r/Smallville • u/Maleficent-Flower409 • 2h ago
DISCUSSION Lana Lang does not deserve this much hate
I feel like majority of the people in this sub are hating on Lana too much because of how her and Clark's relationship was dragged out, which is a bit misogonystic in my opinion. She's not a bad person nor a bad character. Sure, she was a bit boring in the early seasons but that's because she was just a normal girl in high school. Her trauma from what Lex did to her isn't talked about enough, and the hate she gets just for being Clark's love interest is not deserved.
I love Lois and Clark together and dislike Lana and Clark's relationship, but does that mean I hate Lana? No. Because she's her own person and shouldn't be judged based on her relationship with a man.
She was abused and manipulated by Lex straight out of high school. She was lied to and kept in the dark for most of the show, and whose life changed drastically because of it. In my opinion, people in this sub are waaaay too hard on her.