The Dalai Lama?

[wingster55]

Really? Since when is Lois even remotely qualified for that?

[Night_Hawk90]

LMAO, no idea that moment just made me laugh it was so random

[Kel-El09]

haha..i thought it was supposed to be ghandi. lol

[dru-zod2501]

did you notice the way the robe was draped around him, it looked exactly like the Superman cape!!?

It even appeared to have the yellow diamond in the right spot

[erikamichelle614]

yea, i thought that was strange. haha

[wingster55]

I'm tired of this Lois Lane super reporter we keep getting. Huge retcon.

[AndiGirl]

It was rather funny...and quite the stretch. :\

[antx]

Oh my god that photo was so hilarious and random.It made for a good laugh,as did the entire episode.

[melissan02]

Yeah, I mean, when has Lois had time to be the world traveler????

That pic was OTT!!

[Alania]

I'm tired of this Lois Lane super reporter we keep getting.

What?! But that's exactly what she is, a super reporter!!! I just LOVED it! It shows she's in all kinds of assignments!!!! Plus all the compliments she got when she arrived at the planet?! SQUEEE!!!!!!! That's Lois Lane, feisty reporter, bold journalist, successful!! That's why she's my hero!!! Way to go, girl!!:cool:

[DigitalKing]

What?! But that's exactly what she is, a super reporter!!! I just LOVED it! It shows she's in all kinds of assignments!!!! Plus all the compliments she got when she arrived at the planet?! SQUEEE!!!!!!! That's Lois Lane, feisty reporter, bold journalist, successful!! That's why she's my hero!!! Way to go, girl!!:cool:Too bad it has no basis in continuity.

[Jade4813]

What was the setting of the photo? Because, honestly, not to say it's no big deal to meet the DL, but it's not impossible, either. Hell, he travels to Bloomington, Indiana on a somewhat regular basis, as I understand it - seems like I hear he went there about once a year or so. I think he has a family member there, and there is a retreat there now...

Heck, if I hadn't had the flu, I could have met the Dalai Lama a couple years ago.

[wingster55]

Too bad it has no basis in continuity.

Bingo.

[Alania]

Too bad it has no basis in continuity.

What d u mean? Continuity is not Smallville's best anyway, most things happens offscreenville:\

[Kschreck]

The only problem I have with this is that they didn't really have the whole Lois and Clark relationship form at the Daily Planet. It was there but always took a back story to everything else. As time went on you can only assume that Lois started to become more renown reporter. It's hard to believe that since when she started at the Daily Planet she could barely even write but oh well. I guess not everything can be perfect.

[tbird4u]

haha..i thought it was supposed to be ghandi. lol

:rotfl: Me too, that was so hilarious and the way she had her arm around him :lol:

[wingster55]

What d u mean? Continuity is not Smallville's best anyway, most things happens offscreenville


This is true but the things we've seen or heard concerning Lois go against things we've actually seen.
-Jimmy saying she's worked there just as long as he has.
-Saying she would have killed to write obits when she started.
-The whole Grant debacle. Huge retcon.

[NinaDavis]

Too bad it has no basis in continuity.

Yeah! But this is SV, they don't focus in Lois. :(
That why her carrer progress is totally Offscreenville

[ginevrakent]

The only problem I have with this is that they didn't really have the whole Lois and Clark relationship form at the Daily Planet. It was there but always took a back story to everything else. As time went on you can only assume that Lois started to become more renown reporter. It's hard to believe that since when she started at the Daily Planet she could barely even write but oh well. I guess not everything can be perfect.

I respectfully disagree with bolded part of your post. Seconds before Lois was hired her writing was praised as leaping off the page like a Bengal tiger. Her Green Arrow articles were nationally syndicated and her Combat article caught the attention of the new editor of the DP. As far back as Facade, Lois's writing was being praised for causing people to have life changing experiences.

[wingster55]

article caught the attention of the new editor of the DP


I don't think it was that actually.

[Poyntz]

It is a stretch.
After all she still works in the basement also. and has an intern grovelling at her feet??

[eas]

No basis in continuity??? Only for Lois does it make sense for her to get a picture with the Dalai Lama... she's constantly "out of town" on assignment or out of the office for a story. She's got a whole life going on while other characters are caught up in Doomsday drama or figuring out how to remove Brianiac from possessed bodies. Or, you know, trying to stop Lex Luthor from blowing up the world and watching Lana Lang becoming walking K-nite.

