So, Where Is Lois? (ring/future theories merged)

[Aries83]

We know she's somewhere in the future, but exactly WHAT is she doing or SEEING?

[UpandAtom]

my theory is that she traveled a year into the future so many she'll just show up in a future episode of Smallville and wonder what's happened?

[mr lane]

idk but hopefully she stays wherever she is cause this show called smallville turned into a cop out

[Aries83]

she'll just show up in a future episode of Smallville and wonder what's happened?

That could be a way to let her in off secret via offscreensville, which I'm not sure they would do...but what if she comes back with amnesia?:\

[fa8362]

She shouldn't have disappeared. All she did was handle the ring, the same way Clark and Cosmic Boy did, and lo and behold she disappears (presumably into the future). What a bad joke of an episode.

[Aries83]

She shouldn't have disappeared. All she did was handle the ring, the same way Clark and Cosmic Boy did, and lo and behold she disappears

Maybe the writers will say humans can't touch the ring for that very reason, which would be even more lame...but eight years into a show, what can you do?:rotfl:

[mr lane]

Maybe the writers will say humans can't touch the ring for that very reason, which would be even more lame...but eight years into a show, what can you do?:rotfl:

well supposedly humans couldnt work the crystals in the FOS or destroy them but we saw how that went...:lol:

[Fugoukakusha]

Lol I agree fa8362. I'm still reeling from watching it. If I were a cartoon, you'd see a bunch of question marks hanging over my head throughout the whole episode. As far as we can tell with the Legion Ring, it'll teleport you to the time that you're thinking at the moment. So when Lois picked it up, was she accidentally thinking of a time? Otherwise, it would never have worked. I saw the Legions wearing them in "Legion" without getting activated. Ugh. Lots of questions.

[fa8362]

Maybe the writers will say humans can't touch the ring for that very reason, which would be even more lame...but eight years into a show, what can you do?:rotfl:

You know what's worse? When will the imbecile Clark stop putting devastatingly important devices in his office desk, barn or toolbox. Seriously, what a joke.

[Aries83]

it'll teleport you to the time that you're thinking at the moment. So when Lois picked it up, was she accidentally thinking of a time? Otherwise, it would never have worked.

I guess that could work for an explanation, but it would've been nice if "Legion" contained more information about the ring rather than Rokk saying "come back any time" or something to that effect.

I'm assuming, just because it came from Rokk, that it would've automatically taken her 1,000 years into the future (or however many it was when the Legion first arrived).

[Alicia Chipy]

Perhaps the ring was programmed to transport whoever touched it after Clark, to 31st century Legion headquarters.That way Doomsday could have been sent into a trap.
So if the Legionaires didn't beat Lois senseless,they are probably taking her on a Superman Museum tour and asking for her autograph as the future Mrs.Superman.
After they will mind wipe her with a post hypnotic suggestion and send her back as if she never left.

[Faby]

yeah, I thought that you actually had to think of a certain time in order for the ring to work. so I believe and that is if the writers do it correctly, that she was transported somewhere to the past.........she doesn't know the future for GOD's Sake!
But you never know, this is Smallville.

[Aries83]

You know what's worse? When will the imbecile Clark stop putting devastatingly important devices in his office desk

:rotfl: Good point.

[jpfort1957]

Maybe the writers will say humans can't touch the ring for that very reason, which would be even more lame...but eight years into a show, what can you do?:rotfl:

Some of The Legion members are human. They just have super powers the same way Bart does. But, Lois was slipping on the ring when she disappeared.

[superspider02]

well i am pretty sure it was programed to just go straight to the future since rokk said to get it on doosmday so the legion could be ready to take him down. So lois is in the future, and in the permiere we will probably see the legion sending her back to the present and maybe alter time a bit when she comes back to come back at the time she left to make sure things are changed again or something.

[Fugoukakusha]

Yeah. When I first watched Legion I thought the Legion Ring was only programmed in certain ways. I could have sworn I heard Rokk saying to Clark that if he wants to visit, he could just use the ring anytime. So I'm assuming that it'll only take you where they program it. But of course, that idea went out of the window when they used the ring in Infamous. We all saw how Clark used it. He only went back 2 days I believe. So this is where the assumption comes in that it works exactly the same way.

[IHeartClois]

She is probably somewhere in the future, but I really was hoping to see more of her in the finale, didnt expect her to randomly disappear mid epi and not see her again!

[Huntress87]

i agree. I think she went to the future that they had set up to send doomsday to...she's prolly freakin out, well...maybe not freaking out cuz she's lois, but very very confused. And then she's gonna come back and wonder where the hell clark went and that jimmy's dead yada yada...you'd think if she went to the future though that she'd already be back, bc it had to be a few days before the funeral for Jimmy..so why hadn't they sent her back yet?

[DestinyAw8s]

That's what I wanna know. I hope they don't forget about her. :rolleyes:

[Forney2414]

She went somewhere that is for sure. This could be a way for them to stop calling him the red blue blur and where she gets the name Superman (Lois did name him that). I don't know how they are going to explain what she saw. Maybe she saved Clark from being buried with doomsday. They could just tell her she can't let Clark know that she knows he is Superman or Clark will never become Superman and she will see a future without Superman that is a horrible world to live in so she does as they ask. They could show her everything. It wouldn't matter to the show at this point. Everything is up in the air.

[-Nora-]

Seriously, writers? Not even a hint? She just goes poof?

And yet again Lois fans get screwed over. Apparently our very own hiatus between November - March wasn't enough? Now we'll have to wait ANOTHER 4 months until we know anything about her fate?

Well thanks, I really am having fits. Not the good kind, though! And how very classy of you guys to lie to Matt about the Clois bits.

Fail. Epic FAIL!

WHERE IS LOIS!!!!!

[Karafan1]

I figured they wouldn't show us where she went but I didn't think they'd do that so early in the episode..

[Aries83]

Seriously, writers? Not even a hint? She just goes poof?

how very classy of you guys to lie to Matt about the Clois bits.

Fail. Epic FAIL!

I agree. They keep promising that their relationship is going to go to the next level. The phone call she received from the RBB is subjective, but since we don't know if next year will be Smallville's swan song, Lois and Clark need to be admitting their feelings to one another and progressing instead of regressing, even if Lois may not have had a place that really fit in the finale.

