Lois was my favorite part!

[curiosity]

I loved the Lois scenes where she was snooping and investigating, especially when she was dressed like a plant caretaker with Jimmy, lol.

My second favorite part was Lex, and how he's tracking down the mystery of Veritas.

I also liked Clark, but poor Clark is stuck in a boring story with Lana. Even the Braniac story was boring to me because it was all about what he did to Lana, and how Clark is now hurt and sad yet again over Lana. Yawn.

[redraven]

The Lois scenes were *yawn* except for in the 2nd, I think it was, where Jimmy said he thought Isis was sexy. :p

[theotherJane]

I agree with you! Actually my favorite was Lex, with Lois and Jimmy's arc a close second.

[sabi908]

I love Lois!!! She brings life to this otherwise angsty show! No wonder, Clark falls for her. Heck, anyone would.

[Alexander III]

Lex was awesome!! So was that kid!!

[VisionGirl]

Remember when Lois and Chloe used to have scenes together? Those were nice times...

[ginnyfan]

Yay Lois and Jimmy. Their scenes were a lot of fun. :)

[theotherJane]

The dynamic duo. :)

[you_smell_terrific]

I loved the headline she had on her computer. Something like "Big cool headline goes here" LOL!

[Cage]

Lois and Jimmy are almost as Cannon as Lois and Clark - while it was good to see them together, I thought more attention should have been put on Clark/Brainiac/Lex

[miks]

I prefer Chloe and Lois scenes as well. Jimmy just annoys me now after that whole Kara eye fock when he was with Chloe. So I don't like him...in fact I hate him.

[liana]

Remember when Lois and Chloe used to have scenes together? Those were nice times...

I miss that...:\

[curiosity]

I prefer Chloe and Lois scenes as well. Jimmy just annoys me now after that whole Kara eye fock when he was with Chloe. So I don't like him...in fact I hate him.


Yeah I don't like how he went out with Kara so fast, but I don't hate him.

I wish they'd put Lois in every episode. I love Lois and Chloe scenes also, and Lois, Clark, and Chloe.

[Minela]

Lois saves the day yet again. Jimmy was awesome, too. I love that this was classic iconic Lois Lane at her best. Snooping, investigating and getting herself and Jimmy into trouble. Gotta love her.

Clark seemed like a bystander in this entire episode, he wouldn't even try flying. Kara was kind of yawn, and so was Brainiac, but I guess it is because he had to be so cryptic and whatnot. Chloe was kind of OC for me, the way she wouldn't even believe Lionel. Lex was kinda meh, it seemed to me he was primarily there for a voice over retcon. Lionel was awesome, but waaaaaay OC. It was weird to see him so distraught and weak.

[msleggie]

I miss those too, but I also liked the Jimmy and Lois scenes tonight, they were awesome!!

[Jack-El49]

Lois is always a welcome diversion - I may be mugged for saying this but I truly think that ED has done the best Lois of any modern interpretations. I never thought anyone could knock Terri Hatcher from that pedestal but ED has and I truly enjoy her scenes - the serious and the not-so-serious ones.

[Twitch]

Lois was awesome, it was great having her back. Her scenes with Jimmy made me smile, they should work together more often :)

I felt bad for Jimmy though at the beginning when Lois asked "What about Chloe" and he said Chloe ran off because Clark called or something, poor Jimmy, if only he knew why.

And yeah more ChoLo scenes would be nice.

[sabi908]

Lois is always a welcome diversion - I may be mugged for saying this but I truly think that ED has done the best Lois of any modern interpretations. I never thought anyone could knock Terri Hatcher from that pedestal but ED has and I truly enjoy her scenes - the serious and the not-so-serious ones.
ditto! and let's not forget this Lois Lane in her younger years

[alienkinfolk]

Why didn't Lois and Jimmy relay the information to Chloe and Clark when they went to the Isis Foundation? I was convinced with their pairing.

[MidgardDragon]

The Lois scenes were *yawn* except for in the 2nd, I think it was, where Jimmy said he thought Isis was sexy. :p

The Lois scenes were *great* especially the ones with Jimmy.

