"I read your articles, Chloe Sullivan"

[Firebunny]

My favorite line of the ep.

Chloe's journalistic work is still relevent.

[Poyntz]

Sigh if only she would see that and go back to it !!!

[lilbreck]

They do seem to keep bringing up Chloe = reporter a lot this season, especially for a show that likes to just drop things it doesn't want to acknowledge.

[Poyntz]

True.. Davis asked for her reporter side or something this episode too i think.

[OliviaB]

My favorite line of the ep.

Chloe's journalistic work is still relevent.

TOTALLY the best line of the show.

I can't wait for her to show EDLo how it's really done, while Clark can be content being the 2nd best reporter at the planet after Chloe :rotfl:

[abbaspice1]

TOTALLY the best line of the show.

I can't wait for her to show EDLo how it's really done, while Clark can be content being the 2nd best reporter at the planet after Chloe :rotfl:

And the bashing has now begun.

[TWLOVER03]

*gets ready for bloodshed*

[Fallen One]

TOTALLY the best line of the show.

I can't wait for her to show EDLo how it's really done, while Clark can be content being the 2nd best reporter at the planet after Chloe :rotfl:

Not to burst your bubble but those were articles from her wall of weird days at the torch (not during her time at the DP when she was an actual reporter) which contained photos and mentions of Clark (who Faora had seen in the PZ). It only made sense for Faora to seek out someone that knew Clark.

On second thought, [Mod Edit] I can't wait for next week.

[harryandginnyfanatic]

Thank you, Cedric.


I can't wait for her to show EDLo how it's really done

Bit hard to do that when she no longer works at the Daily Planet.

I guess writing the weekly Isis newsletter will have to suffice. :lol:

[Poyntz]

I really did like the scene with tess and chloe. they seemed to feed off each other very well!!

Opps sorry i hit that in the wrong messege board LOL

[Firebunny]

They do seem to keep bringing up Chloe = reporter a lot this season, especially for a show that likes to just drop things it doesn't want to acknowledge. I know. I think it's interesting how it keeps being brought up.

What was particularly rewarding about this mention is that Chloe's articles are the ones that have the facts behind them. They're the articles that characters read when they want to find out the truth.

[WickedJenn]

A reminder:

Please everyone be civil and remember, no psychoanalyzing or insulting others of a differing viewpoint or fanbase per Rule #10.

Thank you.

Now, for the topic:

I'd think they'd mention Chloe's writing this season, I mean with her having written at the DP for that long of a time and all. If they'd never mentioned it I think that would've been kind of odd.

[Storm45]

What was particularly rewarding about this mention is that Chloe's articles are the ones that have the facts behind them. They're the articles that characters read when they want to find out the truth.

Yeah, I noticed that in season 2, where Lex read her Torch articles which gave him clues (Rosetta, Whisper). Lionel made a remark about aLex taking stock on an HS newspaper and Lex replied that what her article said were true.


I'd think they'd mention Chloe's writing this season, I mean with her having written at the DP for that long of a time and all. If they'd never mentioned it I think that would've been kind of odd.

I wouldn't be surprised. It's Smallville after all.

[Smallville6]

Wow...do you guys really feel so threatened that you need to find so many things to compare Chloe and Lois?
And I'm not talking to you, Firebunny. Your OP was fine. I'm talking to the person saying Chloe should teach 'EDLo how to write'.
Mind you must put the ED infront of Lois.

...

I'm glad they still talk about Chloe being a reporter, it's continuity. I would have hated it if they just dropped it, after 7 years of Chloe loving reporting.

[unfocused]

"You are my home!"

Best line, in my opinion.

[WickedJenn]

Let's keep this on topic please, which is Chloe's articles at the DP, not Chloe vs. Lois.

[myankskent]

Chloe was a journalist so it makes sense that TPTB wouldn't just forget about it, especially when they can just introduce an article that she did in the past to move the plot forward in the present.

[OliviaB]

I know. I think it's interesting how it keeps being brought up.

What was particularly rewarding about this mention is that Chloe's articles are the ones that have the facts behind them. They're the articles that characters read when they want to find out the truth.

The reminders are coming thick and fast of her love for journalism, especially on the heels of how bad she was as a counsellor. It's a reminder where her heart belongs, even if Brainiac is occupying her mind.

[harryandginnyfanatic]

If she loves it so much then why didn't she get a job at another paper after Lex fired her, instead of house sitting for Lana? Brainiac wasn't around then to tell her what to do. Although, I guess Clark was.

