Being newer to the series, this is one of my more favourite episodes. Not only for the action and big-city contributions, but it marked a plot-changing point in the series. The screen-play was well planned out, and the musical selections added an almost narrative character to the episode. But, the notion that the S.W.A.T. team and swarms of cops could not overhear Lex's phone conversations seems a little unreal. Nonetheless, this episode was the epitome of action/adventure in the series thus far. I definately look forward to seing similar episodes to this is Smallville's near future. This episode was fantastic.