Smallville/YMMV: Difference between revisions

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* [[Evil Is Sexy]]: The opinion of many, many fangirls regarding Lex and Davis. The opinion of many fanboys regarding Tess Mercer.

* [[Fan Disservice]]: Metallo. He's a [[Walking Shirtless Scene]]...with [[Body Horror|hideous tubing]] protruding from his ribs.

* [[Fan Preferred Couple]]: The [[Official Couple]] is [[Foregone Conclusion|Clark/Lois]], but there are fans that prefer Clark/Chloe, Clark/Lex, Clark/Lana, etc.

* [[Fan-Preferred Couple]]: The [[Official Couple]] is [[Foregone Conclusion|Clark/Lois]], but there are fans that prefer Clark/Chloe, Clark/Lex, Clark/Lana, etc.

** Chloe/Lex.

* [[Flanderization]]: Most of the characters to some degree, but Chloe's computer skills are the worst offence.

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*** Tess herself [[Lampshade|lampshades]] this in several episodes. In one episode where Lois and Tess met, after getting into a fight and [[Fetish Fuel|wrestling each other on a desk]] the previous time they'd met, Tess smirks and notes that "things got a little ''physical''" (and even moves her shoulders suggestively while saying this)...and then asks Lois whether she'd like to "pick up where we left off." Lois declines.

* [[Ho Yay]]: Lex and Clark during the first couple seasons.

* [[I Knew It]]: Martha is the "Red Queen".

* [[I Knew It!]]: Martha is the "Red Queen".

* [[In Name Only]]:

** While Smallville is full of different takes on the featured comic book characters, Cat Grant is absolutely nothing like her comic book counterpart. In the comics, she started out as a promiscuous gossip columnist and later became a cougar with breast implants and low cut blouses where the TV version actually spells the word "sex" at one point because she's too uptight to say it and is actually kind of pudgy and conservatively dressed. All this to turn her into a [[Straw Conservative]] where the comic book version couldn't care less about politics.

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** Clark and Lana, non-stop. Even when she was gone from the show and came back, the plot came back around just as Lois and Clark began to get to know each other.

** Chloe and Oliver are sometimes accused of this, particularly from [[Die for Our Ship|Chimmy shippers.]]

* [[Ron the Death Eater]]: [[The Scrappy|Lana]] [[Creator's Pet|Lang]] is incredibly annoying, but to hear it from some of the fanbase, she's a whiny whore, [[Axe Crazy]] [[Psycho Ex Girlfriend]], and borderline [[Big Bad]] who just needs to die. Lionel Luthor was [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|no]] [[Self Made Orphan|saint]] [[Abusive Dad|either]], but once again, there's a strong tendency (especially among [[Draco in Leather Pants|Lex]] fans) to turn him into [[Pure Evil]] in fanfics, complete with Sexual Abuse.

* [[Ron the Death Eater]]: [[The Scrappy|Lana]] [[Creator's Pet|Lang]] is incredibly annoying, but to hear it from some of the fanbase, she's a whiny whore, [[Axe Crazy]] [[Psycho Ex-Girlfriend]], and borderline [[Big Bad]] who just needs to die. Lionel Luthor was [[Corrupt Corporate Executive|no]] [[Self-Made Orphan|saint]] [[Abusive Dad|either]], but once again, there's a strong tendency (especially among [[Draco in Leather Pants|Lex]] fans) to turn him into [[Pure Evil]] in fanfics, complete with Sexual Abuse.

** The Kents also get this in Lex-centric fics, despite having very good reasons for wanting their son to stay away from the Luthors in the actual show. Lex himself will get ''heavy'' [[Draco in Leather Pants]] treatment, while the Kents will be turned into vicious, abusive [[Control Freak|ControlFreaks]] who don't care about Clark's happiness at all and loathe the Luthors for literally no reason, and occasionally scheme to steal the Luthors' wealth. This is especially jarring when one remembers that in the actual '''canon'', Jonathan and Martha Kent are supposed to be among the ''nicest'' people in the entire DC Multiverse.

*** In Chloe/Clark shipper fics or Chlois Theory fics, poor Lois will often be made out to be some kind of [[The Ditz|ditzy]] alcoholic and [[Memetic Slut]] who doesn't "deserve" the identity of Lois Lane. She will then bumble her way to an embarassing death at the hands of the [[Big Bad]], or occasionally (in the more extreme fics) even turn out to be the [[Big Bad]]'s evil [[Dragon]] sidekick, in which case she will be unceremoniously defeated and banished to the Phantom Zone. Chloe will then assume the identity of "Lois Lane" (for... some reason) and becomes the reporter character we know from the comics. Naturally the Chlois Theory and all related fanfics are ''extremely'' far from canon.

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** Chloe can be a pretty big Woobie as well.

** Doctor Fate in Season 9's "Absolute Justice".

** <s> Arguably</s> Most DEFINITELY Jonathan Kent was a Woobie. The guy basically spent his entire adult life working to protect Clark's secret, and (along with Martha) dealing with Clark's developing powers. Then, he makes an unfortunate deal with the Jor-El AI that leads to his developing a heart condition that eventually ''kills'' him, all for the sake of saving Clark. Along the way, poor Jonathan had to deal with the stresses of running a barely-profitable farm that was constantly beset with financial difficulties. And how does Jonathan react to all of this? By '''NOT''' taking refuge in [[Wangst]]. Instead, [[The Determinator|he tells Clark and Martha not to worry about him, and focuses on getting the job done.]] In Season 10, when we see [[Near Death Experience|Clark talking to Jonathan in the afterlife]], Jonathan reminisces on his own life, and ''still'' refuses to dwell in self-pity. Now THAT'S an honorable character.

** <s> Arguably</s> Most DEFINITELY Jonathan Kent was a Woobie. The guy basically spent his entire adult life working to protect Clark's secret, and (along with Martha) dealing with Clark's developing powers. Then, he makes an unfortunate deal with the Jor-El AI that leads to his developing a heart condition that eventually ''kills'' him, all for the sake of saving Clark. Along the way, poor Jonathan had to deal with the stresses of running a barely-profitable farm that was constantly beset with financial difficulties. And how does Jonathan react to all of this? By '''NOT''' taking refuge in [[Wangst]]. Instead, [[The Determinator|he tells Clark and Martha not to worry about him, and focuses on getting the job done.]] In Season 10, when we see [[Near-Death Experience|Clark talking to Jonathan in the afterlife]], Jonathan reminisces on his own life, and ''still'' refuses to dwell in self-pity. Now THAT'S an honorable character.

*** [[Iron Woobie]]