First, her necklace weakened Clark when he came nearby. She became the poster child for the disaster, her cry of anguish captured forever on the cover of Time Magazine. Despite the fact that her aunt raised and cared for her, Lana has felt like an abandoned orphan her whole life and idolizes her dead parents. WebThe relationship between Clark Kent and Lana Lang has been a rocky one that progressed through the first seven seasons. Though Jimmy Olsen (AaronAshmore) can't quite capture Clark's face, his photograph of "the Blur" saving Lois forces Clark to better hide his identity. Regardless, she continues doing philanthropic work in Africa, and occasionally operates as a Watchtower Network agent under the code name "Valkyrie". Clark believes everything is alright at that point, but Oliver tells him that the Earth needs its hero sooner than they thought as he shows Clark the coming Apokolips. To a certain extent, her concerns were well-founded, as Lana leaving in season 7 led to Clark getting a job with the Daily Planet and becoming a superhero in Metropolis. An adult Lana continued to dress much more gracefully and elegantly than ever before, while still wearing jeans and sleek tops on occasion. (Source episode: Jimmy and Chloe get married. It worked for other Superman stories, but not Smallville. After criticising the Justice League and labelling them failures, Lex announces the Guardian Platforms, as well as the man who will bring them into Orbit, Hank Henshaw. Throughout Smallville, their relationship was a source of romantic bliss, drama, and heartbreak. Chloe appears at the Daily Planet and in order to convince Lois, who is insistent that her and Clark should not get married, gives her Clarks vows. However, she emerged from death as the new Insect Queen, but was rescued by Supergirl. His favorite actors are Tyrone Power and Eleanor Parker. During her teenage years, Lana would often attempt to prove that neighbor boy, Clark Kent, was the superhero Superboy. Lois Lane and Clark Kent are one of the most famous fictional couples of all time, but it took hundreds of episodes on Smallville before they cemented their Lois assumes it is Clark and proceeds to thank him until she make a shocking discovery that her rescuer is Lana Lang. As an energy storm tears through space, it nearly destroys the Russian Defense Platform and it's occupants, but they are saved by Superman. Lois thanks her for the blue ribbon that she needed as she approaches the office of Perry White. She is approximately 5'4". After they fight briefly, he tells Oliver that he believes in him; Oliver overcomes the power of Darkseid and the Omega symbol fades from his skull. Between metahumans, mad inventors, and the secret government agency Checkmate, Clark, Oliver, Chloe, and their friends tackle plenty of supervillains before Clark puts on the red cape. Smallville showrunners Al Gough and Miles Millar bodied the heck out Clana ( the fictional relationship between Clark Kent and Lana Lang on the 21-year On brand until the very end. Lois embracing Clark after Lana says goodbye. While she was running the Isis Foundation Lana started wearing reading glasses and dressed like a sophisticated businesswoman. He also begins learning about his past through information he found through the press. Lana has been intimate with only three men throughout her life: Clark (her first love), Lex (her husband) and Bizarro (whom she admitted she had genuine feelings for). Jonathan counters what Clark is saying and does his best to give his unheard advice; Clark says that he has to go beyond that, and Oliver appears. Seasons 1, 2, 3, 9 and 10 were the only seasons in the show that did not feature both Lois and Lana in a main character status or guest starring status. When Clark reveals his powers to Lana and then he takes her to the Fortress of Solitude and proposes to her, he tells her she doesn't have to answer right then and says he'll give her some time to think, considering that his secret is a big thing to deal with. Clark, adamant on letting go of everything, visits Lois at their apartment. Though Clark hoped he'd be able to live like an ordinary high schooler, the next four years would be anything but. Clark was saddened by the final breakdown of their relationship and Lana left Smallville forever. Along the way, Lana stepped into dark, unfamiliar territory the more she spent time with Lex, which was one more thing that troubled Clark. (Source episode: Clark has one