Question

[roadrage]

Not sure of this has been brought up before. So I apologize in advance. So here it goes...

Is it just me or is the Smallville Superman rather weak? He should be a lot faster than Aqua Man under water. Some of the weak hits that have knocked him down are puzzling. I don't remember Kryptonite disabling Superman so badly in other shows/movies or comic books. Also, I thought placing Kryptonite on him would not weaken his skin. I believe the comic books made it that way so cheap thugs couldn't kill him so easily. Didn't one episide have him hit by some sort of electrical energy? Why would that affect Superman?

 

[Abaddon]

because it works for the story they're telling

 

[M.E.H.Z.E.B]

It's all a matter of suspending belief -- if you can are okay with Lex and Superman being friends in Smallville, that Lois meets Clark before their encounter at the Daily Planet, that he also meets Perry White in SV, and also the birth and fall of Chloe Sullivan --- then, you have already made your peace with the creative freedom Miller and Gough have abused/enjoyed while making Smallville. As Abaddon currectly points out, it works. It has worked for six seasons.

Trust me, if you're okay with the rest of the stuff, then this shouldn't bother you.

 

[AgentPat]

Is it just me or is the Smallville Superman rather weak?

Clark Kent? The guy that can crush a lump of coal into a diamond (Reckoning), take down a nuclear missile from orbit (Hidden), blow storm clouds away to reveal the sun (Sneeze), run to South America from Kansas in about two seconds (Void), and emit heat beams from his eyes hotter than a mini nuke (Prototype)? That Clark Kent?

The show's writers already lament how powerful Clark is and how difficult it is to write challenging adversaries for him. If he was any stronger, he'd be wearing tights. *cough*

He should be a lot faster than Aqua Man under water.

I could be wrong, but I thought Aquaman had the advantage underwater, just like Bart/Flash can run faster than Clark/Superman on land.

Some of the weak hits that have knocked him down are puzzling. I don't remember Kryptonite disabling Superman so badly in other shows/movies or comic books.

Did you see Superman Returns? Luthor's goons kicked the bleep out of him on New Krypton.

How 'bout Superman: The Movie? The chain of Kryptonite around Supes' neck incapacitated him.

Lois & Clark? When he gets near Kryptonite, it saps his powers for hours.

Also, I thought placing Kryptonite on him would not weaken his skin.

Whereja get that from? Even in the comics, he's been shot with a kryptonite bullet that penetrated his skin and almost killed him. (Batman/Superman #1).

I believe the comic books made it that way so cheap thugs couldn't kill him so easily.

How far back are you referencing? The Batman/Superman series is still being published.

Didn't one episode have him hit by some sort of electrical energy? Why would that affect Superman?

Electricity doesn't effect Clark. He's rescued Lana and Perry from downed electrical poles (Crisis & Perry) and Lois from a puddle of electrified water (Reckoning.) Even in the SV Pilot, Jeremy's electrical touch didn't effect him. The closest thing I can think of would be Conduit from the comics, though he shot kryptonite based energy beams, which isn't the same as general electricity.

 

[avidreader]

Didn't one episode have him hit by some sort of electrical energy? Why would that affect Superman?

Electricity doesn't effect Clark. He's rescued Lana and Perry from downed electrical poles (Crisis & Perry) and Lois from a puddle of electrified water (Reckoning.) Even in the SV Pilot, Jeremy's electrical touch didn't effect him. The closest thing I can think of would be Conduit from the comics, though he shot kryptonite based energy beams, which isn't the same as general electricity.

Maybe he's thinking of Leech, when Eric Summers was holding the kryptonite. The lightning hit Clark in the chest and his powers were transferred to Eric because of the kryptonite he was holding.

Then at the end of the episode we had the reverse situation. Clark was holding the kryptonite and sent an electrical charge through Eric's body transferring the powers back to Clark.

A similar situation happened again in Asylm between Clark and Eric.

 

[AgentPat]

Maybe he's thinking of Leech, when Eric Summers was holding the kryptonite. The lightning hit Clark in the chest and his powers were transferred to Eric because of the kryptonite he was holding.

