There's no reason that I know of to believe that this Clark should somehow be more thoughtful than his peers or his parents, so I'm curious why the anti-Clark SV watchers want him to act and react according to a comic book future that he has yet to live--and which might not ever play out in this particular universe. I agree.
Clark should not be prejudged on a future that we as viewers are fully aware of but he isn't, he doesn't know what's in store for and is just stumbling through it the best way he knows how. That's what we are watching, the journey and mistakes that he makes to becoming Superman.
Yes, we know the ending but there really is no point setting these characters up against the standards of who they are meant to be because then we will miss the whole point of the show.
That "fans" want to reduce that to picking sides is just…boring. And if you try to tell me otherwise, you'll bore me, too. Yeah, can't I just like both of them :)
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Date: 2004-05-24 06:05 am (UTC)I agree.
Clark should not be prejudged on a future that we as viewers are fully aware of but he isn't, he doesn't know what's in store for and is just stumbling through it the best way he knows how. That's what we are watching, the journey and mistakes that he makes to becoming Superman.
Yes, we know the ending but there really is no point setting these characters up against the standards of who they are meant to be because then we will miss the whole point of the show.
That "fans" want to reduce that to picking sides is just…boring. And if you try to tell me otherwise, you'll bore me, too.
Yeah, can't I just like both of them :)
By the way, excellent post.