I love everyone on Smallville and for me, the last treasure (aside from whatever else they can use from the mythos) that we have yet to see; is the romantic relationship of Lois and Clark.

[jsith99]

Since the Legion was expecting DD to come thru with the ring could Lois have spring the trap they had set for him. or god forbid was she attacked by the Legion before they noticed she wasn't DD This may explain why she didn't return yet

[Kschreck]

I doubt it. I don't expect much to come from this story arc since apparently Lois can't actually learn anything about Superman, Kryptonians, etc for a very long time.

[latingirl]

Since the Legion was expecting DD to come thru with the ring could Lois have spring the trap they had set for him. or god forbid was she attacked by the Legion before they noticed she wasn't DD This may explain why she didn't return yet

I dont think so, lois is MAD DOG LANE :p, but she is no a Beast:rotfl:
I think she will be at intensive-care unit in 3009 century after received a big knock up from all legionaries that was waiting for DD.. I hope so they(PS) don't wipe all Lois' Past.. that could be extremely LAME!!!!:mad::mad:

[Ray Man]

Why would the Legion attack Lois? They know about her relationship w/"The Blur" and surely know what she looks like so I'm sure when she appeared in the future and they realised the thing that appeared wasn't DD that they'd stop and look to see whom it was and find a way to get her back to her present before she found out too much stuff in the future.

[crazy4clois]

I don't think that would happen. I hate to say it, but I think PS are gonna take away her memories so she won't know Clark. I will be so sickened if they go down that road...complete nonsense!

[dru-zod2501]

This was a pointless move, since none of it will be remembered by season's open

[Kryppy]

I’d guess that the Season 9 Premiere, right after the climax we’ll see Saturn Girl bring Lois to Clark. And then Saturn Girl will just use her mind powers on Lois “You will forget everything that happened since you put on the ring… Now sleep.” And Saturn Girl will just go back to the future, letting Lois wake up a little later completely unable to figure out what happened.

[Kschreck]

This was a pointless move, since none of it will be remembered by season's open


That and it's not like they can afford to show a futuristic Metropolis or anything. This will likely turn out to be another lame story arc.

[Kryppy]

I hate to say it, but I think PS are gonna take away her memories so she won't know Clark. I will be so sickened if they go down that road...complete nonsense!

I agree. Even if it would make more sense for leading up a Superman story, you can't just forget everything we've been watching five years. Saturn Girl will need to use some mind tricks on Lois, but not to that extent.

[cloisornothing]

I really look forward seeing Lois meeting the Legion!

[Supsfan]

It would be cool if next season they actually show Lois Stuck in the future, even if they go the cheap route and just have her in a futuristic room.

[ginnyfan]

No. But it would be fun to see Lois' adventures in the future. I wonder how she and her future self would get along. Or... would she not be there? Hmm...

[LoveHurts38]

My worst fear when she returns memory wipe of knowing clark and being in Smallville...I am nervous.

[ooglebug]

My worst fear when she returns memory wipe of knowing clark and being in Smallville...I am nervous.


oh god me too..
they would so do that.

hopefully they wont since it basically render all of her development completely pointless plus it wouldnt add up - where would she think she had been all that time..

i want clark to be really really happy shes back and safe and maybe that be a turning point for him next season...
she can be the one to make him be Clark Kent again...

[Huntress87]

I wasn't really that worried about the memory until i keep reading it over and over...now everyone's got me nervous. I couldn't stand it if she didn't remember all of what her and clark's been through. Though clark's been a ginormous ass to her this last eppy...and she totally called him on pushing her away. I did like that part of the finale.

I think she'll be okay still...I don't really think they'll make her forget clark and smallville (the place)....it would be stupid and i think a lot of people would stop watching...the writers have to know that ( or maybe they dont idk)....hopefully they wont. Hopefully we get to see her in the future...or something. Clark better be around when she gets back...else she's gonna be upset too. If she comes back to find him gone, and jimmy dead, she's gonna be confused and hurt...she didn't even get to go to jimmy's funeral.

[Lok]

I think the memory loss thingy will be good, especially if Clark is wearing glasses when she gets back, he can run around as the RBB and Lois wont recognise him.... the same as she doesnt recognise him when hes in his Superman undies in the comics and films ;)

[Huntress87]

it would be fine if they didn't give us 4 years of interaction first between her and clark.. If they did that it would be a waste of 4 years and doesn't make any sense from that perspective. Besides...Chloe would probably just tell her anyways and try and get everything back to normal. Smallville was always au anyways....they dont need to wipe her memories.

[eas]

Since the Legion was expecting DD to come thru with the ring could Lois have spring the trap they had set for him. or god forbid was she attacked by the Legion before they noticed she wasn't DD This may explain why she didn't return yet

The reason she didn't return is because they were trying to do some massive cliff-hanger about her fate.

But we already know that Durance is coming back next year and that she has already started to P&S about her arc for next year. (Laughable, given what their definition of an "arc" for Lois is.)

[Huntress87]

maybe...but it's a stupid cliffhanger....i mean as long as she's normal Lois when she comes back then fine, but if they do somethin stupid w/ her character and memory then i'm gonna be po'd.

[malchloefan]

It does seem as though the writers are aligning the series with the mythology so Lois forgetting Clark is not out of the question.

[Huntress87]

no, especially on this show. I just hope they don't. I'm gonna try and be positive and pray they don't actually do it. :) Hopefully we get spoilers soon on that part.

[chloisfan]

I think she is stuck in the future.

[-Nora-]

She could be anywhere.

[RaniaLovesClois]

I think she went to the 31st century.

[Huntress87]

they programmed it to send Doomsday to their time, so that's probably where she is. They better get her back to her time fast....poor lois. She's gonna come back to clark being gone and jimmy dead.

[Lnc4Ever]

I think she went to the 31st century.

Ditto! She's kicking it with the LOSH! :D

[randomfan]

Ok, is it just me or did anyone else not noticed that Clark was not worried at all that Lois was missing?

[Kevin24]

He seemed pretty worried for me.

[Iluvgreen]

He was too! he was soooooo sad. He couldn't find her. Now he thinks that he lost her, and Jimmy... and now he can't just sit there...... he has to become Superman!

