Erica Durance's Performance in Hex

[akaLane]

What did you think?

[devilicus rebel]

I don't even need to see it. I am positive she will be great. ED is awesome.

[Jaderoyale]

From the tiny bit thats been show in the trailer/clip, ED seems to have got Chloe on board. Though of course, AM is Chloe, but i'm sure ED will do well.

[wingster55]

From what I saw ED is trying too hard. Of course I haven't seen much so maybe after seeing it my opinion will change.

[melissan02]

It's Erica Durance, she'll knock it outta the park!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!;);)


Go Lo-Lo!!!!!:D *LOVES HER*

[LoveHurts38]

ED will rock!! as Chloe.

[stenochick]

I can't wait to see Erica play Chloe. In one of the clips, she was dead on. But in the other clip, her Canadian accent made it sound like she over-pronouncing her final consonants. I am looking forward to watching the whole episode play out.

[Jaderoyale]

The one clip i've seen "Oh my god, i'm Lois," was SPOT ON.
I haven't seen anything else though, so i'll vote after the episode.

[Chlollie]

From the clips I seen no, not really. She was okay, but not alsome.

[LoveHurts38]

I just have to wait and see.

[wingster55]

^ That's a wise decision.

[BadaBingBadaBoomsday]

Surely this thread title has to be some sort of spoiler. Not that i didn't know this was going to happen, rather i forgot it was going to be tonight.

Thanks a lot.:mad:

[melissan02]

Erica Durance could portray a convincing Hitler!!!!:D:lol:

She's gonna ROCK, I'm tellin' ya!! ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!;)


*LOVES HER*

[skylar]

Erica always Rock so this episode is NO different!!!

[Jaderoyale]

Though tbh, i think its going to be hard to top Faora honestly.
We have nothing really to compare Faora too. But this is her portraying Chloe.
I just hope people aren't going to be harsh on her whatever the performance is like. Its different portraying an established character.

[Supsfan]

we should make a poll, who plays a better Chloe Sullivan AMChloe or EDChloe

[melissan02]

Though tbh, i think its going to be hard to top Faora honestly.
We have nothing really to compare Faora too. But this is her portraying Chloe.
I just hope people aren't going to be harsh on her whatever the performance is like. Its different portraying an established character.
That's a good point, Jaderoyale.
She'll be judged by what we've seen of AM as Chloe for the past 8 seasons, which is hardly fair, but I have full faith in Erica!!! Of course, I'm partial!;):D heehee

[Luthorism]

Yep. She will rock as always. :)

[LoveHurts38]

we should make a poll, who plays a better Chloe Sullivan AMChloe or EDChloe

:lol: no kidding.

[theotherJane]

Well...I don't understand why people are voting already. The episode hasn't even aired yet.

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From the clips I seen no, not really. She was okay, but not alsome.

Yes, but the question is "overall," do you think that overall really counts toward a 50 second clip? You haven't even seen the entire episode.

[marcella]

I'll wait for it, but I think she'll be awesome

[FlashInSV]

Erica Durance could portray a convincing Hitler!!!!:D:lol:

She's gonna ROCK, I'm tellin' ya!! ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!;)


*LOVES HER*

And THIS is what separates fangirls and fanboys, from true, completely pshycotic worshippers. :lol: (jk) When it comes to ED, I am one myself. But really, Hitler? :confused: :lol:

[marcella]

She will rock, like she always does

[aceofclubs]

I can't wait to see Erica play Chloe. In one of the clips, she was dead on. But in the other clip, her Canadian accent made it sound like she over-pronouncing her final consonants. I am looking forward to watching the whole episode play out.


We Canadians have accents? lol I guess if you had an accent you wouldnt know. I bet she'll do a good job cause she seems like a pretty good actress.

[thehenry89]

I think she's gonna do a terrific job, she was great as faora, and in spell she was pretty good at the being the second witch.

[melissan02]

And THIS is what separates fangirls and fanboys, from true, completely pshycotic worshippers. :lol: (jk) When it comes to ED, I am one myself. But really, Hitler? :confused: :lol::rotfl:

Yeah, Hitler!;)

[stenochick]

We Canadians have accents? lol I guess if you had an accent you wouldnt know. I bet she'll do a good job cause she seems like a pretty good actress.

Well, normally, I would not be so presumptous to say that it is the Canadians with the accent, but she is portraying a woman with an American accent, so by comparison, she has a Canadian accent.

I love Erica. I just hope I don't pull myself out of the episode by analyzing her portrayal of Chloe instead of just going with it. I can be very critical. Plus, there is such a difference between Clark and Lionel, but Erica has so much less to go on. The lip bite and doe eyes are all I can think of. Chloe and Lois both speak fast and with mixed metaphors. This is going to be subtle. I know Erica has the talent to pull it off.

