My Ideal Superman and SV Casting Spoilers

[moonshayde]

Okay, so I did that Ideal Superman quiz and I got Dean Cain. Interesting. I'd post it, but my computer crashed and I'm too lazy to redo it right now LOL

Also, I'm sure you've all heard but...

Michael Rosenbaum and Kristen Kreuk will not be back as series regulars.

*cries*

I love Lex. I love him to pieces. I am very sad about this. MR is my fave Lex out of all the Lex Luthors I have watched. For me, SV was all about Clark and Lex and the choices they made. It was a parallel journey. But, both he and KK are looking to negotiate some limited appearances so they'll still be around in some capacity. But I'll still miss him.

I'm sad for KK, but I admit she was my least favorite character. It's not that I hate Lana. I didn't like how prolonged Clana was and I also felt the writers had nothing to give her. As an actress, she must have been frustrated that her character really didn't have much to do. They certainly tried several times, and I appreciated the Small arc in S2. I *like* Lana this season. So it will be sad to see her not as a regular, but at the same time, I hope this gives the writers a chance to write Clark unattached and moving on in his life. Just please don't make her a martyr, PTB.

I assume that everyone else will be back.

We'll see what happens. If handled right, S8 could be pretty good. Maybe Clana can be put behind us, Clark can focus on journalism and his destiny, and we can see more with Lois, Chloe, and Jimmy.

Comments

[cyren-2132.livejournal.com]

We'll see what happens. If handled right, S8 could be pretty good. Maybe Clana can be put behind us, Clark can focus on journalism and his destiny, and we can see more with Lois, Chloe, and Jimmy.

That might actually be a Smallville I could get back into. I've just spent so much time recently trying to figure out how Clark could ever possibly become what he's supposed to be and coming up empty that it's been hard to watch.

I adore Michael Rosenbaum's Lex, so it'll be kind of sad to not see him as much, but maybe the limited appearances will make him even better. Because for me Lex has really seemed a little one-note and kind of vaguely bad, but not really. It'd be kind of nice to see Lex with a real axe to grind and grinding it.

My thoughts on Lana are so complex I haven't even worked through them enough for an actual post, much less a comment, because I think I really don't not-care about her as much as some of my SV posts would make it seem.

[moonshayde.livejournal.com]

I'm very optimistic for S8. Plus, they know it's the end and they are going to plan for it. S8 should wrap everything nicely, imo.

I'm still sad about MR. He's my fave Lex ever. I knew the actor had been talking about it for some time, but he does seme open to some appearances in S8 which will be great if it happens. Lex of S1-3 was exceptionally written. he was still pretty good in S4-5. S6...I don't know what happened. As much as I like the idea of Lex trying to take everything that Clark cherishes (in this case Lana) the Lex/Lana thing just did not work like it should have. I think it really damaged Lex's character. I've enjoyed him this season, though. And I also appreciate that Lex has different layers and complexities, even contradictions around him. Bringing him in at a limited capacity in S8 might be perfect for his character.

Lana is not my fave character at all, but I have no beef with her as a character. TPTB just made horrible choices in making her the damsel in distress and nothing more. They have been struglging to do something with her since like S2. Instead of trying to develop her into her own character, they kept with the boyfriends and the secrets and she just never really went anywhere. it's really a shame. i think she could have been a fantastic character.

So, hopefully, they'll do her character justice as the season closes and she'll settle into a nice comfortable friendship with Clark in whatever eps she has left this season and next.