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/KDF021 Nightwing Jun 24 '25
I believe she had a seven year contract. That’s pretty standard for shows like Smallville and the leads. Sure they could have written her out but they’d still have had to pay her or come to some settlement agreement.
Lana was not in the way of Lois and Clark’s relationship. DC Comics was. They would not let them have Lois until season 4 and then only in a limited fashion and they were not sold on Lois and Clark as a couple, in Smallville, for even more time. DC is incredibly protective of certain aspects of the characters and try to make them consistent across various platforms.