What do you think Lois Lane DOES when she's not onscreen? She sure isn't being someone's sidekick or trying to take over the world as Brianiac. She's a reporter and that's what she does: She reports. So this episode told you that one of her assignments was interviewing the Dalai Lama & she got a photo with him. It's not a stretch by any means, unless one wants to completely ignore show canon.

Of the characters on the show, the only one that it can happen to is Lois, because she's the only one who is only 100% focused on her day job & that day job happens to be one where she travels all over & interviews people. Maybe she used a connection to interview him or maybe she was assigned the interview when he stopped by Metropolis. We were just told in this episode that she was sent to Mexico on assignment. Something tells me the DP would be willing to let her go across town if they let her go to Mexico.

[wingster55]

Also she spent so much time off work. That's a huge strike against her.

[paolinki25]

:lol: Yeah, I thought that was just some random moment.

Well, when you think about it, it doesn't make sense for Clark to be working at DP and becoming a journalist. These kids didn't even finish college as far as I know, but this is Smallville. Continuity is not its forte.

[yomama]

I thought it was hillarious. Butt-kicking Lois with the Dalai Lama. Someone has a sense of humour, continuity or not.

[ginevrakent]

I don't think it was that actually.

Do you have any proof to back up that statement? I mean Grant and Lois didn't get together until months after she was hired so you must be talking about something else.

[Amelie]

I don't think it was that actually.

That's what the script said according to my memory. Lois Lane attracted the attention *initially* of Grant Gabriel based on her articles. Then after meeting her in person he felt a physical attraction to her.

[ginevrakent]

Also she spent so much time off work. That's a huge strike against her.

She can still file stories in Star City. I for one am glad that someone was there for Jimmy.

[eas]

This is true but the things we've seen or heard concerning Lois go against things we've actually seen.
-Jimmy saying she's worked there just as long as he has.
-Saying she would have killed to write obits when she started.
-The whole Grant debacle. Huge retcon.

They didn't retcon Grant. They just never mentioned him again. If he was a retcon for Lois, he was also a retcon for Lex and Lionel, as well. No one cared him the second after he died.

And, yes, they did "retcon" the whole Jimmy/Lois scenario. I'm not sure WHAT that was about, except lazy writing. And the whole killing to write obits when she started? That could be true... Grant didn't give Lois any special favors -- in fact Chloe even commented on how Grant was treating her like crap.

The fact is that they've shown Lois Lane out of town so many times that it makes no sense that she hasn't had some decent assignments. Even Tess and Lois had a conversation where Lois pointed out that Tess is busy printing her articles.

None of this stuff in "Hex" was out of the blue. It's been set up already.

But let's say that it is a lightswitch, for argument's sake... if it is, then there's a reason for it. Just like there was a reason for Clark's lightswitch into the DP. And that reason is obvious.

[Karafan1]

I thought that was kinda weird she has met him..

[eas]

Also she spent so much time off work. That's a huge strike against her.

Are we counting strikes? Wasn't aware of that. I guess I should say that it's nice that someone was there for a man who almost died for his bride... even though the bride couldn't be bothered.

But I guess that makes sense in continuity? I guess that makes perfect sense for Chloe's character?

[Amelie]

Do you have any proof to back up that statement? I mean Grant and Lois didn't get together until months after she was hired so you must be talking about something else.

Not only that but the reason why he hired her is literally written in the script. Grant is a fan of Lois before meeting her in person based on her writing. People may try to spin it to cast a negative shadow on Lois's integrity but the script doesn't lie. Grant read Lois's articles and enjoyed the style, passion and voice in them. That's why he hired her.

[ginevrakent]

The fact is that they've shown Lois Lane out of town so many times that it makes no sense that she hasn't had some decent assignments. Even Tess and Lois had a conversation where Lois pointed out that Tess is busy printing her articles.

If you think about it, Lois being constantly sent out on assignment is beautifully consistent with her background as an army brat. Who better to cover stories from around the country/world than someone who knows what it is like to move from place to place and who can quickly adapt to new surroundings?

[Alania]

This is true but the things we've seen or heard concerning Lois go against things we've actually seen.
-Jimmy saying she's worked there just as long as he has.
-Saying she would have killed to write obits when she started.
-The whole Grant debacle. Huge retcon.

The Grant debacle, i agree with you, that's something i'm still trying to wipe off my mind, but bad things tend to stick a lot! She started out in a tabloid, she had a free-lance job, so killing herself to write obits is perfectly acceptable, since she wasn't in there yet! That shows she was just growing in her career, baby steps. Why did we have to see her begging for obits? We just need to know that's how she started, from below, afterall, u never start on top.

