Am I the only one who thinks that line seems to border on horribly cynical coming from SUPERMAN, the one who's supposed to see the good in all of us and all that? Not saying that's bad writing, if anything if this (in my mind) discrepancy is intentional, then it adds layers of depth to Superman's character. But it IS a CW show, so I'm not getting my hopes up.
@@omegagilgamesh but it makes absolute sense. Just cause he can see the good in all doesn’t mean he can’t over look the facts. And it’s not written by the CW
@@omegagilgamesh I don't think so. Infact the whole persona of Clark is based around people perceptions, the whole thing about clark is how did he hide who he was with some stupid glasses? but he behaved differently, carried himself differently and quietly went unnoticed.
Seriously though, Anthony Starr looks like an absolutely different person with glasses. Henry Cavill also tried wearing a Superman T-shirt under the Batman V Superman huge poster, yet no one recognized him. I'd say it is indeed the perfect disguise.
@@mattslupek7988 They're made from Kryptonian glass. Plus he gives off a low-level hypnotic suggestion that he's not Superman, at least per comics lore, that the glasses boost the effect of
His was great,hers wasn't bad,,but i feel like they didn't give her enough emotion. She barely reacted to finding out he was superman lol. Thats what you get with most shows these days i guess, under do the acting part.
I felt for Lana the moment Clark said he came back to Smallville for Lana but that he saw that she was with Kyle by that point. You can almost hear Lana's heart getting crushed a bit by the realization of what she missed out on having with Clark. Not because he's Superman, but because he's Clark...and it's Clark that goes around saving people!
When lana said that just not enough what she was saying was that he didn't fight for her when he came back nor did he trust her enough to tell her the truth before he left it was to go to show that he didn't love her as much as she thought he did when they were younger I mean you got to look at it from her point of view Clark trusted Lois enough to tell her his entire secret and everything but didn't trust Lana enough that's a slap 🤷
When she was banging a new bf and engaged, she expected Clark to tell her the truth and beg her back. That is insanity. When u r superman, u know that only a very very special woman can share a life with you. Nana definitely wasn't special enough by gauging her action with other dudes. A pretty face is never enough as the only reason as a spouse.
@@ps3301 dude she help save his life literally not too long ago prior before this conversation she's his childhood friend and both of each other's first love I don't know how more special a women can get to a guy like that
thats most women these days sadly. "Oh im engaged and sleeping with a guy, but if you actually loved me enough...." Well, bitch, you looked happy. And Clark didnt want to put you in harms way. You seemed happy, and Clark realised that he had to move on because clearly you did. She's almost as toxic as Felicity and Iris from Arrow and Flash
I felt it when Clark said “people see who they want to see.” Clark and Lana saw each other with rose tinted glasses. Childhood first loves. Only showed their best sides and keep the other on a pedestal. They didn’t share their vulnerabilities, their darkest secrets./fears whereas with Lois and Clark, they shoulder each other’s darkness and carry it together.
Not even really that. People often view others less positively than they actually are, for their own personal comfort. Can't tell you how much this actually happens, especially if you're exceptional.
Henry Cavil tested this in NYC. He stood in Time Square wearing a superman shirt under the Man of Steel Billboard, someone asked him for directions seemingly without knowing who he is.
Only Lana didnt die. Peter wouldve ended up with Gwen if she never died tbh. The man still stops by every valentines day on the bridge she died on just to leave a rose for her. But ye you're right it did leave a great foundation for them.
Gwen was the endgame in Stan Lee's eyes. Mary Jane was created as the tempting party girl to show everyone what a good girl Gwen was for Peter Parker. What Stan didn't expect was that the fans would come to love Mary Jane more than Gwen.
@@uncletaylorify yeah, and Stan didn’t expect the writers to kill Gwen while he stepped away from working on Spider-Man. He was planning for Peter and Gwen to end up together. Gwen was even based on his wife
First he didn't know what he would be himself then she was engaged to Kyle. In hindsight she of course wanted Clark to tell her back then and break her and Kyle up but that comes from a place of disappointment not love.
@prolastmedia6171 Excuse me, but Emmanuelle Chriqui has been, and pretty much still is “all that", in my humble opinion. Much more than this Lois (even though the actress does a great job, and on an emotional level she works phenomenally with that Tyler guy in the show).
I’m surprised a show featuring a DC hero is allow to be married, have kids and be a great parent /husband! Now if only the comics could mimic this feat.
@@drizzo4669 I know while He on warworld getting beat daily powerless, an his son running around calling himself Superman.let’s not forget about him being raped by humans cause of a red sun, all recent comics btw.
You must not read DC, Dc is known for family . Alot of the main hero’s have family or had if not rebooted. Only one that not allowed to have a family in dc is Batman
I love her reaction, she was reasonably hurt and confused/concerned about the love they had cuz it was genuine and took up so much of their lives, this revelation really recontextualizes one of her oldest relationships and she wants to inquire about it, especially since another one of her loves just fell through, but she stops herself because what’s done is done and they both already moved on
For all those who believe that Lana should have been the one, recognize that Lana hadn't even been created yet when Lois and Superman had already been a full blown foundational love story, more importantly it is the Lois' character and personality that empowers Superman to handle his greatest challenges. Lana is the pure, naïve, exhilarating puppy love that we all go through. Lois is the grounded love story that grows. matures, and nurtures.
wel its pretty simple sometimes shit just happens,i mean in another timelie lois marries lex or that black dude so ya situation can alter depending on time and place amd choices made,am shure in some timline clark and lana are together.
Honestly I don’t blame Clark he wanted to tell Lana Countless times about his powers and it’s heritage. But he didn’t know how she would react. Yes he left Smallville but he did came back to her but she was married or at least engaged So he started over and Lois was part of the reason why he was fulfilling his destiny of becoming earth’s greatest hero. Clark felt bad every day for not telling her his secret. Honestly what was Lana truly upset about the fact that Clark kept his secret from her since childhood and depriving her of the chance to truly understand him or that he did not come back to her and moved on with Lois or the mixture of both and felt cheated out of what could’ve been between them.
In the comics she knew his secret but she walked away then she tries to wreck his marriage to Lois because she couldn't let him go. Clark was over her & his mom had to set Lana straight that she needed to on I recently found out Lana was or is having a relationship with John Henry aka Steel.
Wow, when Clarke stood there , trying to find the courage to tell Lana the truth......his acting was so good.....took me back to every time I tried to ask a girl out that I liked....
I love how this series always stayed true to the friendship and history that Clark and Lana shared. Like, it always felt like two friends picking up where they left off, but older. And I love that the show was so aware of the fact that Clark and Lana DID have this history and that it wasn't just put on the back burner for the entirety of the show.
What Lana really mad about is how her life transpired compared to what it could of been. She would never had worry about Clark cheating on her. Everybody wants a superman but walk right pass Clark kent.
Didn't Lana Say I love you to Clark before even knowing he was Superman . And plus in the show Lois Also Liked Clark Before she even knew he was Superman
As much as i love the chemistry Lana & Clark have. The deep love they have. If he chose her instead of Lois clark would of never left he wouldnt be what the world needs. He & Lana would of made Smallville prosper but he would of never progressed & knowing Clarks character, it would fill him with regret & the feeling of living a lie or not doing enough
@@niconijenhuis4242 It's not hard at all, not "It's not hard al all". Check your shit before you criticize somebody else's writing. This is youtube, not English 20.
The first love was pure and simple but it's not meant to last. It's to teach you the true meaning of love. That's Lana. The real love is hard and tumultuous but it's harder, it is not just emotion, it's actions. And that's Lois.
I’ve experienced the ‘amazing, but just not enough’ first love. Everyone deserves better than ‘not enough’, no matter how amazing it is. Because love that is enough is out there.
“Just not enough.” Right. He “didn’t love her enough” to beg her to dump Kyle to go back to him. You don’t ask someone to break up a happy relationship to please yourself, but that’s what she wanted - the chance to do just that.
tbf you also have to understand where she is coming from. She wasn't in love with Kyle anymore. He hurt her by cheating and of course with all that in mind she would've wanted for Clark to break them up. If she was happily married at that moment instead, she probably wouldn't have reacted that way.
@@JSmellerM Why does that matter? What should Clark have done? Come back out of the blue and beg her to take him back like a home wrecker? She's not thinking clearly, there's no place to understand her from because her logic makes no sense. Yes, she was in love with Kyle. Clark came back and they were already married. He did the mature thing and moved on.
@@LethalByChoice Of course he shouldn't have done that but it's not like she is thinking clearly in that moment. Her mind was just blown and she was in the midst of a separation from her husband. I'm not blaming Clark here. I'm just saying her being irrational makes sense. She was in a bad emotional state and you should just account for that in that moment. She also was just kidnapped a few hours earlier.