[BriannaWithridge]

I'll wait for it, but I think she'll be awesome


Same here!

[rebecavaldez]

I think it would be funny to see Erica as Chloe!
Can't wait!

[-Nora-]

I think this was a huge challenge for Erica. I mean, convincingly portraying a character who's been played by someone else for 8 years? That's tough.

[sunset]

Will vote after seeing it. But I'm sure Erica will be great!!!

[akaLane]

I think this was a huge challenge for Erica. I mean, convincingly portraying a character who's been played by someone else for 8 years? That's tough.

I completely agree. I think it's her biggest challenge on the show yet and I'm eager to see how she pulls it off.

[SuperheroFan87]

Erica Durance could portray a convincing Hitler!!!!:D:lol:

Good god Melissa!:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

That would be............................uh.................. ..errrrr...........interesting.......????;):p:lol:

[davidbrenton]

I liked her as both. Her dialogue in the beginning as lois was below par. She went in and out of Chloe-ness, but when she hit it, she slammed it out of the park.

I was very impressed, but I think the writing could have fostered her as chloe a little bit (Tiny bit) better.

[~*Lois & Clark Fan*~]

ED did a great job

IMO this proved once and for all, Chloe could never cut it as Lois, even when ChloeLois was with Clark you could tell something was lacking

[thehenry89]

she totally owned it tonight great job!!!!!!!

[Shadowlord367]

As an actress, Allison has a face that she seems to be able to use like elastic to always nail the perfect expression, and Erica did a good job of mimicking that.

I saw alot of Allison's mannerisms shine through Erica, and I'm sure that's not easy considering how vivid, defined and overall vibrant Allison's performances always are.

I'm not sure if its on the same level as Transference, because that was impeccable acting if I've ever seen it.

[Alexander III]

I like Lois's impersonation of Chloe! She did the same grin or smile Chloe did when she looked at the mirror in the beginning.

[AgentChaos]

ED as Lois- Eh.

ED as Chloe- Two thumbs way down. I couldn't believe her as Chloe at all. She was horrible.

[Dresden]

The performance was NOT perfect, but then again, how could it be? Erica Durance was portraying a character that is so well developed and defined by this point. But with all that said, boy did Erica Durance deliver tonight. And I was actually one of the ones who wasn't sure about her portraying AM because I wasn't exactly impressed with the idea of the episode or the concept but after watching it, I'm a huge fan. Erica Durance has impressed me with her acting yet again.

[-Nora-]

Erica was mindblowingly awesome tonight. Then again she always is. GO ERICA!

[theotherJane]

There were a few mannerisms here and there that were definitely 100% Chloe. But overall....I'm not too blown away by her performance. I think she did OK.

[kryptotrite]

Shrill as always, but tolerable as Chloe.

[individuall]

Erica did a great job as Chloe and Lois (per usual ;)) :D

[davidbrenton]

You know what ED's performance was missing? The confidence that Chloe's character possesses. That last scene at the end showed that to me. Chloe is always self-possessed and confident. I think ED just brought a little too much ED to the role of Chloe to make it entirely believable. She still did extremely well. I can't imagine the pressure she was under.

But, I LOVE ED, I LOVE LOIS, I WANT HER IN FULL22 NEXT SEASON.

[Carolina87]

Nearly perfect!! There was a line here and there that could have been delivered better but i wasn't bother by it at all. As long as i get to see ED on screen I'm Happy :D:D:D

['Tonio09]

Loved it!!!

[Wicked Lois]

She was AMAZING

[snookie16]

Erica Durance was a great Chloe it reminded me a little of the Chloe before they brought in Lois.

[abbaspice1]

ED was GREAT as Chloe. She had her mannerisms down pat. I was giiggling thorughout the episode, I saw Chloe!

[wingster55]

Decent. Her line delivery seemed off.

[sunset]

I think Erica did great as always!!

[davidbrenton]

Decent. Her line delivery seemed off.

Chloe is a crisp, speed-talker. ED is a different type of talker, so I can see that occuring just by the very nature of who they are as people.

[Karafan1]

She was great in this episode!!

[ginnyfan]

Erica did a fantastic job. There were a couple of moments where the mannerisms seemed unmotivated but most of the time I completely believed that Chloe was inside that body. When she encouraged Clark to super jump and then transformed back into herself... it was seamless. And at the end, I believed that Chloe had taken that ride... it wasn't at all disjointed. I think the credit for that goes to Erica and probably the work Allison did on set with Erica during production.

I was disappointed that we didn't get to see Allison play Erica. I thought they would switch bodies.

[beatles4]

I've been watching her in Final Verdict and saw many of her "SV" traits. Excellent acting tonight in "both" roles and quite believable! She's so much fun to watch.

