A new visitor arrives in Smallville and she’s related to its resident Superman. There are also more plot twists as old characters return and new ones are introduced. This season also features some familiar faces for those that have watched the various Superman incarnations.
After the events of season six, Lana Lang (Kristin Kreuk) and Chloe Sullivan (Allison Mack) are dead, Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum) is trapped in a police car at the bottom of a flooded river and drowning, Clark (Tom Welling) has a devilish doppelganger (Welling again) called Bizarro, and Lionel Luthor (John Glover) is unconscious and taken away by an unknown person.
Lex is saved by a mysterious woman that he likens to an angel, Chloe wakes up in a freezer in the morgue, and Lana’s name is not exactly taken off the opening credits either.
The main plot line of this season is the introduction of Kara (Laura Vandervoort) also known as Supergirl. Kara is a fellow Kryptonian with a mission and Clark brings her into the Kent household to teach her the ways of earthlings, not that the headstrong Kara is willing to fall under his tutelage very often.
She also gets a little bit of a crush on boy reporter Jimmy Olsen (Aaron Ashmore). Chloe has problems of her own (well besides her apparent death) as her cousin Lois Lane (Erica Durance) has gotten a job at the Daily Planet and is advancing up the ladder far faster than she.
This season also features some cameos from actors from various Superman media incarnations. Helen Slater, Supergirl (1984), Dean Cain, from television series Lois & Clark, Marc McClure, who played Jimmy Olsen in the Christopher Reeve film series, and even Sam Jones III returns as Pete Ross. Brainiac (James Marsters) and Green Arrow (Justin Hartley) return and DC character Black Canary (Alaina Huffman) is introduced.
This season does feature some interesting events, but there’s far too much teen angst and relationship stuff for my tastes.
Smallville is presented in a 1080p high definition transfer (1.85:1). Some episodes feature deleted scenes and “Persona” and “Siren” feature commentaries (Persona - John Glover, director Todd Slavin, and executive producer Ken Horton and Siren – Justin Hartley, creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, and episode writers Kelly Sounders and Brian Peterson, both on disc two).
Disc one has the 17 minute “Supergirl: The Last Daughter of Krypton” which looks into the history of the character (in standard definition). Disc two has the 23-minute “Jimmy on Jimmy” where Jack Larson, Marc McClure, Sam Huntington, and Aaron Ashmore talk about the character, in standard definition.
Disc three has the high definition digital comic Smallville: Visions and the 21 minute standard definition Smallville Legends: Kara and Chronicles of Krypton webisodes.
Smallville creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar are leaving the show and the eighth season will be the first without them. It’s yet to be determined if this is to be a good thing or a bad thing. This season had a bit too much drama for me, but the Blu-ray looks good and there are some good special features. I especially liked the Jimmy Olsen reunion.
Smallville: The Complete Seventh Season is now available at Amazon . Visit the DVD database for more information.
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