Forever

Season 4, Episode 21, Aired
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Clark must stop the school photographer after he sets up a fake high school and uses his ability to petrify people to kidnap students - including Chloe and Lana - to keep the glory days of high school going forever. Meanwhile, Lex and Lionel are kidnapped and tortured by the Teagues in an effort to find the Kryptonian artifact, revealing that...Lana has it.moreless
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  • Smallville High graduation is near, but one classmate can keep his friends captive in high school forever after. Genevieve and Jason hold Lex and Lionel captive, threatening torture to get the stone back.moreless

    8.0
    "Great"
    By cxtasy, Sep 04, 2008 Report Abuse
    Here's another storyline about a creepy kid threatening Clark and his loved ones. Graduation is nearing, and Chloe is clearing out the Torch office, but classmate Brendan wants to keep the high school experience going forever. Chloe is the "most likely to succeed," so she's targeted for Brendan's plot, and finds herself in a deserted classroom area, with nothing beyond the windows but brick walls. She finds another classmate frozen in immobility, all the work of Brendan. Chloe finds two live classmates terrified into playing the usual high school scene, all because Brendan wants everyone to "avoid a lifetime of disappointments" out there in the real world.

    In a continuing story, Clark announces he'll attend Central Kansas A & M instead of a major university - he wants to stay close to family - but Jonathan won't hear of it. Martha, as usual, has better people skills handling this news. At the real school, Clark and Lana are fitting graduation gowns and caps, wondering about Chloe. Lana reveals that she's thinking of staying in Smallville; Clark tells her about his A & M plans. In the Torch office, they find evidence that Chloe left abruptly.

    As Lana leaves school in her new GMC Envoy, Brendan approaches for an autograph from her, in the yearbook as "most likely to be a cover girl," and bing! She's an ice queen and winds up at Brendan's nightmare academy, where he thaws her, giving Chloe the chance to fill her in on their predicament.

    The stones subplot has Jason and Lex having a set-to, which Jason wins with a hypodermic dart immobilizing Lex. Jason and Genevieve have managed to capture Lionel also, holding them at a hunting lodge, and threatening Lex's life to get Lionel to give up the stone. Finally, Lex claims he gave the stone to Lana - nice guy, sending the bad people after her, and Genevieve takes the bait.

    Clark and Lois are searching for Brendan, when they realize he's kidnapping all the "most likely" class members, and Lois reels off "That's a little Norman Bates!" They locate the faux school, and Clark is off to the Nash Construction warehouse. Over there, Brendan tosses Haley's head downstairs, shattering it like an ice cube. Ugh!

    Meanwhile, Lex and Lionel are egging on Jason about loyalty to Lana versus loyalty to his mother. Lex manages to free himself and he and Lionel are in a chase through the woods with Jason as the armed pursuer. Lionel takes a bullet, but Lex prevents the coup de grace, and Lionel then saves Lex by putting one in Jason, who apparently falls to his death before he can reveal any more to Lex about Clark. Lionel protecting Clark?

    As Clark finds Brendan, Lana is frozen once more, but Brendan's freezer tag on Clark backfires, and that's the end of Brendan. Finally, Chloe is closing down the Torch and the Wall of Wierd at last. They're all moving on, and so is Smallville, but Lana is staying. Some cliffhangers in this episode, so it's worth seeing again. Re-run rating B.moreless

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  • High School Horror

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    By lenzinoH20, May 26, 2008 Report Abuse
    Forever-Clark must stop the school photographer after he sets up a fake high school and uses his ability to petrify people to kidnap students - including Chloe and Lana - to keep the glory days of high school going forever. Meanwhile, Lex and Lionel are kidnapped and tortured by the Teagues in an effort to find the Kryptonian artifact, revealing that...Lana has it.

