Smallville(s5): What was that name?

[meganbmoore]

Ok, this ALWAYS bugs me no matter where it comes up:  In Smallville, Clark need to find a doctor named "Han."  Now...Clark didn't say how to spell the name, but Chloe immediately typed it in and spelled it.  Now, when I hear "Han," I think "Han, Haun or Hawn?" (I'm just going 'Han" because...well...Han Solo, really...)   It ALWAYS bothers me when that happens in fiction...when there are multiple spelliungs for a name but they act like there's only one.

Maybe it's because there are so many spellings to my name.  "Megan"  is apparently one of the least common spellings of the name, and no one who writes it down ever gets it right(WHY?  It's the one with the fewest letters...)  Similarly, while "More" seems to be a fairly obsolete spelling now, it is still out there, and Thomas More keeps it in cirulation.

Does it ever annoy anyone else?  One day, I want a scene like this:

"Ok, I need a location for Dr. Conner, stat."

"Is that C-o-n-o-r, C-o-n-n-e-r, or C-o-n-n-o-r?"

*blank stare*  "I didn't ask..."

I know they never cover that because it would jar the action, but...

Extremely briefly in Smallville:

1)  Why is it that Lex/Lana makes me want to hurl things at the TV(why Lex, why?  Don't you have higher standards than that? You could do so much better...) while I'm ok with Lionel/Martha.  They work on near identical principles and are wrong for the exact same reason.  I think it's because Lionel/Martha is portrayed as something wrong and something that Martha should be saved from, while we seem meant to support and hope for Lex/Lana.  Also, unless they completely butcher Martha's character, there's not a prayer of that being two sided for a long time, while, even without spoilers, Lex/Lana is obviously going to happen.  Then there's the fact that Martha is an infinitely better and more likable character than Lana...

Seriously, though, ever since early season 2, it's been pathetic how hard they've been trying to convince us that Lana is pertinent to the show, and at this point, they're pretty much literally raping Superman canon in every way possible to try to convince she's there for any reason than to keep things from happening.  (And...really...how could the show that gave us Chloe and these versions of Martha and Lois also have given us Lana?)

2)  Smallville's Cyborg is cute.  Not hot, just cute.  That is all.

Comments

[tigger-01.livejournal.com]

So true about Lionel and Martha - neither of them were straight "good" or "evil" but fascinating shades of grey.
The thing about the Luthors is that (and why I don't really know - they are amazingly intelligent and manipulative) they do things with specific motives behind them - they can't just freely "love", per se.
Does that make sense?

Clark/Lana doesn't make much sense to me either - but then again, never really understood why anyone liked Lana Lang after about Season Three.
What I don't understand about Lex is his OBSESSION with her - she's beautiful, sure, but he can have his fair share of beautiful women anytime he wants. I think it would make a great storyline if he was just manipulating Lana for other purposes (such as finding out about Clark?) but instead he's "hopelessly devoted" [Oh god - a Grease reference. *headdesk*)
It's not like she has done anything for him - she's not a good person, not really that intelligent or helpful... ???

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

That makes perfect sense with the Luthors. the first few seasons, the relationship between Lex and Lionel was fascinating...there was this almost obsessive love and devotion that was matched in equal parts with hate and competitiveness. But most of that has been shoved aside to make room for Lex's obsession with Lana.

Clark/Lana is based on a lifelong crush, and I can understand his desire to cling, but it should have been over with ages ago. I think we're supposed to understand Lex's obsession with Lana because she's so "good" but...well...really, she isn't. She's accidentally killed at least twice and apparemtly feels no guilt over it, she keeps secrets just as much as Clark and Lex do and she uses people and...well...frankly, sdhe's an idiot. Most of the trouble she gets into is caused by her own stupidity.

The worst part, though, is when Lois and Chloe gush over her, or when they're made to look weaker than her make me want to barf. It's always throughout the series, but the best example may be the end of s5, when they both get caught in the riot and Chloe is grabbed and about to be raped and just struglles a bit and screams but Lana is elsewhere in the same riot just kicking people aside(and, seriously, I really try not to include any negative comments about Kristen Kreuk in my Lana hate, but she always looks horrible fake when Lana's being "tough" and fighting...)

[tigger-01.livejournal.com]

*nods*
Every other character has made mistakes and had to pay for them - they have their flaws and strengths. But Lana? WE can see her flaws but no-one else can - they just obsessively love and she plays a) the helpless damsel, or some sort of intelligent manipulator.
She wasn't so bad as Lex's manipulative wife, but then she "fell back" in love with Clark and suddenly as an audience we are expected to feel sympathy.

You know my biggest problem with her though? She's such a BIG PART of the show. She can't be "ignored" - and she's overpowering Clark and Lex and Lois's development as the people they need to become - and Chloe's journey on whoever she will be. There really was no purpose for her to be on the show season 4 onwards.
:(