Will Chloe become an antaganist?

[Rolf]

I just noticed this paragraph of the summary on season 9 at Smallville Wiki:

Meanwhile, Clark and Chloe's relationship is starting to become strained. No longer content just being Clark's sidekick, Chloe uses Watchtower's powerful computers to spin her own web of influence and intrigue, manipulating people like chess pieces in the name of the greater good. But when Chloe begins to believe the ends justify the means, it sends her on a collision course with her friend and ally Clark.

I could be misinterpreting this, but it sounds to me like Chloe is going to become some sort of threat to Clark.

From what I can tell it seems they intend to make Chloe a self-Righteous, Big-Brother wannabe. It's an interesting concept, considering that since season 1 Chloe has demonstrated a desire to know EVERYTHING about those around her, including her friends.

This desire for knowledge and greater awareness of general goings on is probably the result of a deep-seated mistrust of people in general. She Believed that the more she knows about people the less danger she was in of falling prey to their transgressions.

However after Jimmy's death and her gaining control of Watchtower, this distrust no longer manifests itself in the form of a desire for knowledge, but a desire for control. With Watchtower she can monitor all of Metropolis and effectively control the Justice League.

My theory is that when Chloe realizes that Clark will never condone her increasingly Orwellian methods, she will mobilize the entire Justice League Against him, sending Clark into a Half-Life 2-esque scenario. Mostly fighting and avoiding the JL and anymore of Chloe's pawns while she uses Watchtower to torment him with "Chloecasts" Where she would mock him for being naive and how he will never make a difference because he believes that the ends do not justify the means.

This would all cumulate in a big confrontation at Watchtower where Chloe would Chastise Clark for all the times he let her down, like when he blew her off for the spring formal in season 1, and that she would never see the need for control if Clark had just been honest from the beginning.

She would probably die in a "You'll never take me alive!" scenario and end up falling to her death despite Clark's warnings.

Heck, Maybe there will be another retcon where it turns out that Chloe was sageeth all along. Because of this, Clark learns that the worst kind of evil is not from Manipulative and power-hungry humans (Lex and Lionel), or all-conquering aliens (Brainiac and Zod (Maybe Darkseid if he appears in this season.)) or Vicious Armageddon creatures (Doomsday) but from the self righteous; People who believe that no matter what, they know what’s best.

This experience would leave Clark forever changed and he would begin season 10 by doing whatever was necessary to make sure he never goes down the same road as Chloe, (maybe get a new costume) all cumulating in him finally becoming Superman in a 3-part series final.

What do you think?

 

[Brainiac 8]

Meh, I'm ready for Chloe to be gone. Clark has matured past her, and this season and last have shown that all too well.

 

[Rolf]

Meh, I'm ready for Chloe to be gone. Clark has matured past her, and this season and last have shown that all too well.

I think nearly everyones ready for Chloe to be gone... The only question is how?

 

[Lemaris]

I think nearly everyones ready for Chloe to be gone... The only question is how?

Part of the reason I'm lookign forward to a season 10 is it would be a Chloe free zone.

 

[Superfreak]

I like it. Don't think Chloe should die, but I like it(if she did have to die, I think it would be best if she took on the Dan Turpin role in TAS, 'Earth's Greatest Hero', martyrdom to send Clark down the right path). It'd be nice if this fracture of the JLA occured before Zod does his thing near the end of the season. That way the world is vulnerable... with Zod teaching the jla that they have to work together when the need arise.

 

[Brainiac 8]

I like it. Don't think Chloe should die, but I like it(if she did have to die, I think it would be best if she took on the Dan Turpin role in TAS, 'Earth's Greatest Hero', martyrdom to send Clark down the right path). It'd be nice if this fracture of the JLA occured before Zod does his thing near the end of the season. That way the world is vulnerable... with Zod teaching the jla that they have to work together when the need arise.

