8.05 - Committed - Discussion Thread (Spoilers)

[Asteroid-Man]

I hope when Lana comes back, lois and clark are together.

 

[LostSon88]

I doubt it. What'll most likely happen is Lois and Clark will appear to be on the verge of being together when Lana unexpectedly arrives and screws it all up.

Erica herself said that Lois will be "heartbroken" over it as Clark begins to re-evaluate whether or not he truly is over Lana and ready to embrace his feelings for Lois...

 

[Asteroid-Man]

You don't that I hope that will happen?

...ok there buddy. As far as I know, I can hope whatever the hell I want.

 

[Syncos]

I hope when Lana comes back, lois and clark are together.

Those are some pretty high hopes. It's not going to happen. Maybe after a season (or seasons) of will they/wont they, Lois and Clark could get together. Remember that this is Smallville, hombre. The management may have changed, but the product, besides having a slick new path, is relatively the same.

 

[LostSon88]

You don't that I hope that will happen?

...ok there buddy. As far as I know, I can hope whatever the hell I want.

Um...okay, that made absolutely ZERO sense.

-You said you "hope they're together by the time Lana arrives."

-I said "I doubt it will happen."

How exactly is that me imposing my opinion on yours?

You made a point. And I made a point. In no way was I criticizing your point.

Nice try though, "buddy".

 

[Syncos]

Um...okay, that made absolutely ZERO sense.

-You said you "hope they're together by the time Lana arrives."

-I said "I doubt it will happen."

How exactly is that me imposing my opinion on yours?

You made a point. And I made a point. In no way was I criticizing your point.

Nice try though, "buddy".

He's pointing out a flaw in how you wrote it, he said "I hope it happens" and you said "I doubt it". thus the whole "you doubt my opinion?" nonsense.

Doesn't make it less stupid. But it does technically make sense.

 

[LostSon88]

Gotcha'. Still, that post confused the hell outta me...

 

[Mikelus]

Fortunately, thanks to PS3, we finally got that here...in season 8.

Lets leave all the Clanadrama and angsty soap opera crap AlMiles gave us aside for a moment.

- Kristin Kreuk leaves the show, no more Lana. PS3 have Clark free of any relationship (for the moment) and because S8 could be the last, they have to move Clark closer to his destiny. Now, this doesn't mean that Clark & Lois is going to be "angst free", specially if they get a S9 (oh no!!).

Erica Durance gave us a hint about some potential angst down the line:

Q: Will Lana Lang return at all this season?

Erica: "We're going to have Lana come back a little this season, much to Lois's chagrin I'm sure. I think Lana's making her way back a little."

http://tvdramas.about.com/od/smallville/a/ericaduranceint.htm

So, we are lucky Lana is back for just 5 episodes, otherwise we would have another angsty and long triangle. PS3 love the drama, we also have the new ship of Oliver and Tess and the triangle of Chloe, Jimmy and Davis, just keeping the SV tradition. I can see fans bashing them later in the season, same old story.

 

[Chris Wallace]

I kinda felt robbed here. I knew they would most likely cheese out of it somehow, but I really want the ball to get rolling on this Lois & CLark thing.

 

[Tron5000]

Lana is gone and she needs to stay that way. Doesn't Kristen Kreuk have some Chun-Li s*** to do or something? I'll only be happy with her coming back if the character is officially, not ambiguously, killed off.

She had 7 years of Clark fawning all over her. Now Clark's a big boy and he needs to be in a big boy relationship. No more of this teen angst hullabaloo. Just solve some crimes, kick the crap out of some bad guys, and get you a little Lois action while you're doing it.

 

[Prison Mike]

Lana is gone and she needs to stay that way. Doesn't Kristen Kreuk have some Chun-Li s*** to do or something? I'll only be happy with her coming back if the character is officially, not ambiguously, killed off.

She had 7 years of Clark fawning all over her. Now Clark's a big boy and he needs to be in a big boy relationship. No more of this teen angst hullabaloo. Just solve some crimes, kick the crap out of some bad guys, and get you a little Lois action while you're doing it.

