Campaign Manager Lois!!

[RedPhoenix23]

I was so glad when Jonathon fired that slimey guy and hired Lois!

[God-Man]

Completely unbelievable. Worst part of the episode. Lois as a campaign manager? Are you kidding me?

[Sk8erGur1]

Originally posted by God-Man
Completely unbelievable. Lois as a campaign manager? Are you kidding me?

Thats exactly what she said. But Johnathan obviously saw something in her -- that drive, that ambition that need for the truth and justice -- that can be useful for his campain and for the people. Which is why she'll be the best there is someday. ;)

[VisionGirl]

Um, like it's hard?

I've worked for presidential campaigns as a college student. All you really need is good organizational skills and some familiarity with the election process.

She did a pretty good job.

[jimmyolsenblues]

Okay let me see if I get this straight.... Lois as a campaign manager is "Completely unbelievable", but a being from a distant planet becoming superman , metor freaks, ESP, is totally believable, I got it.

[Skywalker]

Originally posted by God-Man
Completely unbelievable.
The same thing could be said for JK running for Senate. ;)

[Sk8erGur1]

Originally posted by Skywalker
The same thing could be said for JK running for Senate. ;)

Totally agree. Johnathan said so himself. ;)

[PETER WEST]

Originally posted by Sk8erGur1
Johnathan obviously saw something in her -- that drive, that ambition that need for the truth and justice -- that can be useful for his campain and for the people. Which is why she'll be the best there is someday. ;)

Indeed, I saw alot of Ace Reporter Lois Lane in this episode . I see Lois is on her way slowly to fullfilling her DESTINY .


For Character Devlopment, Lois has shown quite an improvement . I look forward to more Lois Lane in the future .

[~*Lois & Clark Fan*~]

Originally posted by jimmyolsenblues
Okay let me see if I get this straight.... Lois as a campaign manager is "Completely unbelievable", but a being from a distant planet becoming superman , metor freaks, ESP, is totally believable, I got it.


Exactly!

I thought she did a great job :D

[margroks]

Lois has no experience in doing what needs to be done as a campaign manager and really, tearing down or plastering over the opponents pix is hardly fighting fair either. This was another lame attempt to shoehorn Lois in where she doesn't belong because she has no skills and no purpose.

[~*Lois & Clark Fan*~]

Oh puhleeze :rolleyes: Like someone mentioned earlier in this thread, you don't need much experience.

How much experience do Lex and Jonathan have to be Senator? NONE.

[BlueNRed2]

Good to see her doing something other than muffin peddling at the Talon. Still a long ways from making me believe she is moving towards her supposed "destiny" tho.

[Atrocity]

And plus she looked AWESOME the whole episode!!!!!!

[margroks]

How she looked has nothing to do with it. and Lois has no organizational skills at all nor any willingness to be passionate and go the distance as made obvious by her not finishing highschool then being kicked out of college after getting a free ride there (which she didn't deserve) because all she wanted to do was party. You do need more than being a warm body to manage something and Lois hasn't got it. It was simply another shoehorn moment for a dull character with no personality other than annoying.

[hanemg]

While I haven’t exactly always been pleased with some of the directions they have taken Lois I have to admit that they are taking efforts to show character growth and developing the reasons behind her motivations rather than being lazy by just tossing a character in from day one saying “this is what they want to be, but we won’t explain why and here are a complete set of skills and accessories to help her be that with no explanation as to how they were gained.

With Lois we are actually seeing her start from the bottom and examine herself and her direction in life. Sure she’s made mistakes, but we’ve seen her admit weaknesses and self doubts and now get to see her begin to grow in confidence and find her own path.

Maybe this is what Al&Miles had in mind for their original Lois Lane series idea. She’s not merely a glorified plot device used for no other purpose than to help characters move from point “A” to point “B” by popping into a scene to provide information and then popping out again. She’s a real person with real failings who overcomes what she was to make herself into what she will be. We won’t just get to see her be a reporter, but actually will get to see why she decides to be one and how her passion develops.