[Supsfan]

They didn't retcon Grant. They just never mentioned him again. If he was a retcon for Lois, he was also a retcon for Lex and Lionel, as well. No one cared him the second after he died.

And, yes, they did "retcon" the whole Jimmy/Lois scenario. I'm not sure WHAT that was about, except lazy writing. And the whole killing to write obits when she started? That could be true... Grant didn't give Lois any special favors -- in fact Chloe even commented on how Grant was treating her like crap.

I think Grant was alot like Alicia, once he was gone, the next episode he was forgotten.


Not only that but the reason why he hired her is literally written in the script. Grant is a fan of Lois before meeting her in person based on her writing. People may try to spin it to cast a negative shadow on Lois's integrity but the script doesn't lie. Grant read Lois's articles and enjoyed the style, passion and voice in them. That's why he hired her.

That's how I look at it, you can either put the most negative spin on Grois to try validate your point or accept the writers at face value. I think most shippers at some point are at fault for doing the most negative spin on other ships

[wingster55]

He said that as i believe a cover but he wasn't exactly a qualified editor either.
If he liked her why didn't he attempt to recruit her?

Most reporters aren't sent on assignments in only their third year. They work there way up especially if they haven't even finished college or high school. Lois promotion was based on Faora.

[thehenry89]

Thought it was awsome, Lois rocks.

[kal-el_Girl]

hillarious!

[Alania]

He said that as i believe a cover but he wasn't exactly a qualified editor either.
If he liked her why didn't he attempt to recruit her?

Most reporters aren't sent on assignments in only their third year. They work there way up especially if they haven't even finished college or high school. Lois promotion was based on Faora.

Grant can't be qualified or not, since he had no background, it was all made up by Lex. But he made it clear he liked her writing, through Combat article and spaceship article. The phsyical part, which i don't like to remember, came after that.

She was sent on assignment before Faora, in the first half of season 8. And in Bloodline she got a raise, not a promotion, she's still in the same desk, same position. The only time she was promoted was in Infamous, which was all reversed.

[Dyanara]

I thought the picture was meant as a joke, like if I had a picture of me and Elvis

[a4g90]

imo i thought it was just a funny inside gag the writers threw in
i don't think the scene was meant to be taken seriously ...lois and the dali lama pic was hilarious :lol:

[DigitalKing]

Grant can't be qualified or not, since he had no background, it was all made up by Lex. But he made it clear he liked her writing, through Combat article. The phsyical part, which i don;t like to remember, came after that.

She was sent on assignment before Faora, in the first half of season 8. And in Bloodline she got a raise, not a promotion, she's still in the same desk, same position. The only time she was promoted was in Infamous, which was all reversed.
Clark said that "on assignment" was code for a monster truck rally in Prey. I don't know if this is what you're referring to, though...

Also, was Grant even "alive" when Combat happened? Project Gemini was predated by Project Ares, so...

[globalbudd3]

Thought it was out of character for Lois. I expected her to have her picture taken with the Barrack Obama or someone of that nature.

[Sports72Xtrm]

Dude she's the daughter of a big general of the United States. I'm pretty sure she has some political connections that hooked her up. Not that much of a stretch.

[hanemg]

Also she spent so much time off work. That's a huge strike against her.

The Family Medical Leave Act. You can thank Pres. Clinton. ;)

[thehenry89]

The Family Medical Leave Act. You can thank Pres. Clinton. ;)

Darn those nonsensical legislatures, actually giving people time off to take care of immediate family when they've taken ill or been injured.

[Lilah]

LOIS LANE, happens to be qualified to interview the president if asked. She's the Daily Planet's Star Reporter, #1. It doesn't matter how she got there, the point is she's there.

[wingster55]

The Family Medical Leave Act. You can thank Pres. Clinton


Applies to Cousin's husband? But touche regardless.



It doesn't matter how she got there, the point is she's there.


I wholeheartedly disagree...this show is supposed to be about a journey. Clark becoming Superman, Lex becoming evil and since Lois was introduced how she becomes the star reporter.

[AndiGirl]

I honestly understand why they did it. To show Lois's progress as a reporter. But I think they made that point with all of the people stopping Chloe coming down the stairs....the pic was just over the top.

Plus, reporters who are good enough to meet the Dalai Lama, dont tend to have desks in the basement.

