From Lana to Lois. 

Bingewatching the show and just finished season 4 and yes Lex is one of the big reasons the show is as good as it was. He and John Glover are a great foil to the decency of Clark and his adoptive parents.

Story was top tier

I would argue seasons 5 and 6 were when the show was at it's best. It did not really mature until after Clark left highschool.

@@henrypeters5291 *its

when a character goes from good to bad its called a 'Negative character arc", fun fact!

Definitely think the second half would have improved. I still think he wouldn't wear the costume until maybe Season 9 or 10 even if they could get away with it (not to mention that they just couldn't logistically do the flying effects every episode), but being able to build to him going public and then getting the rough early years that lead up to Metropolis having faith in him would be dope.

That's because she was exactly that, atleast in this show.

​@Ryan_Wayne nah. Lana showed the contrast in the two relationships. Lois was fun & supportive. Lana was bitter, jaded & untrusting by the end, not surprising as she probably had PTSD growing up in smallville. Think about it, every episode Lana was getting knocked out, assaulted, mind controlled, hospitailised, stalked, groomed etc. Probably had PTSD & CTE by the time she left in season 7.

​@@joelbilly1355 When Lana was bitter, untrusting or whatever, it was almost always for a reason. The fact that they actually got through it all to be fully open to each other and still very much in love only to break apart forever because of cryptonite in her body only speaks about the strenght of that relationship which overcame almost everything you could imagine and even often nonsensical obstacles made up by the writers only to "keep the show alive". But sure, there was a contrast; the first relationship actually had some sort of romantic chemistry. The second one became "romantic" only because Superman's lore dictates it.

@Ryan_Wayne nah too much had happened. She spent a lot of time lying to clark about her obsession with getting back at lex and clark was starting to resent her for a lot of things. She even admitted that she was happiest with bizarro than she was with clark. Lana just became a very bitter dark person by the end, life had ground her down. At least when she got superpowers she didn't feel helpless anymore which was always a big thing for her

@@joelbilly1355 Too much time lying to Clark? It was literally just few months of one season. He lied to her six years... But that doesn't matter, because even if your argument was valid, it doesn't negate my previous point; that she almost always had a reason for her struggles and they got through all that shit anyway. Lex manipulated her through fake pregnancy and then made her believe that she lost the baby, bad as her behaviour was, I think we can safely give her benefit of the doubt regarding her "craziness" in season seven, considering circumstances. Important takeaway from that was that she grew from all that anger and in the end, she was even stopping Clark from killing Lex. Her character went through insane shit and grew into mature woman and I think her growth was always very underrated by the fans.

No, Clark's pining for Lana is what nearly ruined the show. Lana was a good character right up until season 4. By season 5 she became a drag on the show, and Clark's pining for her when he had Chloe Sullivan and Lois Lane by that point made Clark look like an idiot.

That sounds great but Tom Welling would never let that happen

@@autobotproductions1244 actually I think he kind of wanted to be in Superman Returns based on some things he’s said

@@dynaguy3 from what I’ve read about Smallville he never wanted to don the suit

Every time the topic gets brought up, he has been firmly in the no camp. It's only the last 5-7 years his opinion has softened on it.@@dynaguy3

Smallville should have ended after S4/5 and the show could have been rebranded into Metropolis. Smae exact episodes, just two different series.

Smallville can really be divided into three individual segments - Seasons 1-3: The more simple years. Clark and Lex are friends. Lionel is the clear villain. Pete is Clark's best friend. Chloe pines after Clark and is emotionally insecure, fairly emotionally fragile, and innately emotional in general. Clark loves Lana. Seasons 4-7: Clark still loves Lana. The breakdown of Clark and Lex's relationship. Hints of and then Lex decides to become ruthless. Lionel decides to become good. Lana's experience being drawn in by and deceived by Lex in a romantic relationship. DC comics elements or aspects originating from said elements are sporadically, and increasingly introduced. Lois brings her own spunky, sassy, fairly abrasive energy to the show as a side character. Chloe is Clark's best friend. Seasons 8-10: Chloe is still Clark's best friend, but due to personal experiences, she becomes a fairly closed off, somewhat ruthless, strategic mastermind, who follows her own path in a sure of herself fashion, lessening the trust in their friendship. Clark proactively pursues being a superhero. Clark and Lois work at The Daily Planet. Clark and Lois experience forming a romantic relationship. Many DC comics aspects are introduced, and the formation of a group of superheroes occurs, with Green Arrow firmly becoming Clark's best superhero friend. There's a "Big Bad" DC comics villain each season, and Tess is a scheming side character.

Seasons 1-7 were dragged down by Lana. She should have been gone by season 5. Seasons 6-10 should have been Superman's origin.

Everyone thought Lana and Lex leaving would be the death knell of the show, but to be honest it really did feel like a MASSIVE weight had been lifted off the show and off of Clark’s journey itself. Both Lana and Lex’s stories had essentially run their courses. Clark needed to take that next step after being stifled for a few seasons.