[~*Lois & Clark Fan*~]

Originally posted by margroks
How she looked has nothing to do with it. and Lois has no organizational skills at all nor any willingness to be passionate and go the distance as made obvious by her not finishing highschool then being kicked out of college after getting a free ride there (which she didn't deserve) because all she wanted to do was party. You do need more than being a warm body to manage something and Lois hasn't got it. It was simply another shoehorn moment for a dull character with no personality other than annoying.


:rolleyes:

These are the qualifications for a campaign manager, I got from a website:


Definition of a Campaign Manager:
1. The only one who has responsibility for campaign materials;
2. The only one who distributes campaign materials;
3. The one who advises the candidate in any way needed; and
4. The one who understands the Campaign Rules and Regulations.


OOH that's so hard :rolleyes: Anyone can do that. It's not a job that need a lot of experience or qualification to do.

Shoehorn moment? :lol: You mean like Clark going to Chloe to talk about his sexlife? That was done just for the audience to get a chuckle from Chloe's "krypto-hag" line is all. If anything it was cruel considering Clark knows Chloe's had feelings for him in the past.

I thought it was great. Lois is good at reading people, and she knows the Kent's better than anyone, better than the campaign manager did.

[sheltiemom]

It was a little far fetched but,the other campaign manager didn't have a clue about his candidate. Lois had Jonathan going to talk to the teachers and firefighters in his everyday clothes, someone they could relate too, not a high polished smooth talking politician.
And it wasn't her fault the campaign was out of money, they other guy spent it unwisely( redoing the Kent living room, I thought I was watching West Wing).!!

[Son of Kal-El20]

I actually liked this part because it shows Lois acting like the future Lois Lane. Finally Erica was showing shades of the real Lois Lane. Very put together, organized, and doing the best she can to get the job done but still being a little tough at times. This is how she should've been from the start.

[Lifebound]

Okay. Some people have said it doesn't take much experience to be a campaign manager. True in some regards. But this isn't some high school or college election. What we are talking about is a state senate, where the electorate is far more diverse. A campaign manager needs to know the demographics, the means for reaching out to people, and connections for arranging press conferences, releases, etc.

Honestly, it is more than just putting up posters and shouting JK. Lois does not have the skills or qualifications. Chloe, with all her experience, started at the bottom - writing obituaries for the DP. Don't tell me that Lois, a dropout as depicted by the show, starts at the bottom by replacing veteran campaign managers.

I admire the attempt to show Lois do something, but it is quite unrealistic.

[Watching Smallville]

Originally posted by Son of Kal-El20
I actually liked this part because it shows Lois acting like the future Lois Lane. Finally Erica was showing shades of the real Lois Lane. Very put together, organized, and doing the best she can to get the job done but still being a little tough at times. This is how she should've been from the start.
They key for Lois seems to be whether she cares or not. School, she just didn't care. But when she thinks Chloe has been murdered or she sees Jonathan's campaign being mishandled, these are people she cares about, and that brings out her best.

[Coyote]

Lois could handle the job. It's just the Kansas state legislature, not the US presidency, so she doesn't really have that huge an organization to manage. Anyway, she looked GREAT, so whatever.

[lilo]

Worst aspect of the whole episode. God, I'm sick of TPTB shoehorning her into this show. Almost every bit of screen time she's had this season has been useless dribble.

[Christine C]

I guess thats what their trying to do now, make Lois actually do something useful. The funny thing is the actual reason for her being in the episode was psygal needed a scapegoat for the murder of JK, and the story of a relationship w/ his live in underage house guest, who he dumps and then is killed by was perfect.
I don't think she would have been in the episode if some writer did'n't think of using Lois, as yet again, the sexy woman, pscogal ends up using as her pawn. They just threw her in, and she hung some posters.

I can't help it, if I'm one who believes like many other people, that this character should of had a interest in writing, or love of Journalism early on. Perhaps this Lois should go into politics, and leave the ace reporting, to Chloe Sullivan.