As much as I love lois...it was quite the stretch. That, or lois needs a raise pronto!

[smallvillebuddy12]

It would have been like 10000000x better if it was Christian Bale instead of Dalai Lama if you know what I mean:).

Its kinda weird when you think about it, the Dalai Lama is an actual person living today, and putting him in the world of Superman seems kinda unrealistic and weird- probably just me though.

Yeah I agree they really are kinda making Lois seem over the top in reporting skills, however thats probably because THERE IS NOT ENOUGH OF HER :mad:!

[Alania]

Clark said that "on assignment" was code for a monster truck rally in Prey. I don't know if this is what you're referring to, though...

Also, was Grant even "alive" when Combat happened? Project Gemini was predated by Project Ares, so...

Sorry for not replying before, i went offline. Whether he was alive or not is not very much the case, the thing is that, in that moment of his life, DP's editor, he read an article she wrote a year before he met her and wanted to meet the "author". That happened two times, since he hired her after reading her article on spaceships. It was all about her writing.
About the assignment, for the same reason they are leading to believe that a lot of time has passed offscreenville and is perfectly acceptable for Clark to be falling for her, we can assume she's been on other assignments before Bride, offscreenville, not just "Prey" one. The pic of her and someone with such influence in mankind like Dalai Lama was just a metaphor to show she's been fighting in her career and is getting there.

[SupermanRox]

I think it was a gag that the writers threw in there. I don't think that it was meant to be overanalyzed.

[hanemg]

Applies to Cousin's husband? But touche regardless.


It falls under the "Caregiver" section of the law. I don't believe that it actually defines what is or is not an appropriate relationship to be considered a caregiver, only that you are providing care. Bless his little liberal heart, I don't think Bill wanted to be accused of being insensitive regarding any non-traditional relationships. :)

[DigitalKing]

Lilah, how is Lois the #1 star reporter of the DP? Are we going to see this on Smallville at any point? Or are we just supposed to believe that since it happens in the future, it's happening on our television screens? Are we supposed to believe that that one guy was so cheery despite Lois never remembering his name because he's just a lowly servant?

The pic of her and someone with such influence in mankind like Dalai Lama was just a metaphor to show she's been fighting in her career and is getting there.
Guess that's why she's still in the basement, despite the Side-Character Squad all showing up to give her mad props. I remember in Fade when Chloe's first front-page article was a big deal. I remember when her first byline was also a big deal. Did we see either of these from Lois?

[nic25]

I think it was a gag that the writers threw in there. I don't think that it was meant to be overanalyzed.

I agree!...it was just a picture,no biggy! It made me laugh,and i think that was the point.

[Alania]

Guess that's why she's still in the basement, despite the Side-Character Squad all showing up to give her mad props. I remember in Fade when Chloe's first front-page article was a big deal. I remember when her first byline was also a big deal. Did we see either of these from Lois?

Like i said, she's struggling, she's not there yet. She's been on the planet for two years only, i don't know how the the newspaper policy works concerning its employees, what does it take to leave the basement, but her career is ascending and it's been like that ever since Sneeze. And, she can't leave the basement, unless they move Clark too, the purpouse is for them to work side by side. She made a big deal out of her first page, just that this hadn't happened in the DP, it was in the Inquisitor and she was thrilled!

[skylar]

Oh my god that photo was so hilarious and random.It made for a good laugh,as did the entire episode.

So true :lol:

[FlashInSV]

Yeah, it was totally random! I did a double take at that scene and I went, like, "Huh?"

[workshyslacker]

I loved it. Tongue in cheek humour with photoshop! The look on the Dalai Lama's face! What exactly was Lois doing to him?

[Animation]

I think they were establishing the fact that while other things have been going on in the Smallville world, and while Lois has seemed to be away (and fans have been screaming "only X episodes?! Where is she?!") .... Lois has been actually making a name for herself at the planet.

Think about it. She has been doing stuff with the DLama, she has been in military coup or investigation stories, they are flying her all over the place, heck, the Daily Planet seems to do her dry cleaning and bring her coffee. Apparently she and Clark have been hitting the work hours hard, and since Lois doesnt have a secret ID, she has been using her extra time to become well known internationally.

She has arrived, in my opinion, they just arent showing it directly. She is already a borderline reporter celebrity at this point.

I like that.

