[Smallville] Discussion of 5.04 "Aqua" - Airing 10/20/05 (WB-US)

[Vilandra]

A summer beach party at Crater Lake takes a dramatic turn when Lois (Erica Durance) hits her head while jumping into the lake. Before Clark (Tom Welling) can save her, a mysterious swimmer, Aquaman, a.k.a. AC (Alan Ritchson), comes to her rescue, out-swimming Clark and leaving him baffled. Professor Fine (James Marsters) tells Clark that Lex (Michael Rosenbaum) is behind a covert operation manufacturing weapons. AC attempts to break into the Luthercorp Marine Center in an attempt to destroy one of Lex's torpedoes and is captured by Lex.

Kristin Kreuk and Allison Mack also star. Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer wrote the episode directed by Bradford May.

Source: The WB (
http://thewb.warnerbros.com/web/show_episode.jsp?id=SM506)

How cool was Aquaman? And they explained the orange and green thing lol!

[Mr Pointy]

I've just watched this one tonight. Aquaman and James Marsters (a bit weird not hearing his English accent;)) - what's not to love? It pushed all the right fanboy buttons for me. Superboy! JLA! Brainiac! I was clapping and cheering like a loon. It gets better and better. The last season seemed to lose its way a bit but this one is spot on :)

[prydain]

The only thing I have agaist this episode is that it spawned a spin-off.

[Mr Pointy]

The only thing I have agaist this episode is that it spawned a spin-off.
Is that because there is too much SF too keep up with on TV these days? Or don't you like Aquaman? ;)
I read that the actor who played him in Smallville is to be replaced in the spin-off - possibly they found someone a little less wooden :)