@@chrissanchez882 and he explained her and it was a very good reason but i guess all that matters to her is herself in this moment. She is an adult here and i expect such stuff from a teenager not an adult.
This scene was so heart felt. I would like to think every adult has gone through this. Reveal to an old crush that you loved them and what could have been. But then she blamed him for not loving her enough. How selfish. Like all adolescence, he was going through some crap, but far more then any of us can comprehend being who HE IS!! He comes back after finding himself ready to open his next chapter only to find that SHE HAD MOVED ON and because he saw her happy he had to move on as well. And NOW she is being selfish and practically saying "You should have broken us up and break Kyle's heart and not have my daughter." wtf-
@@CelicAWD tbf this came from a Lana who fell out of love with Kyle. If she would've been happy with Kyle at that moment she might've answered differently. At this moment though she just wished to never have been through the pain.
I honestly don't get why she would have wanted him to make some kind of move then. He could see that she seemed happy with Kyle and because he was more concerned about her happiness than his own, he thought it made more sense to let her be happy with Kyle. It makes much more sense than trying to stir up crap between them to make her choose him over Kyle. Doing that would be more selfish and that's just not Clark.
@@workinprogress8978 He dodged a bullet there. Lois Lane will always be Clarks partner especially so in this series because Lois acts and feels like a mature and responsible woman/mother.
It's more of the fact that he didn't fight for her Lana was basically suggesting if Clark had came back to her she would have most likely took him back because she still wasn't over clark even though she was with Kyle 🤷
glaringly wrong take. Lana: "did you ever love me?" Clark: " Lana, of course I did." Lana: " just not enough." No. he loved you enough to respect your decision. he chose not to mess up your life chasing after what could have been. he chose the monumental decision to choose your happiness over his suffering.
In the Snydererse all of Smallville knew. In "Man Of Steel" it's implied the whole town knew. They all knew something was off about Clark Kent but they all kept it a secret & never spoke of it. It was basically a small town secret which is more realistic. Say what you want about his movies he got that part of Smallville right in my opinion.
Love this show. The writing and the casting is spot-on. I hope they renew it. When I was a kid, I loved Smallville and thought it was under-appreciated. I've re-watched it since and still think that's true. I think the same is true of this iteration. The family and older relationships really make it work, IMO. The stories are really good with the superhero stuff being both integral but secondary. That's a recipe that should provide legs for an, otherwise, well explored mythology. That said, Lana is kind of a dick in that last scene. Comes off as a little incongruous even if her character is hurt.
@@ericle5366 I hope so it was pointless really to be mad at lois because of Clark superman Lana defently over reaction and she doesn't realize ally and her doppelganger still at large and could put both daughters in harms way if happens tho
@@joegriffin7240 - Consider that she's also mad at Lois because this means that she can't trust Lois as a friend or, importantly, as *journalist!* Now Lana knows that Lois is perfectly willing to conceal information, or outright lie, if it suits her purposes. So how can *anything* that Lois says or writes be trusted to be truthful, rather than spin-doctored to suit Lois's personal agenda? One thing that has dawned on me in all the discussions about this: Lois now *has* to keep up the lies or else her career as a journalist would be *over!* If the public knew how much she's been manipulating the truth for *decades* to cover for Clark and herself, she would never be seen as trustworthy ever again! In fact, people she's written articles about might turn around and *sue* her since her objectivity would be known to be non-existent.
@@daniels7907 true in beginning when Clark just started as superman lois was one people who wanted know who he was where he came from and had no idea that Clark she was dating is superman let's consider this if Clark told her before they started dating would she told everyone who he was NO she was inlove and understood logic and reasons she had keep Clark's secret decades and from boys too of course only reasons for them at mothers funeral where Jordan saved his brother from getting hurt and they were asking questions why when Clark revealed to Lana she was in danger and couldn't keep from her anymore yes if world found out about Clark and lois knew yeah she probably won't have job anymore or maybe worse? And let's look at episode bizzaro world everyone knew Clark was as Kal-EL aka superman it made him popular like movie star but with that type fame it cost him and his family torn apart and him inhale green kryptonite messed his mind up where Lana left him so Clark keeping his secret from world was good idea Clark didn't know how Lana would react to it and we all know how that went 😩
This was one of the better Superman reveals ever executed. Heartwarming, but yet really sad. Always felt Lana was the girl for Clark. Makes me think of the girl that got away and will always regret.
Well it’s understandable since Clark was her first love and her marriage with Kyle was falling apart so she feels that had Clark told her back then, she would’ve got her happily ever after instead of the current situation she’s in.
Just not enough? More like enough that he wanted her to be happy and didn't want to rip her away from the guy she was with despite the fact he had feelings for her. She basically said she woulda dumped the other guy if clark had told her he loved her. Kinda fucked up
But he never fought for her. He just ran. Again. She only was with Kyle because Clark ran away in the first place. Then he comes back and doesn't fight for her. So the question is actually justified. Him telling her that he is Superman was just a disguise to hide how hurt she truly is that he didn't fight for her.
@@JSmellerM What was he supposed to do? Come back and beg her to take him back and be a home wrecker? No, Clark did the mature thing and let her move on rather than fuck with her life by putting himself between her and Kyle. Idk what you're point is with the "comes back and doesn't fight for her" as if he was supposed to get her to take him back and break up their marriage. Look sometimes its just too late. Clark was gone for a long time and she was already married to Kyle. It doesn't matter if she still had feelings for him, it's about having integrity.
@@LethalByChoice My point is that you can't come at her without understanding where she is emotionally at that moment. In that episode she was kidnapped and feared for her life. Then she got told her friend she grew up with is Superman. Whilst all this is happening she is in the midst of seperating from the father of her children. She isn't really in her right mind at that moment. Her solution in her head was that she could've avoided all that drama if Clark broke her and Kyle up back then. It wouldn't have been right but she isn't thinking right at the moment and you should account for that. Instead she is judged like she said those things after sleeping on everything.
I wanna know wtf is the accident story. Who was driving, who was shoved, etc. Clark was on the pass. side in that scene, so wasn't the driver. Even at .25x speed, you can't see shit
@@rafaela40That's because Chloe is an original character for Smallville. I remember someone mentioning not knowing a "Chloe" unless I am really going through a Mandela Effect?
@Omega Mutant What? Kal-El disguising himself works on EVERYONE. PERIOD. It doesn't matter how either of them feel about it, him wearing the glasses and having that persona makes people literally incapable of thinking it's actually Superman. The kids didn't notice until he physically removed the glasses in front of them. They both loved him, and couldn't tell the difference until he did that. It's a drama fueled TV show. "True love" doesn't make it suddenly possible to recognize a superheroes alter ego. He's literally actively hiding his identity every time he wears them, from everybody.
What Lana and Clark have is like a parallel lines cross. They only cross once time … mean they have their moment once and missed it forever …they was childhood sweetheart but they missed it
And now see the difference bewteen the Smallville universe and this... In Smallville Lana became a superhero on her own right and in the Superman Returns universe Lana became Clark's "Confidant"... Did Clark ever love you lana??? C'mon, Lana, you are his first love and this is another difference, Smallville Lana reacted better to Clark having powers, just like Reeve's Lana...
The whole glasses disguise is ridiculous under any circumstances but normally I can at least be like their face is generic enough that they might just blend in but Tyler Hoechlin's face is so distinct its truly mind blowing that they would have him play superman, though from what i've seen he seems to be doing a great job so far
@@redgiant970 I have no idea what your personal life is like, but obviously if you were married or something and your spouse has only known you with a thick beard, then one day you go into a bathroom and come out clean shaven, your spouse is obviously gonna know it's you and not a stranger. However, if you were to routinely go to an AA meeting (I'm not insinuating anything about you specifically, this is just an example) with a beard and then the fifth or sixth meeting come clean shaven, I'd be willing to bet most of the people there wouldn't recognize you right away. There's even CZcams compilations of dads pranking their small kids by shaving their big beards. "Who is this mommy?" My grandfather, who's a pastor, routinely met with someone and he always wore his glasses to their meetings. One day about a year back, they were meeting at a restaurant for breakfast and the guy was wandering around for quite a while looking for him. Finally, my grandfather got his attention. He wasn't sitting far from the door, and wasn't wearing glasses. The dude told him that he didn't know it was him cause he didn't know what he looked like without glasses. Henry Cavill wore glasses and a Superman t shirt in the middle of New York under the poster for his movie, and no one recognized him. There are scientific studies supporting glasses being effective as well.