[Huntress87]

He was def upset...he looked at the phonebooth right before the doomsday "fight". Then he just looked plain defeated when he told Chloe he couldn't find her. I dont think he seemed upset enough clearly because he was closed off and shut down. I think had he not been so closed off, he would have showed much more sadness at her being missing. He would have turned over every stone to find her, but he's at a point (stupidly, writer's fault) where he feels like he's lost and can't do anything to save anyone. I'm sure when he sees her again, when she comes back, he'll be releived and happy to see her. Lets all hope she remembers him, and they don't do some wacky mindwarp on her.

[Var-Zol]

im hoping in season 9, they actual show us the rest of the Legion and the future that Lois was sent to.

[Huntress87]

yes. they need to show us where lois is....I could totally see the writers cutting that all out and just sending lois back and her tellin chloe or somethin that she was in the future or w/e.

[-Nora-]

I thought he looked crushed in that final scene, almost hollow. He'd been searching for her for days.

[Huntress87]

definately...i agree. And when lois comes back, he's gonna be so far gone that it's gonna take some serious lois talk to get him back on track. I'd say poor clark...but poor lois. She's gonna have lost one of her best friends...and then have to try and get him back.

[Iluvgreen]

Lightening Lad is probably asking for her autograph right now. :lol:

[Kal26]

I'm hoping Lois is in the future with the legion, and they bring her back just in time to tell Clark what he needs to do to stop doomsday, and Davis before Jimmy dies. That way this mess of a finale is cleaned up, and we can get back to business as usual.

[marcella]

She's fine. Just in other time and space:p

[Clois4eva89]

Erica Durance hasn't left the show she's contracted for Season 9.The only question is how will she return will she meet the Legion,and they'll return her.After wiping her memory of the event or will Clark go looking for her?

[smallville_is_awesome]

I think that she is in the future. It would be cool if we got to see her in the future with the Legion and the treating her like a god like they did with Clark and the one who shal not be named. It would be funny if she is like what the heck is wrong with you people.

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Erica Durance hasn't left the show she's contracted for Season 9.The only question is how will she return will she meet the Legion,and they'll return her.After wiping her memory of the event or will Clark go looking for her?

I think Clark should look for her it would make it really interesting;)

[jsith99]

Why would the Legion attack Lois? They know about her relationship w/"The Blur" and surely know what she looks like so I'm sure when she appeared in the future and they realised the thing that appeared wasn't DD that they'd stop and look to see whom it was and find a way to get her back to her present before she found out too much stuff in the future.

The Legion wouldn't attack her on purpose But they thought DD was coming thru so they might have somehow put a trap on the ring that stuned her or someting maybe brainac 5 is still trying to revive her

[The Red Aaron]

After watching the episode, I figured she'll come back knowing Clark's secret but won't tell him.

[Huntress87]

That'd be a fun twist...granted i kinda don't want her to find out..i want him to have to tell her. I know it doesn't make sense, but ever other person just found out...like Lana and Chloe. He really should have to tell her. Chloe didn't tell him she knew for a while, it'd be kinda repetitive if they did that. But it would still be cool if she found out...i just don't know.

[vyperman7]

I hope they at least show her in the future in premiere so we get something out of the ring being brought back. What would be cool is if she discovered the name "Superman" while she was there.

[Selina]

I'd love for the premier to involve Lois in the future. She can learn that she marries Clark Kent, that he's Superman (a name she created), she become a top world known reporter and that her persona has been an inspiration to others who have developed a great deal of respect for her over the years. She'll be an all important historical figure. I don't even mind the mindswipe on return so she wouldn't remember this.

What I would mind however is for her to return with no memory of SV, Clark Kent aswell as her time in the future. That would just be downright awful.

[Chloe Bloome]

She's in the future (of course), she'll be back.

[EternallyWaiting]

My understanding of how the ring works is, you think of a point in time and it will take you there. Lois didn't know what the ring was. It partially slipped on her finger and she could have thought "I wish today never happened" or "I wish I could go someplace that would explain what is going on here" or even "I wish i was at the place that the interrogation I just saw on tape was occurring" and presto chango, she goes there. The show could work it any variety of ways. Hey she could have even thought "What a horrible day, I wish I was back in that crystal Heaven place", and bam she's at the Fortress. I really have no idea but whatever it is I'm sure they'll explain it in about five minutes worth of air time in the season 9 opener.

[Who]

If she is in the future, she might be kneeling before Zod right about now. If she is in the past hopefully she is fixing this mess. I think they must put time rings in Cracker Jack boxes in the future.

[KaraClarkfan]

i believe that she's in the legion time. season 9 should be interesting if that happens

[lya24]

Hopefully she's in the future and when she comes back the whole show starting from season 7 will be rewriten like it never happend. I just hope season 9 is better than the last two seasons. With Lex Luthor and Jimmy Olson back as the real Jimmy Olson not some older brother of the real Jimmy Olson :( (how lame).

[VicNew]

Since almost every show is and movie is on the time traveling tip, where do you think Lois is? The ring can easily transport a character into the future or the past. How will she effect either. In the past what damage could she do? Or in the future, besides being a victim, what will be her role?

[vanwertfan]

My thoughts on this...Lois was probably transported to Legionnaires headquarters or maybe a predetermined battlefield (to fight Doomsday). I doubt she's hurt but maybe she watched back to the future and looked for a library or a historical society.

[ColdPlay3r]

*sent to the future where the legion awaits to fight DD???*

lighting lad: ........dude!!! doomsday is hot!!!!! (ok that will never happen cause im sure they all know wat the infamous lois lane and DD look like...........but its still funny)

[Darth Pipes]

I was hoping that the Legion mistaked Lois for Doomsday and destroyed her upon her arrival in the 31st century.

[Indira Kal]

i think lois went to the future and it was revealed to her, quite inevitably, about who clark really is. in that future clark had died fighting doomsday and she learns this and is intent on the legion sending her back in time to flip some kind of (metaphorical) switch which, unbeknownst to him, saves clark at the last moment. hence, this is why clark's response to chloe about how he escaped the blast is, "i don't know."