of his first experiences with. When this fails she tries to kill Lex at Luthorcorp. As the ghost of Jonathan Kent hands him his super-suit, Clark becomes Superman, and after years of "no tights, no flights," he takes to the skies to save the day. Contents 1 Marriages 2 Relationships 3 Friendships 4 See also Marriages Clark and Outside of Clark's family, Lana is one of only two main characters to figure out that Clark has powers without being told or shown by another person. There, a young child named Kal-El is born to the scientist Jor-El (Julian Sands) and his wife Lara (Helen Slater). She retaliated against Lex and Lionel Luthor with both violence and theft. Lionel has Clark kidnapped. Kara's powers are restored. From that point on, Clark couldn't be near Lana without doubling over in pain. But, after revisiting his past with a reprogrammed Brainiac 5 namely his father's death from years ago Clark overcomes his anger and pain. Lois and Clark were reunited after the second meteor shower, when Clark went to visit Lana at Smallville Medical Center. While writing off Lana enabled Clark to get his comic book romance with Lois, how it was handled was met with a great deal of criticism. Clark's adventures have become legendary. Clark departs for the roof and he looks around at the Earth and begins to open his shirt, revealing the red and yellow House of El family crest, as he goes off to save the day as Superman. Lana and Emily when they were ten years old. Clark and Lois learn about Tess's murder at the hands of Lex. Clark was surprised by Lois's insight and commented to Lois that "sometimes I think you don't know me at all, other times you seem to know me better than anyone". Lana started to show her dark side early on, when a rival coffee shop called The Beanery tried to put the Talon out of business. It was later seen that Jordan's visions of people's deaths can be changed by Clark Kent, making this vision only a possible future and not a definite one. She was seen in the cemetery with Clark and sometime later, she gave him words of encouragement and reassurance when he began to doubt his decision to leave Smallville. In fact, some have wondered if it would have been better for the series if Clark had just grieved Lana naturally without resorting to time travel to fix it. Lois often sided with Lana when Clark couldn't explain his strange behavior. Lana later fell victim to the evil Kryptonian computer Brainiac in his attempts to control Clark and Kara and was put into a strange catatonic state for weeks. Lois saw Lana's nametag on the table and remember the last time she saw Lana was at Jimmy and Chloe's wedding when she and Clark almost kiss and was afraid of the awkward situation it might present. Skilled hand-to-hand combatant, High Pain Tolerance, Kelly Schmidt as the voice of Lana Lang as a teenager in, Joely Fisher as the voice of Lana Lang as an adult in, Dana Delany as the voice of Loana-El (amalgamation of Lana Lang and Lois Lane) in, Paget Brewster as the voice of Lana Lang in, Winter Ave Zoli as the voice of Svetlana in, Emmanuelle Chriqui as Lana Lang-Cushing in, Milana Hryshchenko as the toddler Lana Lang in. Lana later attended Metropolis University and pursued a degree in Business and became a successful businesswoman. WebBefore Jason. He grabs her leg and puts her in a choke hold. When they reached in high school, Clark gained the courage to get to know her and she became an important part of his circle of friends. They hugged each other before Lois leaves with Jimmy. Lois seemed supportive of Lana's new relationship but also offered Clark support to adjust to life without Lana. As Lois and Clark are about to get married, Darkseid disrupts their nuptials. James Olsen stops her and tells her that that is a bad idea, after she charges him to get better pictures of Superman, she tells him that he has his brother's big shoes to fill, but that she knows he can do it. During this time, she also had several stints as a superhero. As Lionel reforms into a new man, Lex grows more resentful of his father, especially after discovering that Lionel knows the truth about who or rather what Clark really is. Hoping to escape the "Luthor curse," Tess works to become a friend and ally to Clark, going so far as to help him protect his secret from the world. After being possessed by Dawn Stiles, Lois agreed to accompany Clark to his prom. But not everything is bad! Unlike the Lana within the Smallville Universe, Lana is