@@thedefinitionisthiseven micheal still acts like the show got worse after he left but season 8 is immediately better than 7

They could've found ways to keep him on the show they were just to focused on shoving Lana down our throats they were obsessed with her they could've ended her time in Clark's life at season 4 when they graduated high school. They didn't even bring in the mermais Lori Lamaris since they were bringing in characters that Clark doesn't meet till after he's grown up & left Smallville.

@@catspaw3092 I'll do you one more and say Pete should have came back for the Smallville high school reunion. As for Lana- Chloe took the good aspects from Lana but I think the character who got the most cheated over was Alicia Baker.

I accepted that in season seven

I accepted it season 1 because I knew the story😭

@@saadieqfaison3160 Smallville acting like Clark/Lana was meant to be for its first several seasons was headache inducing.

By season 8? Dude, you should've known from the first episode that Clark and Lana wouldn't work out because you knew that he was going to end up with Lois. Seriously, Clana fans make no sense. How could you ship a couple that was always destined to fail? The show was never going to have Clark end up with anyone but Lois, and you should've known that. Also, the problem with Jimmy is that he should never have been on the show at all. Clark should have been paired with Chloe during season 6. Chloe being paired with Jimmy while Clark continued to pine for Lana was a waste of her character and Clark's.

LMAO THE FUCKING INTRO SEQUENCE.

Exactly, having the Lana arc - arguably one of the worst Smallville mini-arcs - right in the middle of what could potentially have been the best season, and thus knocking it down a notch, was very frustrating.

Me to Gotham is my second favorite show after Smallville

Same I’ll be so excited when he does this

Don't you mean Clark and Chloe?

@@tornadochaser2457 Nope I mean Alicia

same🤧🤧

You mean Henry Olsen.

@@giovannigiovanni.7220 Nope. His name was Jimmy.

@@retro_vintage Henry James Olsen. Jimmy is his nickname.

Shippers are forever bitter lol. Realistically with everything they went through, no way would Clark and Lana willingly just walk away from each other. They had to be forced apart

@@kirstenrox234 Realistically they would have walked away from each other after the Bizarro fiasco AT THE LATEST, if not during the Lexana shit or a few other times earlier.

@@tinatinarmainteresebs9255 that’s not realistic at all especially since Lana was essentially raped by brainiac and was groomed by Lex

Lana Lang was only good for the first three seasons. She became a drag on the show once Lois Lane arrived and Chloe Sullivan became Clark's confidante. The show didn't need Lana once high school ended because she doesn't have a story after high school. Once the show shifted from Smallville High School to Metropolis and the Daily Planet, Lana should've left Smallville and Chloe and Lois should have been the focus of Clark's story.

When it aired, it was actually considered good effects. It just had the Smallville fight issue of only lasting a couple hits. But that was about keeping the ratings down to a T/PG 13.

@@kyleellis1825Also gotta keep in mind that the show’s budget was glaringly low. As with any long running show, costs of keeping the show going, goes up. A shame too because you can tell the show had higher aspirations that what a CW show in the 2000s would allow, financially.

Doesn't really matter.

Clark got married aleady. Firsts don't matter, only the bests/lasts.

So?

Lois was easy and fun but Lana was hard work. Lois went looking for trouble but trouble always found lana.

What's funny is that if u skipped those 4 eps its like nothing happened, and although I think they should've finish that arc a diff way, I dont think it places Lois as a consolation prize since they didnt get together immediately,

@CesarRodriguez-cf3tn - Nobody skips episodes when watching though. So it's ultimately stuck in the viewer's mind that he'd be with Lana if he had the choice. In the end, they either should've waited to push Clois until S9 after that happened or kept Clark/Lana platonic with Lana giving Clark an "I told you so" and Clark admitting how he felt for Lois.

@@ryandeffley7652 well they did wait until s9 for Clois fully, on the other thing im referring to the story, it doesn't really change much after she left, like she never came back, since i mostly rewatch the last 3 seasons i notice that skipping those eps doesnt affect the story really, reason why i believe they should've ended it differently with them

@CesarRodriguez-cf3tn - It actually does set that frame, though. Clark acts like Lois doesn't exist, goes all in on Lana, and then when that can't happen, good old Lois gets to be a replacement. If they knew Lana was coming back for five eps right after Bride in a romantic context, it didn't make any sense to start romantic Clois in any context.

I agree, if you skip those episodes you'll see that nothing's missed and nothing happened, like they never existed. They have no point. Which goes to show that they were shoehorned just to give Kristin those remaining episodes and served no real logical or story purpose.@@CesarRodriguez-cf3tn

Me personally, I actually loved season 9. Probably my favorite season of the post-Lana/Lex era. Zod made for a great villain, and the JSA eps were awesome. I do agree tho that season 10 was a letdown until the finale.

I liked Clark/Lana in the first 2 seasons, and I liked how S4 handled it with Jason and Lana, so Lana was the ex with some unresolved feelings over. Hated the ship the rest of the time.

Very few shows have kept me invested after S5. Buffy, Community, Friends, and DS9 are pretty much the only ones.

same

2 to 5 for me

Why? - Jess

Dude keep at it seasons 4 and 5 are the best seasons

Enjoy it because I don’t think I could ever rewatch that show especially now that that crazy bitch has been released from prison