For those of us that follow or at the least know about the show, we all understand that Smallville has taken many liberties and turns that prevent it from easily translating to the Superman mythos we know from the comics. Clark is still not wearing glasses as a disguise, which at this point in time will make it easy for those who shouldn't but do know about Clark (such as Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, and about all of the Daily Planet staff) to see that Clark Kent is clearly Superman. Clark is also developing a romantic relationship with Lois far earlier than has ever been represented, especially considering he hasn't even taken on the mantle of Superman. But speaking of mantles, Clark has taken on the alter ego of the Blur, who uses the Superman symbol as his calling card. You would think someone like Lois would already be linking the S symbol with an S-sounding name considering this alien symbol is supposed to represent hope for humanity. There is also the issue of Lana being a complete departure of the woman she is in the comics. The show left her to become a Kryptonite-infused superhero who can never even as much as talk to Clark face-to-face.
Anyway, onto my theory of how the show is or could solve all these issues and still align with the Superman mythos. Way back in season 5 Clark first entered the fortress and began his training. Then Chloe came in and for a lack of a better term, interrupted the process. What if what really happened was that everything past the point of Clark being bathed in Kryptonian knowledge was all an elaborate simulation created by Jor-El as part of Clark's training? This means that Chloe was never transported to the Arctic and the black ship that crashed to Earth was never opened.
Think about it. This way Clark goes through all the trials and tribulations of becoming Superman as we have seen (and gaining knowledge of future adversaries such as Doomsday and Brainiac), but without anyone actually around to see it.
This way, when his training is finally complete and Clark emerges as Superman and returns to the real world, he can don the glasses with enough time having passed where certain people's memory may be hazy enough that they can't quite remember what Clark looked like without them. Certain characters and events like Green Arrow and Lois at the Planet can be explained off as Jor-El scanning the outside world to fuel the simulation for his son and make it as realistic as possible.
I know that this theory would seem like a cheat on the level of Dallas. I also understand that there would be many unexplainable continuity gaffes. But at the same time, I think it would be a better way to go than Clark simply putting the glasses on Lois suddenly unable to remember what Clark looks like without them. Thoughts/comments?
Anyway, onto my theory of how the show is or could solve all these issues and still align with the Superman mythos. Way back in season 5 Clark first entered the fortress and began his training. Then Chloe came in and for a lack of a better term, interrupted the process. What if what really happened was that everything past the point of Clark being bathed in Kryptonian knowledge was all an elaborate simulation created by Jor-El as part of Clark's training? This means that Chloe was never transported to the Arctic and the black ship that crashed to Earth was never opened.
Think about it. This way Clark goes through all the trials and tribulations of becoming Superman as we have seen (and gaining knowledge of future adversaries such as Doomsday and Brainiac), but without anyone actually around to see it.
This way, when his training is finally complete and Clark emerges as Superman and returns to the real world, he can don the glasses with enough time having passed where certain people's memory may be hazy enough that they can't quite remember what Clark looked like without them. Certain characters and events like Green Arrow and Lois at the Planet can be explained off as Jor-El scanning the outside world to fuel the simulation for his son and make it as realistic as possible.
I know that this theory would seem like a cheat on the level of Dallas. I also understand that there would be many unexplainable continuity gaffes. But at the same time, I think it would be a better way to go than Clark simply putting the glasses on Lois suddenly unable to remember what Clark looks like without them. Thoughts/comments?