[Christine C]

I guess thats what their trying to do now, make Lois actually do something useful. The funny thing is the actual reason for her being in the episode was psygal needed a scapegoat for the murder of JK, and the story of a relationship w/ his live in underage house guest, who he dumps and then is killed by was perfect.
I don't think she would have been in the episode if some writer did'n't think of using Lois, as yet again, the sexy woman, pscogal ends up using as her pawn. They just threw her in, and she hung some posters.

I can't help it, if I'm one who believes like many other people, that this character should of had a interest in writing, or love of Journalism early on. Perhaps this Lois should go into politics, and leave the ace reporting, to Chloe Sullivan.

[SnarkMasterJ]

Originally posted by ~*Lois & Clark Fan*~
Shoehorn moment? :lol: You mean like Clark going to Chloe to talk about his sexlife? That was done just for the audience to get a chuckle from Chloe's "krypto-hag" line is all. If anything it was cruel considering Clark knows Chloe's had feelings for him in the past.

Um...what does Clark going to Chloe in confidence (since she's basically the only person he can really talk to anyways) have to do with Lois' abilities as a campaign manager?

My two cents: "Lois" lost her usefulness in the SV plot right around when she left in Devoted. So what they choose to do with her from now on doesn't really do much for me in the caring department.

[Lifebound]

Originally posted by SnarkMasterJ
My two cents: "Lois" lost her usefulness in the SV plot right around when she left in Devoted. So what they choose to do with her from now on doesn't really do much for me in the caring department.

I would have to agree. The truth is that Lois is only there because of the Superman mythos and after Devoted, she really has just been forced into the SV scheme of things. Lois honestly has no natural role on SV.

[KryptonzGirl]

Everytime Lois shows up it annoys me, I would much rather see Clark end up with Chloe or Lana.

Lois as campaign manager....boring..zzz.

At least its just a tv show and I won't get to hyped up about it :p

[Coyote]

Perhaps this Lois should go into politics, and leave the ace reporting, to Chloe Sullivan.

A good idea. The Smallville universe doesn't have to follow the old Superman story in every detail, and there's no reason why everybody has to be a reporter. There are other jobs in the world. Of course if they plan to kill off Chloe then it won't be so redundant for Lois to be a reporter.

[Watching Smallville]

Lois -- calls it like it is, whether it's Lex or a sleazy campaign manager, doesn't worship Clark, admires people who care about the world -- in the Smallville environment, I find her a nice addition. As for the campaign manager bit, it gave tptb an opportunity to do a brief rant about politics. Ok by me.

[Deana]

You guys find Lois being a Campaign Manager the biggest WTF of this episode? Anyone with a actual brain can put together a "hard" job as Campaign Manager.

That's tame with the writers pulling different WTF jobs out the hat for Lana and the fact that Chloe can hack into the White House if she wanted to.

I did not and still do not want Lois to be already into Journalism. In the big scheme of things Clark, Lois, and Lex are the important characters in the Superman Universe. Clark and Lex are still not quite there on their journey to their destinies. Why should Lois be there already? Remember they have been on the show since season 1 and she's only been there for two seasons.

[Lara Lane]

Originally posted by Deana
That's tame with the writers pulling different WTF jobs out the hat for Lana and the fact that Chloe can hack into the White House if she wanted to.

Ha hah absolutely true, My boyfriend knows how to hack (I'm not saying he does, just saying he knows how to) and says that most of the "hacking" Chloe does couldn't be possible in so little time, or what about Lana being an artist all the sudden? or becoming astronomy student?

Come on guys, the truth is, you complain because, according to you "Lois does nothing and doesn't contribute and that she has no aspirations" but you complain just the same now that she shows interest in something. The truth is you just don't like Lois and no matter if her character gets better, you still won't like it.

But I really enjoy EDLois, it renovated my interest in the show.

Peace.

[UpandAtom]

Lois shouldn't be a campaign manager. That's something Pete should have done. We've had Lois for a year and we haven't seen any sign of her becoming the ace reporter we all know and love.