In her defense she upset all years since there little she never knew he had powers even through high-school he never once so I can't blame her I wish she didn't get so mad at him and how she know if Clark never left and Clark Lana got married what children could they have? Could Lana deal with any them had Clark's powers???? Plus Lana sounds she hated life she's having her husband is cheating bumb her older daughter wanted hurt herself and die and Sophie so young we hardly see her I show if Lana didn't want life she having now she should waited for Clark not married Kyle but again she loved him and still does and what kills her Clark kinda loved her but not enough to stay he made right choice to leave
@JoeGriffin I don't think he loved her enough. His constant need to know who he was was more prominent in his mind at that time and understandably so. Once he knew, he came back for her. He knew that to be the champion he had to move to Metropolis, so why did he come back to Smallville first? Because he loved her and he wanted to do this with her (we saw it in the episode where he told Martha) then he saw Lana with Kyle married and he went alone to Metropolis and he met Lois Lane bla, bla, bla, bla as usual What's too bad ! it's done on purpose We have to make room for comic book history as usual...like in Smallville where Lana and Clark could have been an amazing couple together!
@@iloveu172 true but we would never know how Lana Clark would have been if Clark stayed married Lana but he did right thing find out who he was where he came from before anything else so if Clark wanted Lana he make sure she be okay with it and what if she didn't like it that'd one mistake haunt Clark forever like he telling Jordan about Sarah make sure he doing right thing by telling her and she be okay with him having powers of superman
I did some digging: The accident was Pete, Clark, and Lana going to a Soul Asylum concert. Pete fell asleep & wrecked the car & that's when Clark saved them. It was told about waaaay back in S01E01 when Clark & Lois moved back.
It's so easy to let people see what they want to see. Whether you're an amazing set of self learning software(brainiac) or a rich kid with issues. Letting people think what they want will almost always give you an edge.
(Lana finds out he's superman ) Next reaction....."Why did you leave me?""" wtf??????? Dude literally bears his soul and she makes it about her????? Writers stretching out tension in the dumbest way possible that makes absolutely no sense..... If anybody....and I do mean anybody..... found out that someone they care about has been saving the world for over 20 years, you wouldn't rush to villainize them .....you'd ask more questions, be sympathetic, literally anything else than attack them! Thoughts???
I wouldn’t really call that attacking him. It’s very clear she had feelings for him and it probably hits even more now that she’s divorced, nobody likes being kept in the dark by the people closest to them. But that’s just my 2 cents
@@Step43099 I think that is the whole episode. She is mad at Lois for going out of the way but also lying to her or keeping a wall up and then to find out your best friend and an ex never was open with her had to hurt as well.
What you mean "that makes absolutely no sense"? It doesn't have to make sense, 'cause people don't make sense. The only question: Is it realistic a realistic? Yes, it is...
2:30 I have to disagree with Lana, sometimes to love someone is to see them them go to be happy, even if they are with someone else and the ship you and them had has sailed. Did she really want Clark to come back for her and just create tension with Kyle before all this? That’s selfish
@Kijjambu Rodney Sometimes to love is also to have the possibility of having a choice. there, he gave her no chance to decide for herself what was best. because he came back for her, he wanted to be with her too. I'm sure if he had told her or explained to her before he left, she wouldn't be with Kyle and her life would be different. Clark was selfish, not Lana I don't understand why it's always Lana who think wrong...
@@iloveu172 She would've held Clark back she would've had an issue with sharing him with the rest of the world Superman is like a firefighter, cop & a doctor every time someone needed help he has to do what's right he wants to save lives. After awhile Lana would've bitched about it & demand he stay home to be with her & that's not why Clark was sent to earth Lana had a choice not to marry Kyle. The moment she saw Clark again she could've called off her engagement but then Clark would've been left with the guilt that he ruined her & Kyle's lives especially Kyle's I think Kyle might've been jealous of Clark (correct me if I'm wrong anyone). So Clark decides to let Lana go & move on & here she is getting mad at him for not telling her? How do we know that even after she married Kyle she wasn't always thinking about Clark in the comics Lana married Clark's bf Pete Ross but she settled for him because she couldn't have Clark she even named their son after him which Pete didn't take too well. Pete & Lana got divorced & instead of calling him Clark Pete calls their son "Butch" or "Buster" Pete didn't want to be reminded that his ex wife was still in love with his bf. In another comic Martha had to set Lana straight that Lana chose to walk away when Clark left Smallville & now here she is trying to sabotage his marriage to Lois. Martha flat out said "Lana you had your chance with him years ago & you walked away move on find someone else, now who's up for some pie?" As Martha looks at the rest of her guests & Lana's eyes & mouth are left wide open after Clark's mom told her off.
@@iloveu172 if she did want Clark she could have waited for him to come back rather than head into a new relationship. Sure it will test her as she won’t know when exactly he’ll return but this is the kind of true love that endures
"- why didn't you come back for me? - you were taken. - did you ever love me? - of course I did. - ...but not enough...." Me: 🙄 jeez, woman. "Me, me, me"
@@victorpradha9946. I could easily turn it around and ask her why didn't she wait for him and moved on considering she clearly thinks he didn't love her enough and not like she loved him. Sorry but I agree with OP
Lana - "Why didn't you come back for me?" Clark - "I did. You were with Kyle." Lana - "You should have told me!" / "Did you ever love me?" / "Just not enough." Seriously!? No offense, but that's so beyond selfish on Lana's part. This is everything wrong with the modern hot take on relationships: it's all about what makes ME happy, and no real thought to what you're bringing to the other person in the relationship. No thoughts on whether she's actually good for Clark, and no ownership for her choice to simply move on with the next available guy. No... her view is that Clark should have told her, broken up her engagement, and there's not even a shred of consideration of whether she'd actually be a good partner for him. In fact, instead of valuing any of his journey and opinion, she just puts all the blame squarely on him that he didn't "love her enough". If you needed evidence on why this version of Lana is a poor match for Clark, this is it.
Dude, chill. Cut her some slack and recognize the position she is in. She just learned she could've avoided all the drama and hurt she experienced with Kyle. This isn't about being selfish, this is about feeling alone. It's a "Why always me" moment.
She literally told him that she loved him and then he decided to disappear. Obviously she never got closure about it. It’s pretty embarrassing to admit that you love someone and then they literally leave town. He never told her why. How many years did she question it?
Oh yeah, she was definitely jealous of Lois the thing is Lois brought out the best in Clark Lana I feel would've held him back when he came back for Lana saw she was engaged he couldn't be a homewrecker. So he let her go & found his great love Lois & Clark doesn't regret meeting & falling in love with Lois but Lana in this scene we can see she feels regret being with Kyle.
Why does Hollywood hate redheads? It seems like every redheaded character either becomes black or brunnette. Is it because they're likely from Scottish decent? They don't like scotch so they take it out on redheaded characters? Cyclone, Hawkgirl/woman, Jimmy Olsen(Supergirl and Superman the Movie), Lana(Smallville), Lana(Superman&Lois) and I'm sure I'm forgetting some. The only one I can think of who avoided this fate was Jean Grey.
You actually forgot a lot of them. It's a really long list at this point and you're right it is weird how often it happens, as for Jean I think it's just a matter of time before it happens to her as well.
He left without any explanation. What was she going to do...pine away for him staring at the picture window waiting for him to return? Lana moved on because heartache can be unbearable. Clark came back, saw her with Kyle and he too moved on. There's NOTHING hypocritical or duplicitous about what Lana said. What if Clark came back before Lana settled for Kyle?
@@victorpradha9946 Fair Point. I assumed (maybe wrongly) that Clark left with the idea he was coming back and that she was aware. I may have missed where he just up and left without telling anyone.
@@zenquester3896 Clark's reason for leaving is what tied his hands. He left because the crystals called to him and he was to embark on his destiny to become Superman, to discover his heritage as a Kryptonian and learn that is first true name is Kal-El, the Last Son of Krypton. At that age, what could Clark have said to Lana, especially when he had NO IDEA when or IF he would return. I truly believe, at that age, Clark did truly love Lana, and she loved him. So the two share a bond of unrequited love and what might have been. I believe Lana sees Jordan and Jonathan as the sons she might have had and Clark sees Sarah and Sophie as the daughters he might have had. But it is with Lois that Clark finds harmony with his identity as Kal-El, as Clark Kent, as Superman and as a father and a husband and a son!
@@victorpradha9946 I think they’re trying to say that Lana is more angry now that she knows he’s Superman but she never expressed resentment when she originally knew he was back before learning his secret. Had her marriage with Kyle been okay at this point I don’t think she’d be really angry but it’s understandable now because she feels she chose the wrong guy since he cheated on her.
