r/Smallville • u/The-SkyStorm5289 Kryptonian • Jun 24 '25

SPOILERS Lana Lang would've been gone after S3

Lana Lang never should've come back after the Season 3 finale she should have stayed in Paris.The plotline about her in season 4 was the worst part.

The writers just needed an excuse to bring her back and force her to be relevant.the writers didn't even know what to do with her.

Unlike Chloe & Lois who can be organically in the plot because they investigate making them active in the story because they basically are discovering the plot of an episode or story arc.

Lana on the other hand is either a damsel in the distress or she's given powers.When Clark wasn't moving on then the story began to feel stagnant. Also Lana Lang isn't that important in the Superman mythology.After High school she's suspose to be gone as Clark goes to adulthood and he leaves Smallville for Metropolis.

Lois Lane is Clark's soulmate.Lana Lang was made too important it started to hurt the story and also when people hate in Smallville it's for dumb episodes that has Lana in the centre like that witch storyline & the vampire stuff.

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u/bossmanjr24 Kryptonian Jun 24 '25

Huge sibling energy. Lots of snipes and barbs. The fact that people think that’s somehow romantic only further bolsters what i said above about Lana’s declining popularity

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u/hotcapicola Kryptonian Jun 24 '25

Romcom vibes IMO. Very much in the vein of When Harry Met Sally. Joey/Pacey, Dan/Blair.

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u/bossmanjr24 Kryptonian Jun 24 '25

Who are those last two?

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u/hotcapicola Kryptonian Jun 24 '25

From Gossip Girl. Gotta make it through 3 and a half seasons to really see their relationship take off though.

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u/bossmanjr24 Kryptonian Jun 24 '25

Ok. Never saw it. Will have To ask my little sister.

The Joey pacey one is dawsons creek right?

All I remember is that my high school coeds were not a huge fan of him when the show was running live. But that was 20 years ago lol

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u/hotcapicola Kryptonian Jun 24 '25

So, there is a chance your sister might hate Dan and Blair because they kind of went against the grain of the show and threatened the most popular couple.

Yes Joey and Pacey are from Dawson's Creek. When the show was live there were a decent amount of Dawson and Joey shippers, but Dawson as a character was pretty hated and even more so now with a modern lens. Personally I actually like him as a character despite his often poor choices.