[mr lane]

No basis in continuity??? Only for Lois does it make sense for her to get a picture with the Dalai Lama... she's constantly "out of town" on assignment or out of the office for a story. She's got a whole life going on while other characters are caught up in Doomsday drama or figuring out how to remove Brianiac from possessed bodies. Or, you know, trying to stop Lex Luthor from blowing up the world and watching Lana Lang becoming walking K-nite.

What do you think Lois Lane DOES when she's not onscreen? She sure isn't being someone's sidekick or trying to take over the world as Brianiac. She's a reporter and that's what she does: She reports. So this episode told you that one of her assignments was interviewing the Dalai Lama & she got a photo with him. It's not a stretch by any means, unless one wants to completely ignore show canon.

Of the characters on the show, the only one that it can happen to is Lois, because she's the only one who is only 100% focused on her day job & that day job happens to be one where she travels all over & interviews people. Maybe she used a connection to interview him or maybe she was assigned the interview when he stopped by Metropolis. We were just told in this episode that she was sent to Mexico on assignment. Something tells me the DP would be willing to let her go across town if they let her go to Mexico.


Agreed Sana, if the show is going to leave ED to less episodes as Lois most of her storyline is having her doing reporting gigs out of town so her metting the Dalai Lama wasn't that much of a stretch or out of continuity

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I honestly understand why they did it. To show Lois's progress as a reporter. But I think they made that point with all of the people stopping Chloe coming down the stairs....the pic was just over the top.

Plus, reporters who are good enough to meet the Dalai Lama, dont tend to have desks in the basement.

As much as I love lois...it was quite the stretch. That, or lois needs a raise pronto!

maybe she wasnt sent to interview him maybe she met him by accident while on another assigment :cool:

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had to post it

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/6194/hex2.jpg

:lol::rotfl::lol:

[Showmaster]

Cool pic though.

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/9241/vlcsnap333473.png

[gilliang]

She looks gorgeous in the pic, I have to say.

[Fallen One]

Really? Since when is Lois even remotely qualified for that?
Lois: Because I'm me HEL-LO! :lol::D

[ChlarkerFan]

I actually thought the photo was hilarious. Just look at the Dali Lama and that grin he's given her. Muahaha!

[Alania]

Cool pic though.

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/9241/vlcsnap333473.png

Thanks for the pic!!! Lois Lane is ruling in her career and achieving her own things till she becomes the legendary Lois Lane (although, Sebastian already referred to her like this):cool: There isn't too much episodes with Lois to show her progression, but i appreciate they are doing their best. The excuse "she's on assignments" just took a whole new meaning to me and honestly, bring more of it!!!

[DigitalKing]

That doesn't show progression. Progression is actually stopping to make time for L,M,N and O rather than just blasting from A to Z. Is the meaning of showing rather than telling simply lost?

[rch]

Thanks for the perspective. I'm going to go along with the idea that it was a gag, and I agree it shows that they haven't spent the time developing Lois that they needed to. Hopefully they'll take care of some of that in Stiletto because that looks like the best opportunity left to give her some focus this season.

If you can't take it as a gag, does Lois leapfrog over Clark, making us question if they deserve to sit together, forget about the fact they've left Lois in the basement?

[Herod]

Lois: Because I'm me HEL-LO! :lol::D
:rotfl:

I love these priceless Lois Lane one-liners. They fit in so many different scenarios! :cool:

[mistaguitarmasta]

Yeah it was funny, but it made little to no sense. If she's this intrepid reporter who interviewed the dalai lama, why is she still in the basement across the desk from a newbie like Clark Kent?

[wafflles87]

I think it was a gag that the writers threw in there. I don't think that it was meant to be overanalyzed.

Totally.

Talk about making a mountain out of a mole hill.

[mistaguitarmasta]

Totally.

Talk about making a mountain out of a mole hill.

Yeah, and I appreciated it for that, but it did sort of stand out a bit.

[LovelyLoisLane]

I didn't think it was her writing an article on him, I thought it was a picture she was proud of and wanted to preen. "I met THEE Dalai Lama!" Like a fan getting a picture taken of them with someone they look up to.

I don't think you can be 'unqualified' to be a fan.

Though it is clear in "Hex" that she is starting to get into the bigger international stories, with her being on assignment in the episode itself.

[Herod]

^^^ One of my co-workers has a pic of him and the Dalai Lama *and* one of him and the pope. People can take pics as fan, sure. But I guess since it's Lois this must be overanalyzed and criticized...

[wafflles87]

Gah, now I'm overanalizing it as well :lol:


I didn't think it was her writing an article on him, I thought it was a picture she was proud of and wanted to preen. "I met THEE Dalai Lama!" Like a fan getting a picture taken of them with someone they look up to.