[moviefan2k4]

I think Erica made a very good attempt as "pseudo-Chloe", but I just had trouble believing it for the most part. I don't know if it was her acting, or just the premise being so ridiculous, but the only moment where it felt "real" was the rooftop scene...and even then, it was almost more like "Lois hallucinating" than "Chloe as Lois". I liked the episode, but it just seemed kinda "off" in my opinion.

[AndiGirl]

She was absolutely amazing!!!! :D
I remember there was a point where she gave a "chloe face" and it was dead on!
Then about half way through her banter with Clark...I literally forgot it was ED playing the role.

It just felt like Chloe and Clark were talking!
A++ To her....she had me convinced! And you know it isnt easy to take on a role someone else has already perfected, and she did it beautifully! :)

[Jedimaster_TTBaby]

She did a good job...not the best but good! There were times when I felt she really was Chloe. Glad to have her back on the show!!!!

[Cyn]

Nearly perfect!! There was a line here and there that could have been delivered better but i wasn't bother by it at all. As long as i get to see ED on screen I'm Happy :D:D:D

ITA. I give this episode 2 thumbs up. The only thing that really bothers me is the people who leave reviews about the episodes before they air...And that hair bow. *snerks* I kept looking at ED/Chloe and thinking "Good God Chlo, you are in Lois' body, don't "F" it up!" LOL!!!

[kelly1142]

I thought she was fantastic as Chloe. Just the mannerisms and stances alone I thought were perfect. There was a moment after they walked onto the rooftop where Clark is ahead of her and the way Erica did that stance, watching him, it was so Chloe.

[Dresden]

ITA. I give this episode 2 thumbs up. The only thing that really bothers me is the people who leave reviews about the episodes before they air...And that hair bow. *snerks* I kept looking at ED/Chloe and thinking "Good God Chlo, you are in Lois' body, don't "F" it up!" LOL!!!

I agree. A lot of people already had their minds made up for this performance based on one or two little clips. I saw those clips myself and was unsure of the performance. After watching the episode though, I was blown away by Erica. It wasn't perfect and as you've said a line here or there could have used a little tweaking but more often than not I was impressed and I firmly believe that Erica has proven YET AGAIN that she is a great actress with an ocean of talent.

[latingirl]

she is rock,,, I love ED

[colibri]

I think she did a great job. Erica was better as Faora but was really great here too. Even little things were caught by her. I had to laugh at the mannerisms because you realize that, yes, Chloe does do that, or that. It was a blast to watch her.

[stenochick]

Erica did really well as Chloe. It never brought me out of the show. I felt like I was watching Chloe deal with being inside Lois' body. The best was when Lois came back from Mexico, she had a suntan!

[ClarkyBoy14]

She did a good job. Of course, I like Erica better as Lois and Allison better as Chloe. :)

[Amelie]

So this episode surprised me and so did Erica Durance. In a good way. I have to agree with the majority and say that ED pulled off the character of Chloe Sullivan very well.

[gilliang]

Erica did awesome playing both Chloe and Lois :)

[doodie8808]

Seening lois play my least favorite character made me nervous but she was great erica was really a great actress and chloe was watchtower again finally so now i will ease up like a little!

[haydenclaireheroes]

What did you think?

she played chloe better than lois.

[Kschreck]

I absolutely love Erica Durance so there isn't really much to say. She did an amazing job and she has a unique style that feels fresh. It's why I wish we could see her in Smallville, full time.

[redeem147]

There was a moment where she captured Chloe's expression so perfectly ... I really think she did an outstanding job.

[bobby1984]

she did a great job. she captured that funny not so seriuos kinds fumbley chloe, and made it funny and she was great at the end, bringing kinda a lighter and happy side to lois at the end loved her performance

[cksidekick]

Erica Durance has made Lois Lane the sexiest woman on the Planet! And I mean Earth, not the news paper. That last scene with Clois at work..........Not even Superman will be able to resist that woman. Can't say that I blame him.

[clois-destiny-forever]

She did a fantastic job in both roles! I wish we could see her more!

[thehenry89]

Seening lois play my least favorite character made me nervous but she was great erica was really a great actress and chloe was watchtower again finally so now i will ease up like a little!

she could play lana and make me like her :lol:

not that kk doesn't rock socks.

[kal-el_Girl]

she did a very "cute" chloe, it was nice and you can tell that that's how she really sees her friend Allison

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she could play lana and make me like her :lol:


wow you really liked her THAT much :rotfl:

[zorasuperman]

wonderful :D

[eas]

She was great. At one point, I pretty much forgot that I was watching Durance and just saw Chloe. Especially in the scene on the roof. It reminded me of the Chlark moment in "Vengeance" where Chlark fakes a mugging. And the Chlark moments in "Blank" where Chloe tries to get Clark to understand what's going on.

