so I finally finished Season 8 and am starting Season 9. getting into the home stretch of the show.
for me, it feels like S8 is when the show finally started to show its "age." and that's mainly due to how they resolved Lana and Lex - 2 of the 3 original pillars of the show.
it's clear the writers simply ran out of ideas for both Lana and Lex and needed a way to get rid of both characters to make way for other characters ( namely Lois as the main LI and Tess as the standin for Lex ). and that's a shame because both characters were so essential to the show in the early seasons.
yes, they could have phased them out, but done so in a different way, imo. and I don't think you could ever phase out Lex totally.
the Davis Bloom/Doomsday arc was actually more enjoyable than I thought. though the final battle was WAY anticlimactic.
also, my biggest peeve with the show is God Emperor Jor-El AI. That AI is so damn omnipotent ( whenever the plot dictates ). Granting and removing powers - even powers not associated with Superman/Kryptonians ( like psychic powers ). Doing stuff like turning back time. And yet at other times being unable to do anything when a character needs help.
it's inconsistent and the power of the Jor-El AI often borders on the supernatural/magic. not on science/technology/biology. so, it breaks the very rules and logic of the Superman character.
plus, it begs the question. If this AI is so damn powerful, why couldn't it have done anything to save Krypton itself??