Season 9 opener will have lois back from the future, secretly knowing clark's true identity. she might have made a promise to the legion to NOT reveal her knowledge so as to not do anything to mess up the time ********* events.

Hey, in the movies Lois did in fact remember his secret and kept it to herself for a while before admitting it to him... Superman 3 wasn't it??

[kg1507]

I quite honestly have no idea where she is. I just saw the episode so it's too early for me to come up with any theories yet. Gonna have to work on that this summer...

[princessdiana]

The ring was a plot device to get rid of Lois while Clark is not being Clark. Clark is embracing his Kryptonian side right now. He is disillusioned, he has lost his humanity. He will go out and "be the hero the world needs me to be" by being more of a vigilante (much like the Eradicator, but this is CK) He will be Kal, but not the Kal we all know and love.

Lois will return. At first I thought she may not now Clark, but now I think she will be returned to find Clark gone. She will hear how the RBB or some one like the RBB is out there doing good , but also doing it at a "take no prisoners approach" . She will find a way to contact him and it will be Lois that helps him embrace his humanity again. he will then return as Clark Kent without Lois ever knowing they are one and the same.

[paolinki25]

I get the feeling she'll travel to the future, and maybe we'll get a glimpse of life at the DP in let's say 5-10 years? Maybe that's the way they're planning to show us the real Jimmy. :lol:

[Boycott SF:Movie]

I get the feeling she'll travel to the future, and maybe we'll get a glimpse of life at the DP in let's say 5-10 years? Maybe that's the way they're planning to show us the real Jimmy. :lol:

And Jimmy in the future is played by Aaron Ashmore's twin brother. (IceMan)

[Weez-El]

I don't think she gets sent back by the Legion straight out. Perhaps we'll see a bit of "Lois Lost in Time." Hopefully, more Legion, and more of them, too. But if it's just Rokk (awesome), Imra (babe-a-licious), and Garrth (uber kewl), then that's OK, too.

[Kika]

So, where is Lois?
I think, she is in the limbo.
with this writers, we never know.

[Cyn]

I'm hoping Lois is in the future with the legion, and they bring her back just in time to tell Clark what he needs to do to stop doomsday, and Davis before Jimmy dies. That way this mess of a finale is cleaned up, and we can get back to business as usual.

Actually, I hope the LOSH take Lois back to the "Bride" episode. She will be dropped into her past self just as Clark breathes "Lana" in his most pathetic, lame ass way. Future Lois will grab his tie and yank him back into a super passionate kiss and season 8 will finish the way it was supposed to...CLana'less. Chimmy will be happy...CLois will continue to progress...AND...The Doomsday arc will continue to build in intensity... Then, for season 9.....Something, something, something and Clark learns to fly...And dons some kind of suit....;)

[amandaa125]

I really dont care where lois ends up as long as she doesnt have a memory wipe...i am so nervous for next season. Usually i would think, no the writers couldnt do that to lois after building up her relationship with everyone, most importantly clark, for five years. But look what they did to Jimmy the poor soul...I'm praying for lois to make it out of this storyline safely...Also if season nine is indeed the last season then we need to go off of the Clois from season eight and develop there relationship instead of start it all over again!

[harryandginnyfanatic]

So, Where Is Lois?

I have no idea. But I can't wait to find out.

I predict some interesting fanfic over the hiatus.

[superkgirl]

If she's smart, as far away from Smallville as possible!

[Mahir]

She probably ended up in 1872 with aload of Armish people. Dont expect the producers to give anything special, they will only butcher the Mythos again, they really dont care what we think ya know.

[abbaspice1]

It would be interesting is Lois was thinking "Life was so much easier as a kid" or was thinking of happier times with Chloe as a child (since Chloe was what was on her mind for most of the episode). . She winds up in the past, and sees her mom again, maybe tries to change a few things that sets off a chain reaction. The Legion has to step in, grabs CK and heads back to the past to convince Lois not to interfere.

Nope, the writers would just mess it up.

[Jaderoyale]

I understand that Lois putting on the ring was her cliffhanger. HOWEVER, instead of having the ridiculous "Zod" cliffhanger, they could have shown Lois, appearing whereever.
That would have sat so much better for me.

[rej@ne]

She shouldn't have disappeared. All she did was handle the ring, the same way Clark and Cosmic Boy did, and lo and behold she disappears (presumably into the future). What a bad joke of an episode.

Actually I´m pretty sure she DID put on the ring, just not interelly as we presumed it would be necessary to make it work ... anyway she´s gone (into the future or into the past) and I hope this time travelling can help fixing things next season!

[dimefan90]

she is in the future. she will somehow find out about clark and superman, the LOSH will have to wipe her memory before they send her back so that she doesn't ruin the future

[rebecavaldez]

I don't think she's hurt, but I really wish we could have gotten a tease at the end if she was in the future or the present!

[cklookalike89]

Will she somehow learn that Clark is really Superman somehow or is Smallville writing just making me go crazy. I know she didnt know who he was in the comics or what not, but what do you all think she will find in the future?????

[SnowBird]

That's an interesting question...I kinda think Superman doesn't exist in the future because Clark has decided to distance himself from his humanity and goes on a dark journey. Until Clark comes back to being Clark, he won't become Superman.

[Clana Kent]

She shouldn't have disappeared. All she did was handle the ring, the same way Clark and Cosmic Boy did, and lo and behold she disappears (presumably into the future). What a bad joke of an episode.
Lois actually put it around the top of her finger. Rokk and Clark didn't.

[patrese]

Actually, I hope the LOSH take Lois back to the "Bride" episode. She will be dropped into her past self just as Clark breathes "Lana" in his most pathetic, lame ass way. Future Lois will grab his tie and yank him back into a super passionate kiss and season 8 will finish the way it was supposed to...CLana'less. Chimmy will be happy...CLois will continue to progress...AND...The Doomsday arc will continue to build in intensity... Then, for season 9.....Something, something, something and Clark learns to fly...And dons some kind of suit....;)

That would be great!

[Estro-gen X]

yeah, I thought that you actually had to think of a certain time in order for the ring to work. so I believe and that is if the writers do it correctly, that she was transported somewhere to the past.........she doesn't know the future for GOD's Sake!
But you never know, this is Smallville.

