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The mainstream Lana Lang shares many more traits with Chloe Sullivan compared to Smallville's version of Lana. They are both green-eyed Caucasians (although Lana has red hair and Chloe is blonde; Kristin Kreuk has brown hair and eyes, as well as being part Chinese and part Dutch), have a crush on Clark Kent, dated, fell apart in good terms and remained friends into adulthood (and the relationship is a lot more lighthearted than Smallville's {{wangst}}-packed Lana who left as a GodModeSue, which didn't happen to the mainstream version) and early secret keepers. Pete Ross, who married Lana Lang in the comics, also had an unrequited crush on Chloe and next to none interaction with Smallville Lana.

TheModernAgeOfComicBooks: Season ten. {{Reconstruction}} of TheCape / IdealHero, ComicBook/KingdomCome-style. The characters, having gone through lots of growth--especially in the last few seasons--come full circle and embrace their classic identities, but often with an innovative twist. Clark going back to a more classic red-and-blue outfit with the "S" symbol. Lois and Clark being a couple, and Lois (now in on "The Secret") helping Clark protect his identity and more actively helping him with his missions. Lots of {{ShoutOut}}s and tributes to the past (the class reunion episode, all the tons of fan-demanded cameos of older characters, etc.) The symbolic defeat of {{ComicBook/Darkseid}}. "[[{{CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming}} Always hold on to Smallville]]".

* Series/{{Buffy the Vampire Slayer}} left {{the WB}} for {{UPN}} after its fifth season. That fall? A new show premieres on the WB about a teenager who has trouble living life as a normal person when he has to fight all the monsters arising in the small, unassuming town of Smallville. He and his group of pals team up and through Main/ThePowerOfFriendship and a healthy dose of superpowers, they save the day! Smallville IS Buffy, but without Joss Whedon.

* Ben Meyers (from "Action") would become [[TheFlash Professor Zoom]].

UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks: Season four. Much more "out there" stories helped by the introduction of magic into the canon, and a greater willingness of the writers to just embrace all the humorous possibilities afforded to them by the inherent wildness of a world where sci-fi and magic coexist. Introduction of TheFlash and the Fortress of Solitude (which was first seen during the Silver Age).

[[XMeetsY Kind of like]] ''ComicBook/SpiderManLovesMaryJane''. [[CreatorsPet Considering the]] evidence, [[TakeAThirdOption is it hard to fathom?]]

Think about it, Lana should have died at least 10 times in the first season alone, but was saved by Clark, and not all of these were meteor freaks either, other times it was just random stuff that was meant to kill her. So, FinalDestination style, Death is continually trying to kill her and Clark keeps getting in the way. Its lessened now that it got John Kent, but her days are still numbered.

** Considering he was all about banging Alicia under RedK that seemed pretty unlikely.

* His fear of this was the canon reason he didn't get together with Lana more once she learned his secret; all their times together happened when she got powers or he lost his. It's also probably not true in the Smallville canon: in the episode "Relic", we learn that Jor-El met an ancestor of Lana's and they apparently had no trouble making love. Although, it is likely that Jor-El had some way around the "WomanOfKleenex" problem that he brought from Krypton, since it was still a vibrant interstellar community at the time.

** UnJossed: Isobel's "Virgin" requirement refers to the historical meaning of virgin, which simply referred to a lack of marriage rather than a lack of sex.
*** UnUnJossed: Isobel sampled Lois' hair and declared Lois a "Naughty Girl" and for as much as they implied about all of Lois' experience, a wedding would surely have been cited

[[XMeetsY Kind of like]] ''ComicBook/SpiderManLovesMaryJane''. [[CreatorsPet Considering the]] [[CommonMarySueTraits evidence,]] [[TakeAThirdOption is it hard to fathom?]]

[[WMG:This is not a prequel of Superman, it is a re-imagining much like UltimateMarvel.]]

** The TheyJustDidntCare Theory[[TradeSnark ™]] would also explain some of the craziness that is ''Fortune'', in which Oliver and Chloe are supposed to be married when Oliver is with Lois on a railway in the middle of nowhere while Chloe and Clark are, to quote Chloe, "dressed like the topping of a wedding cake" and woke up in the same room but with Clark on the bed and Chloe in the closet (I've got the feeling that there are some ExactWords and/or LoopholeAbuse involved...). That, and the possible perfect future in ''Lexmas'', are the producer's way of saying "that is the closest we could get, sorry that Clark has to end up with Lois".