Maybe if she spent less time sidekicking and more time reporting she'd still have a career. But she doesn't.

[colibri]

If she loves it so much then why didn't she get a job at another paper after Lex fired her, instead of house sitting for Lana? Brainiac wasn't around then to tell her what to do. Although, I guess Clark was.

Maybe if she spent less time sidekicking and more time reporting she'd still have a career. But she doesn't.

Actually, I thought her true future was revealed in this episode. The cell phone scene referred to her as "The Watchtower". I like that and I think I know where they are going with this but I don't think it's to be a reporter that's for sure.

[Kalista]

The reminders are coming thick and fast of her love for journalism, especially on the heels of how bad she was as a counsellor. It's a reminder where her heart belongs, even if Brainiac is occupying her mind.


These reminders are pretty consistent too. We have been getting them since Odyssey.

[unex||den||adel]

^ she said, she wanted to 'try another aspect in her life...'

meh..i like eager reporter chloe

[theotherJane]

Chloe and journalism isn't happening again. She's a little preoccupied these days, if you know what I mean.

[harryandginnyfanatic]

Actually, I thought her true future was revealed in this episode. The cell phone scene referred to her as "The Watchtower". I like that and I think I know where they are going with this but I don't think it's to be a reporter that's for sure.

Reminds me of this quote from PS3 in Smallville Magazine:

How intergal will Chloe's "Watchtower" responsibilities be?
BP: "I would say more so even than in past seasons, Chloe finds herself at the center of the early formation of the future Justice League."

[colibri]

Reminds me of this quote from PS3 in Smallville Magazine:

How intergal will Chloe's "Watchtower" responsibilities be?
BP: "I would say more so even than in past seasons, Chloe finds herself at the center of the early formation of the future Justice League."

Yup. Exactly. It was pretty obvious to me but most people might not realize what that means.

[unex||den||adel]

^ then, explain , please..

[harryandginnyfanatic]

^ then, explain , please..

Read the season 7 companion.

The writers say that Chloe wants to fight the good fight and sidekick professionally.

[Black Panda]

What was particularly rewarding about this mention is that Chloe's articles are the ones that have the facts behind them. They're the articles that characters read when they want to find out the truth.
Yeah, it's nice to see they haven't forgotten all those years of development like they threatened to.

[unex||den||adel]

^ like being the wtchtower.?? yah, i can go for that, consider she'll working with ollie FULL time..YEAH.. i cn see the light!!

[ginnyfan]

I like the references to Chloe's journalism days. I don't think it's prophetic or symbolic but it's an imporatant part of her character. I'm glad that PS3 are paying it the respect it deserves.

I personally would love for Chloe to return to Journalism one day.

The expression on Chloe's face when Davis asked her to put on her reporter hat really took me aback. Why did she look so reluctant? She looked... almost repulsed. What is Chloe not saying? This seems like more than just... "I want to try something new."

*sigh*

Maybe the association between Journalism, meteor infected people and being a 33.1 prisoner is repulsive to her.

[Kalista]

I personally would love for Chloe to return to Journalism one day.

That's nice to hear, Ginny. :)

[eas]

I liked the reference. I think her Torch articles were a HUGE part of the early seasons. I like that they referenced that and had a character make the connection.

The writers have been very good about continuity this season. I like that they're not forgetting that Chloe was a journalist for so many years. I liked how Davis referenced her journalism hat when he asked her to look into his past.

[colibri]

^ then, explain , please..

Basically, the Watchtower in the JLA is a secret base that they have where they watch world events or sometimes not so worldly. Sometimes it's a satellite orbiting the earth, sometimes it's on the moon. Anyway, from there they monitor everything. In the show there is no such satellite but it looks like Isis, with those handy computers, is the Watchtower. Basically, someone would be there taking care of things, sometimes the Martian Manhunter, monitoring what was going on in what was called the monitor womb. I think that's what Chloe is doing in the Smallville world.

[WickedJenn]

I liked the reference. I think her Torch articles were a HUGE part of the early seasons. I like that they referenced that and had a character make the connection.

The writers have been very good about continuity this season. I like that they're not forgetting that Chloe was a journalist for so many years. I liked how Davis referenced her journalism hat when he asked her to look into his past.

Agreed, I'm glad PS3 pay attention to things like this. As I had said, I'd be very surprised if they didn't mention her articles, over the seasons she's written many.

[harryandginnyfanatic]

I like the references to Chloe's journalism days.

They served their purpose.

She helped turn Clark and Lois onto journalism, which is why they're now at the DP. I guess I'll always remember Chloe fondly for that.