Yes, I don't necessarily want her to die either, since she is a big part of this particular Superman universe, but if they feel they must kill her, then she does at least deserve to go out a hero in some manner.

It could be used to explain why the JLA base is named The Watchtower, as an honor to her memory.

 

[Mandrill]

Lana was the love interest
Chloe was the wisecracking sidekick

Lois does both roles now so like Lana ,Chloe no longer really has a purpose.

 

[O'Haire]

I actually like Chloe a lot. But it seems like they have done all they can with her. It would be nice if they brought back Green Arrow so she could be of some use for him at The Watchtower.

Or have her go off to do a JL spin off series with Ollie, Bart, AC, and others. But that probably won't ever happen.

 

[Rolf]

Am I the only one who likes the idea of Chloe becomming a villain?

I seriously think it would be excelent closure for her.

It is a chance for Smallville for ONCE to do something completely unpredictable, The Dark Knight has shown us that great rewards await anyone who is willing to break with predictable and cliched plot elemants, do something sudden and out-of-the-blue that takes everyone by surprise.

Everyone expects that this will be Chloe's last season, and I think it should be, but everyone expects her to go out as a hero or a victim of injustice that sends Clark further down the path of becoming superman.

That's what everyone expects to happen, and the writers should give people the impression that it's going to happen, but it should'nt. She should become some sort of threat, and her closure should come with her defeat at the hands of Clark and the Justice League, who have been dissilusiond by Clark and made aware of her attempts to use Watchtower to control them.

It would be an origional plot and a completely unexpected turn for the series to take, Please smallville, for once... No cliches, no overused plot ideas, just for once... SURPRISE US!

 

[Brainiac 8]

#1 No Chloe shouldn't become a villian, it's not her character. Also she deserves at least a heroes departure.

#2 Ooh, Joker is menacing Gotham City and Batman has to stop him...how edgy and unexpected!

 

[kal_el_526]

I say she dies for Clark, and who cares its not making Clark look weak or stupid it could be her protecting his secret which would be the reason he makes a better secret identity glasses better costume all that

 

[Asteroid-Man]

I always loved the idea of friends becoming foes a la Count de Monte Cristo, Star Wars or earlier Smallville. This plot could potentially be the big emotional oomph that Smallville has never really had (I wouldn't call the Lex/Clark relationship a big concern seeing as it was spread out and gradual)

 

[Mikelus]

Like others have said, Chloe is not a villain, most fans don't want her to be a villain, she deserves better than that. She could leave town and work for the JL somewhere else or whatever, no need for her to die unless because she's not part of the mythos, DC won't have her as a JL member.

 

[Asteroid-Man]

Boo keeping her alive!!! Kill the watchtower!!!

 

[SV Fan]

Maybe after they do that they could have Pete come back and become a drug pusher.

 

[rowan sjet]

Meh, I figured from the start Watchtower would be a fairly useless role for her. It's a tool, not an arc. And unfortunately it doesn't look she'll be getting a proper one for the first half of the year either, "cool twist" or no.

Still, hoping things pick up. And while she may flirt with "web spinning", I don't see the writers ending her character like that.

 

[Fresh Prince]

I pay to see Chole become a villian and battle Clark for him to kill her....Naw seriously but she needs a sacrifice hero depature like someone said....Like get killed by Zod, Toyman or Metallo to help Clark.

 

[Rolf]

They have been dropping hints too.

1) None of the Legion had ever heard of Chloe, the only explanation for this is that she became a villain and Clark had all record of her being involved with him on any signifigant level erased so that future generations would never realize that one of the JL's founding members had descended into self-righteousness. Perhaps even erazing all records of the Justice League even existing at the time, that way, as far as future genarations are concerned, the League was founded by Superman, Wonde Woman, Batman... etc.

2) Chloe's statement in season seven seemed to be suggesting that she wanted Clark to assume some position of authority:

Whether you like being on this pedestal or not, you were put in this position. And some day, you're gonna have to play God.