It was explained once I believe he subtly changes everything about himself.. when he’s in his clark persona his posture presence voice tone mannerism demeanor everything changes..gestures etc even how he walks couple that with him staying out of the way an Not bringing attention to himself that’s how it was explained anyway. when he’s superman his whole aura and energy changes like perception is everything..ppl probably have him built up as something in his mind an his crazy inhuman outlandish feats of strength make it apparent he’s Not like them. You got to remembers he a kryptonian playing at being a human Not a real human. This influences things too.
That.s is the question we all ask why did anybody both in smallville or were he worked even lex did not now it was superman with glasses for a long time
Smallville also had 2 Jimmy Olsens and 2 Lois Lanes, and 2 Cat Grants.... the timeline didn't make sense, Kara showed up late and her powers weren't accurate, also her reason for being late was wrong. Bart Allen, wouldn't even be born yet for 30 years. Among like 500 other mistakes... Smallville was laughably bad really, it's only redeeming features were the actor playing Lex and the concept of the show itself.
@@stefachino192 That is super cool. I was thinking about the toyman/Lois/Chloe moments in that were also really good. It has MORE GOOD than I gave credit. It really wasn't so bad just more "fun tv" than accurate.
@@overkall1691 Who cares? Most people don't know the comics and will never read them. They don't know about something being wrong or not. It's just a matter of is it entertaining or is it not? And it was the first one.
2:182:27 I found those moments to be a bit unfair for her to say due to the fact that she was with someone else and that clark didn't wanna be that guy that disrupted another man's happiness with her not to mention complicate her simple life with being an extraterrestrial superhero; he not only showed himself to be a gentleman but a true man of honor! 🔥💯😉😁👍
No, she didn't when they introduced Bizzaro she really thought it was Clark because Bizzaro was doing everything she wanted whereas the real Clark couldn't Lana slept with the fake Clark & couldn't tell it was him. Chloe knew right off the bat that Clark was different even Lois knew Clark was off Bizazaro pinched Lois's tush she turned & slapped him that's something Clark wouldn't do he's very she about women. Chloe confronted Lana about Clark's odd behavior & what does Lana do? She brushes it off & makes like she knows Clark better than anyone which she didn't & when the real Clark did show up she felt like a fool. What's sad is Bizzaro really fell for Lana so no Lana isn't that smart accept when she's manipulating or hurting others to get what she wants.
@@illimattic She wasn't doing herself any favors by sneaking in his barn taking photos, stealing his crowbar, locking Chloe in Lex's wine seller thus putting her friend in danger to find out Clark's secret, putting pressure on Clark to tell her his secret. He finally did told her but the lengths she went to to get Clark to confess to her was terrible. She wasn't doing herself any favors in Clark's eyes which is why he was thrilled when Lois figured out who he was she didn't push him into telling her who he is she waited for him to tell her when he was ready.
As much as Lana loves her daughter and Clark loves his sons and Lois, both of them will always love each other and will always regret on what could've been if things had been different between them
"People see who they wanna see!" FACTS! BIG FACTS!
People hear what they want to hear.
Am I the only one who thinks that line seems to border on horribly cynical coming from SUPERMAN, the one who's supposed to see the good in all of us and all that?
Not saying that's bad writing, if anything if this (in my mind) discrepancy is intentional, then it adds layers of depth to Superman's character. But it IS a CW show, so I'm not getting my hopes up.
@@omegagilgamesh but it makes absolute sense. Just cause he can see the good in all doesn’t mean he can’t over look the facts. And it’s not written by the CW
If people can't see through a pair of Glass then there is no hope for humanity.
@@omegagilgamesh I don't think so. Infact the whole persona of Clark is based around people perceptions, the whole thing about clark is how did he hide who he was with some stupid glasses? but he behaved differently, carried himself differently and quietly went unnoticed.
LANA : How did I not see this
Clark : Its the Glasses, best desguise ever created
Seriously though, Anthony Starr looks like an absolutely different person with glasses. Henry Cavill also tried wearing a Superman T-shirt under the Batman V Superman huge poster, yet no one recognized him. I'd say it is indeed the perfect disguise.
I don’t even recognize my self without glasses heck my mates told me that my glasses r why they can recognize me after a few years lol
That’s really true.
I heard that the glasses had some kind of technology in them that made him look weaker than he really was to whoever was looking at him.
@@mattslupek7988 They're made from Kryptonian glass. Plus he gives off a low-level hypnotic suggestion that he's not Superman, at least per comics lore, that the glasses boost the effect of
Tyler's acting in this scene is spectacular. You can just feel his nervousness and anxiety.
His was great,hers wasn't bad,,but i feel like they didn't give her enough emotion. She barely reacted to finding out he was superman lol. Thats what you get with most shows these days i guess, under do the acting part.
Been a fan since Road To Perdition with Tom Hanks.
I thought Henry was irreplaceable but now Tyler is my superman!
@@Killercoldice22 I would say its more true to life, in life youd be effin shocked and wouldnt process it on the spot iam rather sure
I felt for Lana the moment Clark said he came back to Smallville for Lana but that he saw that she was with Kyle by that point. You can almost hear Lana's heart getting crushed a bit by the realization of what she missed out on having with Clark. Not because he's Superman, but because he's Clark...and it's Clark that goes around saving people!
Yet she puts it all on him saying "Just Not Enough."
When lana said that just not enough what she was saying was that he didn't fight for her when he came back nor did he trust her enough to tell her the truth before he left it was to go to show that he didn't love her as much as she thought he did when they were younger I mean you got to look at it from her point of view Clark trusted Lois enough to tell her his entire secret and everything but didn't trust Lana enough that's a slap 🤷
When she was banging a new bf and engaged, she expected Clark to tell her the truth and beg her back. That is insanity. When u r superman, u know that only a very very special woman can share a life with you. Nana definitely wasn't special enough by gauging her action with other dudes. A pretty face is never enough as the only reason as a spouse.
@@ps3301 dude she help save his life literally not too long ago prior before this conversation she's his childhood friend and both of each other's first love I don't know how more special a women can get to a guy like that
thats most women these days sadly. "Oh im engaged and sleeping with a guy, but if you actually loved me enough...."
Well, bitch, you looked happy. And Clark didnt want to put you in harms way. You seemed happy, and Clark realised that he had to move on because clearly you did. She's almost as toxic as Felicity and Iris from Arrow and Flash
I felt it when Clark said “people see who they want to see.” Clark and Lana saw each other with rose tinted glasses. Childhood first loves. Only showed their best sides and keep the other on a pedestal. They didn’t share their vulnerabilities, their darkest secrets./fears whereas with Lois and Clark, they shoulder each other’s darkness and carry it together.
When you see everything with rose tinted glasses a red flag looks just like a flag.
Not even really that. People often view others less positively than they actually are, for their own personal comfort.
Can't tell you how much this actually happens, especially if you're exceptional.
Henry Cavil tested this in NYC. He stood in Time Square wearing a superman shirt under the Man of Steel Billboard, someone asked him for directions seemingly without knowing who he is.
Lana is like Gwen Stacy the first love that laid the foundation but not the endgame
Only Lana didnt die. Peter wouldve ended up with Gwen if she never died tbh. The man still stops by every valentines day on the bridge she died on just to leave a rose for her. But ye you're right it did leave a great foundation for them.
@Dominic Clark Lmao it was Gwen that he loved first. MJ came after
@@johannsanne5281 , that’s very true.
Gwen was the endgame in Stan Lee's eyes. Mary Jane was created as the tempting party girl to show everyone what a good girl Gwen was for Peter Parker. What Stan didn't expect was that the fans would come to love Mary Jane more than Gwen.
@@uncletaylorify yeah, and Stan didn’t expect the writers to kill Gwen while he stepped away from working on Spider-Man. He was planning for Peter and Gwen to end up together. Gwen was even based on his wife
"did you ever love me? ... just not enough"
"Sorry lady, I was SAVING the FN WORRRRLD"
Clark is a good man and Superman. I would have said “Yo chick pump your breaks. You aren’t that charming”
Yeah honestly Lana ain't all that. Lois is a much better catch. Plus Lana treated the Kents like lepers after this
Lolol
First he didn't know what he would be himself then she was engaged to Kyle. In hindsight she of course wanted Clark to tell her back then and break her and Kyle up but that comes from a place of disappointment not love.
@prolastmedia6171 Excuse me, but Emmanuelle Chriqui has been, and pretty much still is “all that", in my humble opinion. Much more than this Lois (even though the actress does a great job, and on an emotional level she works phenomenally with that Tyler guy in the show).
I’m surprised a show featuring a DC hero is allow to be married, have kids and be a great parent /husband! Now if only the comics could mimic this feat.
Superman as a father in the comics sucks or what? xD
He has a son and is married in the comics.