Mack must have been on the set to help Durance.

[closetclana]

It didn't fly for me. ED had some moments that were definitely Chloe-esq but overall it was just Lois. She spoke to fast, and was too excited to be Chloe. Chloe gets earnest but not that hyper-excited.

I thought ED did a great job when she was taken over by the wife of Zod (right?) but not this one, sorry.

I do love her new hair color though.

[mr lane]

she could play lana and make me like her :lol:

not that kk doesn't rock socks.

I AGREE :lol:

ed rocked..once again

was i the only one who got a tingly feeling when ED was talking to herself over the phone? :lol:

[REebee52]

I thought Erica Durance did a great job picking up Allison Mack's mannerisms. I was very impressed. Even little things. There was one point where she kind of bit her lip and shifted her eyes left and then right, a habit Chloe often does when upset. Really, I think it was great.

[clois-destiny-forever]

I AGREE :lol:

ed rocked..once again

was i the only one who got a tingly feeling when ED was talking to herself over the phone? :lol:

No, you weren't the only one, I definitely thought that was hilarious too! We sure got the ED we've been missing for all those months!

[thehenry89]

No, you weren't the only one, I definitely thought that was hilarious too! We sure got the ED we've been missing for all those months!

I missed ED :D so glad she's back.

[superjude]

Erica Durance is a superb actress! I give her 10 thumbs up!!

[Seeya'round Smallville]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, Erica is the best actor on this show. Tonight was another example of why. Every time you think she can't out do herself? She does! :) Amazing job tonight, Erica!!

[gilliang]

Her performance is truly phenomenal when you think about the small details, like the fact that she used her right hand as her dominant hand when she was playing Chloe, whereas Lois is left-handed.

[herolee10]

Erica has truly shown that she's not just a pretty face..with a gorgeous body, but a talented/gifted actress. Her performance tonight truly convinced me that she was Chloe during her Chloe moments and that she was Lois in her Lois moments, being able to distinguish the two personalities very well.

[amberdawn]

She was awesome as both.

[STFanatic]

We Canadians have accents? lol I guess if you had an accent you wouldnt know. I bet she'll do a good job cause she seems like a pretty good actress.

Kind of like us Texans, we don't talk funny, y'all do :p


I think she did a great job.

[bychance]

She was amazing!! Body switch acting is hard to pull off (i.e. not seeing the actor playing it, and just seeing the character). She's becoming a better actress.

[wingster55]

She was ok as Chloe. Her line delivery was off in many scenes. The first one had her doing the mannerisms in an exagerrated fashion.

[Kevin24]

Was it just me or was she really tanned in the last scene with Clark?

[JennyMoon]

The fact that I was able to be completely sucked into the episode and forget that Durance was playing a role means she was perfect.

[gilliang]

She was tanned since she was in Mexico :)

[AndiGirl]

She was great. At one point, I pretty much forgot that I was watching Durance and just saw Chloe. Especially in the scene on the roof. It reminded me of the Chlark moment in "Vengeance" where Chlark fakes a mugging. And the Chlark moments in "Blank" where Chloe tries to get Clark to understand what's going on.

Mack must have been on the set to help Durance.

Same for me....
It's so hard to take on a roll someone else has already perfected, and ED had me sold!
Like you said Eas, there was a point I forgot it was even ED...I just saw it as a conversation between Chloe and Clark.

When an actress can do that, you know she's got some serious talent! :)

[zHeN_zHeN]

Erica was brilliant as always :)

[Jack-El49]

What's not to like? She was outstanding in both roles.

[prodigykane]

Her performance was great.

[svtwamedfan05]

Erica was amazing as both Chloe and Lois tonight. She rocked it! Erica is amazing not doubt about that.

[davidbrenton]

You know, after watching this episode for the third time. This was a Clois episode disguized as a Chlark/Clois episode. THe whole thing made me love L&C more.

The last scene was by far my favorite. Clark jab? That's a good rule. Lois double jab: Why don't you add that to your list?

As in, Lois Lane has officially called Clark Kent on the freagin fact that HE LIKES HER. Now, it's in his hands, and I can't wait to see his reaction to her infatuation with RBB.

BRING IT ON TPTB. I'm in love with Clois!

[Cogito17]

The problem that I had with the performance isn't so much with ED, but with the fact that Chloe and Lois are fairly similar characters.

When AM portrayed Brainiac (Legion) she was playing a drastically different character.

When TW portrayed Lionel Luthor (Transference) he was playing a drastically different character.

If I tuned in part way through this episode, I might have thought Lois was acting slightly strange, but I don't think I would have pegged her as being Chloe. Whereas in the other similar situations I mentioned above, if I tuned in mid-episode, I would quickly be able to tell something was off.

