Clark decides to tell Pete his secret c. 2002. Lex finds Lionel, who reveals his captor to be Lana. [7] Despite her gritty transformations and the hardships she has endured, Lana is a compassionate and optimistic person who deeply values life and considers the opportunity to protect and save lives to be an amazing gift. But after a string of guest appearances in season 8, Lanas time on Smallville Likewise, though Lois had dated other heroes before including Oliver Queen Lois can't ignore the spark between them. Clark blows up his, Virgil Swann dies. The two women respond they will not let that happen. It worked for other Superman stories, but not Smallville. Clark seemingly picked up on Lana's opinion and it was part of his reluctance to trust her with his secret: despite this, Clark is convinced that they are meant to be together. As Darkseid gathers his forces, Clark unveils a new red and blue uniform, another step closer to the Superman uniform thathis mother made him, though the A.I. named Brainiac (James Marsters). (Source episode: Clark and Lana get together. This vision is interrupted by Orion who attacks Clark, leaving him screaming Lana's name. [1] Clark has also described Lana as extremely - sometimes aggressively - sexy. Over the years, Clark develops more and more unique powers under the yellow sun as he enters Smallville High in a post-9/11 world. Suddenly, he realizes that the monster is not roaring but actually it is trying to communicate. She offered herself to Jason, but he turned her down. Although Lana wore a meteor rock necklace for several years, she did not experience any health problems related to meteor rock. Possibly no superhero or comic book series has been more inspirational to modern stories than "Smallville," which is part of what makes the series stand out in a long line of comic book-related media. (Source episode: Images of alien beings on Apokolips begin surfacing, revealing to Mankind that aliens do exist. Perry White, meanwhile, was actively pursuing Lana to take over the Business section of the newspaper, which she eventually accepted and became the Business Editor of the Daily Planet. Lois told Clark that he and Lana are the perfect couple. As the season unfolded, Lana went through some challenges of her own, including a miscarriage that turned out to be a trick by Lex to get her to marry him. Lex then begins having hallucinations of Tess. Corben's heart absorbs Lana's kryptonite nanites. Brainiac, Green Arrow and an amnesiac Kara all return, and the. As it turns out, Zod couldn't care less about human beings as Clark does. Then Lana reveals to Lois that after losing herself to love, then hate, then revenge, helping those children makes her feel like she is finding herself again. In a freak accident involving Kryptonian tech, Clark accidentally discovers another world dubbed Earth-2 inhabited by a villain named Ultraman, a version of himself who had been raised by an even more villainous Lionel Luthor. It was later revealed that she was of part French descent from her mothers side. She appears working on an oil tanker, which is in the heart of a coming storm in Gotham City. Tragic as many of their stories are, Clark's time battling meteor freaks help to prepare him for his destiny as Superman, giving him much-needed perspective and compassion while reminding him of the responsibility he has because of his own superpowers. In Smallville season 8, Lanas exit paved the way for Clarks relationship with Lois to progress to the next level. A complex plot by Lex Luthor resulted in Lanas skin being infused with Kryptonite, thus making it impossible for Clark and Lana to remain together. A farmer, who happened to be watching young Clark and Lana flips out when he saw both floating so he started firing at them with his shotgun. Seeing Superman with Lana, Baka, and the Ghost Soldier, who at first warned Superman not to interfere in the matter, decide to save these creatures, battling the Imperial Subterranea and bringing down some of the cavern. Power and Abilities After faking her death to escape and punish Lex for his betrayal, Lex found her and reassured her that she had nothing to fear from him, as well as agreed to leave her with the $10 million she had stolen from him as a form of divorce settlement. A few weeks after, Lois accepts an assignment to Africa to investigate mysterious reports surrounding a vigilante, known as "Angel of the Plateau". So while it was never Lanas intention to hinder him in his journey, his feelings for her did prolong his stay on the farm and slow down his evolution into Superman on Smallville. Lois soon noticed Lana's growing relationship with Lex and offered to talk things through with her. She told Clark that she hadn't had a happy birthday since her third, the last one she had with her parents, in, She tells Clark this after he saves her from the tornado in (, Lex claims she stole ten million dollars from him (, She was preparing for a riding competition in, She and Clark talk about her love of books in (, Her French descent is implied when it's revealed that she was the heir