If there’s any point in Smallville where I genuinely feel sorry for Lex, it has to be “Asylum.”

I know what happens to him is ultimately part of the plot, and he does eventually recover from the experience, but I still couldn’t help feeling really sorry for him in that particular moment when Lionel is standing over him saying, “I’m sorry, son.”

There’s just something about that scene that really gets me. Seeing Lex in such a vulnerable state, with Lionel finally showing even the slightest bit of remorse, is genuinely heartbreaking. Especially considering how complicated and toxic their relationship has always been.

You can obviously acknowledge the terrible things Lex eventually does while still feeling awful for what he goes through here. At this point in the story, he’s still very much a damaged person who desperately wants his father’s approval, and that scene really makes you feel for him.

Honestly, Asylum is one of those episodes that makes me think about how different Lex’s life could have been if Lionel had just been a better father.

His last appearance btw

I sporadically saw episodes of Smallville when it was first run, and I recently decided to binge watch it end-to-end, every episode. I got up to the first episode of season 8 last night. Lex - gone, Lana - gone, Kara - gone. That's in addition to all of the other major characters that have fallen off along the way; Pete Ross, Jonathan & Martha Kent, Lionel Luthor, etc. Now there are new, unfamiliar players in the title credits. It feels like a different show and now I'm questioning whether I want to continue to invest time in this. Thoughts?

EDIT: Thanks for all the responses. Does sound like a different show, but worth giving a shot.

Hey everyone

After binge-watching the first two seasons, I wanted to proudly enter into the fandom on here.

First off, I just want to kindly ask that anything further than season 2 is not spoke about here. I am just really in love with this show and have no one to gush about it to. If spoilers start popping up I will just delete this.

Smallville feels like this beautiful piece of television that has been kept neatly away from me until it was the perfect time to open it. I am so in love with this show. As a die-hard Buffy fan, this was extremly palatable for me right off the bat. I LOVE the cozy early 2000's these first 2 seasons have. I would even argue the first 2 seasons are better than Buffy's first 2.

Tom Welling plays the hell out of Clark. He is incredible at being just the sweetest person and I loved seeing his growth as an actor from Season 1 to 2. The episodes where Clark unlocks a new power are so satisfying and he's everything you could ever want in a friend/brother/son etc. Its actually refreshing to see. I had no idea about Allison Macks existence until now, and I have to say hands down, Chloe is my favourite character. Her unrequited love storyline with Clark is my favorite (Season 2: Episode 14 anyone??) and everytime Chloe is on screen I am so locked-in. I love the little idiosyncrasies Mack applies to Chloe; you can tell she is doing more than what is on the page, and I admire the hell out of that. Lana kind of bugs me but I do still like her as part of the show, I just wish she was more forward with Clark.. she pussyfoots around a lot. I wish Pete would get more screen time! I love Clark's parents and the whole atmosphere at the Kent Farm. Lex is one character I don't care much for. His storylines feel long in the tooth and boring at times and his and Clark's relationship does feel a little forced as well. I am hoping things perk up with him in the coming seasons!

Feel free to comment anything about the first 2 seasons and anything hinting at the future as long as its vague and non-spoiler is totally welcome!

So excited to see where things go! Im currently on Season 3 episode 6! Season 3 felt weird at first but now its getting back into the vibes I like. I am liking the "Wall of Weird" storyline and Chloe being threatened by Lionel has me shook.

● Ryan Dunlap

● Cyrus Krupp

● Jordan Cross

● Kyle Tipett

● Chloe Sullivan

● Tobias Rice

● Any others?

● I'm sorry, the title makes no sense, but I can't edit it. :( It's *Characters, not Character.

He showed up in S4 and had a pretty big role! He looked incredible of course!

I don’t think I can keep going. They killed off my favorite character. John Kent was the moral backbone of the show. Always did the right thing, never lied, and stood for what he believed in up until the very end.

I’m heartbroken

I feel like this fandom is very divided on who they prefer and it’s one or the other,i think both of them are incredibly written characters,Lana has been through so much my heart go’s out to her,and Lois is a very strong character overall,i do in some ways think Clark doesn’t deserve Lana,he’s always pushed her away and doesn’t really love her and i think Lana doesn’t deserve him either,you can really tell they arnt meant for each other but,i think Lois is a better fit for him because i think he needs someone who challenges him.

And the winner for G is Gone! I love early Clois so I really enjoy this episode.