She's a very good catalyst.

[Sue Denim]

My favorite line of the ep.

Chloe's journalistic work is still relevent.
This quote gave me more questions than answers. Were they the same reports that Jimmy showed Clark? Because Jimmy pieced it together (minus the name Kal-El) from those reports and what he knew about Chloe and Clark. So, how does those reports help Faora got to Chloe for Kal-El? Is she using Chloe's information and Lois's memories to piece it together? I'm not sure what Chloe could have written to make anyone think, "Kal-El".

There's some logic jumps I think or assumptions being made, which makes that fact that Faora goes to Chloe for Kal-El more remarkable. Given the fact that Lois has all the resources necessary to find her son and Kal-El, she seems to immediately understand that Chloe knows the truth. No matter how wide the Faora's circle is, at the center is always Chloe.

Very relevant indeed.

[unex||den||adel]

Basically, the Watchtower in the JLA is a secret base that they have where they watch world events or sometimes not so worldly. Sometimes it's a satellite orbiting the earth, sometimes it's on the moon. Anyway, from there they monitor everything. In the show there is no such satellite but it looks like Isis, with those handy computers, is the Watchtower. Basically, someone would be there taking care of things, sometimes the Martian Manhunter, monitoring what was going on in what was called the monitor womb. I think that's what Chloe is doing in the Smallville world.
chlolite??? chloe + satelite

we already have cloogle, this girl is super!

[ginnyfan]

That's nice to hear, Ginny. :)

:)


Basically, the Watchtower in the JLA is a secret base that they have where they watch world events or sometimes not so worldly. Sometimes it's a satellite orbiting the earth, sometimes it's on the moon. Anyway, from there they monitor everything. In the show there is no such satellite but it looks like Isis, with those handy computers, is the Watchtower. Basically, someone would be there taking care of things, sometimes the Martian Manhunter, monitoring what was going on in what was called the monitor womb. I think that's what Chloe is doing in the Smallville world.

Hmm... I like the idea that Isis is still surving a duel purpose for Chloe. I kinda felt like Watchtower was being abandoned.

[colibri]

chlolite??? chloe + satelite

we already have cloogle, this girl is super!


:lol: The Watchtower in this case would be the code word for the person "on duty" but it looks like she might be a more literal Watchtower in this show.


:)

Hmm... I like the idea that Isis is still surving a duel purpose for Chloe. I kinda felt like Watchtower was being abandoned.

Well, it was there in this episode. I caught it right away. I thought it was cool.:cool:

[SpiritedDiva]

This quote gave me more questions than answers. Were they the same reports that Jimmy showed Clark? Because Jimmy pieced it together (minus the name Kal-El) from those reports and what he knew about Chloe and Clark. So, how does those reports help Faora got to Chloe for Kal-El? Is she using Chloe's information and Lois's memories to piece it together? I'm not sure what Chloe could have written to make anyone think, "Kal-El".

There's some logic jumps I think or assumptions being made, which makes that fact that Faora goes to Chloe for Kal-El more remarkable. Given the fact that Lois has all the resources necessary to find her son and Kal-El, she seems to immediately understand that Chloe knows the truth. No matter how wide the Faora's circle is, at the center is always Chloe.

Very relevant indeed.

ITA, Kalista. I also wanted to add that it seems kind of odd that the writers should be obsessed with continuity now. Considering how this show has done with that in the past.
The way they keep mentioning jouralism and Chloe in the same sentence just is not casual coincedence to me. They have metioned it in nearly every episode since Odyssey.
They also never did give Chloe proper closure from her reporter days. I don't think Chloe has hung up her reporter hat for good. In fact, I think it's slowly reappearing.

[lillie_poo_pod]

I'm loving the references to Reporter!Chloe. I want my reporter back so bad.

[Firebunny]

I'm loving the references to Reporter!Chloe. I want my reporter back so bad. I know I miss Reporter!Chloe.

[WickedJenn]

I've said this before, but I'd have had no problem at all had they kept her at the DP.

I always thought it'd be cool if she couldn't write for the DP, she'd write for Gotham on the sly or something.

[Kalista]

Yeah, I noticed that in season 2, where Lex read her Torch articles which gave him clues (Rosetta, Whisper). Lionel made a remark about aLex taking stock on an HS newspaper and Lex replied that what her article said were true.