Also, to an extent, she was portraying Chloe as Chloe was trying to portray herself as Lois, so she wasn't necessarily trying to completely embody Chloe in her performance. The similarities between the two characters and the fact that within the episode, Chloe spent some of her time trying to act like Lois, it just didn't feel like there was a whole lot that ED could/had to do to give a great performance. For the most part she was simply playing herself in a lot of ways. Not that she was bad by any stretch of the imagination, I just wouldn't describe it as a memorable SV performance(though I enjoyed the episode on the whole a great deal).

[davidbrenton]

The problem that I had with the performance isn't so much with ED, but with the fact that Chloe and Lois are fairly similar characters.

When AM portrayed Brainiac (Legion) she was playing a drastically different character.

When TW portrayed Lionel Luthor (Transference) he was playing a drastically different character.

If I tuned in part way through this episode, I might have thought Lois was acting slightly strange, but I don't think I would have pegged her as being Chloe. Whereas in the other similar situations I mentioned above, if I tuned in mid-episode, I would quickly be able to tell something was off.

Also, to an extent, she was portraying Chloe as Chloe was trying to portray herself as Lois, so she wasn't necessarily trying to completely embody Chloe in her performance. The similarities between the two characters and the fact that within the episode, Chloe spent some of her time trying to act like Lois, it just didn't feel like there was a whole lot that ED could/had to do to give a great performance. For the most part she was simply playing herself in a lot of ways. Not that she was bad by any stretch of the imagination, I just wouldn't describe it as a memorable SV performance(though I enjoyed the episode on the whole a great deal).

From a purely critical perspective, I absolutely agree that art was not made here. There were elements, if stretched further, that could have made a masterpiece that was Chloe & Clark viewed through Lois.

However, as I see how it was effective for me as a viewer, I realize, the PLOT was simply a ruise. We as the audience were not expected or wanted to fully see a CHLARK episode (IE, recognize ED as Chloe the entire way through), because this was a very political episode aimed at garnering more CLOIS *Despite pretense of Erica* time and getting audience invested and in love with that....for the two who already aren't there.

[VisionGirl]

I actually think, for the reasons stated above, that the brilliance came in the little moments. There were times that Durance made a face that was pure Mack. Like, scary accurate.

Even when she was attempting to be Lois, you could tell somethings wrong.

That's quite and accomplishment - for an actress who plays Lois to play Chloe playing Lois and not come across as ... Lois.

Gold star.

[Clark/Lois-fan]

ED was amazing in this episode.

[ChlarkerFan]

You know what? I enjoyed Erica Durance as Chloe Sullivan quite a lot. She did a pretty good job and I was able to view Erica and see Chloe which is completely freaky and not something I thought was even remotely possibley and yet it was last night. I picked up on a lot of cute mannerisms that AM brings to the Chloe character that somehow ED brought out in her role of Chloe. I wonder if AM helped ED out. If she did, it shows. :)

[Luthorism]

as i predicted, she was awesome!!!!!! :P

[sithius]

I thought the expression she had on her face at certain points was absolutely identical to Alison Mack's face when her character is upset/weird/anxious all at the same time (I can't think how else to describe it :lol:). Superb acting I think.

[BackToTheLies]

I thought the expression she had on her face at certain points was absolutely identical to Alison Mack's face when her character is upset/weird/anxious all at the same time (I can't think how else to describe it :lol:). Superb acting I think.

Yep. I wasn't particularly blown away by her being Chloe as the mix between the two characters is so ambiguous.

But the part where she walks through the doors of the Daily Planet towards her desk and she grits her teeth just the way Allison Mack/Chloe does with anxiety when she walks into a scene was the nail. on. the. head.

[kiariclois]

Erica was EXCELLENT, as usual. :hahaha: I laughed a lot of time seeing her mimicking Ally's expression. I think Erica did her homework. lol

[Mickey_Bickey]

First, Erica did a tremendous job portraying Chloe. I thought her mannerisms, "wide eye" look, voice inflection were spot on, especially the scene with Zatanna. She nailed Chloe's character!

With that said, although I liked her portrayal as Chloe, nothing and I mean nothing beats her portrayal as Lois Lane! The last scene with Clark was oustanding! Her and Tom Welling together is magic pure and simple!

Erica, YOU ROCK!!

[rajman]

not bad from erica, she played 2 different people and she did it well

[kiariclois]

Yeah. The last scene was great! It's like payback from Odyssey. hahaha. Lois disturbing Clark with the chair. hahahaha.

Erica got tanned. hahaha. She was cheeky in the last scene, wasn't she? Such a great scene...

