Superboy (Kon-El)... yes or no?

[Sawyer]

Personally, I'd like to see him on the show eventually, but I'm sure many will think it's too early for him to enter into the Smallville universe.

What do you all think?

 

[montage]

Absolutely NOT ... took em 9 seasons to get this far with clark, to bring in Kon-el would be a kick in the nuts to fans !

 

[Sawyer]

Absolutely NOT ... took em 9 seasons to get this far with clark, to bring in Kon-el would be a kick in the nuts to fans !

Yeah, okay...

 

[montage]

Sorry ,you made it a yes or no question..
If yes was the response you wanted you should've said

 

[wiegeabo]

Absolutely NOT ... took em 9 seasons to get this far with clark, to bring in Kon-el would be a kick in the nuts to fans !

I have to agree.

A big part of the reason Kon works in the comics is the mentor/family relationship between him and Clark.

But Clark's not even Superman yet. Hell, he might not even be much of a mentor they way last season ended. And how can he be a shining example to Kon (and even make Kon feel a bit inferior) if he hasn't established himself as Superman yet.

Plus, to stay even somewhat faithful to the comics, he'd have to be a clone of Superman and Lex. Not only is Lex been gone/dead, but there's no Superman to clone from. There's no reason for Lex to take Clark's dna (while there would be plenty of reason to take Superman's).

 

[Sawyer]

Clark's taken so goddamn long to become Superman that he's fortitted any right to the name. Sorry. The Red-Blue Blur? Go to hell, Clark. You should've been Superman by season six, at the very least.

I'd be all for Kon-El. Steel too. Actually, I'd much prefer Steel to Superboy, anyway. So... GO STEEL!

 

[wiegeabo]

According to the comics...well, the last continuity I can remember at least, Clark didn't become Superman until he was 25. He's only 22 or 23 in the show, so he could wait until season 10 or 11.

But it's not Clark's fault. The writers said long ago that we'd never see him in the tights, except maybe as the last scene in the series. I think they've gotten as close as they can to getting him into the tights without actually having them (ok, he needs to start flying too). Didn't Lois even call him Superman?

 

[Sawyer]

According to the comics...well, the last continuity I can remember at least, Clark didn't become Superman until he was 25. He's only 22 or 23 in the show, so he could wait until season 10 or 11.

But it's not Clark's fault. The writers said long ago that we'd never see him in the tights, except maybe as the last scene in the series. I think they've gotten as close as they can to getting him into the tights without actually having them (ok, he needs to start flying too). Didn't Lois even call him Superman?

Oh, I know. It's the writers. And probably Warner Bros. My real problem is that they waste time. The first four seasons, fun as they may have been, really got nothing done in terms of furthering the Superman mythology. It was all teen romance crap. This show, I feel, shouldnt have taken nine years (going on ten, if the writers/studio want) to get to this point. It's slightly irritating.

 

[Prison Mike]

when it comes to Smallville, it's never too early to bring in a Superman character

 

[Sawyer]

when it comes to Smallville, it's never too early to bring in a Superman character

That's how i feel about it. I mean, it's pretty clear that SV isnt a straight up prequel to the superman lore, but more of a reimagining of Superman's youth. I think they could make room for Kon-El, Steel, hell even Mon-El maybe.

 

[dru-zod2501]

Clark's taken so goddamn long to become Superman that he's fortitted any right to the name. Sorry. The Red-Blue Blur? Go to hell, Clark. You should've been Superman by season six, at the very least.

I know how you feel, those same thoughts cross my mind at least 10 times a season. But now for me it's not about how long they've taken to make him S-man, but the roundabout regression & stalling that they've used for the past 4 seasons. If TPTB had made him strong & focused, he would've been a Superboy, I'm sure.

when it comes to Smallville, it's never too early to bring in a Superman character

This would only work if they made Conner a member of the Legion, then disguised his identity at first. Even this would be reaching, I never believed they'd try something that convoluted, but "Major Zod" just threw all my conceptions out the window. Those MFers are crazy enough to try just about anything

 

[Prison Mike]

That's how i feel about it. I mean, it's pretty clear that SV isnt a straight up prequel to the superman lore, but more of a reimagining of Superman's youth. I think they could make room for Kon-El, Steel, hell even Mon-El maybe.

the show has always branded themselves as this. I think too many people get it confused with a straight up prequel and thus get upset when things go non-canon.

 

[Fresh Prince]

Sure why not. Show should of been Super Boy like anyways.

 

[Sawyer]

the show has always branded themselves as this. I think too many people get it confused with a straight up prequel and thus get upset when things go non-canon.

Exactly.

 

[wiegeabo]

That's how i feel about it. I mean, it's pretty clear that SV isnt a straight up prequel to the superman lore, but more of a reimagining of Superman's youth. I think they could make room for Kon-El, Steel, hell even Mon-El maybe.

Mon-El's not a bad idea at all. It would be an especially good scene when Clark has no choice but to send him to the Phantom Zone.

And I have no problem with Steel. Hell, they could do things in reverse and the S shield on Steel's chest could inspire Clark's eventual shield.

 

[Fresh Prince]

Who would play Steel?

 

[Webhead2006]

well since clark is wearing the s shield this season i dont see how steel would inspire him lol. It would be the other way around. As for any other el's i take mon-el instead and have him come from legion's time and get into his whole thing and what not.

 

[Sawyer]

well since clark is wearing the s shield this season i dont see how steel would inspire him lol. It would be the other way around. As for any other el's i take mon-el instead and have him come from legion's time and get into his whole thing and what not.

Yeah, if anything, because Clark is wearing the \S/ shield, I can see John Henry Irons being saved by Clark and becoming inspired by him to become Steel.

 

[Webhead2006]

That could work out well.

 

[Superfreak]

Clark's taken so goddamn long to become Superman that he's fortitted any right to the name.

sometimes spelling mistakes are awesome

 

[Superfreak]

but on topic. I'm not into the idea of another kryptonian that Clark has to nurture, when after 9 seasons, he's still as impulsive as an adolescent female. And as last season turned out, he is hardly in the position to mentor anyone.

however, if it had to happen, I would take the route of combining Kon-El and Mon-El into a single character. It would take some adaptation, but I think it could work.

 

[Asteroid-Man]

No please. A bit too out there and coincidental for my liking.

 

[Doright]

I like Conner in the comics. I Do but I so do not think it'd be a good idea to bring him on the show. It's too soon. Clark should be a veteren Super hero before we deal with the clone/brother/sidekick thing. Supergirl is enough for now.

 

[wiegeabo]

The more I think about it, the more I like the idea of Mon-El. Could even work as an arc.

He crash lands in a spaceship, under circumstances so like Clark's. The impact has taken his memory, but he has Kryptonian-like powers, so Clark adopts him as another cousin, thinking he's from Krypton.

An episode or two later (maybe after he saves Clark from some kryptonite and they realize Mon-El isn't what he seems), he gets exposed to lead and starts dying. Clark spends the next episode looking for ways to save him, but is forced to send him to the Phantom Zone.

 

[wiegeabo]

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