Witness was great because Chloe wrote an article in the Torch revealing that hijacked trucks containing refined meteor rocks was linked to Luthorcorp. So even in highschool, Chloe was writing factual and newsworthy articles in the school paper-stories of substance. So the Torch articles weren't all about cafeteria menus or the football team. It shows you where she would be as a reporter now if they didn't stall her development.

We know that the article was factual because Lex checked the facts himself and used Chloe's article to confront Lionel about the meteor rocks.


Lionel: What is this? Oh, Lex, I'm surprised that you would, uh, put stock in the reportage of a high school newspaper.

Lex: I usually don't, but... I did some checking of my own, and lo and behold it's true.

I also liked how she wasn't afraid to probe Lionel about his connection to the incident. Reporter Chloe was great in this episode. I miss Reporter Chloe and the constant reminders mean something, IMO.

[OliviaB]

Given the fact that Lois has all the resources necessary to find her son and Kal-El, she seems to immediately understand that Chloe knows the truth. No matter how wide the Faora's circle is, at the center is always Chloe.

Very relevant indeed.

Hm, true. Didn't the producers say something about Chloe being the epi-centre of the show liek always? That even though she's not at the DP, she's still where Clark will go to? Or something like that, that inerview was a while ago.

[rogueslayer1985]

i know, i love the mentions of chloe as the journalist, bring on more chloe journalism. woo hoo

[Ryudo]

Chloe will not work for Lex or Tess.

She's already supposedly found gainful employment with Isis, and working for Ollie. She can use her journalistic abilities to help the League.

[marikology]

I know. I think it's interesting how it keeps being brought up.

What was particularly rewarding about this mention is that Chloe's articles are the ones that have the facts behind them. They're the articles that characters read when they want to find out the truth.


I think so too, it just showcases that that's what she was born to do. Contrast with her phenominal FAIL at her Isis stint. You're not fooling anyone, Chloe!

[Firebunny]

I think so too, it just showcases that that's what she was born to do. Contrast with her phenominal FAIL at her Isis stint. You're not fooling anyone, Chloe!
I was so happy the whole Mother Theresa to the Meteor Freaks thing did not come up this week. She is exceptionally bad at that. She needs to get back to what she's good at.

Of course, Davis may not be happy about Chloe's journalistic accomplishments and talents, since they lead to him being skewered by his mother.

[amandatay]

I wish chloe will be back in DP, that is where she belong.

[smallvillefreak24]

i was like YAY! WOOT! WOWZA! love that continuity

[RedKRules]

I think so too, it just showcases that that's what she was born to do. Contrast with her phenominal FAIL at her Isis stint. You're not fooling anyone, Chloe!


So Truee!! Go Reporter Chloeeee!! :D

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I'm loving the references to Reporter!Chloe. I want my reporter back so bad.

Me too so badlyyyy!! I still hope for that !!! I want Reporter!Chloe back PS3!!

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I was so happy the whole Mother Theresa to the Meteor Freaks thing did not come up this week. She is exceptionally bad at that. She needs to get back to what she's good at.

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Yeah I noticed that as well ....... she definitely doesss!! :)

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i know, i love the mentions of chloe as the journalist, bring on more chloe journalism. woo hoo

yahhhhhhh Bring it onnn!!

[Timester]

Agreed, I'm glad PS3 pay attention to things like this. As I had said, I'd be very surprised if they didn't mention her articles, over the seasons she's written many.

ITA. The continuity as been so far the BEST of all seasons, even on the small details. The "Previously on Smallville" also helps.

[DGirlLois4Clark]

I dont see the point of putting Chloe back at the daily planet. She's got more on her plate like playing sidekick to the JL. Also, she cant be brainiac and reporter...she'll have an unfair advantage:p

[harryandginnyfanatic]

I wish chloe will be back in DP, that is where she belong.

No, it's where she was put to give Clark and Lois a link to their future place of work. Once those two characters made it into the Daily Planet Chloe was no longer needed.

Doesn't mean she can't still hack and sidekick for Clark at Isis.

[SuperKyptonGirl13]

They should totally put Chloe back at the DP it is her natural habitat, everywhere else she just doesn't fit

[Billy Jor-El]

ITA that she should return to her reporter's roots, but I have been envisioning her moving on to Gotham. Perhaps writing a story about Wayne Enterprises, and getting her introduction to a millionaire named Bruce????

[Firebunny]

Chloe definitely has to get back to the Planet. The way she was fired from her dream job was so unfair.

I love the little reminders we're getting about her chosen career path. I hope PS3 don't let us down and that this will lead some where.

[meteor]

Chloe is done as a journalist. she has already been fired twice from the DP, and her current arc is leading her into the realm of the Superhero way more than journalism. she will be Watchtower/JLA chief of staff by series end.