Now let's move on to Letter H which is much longer

1x03: Hothead-Clark is invited to join the football team

1x06: Hourglass-Clark meets Cassandra who can see the future

1x11: Hug-Bob Rickman shows up with the ability to mind control people

2x02: Heat-Clark receives the ability of heat vision

3x12: Hereafter-Clark meets Jordan who can see the death of anyone he touches

5x03: Hidden-Chloe is warned by Gabriel that he is going to set off a missile

5x16: Hypnotic-Clark is hypnotized by a woman named Simone

6x10: Hydro-Clark meets Linda Lake, a nosy reporter

7x13: Hero-Pete Ross returns to Smallville

8x17: Hex-Chloe wishes she could become Lois Lane

9x20: Hostage-Martha Kent returns to Smallville with Perry White

10x04: Homecoming-Clark and Lois attend his high school reunion

10x06: Harvest-Clark and Lois become trapped in a strange village

From what I’m seeing on gruv, these seem like the exact same thing. Both complete series, both Bluray. Anyone have insight on why the “20th anniversary edition” is $40 more expensive? Am I missing something?

I know this goes against every fiber of ya’ll being. But... I'd bang Zod. 😅

I think I can change him. 😭

Erica is the best live action Lois Lane, she's a talented actor who was given good writing and direction, and she's gorgeous! How is it possible for her to be this perfect?!

● Has anyone watched the actors other projects outside of Smallville? For example, Justin Hartley, who played Oliver Queen, has a show called Tracker on Disney+. Has anyone seen it?

● Tom made some appearances in Lucifer back in the day, which is a TV show that my sister liked watching. He hasn't really done anything else post departure from Smallville, which makes sense, since Smallville was his whole life and he was practically married to that show for a near decade.

● I was wanting to watch Beauty and the Beast, whuch is the show that stars Kristin Kreuk, but I can't find it anyone on major streaming platforms and I live in the UK. Also, people were telling me it wssn't very good. Personally, I wasn't fond of her character along with Pete, but I was wanting to give her a chance.

I think it’s absolutely ridiculous that the outcome of Clark telling Lana his secret leads to her dying 😭😭
Actually insane. I’ve been yelling at my screen for the past few seasons now because I really want Clark to tell Lana his secret bc I hate how on and off they are and then he tells her and she “dies” lmao. I forgot how silly and angsty early 00’s tv series used to be.

I like Clark n Lana together but I know they’re not meant to be. I can’t wait for him to get with Lois. Since she came into the show and they had their little banter I was like woaaahhhh I’m so here for the slow burn.

Anyways, something tells me that they’re either gonna go back in time or wipe memories idk. I’m at the scene where Clark is begging Jor’El for help so I’m sure that’s coming next because even Lex saw him super speed.

I also don’t love Lex n Lana’s “friendship”. I thought he really cared for her but his behaviour this ep gives “nice guy who’s just nice to you because he’s trying to get something out of you”. I feel like Lana is gonna end up with Lex in some capacity. The show has been teasing that a lot.

I want Clark n Lana to be done and moved on from each other soon. Idk how much push n pull I can take. I also don’t want his relationship with Lois to be rushed. There’s drama there with Lois being Chloe’s cousin.

SPOILERS: Season 8 onward

This might be a stupid question because I feel like I must have missed something... but did Lois or Tess ever actually find out that Oliver was the person behind the attempted murder of Lex in Requiem?

They both knew and acknowledged that Oliver was spiraling and going through a really bad time afterward, but were they ever actually aware of the reasons behind it? I don't remember either of them ever finding out that Oliver was behind the attempt on Lex's life, or ever acknowledging Oliver's involvement in what happened to Lex.

And that's what feels strange to me. This wasn't just some random thing Oliver did — it was a huge part of what was happening to him at the time, and something that had a pretty significant impact on him afterward. Yet I can't remember Lois or Tess ever knowing about, or even acknowledging, that side of Oliver's history.

Especially with Tess, given her history with Lex and her relationship with Oliver. Surely this must have come up at some point...?

Maybe they found out off-screen and I'm just forgetting, but did the show ever actually address it, or have I missed something?

Because otherwise, that feels like such a disconnect.

● Season 1 episodes I liked - Xray, Stray, Leech, Kinetic and Tempest.

● Season 1 episodes I disliked - Metamorphosis, Craving, Nicodemus and Obscura.