to the French Countess, a parallel universe in which he never arrived on Earth, parallel universe in which she never met Clark, after being in close proximity during a lightning storm, http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kristin-kreuk/bio/160978, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Suddenly, another gunshot rings out and Lana is shot from the back. The next few years are pretty tough on Clark. Although not as sarcastic as Chloe, Lana can be tough and rough when called for like she is hard on Clark for his own good. WebSmallville, Superman's Early Years, Clark and Lana Sex Making the Earth Move. (Source episode: Jimmy and Chloe get married. Lana is the only main female character to not appear in Season Nine and, Lana appeared in every episode of the first seven seasons except for. Recognizing their world's doomed fate, Jor-El builds a small spacecraft to be piloted by artificial intelligence an A.I. Reckoning was a memorable roller coaster of emotions, particularly for Clark. Here's why she was such a divisive character on Lana delivers a baby girl, Lily, on Christmas Eve. She then tells Watchtower to bring up previous satellite footage which reveals a massive fireball planet descending towards Earth. With Season Eight, romantic attraction begins to develop between them. Chloe is fired from the. Nicholas Raymond is a staff movies & TV features writer for Screen Rant. Clark knew Lex was at fault, but overlooked it when he reversed time. A story about a young Clark Kent as he discovers his alien origins, his super-abilities, and steps into his destiny as Superman, "Smallville" was the trailblazer that even predated The CW's Arrowverse in successful modern superhero television. Be it fate or destiny, the friendship between Clark and Lex fails and only grows into bitter resentment with time. After several failed attempts at starting a relationship, Lana decided to leave Smallville to go to study in Paris. Here, the A.I. Skilled hand-to-hand combatant, High Pain Tolerance, Kelly Schmidt as the voice of Lana Lang as a teenager in, Joely Fisher as the voice of Lana Lang as an adult in, Dana Delany as the voice of Loana-El (amalgamation of Lana Lang and Lois Lane) in, Paget Brewster as the voice of Lana Lang in, Winter Ave Zoli as the voice of Svetlana in, Emmanuelle Chriqui as Lana Lang-Cushing in, Milana Hryshchenko as the toddler Lana Lang in. Lana grabs a security guard's dropped gun and fires at the beast, trying to slow it down so her coworkers can escape. Smallville showrunners Al Gough and Miles Millar bodied the heck out Clana ( the fictional relationship between Clark Kent and Lana Lang on the 21-year She along with Clark and Pete Ross were jokingly calling themselves the Three Musketeers. Naturally, this drives a wedge between them like the legend of Naman and Sageeth and fractures their friendship. Jonathan may have survived season 5, and perhaps even season 6, but sadly, theres a good chance that he wouldnt have lived to see Clark become Superman in the series finale no matter what happened in Reckoning. Occupation During the fight Lana blasts the Soldier to protect Superman and eventually Superman defeats him with his arctic breath. Fortunately, Superman arrives on the scene, having traced the tectonic disturbances he felt in Metropolis and battles the creature. He also hired Otis as his personal assistant. She told him that she was going to go to Star City Hospital with Jimmy and will stay with him. Eventually Clark tells her she is not in his way but by his side he tells her if she really wonts to call the wedding off, she will have to leave him standing at the altar. She is approximately 5'4". Lana returned to Smallville and visited Chloe's grave, where she met Lois. They even encounter past heroes like the Justice Society of America and members of the futuristic Legion of Superheroes, who have been inspired by Clark's future heroics as Superman. But as Clark defends his new city, a younger clone of General Zod arrives with an army of cloned Kryptonians called Kandorians, hoping to rule Earth as a New Krypton. Smallville robbed him of his happy ending and then made him responsible for Jonathan Kent's death. But while Lex descends further into darkness, Lionel Luthor sees the light. Smallville's Secret Easter Eggs Were A Perfect Superman Trick, Smallville: When Each Main Character Discovered Clark Was Superman, The MCU Multiverse Is Continuing A Great Marvel Trend, Star Wars Already Teased The Perfect Title For The Mandalorian Movie, It Was Time To Pay The Piper: Lost Co-Creator Reflects On Divisive Ending. Needless to say, Clark identifies with the legend. Unfortunately for the Els, their newfound happiness is short-lived as their planet proves unstable. WebOnly a member of the house of El can open the gateway to escape the Phantom Zone so Raya enlists Clark's help. In high school, she usually wore clothing that was youthful and colorful. In Smallville season 7, Lana started to realize that she could be holding Clark back from making the most of his abilities. This worries Clark about his