[Black Panda]

ITA, Kalista. I also wanted to add that it seems kind of odd that the writers should be obsessed with continuity now. Considering how this show has done with that in the past.
Well, there have been smaller threat arcs to Chloe's indentity, but this one is really prolonged and she is very much not herself, so it makes sense to emphasize the disconnect if it is leading up to a big decisive crisis.


I dont see the point of putting Chloe back at the daily planet. She's got more on her plate like playing sidekick to the JL. Also, she cant be brainiac and reporter...she'll have an unfair advantage:p
Yeah, I'm thinking the going back to the Planet happens after we return Chloe to herself.

[ShelbyKent]

Chloe wrote a lot about meteor-weird incidents relating to the town of Smallville during her time at the Torch, so it make sense for Faora to come upon her articles, especially since Faora was focused on where Clark's spaceship landed, which was in Smallville. So no surprise there.

I appreciate the writers' ongoing efforts to have continuity & callbacks to past events/eppies

[SCaL4ever]

I did love the fact that the writers haven't conviently forgotten what kind of work Chloe did for the past 7 years. But i don't want her back at the Daily Planet.

I know being a reporter for the DP was Chloe's dream but dreams can change. It's been years since we've seen Chloe being as passionate about reporting as she used to be.
I think that when Lex fired her she was ready to move on.

And the DP is Lois' and Clarks destiny. Chloe would always be second best after those two.
I don't want Chloe to be second best to anyone.

She always tries to do whats best for her friends and always tries to protect everyone.
At this point i think that she understands even better then Clark that the world needs saving. She is the one that always points that fact out to him and then tries to help him to save that world.

So i think its simple, her future lies with the Justice League. She knows the JL, knows their secret identities, has proven she can keep secrets (something a reporter is not supposed to be good at) and has helped them out a lot already.
She is already being called Watchtower.
I think she could to great things if her codename permanently becomes Watchtower.

[alwaysyouclark]

[quote=Firebunny;4142242]Chloe definitely has to get back to the Planet. The way she was fired from her dream job was so unfair.



Yes This story should be resolved as it deserves......Reporter chloe have to come back to DP!

[chlo-el]

I like the references to Chloe's journalism days. I don't think it's prophetic or symbolic but it's an imporatant part of her character. I'm glad that PS3 are paying it the respect it deserves.

I personally would love for Chloe to return to Journalism one day.

The expression on Chloe's face when Davis asked her to put on her reporter hat really took me aback. Why did she look so reluctant? She looked... almost repulsed. What is Chloe not saying? This seems like more than just... "I want to try something new."

*sigh*

Maybe the association between Journalism, meteor infected people and being a 33.1 prisoner is repulsive to her.

It probably made her sad because she basically gave it up because of all of the craziness that has hapened w/ Clark's secret and her new life. I think they keep on mentioning the journalism thing because it is still a part of her. I'm glad they didn't have amnesia again and forget that was such a big part of her life.

I really think that it became to much for her writing articles and trying to protect Clark's secret. Every time she was there she had to end up doing something to protect Clark's secret and more and more she had to write articles that she probablly wasn't excited about but everything she dealt with she had to hide.

I still think that eventually she can find that balance and go back to journalism (and be a superhero/sidekick) but right now she has to much going on and she's still working over time to protect Clark's secret.

[Black Panda]

I really think that it became to much for her writing articles and trying to protect Clark's secret.
It was a lot to bear, then to be working under corrupt management and unfairly fired, then possessed by an alien supercomputer that is attempting to remake her personality...

Yeah, it's all a bit much for one to take, but I suppose that's drama. There has to be a conflict to be overcome.

[DontCha]

they're still relevant but only to evil phantom zone fiends who want to destroy the earth,

[octavia2123]

TOTALLY the best line of the show.

I can't wait for her to show EDLo how it's really done, while Clark can be content being the 2nd best reporter at the planet after Chloe :rotfl:
ok whatever you say:rolleyes::rolleyes:

[Clark-Lois]

i liked how they brought up Chloe's journalistic skills

[cygnusx1]

i wonder if chloe will try to get her job back at the planet when lois gets a little to close to finding out who the blur is and run interference for ck

[Firebunny]

i wonder if chloe will try to get her job back at the planet when lois gets a little to close to finding out who the blur is and run interference for ck I don't know how Chloe will get her job back at the DP, but I'm guessing it'll be something pretty epic, not just showing up and saying that she filled out the application.