@@drizzo4669 I know while
He on warworld getting beat daily powerless, an his son running around calling himself Superman.let’s not forget about him being raped by humans cause of a red sun, all recent comics btw.
You must not read DC, Dc is known for family . Alot of the main hero’s have family or had if not rebooted. Only one that not allowed to have a family in dc is Batman
@@aaronsaladbar97 was known for family books and stories, now days is all sjw,Antifa liberal crap. I’ve read for over 2 decades.
I love her reaction, she was reasonably hurt and confused/concerned about the love they had cuz it was genuine and took up so much of their lives, this revelation really recontextualizes one of her oldest relationships and she wants to inquire about it, especially since another one of her loves just fell through, but she stops herself because what’s done is done and they both already moved on
For all those who believe that Lana should have been the one, recognize that Lana hadn't even been created yet when Lois and Superman had already been a full blown foundational love story, more importantly it is the Lois' character and personality that empowers Superman to handle his greatest challenges. Lana is the pure, naïve, exhilarating puppy love that we all go through. Lois is the grounded love story that grows. matures, and nurtures.
Just like in the comics.
wel its pretty simple sometimes shit just happens,i mean in another timelie lois marries lex or that black dude so ya situation can alter depending on time and place amd choices made,am shure in some timline clark and lana are together.
@@Marcustheseer For the past 86 years it been Superman/Clark and Lois
But still Lana is Clark's first love.
@@JackmcCoy1933 who cares it’s not his last love
Now that I'm not a kid anymore, I can relate to this much more than just your average Superman shows. Well done CW on this 1 show.
Smallville isn’t your average Superman show
Cw didn't right this show its just airing on the platform
They canceled it
@@XDarksoulX1129superman and Lois didn’t get cancelled?????
Yep but they let go alot of the cast to pay luthor dude and keep budget. That's messed up
Honestly I don’t blame Clark he wanted to tell Lana Countless times about his powers and it’s heritage. But he didn’t know how she would react. Yes he left Smallville but he did came back to her but she was married or at least engaged So he started over and Lois was part of the reason why he was fulfilling his destiny of becoming earth’s greatest hero. Clark felt bad every day for not telling her his secret. Honestly what was Lana truly upset about the fact that Clark kept his secret from her since childhood and depriving her of the chance to truly understand him or that he did not come back to her and moved on with Lois or the mixture of both and felt cheated out of what could’ve been between them.
In the comics she knew his secret but she walked away then she tries to wreck his marriage to Lois because she couldn't let him go. Clark was over her & his mom had to set Lana straight that she needed to on I recently found out Lana was or is having a relationship with John Henry aka Steel.
@@catspaw3092 What issue was that I want to read it
Exactly. Dude ain't no home wrecker and saw that she was happy so why come back in the picture.
In the comics he did tell her.
And she didn't disappoint, she reacted like a complete azzhole. And then treated Clarks family like lepers. Lana can suck a duck
Wow, when Clarke stood there , trying to find the courage to tell Lana the truth......his acting was so good.....took me back to every time I tried to ask a girl out that I liked....
So how did that work out for you?
@@christian751 im guessing not well 💀
Yeah Clark’s acting was really good.
Honestly I love his response to her saying „you‘re superman?“ he just says „kinda“
I love how this series always stayed true to the friendship and history that Clark and Lana shared. Like, it always felt like two friends picking up where they left off, but older. And I love that the show was so aware of the fact that Clark and Lana DID have this history and that it wasn't just put on the back burner for the entirety of the show.
What Lana really mad about is how her life transpired compared to what it could of been. She would never had worry about Clark cheating on her. Everybody wants a superman but walk right pass Clark kent.
Of course Superman is alot better than a Clark Kent I do not get Lois falling in love with Clark.
@@saramcmurtrie3955 That's a modern woman prospective right here.
@@iggs67 That comment flew right over her head didn’t it 😂
@@saramcmurtrie3955 typical woman
Yah but almost no guy is actually a "Clark Kent," your comment makes it seem like so all guys are a Clark Kent in a world with a Superman.
I love how in every and each universe Clark always tells Lana he's Superman differently or I should say she finds out in a different way I mean.
All those women want Superman while ignoring, overlooking and dismissing Clark Kent.
Facts. It’s realistic
Except she was in love with Clark first
Didn't Lana Say I love you to Clark before even knowing he was Superman .
And plus in the show Lois Also Liked Clark Before she even knew he was Superman
Superman is the facade, Clark is the real person underneath. Canonically both fell in love with Clark, not Superman
@@larslundandersen7722 imo Superman wasn't a facade but an aspect of Clark. It however isn't the full picture of who he is.
As much as i love the chemistry Lana & Clark have. The deep love they have. If he chose her instead of Lois clark would of never left he wouldnt be what the world needs. He & Lana would of made Smallville prosper but he would of never progressed & knowing Clarks character, it would fill him with regret & the feeling of living a lie or not doing enough
*have
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You know how to write it, you showed so in the first sentence. It's not hard al all, and makes reading much simpler.
You hit the nail on the head.
@@niconijenhuis4242 It's not hard at all, not "It's not hard al all". Check your shit before you criticize somebody else's writing. This is youtube, not English 20.
I think they would have realized he needed to save the world even if he was based in Smallville.
Plus Lana sucka
This show is everything the original cw dc verse should have been
The first love was pure and simple but it's not meant to last. It's to teach you the true meaning of love. That's Lana. The real love is hard and tumultuous but it's harder, it is not just emotion, it's actions. And that's Lois.
Idc I've never liked Lois I even prefer Diana 😭
I’ve experienced the ‘amazing, but just not enough’ first love. Everyone deserves better than ‘not enough’, no matter how amazing it is. Because love that is enough is out there.
This superman is amazing. This show is brilliant and heart warming
What show is this?
Superman&Lois
“Just not enough.”
Right. He “didn’t love her enough” to beg her to dump Kyle to go back to him. You don’t ask someone to break up a happy relationship to please yourself, but that’s what she wanted - the chance to do just that.
tbf you also have to understand where she is coming from. She wasn't in love with Kyle anymore. He hurt her by cheating and of course with all that in mind she would've wanted for Clark to break them up. If she was happily married at that moment instead, she probably wouldn't have reacted that way.
@@JSmellerM Why does that matter? What should Clark have done? Come back out of the blue and beg her to take him back like a home wrecker? She's not thinking clearly, there's no place to understand her from because her logic makes no sense. Yes, she was in love with Kyle. Clark came back and they were already married. He did the mature thing and moved on.
@@LethalByChoice Of course he shouldn't have done that but it's not like she is thinking clearly in that moment. Her mind was just blown and she was in the midst of a separation from her husband. I'm not blaming Clark here. I'm just saying her being irrational makes sense. She was in a bad emotional state and you should just account for that in that moment. She also was just kidnapped a few hours earlier.
I think the "just not enough" was referring to him leaving in the first place
@@chrissanchez882 and he explained her and it was a very good reason but i guess all that matters to her is herself in this moment. She is an adult here and i expect such stuff from a teenager not an adult.
Lana is so lovely and has a voice like sugared butter 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
This scene was so heart felt. I would like to think every adult has gone through this. Reveal to an old crush that you loved them and what could have been. But then she blamed him for not loving her enough. How selfish. Like all adolescence, he was going through some crap, but far more then any of us can comprehend being who HE IS!! He comes back after finding himself ready to open his next chapter only to find that SHE HAD MOVED ON and because he saw her happy he had to move on as well. And NOW she is being selfish and practically saying "You should have broken us up and break Kyle's heart and not have my daughter." wtf-
Hypergamy is real!!
@@williamdean4775 totally! In this case when she said "you should have told me" was code for "i would have ditched kyle in a heartbeat"
@@CelicAWD tbf this came from a Lana who fell out of love with Kyle. If she would've been happy with Kyle at that moment she might've answered differently. At this moment though she just wished to never have been through the pain.
God this series is so good
He literally came back for Lana but she took it as he didn't love her enough.
I honestly don't get why she would have wanted him to make some kind of move then.
He could see that she seemed happy with Kyle and because he was more concerned about her happiness than his own, he thought it made more sense to let her be happy with Kyle. It makes much more sense than trying to stir up crap between them to make her choose him over Kyle. Doing that would be more selfish and that's just not Clark.
@@workinprogress8978 He dodged a bullet there.
Lois Lane will always be Clarks partner especially so in this series because Lois acts and feels like a mature and responsible woman/mother.
Not telling her the truth.
It's more of the fact that he didn't fight for her Lana was basically suggesting if Clark had came back to her she would have most likely took him back because she still wasn't over clark even though she was with Kyle 🤷
@@willmastez Typical woman, assuming men can read their minds
glaringly wrong take.