[SGuthrie27]

Wowza, she was awesome as both characters. I think that Smallville really brings out the best in its actors and actresses, because it forces them to act in ways they don't normally have to since their characters are so often under the influence of red kryptonite, alien parasites, the spirits of dead would-be prom queens or witches who were burned at the stake, or switching bodies with each other! LOL.

--SGuthrie ><>' :)--

[Smallville Vamp]

ED was phenomenal. I also loved her take on Chloe's character in this one so I voted both. I bet everyone had a blast doing this episode!

[Super Maverick]

she is wonderful!

[costas22]

She has really matured as an actress.

[NIGHTRAVENXLR1]

i really loved here performance.
yet again proof of how great she is go ED:D

[workshyslacker]

I thought she was great as Chloe, but no-one is better in the body switch scenario as John Glover. Her acting as RealLois was even better; playful, sarcastic, dignified, strong, but still hurt.

[marverde508]

she was fantstic as usual, no matter what she always delivers.

[Channelsurfer531]

My favorite subtle Chloe mannerism that ED did was when she first woke up in Lois' body and was biting her lower lip while staring at herself in the mirror. That was such a Chloe thing to do.

ED did a great job!

[izanami]

She was great as both. :)

[clois-destiny-forever]

I actually think, for the reasons stated above, that the brilliance came in the little moments. There were times that Durance made a face that was pure Mack. Like, scary accurate.

Even when she was attempting to be Lois, you could tell somethings wrong.

That's quite and accomplishment - for an actress who plays Lois to play Chloe playing Lois and not come across as ... Lois.

Gold star.

:rotfl::rotfl:
Exactly. Well-said.

[MizMercyLane]

I actually think, for the reasons stated above, that the brilliance came in the little moments. There were times that Durance made a face that was pure Mack. Like, scary accurate.

Even when she was attempting to be Lois, you could tell somethings wrong.

That's quite and accomplishment - for an actress who plays Lois to play Chloe playing Lois and not come across as ... Lois.

Gold star.

I completely agree with VisionGirl's assesment. I had a blast with this episode. ED was excellent. She got a lot of Chloe's mannerisms and face expressions down pat. i especially love the wide eyed :eek: and lip biting thing that she was doing. That was so Chloe. I think my most favourite moment was when ED commented that she was not dwelling on Clark answering Lois's calls and ignoring Chloe completely. :lol:

[alma]

She played both characters really well. Loved her in this episode.

[kg1507]

freaking amazing, as always

[gilliang]

Just curious...

Did Erica Durance have more screentime in this episode or Committed?

[Timester]

There is a moment that one really forgets that is ED playing Chloe. It's when Chloe tells to Clark who she really is. The speach and the mannerisms are so Chloe that is amazing.

[quinny06]

Oh, that was brilliant acting.

Such dedication, she must have studied Allison's Chloe so much to get the mannerisms down as good as that.

Superb performance.

[wafflles87]

I didn't read all the pages, so this might be a repeat, but...

Erica Durance RULES!!

[wingster55]

At times I forgot I was watching Chloe...mainly because ED seemed to stop playing Chloe.

[hero`s passion]

Erica...I really doubt that she can ever act bad, all her scenes were great as always...I noticed that she made some "Chloe`s faces" an that was wonderful...

[Iluvgreen]

She did so great as Chloe!!!! It was funny.

[ChloeBot]

There is a moment that one really forgets that is ED playing Chloe. It's when Chloe tells to Clark who she really is. The speach and the mannerisms are so Chloe that is amazing.

Yeah...ED did a pretty good job. :)

[Boycott SF:Movie]

Alison got the shaft in this one. She didn't even get to play Lois. But that would be cliche.

[bigblueplanet]

I’m a huge Lois fan and I love Erica, too. But I can confidently say that I’m not biased at all by either of them. If anything, my love for the character makes me much more critical towards Erica’s performance since day one. (!)

Maybe that’s why I wasn’t so impressed with her performance in Hex. Especially when Clark was about to do a super-leap. I thought there’s no links between EdChloe and AMChloe in the way they deliver their lines etc. Probably I should re-watch Chloe scenes much more to really understand her mannerism. LOL

That being said, actually I didn’t mind it at all, cos it was such a well written script (IMO) and so entertaining! Also I’m happy to see that so many people find ED’s performance was spot-on as Chloe. Obviously I couldn’t see it but I’m pleased to find out that I’m in the minority. :D

[6-Super-Man -5]

Yeah, she did great. :)

[<Adam Knight>]

i thought she was great as both!!

[red_sun1938]

nothing short of pure brilliance.

[Atomic girl]

I like Lois's impersonation of Chloe! She did the same grin or smile Chloe did when she looked at the mirror in the beginning.That was the only thing I saw of Chloe in that switch. Everything else was like ....