Why do people blame Lana for Clark "fawning all over her"? How is it her fault that he couldn't get out of the Lana rut?

 

[Tron5000]

Why do people blame Lana for Clark "fawning all over her"? How is it her fault that he couldn't get out of the Lana rut?

It's not "her fault." It's never a character's fault. It's the fault of the writers and TPTB. It's just that we've been subjected to that for 7 years; it's time for Clark to move on along his journey to becoming Superman. I'm sure they will find some way for Lana's re-emergence to facilitate that, but I'm ready for Lois & Clark. Especially since we now know that Lois does, in fact, love him. I don't wish to see them backtrack away from that budding relationship.

I'll be cool with the Lana return if 1 of 2 things happen. 1) She dies. 2) She makes Clark realize that what they had was in the past, and that now his feelings for Lois overshadow the feelings he once had for Lana.

 

[LexFactor]

I've got a bad feeling that Lois and Clark will be on the brink of happening and then Lana will return and inadvertently mess things up. They'll bring closure to Clark and Lana but I worry about where it will leave the Lois and Clark relationship.

 

[Asteroid-Man]

Um...okay, that made absolutely ZERO sense.

-You said you "hope they're together by the time Lana arrives."

-I said "I doubt it will happen."

How exactly is that me imposing my opinion on yours?

You made a point. And I made a point. In no way was I criticizing your point.

Nice try though, "buddy".

He's pointing out a flaw in how you wrote it, he said "I hope it happens" and you said "I doubt it". thus the whole "you doubt my opinion?" nonsense.

Doesn't make it less stupid. But it does technically make sense.

Yeah pretty much

Gotcha'. Still, that post confused the hell outta me...

Haha, no worries. I was only teasing.

 

[Tron5000]

I've got a bad feeling that Lois and Clark will be on the brink of happening and then Lana will return and inadvertently mess things up. They'll bring closure to Clark and Lana but I worry about where it will leave the Lois and Clark relationship.

This is what I'm saying. I want the focus to be on Lois & Clark, and that Street Fighter hussy is gon' mess everything up.

 

[Prison Mike]

It's not "her fault." It's never a character's fault. It's the fault of the writers and TPTB. It's just that we've been subjected to that for 7 years; it's time for Clark to move on along his journey to becoming Superman. I'm sure they will find some way for Lana's re-emergence to facilitate that, but I'm ready for Lois & Clark. Especially since we now know that Lois does, in fact, love him. I don't wish to see them backtrack away from that budding relationship.

I'll be cool with the Lana return if 1 of 2 things happen. 1) She dies. 2) She makes Clark realize that what they had was in the past, and that now his feelings for Lois overshadow the feelings he once had for Lana.

I don't think lana should die in order for Clark to move on. I think your second thing will most likely happen. Clark and Lois will be close to each other and then Lana comes and it makes Clark re-evaluate his feelings. I do think that Clark and Lana will stay friends but he and Lois won't be an item so soon. I think the producers will want to drag the clois relationship out as much as they can.

I've got a bad feeling that Lois and Clark will be on the brink of happening and then Lana will return and inadvertently mess things up. They'll bring closure to Clark and Lana but I worry about where it will leave the Lois and Clark relationship.

What you said will exactly happen. But I don't see that as a bad thing. It would be too soon to bring them together anyway. They still have the rest of the season to do and then the producers want a season 9 also. I'm sure Clois will be dragged out.

 

[Tron5000]

I don't think lana should die in order for Clark to move on. I think your second thing will most likely happen. Clark and Lois will be close to each other and then Lana comes and it makes Clark re-evaluate his feelings. I do think that Clark and Lana will stay friends but he and Lois won't be an item so soon. I think the producers will want to drag the clois relationship out as much as they can.

I don't think she HAS to die for Clark to move on. I just want her to. I want the character to be gone so we no longer have to worry about Clark & Lana.

When does the CW announce whether it has picked up a show for the following season? 'Cause the timeline for a Lois & Clark relationship could be dragged out for S9, but if they say that S8 is the last one, we will have to have some resolution on that front before the end. Lois & Clark together at the Daily Planet has made this season, so far, the most enjoyable for me.