[liana]

Lois is always a welcome diversion - I may be mugged for saying this but I truly think that ED has done the best Lois of any modern interpretations. I never thought anyone could knock Terri Hatcher from that pedestal but ED has and I truly enjoy her scenes - the serious and the not-so-serious ones.

I don't think I can choose between ED and TH. They are both great.:)

[TWLOVER03]

Remember when Lois and Chloe used to have scenes together? Those were nice times...


I know
SEASON FOUR WE MISS YOU!

[miks]

I love how civil everyone is being! Keep it up people!!
:)

[curiosity]

I felt bad for Jimmy though at the beginning when Lois asked "What about Chloe" and he said Chloe ran off because Clark called or something, poor Jimmy, if only he knew why.




That was pretty funny also. I think he said Clark called about something important, and Chloe ran off to chase a big mystery, and then he made a wise crack about, "imagine that happening".

[Minela]

I love how civil everyone is being! Keep it up people!!
:)

Why wouldn't people be civilized?

[curiosity]

Why wouldn't people be civilized?



:confused: Don't know.

[miks]

Because in every thread that is about Lois reporting or Chloe reporting people tend to make it into debates.

[curiosity]

I hope we see more Lois the rest of this season. Does anyone know how many of her regular 13 episodes she's done?

[miks]

Go to "Is Chloe even a journalist anymore?" thread....that's exactly what I'm talking about.

[liana]

I hope we see more Lois the rest of this season. Does anyone know how many of her regular 13 episodes she's done?

This is her 9th. There are still four to go.

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Go to "Is Chloe even a journalist anymore?" thread....that's exactly what I'm talking about.

I didn't even want to read that one. I avoid this kinds of threads as much as I can.

[Twitch]

This is her 9th. There are still four to go.

How many episodes are left?

[WickedJenn]

How many episodes are left?

Five.

[liana]

How many episodes are left?

In the season? Five. She should be in at least 4 of those, unless they assume they don't have to use all her contract, considering that this is a shortener season. But I think they will, now that they will have two less characters (Lana and whoever dies)

[Twitch]

Cool, 4 out of 5, I can live with that. :)

[curiosity]

Cool, 4 out of 5, I can live with that. :)

Me too, let's hope for 4.

[WickedJenn]

Lois was classic in this episode, despite the lack of screen time, I LOVED it.

[LoveHurts38]

Lois and Jimmy was nice!!! and Lex was like WoW! Can't wait for next episode !!

[ClarkSupportsOrganic]

Eh... I've liked Lois better this year, but her scenes in this episode weren't all that exciting.

[LoveHurts38]

Because in every thread that is about Lois reporting or Chloe reporting people tend to make it into debates.

I see...Just got caught in one so :lol:

[WickedJenn]

And those pics her and Jimmy found at Isis are probably part of the big story that they'll be working on in "Descent".

[curiosity]

And those pics her and Jimmy found at Isis are probably part of the big story that they'll be working on in "Descent".

But Lex owns the DP, so she can't publish anything about him. :confused:

[WickedJenn]

But Lex owns the DP, so she can't publish anything about him. :confused:

They're only working on the story at this point, not at the publishing stage yet.

[SteveS]

Yep, lois was given her 5 minutes of magnificence or mediocrity, viewer's choice.

[sabi908]

ED is so pretty!

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Yep, lois was given her 5 minutes of magnificence or mediocrity, viewer's choice.
magnificance of course!

[pizzahead2490]

i jus wish lois was in more episodes. and when she is in there she should be there longer

[curiosity]

i jus wish lois was in more episodes. and when she is in there she should be there longer

I totally agree. :) I loved Terri Hatcher's Lois also. They need to give this Lois more of a chance to become who she really is.

[Jack-El49]

I totally agree. :) I loved Terri Hatcher's Lois also. They need to give this Lois more of a chance to become who she really is.

I'm thinking next season they'll take Lois to a whole new level and I can't wait to see it.

With 5 episodes left and ED being under contract for 4 more episodes, perhaps Descent, which apparently has parts from Veritas reedits, we may have ED parts of Veritas show up in Descent and the final four episodes following that, making her present in all remaining episodes.