Perhaps when she realizes that Clark will never conform to her methods of protecting the world she will consider him a threat and try to eliminate him.

 

[Mikelus]

They have been dropping hints too.

Again, she's not that kind of person, we saw her dead in Lois' visions from the future, running away, probably victim of Zod's plan for world domination. The visions represent what happened to Lois when she was there, the information is key for Clark to defeat Zod and change that future.

 

[DarKJediKnight]

No. But maybe she could become an antagonist.

 

[DarKJediKnight]

^ Okay that was a joke, and I find your theories good.

I could be misinterpreting this, but it sounds to me like Chloe is going to become some sort of threat to Clark.

From what I can tell it seems they intend to make Chloe a self-Righteous, Big-Brother wannabe. It's an interesting concept, considering that since season 1 Chloe has demonstrated a desire to know EVERYTHING about those around her, including her friends.

This desire for knowledge and greater awareness of general goings on is probably the result of a deep-seated mistrust of people in general. She Believed that the more she knows about people the less danger she was in of falling prey to their transgressions.

However after Jimmy's death and her gaining control of Watchtower, this distrust no longer manifests itself in the form of a desire for knowledge, but a desire for control. With Watchtower she can monitor all of Metropolis and effectively control the Justice League.

My theory is that when Chloe realizes that Clark will never condone her increasingly Orwellian methods, she will mobilize the entire Justice League Against him, sending Clark into a Half-Life 2-esque scenario. Mostly fighting and avoiding the JL and anymore of Chloe's pawns while she uses Watchtower to torment him with "Chloecasts" Where she would mock him for being naive and how he will never make a difference because he believes that the ends do not justify the means.

This would all cumulate in a big confrontation at Watchtower where Chloe would Chastise Clark for all the times he let her down, like when he blew her off for the spring formal in season 1, and that she would never see the need for control if Clark had just been honest from the beginning.

She would probably die in a "You'll never take me alive!" scenario and end up falling to her death despite Clark's warnings.

Heck, Maybe there will be another retcon where it turns out that Chloe was sageeth all along. Because of this, Clark learns that the worst kind of evil is not from Manipulative and power-hungry humans (Lex and Lionel), or all-conquering aliens (Brainiac and Zod (Maybe Darkseid if he appears in this season.)) or Vicious Armageddon creatures (Doomsday) but from the self righteous; People who believe that no matter what, they know what’s best.

This experience would leave Clark forever changed and he would begin season 10 by doing whatever was necessary to make sure he never goes down the same road as Chloe, (maybe get a new costume) all cumulating in him finally becoming Superman in a 3-part series final.

What do you think?

 

[Gmanofsteel]

Seeing as how making chloe a villain would be a heck of a twist, I hope it happens!

 

[Webhead2006]

I am a chloe fan myself. always liked her over lana. Sure past few series they did go a little over board with her being the secrect keeper and all that. There has been many times i thought it was good. Now i agree there is no need to have chloe be evil they already tried that years ago and it didnt work. She should either leave the show on good terms and have a logical exit(to return in a guest spot or two if possible). Or it should be a nice dramatic death. Sure allison at the middle/end of season 8 did say season 9 would be the end for her run on the show. But time and money, and how she feels about the character could change and she could be in 10th season if it happens. We have no clue what is going to happen to her character in second half of the season and what will go down.

 

[Morg]

#1 No Chloe shouldn't become a villian, it's not her character. Also she deserves at least a heroes departure.

#2 Ooh, Joker is menacing Gotham City and Batman has to stop him...how edgy and unexpected!

Chloe no hero, she deserves nothing, consider some of the things she done in the name of the 'greater good' I won't mind seeing her killed off for good

her behavior with Doomsday really put me off with her

 

[Dark Helmet]

I say have this Chloe really be Brainiac & that Brainiac has been pretending to be Chloe while he gets his master plan in order so that when the time is right no more Chloe & James Masters return & "Chloe" has been dead this entire time