That's very true. Nowhere does it say the picture was taken during an interview or whatnot.

Heck, my old deskmate from highschool has a picture of her and the president.

[bigblueplanet]

Yeah, I mean, when has Lois had time to be the world traveler????

That pic was OTT!!

It’s not Lois who is the world traveler but Dalai Lama is. My friend who lives in Japan recently met him on his lecture tour in Fukuoka (= southern city in Japan).


I thought it was hillarious. Butt-kicking Lois with the Dalai Lama. Someone has a sense of humour, continuity or not.

Lois looks like a Fort Knox on her facade but inside she is one of the most *soft* & caring persons in the DC universe. (Why you think Superman loves her?!)

So I thought Dalai Lama & Lois Lane‘s pic was very metaphoric and spot-on! :cool:

[devilneedsaride]

Given the amount of time she's been offscreen, I don't think it's implausible that she's actually been doing her job. I kind of wish they would show us the progression, though, instead of going from obits to the Dalai Lama. It was worth a good laugh, though.

[DigitalKing]

^^^ One of my co-workers has a pic of him and the Dalai Lama *and* one of him and the pope. People can take pics as fan, sure. But I guess since it's Lois this must be overanalyzed and criticized...Does your coworker get flown first class to Mexico for assignments? Does your coworker work in the basement of your place of work?

[Mickey_Bickey]

Sorry, I don't get why it's so hard to believe that Lois Lane (and we're talking about Lois Lane) is an ace reporter!

I agree completely with those that say that because of ED's episode count that the writers cannot focus their attention on the progression of her journalism career. To be honest, this show is supposed to be about Clark's journey, not Lois' career! I for one am glad that a lot of that is done offscreen. I really enjoyed seeing a glimpse of the legendary Lois Lane in action talking to Chloe on the phone from Mexico while out on assignment.

I have to assume that whenever Lois is not in an episode then that is exactly where her character is.....on assignment and writing stories. Just because it didn't work out for Chloe doesn't mean that Lois Lane should be mocked.

I would much rather we see her banter and interaction with Clark Kent!;) We all know she's a great reporter. We don't have to see her every headline and story to prove it.

[Meteror Freak]

whoa, are they saying she interviewed the dalai lama???? Or was that just a picture of him on her desk??? If so, then that destroys the entire season for me!:mad:
lol

[Storm45]

haha..i thought it was supposed to be ghandi. lol

Ghandi died in 1948.


I think it was a way to shoe Lois's achievements, like the guy who brings her coffee and her clothes from the dry-cleaning. I don't think they care if it was exagerated.

Is she still working at the basement?

[Jade4813]

Bless his little liberal heart, I don't think Bill wanted to be accused of being insensitive regarding any non-traditional relationships. :)

You crack me up. :lol:

I bet someone just found that picture of the Dalai Lama and showed it to the person sitting in the chair next to him. "You know what would be funny? Let's stick Lois in there, grinning at the camera, so it looks like he's giving her that expression!" And they ran with it. Clearly, the props department doesn't realize that hair ties are overanalyzed on this show, so including a photograph like this in a scene just to have a little fun with it is like throwing chum into the water to get the sharks to feed. :rolleyes:

[amberdawn]

That was random, surely. :lol:

[Supsfan]

Personally I think a reporter getting a picture with the Dalai Lama is more plausible then let's say somebody being conviently versed in a outdated language such as Latin, so I really don't see the problem with it unless you want to nitpick

[borednow]

Guess that's why she's still in the basement, despite the Side-Character Squad all showing up to give her mad props. I remember in Fade when Chloe's first front-page article was a big deal. I remember when her first byline was also a big deal. Did we see either of these from Lois?


First Front-Page Article at the DP was in an episode named Plastique. At the end we saw the article and she was talking about it with Clark for a bit, and even said that she was happier to have found the truth then to have gotten her first front page article, thanked Clark for his help, gave him her review of his Obit and even a wink to top it all off.

There first front-page and made just as much fuss as Chloe's was... :rolleyes:


Personally I think a reporter getting a picture with the Dalai Lama is more plausible then let's say somebody being conviently versed in a outdated language such as Latin, so I really don't see the problem with it unless you want to nitpick

Wow... yeah... That's so... true I didn't even think of how Chloe knew Latin, because really I've stopped thinking about how Chloe knows any number of things because lets face it if I did my brain would have exploded long ago. This show obviously doesn't care about little things like that, why the hell do we?