** This would make sense if Smallville lined up in any way with the {{DC comics}}. Superman doesn't always end up with Lois in the numerous [[AlternateUniverse alt universes,]] and Smallville is such a gigantic alt universe that it's not funny.

Contrary to popular belief. They actually also think Chloe and Clark are great together. That's why they get huge amounts of ShipTease and their moments dominate the [[{{Heartwarming/Smallville}} heartwarming]] entry. As for why they aren't put together, it is a reasonable guess that ExecutiveMeddling does not allow Clark to have a CanonImmigrant long-term LoveInterest (despite his canon college love interest being a ''[[UsefulNotes/TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks mermaid]]'') and that they made Chloe and Clark fit each other well to produce fan pressure so they might just have a chance to at least briefly put them together.. This could also explain why Lois/Clark and Chloe/Oliver are StrangledByTheRedString and how their relationships are badly written - TheyJustDidntCare. If you are charged to write something you don't like, you won't put much effort into it either. In my opinion, ''Hex'' is not a TakeThat of the Chlois Theory - more like an AffectionateParody. The episode is obviously played for humour and Chloe was being ''too nice'' to pass for Lois. [[{{Funny/Smallville}} "You haven't insulted me yet" "You actually crossed at the crossing" "And Chloe let me drive"]].

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* Besides those details, she's not like Lucy in personality. Lois was very Lucy-like, but is becoming more Lois-like as Chloe because slightly less Lois-like and more Oracle-like. Series/{{Smallville}} really has no idea what it's doing.

TheSilverAgeOfComicBooks: Season four. Much more "out there" stories helped by the introduction of magic into the canon, and a greater willingness of the writers to just embrace all the humorous possibilities afforded to them by the inherent wildness of a world where sci-fi and magic coexist. Introduction of TheFlash and the Fortress of Solitude (which was first seen during the Silver Age).

Contrary to popular belief. They actually also think Chloe and Clark are great together. That's why they get huge amounts of ShipTease and their moments dominate the [[{{Heartwarming/Smallville}} heartwarming]] entry. As for why they aren't put together, it is a reasonable guess that ExecutiveMeddling does not allow Clark to have a CanonImmigrant long-term LoveInterest (despite his canon college love interest being a ''[[SilverAge mermaid]]'') and that they made Chloe and Clark fit each other well to produce fan pressure so they might just have a chance to at least briefly put them together.. This could also explain why Lois/Clark and Chloe/Oliver are StrangledByTheRedString and how their relationships are badly written - TheyJustDidntCare. If you are charged to write something you don't like, you won't put much effort into it either. In my opinion, ''Hex'' is not a TakeThat of the Chlois Theory - more like an AffectionateParody. The episode is obviously played for humour and Chloe was being ''too nice'' to pass for Lois. [[{{Funny/Smallville}} "You haven't insulted me yet" "You actually crossed at the crossing" "And Chloe let me drive"]].

Or as close to Lucy Lane as you can get. Lucy has shown up once as herself, but it's more plausible that Chloe would use a pen name based on someone who's shown up only once and isn't in the newspaper business than that she would use "Lois Lane." And in the SilverAge and UsefulNotes/{{the Bronze Age|OfComicBooks}}, Lucy was a blonde who was dating Jimmy Olsen.

* Eric Summers still desires Clark's powers. He wants to take them again, or somehow gain his own powers. He may even team-up with a scientist named [[MythologyGag Ernest Smalley]] who'll create a potion which will give him (temporary) powers similar to . Or create a supersuit not unlike the comics' Lucy Lane's Superwoman suit.
* Ben Meyers (from ''Action'') would become [[TheFlash Professor Zoom]].

* Dr. Hudson (the phantom from ''Labyrinth'') would become Doctor Destiny.

Last we saw Doomsday, Clark threw him deep underground. And Clark returns, with no memory of how he even got out. It's possible, through Kryptonian means, Clark trapped him inside a metal prison. Doomsday eventually breaks free and wants a rematch with Clark, who's more than ready to face him. Thus subverting the usual [[TheDeathOfSuperman Death of Superman]] story.

[[spoiler:Before his "death"]], he has an abnormal white blood cell that allowed him never to become sick in his entire life. If he trained himself to use it correctly or explored more about it, he could have taken on Clark since they couldn't be hurt at all. Lex could have become [[{{Unbreakable}} David Dunn]] of sorts.