 

[Prison Mike]

I don't think she HAS to die for Clark to move on. I just want her to. I want the character to be gone so we no longer have to worry about Clark & Lana.

When does the CW announce whether it has picked up a show for the following season? 'Cause the timeline for a Lois & Clark relationship could be dragged out for S9, but if they say that S8 is the last one, we will have to have some resolution on that front before the end. Lois & Clark together at the Daily Planet has made this season, so far, the most enjoyable for me.

if the show is cancelled after this season then I think the producers need to know by december/january. But I'm not sure it will be since the ratings have been pretty decent so far.

 

[Tron5000]

if the show is cancelled after this season then I think the producers need to know by december/january. But I'm not sure it will be since the ratings have been pretty decent so far.

It's not just the ratings that matter. I'm unaware of the details of the stars' contracts, but they would have to want to come back for another season.

The only reason I would not want a S9 (especially after the start to S8) would be if TW was unavailable, due to his playing the lead in the new Superman franchise. That, I believe I could accept.

I don't want them to plan on dragging things along for a S9, only to have the CW announce that S8 would be the final season. That leads to choppy show-making in an attempt to force the S9 plotlines into the second half of S8. We all know what happened with the writers' strike last year.

 

[Prison Mike]

It's not just the ratings that matter. I'm unaware of the details of the stars' contracts, but they would have to want to come back for another season.

The only reason I would not want a S9 (especially after the start to S8) would be if TW was unavailable, due to his playing the lead in the new Superman franchise. That, I believe I could accept.

I don't want them to plan on dragging things along for a S9, only to have the CW announce that S8 would be the final season. That leads to choppy show-making in an attempt to force the S9 plotlines into the second half of S8. We all know what happened with the writers' strike last year.

well they'll only continue if the CW picks up another season and Tom is signed. I know the producers do want another season and they have said that if this is the last season, then they need to know by the end of the year so they could put into motion their ending.

 

[sunflowercyn]

I've got a bad feeling that Lois and Clark will be on the brink of happening and then Lana will return and inadvertently mess things up. They'll bring closure to Clark and Lana but I worry about where it will leave the Lois and Clark relationship.

No worries there...Clark will have to do what he always has to do....chase Lois Lane. Once Clark realizes he's ready to move on from Lana and is head over heals for Lois Lane he's going to need more then super powers to get past those big walls Lois has undoubtedly put up after whatever happens in BRIDE. Trust Lois to not make it easy since they will have to work together but at the same time she'll be getting into lots of danger and Clark will have to save her. I dunno...to me this sounds like fun for us 'cause one this is for sure, it will not be anything like the Clark and Lana angst we have gotten used to seeing for all those years.

 

[LexFactor]

No worries there...Clark will have to do what he always has to do....chase Lois Lane. Once Clark realizes he's ready to move on from Lana and is head over heals for Lois Lane he's going to need more then super powers to get past those big walls Lois has undoubtedly put up after whatever happens in BRIDE. Trust Lois to not make it easy since they will have to work together but at the same time she'll be getting into lots of danger and Clark will have to save her. I dunno...to me this sounds like fun for us 'cause one this is for sure, it will not be anything like the Clark and Lana angst we have gotten used to seeing for all those years.

I really hope so. The Lois and Clark relationship has been fantastic so far this season and I hope that it continutes.

 

[Serene]

I don't think she HAS to die for Clark to move on. I just want her to. I want the character to be gone so we no longer have to worry about Clark & Lana.

You do know that Kristin Kreuk is no longer a regular on the show, right? And that Clark eventually ends up with Lois Lane?

I find your desire to KILL Lana Lang off in this show, when she's leaving anyway, to be a leeetle bit fanatical.

 

[Lunar_Wolf]

Lana coming back should only show that both her and Clark have moved on and what happened in the past has ended.

 

[Webhead2006]

i hope that is what they will do with lana/clark when lana is back for her 5 episodes. As for the season the producers have stated many times they have plans set in motion for the show to go a 9th season and to wrap it up if they get the call to end this season. We just dont know yet untill wb/cw gives them the call and most say they will probably know by the time mid season break happens.