She has a picture of herself with the Dalai Lama, big freaking deal, from what I understand he is a nice guy and travels the world, so not hard to get a picture with him... And since he is a guy big on promoting causes not hard to get him to talk to you either...

[zHeN_zHeN]

Wow, Lois went to China! That's so cool! :D

Speaking of...





















Free Tibet! :)

[Vergon6]

Yeah that whole Chloe knowing Latin thing was news to me, but she could have learned it at some point. Maybe it is was something residual left over from Brainiac???

The whole Dalai Lama thing was clearly meant to be something all in good fun, not meant to be over-analyzed.

[Supsfan]

Wow, Lois went to China! That's so cool! :D

or the Dalai Lama came to Metropolis :P

[borednow]

Or the Dalai Lama when to Star City...

[Tess is Smokin]

What?! But that's exactly what she is, a super reporter!!! I just LOVED it! It shows she's in all kinds of assignments!!!! Plus all the compliments she got when she arrived at the planet?! SQUEEE!!!!!!! That's Lois Lane, feisty reporter, bold journalist, successful!! That's why she's my hero!!! Way to go, girl!!:cool:

did she even study journalism? :\

[Tompouce]

But from what I know (or think lol), he was in USA last winter, no ? About this pic, I found it funny and it was well done. The thing which worries more is we don't see how Clark is a good journalist. Because he is. Not like Lois but they will be known as the "couple" for their jobs too. So they have to do something for it. It is Clark's show, isn't it ?

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I would add "not like Lois" because his way is softer and he has many things to do apart of his job as we all know it:D

[Alania]

did she even study journalism? :\

Neither did Clark nor Chloe. I'm not even sure Jimmy went to art school or attended a photography course. This is getting tiresome.....

[RedKalEL]

Yeah, I mean, when has Lois had time to be the world traveler????

That pic was OTT!!


when she hasn't been on the show. or maybe during the three months between a fianl and a premire

[Jade4813]

Personally I think a reporter getting a picture with the Dalai Lama is more plausible then let's say somebody being conviently versed in a outdated language such as Latin, so I really don't see the problem with it unless you want to nitpick

:lol: Good point.

[JennyMoon]

Yeah that whole Chloe knowing Latin thing was news to me, but she could have learned it at some point. Maybe it is was something residual left over from Brainiac???

The whole Dalai Lama thing was clearly meant to be something all in good fun, not meant to be over-analyzed.

Who knows. I'm still trying to figure out how Chloe ever became a superhacker...

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I bet someone just found that picture of the Dalai Lama and showed it to the person sitting in the chair next to him. "You know what would be funny? Let's stick Lois in there, grinning at the camera, so it looks like he's giving her that expression!" And they ran with it. Clearly, the props department doesn't realize that hair ties are overanalyzed on this show, so including a photograph like this in a scene just to have a little fun with it is like throwing chum into the water to get the sharks to feed. :rolleyes:*face palm*

I know! And the sad thing is that some people are going to extremes that saying that it offends their religious beliefs. And to that I just have nothing to say but look at them with a twitching eye.

[LovelyLoisLane]

I know! And the sad thing is that some people are going to extremes that saying that it offends their religious beliefs. And to that I just have nothing to say but look at them with a twitching eye.

Funny pictures of the pope don't bother me and I'm Roman Catholic.

God has a sense of humor, that's why we can all fart. :p

I really think this is making a MOUNTAIN RANGE out of an ant hill.

With Lois starting to go to international locations it isn't all that strange that maybe she met someone famous and had her picture taken with him. He's probably not used to people putting their arm around him, hence his look of surprise :P

I got a kick out of it.

[FlyingHigh]

Maybe after Ollie introduced her to yoga Lois became an aficionado of Eastern philosophy? Per other people's posts, I think personal appearances are a big part of the DL's job and I don't think it would be hard to get oneself into one if you have a press pass from a major media outlet.


Personally I think a reporter getting a picture with the Dalai Lama is more plausible then let's say somebody being conviently versed in a outdated language such as Latin, so I really don't see the problem with it unless you want to nitpick

Latin seems to be making a bit of a comeback here in St. Paul, MN. It's offered at my step-son's (public) high school, there's a charter school devoted specifically to Classics here in town and I had to yell at a private-school kid in my SS class the other day for doing his Latin homework when he was supposed to be studying the reading for the day. No idea why, but if backwater St. Paul has caught the trend I'm sure knowledge-geeks in bigger, hipper places like Metropolis probably have too.