a Caucasian girl with red hair and green eyes. While we all know that Superman ends up with Lois Lane, Clark didn't know that yet. (Source episode: Six-year-old Clark, in class with Pete Ross, throws a nine-year-old bully through a door. This journey, her pregnancy, and the wedding were all key storylines for the show. That being said, Lanas story getting an early ending wouldnt necessarily have sped things up between Clark and Lois. Though the show went through various phases, cast members, and even creative teams, the heart of the story was always Tom Welling's earnest portrayal of a teenage-turned-adult ClarkKent, a boy who wrestled with his destiny only to eventually embrace it. Jonathan tells him that Clark is old enough to make his own decisions without the advice of his father, and that he and Martha are happy for him. Clark attends his five-year reunion at Smallville High and brought Lois along. Tess is confronted by Granny Goodness, who attempts to persuade Tess to join with Darkseid before revealing that the planet Apokolips is coming to Earth to destroy everything. Naturally, their relationship soon dies. She awoke after Clark destroyed Brainiac. Doomsday kidnaps Chloe and takes her to the corrupted Fortress of Solitude. communicated with her father and took John. Clark came to talk to Lois. Tess Mercer, obeying Lex's orders, then forced Lana to give Clark a "Dear John" DVD breaking up with him, as well as then kidnapped her, but Lana managed to escape. Lanas death could have ended a Clark-Lois romance years before it even began. When Reckoning aired, Smallville was in the early stages of developing Clarks rivalry with Lex. She also appears in a flashback, where Clark with the help of his father, Jonathan, saved her cat by taking it out of a tree, in Superman/Batman #1. Ultimately, when Brainiac was destroyed, Lana recovered but left Smallville claiming that it was for Clark's own good to embrace his destiny (but she was actually kidnapped by Tess Mercer following Lex's instructions to force her to make a breakup video for Clark). After this,Lex goes missing, only to be found and killed months later by his former rival Oliver Queen aka the Green Arrow (Justin Hartley). Lana was surprised that Lois was staying at the Kent Farm and assumed that she had started a relationship with Clark. (Source episodes: Tess tries to find a way to save Alexander who is aging very quickly. Lois was surprised but also visibly pleased when Clark told her that he would be working there and sitting at a desk opposite to her. At the graveyard, Clark kneels at Jonathans grave and expresses his concerns. Clark fights, Lex and Lana divorce. When a freak accident transferred some of Clark's powers to Lana via electricity, she began to act irresponsibly and violently. Clark confronted Lana about her disappearance. In the choke hold, John's heart inadvertently absorbs the Kryptonite fueled nanites stored underneath Lana's skin which fused with John Corben and weapons close to him, allowing John to control them. So while it was never Lanas intention to hinder him in his journey, his feelings for her did prolong his stay on the farm and slow down his evolution into Superman on Smallville. The following year, Martha takes over Jonathan's Senate seat and moves to Washington D.C., leaving Clark alone in Smallville. He felt that telling her his secret was a mistake and had affected their relationship. The Kents swear that Clark is still their son and continue to treat him as such no matter how many new abilities he develops. Lana found out from her friend Amanda, that apparently the rival coffeehouse has had several health department violations they've been trying to cover up. Nevertheless, at Chloe and Jimmy's wedding, Clark and Lois almost kissed but were interrupted by Lana's return. Lana chose to defuse the bomb to save Metropolis which devastated Clark. November 2011: Six months after Contact, Clark modifies the Superman costume to better suit his needs, and begins using more advanced technology. (Source episode: Lana discovers that she is pregnant. For over a decade, Clark grows up believing himself to be human, until Jonathan and Martha finally reveal his extra-terrestrial origins, showing him the rocket he arrived in. They tell each other that they would have gone through with it even if they hadnt been under Zatanna's spell. As she was important in more ways than one, Clark isnt the only person whose future would have been affected