I don't know how many people watch Smallville, aside from the people who I live with and Mark Little, who doesn't read this blog, but I had to write about one thing that's started bugging me.

It's getting pretty fucking lame how many times Clark Kent uses the excuse "It was just good to have someone around who I can connect with. Who understands what I'm going through/feeling." Come on, Clark. How many times has that line been written for you? It's probably programmed to a macro in the writer's room.

Let's start off with Ryan, the kid who could read minds that the Kents took in as Clark's little brosef. When he died/went away (I don't remember what happened) Clark sobbed to his parents about how he was the only person who understood what Clark was feeling.

There was also all the other superpowers, The Kid Flash, Cyborg, Aquaman and to a lesser extent Green Arrow. Each time, Clark meets people with powers who are good, in some way, and understand what he's going through. But, each time later, Clark forgets. Fuck, Clark needs super memory.

There was also Alicia (?), the girl who broke out of Bellereve and had teleporting powers and was kind of evil, but Clark ended up almost marrying. When she died, Clark once again cried his pretty blue eyes out about how she was the only person he identified with.

Then, the latest one was on tonight's episode, where Clark once again met Raya (who he thought died and already sobbed over their 'connection') and she for real died (at Bow Wow's hand no less) and Clark sobbed to Martha about how she understood what he was going through. To be fair, she was the first good Kryptonian he's met, but nonetheless. Come on, Clark. Remember how many times you fucking cry over these people.

And for God's sake, remember how many people understand you.

I understand you, Clark. Look how pretty Tom Welling is in the picture.