[justme_007]

I thought the picture was meant as a joke, like if I had a picture of me and Elvis

:lol::rotfl:

[Tompouce]

Maybe after Ollie introduced her to yoga Lois became an aficionado of Eastern philosophy? Per other people's posts, I think personal appearances are a big part of the DL's job and I don't think it would be hard to get oneself into one if you have a press pass from a major media outlet.
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Exactly:)It makes me think of Infamous with the drawing of Clark like the one of Obama. I don't know if the topic was read a lot (because I just left it was beginning)but I think writers, staff,...on SV make fun with many things. And I take it for what it is : fun and winks. I like it a lot:D;)

[quinny06]

I bet someone just found that picture of the Dalai Lama and showed it to the person sitting in the chair next to him. "You know what would be funny? Let's stick Lois in there, grinning at the camera, so it looks like he's giving her that expression!" And they ran with it. Clearly, the props department doesn't realize that hair ties are overanalyzed on this show, so including a photograph like this in a scene just to have a little fun with it is like throwing chum into the water to get the sharks to feed. :rolleyes:

Agreed. Its sad that we can't have a bit of fun like this without people pouncing on it. And all because they like one character more than the other. They'll deny it, but they're liars; it's always about that.

[Supsfan]

You crack me up. :lol:

I bet someone just found that picture of the Dalai Lama and showed it to the person sitting in the chair next to him. "You know what would be funny? Let's stick Lois in there, grinning at the camera, so it looks like he's giving her that expression!" And they ran with it. Clearly, the props department doesn't realize that hair ties are overanalyzed on this show, so including a photograph like this in a scene just to have a little fun with it is like throwing chum into the water to get the sharks to feed. :rolleyes:

You mean we aren't supposed to intreprete what happens on this show by the color of the clothes a character wears? or what they may have in their hair or on their wrist?

[Jaderoyale]

How has this all escalated into a debate? :\

The picture was mean to be a bit of fun and simply show Chloe/Lois the real Lois' accomplishments as a journalist, and us as the audience. Because i know some still try and say that Lois' isn't a serious reporter, or fully into her job. That photo was a way of trying to show that.

Its getting tiresome now that the writers can't even throw something in for good measure without people pouncing on it and going mad.

[Sports72Xtrm]

did she even study journalism? :\

No but I think Chloe handed in a great article under Lois' name to the DP and then when she started working there with Clark her stories began making front page so...yeah the DP does think highly of her.

[hanemg]

No but I think Chloe handed in a great article under Lois' name to the DP and then when she started working there with Clark her stories began making front page so...yeah the DP does think highly of her.

*sigh* No, Chloe never handed in any article under Lois' name at the DP. That's a bit of Internet fiction. Waaaaay back in "Delete" Chloe offered to write under her cousin's name, but the offer was never accepted. And what she turned into Max wasn't a story, but research, which Max looked into further and was killed for his trouble.

Thus ends the short little tale of the pseudonym that never was.

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did she even study journalism? :\

Bob Woodward studied History and English Literature while in was in collge. It's a shame he never made much of a name for himself in journalism. ;)

[Supsfan]

*sigh* No, Chloe never handed in any article under Lois' name at the DP. That's a bit of Internet fiction. Waaaaay back in "Delete" Chloe offered to write under her cousin's name, but the offer was never accepted. And what she turned into Max wasn't a story, but research, which Max looked into further and was killed for his trouble.

Thus ends the short little tale of the pseudonym that never was.

You forgot to add Chloe and Clark never worked as reporters at the Daily Planet either. For the most part he went there to get her to sidekick for him.

[Smallville6]

It's hard to believe there's even a thread with people complaining about it! C'mon people, it was meant to be funny! I LOL'd and still do everytime I see it!

[Alania]

How has this all escalated into a debate? :\

The picture was mean to be a bit of fun and simply show Chloe/Lois the real Lois' accomplishments as a journalist, and us as the audience. Because i know some still try and say that Lois' isn't a serious reporter, or fully into her job. That photo was a way of trying to show that.

Its getting tiresome now that the writers can't even throw something in for good measure without people pouncing on it and going mad.

I am just like you, Jade. And that was not the only thread about this damn picture!:rolleyes:

[zHeN_zHeN]

or the Dalai Lama came to Metropolis :P


Or the Dalai Lama when to Star City...

Ah, yes. Good point, good point.

No need to go to them, they come to her! Lol :p