Then at the end of the episode we had the reverse situation. Clark was holding the kryptonite and sent an electrical charge through Eric's body transferring the powers back to Clark.

A similar situation happened again in Asylm between Clark and Eric.

Could be. The electricity didn't "harm" Clark though. The transfer of powers was due to the Kryptonite.

Gah! ...Kryptonite.

Stuff's amazing, init? LOL

 

[Jack O Lantern]

Do you remember when the used to come up with reasons why kryptonite effected a person in a certain way, but now they usually ignore it.

 

[Syncos]

Maybe he's thinking of Leech, when Eric Summers was holding the kryptonite. The lightning hit Clark in the chest and his powers were transferred to Eric because of the kryptonite he was holding.

Then at the end of the episode we had the reverse situation. Clark was holding the kryptonite and sent an electrical charge through Eric's body transferring the powers back to Clark.

A similar situation happened again in Asylm between Clark and Eric.

May also be thinking of 'Mortal' from season five, though Clark was powerless when he was hit with the electric blast from Freakboy.

 

[AgentPat]

May also be thinking of 'Mortal' from season five, though Clark was powerless when he was hit with the electric blast from Freakboy.

Not only was he powerless, he was completely human at the time. So yeah, electricity would be a no no. LOL

 

[TwilightPro101]

My theory for his transition:

He's been exposed to it very heavily on and off from time-to-time. As his abilities grow, his body becomes more defensive against it, but there's always a level of weakness within himself, that he can't ignore. Basically, he's never completely immune to it but his body has become more capable of handling it with age, but the weakness will always be at surface.

 

[Kaboom]

he's been gettign strionger with each passing season. exposure to the yellow sun perhaps?

 

[TwilightPro101]

I'd have to agree.

 

[Abaddon]

That doesn't explain how Raya, Zod, and his henchmen were able to use their abilities to the fullest extent after only being exposed to sunlight for a short amount of time.

 

[TwilightPro101]

Different levels of control and understanding. Zod was from an older generation and a warrior. More than likely he trained himself to understand and explore his abilities to the fullest. His henchmen fall under the same princple.

Raya may as well have been a survivor from the planet. The only exception is her powers were hindered in the Phantom Zone. Had control of them all along.

 

[NotFadeAway]

I think the power level shown on Smallville is just right, honestly. I prefer this power level to the pre-crisis Superman, punching comets and all!

 

[TwilightPro101]

As long as he's not blowing out suns like their candles on a birthday cake, I'm happy and he can have his abilities threatened or weakened by magic and Kryptonite.

 

[Abaddon]

Different levels of control and understanding. Zod was from an older generation and a warrior. More than likely he trained himself to understand and explore his abilities to the fullest. His henchmen fall under the same princple.

Raya may as well have been a survivor from the planet. The only exception is her powers were hindered in the Phantom Zone. Had control of them all along.

But they don't have powers under the red sun.

 

[Kaboom]

But they don't have powers under the red sun.

you forget though that Jor-el was never under a yellow sun, yet is constantly trying to train clark how to use his powers.

if raya worked for jor-el, and zod is jor-el's great nemesis, and namek and aethyr were disciples of zod, stands to reason that they would all share that knowledge.

but because clark has not been trained, he wouldnt.

 

[Abaddon]

you forget though that Jor-el was never under a yellow sun, yet is constantly trying to train clark how to use his powers.

if raya worked for jor-el, and zod is jor-el's great nemesis, and namek and aethyr were disciples of zod, stands to reason that they would all share that knowledge.

but because clark has not been trained, he wouldnt.

well he was under a yellow sun when he visited Earth that one time.

But how could they train without having a yellow sun that allows their abilities to manifest?

 

[Kaboom]

well he was under a yellow sun when he visited Earth that one time.

But how could they train without having a yellow sun that allows their abilities to manifest?

the kryptonian crystal matrix of knowledge.

 

[Abaddon]

plot device

gotcha.

 

[Kaboom]

gotcha.

t:

 

[TwilightPro101]

Again, Kaboom sums it up.