Smallville -- "Wither" -- 10/12/06
10-16-06, 07:49 AM
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Originally Posted by collven
The only problem with them throwing all these other DC characters into this show is that it is making it more and more improbable that this version of Clark Kent would be able to keep his identity secret. I know the show won't really have to address it since they don't plan on showing him becoming Superman, but it's almost impossible to think that, by the time Clark does become Superman, it's not going to be hard for people like Jimmy and Lois to know who Superman really is.
Comics fans - do the other superheroes know each others identities? Any of them?
10-16-06, 07:59 AM
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It isn't that difficult.
Clark has never been in the "Superboy" uniform or been called "Superboy". There is absolutely no reason they cannot have Clark become an adult and live as Clark Kent. No "Superman", No Tights, No logo.
You may assume this is a story about Superboy becoming Superman. When it has been just the story of Clark Kent. There is not a single bit of evidence to show Clark becomes Superman .... in this show. Maybe in this version of the mythos he doesn't have an alternate identity. He lives out his life as Clark Kent. That is exactly how the story has played out thus far.
Clark has never been in the "Superboy" uniform or been called "Superboy". There is absolutely no reason they cannot have Clark become an adult and live as Clark Kent. No "Superman", No Tights, No logo.
You may assume this is a story about Superboy becoming Superman. When it has been just the story of Clark Kent. There is not a single bit of evidence to show Clark becomes Superman .... in this show. Maybe in this version of the mythos he doesn't have an alternate identity. He lives out his life as Clark Kent. That is exactly how the story has played out thus far.
10-16-06, 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Ayre
Are you sure he becomes Superman? He certainly is NOT Superboy. So why make that assumption. This is a story about Clark Kent.
....no, seriously 
10-16-06, 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Ayre
*shrug* not sure why this is funny.
They have a handful of seasons to tell a story. They have chosen to tell the story of Clark Kent, Not superman, not superboy.
They have a handful of seasons to tell a story. They have chosen to tell the story of Clark Kent, Not superman, not superboy.
Interesting theory that "what if he stays as Clark and never becomes Superman"... I feel like your prior statement is circular. Just because he's Clark and hasn't become Superman why even allude to Superman elements/mythology? Isn't that the entire point of Smallville?
10-16-06, 01:34 PM
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Clark Kent is Superman...if not in the context of the show, certainly at a later point. Any other notion is just preposterous. It might even be laughable. 
They've only reference Superman elements or hinted at his future about two or three....million...times. And how many blue shirts and red jackets (or vice versa) could one person possibly have?
They've only reference Superman elements or hinted at his future about two or three....million...times. And how many blue shirts and red jackets (or vice versa) could one person possibly have?
10-16-06, 01:40 PM
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Not to mention the S-shields they've shown. How about his powers for crying out loud?
The suit does not make him Superman. Who he is makes him Superman. Whether he dons the suit in the final episode or not doesn't matter.
The suit does not make him Superman. Who he is makes him Superman. Whether he dons the suit in the final episode or not doesn't matter.
10-16-06, 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by collven
The only problem with them throwing all these other DC characters into this show is that it is making it more and more improbable that this version of Clark Kent would be able to keep his identity secret. I know the show won't really have to address it since they don't plan on showing him becoming Superman, but it's almost impossible to think that, by the time Clark does become Superman, it's not going to be hard for people like Jimmy and Lois to know who Superman really is.
10-16-06, 05:19 PM
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Well "See how you're going to die" psychic boy saw Clark's future and it was a bright red cape with a big gold "S" on it flying through space... it's pretty safe to assume he becomes Superman.