Lana: "did you ever love me?"
Clark: " Lana, of course I did."
Lana: " just not enough."
No. he loved you enough to respect your decision. he chose not to mess up your life chasing after what could have been. he chose the monumental decision to choose your happiness over his suffering.
I hate that toxic fight for me mindset.
@@nomadhakunamatata5793 Same. It's weird and disgusting.
In the Snydererse all of Smallville knew. In "Man Of Steel" it's implied the whole town knew. They all knew something was off about Clark Kent but they all kept it a secret & never spoke of it. It was basically a small town secret which is more realistic. Say what you want about his movies he got that part of Smallville right in my opinion.
If you think about how many secret rescues and disappearing acts was he gonna pull until people start pointing fingers?
It the Buffy logic.
You know but you never talk about it.
Fuck no that movie didn't...
Snyder got SO MUCH right... it's a shame we'll never see his planned story arch properly concluded.
Best reveal, no anger, not judgement, just acceptance
Love this show. The writing and the casting is spot-on. I hope they renew it. When I was a kid, I loved Smallville and thought it was under-appreciated. I've re-watched it since and still think that's true. I think the same is true of this iteration. The family and older relationships really make it work, IMO. The stories are really good with the superhero stuff being both integral but secondary. That's a recipe that should provide legs for an, otherwise, well explored mythology. That said, Lana is kind of a dick in that last scene. Comes off as a little incongruous even if her character is hurt.
I remember on season 1 that Jordan and Jonathan got mad at Clark for lying to them about his secret identity.
Yup but they got over it I wonder how long Lana will be mad at Clark?
@@joegriffin7240 Maybe on the next episode or the end of season 2.
@@ericle5366 I hope so it was pointless really to be mad at lois because of Clark superman Lana defently over reaction and she doesn't realize ally and her doppelganger still at large and could put both daughters in harms way if happens tho
@@joegriffin7240 - Consider that she's also mad at Lois because this means that she can't trust Lois as a friend or, importantly, as *journalist!* Now Lana knows that Lois is perfectly willing to conceal information, or outright lie, if it suits her purposes. So how can *anything* that Lois says or writes be trusted to be truthful, rather than spin-doctored to suit Lois's personal agenda?
One thing that has dawned on me in all the discussions about this: Lois now *has* to keep up the lies or else her career as a journalist would be *over!* If the public knew how much she's been manipulating the truth for *decades* to cover for Clark and herself, she would never be seen as trustworthy ever again! In fact, people she's written articles about might turn around and *sue* her since her objectivity would be known to be non-existent.
@@daniels7907 true in beginning when Clark just started as superman lois was one people who wanted know who he was where he came from and had no idea that Clark she was dating is superman let's consider this if Clark told her before they started dating would she told everyone who he was NO she was inlove and understood logic and reasons she had keep Clark's secret decades and from boys too of course only reasons for them at mothers funeral where Jordan saved his brother from getting hurt and they were asking questions why when Clark revealed to Lana she was in danger and couldn't keep from her anymore yes if world found out about Clark and lois knew yeah she probably won't have job anymore or maybe worse? And let's look at episode bizzaro world everyone knew Clark was as Kal-EL aka superman it made him popular like movie star but with that type fame it cost him and his family torn apart and him inhale green kryptonite messed his mind up where Lana left him so Clark keeping his secret from world was good idea Clark didn't know how Lana would react to it and we all know how that went 😩
This was one of the better Superman reveals ever executed. Heartwarming, but yet really sad. Always felt Lana was the girl for Clark. Makes me think of the girl that got away and will always regret.
Lana is kinda acting entitled here
Clark was honest with her and she thought she was entitled to his secret
Hint: That is a trait common with humans…Especially women
Well it’s understandable since Clark was her first love and her marriage with Kyle was falling apart so she feels that had Clark told her back then, she would’ve got her happily ever after instead of the current situation she’s in.
I mean, she told him that she loved him and then he decided to disappear. Obviously, she feels upset that she never got closure about it.
Just not enough? More like enough that he wanted her to be happy and didn't want to rip her away from the guy she was with despite the fact he had feelings for her. She basically said she woulda dumped the other guy if clark had told her he loved her. Kinda fucked up
And to add she only wanted him because of the power he has. Why she didn't have feelings for him before that?
@@neonoctis001 What? She didn't want him at that moment. She asked about him coming back after he did finding himself sojourn. You guys are reaching!
@@victorpradha9946 Funny how you said many words but nothing of substance at all.
@@neonoctis001 Lana was in love with Clark but he bailed Smallville after his father died. She loved Clark before she knew anything about his powers.
@@victorpradha9946 Good points.
I just watched this episode this past week. This season finished strong. Really excited to see what they do with this show going forward :)
Smallville will forever be my superman show... its just not the same without the original crew...
Most underappreciated superman ever.
Early 2000 smallville came on now now seeing them still friends and talking about their past aww
This part blew my mind. This show is great
"Did you ever love me?"
Uh, he's the one who came back for her. She's the one who married someone else.
But he never fought for her. He just ran. Again. She only was with Kyle because Clark ran away in the first place. Then he comes back and doesn't fight for her. So the question is actually justified. Him telling her that he is Superman was just a disguise to hide how hurt she truly is that he didn't fight for her.
@@JSmellerM What was he supposed to do? Come back and beg her to take him back and be a home wrecker?
No, Clark did the mature thing and let her move on rather than fuck with her life by putting himself between her and Kyle.
Idk what you're point is with the "comes back and doesn't fight for her" as if he was supposed to get her to take him back and break up their marriage.
Look sometimes its just too late. Clark was gone for a long time and she was already married to Kyle. It doesn't matter if she still had feelings for him, it's about having integrity.
@@LethalByChoice My point is that you can't come at her without understanding where she is emotionally at that moment. In that episode she was kidnapped and feared for her life. Then she got told her friend she grew up with is Superman. Whilst all this is happening she is in the midst of seperating from the father of her children.
She isn't really in her right mind at that moment. Her solution in her head was that she could've avoided all that drama if Clark broke her and Kyle up back then. It wouldn't have been right but she isn't thinking right at the moment and you should account for that. Instead she is judged like she said those things after sleeping on everything.
*cars driving by* “so that’s what he looks like”
That is awsome that pete exists in this universe too
Pete always existed. Even in the movies. It's Chloe who didn't. But I wonder where he is in this...
@@rafaela40 Speaking of Chloe.... yikes.
@@randomkitty2555 Chloe it's not the actor but.. the actor... yeah, yikes!
I wanna know wtf is the accident story. Who was driving, who was shoved, etc. Clark was on the pass. side in that scene, so wasn't the driver. Even at .25x speed, you can't see shit
@@rafaela40That's because Chloe is an original character for Smallville. I remember someone mentioning not knowing a "Chloe" unless I am really going through a Mandela Effect?
This show should get more love
Lana is definitely made that she had superman and know lois does.
?
Did you go to school?
@@rhea3628 judging by that spelling. No
lol what woman wouldn’t be upset, no man can compare
did ya glitch out while typing or what?
This showing acting really good and well written
Those glasses really do hide his superhero side.
With Lana Injustice would never happen but with Lois its something different, special for Clark.
Lana: You're Super Man!?!?!?!?
Clarke: Kinda
"Did you ever love me"
"of course I did"
"just not enough to break up my marriage"
Ermm? What?
Not enough to tell her the truth
She's saying he was her real love, and all he had to do was tell her and she would have been with him.
@Omega Mutant What? Kal-El disguising himself works on EVERYONE. PERIOD. It doesn't matter how either of them feel about it, him wearing the glasses and having that persona makes people literally incapable of thinking it's actually Superman.
The kids didn't notice until he physically removed the glasses in front of them. They both loved him, and couldn't tell the difference until he did that.
It's a drama fueled TV show. "True love" doesn't make it suddenly possible to recognize a superheroes alter ego. He's literally actively hiding his identity every time he wears them, from everybody.
@Omega Mutant No clown, your opinions are not fact. Not wasting my time with such a smooth brain.
Or be honest about your secret until now it is to late
What Lana and Clark have is like a parallel lines cross. They only cross once time … mean they have their moment once and missed it forever …they was childhood sweetheart but they missed it
A worthy show to compare to Smallville. This is Smallville 2.0
A mature version of them
Does chloe ever make an appearance?
I don’t agree,the story is alright but Superman ruins the whole thing with the fake suit
@@V-A-U-G-H-N Chloe was new character make only for Smallville.
Yes thank you someone with history thank you for bringing back memories off great shows
Ah yes the magical glasses of concealment
Dude got a planet to save
Chick : you don't love me enough
Sounds about right
Lana from the Smallville series was like this a lot of the time.