I can only hope.;)

[jazel]

Lois and Jimmy, were the best parts for me.:D
Little Ollie, playing hiding and seek, w/ his bow and arrow strapped to his back, was too :lol:....guess some "heros" are just born that way.;)

[LoveHurts38]

Lois and Jimmy, were the best parts for me.:D
Little Ollie, playing hiding and seek, w/ his bow and arrow strapped to his back, was too :lol:....guess some "heros" are just born that way.;)


Best parts for me too:) of Lois and Jimmy.

[celita]

I loved Lois and Jimmy, and I loved Lionel and Lex too, Little Lex, Ollie, Jason and Patricia were cute.

[jazel]

Best parts for me too:) of Lois and Jimmy.

All the other scenes, seem to drag, and I found myself NOT caring. The dumbest thing..... the SECRET that was Veritas...EVERYBODY, AND their mother apparently knew/knows about.:lol:

[LoveHurts38]

All the other scenes, seem to drag, and I found myself NOT caring. The dumbest thing..... the SECRET that was Veritas...EVERYBODY, AND their mother apparently knew/knows about.:lol:

I just cringed when I saw Lionel kneel to Chloe:\ and Clark as always "Lana" but, its sad how her character is right now.

[jazel]

I just cringed when I saw Lionel kneel to Chloe:\

same here.:lol:

[LoveHurts38]

same here.:lol:


:lol:..Well, let's see next episode again with the hoping that its good.

[kryptonaidxh]

:):DI loved Lois too, I missed her a lot!:)

[jazel]

:lol:..Well, let's see next episode again with the hoping that its good.

I hear ya !;)

[morethanmeetstheye]

The Lois and Jimmy snooping was so much fun! My favorite part with them was the look on Lois' face when Jimmy enthusiastically took the pictures out of her hands to show Lionel. *snickers*

[kentfamily]

I usually fast foward Lois scenes but the scene where Jimmy and Lois going into Isis was a little exciting. I guess its because Jimmy made it a litle funny by saying the computer room looked sexy.

[AlwaysRight]

There wasn't enough of them, but i guess this plot continues next week.

[DestinyAw8s]

I usually fast foward Lois scenes but the scene where Jimmy and Lois going into Isis was a little exciting. I guess its because Jimmy made it a litle funny by saying the computer room looked sexy.
Yeah, I know the feeling. I do fastforwarding a lot myself, but NEVER with a Lois scene. :D

[sherban1988]

I just loved Lois in this episode. Well... i just love Lois in any episode.
The part where Clark was at the Planet, reading the paper about Patricia's death, I was on the freakin edge of my seat, waiting... hoping to hear "Hey Smallville". Sadly, that happened not :(

[TheANIMAL (marcus)]

We Need More Lois And Jimmy!

[curiosity]

I just loved Lois in this episode. Well... i just love Lois in any episode.
The part where Clark was at the Planet, reading the paper about Patricia's death, I was on the freakin edge of my seat, waiting... hoping to hear "Hey Smallville". Sadly, that happened not :(

I was waiting to just see him acknowledge Lois had written the article on the front page. :o

[WickedJenn]

I was waiting to just see him acknowledge Lois had written the article on the front page. :o

Me too! I'm glad you said that, because I was hoping he'd notice also.

[eas]

Yes, the best parts for me were the Lois Lane parts. She was awesome in this episode. Loved "Big Cool Headline Here". Loved the part where she was undercover with Jimmy (tending to a plant!) and barges in to confront Lionel. And, then, follows him to see where's he's going next... and her hunch works because he goes straight to Lana & leaves incriminating evidence against Lex.


I was waiting to just see him acknowledge Lois had written the article on the front page. :o

I don't think she wrote the article. It doesn't fit with the timeline of the episode. Why would she write the article linking Lionel to Swann's death, when she's clearly aware that it's Lex who is the real suspect? Also, she wouldn't have time to write the article, submit it, get published and still go about her business investigating and following Lionel.