destiny and as a result, he becomes distrustful of Jor-El and often ignores his guidance. Instead, it became a bizarre exercise in dragging out the inevitable and then never delivered for even one fucking second . Lana returns to Smallville. For years, Clark had befriended and teamed up with different superpowered heroes to stop the evils of LuthorCorp. Clark meets Lois at a LexCorp press conference and tells her they cannot prove Lex's involvement just yet. (Source episode: Clark returns and defeats Bizarro again. Throughout the season, Clark struggled immensely with this, knowing that Lex was manipulating her. However, before she left she reassured him that she would always love him. To a certain extent, her concerns were Clark is shown an alternate reality where he never arrived on Earth and returns to Krypton 1986. However, she starts to rapidly lose blood and later dies. WebClark and Lana get together. She surprises him by telling him that the wedding is on. Since the heart attack that killed happened as a result of his heated conversation with John Glover's Lionel Luthor about Clarks secret, Jonathan would have survived a bit longer in the series. Clark and Lois are captured by the townspeople who want Lois to be their human sacrifice. Lois was again there to support Clark, giving him a comforting hug after he watched the video and started to cry. After the battle ends, Superman takes the creature to the Fortress of Solitude, and Lana decides to investigate the hole they were drilling to see if she cant find a clue to this mystery, because she believes Superman might be interested in that. Lana started to show her dark side early on, when a rival coffee shop called The Beanery tried to put the Talon out of business. He can be reached by email at cnrmail@bellsouth.net and on Twitter at @cnraymond91. As Martha and Jonathan as well as everyone else look on, they begin the wedding. If that sounds awfully familiar, keep reading During his high school years, Clark is involved in a car accident after he's hit by Lex Luthor, the 20-something son of the billionaire industrialist Lionel Luthor (JohnGlover) and heir to the LuthorCorp empire. Lana has occasionally shown that she puts her own beliefs. While walking in this cavern, a slew of giant monsters descend on her but she shoots them with her electric gun. Though the show went through various phases, cast members, and even creative teams, the heart of the story was always Tom Welling's earnest portrayal of a teenage-turned-adult ClarkKent, a boy who wrestled with his destiny only to eventually embrace it. Later Clark is seen cleaning out his wallet, finding a picture of Lana. Clark also usesa Kryptonian artifact to build his Fortress of Solitude in the arctic. As Clark doubles his efforts in protecting Metropolis, new kinds of super criminals come out of the woodwork. Meanwhile, more and more meteor freaks pop up over Smallville due to over a decade's worth of exposure to the radioactive alien mineral and that's not to mention those created by the second meteor shower at the end of their senior year. (Season 8 spoiler) I am rewatching Smallville and I am in season 8 when Lana comes back and gets powers. At the same Feeling excited but on the same time scared, she realizes that it was not the most clever thing to do. Losing his earthly father is a defining moment for Clark, one that allows darkness to silently creep into his heart unnoticed. Then Lana and Lois find the chance to stop him, and use a crowbar to pry John's Kryptonite heart out of his chest, leaving him in an off mode. As Lana and Lois try to escape from Corben he tells them that after he kills both of them he will go after Superman. When a freak accident transferred some of Clark's powers to Lana via electricity, she began to act irresponsibly and violently. Before the planet explodes, Jor-El and Lara place Kal-El inside a. Brainiac travels back from the future to the day of Krypton's destruction with Kara in an attempt to kill baby Kal-El before he leaves. Had Smallville not revived the romance at the end of season 4, its possible that the show could have found a less complicated way of concluding her arc, but that just wasnt the case. Clark and Lana could never form a stable foundation as a couple, whether it was because of the slow-burn development of their feelings or Clark oscillating between his superhero and civilian identity. She then convinces the children she's not their enemy. Throughout Season Nine, Clark and Lois are shown to grow closer and their romantic feelings for one another become stronger. Oliver Queen poses as the Red-Blue Blur. Lionel becoming an ally to the Kents is a storyline that may have been put off, if not averted altogether. (Source episode: Clark has one of his first experiences with. Clark proposed to Lana in an alternate timeline in. Inside Lana's self-made sanctuary, Lois finds Lana's scrapbook, in which she is collecting articles about Superman and Lana reveales to her that the last time she left Smallville, she left her whole life behind, including Clark. Just as Clark's friendship was Lex was