1:06 Lana look like Sara in this
Wished we saw more of dylan kingwell as young clark
Same he was so great in the role . I don’t understand why they didn’t have him here. Maybe he was busy or something.
And now see the difference bewteen the Smallville universe and this... In Smallville Lana became a superhero on her own right and in the Superman Returns universe Lana became Clark's "Confidant"...
Did Clark ever love you lana??? C'mon, Lana, you are his first love and this is another difference, Smallville Lana reacted better to Clark having powers, just like Reeve's Lana...
I like how the animated series Lana just figured it out for herself lol
@@K.C.C.L I mean she literally saw him walk through fire when they were in high school.
She was disappointed that she couldn’t get the full man of steel
The whole glasses disguise is ridiculous under any circumstances but normally I can at least be like their face is generic enough that they might just blend in but Tyler Hoechlin's face is so distinct its truly mind blowing that they would have him play superman, though from what i've seen he seems to be doing a great job so far
I watched Tyler a lot and when he appeared in súper girl as Superman I didn’t recognized him hahahahaha
It's not ridiculous. It really does work. So does beards.
@@oliviarogers2808 I have both glasses and periodically a beard and no one has ever had trouble recognising me with or without either
@@redgiant970 I have no idea what your personal life is like, but obviously if you were married or something and your spouse has only known you with a thick beard, then one day you go into a bathroom and come out clean shaven, your spouse is obviously gonna know it's you and not a stranger. However, if you were to routinely go to an AA meeting (I'm not insinuating anything about you specifically, this is just an example) with a beard and then the fifth or sixth meeting come clean shaven, I'd be willing to bet most of the people there wouldn't recognize you right away. There's even CZcams compilations of dads pranking their small kids by shaving their big beards. "Who is this mommy?"
My grandfather, who's a pastor, routinely met with someone and he always wore his glasses to their meetings. One day about a year back, they were meeting at a restaurant for breakfast and the guy was wandering around for quite a while looking for him. Finally, my grandfather got his attention. He wasn't sitting far from the door, and wasn't wearing glasses. The dude told him that he didn't know it was him cause he didn't know what he looked like without glasses.
Henry Cavill wore glasses and a Superman t shirt in the middle of New York under the poster for his movie, and no one recognized him.
There are scientific studies supporting glasses being effective as well.
Lana is being unreasonable
In her defense she upset all years since there little she never knew he had powers even through high-school he never once so I can't blame her I wish she didn't get so mad at him and how she know if Clark never left and Clark Lana got married what children could they have? Could Lana deal with any them had Clark's powers???? Plus Lana sounds she hated life she's having her husband is cheating bumb her older daughter wanted hurt herself and die and Sophie so young we hardly see her I show if Lana didn't want life she having now she should waited for Clark not married Kyle but again she loved him and still does and what kills her Clark kinda loved her but not enough to stay he made right choice to leave
@JoeGriffin
I don't think he loved her enough. His constant need to know who he was was more prominent in his mind at that time and understandably so. Once he knew, he came back for her. He knew that to be the champion he had to move to Metropolis, so why did he come back to Smallville first? Because he loved her and he wanted to do this with her (we saw it in the episode where he told Martha)
then he saw Lana with Kyle married and he went alone to Metropolis and he met Lois Lane bla, bla, bla, bla as usual
What's too bad ! it's done on purpose We have to make room for comic book history as usual...like in Smallville where Lana and Clark could have been an amazing couple together!
@@iloveu172 true but we would never know how Lana Clark would have been if Clark stayed married Lana but he did right thing find out who he was where he came from before anything else so if Clark wanted Lana he make sure she be okay with it and what if she didn't like it that'd one mistake haunt Clark forever like he telling Jordan about Sarah make sure he doing right thing by telling her and she be okay with him having powers of superman
I did some digging: The accident was Pete, Clark, and Lana going to a Soul Asylum concert. Pete fell asleep & wrecked the car & that's when Clark saved them. It was told about waaaay back in S01E01 when Clark & Lois moved back.
It is weird how a pair of glasses can fool people
Weird, but true.
wow I really thought Lana be happy find out Clark is superman I was totally WRONG!!!!!
There’s no traffic on that road at all 😎
Small towns have roads with no traffic.
The production crew blocked off the streets...whoops! Too literal! Lol
Pretty common with small towns
As far as excuses for leaving goes, it was a pretty good one.
The sun in the background really changed between the start and end of this clip, come editors
one of the best scenes in the series.
In another universe, Clark could have ended up with Lana
It's so easy to let people see what they want to see. Whether you're an amazing set of self learning software(brainiac) or a rich kid with issues. Letting people think what they want will almost always give you an edge.
Just like on Smallville, Lana is a SMOKESHOW 🔥
(Lana finds out he's superman ) Next reaction....."Why did you leave me?""" wtf??????? Dude literally bears his soul and she makes it about her????? Writers stretching out tension in the dumbest way possible that makes absolutely no sense.....
If anybody....and I do mean anybody..... found out that someone they care about has been saving the world for over 20 years, you wouldn't rush to villainize them .....you'd ask more questions, be sympathetic, literally anything else than attack them! Thoughts???
I wouldn’t really call that attacking him. It’s very clear she had feelings for him and it probably hits even more now that she’s divorced, nobody likes being kept in the dark by the people closest to them. But that’s just my 2 cents
Sounds like she’s thinking about what could have been
@@Step43099 I think that is the whole episode. She is mad at Lois for going out of the way but also lying to her or keeping a wall up and then to find out your best friend and an ex never was open with her had to hurt as well.
It was a defining mystery of her young life, I think, and she never had any closure for it.
What you mean "that makes absolutely no sense"? It doesn't have to make sense, 'cause people don't make sense. The only question: Is it realistic a realistic? Yes, it is...
2:30 I have to disagree with Lana, sometimes to love someone is to see them them go to be happy, even if they are with someone else and the ship you and them had has sailed. Did she really want Clark to come back for her and just create tension with Kyle before all this? That’s selfish
@Kijjambu Rodney
Sometimes to love is also to have the possibility of having a choice. there, he gave her no chance to decide for herself what was best. because he came back for her, he wanted to be with her too.
I'm sure if he had told her or explained to her before he left, she wouldn't be with Kyle and her life would be different.
Clark was selfish, not Lana
I don't understand why it's always Lana who think wrong...
What ever the reason I glad he did not end off with Lana.
@@iloveu172 She would've held Clark back she would've had an issue with sharing him with the rest of the world Superman is like a firefighter, cop & a doctor every time someone needed help he has to do what's right he wants to save lives. After awhile Lana would've bitched about it & demand he stay home to be with her & that's not why Clark was sent to earth Lana had a choice not to marry Kyle. The moment she saw Clark again she could've called off her engagement but then Clark would've been left with the guilt that he ruined her & Kyle's lives especially Kyle's I think Kyle might've been jealous of Clark (correct me if I'm wrong anyone). So Clark decides to let Lana go & move on & here she is getting mad at him for not telling her? How do we know that even after she married Kyle she wasn't always thinking about Clark in the comics Lana married Clark's bf Pete Ross but she settled for him because she couldn't have Clark she even named their son after him which Pete didn't take too well. Pete & Lana got divorced & instead of calling him Clark Pete calls their son "Butch" or "Buster" Pete didn't want to be reminded that his ex wife was still in love with his bf. In another comic Martha had to set Lana straight that Lana chose to walk away when Clark left Smallville & now here she is trying to sabotage his marriage to Lois. Martha flat out said "Lana you had your chance with him years ago & you walked away move on find someone else, now who's up for some pie?" As Martha looks at the rest of her guests & Lana's eyes & mouth are left wide open after Clark's mom told her off.
@@iloveu172 if she did want Clark she could have waited for him to come back rather than head into a new relationship. Sure it will test her as she won’t know when exactly he’ll return but this is the kind of true love that endures
sometimes love is selfish and sometimes it is selfless.
Beautiful
Kids
"How didn't I see this?"
"I'm pretty fast "
In Smallville series Clark and Lana relationship is really I rooting for, ugh I miss Smallville series
All these years Clana is alive and well
Maybe things can change between them if the try again
*This is the one CW show that has exceeded my expectations. I am so grateful that it's more traditional.*
I LOVE ALL THESE SHOWS
Best couple clark and lana❤
"- why didn't you come back for me?
- you were taken.
- did you ever love me?
- of course I did.
- ...but not enough...."
Me: 🙄 jeez, woman. "Me, me, me"
She meant NOT enough to stay in Smallville. Not enough to comeback to soon enough before she met Kyle.
@@victorpradha9946. I could easily turn it around and ask her why didn't she wait for him and moved on considering she clearly thinks he didn't love her enough and not like she loved him. Sorry but I agree with OP
Lana - "Why didn't you come back for me?"