The way I saw it, the e-mail about the "update" regarding the body in the river was a mass e-mail sent to everyone. Lois clicked on it and saw a potential story. It was probably evident to a lot of reporters (through records, contacts, etc.) that Lionel was the obvious link to Swann's murder because he met with her before her death & there were the phone records. There were probably a lot of reporters willing to write a generic story about this and Lex would be more than happy to publish anything that linked Lionel to Swann's death, because - in reality - he killed Swann.

Lois didn't just jump the gun and write a story about the link and point fingers at Lionel in a generic article. Instead, she chose to take the investigation a few steps further. She decided to ambush Lionel and try to get a quote from him (while also seeing, first hand, his reaction to the detail of the locket). She used her ambush to send him running and then followed him to see what he would do next. And, now, she knows that she needs to keep tracking the story to Lex Luthor. She's not done with the story, yet, so why would she publish anything?

The thing that distinguishes Lois Lane from other reporters (not just this Lois - any canon Lois) is that she doesn't just see a story and write a generic article about the facts at hand. She takes those same leads given to other reporters and tries to find another angle. She runs with and keeps digging until she gets to the bottom of the story in a way that no other reporter would try to do. It's this attitude and determination (with a healthy dose of not being afraid to get her hands dirty or make a fool out of herself for a story) is what will make such a great reporter in the future. That's what makes her legendary.

Needless to say, I loved Lois in this episode and I'm looking forward to seeing where she goes with all this.

[suzieQ]

I cannot believe no one has mentioned her gratuitous "boob" shot in the first scene and Jimmy's obvious oogle at the end!

But I do love the Jimmy/Lois match-up, it makes watching Lois a bit more tolerable!

[WickedJenn]

Fabulous post eas.

I thought though, that the headline only said something about the death itself? Darn it, I wish I could remember...

[curiosity]

I cannot believe no one has mentioned her gratuitous "boob" shot in the first scene and Jimmy's obvious oogle at the end!

But I do love the Jimmy/Lois match-up, it makes watching Lois a bit more tolerable!

It's exactly the way she works with Clark in the future. I think she always continues to work with Jimmy even after Clark works at the DP.

[tariksam]

Yes nothing deep just that she died in suspicious circumstances

[WickedJenn]

Yes nothing deep just that she died in suspicious circumstances

I thought so, I didn't think it had said anything about Lionel being involved in the article, from what I could see of it, just that Patricia had died suspiciously...

[curiosity]

I don't think she wrote the article. It doesn't fit with the timeline of the episode.



I was actually wondering if she wrote it. You may be right. I was relating it to Lois and Clark, The New Adventures of Superman. Lois would get really ticked if anyone stole her headline or her story. And I had thought she was looking at the coroner's access site, or something similiar when she found the info. I didn't realize it was a community email, was it?

I thought maybe she wrote the initial headline, and then went after a follow up story.
It's just a thought. But either way could be correct. They didn't really tell us.:confused:

[WickedJenn]

If what tariksam said is right and the article only reported on Patricia's death itself and no mention of Lionel, then there would be a follow up article on WHO did it, I'd assume. So this was just a precursor, so I'd think it be plausible that she DID write it, especially since we saw the layout screen in the beginning of the episode.

Lois could obviously only report on the fact that Patricia's death was suspicious at this point, which if we're remembering the headline correctly, it would be correct.

[Twitch]

I cannot believe no one has mentioned her gratuitous "boob" shot in the first scene and Jimmy's obvious oogle at the end!
<A HREF="http://www.kryptonsite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=87370">Clickity Click</A> :D

[eas]

Fabulous post eas.

I thought though, that the headline only said something about the death itself? Darn it, I wish I could remember...

I thought it said something like, "famouse millionaire linked to death of Patricia Swann..." or something like that.

Anyone got a screen capture that they can share?

[WickedJenn]

I thought it said something like, "famouse millionaire linked to death of Patricia Swann..." or something like that.

Anyone got a screen capture that they can share?

Ugh that's what I need! I'm going to try to search for one...I just can't remember!

Edited to add: I asked someone I know elsewhere to see if she had any, she's fantastic with that kind of stuff.

[eas]

Ugh that's what I need! I'm going to try to search for one...I just can't remember!

I found the scene on youtube.