doomed from the start, so was his love affair with the girl next door,Lana Lang. Lana Lang and Lois Lane both participated in Clark's growing destiny in the middle chapter of the series (Seasons 5-7) (while their main roles were of being his love interests) while Lana was there for the beginning (Seasons 1-4) and Lois was there for the end (Seasons 8-10). Lana was one of the attendees at Clark's parents funeral. Oliver tells Clark that he has to remember his past, and not hide away from everything that has made him who he is. But instead of simply taking back this heartbreaking moment in Clarks life, Smallville simply swapped it for an equally devastating tragedy by killing off John Schneiders Jonathan Kent. She told Chloe, who got her reporter friend to look into it. (Source episode: Finale, Part 1 and Part 2). Between Season Four and Season Seven, Clark and John magnetizes the helicopter blades, causing it to fall from the sky. (Source episode: Chloe's meteor power manifests. Lois saw Lana's nametag on the table and remember the last time she saw Lana was at Jimmy and Chloe's wedding when she and Clark almost kiss and was afraid of the awkward situation it might present. When Lois found Clark at her computer at the Daily Planet researching Lana's condition, she tells Clark how sorry she was that she couldn't do more to help, as Lois felt that Clark had supported her so much when her relationship with Oliver broke up. Later, she absorbed Kryptonite into her power suit and he was permanently unable to come near her. Despite this, Clark and Lois gradually built up a friendship, as he was often there when she needed help. Lana reacts accordingly to the realization that Superman is helping the monster but she trusts him. Clark and Lois learn about Tess's murder at the hands of Lex. As it turns out, Darkseid brought his homeworld of Apokolips to Earth, preparing to invade. Chloe celebrates her birthday, and becomes Lois for a day. Near the final moments of the wedding Oliver hands Lois the ring for Clark, and Chloe mere seconds before it is placed on Clark hand, realizes that it is made of Gold kryptonite and knocks it away before it can be put on Clark's finger. Using a Kryptonian artifact called the Book of Rao, Clark is able to send the Kandorians to a "New Krypton," only to nearly die in combat with Zod. Lois shows her feelings for Clark. They didnt become at odds with each other on a regular basis until Smallville season 6, but Lanas death would have forced their issues to come to a head much earlier. Clark was surprised that his mom was suggesting that he wants to kiss Lois, keep Chloe in his back pocket, while still in love with Lana, Martha tells Clark he needs to be more honest with his feelings. He appears to Lois and nods to her, telling her that everything is alright. At the wedding chapel, Oliver and Chloe are decorating the aisle while reminiscing the missing memories that was their wedding night. #Smallville #Descent Lionel's opera CDs! They hugged each other before Lois leaves with Jimmy. Clark already had reservations about telling people his secret in Smallville and Lana dying permanently could easily have convinced Clark that he should remain alone and never tell anyone else the truth about his powers. Alive While in Metropolis, Clark tackles the return of Brainiac who possesses Chloe on her and Jimmy's wedding day and the arrival of the Kryptonian monster called Doomsday. Though Clark had been focused on Lana for most of his life, her absence allowed him to see Lois for the bright and lovable woman she is. Traditionally, Lana has been Superman's romantic interest when she was the "girl next door" in Smallville and as adults still has a certain amount of romantic tension between them. She was seen in the cemetery with Clark and sometime later, she gave him words of encouragement and reassurance when he began to doubt his decision to leave Smallville. Jason Teague swept her off her feet in Paris, but he too began to hide things from her. Lois and Clark make love for the first time. Clark thinks about an identity to protect his secret. Premium Powerups Explore Gaming. While we all know that Superman ends up with Lois Lane, Clark didn't know that yet. A vengeful Lex had Winslow Schott put a Kryptonite bomb on the roof of the Daily Planet, forcing Lana to choose between Clark and the people of Metropolis. Lois pretends to be a superhero to lure the Red-Blue Blur out for an interview. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Lana was the first person on the show to suggest the idea of Lois and Clark being together in a relationship. She says that "Clark isn't hiding anything." Family Clark's adventures have become legendary. He even kills members of his own army when they fail or betray him, including the mother of his unborn child and a clone of Clark's biological father Jor-El. Before Superman can corral them, the Ghost Soldier decides to save Lana by killing them. In the New 52, the core elements of Lana and Clark's relationship in Smallville has not changed.

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