It was designed for doomsday to wear, he's not going to be thinking 'I'll go 1000 years into the future to have my ass kicked' is he? Lo has gone to the 30th/31st century. Its pre programmed. She will appear in the legion clubhouse, probably in a containment field while the legion, ready for war are left standing baffled and exasparated.

[bigblueplanet]

So, Where Is Lois?

I’m not sure if these show runners even knows.

At least they have more than a month to think about it and try to come up with a plausible plot.

[darkraya]

i think shes in the future(31st century) .

i hope the legion finds her, that would make a great episode.

the return of garth and imra! yay!

[lane06]

is lois gonna be in the future as set ba the legion or are we gonna see lois' past?

[Tigergal05]

It was designed for doomsday to wear, he's not going to be thinking 'I'll go 1000 years into the future to have my ass kicked' is he? Lo has gone to the 30th/31st century. Its pre programmed. She will appear in the legion clubhouse, probably in a containment field while the legion, ready for war are left standing baffled and exasparated.
That's what I was thinking..I hope they play it out this way!

[Joe90]

Actually, I hope the LOSH take Lois back to the "Bride" episode. She will be dropped into her past self just as Clark breathes "Lana" in his most pathetic, lame ass way. Future Lois will grab his tie and yank him back into a super passionate kiss and season 8 will finish the way it was supposed to...CLana'less. Chimmy will be happy...CLois will continue to progress...AND...The Doomsday arc will continue to build in intensity... Then, for season 9.....Something, something, something and Clark learns to fly...And dons some kind of suit....;)
Corr.. You can read My Mind...

[LJ-90]

It was designed for doomsday to wear, he's not going to be thinking 'I'll go 1000 years into the future to have my ass kicked' is he? Lo has gone to the 30th/31st century. Its pre programmed. She will appear in the legion clubhouse, probably in a containment field while the legion, ready for war are left standing baffled and exasparated.

Oh I don't think it was designed for doomsday to wear, if the legion knows something about hystory (and apparently they don't) they should know that DD's fingers would break the stuff...probably it was for CK to wear while grabbing DD or something.

And about the legion clubhouse, it's interesting but knowing this writters they'll probably make Lois appear of nowhere and say "I...don't remember" while Rokk returns to the past to asked what happened.

Or something like that.

[Violet-Shadow]

Lois will be getting a mindwipe courtesy of Saturn Girl. :rolleyes:

[SnowBird]

I don't think Lois is hurt. I'll say, being the ring was already set for the future, she is probably with the Legion and might even be instrumental in traveling back to save the day, and then not remembering how heroic she was because of a memory loss. Can't wait to find out.

[SuperFan1969]

I feel when Lois put on the ring she went into the future and saw her life with Clark/Superman. She will see what happens in the past and not like this dark Clark and Lois will save the day and change what happens in the present

Hence forth I believe strongly that instead of Jimmy dying it will just be Davis. Also remember the actor is coming back rumor has it as Zod. We all saw the Z for Zod and that will explain Davis Bloome living in Season 9.

I really think that Clark is going to embrace his kryptonian side and accept his destiny and he will be back as Clark. By saving good bye to Chloe he is saying that he is changing his life and fulfull his destiny. Hell embrace both sides give it time folks.

BTW Thank god they didnt put Clark into the Phantom Zone or lose his powers which have been done with in season finiales. Thank god !!

I just hope that he dont split Clark and his humanity because he was awfully close to Black K when Bart showed him that he had it. THAT WOULD SUCK!!

Guess we'll all have to wait for Sept Season Premir which is scheduled on Fridays

WB changed Smallville to Fridays at 8pm!! WHAT A TERRIBLE SLAP IN OUR FACES THAT WB DID THAT TO LOYAL SMALLVILLE FANS!!!

[Billy Jor-El]

I don't really mind Fridays at 8; the hard part is when networks move a show many, many times in a season and often preempt it, that's the kiss of death! (and it's CW, the WB is history....)

Haven't gotten into mega threads about the ring; I'm wondering did she go into the future, or perhaps it was actually the past.....

[SuperFan1969]

Sorry I meant the CW HA HA.. I think the ring sent Lois to the future. CK seemed quite upset that Lois is missing.


In the comics Doomsday has a little girl hes about to kill and Superman saves her. I caught that little bit of Superman mythos right there.

Gotta say that Doomsday packs quite a punch now he is locked down in thermal container deep in the earth.

[justme_007]

I think lois will come back with a mindwipe of her memories about clark.... in order to align with the mythos..... and now everyone should understand why chloe fans hate that word

[TheEradicator]

I think it depends on what mythos you're talking about? The comics (and it's ridiculous amount of changes and different eras/universes)? Superman Movies (I, II, III, IV or Returns)? Lois and Clark:NAOS TV Show? Superman:Doomsday/Animated Series? People are again forgetting there's a million different takes on the Lois/Clark/Superman dynamic! I have no problem sending her to the future and it is an appropriate cliffhanger because I really want to know and can't wait for the fall now.

If YOU could pick, which do you think would be better for season 9 (preferably the last) between these three overgeneralized relationships between lois/clark/superman:
1.) Lois does not know clark is superman. She doesn't give a second look to Clark and it frustrates him and nothing romantic ever happens between Lois/Superman even though there's always the tension. (Superman I, Superman Returns, Most of the comic lore)
2.) Lois does not know clark is superman but has a relationship with superman. She is "dating" him and is suspious of clark but can never quite figure it out. Frustrates Clark as well because she is in love with his other side. (Superman: Doomsday Animated Move, Some of the animated series)
3.) Lois knows clark is superman. Some interpretations she has a relationship with him and even gets married. She figures it out after sometime and helps protect his secret. (Lois and Clark:NAOS, Superman II, some of the newer comic interpretations).

So which do you think they're going for? I know Clark isn't superman yet but you could still apply these same dynamics to the RBB. Obviously if they don't mind wipe her 3 seems like the only option but if they can find a way to explain Clark disguising himself 1 or 2 could still happen. Thoughts?

[Alania]

I think lois will come back with a mindwipe of her memories about clark.... in order to align with the mythos..... and now everyone should understand why chloe fans hate that word

I'm thinking of a mindwipe too, but of her memories about Chloe, cause it doesn't make too much sense for her to forget all about Clark. Since Chloe is non.......(fill in the blank), Lois might come back from wherever she is, Chloe sees her, gives the cuz a big hug and then Lois utter: "I'm sorry, do i know you?!" Works for me...