    Not even trying hide the fact that this is a direct "House of Wax" rip-off, "Forever" is just as bad as the Paris Hilton infested remake. It's yet another forgettable freak of the week episode with little pay off and spends way too much time building suspense, or lack there of. Wendel is your typical meteor freak with pitiful M.O. of forcing students in a fake replica of Smallville by turning them into wax statues. The scenes within the fake high school just drag and your bored before the half way point. One of the most laugable scenes is when Lana and Chloe try to escape and Wendal comes out of no where with a waxed head after killing Haley, one of the other student captives. Even the climax between Clark and Wendal was awful with Wendal some how turning himself into wax and killing himself, while everyone else turns back to normal. On the plus side, at least the sub-plot with the Luthors and Teagues was good. While Jason sudden evilness coming out of no where (I'm guessing the writers had to set up the character for his done fall so Jensen could make his exit and do SUpernatural), the scenes are wonderfully acted and Jason getting shot at the end and falling into the river was great stuff. Despite a nice sub-plot, "Forever" fells like it does; a never-ending suckfest that could have been avoid and doesn't lead into the finale well at all!moreless

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  • School photographer Brendan Nash uses his ability to petrify people to kidnap Chloe and Lana and keep the glory days of high school going forever. Meanwhile, Genevieve and Jason kidnap Lex and Lionel in attempt to get one of the stones of power.moreless

    7.2
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    By scorpionqueen86, Dec 21, 2007 Report Abuse
    After signing the yearbook of school photographer Brendan Nash, Chloe finds herself in an exact replica of the school in an abandoned warehouse. She soon finds a couple of her classmates, and learns that Brendan was the one who set up the fake school. He reveals that he intends to keep the glory days of high school going forever, and to ensure Chloe plays along, demonstrates on a fellow student his ability to freeze others with a touch. When Chloe doesn't show up to claim her cap and gown for graduation, Clark and Lana start to worry, and look for her. However, when Lana's also kidnapped by Brendan, Clark teams up with Lois to find his friends. Meanwhile, Genevieve has Jason kidnap Lex and Lionel in an attempt to get one of the stones of power, only to learn that Lana has it.

    Because this episode takes place on the last day of school, it ends on an almost tragic note as the seniors say their goodbyes, both to each other and the school. My eyes were even glistening as Chloe and friends left the school while looking back on time spent within its walls. Having myself graduated a couple of years ago, I find that I miss my school more than I thought I would, which is why I can relate somewhat to Brendan and his reasoning. Not that I'm trying to excuse what he did to Chloe, Lana, and those other students, but I understand why. In fact, by kidnapping them with the intention of keeping them there forever (hence the title) was just creepy. Now, as for the scenes in and around the cabin, I found them to be simultaneously fascinating and tedious. While they furthered the stones storyline, they focused too much on the two dysfunctional families, particularly Jason and his relationship with his mother. The Jason scenes also left me with a feeling of confusion as to the exact nature of his and Genevieve's relationship and to his apparent waffling loyalty to his mother and Lana. All things considered, FOREVER deserves seven out of ten stars.

    Highlights: Chloe's initial discovery of the fake school; Chloe trying to convince Brendan to let them go and move on; Clark retrieving his cap and gown and reminscing with Lana; Martha's talk with Jonathan about the farm; Jason and Genevieve demanding one of the stones from Lionel and Lex; Clark visiting Lois at the Talon; Chloe explaining the fake school to Lana and coming up with an escape plan; Lionel's confession about the stone; Clark and Lois investigating Brendan's dark room at school; Chloe and Lana trying to escape; Lex and Lionel's escape from the cabin, and subsequent chase with Jason; Clark saving Lois from Brendan (and the look Clark gives Lois as he protects her :D); Chloe emptying out the Torch office and giving it one last look; and Chloe, Clark, and Lana leaving the school while discussing their futures.moreless