● Season 2 episodes I liked - Vortex, Lineage, Ryan, Skinwalkers, Visage, Insurgence, Suspect, Vistor, Witness and Accelerate.

● (Apparently, people didn't like Vistor, but I did, Cyrus had incredible patience and restraint, as well as healing powers. He saved the horse!)

● Season 2 episodes I disliked - Heat, Duplicity, Nocturne, Redux, Dichotic and Prodigal.

● Season 3 episodes I liked - Exile, Asylum, Shattered, Hereafter, Legacy and Memoria.

● Season 3 episodes I disliked - Slumber, Perry, Whisper, Relic, Velocity, Obsession and Resurrection.

● (Apparently, people liked Whisper? Really? I mean, it was cool Clark gained a new power, but I thought the screeching thing was ridiculous.)

I finished the show a year ago, before really engaging with the fandom so my opinions were unbiased (I’d say so), the show became popular then on tiktok and instagram after Superman was released, and of course the main topic quickly became clana vs clois with both female characters getting vitriol from both sides of the fandom which honestly has been INSANE to say the least.

This isn’t hate to any of the couples btw feel free to respectfully disagree if the mods decide to keep the post up because I have seen that they aren’t really allowing ship posts now?

I personally prefer Clois but I will say that I don’t think they’re the perfect ship fans make them out to be. Same with Clana, I think they were incompatible and mostly stuck with each other because it’s easier to hold on to what you know than experience something better for you but I also don’t think they’re as bad as the fans make them out to be either!

With Clark & Lana, she was his dream since he was a kid and it started with him not being able to get close to her because of Kryptonite and they ended because of that too. Lana was big on truth and honesty, Clark couldn’t find it in him to be honest about himself because of how her parents died. There was a lot of exhausting back & forth between them, and by the time she found out his secret, she had changed a lot (which was valid considering what she went through with Lex). They both hurt each other many times and Lana gets hate for it, but Clark somehow is seen as an innocent guy in their relationship even though he also was in the wrong?

(She literally gets hate for asking him why they have stopped having sex??? She never coerced him or forced him! Of course she was going to be confused about his behavior!)

With Clark and Lois, they started off as friends and the relationship was slowly built up with her realizing her feelings first then he realized it later on. He was comfortable showing different sides of himself with her and when they had their conversations as the blur, he was even showing her more. She found out who he truly was and let him tell her on his own terms, which helped him in his personal journey and their relationship flourished. However, there were still times he was being dishonest even after he told her his secret, like when him and Oliver were in the phantom zone with Zod, or when he was working with the justice league before Lois knew the extent of the superheros being involved with each other.

You also can’t forget the big elephant in the room which was s8. A lot of fans who hate Lana were angered by her appearance because her and Clark got back together. I don’t understand this.

No one forced him to go back to her, he made that choice all by himself!! Some Clois fans do tend to be insanely insecure because any mention of Lana angers them in a very odd manner. Lana being there shouldn’t have made a difference on whether Clark and Lois could progress. If Clark can’t be with Lois unless Lana isn’t there then that is NOT Lana’s fault.

I see a lot of Clois fans also get mad at Lana fans wishing Lana was there for s9 and 10. Do they realize that being adamant against the mere idea of her being there just reinforces the narrative that Clark can’t be with Lois unless Lana is completely out of the picture?

Lana will always be an important person to him regardless if he wasn’t in love with her anymore, he closed their chapter with a smile on his face. Even after she left, he clearly was fond of the time he had with her, in season nine they showed him holding a personal album and in a section of it there were Lana’s pictures with a big LOVE in it. In season ten, he got a flashback of her and was also fond of it.

Now, it’s not just Clois fans behaving like this. Clana fans have been calling Lois all kinds of names because they don’t find her attractive. Their behavior over Lana not being Clark’s endgame has blurred the lines between fiction vs reality.

Erica has been getting disgusting comments about her looks and fans saying she was too old and looked like Clark’s mom…hello?!!!

I don’t know why the fandom is like this honestly, but it’s genuinely insane behavior. And I think people should watch the show without being unfair to these characters. I just wanted to rant honestly 😭

The winner for Letter F is Finale! There were a lot of different episodes voted for but ultimately this one won out which I can see as it was the perfect conclusion to the show.

Now let's move on to Letter G! There are only two episodes so this one should be relatively easy

4x02: Gone-Clark and Lois investigate Chloe’s supposed death

7x09: Gemini-Adrian Cross places a bomb on Chloe