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<blockquote data-quote="Orius" data-source="post: 4638266" data-attributes="member: 8863">Oh, I definitely agree.&nbsp; Lana got more and more annoying as time went on, and every time she opened her mouth it was to whine about something.&nbsp; I think she hit her nadir with the ridiculous over-the-top soap opera story arc where she was married to Lex.&nbsp; I mean the producers build up this whole storyline where Lex actually likes her, and then he goes and [spoiler]pulls that asinine fake pregnancy plot[/spoiler].&nbsp; Maybe that was something that was meant to resonate with female viewers or something, but it never made any damn sense or logic to me.And Chloe sometimes comes off as Lana Lite.&nbsp; She has good moments too, but she'd often get over angsty, and this season it's been pretty heavy, probably because there's no Lana around.And they way they handled Lex overall was just awful as well.&nbsp;&nbsp; They'd go from one week where we was trying to be helpful, and then next he'd be some rat bastard, to go back to helpful again the third week.&nbsp; Totally inconsistant.&nbsp; I guess it doesn't help that Lex genuinely tried to be good to Smallville, but everyone treated him like a bastard everytime he did something.&nbsp; I think the problem is that as the seasons went by, they tried to build Lex up into a villain because they felt he had to be because of the whole Superman mythos, but they did it so ham-fistedly that it fell on its face.&nbsp; I also miss the conflict between Lex and Lionel.I think it's telling that they introduced Doomsday this season (a sign to me even the writers know its getting bad), and even HE gets angsty.&nbsp; And the angst is rehashed.&nbsp; Again and again and again.&nbsp; I blame it on being on the CW, too much crap aimed to teens there.Even stuff that isn't angsty gets old.&nbsp; Like Brainiacs's plots, he's not a bad villain, and he was best with Marsters playing him, but these are starting to get old too.The show occasionally hit some highs, like everytime they put Clark and Lois together.&nbsp; That relationship works.&nbsp; Not like the Clark and Lana crap that kept getting dragged out, probably to appease fans who actually liked it (where's a barf smiley when you need it? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />).&nbsp; Actually, every appearance by Lois seems to work, whether she's with Clark, Jimmy, or just on her own.&nbsp; Probably because she's the only character that isn't angsty at all.&nbsp; Instead of whining, she actually goes out and does something.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Orius, post: 4638266, member: 8863"] Oh, I definitely agree. Lana got more and more annoying as time went on, and every time she opened her mouth it was to whine about something. I think she hit her nadir with the ridiculous over-the-top soap opera story arc where she was married to Lex. I mean the producers build up this whole storyline where Lex actually likes her, and then he goes and [spoiler]pulls that asinine fake pregnancy plot[/spoiler]. Maybe that was something that was meant to resonate with female viewers or something, but it never made any damn sense or logic to me. And Chloe sometimes comes off as Lana Lite. She has good moments too, but she'd often get over angsty, and this season it's been pretty heavy, probably because there's no Lana around. And they way they handled Lex overall was just awful as well. They'd go from one week where we was trying to be helpful, and then next he'd be some rat bastard, to go back to helpful again the third week. Totally inconsistant. I guess it doesn't help that Lex genuinely tried to be good to Smallville, but everyone treated him like a bastard everytime he did something. I think the problem is that as the seasons went by, they tried to build Lex up into a villain because they felt he had to be because of the whole Superman mythos, but they did it so ham-fistedly that it fell on its face. I also miss the conflict between Lex and Lionel. I think it's telling that they introduced Doomsday this season (a sign to me even the writers know its getting bad), and even HE gets angsty. And the angst is rehashed. Again and again and again. I blame it on being on the CW, too much crap aimed to teens there. Even stuff that isn't angsty gets old. Like Brainiacs's plots, he's not a bad villain, and he was best with Marsters playing him, but these are starting to get old too. The show occasionally hit some highs, like everytime they put Clark and Lois together. That relationship works. Not like the Clark and Lana crap that kept getting dragged out, probably to appease fans who actually liked it (where's a barf smiley when you need it? :)). Actually, every appearance by Lois seems to work, whether she's with Clark, Jimmy, or just on her own. Probably because she's the only character that isn't angsty at all. Instead of whining, she actually goes out and does something. [/QUOTE]

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