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  • Great Episode

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    By Beer75, Aug 22, 2007 Report Abuse
    On the last day of the Smallville High, the frustrated photographer of the Torch, Brendan Nash (Steven Grayhm), feels rejected by the Universities and decides to abduct some schoolmates to stay with him forever in a replica of the school. He uses his power of Medusa Touch and brings Lana Lang, Chloe Sullivan and other successful mates to the place. Meanwhile, Genevieve and Jason Teague kidnap Lionel and Lex Luthor trying to retrieve the stone Lionel took of them. "Forever" is one of the best episodes of the Fourth Season of Smallville. The villain Jason does not hesitate to jeopardize the safety of Lana due to his Oedipus complex for his dominating evil mother. He deserved the sad end in the waterfalls. I only do not understand how the writer of this series does not give much care to the support characters, like for example, Haley Timmonds: she dies, killed by Brendan, and when Lana and Chloe are safe with Clark in the end of the episode, none of them is sad for the death of their schoolmate.moreless

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  • this crazy kid (what'd know) tries to trap kids in a replica of smallville high

    2.4
    "Terrible"
    By 44fanatic, Jun 11, 2007 Report Abuse
    this crazy kid (what'd know) tries to trap kids in a replica of smallville high - because that what everyone want to go through 4 years of hell all over again (dur da dur) freezing people into manicans o my gosh what was he doing during the meteor shower in order to get those powers- SHOPPING SPREE!!-?? seriously is that the best they could do? and his powers/plan worked whole day!! o my gosh wow applause*
    But any way when is clark gonna stop being all dumb and tell chloe or at least realize that she already knows hes not a very good friendmoreless

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    • At the end when we see Brendan petrified lying on the floor in parts we can clearly see him closing his eyelid as a symbol of his death. Eyelids are external parts of the body and are also petrified so he shouldn't be able to close them. Edit
    • Just before Jason shoots Lex, Lex turns to Jason and faces him with his right side forward, so how is it that the dart which Jason shot appeared on the left side of Lex's neck under his chin, for that to happen Jason need to be just below Lex's body on his left side. Edit
    • When Clark arrives at the warehouse, he doesn't use his x-ray vision or super-hearing even when he's away from Lois. If he had he would have known where Brendan was, superspeed taken him out, and avoided a whole lot of trouble. Edit

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    • Music: "Anywhere With You" by Split Habit, "Down" by Tim Cullen, and "Around The Way" by Wonderlife. Edit
    • Erica Durance and Jane Seymour are billed as Special Appearances. Edit

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    • (after Lionel shoots Jason) Lionel: He was... about to kill you, Lex. Lex: Or divulge something you didn't want me to know. Lionel: Lex, you saved my life back there. I was returning the favor, son. Edit
    • Chloe: You know, not to go all "psycho-sympathizer" on you guys, but I can't blame Brendan for wanting to keep everybody together. Although, after that little lock-in I can't think of anything scarier than being stuck in the past and not moving on. Edit
    • Chloe: So I guess this is it, huh? Clark: It's not like we're never going to see each other, right? Lana: Yeah, you'll have summers and holidays. Chloe: This sucks. Lana: Yeah, big time. Clark: Suddenly, all those tests and teachers we hated seem a lot less scary than the big question mark that's hanging out there. Lana: You'd think after everything that happened with Brendan, it'd be a whole lot easier to say goodbye to all this. Clark: There's a lot here to say goodbye to. Edit

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    • Lois: This whole Ten Little Indians thing is starting to give me the creeps. Ten Little Indians is a children's rhyme that was the basis for Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None, in which ten people are trapped on an island and killed off one by one. Various movies have been made based on Agatha Christie's book, usually with the title Ten Little Indians. Edit
    • Headline: "School's Out Forever" Alluding to the Alice Cooper song "School's Out". One of the lines in the chorus is "School's Out Forever". Edit
    • Lex: Makes us look like the Waltons, doesn't it? Referencing the famous wholesome Depression-era TV family. This is at least the third reference to the series on Smallville (see "Prodigal" and "Precipice"). Edit

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