At times I forgot I was watching Chloe...mainly because ED seemed to stop playing Chloe.If not for the barrette, I wouldn't have been able to keep them apart. I was really expecting to see Chloe snarkiness as the distinguishing characteristic between Chloe and Lois, when they didn't turn that on, it really felt flat to me. Both the acting and writing didn't back up the body switching.

I guess I had high expectations after Transference.

[Pantalaimon]

I will have to watch it again, which I will, soon. :D

That said, I noticed a few mannerisms which was nice.

The problem with these kind of switches is that new actor can't really mimic the original actor since someone who is literally in another person's body would never completely act like themselves.

Was the same with Transference. I remember Tom's very accurate 'hesitating Lionel' mannerism just after the body switch when he talked to Lex, but after that TWLionel had to act like Clark to convince everybody he wasn't Lionel, which made it rather tricky to judge Tom's performance as Lionel.

Of course, in this case Chloe wasn't trying to convince anyone she was Lois, but she was still so confused by the whole situation that it was somewhat tricky to judge ED's performance.

[The Red Aaron]

Lois is my new favorite character on the show. She is the most versitle actress I've ever seen! She played Fayora and Chloe both perfectly, where as Chloe was over-dramatic when playing Brainiac.

[devilneedsaride]

She was fantastic! The little mannerisms, the cadence and inflection in her voice, the head bobs and the eye movements were spot on.

Lately I've been noticing that Erica Durance has a little bit of that same quality I remember from Brad Pitt in Fight Club and Edward Norton in pretty much everything I've seen him in, where, as one reviewer put it, it's less like they're acting and more like they're completely disappearing into the character. I've got to say, I'm impressed.

[Juju]

ED did her assignment. She totally nailed being chloe.

[RaniaLovesClois]

She was great, as always.

[-Nora-]

Lately I've been noticing that Erica Durance has a little bit of that same quality I remember from Brad Bitt in Fight Club and Edward Norton in pretty much everything I've seen him in, where, as one reviewer put it, it's less like they're acting and more like they're completely disappearing into the character.

That's a great way of putting it. In one interview Erica once said that she thinks about Lois a lot even when she's not working. And it's no secret that she's completely in love with the character she plays. And it just shows in every scene. As a Lois fan it's amazingly comforting to know that the actress is as much of a fan of her as we are.

[marcella]

I liked her as Lois and Chloe

[F..l]

I liked her performance both as Lois and as Chloe. She was wonderful :)

[dotsie23]

That was the only thing I saw of Chloe in that switch. Everything else was like ....
If not for the barrette, I wouldn't have been able to keep them apart. I was really expecting to see Chloe snarkiness as the distinguishing characteristic between Chloe and Lois, when they didn't turn that on, it really felt flat to me. Both the acting and writing didn't back up the body switching.

I guess I had high expectations after Transference.


I have to say there was nothing fantastic about this one. I was hoping for something better. Erica seemed out of sync with playing Chloe I just didn't see anything that would've made me believe there was a switch in this episode.

[Jack-El49]

Erica owned that episode.

[Autumn]

I thought her performance was okay. Thankfully, it wasn't as bad as the released clip suggested. Sometimes I saw Chloe expressions and movements, sometimes I saw Lois. It wasn't a perfect performance by any means but she did have some good moments. Her best was probably on the roof when she was trying to get Clark to recognize who he really was. At times her voice was a little over the top (some over annunciation of words and yelling). I have to admit to being relieved when AM returned. That was a great moment.

I definitely prefer to see ED as Lois and AM as Chloe. Just my opinion.

[Amelie]

I've been growing more and more impressed with Erica Durance as an actress all season. In this week's episode, I enjoyed her performance quite a bit and I can feel how much confidence the producers have in Erica when they give her the types of roles that require an actress to really dig deep. My favorite non-Lois character that Erica Durance has portrayed is the witch in the episode Spell, but Faora and Chloe this season are close seconds. She's really been able to step away from the role of Lois Lane and delivery a unique and interesting performance in each non-Lois character that she plays. And that's pretty amazing.

[sunset]

Agree with the above post! Erica is a very good actress.

I know I'm biased since I'm an EDLois fan. The only reason I started watching Smallville is Lois Lane (though my initial reaction was "no way" coz she's supposed to meet both Clark and Superman when she's an established reporter).

[TOMophilus]

Erica´s imitation of Chloe is clearly overrated by many. She did OK, but it was not overwhelming. When there was a moment of focus, she nailed some of Chloe´s expressions. It was a nice caricature of AM sometimes. But when things moved more quickly, she clearly spoke and behaved like Lois and forgot all about being Chloe. So, yes, overall an OK performance but not outstanding at all.

[Night_Hawk90]

what was so good about her performance? I do think erica durance is a good actor but i didnt find her imitation or performance in this episode as that good. She was okay nothing special in my eyes(IMO)

[Minela]

ED as Chloe rocked. My favorite moment was when she was walking backwards while talking to Clark. Such a Chloe thing to do.