[smallviluva]

I wasn't really that worried about the memory until i keep reading it over and over...now everyone's got me nervous. QUOTE]

Nah see i was starting to get nervous too until i realized they cant do that to her cuz shes already building a relationship with rbb as well, n all that build up to that would have been for nothing... secondly i think she cant go to the past cuz it would chage everythin that has happened up til now, n so only future right. But i think her in the future has something to do with how clark escaped the explosion (MAYBE FLYING)?? and i think if there is mind wiping invloved it will only be about the stuff that happened to her in the future. Now about the ring, the way it works is u go to a time in place where you are thinking, and obviously rbb must be on her mind consantly, so she must of been thinking something bout him, zap there she goes. and because we have been told that this finale is leading to clark becoming superman, when she gets back she somehow knows the name superman and starts writing article about it etc!!!! any thoughts?? lol

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[QUOTE=TheEradicator;4875630]I think it depends on what mythos you're talking about? The comics ?

OMGSH! i totally didnt think about those options..now uve opened my eyes! i think its actually goin to be the second one, mainly cuz the last thing clark says is that hes dead, so im thinking clark isnt at daily planet anymore, cuz theyve already done the lois n clark working together etc on the show... so hes being superman etc, she has a mind wipe in the future maybe...so she doesnt even know who clark is etc, or maybe clark realsies she is there and asks legion etc to make sure she doesnt remember him, cuz even wen she doesnt know his secret she seems to be in danger just being around him and his stuff lol.
So when she gets back, he mite remmeber rbb but not clark... leading to the dating part of it with superman cuz she maybe found out rbb name is superman in the future?etc. then clark somehow comes back to dp after doing his trianing in fotress while she was gone.... (months have passed) and so the part in the finale when he didnt explain what happened in the explosion, was because somehow lois changed something in the future to make him fly? or clark finally really he could fly? because his kryptonian side is coming out more????
By the way im hoping for the last option though ahhahaha

[smilingalways2]

My first preference is for her to travel to the past:

I would love her to show up at the fortress and knock Chloe out so Clark could send Davis to the phantom zone. (But doubt that will happen because it will undo the deaths TPTB want to stick...!@#&)


My second preference is for her to travel to Rokk's time in the future:

I would love him to be waiting (expecting DD) and finding her.

He doesn't "know" her because the circumstances changed and resulted in Clark never finding Lois in our time and thinking she died (so no Superman/Lois love story in this "revised" 31st century timeline).

The RBB was never known as Superman. He's known as Kalel because he never created the double identity to try to have a normal human life after everything that happened. So when Lois reveals who she is, Rokk remembers the stories Kalel told him about how he tried once to live as a "normal human" named Clark Kent, until he lost her 1,000 years ago along with his faith in humanity.

Rokk sees she's wearing a Legion ring and tells her she's in the future (as will be obvious because of her surroundings) but there's someone alive that she knows and he would love to see her again. He takes Lois to Clark (Kalel) still living at the farm, with Shelby. After a fantastic embrace, she tells Clark how she got there and he tells her some story to explain why he's still alive and the same age (ex. cryostasis or something). They recount to one another what happened the last day they saw each other.

She notices how much he has changed and he tries to explain more or less why (w/o revealing any superman related details). They have a long wonderful conversation about why he shouldn't lose faith in his fellow man no matter what hardships and disappointments he faces in his life.

He lowers his guard and tells her how much he missed her, while, finally revealing his feelings for her. She confesses she feels the same and they finally share the long, passionate, tender kiss we all wanted to see in bride.

After which, he convinces her to return to her timeline because "someone needs her"...he does. She agrees but, before she does, Clark assures her that even then (in her timeline) he has very strong feelings for her. He explains he's just scared so she shouldn't give up on him. Lastly he reminds her how necessary it is that she return to the Daily Planet to fight for truth and justice one article at a time. They share a goodbye kiss. After which, Rokk programs the ring to return. She poofs back to the barn/2009.

No mindwipe. She remembers everything. She looks for Clark to tell him about Tess, the orb, the fight, the ring, going to the future, meeting Rokk and seeing him (Clark). She wants to share what they talked about in the future timeline (leaving out the I'm crazy about you portion of the conversation). She wants to tell him she came back because "she needed to be a little closer to home" but he's not there. She finds out someone else owns the farm because Clark Kent is dead.

Anything resembling that would be great to see but I doubt it will happen.:\

[miller31]

Since we all know the ring involves time travel, the thread title should technically be "So, WHEN is Lois?" I have to agree that she ends up with the Legion, but in a future changed by the events in the finale (possibly ruled by Zod, since Clark retired as RBB/Supes following Jimmy's death and her disappearance). Must admit, I never thought of Lois as the reason Clark survived this battle with Doomsday until I read it in this thread...and I like it.

Now, as to whether Lois learns Clark's identity in the future and has to forget it when she returns, I say that maybe the Legion realizes the timeline has changed because Clark failed to embrace his human, heroic side and has to tell Lois her importance to the future in order to save the past (our present). So, they send her back with the mission to put the S on his chest and they fall in love. As far as knowing his secret, hadn't she supposedly figured it out prior to his reveal in the comics...or was that the L&C series (after Tempus called her "cosmically stupid" or somesuch)?

That way, their romance is the arc that propels Season 9...or at least I hope it is.

[abbaspice1]

My first preference is for her to travel to the past:

I would love her to show up at the fortress and knock Chloe out so Clark could send Davis to the phantom zone. (But doubt that will happen because it will undo the deaths TPTB want to stick...!@#&)


My second preference is for her to travel to Rokk's time in the future:

I would love him to be waiting (expecting DD) and finding her.

He doesn't "know" her because the circumstances changed and resulted in Clark never finding Lois in our time and thinking she died (so no Superman/Lois love story in this "revised" 31st century timeline).

The RBB was never known as Superman. He's known as Kalel because he never created the double identity to try to have a normal human life after everything that happened. So when Lois reveals who she is, Rokk remembers the stories Kalel told him about how he tried once to live as a "normal human" named Clark Kent, until he lost her 1,000 years ago along with his faith in humanity.