by the change. They even encounter past heroes like the Justice Society of America and members of the futuristic Legion of Superheroes, who have been inspired by Clark's future heroics as Superman. When Clark manages to leave by pressing his blood on the gateway, he also releases other phantoms to Earth including Bizarro who impersonates Clark and engages in a relationship with Lana. No longer waiting to be saved or wanting help, she has taken action into her own hands to make sure that the people who have done her and others wrong pay, revealing a strong vengeful streak as well as a firm "eye for an eye" sense of justice. She told Chloe, who got her reporter friend to look into it. She told Clark that she hadn't had a happy birthday since her third, the last one she had with her parents, in, She tells Clark this after he saves her from the tornado in (, Lex claims she stole ten million dollars from him (, She was preparing for a riding competition in, She and Clark talk about her love of books in (, Her French descent is implied when it's revealed that she was the heir to the French Countess, a parallel universe in which he never arrived on Earth, parallel universe in which she never met Clark, after being in close proximity during a lightning storm, http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kristin-kreuk/bio/160978, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information. Smallvilles story made Lana Langs controversial ending a necessary move for the show. He can be reached by email at cnrmail@bellsouth.net and on Twitter at @cnraymond91. Later Clark is seen cleaning out his wallet, finding a picture of Lana. WebSmallville, Superman's Early Years, Clark and Lana Sex Making the Earth Move. A teenage Lana also appears in a fake memory of Clark's, created by the Psycho Pirate in order to break down his mental defenses. Clark defeats him in the Fortress of Solitude. Lana has shown to have died several times on the show (not counting dream sequences): she died once in an, She also possessed Clark's powers twice: she acquired his heat vision. (Source episode: A 10-year-old Lana Lang meets a 16-year-old Lex while on a trip to Metropolis with her aunt. Tragically, Lana dies in a car crash that night while fleeing from a drunken Lex. Clark and Lana lost their virginity to each other the summer after they graduated from high school. RELATED: Every Smallville Season Finale, Ranked. After discussing what they should do, Clark reads her vows and tells her after moments of silence that he will meet her at the chapel. Since killing Lana and a natural breakup both would have been bad ideas for her inevitable Smallville ending, Requiem truly was the best option of the three regardless of the controversy that came with it. Martha miscarries, and Clark runs away. Possessing Lionel, Darkseid confronts Clark, who finally realizes what Jor-El was preparing him for his entire life. based on his own brain patterns played by "Superman II" actor Terence Stamp and, before the planet explodes, Jor-El sends Kal-El to a planet he once visited in his youth, Earth. Laura Lang (mother, deceased)Henry Small (biological father)Lewis Lang (legal father, deceased) Tyler Small (paternal younger half-brother)Kaitlyn Small (paternal younger half-sister)Nell Potter (aunt)Dean Winters (uncle)Louise McCallum (great-aunt, deceased)Dex McCallum (great-uncle)Ezra Small (ancestor, deceased)Countess Margaret Isobel Thoreaux (ancestor, deceased)Jennifer Small (step mother) When Hector Hammond possessed Superman and created a "world of peace" for him, Lana reappears as an adult in one of Clark's visions as his wife living in their apartment in Metropolis and having a female puppy dog referring to it as their "daughter". In the New 52, the core elements of Lana and Clark's relationship in Smallville has not changed. At least he did until a strange encounter, and now everyone believes he's Julian Luthor, Lex's younger brother. At this point, Lois had no romantic feelings for Clark. WebIn this Episode Clark finally dances with Lana at a High School to kinda have a full circle Smallville High School moment and it's also possible this is rebuilding to Relationship Lana insisted that it had been a good thing, but their reunion was interrupted by Doomsday's attack. Perry White, meanwhile, was actively pursuing Lana to take over the Business section of the newspaper, which she eventually accepted and became the Business Editor of the Daily