Clark - "I did. You were with Kyle."
Lana - "You should have told me!" / "Did you ever love me?" / "Just not enough."
Seriously!? No offense, but that's so beyond selfish on Lana's part. This is everything wrong with the modern hot take on relationships: it's all about what makes ME happy, and no real thought to what you're bringing to the other person in the relationship. No thoughts on whether she's actually good for Clark, and no ownership for her choice to simply move on with the next available guy. No... her view is that Clark should have told her, broken up her engagement, and there's not even a shred of consideration of whether she'd actually be a good partner for him. In fact, instead of valuing any of his journey and opinion, she just puts all the blame squarely on him that he didn't "love her enough". If you needed evidence on why this version of Lana is a poor match for Clark, this is it.
Dude, chill. Cut her some slack and recognize the position she is in. She just learned she could've avoided all the drama and hurt she experienced with Kyle. This isn't about being selfish, this is about feeling alone. It's a "Why always me" moment.
Best Superman!
He was the best Clark we ever had.
People talking about In another universe Clark could end up with Lana. No In all universes Lois is Clark one and only true love so get over it lol.
Then you don't know that joker will always kill Lois and every other universe To piss off Superman
Crisis on Infinite Earths confirms it
No things change the never state the same
Lois love Supes, Lana love Kent
Even when he is trying to reveal himself to her she still makes excuses and makes it about herself and completely blames him for everything.
Women
She literally told him that she loved him and then he decided to disappear. Obviously she never got closure about it. It’s pretty embarrassing to admit that you love someone and then they literally leave town. He never told her why. How many years did she question it?
“Kinda?” Awesome response
I love this show ❤😊
She is mad because she is jealous of Lois.
tbf most people would be after finding out their childhood crush is actually also one of the biggest superheroes
Oh yeah, she was definitely jealous of Lois the thing is Lois brought out the best in Clark Lana I feel would've held him back when he came back for Lana saw she was engaged he couldn't be a homewrecker. So he let her go & found his great love Lois & Clark doesn't regret meeting & falling in love with Lois but Lana in this scene we can see she feels regret being with Kyle.
@@catspaw3092 Agree.
Another reason why praying Jordan get over Sara.
Sara is like her mom.
Homeliest Superman ever.
How did anybody looking out of any of those windows in the area? Not see that? Bit more secluded place next time, Clark
Why does Hollywood hate redheads? It seems like every redheaded character either becomes black or brunnette. Is it because they're likely from Scottish decent? They don't like scotch so they take it out on redheaded characters? Cyclone, Hawkgirl/woman, Jimmy Olsen(Supergirl and Superman the Movie), Lana(Smallville), Lana(Superman&Lois) and I'm sure I'm forgetting some. The only one I can think of who avoided this fate was Jean Grey.
You actually forgot a lot of them. It's a really long list at this point and you're right it is weird how often it happens, as for Jean I think it's just a matter of time before it happens to her as well.
Lana thinking he is Clark: Hooked up while he was gone. Lana finding out he is Superman: "Why didn't you come back for me?" Figures.
He left without any explanation. What was she going to do...pine away for him staring at the picture window waiting for him to return? Lana moved on because heartache can be unbearable. Clark came back, saw her with Kyle and he too moved on. There's NOTHING hypocritical or duplicitous about what Lana said. What if Clark came back before Lana settled for Kyle?
@@victorpradha9946 Fair Point. I assumed (maybe wrongly) that Clark left with the idea he was coming back and that she was aware. I may have missed where he just up and left without telling anyone.
@@zenquester3896 Clark's reason for leaving is what tied his hands. He left because the crystals called to him and he was to embark on his destiny to become Superman, to discover his heritage as a Kryptonian and learn that is first true name is Kal-El, the Last Son of Krypton. At that age, what could Clark have said to Lana, especially when he had NO IDEA when or IF he would return. I truly believe, at that age, Clark did truly love Lana, and she loved him. So the two share a bond of unrequited love and what might have been. I believe Lana sees Jordan and Jonathan as the sons she might have had and Clark sees Sarah and Sophie as the daughters he might have had.
But it is with Lois that Clark finds harmony with his identity as Kal-El, as Clark Kent, as Superman and as a father and a husband and a son!
@@victorpradha9946 , this is perfect. That’s really well written point.
@@victorpradha9946 I think they’re trying to say that Lana is more angry now that she knows he’s Superman but she never expressed resentment when she originally knew he was back before learning his secret. Had her marriage with Kyle been okay at this point I don’t think she’d be really angry but it’s understandable now because she feels she chose the wrong guy since he cheated on her.
Thank you for giving us closure to Smallville.
"How did I not see it?"
You saw the nice guy in your friendzone.
How the hell can you not recognize Clark is Superman
Especially when you grew up with the man
Galactically stupid?
In the comics the glasses are from krypton. Which hypnotizes the people who sees him. They see a different face when seeing Clark Kent
It was explained once I believe he subtly changes everything about himself.. when he’s in his clark persona his posture presence voice tone mannerism demeanor everything changes..gestures etc even how he walks couple that with him staying out of the way an Not bringing attention to himself that’s how it was explained anyway. when he’s superman his whole aura and energy changes like perception is everything..ppl probably have him built up as something in his mind an his crazy inhuman outlandish feats of strength make it apparent he’s Not like them.
You got to remembers he a kryptonian playing at being a human Not a real human. This influences things too.
That.s is the question we all ask why did anybody both in smallville or were he worked even lex did not now it was superman with glasses for a long time
As a fan of smallville where Lana found out in like season 6 or 7 very little of what happens in this show makes sense to me lol 🤣
This isn't Smallville though
Smallville also had 2 Jimmy Olsens and 2 Lois Lanes, and 2 Cat Grants.... the timeline didn't make sense, Kara showed up late and her powers weren't accurate, also her reason for being late was wrong. Bart Allen, wouldn't even be born yet for 30 years. Among like 500 other mistakes... Smallville was laughably bad really, it's only redeeming features were the actor playing Lex and the concept of the show itself.
@@overkall1691 I know all that lol I just grew up on smallville so when it was on I kinda loved it 😊🤣 it was also filmed not from
Where I live
@@stefachino192 That is super cool. I was thinking about the toyman/Lois/Chloe moments in that were also really good. It has MORE GOOD than I gave credit. It really wasn't so bad just more "fun tv" than accurate.
@@overkall1691 Who cares? Most people don't know the comics and will never read them. They don't know about something being wrong or not. It's just a matter of is it entertaining or is it not? And it was the first one.
Honestly there is 1 Lana for me when it comes to this, and that is Kristen Kreuk.
2:18 2:27 I found those moments to be a bit unfair for her to say due to the fact that she was with someone else and that clark didn't wanna be that guy that disrupted another man's happiness with her not to mention complicate her simple life with being an extraterrestrial superhero; he not only showed himself to be a gentleman but a true man of honor! 🔥💯😉😁👍
Lana in the smallville show had more brains.
No, she didn't when they introduced Bizzaro she really thought it was Clark because Bizzaro was doing everything she wanted whereas the real Clark couldn't Lana slept with the fake Clark & couldn't tell it was him. Chloe knew right off the bat that Clark was different even Lois knew Clark was off Bizazaro pinched Lois's tush she turned & slapped him that's something Clark wouldn't do he's very she about women. Chloe confronted Lana about Clark's odd behavior & what does Lana do? She brushes it off & makes like she knows Clark better than anyone which she didn't & when the real Clark did show up she felt like a fool. What's sad is Bizzaro really fell for Lana so no Lana isn't that smart accept when she's manipulating or hurting others to get what she wants.
It took KK Lana 6 years to figure out Clark was Superman in Smallville, dum dum.
@@illimattic She wasn't doing herself any favors by sneaking in his barn taking photos, stealing his crowbar, locking Chloe in Lex's wine seller thus putting her friend in danger to find out Clark's secret, putting pressure on Clark to tell her his secret. He finally did told her but the lengths she went to to get Clark to confess to her was terrible. She wasn't doing herself any favors in Clark's eyes which is why he was thrilled when Lois figured out who he was she didn't push him into telling her who he is she waited for him to tell her when he was ready.
@@catspaw3092 you are replying to the wrong person. I'm saying KK Lana was a dum dum compared to the new version of Lana Lang Cushing.
@@illimattic My bad lol I do agree although KK Lana wasn't a dum dum she was a b!tch I liked Annette O'Toole's Lana better check it out in Superman 3.
As much as Lana loves her daughter and Clark loves his sons and Lois, both of them will always love each other and will always regret on what could've been if things had been different between them
Wonder jag if there someone like that in your life.