Rokk sees she's wearing a Legion ring and tells her she's in the future (as will be obvious because of her surroundings) but there's someone alive that she knows and he would love to see her again. He takes Lois to Clark (Kalel) still living at the farm, with Shelby. After a fantastic embrace, she tells Clark how she got there and he tells her some story to explain why he's still alive and the same age (ex. cryostasis or something). They recount to one another what happened the last day they saw each other.

She notices how much he has changed and he tries to explain more or less why (w/o revealing any superman related details). They have a long wonderful conversation about why he shouldn't lose faith in his fellow man no matter what hardships and disappointments he faces in his life.

He lowers his guard and tells her how much he missed her, while, finally revealing his feelings for her. She confesses she feels the same and they finally share the long, passionate, tender kiss we all wanted to see in bride.

After which, he convinces her to return to her timeline because "someone needs her"...he does. She agrees but, before she does, Clark assures her that even then (in her timeline) he has very strong feelings for her. He explains he's just scared so she shouldn't give up on him. Lastly he reminds her how necessary it is that she return to the Daily Planet to fight for truth and justice one article at a time. They share a goodbye kiss. After which, Rokk programs the ring to return. She poofs back to the barn/2009.

No mindwipe. She remembers everything. She looks for Clark to tell him about Tess, the orb, the fight, the ring, going to the future, meeting Rokk and seeing him (Clark). She wants to share what they talked about in the future timeline (leaving out the I'm crazy about you portion of the conversation). She wants to tell him she came back because "she needed to be a little closer to home" but he's not there. She finds out someone else owns the farm because Clark Kent is dead.

Anything resembling that would be great to see but I doubt it will happen.:\

This is errie. It is similar to a fan fic I'm going to write this summer. However, Clark isnt on the farm, he has truly given up his human side. All humans know him as is "JUDGE". He lives in the fortress, and only interacts with humans to stop crime and to end mega crimes by any means neccessary. He is cold and distant and works with the League only when needed. He also wears a mask and his colors are white, red and black. The world itself is much more dark as well. Rokk and the others decide that Lois is just what the doctor has ordered.

However, the real timeline has suffered much without Lois. Without her and Clark working side-by-side and investigating serious matters, the crime lords have basically taken over.

As JUDGE and Lois get to know one another. She gets him in touch with his humnaity once again, and they fall for each other.

As time goes on, Rokk and others decide it is best for Lois to go back. JUDGE refuses to send her back to the exact time when she left, believes the time-jump was the only thing that saved her from Doomsday (being killed at the phoneboth). He is unwilling to take that chance.

So they compromise, she will return, but a few years ahead of where she disappeared. To make sure her knowledge doesn't change the future, she is mind-wiped (a lot happens here but I'm not telling). JUDGE travels back with her, and makes sure she is safe. He contacts Chloe, and using a voice changer, tells her where her cousin is at. Perry White is now in charge of Daily Planet, recognizes Lois (from old photographs and articles) and gives her a job. She works her way up the ladder.

Clark, who is still rying to distance himself from humanity, reads the paper and see that Lois is alive. He cpmes back to town, wiser and more ready to face his destiny.

When he see Lois, he is escatic. However, Lois doesn't even know him. The mindwipe is complete. It is only when he acts like Superman, there is any glimmer of recognition from her.

There is more, but this is what I have come up with so far as the outline.

[supercatmom]

She went somewhere that is for sure. This could be a way for them to stop calling him the red blue blur and where she gets the name Superman (Lois did name him that). I don't know how they are going to explain what she saw. Maybe she saved Clark from being buried with doomsday. They could just tell her she can't let Clark know that she knows he is Superman or Clark will never become Superman and she will see a future without Superman that is a horrible world to live in so she does as they ask. They could show her everything. It wouldn't matter to the show at this point. Everything is up in the air.

As much as I would like to see that happen - It can't.

Lois coming back from the future knowing that Clark will become Superman.

Boy that will line SV up with the Superman mythos allright.

What really scares the hell out of me b/c of TPTB talk of lining up SV with the Mythos is that Lois will come back from the future or where ever the hell she is with her mind wipe clean of all knowledge of ever having met Clark Kent. So that when she walks into the DP it will like she is meeting Clark for the first time.

It was TPTB idea to bring Lois on SV in the fourth season. So for them to retcon 5 years of interaction between Lois and Clark at this point would be be beyond rediculous and maybe make me stop watching SV.

But after rewatching "Doomsday" and remembering TPTB remark about everything in the season finale would be to line up SV with the mythos another thought came to me.

Since the only mythos that SV ever gives lip service to is the RD Superman Movies in which Lois ignores Clark and is infatuated with Superman.

Maybe that was what the scene in the finale at the DP between Lois and Clark is leading up to for season 9. If you remember Lois is angry and disgusted at Clark for just stting there and doing nothing to save Chloe. And then talks to the RBB on the phone and seems infatuated with him.

So maybe in season 9, she will no longer have feelings for Clark and be infatuated with the RBB. Although how you can fall for someone you just talk to over the phone is beyond me.

[ReallyCK]

There I was, enjoying another Lois-Tess throwdown, when Lois disappeared midway through what looked to be a very promising episode, eliciting a familiar Season 8 "Arghhh!" from me (like I experienced when Clark stood up Lois, etc.). The rest of the episode, as far as I was concerned, was just an anti-climactic wrapup, and didn't really thrill me (although Jimmy's final talk with Chloe was inspiring). Since then, after smoldering for a while, and reading this thread, my outlook has gotten a little better. When I first watched the episode, I had forgotten a lot about how the ring worked, and was just focused on how frustrating the Lois-less second half of the finale was. Now, I believe, as do some folks here (it's more wishful thinking, actually) that Lois' disappearance to wherever and whenever will be the "loophole" in fixing some - hopefully all - of what went wrong in the rest of the episode. It would be great if that meant bringing Jimmy back (I don't remember him dying in any version of the Superman tales, but I don't know them all). It would be great if that meant giving us a real Doomsday battle (or resolution at least) instead of merely a punch, a tackle, an explosion, and an unseen escape by a Clark who seems not quite himself. It would be great if that meant giving Lois a role in this battle or resolution - not sure what - instead of just being MIA. Realistically, I'm not sure this is in the cards. The Doomsday arc may be done. Still, even if we never get to see Doomsday again, I'll be happy if they would at least ressurect Jimmy somehow, and give Lois and Clark/The RBB more of those "connecting" scenes that were missing from many of the episodes in Season 8, including most of the finale. I'm hopeful on that point, since "Lois & Clark", after all, is how the story ends.