Planet. She was a childhood friend of Clark and Jimmy is hospitalized in. Reckoning was a memorable roller coaster of emotions, particularly for Clark. Alongside his friends Pete Ross (Sam Jones III), Chloe Sullivan (Allison Mack), Lana Lang (Kristin Kreuk), and later, Chloe's cousin Lois Lane (Erica Durance) Clark struggles to navigate these years while balancing classes, his job at the school's newspaper, football, dating, and his responsibility as the town's local superhero. (Source episode: Clark returns and defeats Bizarro again. Smallville's Secret Easter Eggs Were A Perfect Superman Trick, Smallville: When Each Main Character Discovered Clark Was Superman, The MCU Multiverse Is Continuing A Great Marvel Trend, Star Wars Already Teased The Perfect Title For The Mandalorian Movie, It Was Time To Pay The Piper: Lost Co-Creator Reflects On Divisive Ending. Superman knowing that its too late to salvage it, he throws the truck anyway, making Lana curse. She admits that she read his vows and gives him hers in exchange. One week later, Lex asks Lana to marry him. Each with their own specialized super-ability tied to their psychological traumas, a meteor freak's exposure to kryptonite can also result in a psychotic break, hence Clark's earnest desire to help and or stop them from hurting others. Outside suddenly John Corben appears causing havoc making Lana and Lois enter the destruction and try to stop it. That is until she steals a super-suit meant for Lex. Web@alwaysmallville: #Smallville #Descent Chloe searching for Brainiac across the country's power grids. Yes, I'm still bitter, why do you ask? Later they meet a group, which Ukur was working for and thought them dead, having sealed them accidentally, which arrives on wild-looking floating creatures. Fortunately, Superman arrives on the scene, having traced the tectonic disturbances he felt in Metropolis and battles the creature. In the present day, Lana is in Venezuela and works deep underground in a drilling rig which accidentally releases a monster from the subterranean world. Lana wore red highlights in her hair for the show's second, third, and fourth season. After the battle ends, Superman takes the creature to the Fortress of Solitude, and Lana decides to investigate the hole they were drilling to see if she cant find a clue to this mystery, because she believes Superman might be interested in that. However, Lana later married Pete Ross, and the two settled into a quiet life in Smallville with their son, Clark Peter Ross. He also learned that Chloe and Lana were never friends in high school as they used to hang out in different groups. Known best for its "meteor freak-of-the-week" episodes, the initial high school setting, and MichaelRosenbaum's iconic interpretation of a tortured Lex Luthor, "Smallville" ran for 217 episodes and 10 seasons, first on the WB and later The CW before it concluded in 2011. Clark is shown an alternate reality where he never arrived on Earth and returns to Krypton 1986. RELATED: Smallville Had A Unique Guest Star Problem. Lana is one of the few people who are aware that Superman and Clark Kent are one and the same. Clark flies away to stop Apokolips from destroying Earth Clark arrives just in time to save the now out of control Air Force One from crashing. For years, Clark had befriended and teamed up with different superpowered heroes to stop the evils of LuthorCorp. Lois was noticeably sad and disappointed. At a point before leaving LexCorp, Lana was kidnapped by the Insect Queen and rescued by Superman. This suit gives her superpowers, but also the unfortunate ability to absorb kryptonite as it is meant to kill Clark. Beyond that, Lex Luthor becomes the President-Elect of the United States, fulfilling his own dark destiny that's been hinted at and prophesied since the very beginning of "Smallville. Clark blows up his spaceship. Possibly no superhero or comic book series has been more inspirational to modern stories than "Smallville," which is part of what makes the series stand out in a long line of comic book-related media. She was a childhood friend of Clark and has been privy to Clark's unusual abilities from an early age. During their time in high school, Clark stops plenty of meteor freaks, many of which end up in Belle Reve a mental institution and metahuman prison located outside of Smallville. At least, that's how it happened originally.

Unlawful Discharge Of A Firearm South Carolina, Mcalpine Creek Park Death, Articles S