[[WMG: The Book Of Rao is a [[spoiler: [[NewGods Mother Box]] that summoned a Boom Tube to New Genesis]]]]
The way the Book of Rao transported the Kandorians to their new world looks suspiciously like a [[spoiler: Boom tube]], a piece of technology used by the [[spoiler: NewGods]]. Considering that [[spoiler: {{ComicBook/Darkseid}}]] has been confirmed as the BigBad of Season Ten, it would make a lot of sense. It would also resolve the Kandorian story arc by having them arrive on [[spoiler: New Genesis]].

* It could be [[NewGods Highfather]], as a reward for defeating Darkseid.

*** That actually happened with the [[ContinuitySnarl various versions]] of {{Hawkman}}, and I think at one point, ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}.

UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks: Season five to seven. Dealing with more serious topics (although the VerySpecialEpisode for teenage sexuality is in season four, the one for drugs, ''Void'', is in season five), introduction of the more hard-boiled, street-level vigilante [[GreenArrow Green Arrow/Oliver Queen]], a greater willingness to explore more horror-based elements thanks to the Phantom Zone criminals and their powers. Also contains the pivotal parts of the last steps of ProtagonistJourneyToVillain and MoralEventHorizon, both excellently handled, of ComicBook/LexLuthor.

The way the Book of Rao transported the Kandorians to their new world looks suspiciously like a [[spoiler: Boom tube]], a piece of technology used by the [[spoiler: NewGods]]. Considering that [[spoiler: {{Darkseid}}]] has been confirmed as the BigBad of Season Ten, it would make a lot of sense. It would also resolve the Kandorian story arc by having them arrive on [[spoiler: New Genesis]].

TheModernAgeOfComicBooks: Season ten. {{Reconstruction}} of TheCape / IdealHero, ComicBook/KingdomCome-style. The characters, having gone through lots of growth--especially in the last few seasons--come full circle and embrace their classic identities, but often with an innovative twist. Clark going back to a more classic red-and-blue outfit with the "S" symbol. Lois and Clark being a couple, and Lois (now in on "The Secret") helping Clark protect his identity and more actively helping him with his missions. Lots of {{ShoutOut}}s and tributes to the past (the class reunion episode, all the tons of fan-demanded cameos of older characters, etc.) The symbolic defeat of {{Darkseid}}. "[[{{CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming}} Always hold on to Smallville]]".

* Kara fights Darkseid, but ends up getting killed. In her last breath, she tells Clark its up to him now. Before a commercial, we see a shot of [[CrisisOnInfiniteEarths Clark screaming and crying while holding her dead cousin's body]].

[[WMG: The upcomming Jaime Reyes episode will be a PoorlyDisguisedPilot for the recently announced BlueBeetle television series.]]

It was stated that the “evil spirit” came to earth through a recent tear in the universe and that it happened at the same time as the Kandorians being beamed away. However, Clark’s death and resurrection happened at the same time too, and according to [[BlackestNight DC Comics]] when Superman dies and comes back to life, it tends to have lasting consequences. Lex slipped back into the world when Clark did but had no body to return to so now he is gathering a cadre of followers to help resurrect him – Godfrey weakens his enemies, Desaad gathers like-minded followers, and Granny builds him an army.

[[WMG: Chloe Sullivan is a composite character of Lana Lang, LoisLane, and the elder Kents.]]

UsefulNotes/TheBronzeAgeOfComicBooks: Season five to seven. Dealing with more serious topics (although the VerySpecialEpisode for teenage sexuality is in season four, the one for drugs, ''Void'', is in season five), introduction of the more hard-boiled, street-level vigilante [[GreenArrow Green Arrow/Oliver Queen]], a greater willingness to explore more horror-based elements thanks to the Phantom Zone criminals and their powers. Also contains the pivotal parts of the last steps of ProtagonistJourneyToVillain and MoralEventHorizon, both excellently handled, of LexLuthor.

TheModernAgeOfComicBooks: Season ten. {{Reconstruction}} of TheCape / IdealHero, KingdomCome-style. The characters, having gone through lots of growth--especially in the last few seasons--come full circle and embrace their classic identities, but often with an innovative twist. Clark going back to a more classic red-and-blue outfit with the "S" symbol. Lois and Clark being a couple, and Lois (now in on "The Secret") helping Clark protect his identity and more actively helping him with his missions. Lots of {{ShoutOut}}s and tributes to the past (the class reunion episode, all the tons of fan-demanded cameos of older characters, etc.) The symbolic defeat of {{Darkseid}}. "[[{{CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming}} Always hold on to Smallville]]".