[WhoRU?]

She's returning the ring back to Mount Doom with the rest of the hobbitts . . . ;)

[Tatiana]

I'm thinking of a mindwipe too, but of her memories about Chloe, cause it doesn't make too much sense for her to forget all about Clark. Since Chloe is non.......(fill in the blank), Lois might come back from wherever she is, Chloe sees her, gives the cuz a big hug and then Lois utter: "I'm sorry, do i know you?!" Works for me...


Why forget about Chloe and not Clark? I'm not following you

[tmchale1970]

Lois will be getting a mindwipe courtesy of Saturn Girl. :rolleyes:
i wish saturn girl would wipe my mind to forget season 8

[justme_007]

i wish saturn girl would wipe my mind to forget season 8
:lol:

[mike146]

Love all the hubbub about where Lois went...some great ideas out there...it will be interesting to see what happens.

Just to throw a little curve ball into the works, having once been a big fan of comics, I of course am familiar with Legion of Super Heroes, Superman, Superboy, etc.... I actually stopped reading around the time of Death of Superman / Doomsday because I felt the industry was milking the fans for too much money. Sorry about that where was I???

Back in the day, Lana Lang was the one that somehow went to the future and became an honorary Legion member. If my memory is right, she somehow gained the power to assume the powers and shape of insects.

Also, regarding the time travel bit, it seemed like their used to be a rule that if Superboy went 1000 years in the future to hang with the Legion, he then had to return exactly 1000 years back to the past. If he spent a week in real time in the future, then he wasn't in the present for a week as well.

[K!D CHAO$]

Everything is up in the air, I'd have to agree, but if and when she does come into
the legion I could only say that they would more than likely help her out........
in some way or another.

[melissan02]

Everything is up in the air, I'd have to agree, but if and when she does come into
the legion I could only say that they would more than likely help her out........
in some way or another.

Of course they'll help her out, they know her importance to Clark's life in the future as his soulmate, love, and inspiration! If there is Lois/Legion interaction in the S9 premiere, I expect it'll be great! After all, this is the Lois Lane!;)

[rebecavaldez]

In the future is my theory!

[The_Promise]

When I saw the title of this thread I wanted to start singing the theme song to "Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego?" - Bonus points to those who actually remember this show and/or look it up on YouTube.

[K!D CHAO$]

Where in the WORLD, by acapella-
was on PBS in 92 when i was 12-
I do remember it well,
it was the only thing i could watch doing homework...:p

[Iluvgreen]

When I saw the title of this thread I wanted to start singing the theme song to "Where In Time Is Carmen Sandiego?" - Bonus points to those who actually remember this show and/or look it up on YouTube.

I remember the computer game. lol

[smallvillefreak24]

idk where she is but i think this is one of the best cliffhangers cuz there are so many possibilities

[Ella]

I'm guessing Lois is in the future but where exactly is anyone's guess. It'd be nice if she finally met the Legion.

[black_adder24]

Also, regarding the time travel bit, it seemed like their used to be a rule that if Superboy went 1000 years in the future to hang with the Legion, he then had to return exactly 1000 years back to the past. If he spent a week in real time in the future, then he wasn't in the present for a week as well.

I really hope this is the kind of scenario the writers are thinking of, should they ever want to do the time-travel Lois story. It's about the only thing I'm completely fascinated by.


Where in the WORLD, by acapella-
was on PBS in 92 when i was 12-
I do remember it well,
it was the only thing i could watch doing homework...:p

Me too! It was the only show my mom didn't protest to being 'mind-wiping junk'. She really hates tv.

[donnarose]

I think back to the actual present or the future,because if I can remember correctly, he went back in time to save Chloe. So that is my reasoning.:cool:

[Quicklite]

I kinda think Erica Durance's version of Lois isn't really suited, as in that the protrayed character is too aggressive and not really feminine...

Maybe a different actress would turn up for the role when Lois returns, or maybe not.

[wafflles87]

I kinda think Erica Durance's version of Lois isn't really suited, as in that the protrayed character is too aggressive and not really feminine...

Maybe a different actress would turn up for the role when Lois returns, or maybe not.


I'm sorry... what Lois have you been watching that is delicate and extremely girly? Cause far as I know, there isn't one.

[abbaspice1]

I kinda think Erica Durance's version of Lois isn't really suited, as in that the protrayed character is too aggressive and not really feminine...

Maybe a different actress would turn up for the role when Lois returns, or maybe not.


Hello!
Umm, you don't red the comics do you? OR seen the movies? Or watch the cartoons? Because Lois has NEVER been the stereotypical feminine girly-girl. In ALL incarnations, Lois has been in your face, take no prisoners kind of girl. Only a few people get to see the soft side. .

[ClubXerxes]

I think she went to the future as well. Rokk said the ring would send Doomsday to the future for them to fight, and since Lois probably wasn't thinking about a date and time in the past or future the moment she put on the ring, I think it is safe to assume the ring was on "auto pilot" and sent her to the Legion.

What will happen once she gets there? Not sure - It would certainly make sense for her to be sent back without any knowledge of what happened...after all, Saturn Girl could mindwipe her and the ring can do the rest. They would already know the time she came from (it was set for the 24 hour period when Clark was supposed to die).

Then again, what is the point if that were to happen? Why go through all of that just to have her mindwiped?

Maybe the time travel is not for Lois's benefit, but for Clark's. She might find nothing out about who Clark really is (because she will be mindwiped), but Clark could find out just how important Lois Lane is to him and his future. He already knows how he feels about her, but this revelation could deepen the feelings Clark has for Lois.

[x20ArchAngel09x]

Lois is definitely not hurt, just maybe lost in the future and maybe not believing anything she sees for it's hard for her mind to accept that she really is in the future, I guess. :)