Let's hope so, his character was a good one.

Couple of things I liked about "Thirst"

- Chloe's narration - This method of storytelling can be tedious from time to time but Allison Mack has a nice and breezy voice that made them lively and entertaining, even if some of what she had to say was cheesy.

- Carrie Fisher - Brilliant casting part 1. I loved how she challenged Chloe and called her on the Lionel stuff from Season 3. Good continuity and a character I wouldn't mind seeing again.

- Lana telling Clark he talks too much - Well bloody gag him then if he yaps too much about his feelings and technically Clark has whined a lot this season.

- No Jonathan/Martha - Once in a while their presence isn't needed. This was one of them.

- Clark in costume - Tom Welling looked especially cute as the mask of Zorro. Chloe as a nurse was cliched though.

- Lex vs Milton Fine/Braniac - Finally a stand off worth our viewing pleasure and an opponent who is superior to Lex. The casting of James Marster as Fine was superb and I like how he's manipulating Clark against Lex. Not that he needs much persuading nowadays.

What sucked about "Thirst"

- The music - bland, uninspired, unoriginal - I really could go but I won't.

- Clark talking too much - Someone gag the guy once in a blue moon because Clark's lack of action sometimes can be distessing.

- The sorority chicks - what a bunch of morons. What a bunch of over the top morons too. Seriously i've seen better acting on The O.C. and that's a show which is usually devoid of good acting.

The vampire plot - If the Charmed parody with "Spell" last season didn't work, what on earth made the writers think that a Buffy one would fare better? Worse still this episode was written by Steven S. DeKnight whose written pivotal episodes of Buffy/Angel.

Kristin Kreuk's acting - Every season we're inflicted to one episode where Lana gets to be a bad girl and every year KK's performances are dire. This was one of her worst.

Rating: 5/10.

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that profsser blackmailing poor little lex Frown

that was the best part

I think the soriority girls were meant to be one dimensional stereotypes! The narration of what already happened was awful, I hate when this is used as it is so rarely done properly. The costume joke with Clark was quite funny, shame that planted the same joke later on in the series.

And yes Brainiac was the strength of the episode, he really is shaping into a good character for the series.