Everyone's right - it says, "Prominent Metropolis Citizen Dies a Suspicious Death". No mention of Lionel.

This scene takes place between Lois confronting Lionel & Lionel going to Lana's house. (Clark immediately speeds to the Isis foundation after seeing this article.)

The beginning scene with Lois and Jimmy goes like this:

When she was talking to Jimmy, she hears that she got an e-mail and pulls it up. She checks the e-mail she just got and clicks on it. And what pops us is the shot of Swann's dead body, which is a copy of the coroner report.

Lois: OK, better make sure that camera is loaded with ammo, because I've got tomorrow's headline. "Daughter of Nobel Winning Astronomer Murdered".

Jimmy: What? That Swann woman they fished out the lake last night?

Lois: Yeah.

Jimmy: I thought that she drowned.

Lois: More like sank. Kind of hard to swim after you've been shot.

So, this is how I see it:

- Swann's body is fished out of the lake the previous night. The Planet's headline that morning says, "Prominent Metropolis Citizen Dies a Suspicious Death", because - at this stage - the coroner has not determined cause of death. We don't know who wrote this article.

- That same morning, Lois is looking for a story to write and she gets an e-mail with an update on Swann's death... it's a copy of the cornoner report and it's now been determined that cause of death was a bullet. We don't know who sent Lois this e-mail. I can assume one of two things: Lois had been investigating the death herself and was waiting for an e-mail with the results of the autoposy, or everyone recieved an update - not just her. The reason is because Lois was not surprised at all to see an update on this story. So, either it's par for the course that reporters will get an update from the coroner on this sort of story, or she has been waiting for an update from someone.

- Then, she decides to investigate Lionel and we know the rest. It ends with her thinking it's Lex who hired the driver.

Bottom line, though: As much as I wish it, I don't think she wrote that article. But I do think that she was smart enough to realize that there was more to the story.

[Twitch]

I found a screencap for you guys.

http://i29.tinypic.com/j756qr.jpg

[eas]

^ Thanks.

[WickedJenn]

I found the scene on youtube.

Everyone's right - it says, "Prominent Metropolis Citizen Dies a Suspicious Death". No mention of Lionel.

This scene takes place between Lois confronting Lionel & Lionel going to Lana's house. (Clark immediately speeds to the Isis foundation after seeing this article.)

The beginning scene with Lois and Jimmy goes like this:

When she was talking to Jimmy, she hears that she got an e-mail and pulls it up. She checks the e-mail she just got and clicks on it. And what pops us is the shot of Swann's dead body, which is a copy of the coroner report.

Lois: OK, better make sure that camera is loaded with ammo, because I've got tomorrow's headline. "Daughter of Nobel Winning Astronomer Murdered".

Jimmy: What? That Swann woman they fished out the lake last night?

Lois: Yeah.

Jimmy: I thought that she drowned.

Lois: More like sank. Kind of hard to swim after you've been shot.

So, this is how I see it:

- Swann's body is fished out of the lake the previous night. The Planet's headline that morning says, "Prominent Metropolis Citizen Dies a Suspicious Death", because - at this stage - the coroner has not determined cause of death. We don't know who wrote this article.

- That same morning, Lois is looking for a story to write and she gets an e-mail with an update on Swann's death... it's a copy of the cornoner report and it's now been determined that cause of death was a bullet. We don't know who sent Lois this e-mail. I can assume one of two things: Lois had been investigating the death herself and was waiting for an e-mail with the results of the autoposy, or everyone recieved an update - not just her. The reason is because Lois was not surprised at all to see an update on this story. So, either it's par for the course that reporters will get an update from the coroner on this sort of story, or she has been waiting for an update from someone.

- Then, she decides to investigate Lionel and we know the rest. It ends with her thinking it's Lex who hired the driver.

Bottom line, though: As much as I wish it, I don't think she wrote that article. But I do think that she was smart enough to realize that there was more to the story.

Ok that makes sense, and I agree, it DID seem like she was not surprised to get an update, and knowing her, she probably thought the death was suspicious to begin with, even before that update.