[SupermanRox]

I liked ED as both. I think that she did a great job. She really is a good actress and I think she is a fabulous Lois Lane.

[SVrnFAN]

ED did not do a good job - I had to remind myself often that she was playing Chloe in Lois's body and not just Lois. It was a relief to see AM on the screen again.

[-Nora-]

I had to remind myself often that she was playing Chloe in Lois's body and not just Lois.

Er.... as a die-hard Lois fan I have to disagree. There was NOTHING Lois-ish about the way she played Chloe. Not even a little bit.

[wingster55]

At times I wasn't sure what character she was playing.

[FlyingHigh]

Since I am all about surprises, I have to give big applause to ED for her job in Hex. I finally got to sit down and watch it all the way through last night, and since I am not normally a big fan of Erica's I was really pleased to have my expectations proven wrong. I enjoyed how she modulated her voice a bit to better mimic AM's speech patterns -- actor's voices are a big fetish of mine, and so I always appreciate it when actors make it a part of their performance (and speaking of which, I loved Zatanna's beautifully articulated consonants). I also appreciated how she acted through her whole body in the part. My big beef with ED through the years has been that she has seemed to me to be either uncomfortable with using or unaware of how to use her body to express character, but I definitely saw Chloe in the way she pulled at the theater doors and relaxed when in front of the computer at the DP. I did have a few nitpicks, but overall I think she did a fine job.

[AgentChaos]

ED did not do a good job - I had to remind myself often that she was playing Chloe in Lois's body and not just Lois. It was a relief to see AM on the screen again.

Me too. There were maybe a couple of moments where she got Chloe's mannerisms perfectly, but most of the time, she came across as Lois trying to be Chloe.

[Herod]

Erica Durance did an excellent job portraying Chloe Sullivan. I was very, very impressed!

Bravo!

[SVrnFAN]

Me too. There were maybe a couple of moments where she got Chloe's mannerisms perfectly, but most of the time, she came across as Lois trying to be Chloe.

Yes, I was worried about this episode. TW helped make it a better episode - he was awesome.

[Pantalaimon]

Watched the episode again last knight and I really began to notice how much of Chloe's mannerisms ED actually put in her portrayel - to the point of it becoming slightly annoying actually, but that's the only way to make it stand out on first (or second even) viewing.

That said, I still find it very difficult to judge this type of performance. There are 2 obvious reasons. First off, any character who is somehow magicked into another person's body will not act like him or herself. I guess ED did a decent job at that, giving her Chloe just the right mix of confusion, discomfort and resignation. The other reason is that, particularly in a series, the portrayal of a particular character owes a lot to a very specific 'flavour' that is brought to the character by the principle actor and that is slowly built up over time. It took at least a few episodes for us to get a feel of Chloe's identity, not just because it takes us time to get used to the character, but also because the actor needs time to grow into the character. This means that another actor who tries to capture the performance of the original actor usually starts off by resorting to mannerisms - there is probably no other way - because it's virtually impossible to grasp that 'flavour'. However, the problem with mannerisms is that it may look like the second actor/character is simply mimicking the original actor/character, whereas it should look like he or she actually IS the original character.

So back to ED's performance. With the possible exception of the scene in front of Zatanna's theatre I never truly felt I was watching Chloe. But under the circumstances I still think ED did a great job. She was very believable as someone other than Lois, and all the mannerisms did strongly remind me of Chloe. It's also important to remember that this body switch was essentially a comedic plot device (as was Clark's) so the performances should be a bit over the top, and they were.

[Violet-Shadow]

I thought she did an AMAZING job. As usual.

[interstellar]

I thought that Erica Durance did an exceptional job of portraying Chloe, especially considering that for a portion of the episode she was portraying Chloe-portraying-Lois. I was impressed with her performance as Faora, but it's one thing to bring a separate identity to the screen and knock that out of the park and a totally different thing to take on a character already heavily associated with another actor and succeed.

[doodie8808]

I think erica actually made chloe likable as seeing she just a breathing living boring piece of air i wish she did not come on for the whole eppy smallville is so much more enjoyable with wout allison mack sorry chloe fans imho it barely watchable when she is one screen she gets on my nerves!

[Night_Hawk90]

I think erica actually made chloe likable as seeing she just a breathing living boring piece of air i wish she did not come on for the whole eppy smallville is so much more enjoyable with wout allison mack sorry chloe fans imho it barely watchable when she is one screen she gets on my nerves!

call it a hunch but it seems your not to fond of chloe sullivan

[GrimmReeper]

I thought Erica was fantastic in Hex both as her usual Lois Lane and as Chloe.:D