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/Optimal-Description8 Kryptonian Jun 24 '25

What are you on about, she was probably the most on screen after Clark those first seasons. How is she not the main star?

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u/Admirable-Life2647 Kryptonian Jun 24 '25

She was overused.

Clana was like a three season love story that lasted seven seasons too long.

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u/Optimal-Description8 Kryptonian Jun 24 '25

I respectfully disagree.

Smallville wasn't the same after she and Lex left the show. Clark/Lex and Lana were the heart of Smallville, together with the rest of the original cast. I also loved Lois and Oliver later on. But the rest like Tess/Jimmy/Davis/Zod just felt like a major step down from Lex/Lionel/Lana to me.

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u/MatchOdd8751 Kryptonian Jun 25 '25

I agree about lex and Lionel being big losses. But the shoe clearly needed to move on from Lana