[eas]

I thought maybe she wrote the initial headline, and then went after a follow up story.
It's just a thought. But either way could be correct. They didn't really tell us.:confused:

I guess we can infer that she wrote the original article and was sent the coroner report as kind of a "follow up" to her original story. (She made a contact at the coroner's office and asked them give her head's up if something out of the ordinary happened.)

But, honestly, I don't think so. It would take a lot of fanwanking on my part to make it that way. I think she may have thought that something was odd about Swann's body being fished out of the lake and may have been waiting for an update about it. But, honestly, it looked like she was pretty much waiting to get a lead on something at the start of the episode. I think that if she had just published that article, she'd be on the phone with coroner's office saying, "Yeah, I'm calling to follow up... what's going on with this? Nobel winning astromer's daughters don't get fished out of lakes everyday! How'd she die??"

Instead we got, "Big Cool Headline Here" and her telling Jimmy that she likes to work backward... meaning, she had no subject for her headline, yet. That's not say that she probably didn't read the article. More than likely, she knew that something weird was going on and would be more ready to work on that story - once she knew there was something tangible to go on.

I err on the side that she was not sent the e-mail especially from some anonymous source. I think that it was open records and she got an update, along with everyone else. She just chose to do something about it. (Who knows, maybe other reporters did, too, but she chose to go after Lionel and ended up connecting it to Lex.) I have no doubt that the next day's headline is going to read exactly how Lois said it would. The question is: Will Lois write it? Probably not, given that she's still researching it and has just connected it to Lex. For Lois, the story isn't done, yet. Any other reporter would just write a general story on how she was murdered and the driver is the suspect and missing. She's going to go all out and get to the bottom of it.

[AlwaysRight]

I was waiting to just see him acknowledge Lois had written the article on the front page. :o

Did she write that article though? I tried looking for a name on the paper and couldn't see it

[curiosity]

I guess we can infer that she wrote the original article and was sent the coroner report as kind of a "follow up" to her original story. (She made a contact at the coroner's office and asked them give her head's up if something out of the ordinary happened.)

But, honestly, I don't think so.

There's no byline so anything is possible. Maybe they don't want us to know for sure. So many times with SV they want us to believe what we want to believe. But she's clearly competing for, and writing headlines at this point. This would lead me to believe she was waiting for the coroner report from a source, possibly.

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I found a screencap for you guys.

http://i29.tinypic.com/j756qr.jpg

And thanks for posting the cap.

[WickedJenn]

A newspaper with no byline on a big story like that :lol:

Thanks for posting that Twitch!

I can't stop this from coming out, I don't like the headline...I'd have put something like "Prominent Metropolis Citizen's Death Suspicious" or "Prominent Metropolis Citizen Dies Suspiciously" or "Suspiscion Surrounds Prominent Metropolis Citizen's Death"...having two different forms of the same word in one sentence bugs me :p

[Twitch]

A newspaper with no byline on a big story like that :lol:

Thanks for posting that Twitch!
You're welcome.

I know it's very silly, why keep the author anonymous?

[AlwaysRight]

No byline. They don't want us to know for sure that Lois wrote it, or someone else wrote it. lol

My first impression was she didn't do it since she is still on the case looking for her big cool headline. I went back and rewatched that part(with a pause button) then i was even more sure she didn't because of no name on the paper(you would assume clark would have made reference to it if she did).

[Fat Elvis 007]

A newspaper with no byline on a big story like that :lol:

Thanks for posting that Twitch!

I can't stop this from coming out, I don't like the headline...I'd have put something like "Prominent Metropolis Citizen's Death Suspicious" or "Prominent Metropolis Citizen Dies Suspiciously" or "Suspiscion Surrounds Prominent Metropolis Citizen's Death"...having two different forms of the same word in one sentence bugs me :p

I agree. This show always has the worst newspaper articles. I remember in "Tempest" there was a headline that spelled "Cited" as "Sited." Stupid prop department.

[WickedJenn]

I agree. This show always has the worst newspaper articles. I remember in "Tempest" there was a headline that spelled "Cited" as "Sited." Stupid prop department.

I don't mean to be nitpicky, but I DID work on a paper at college, and I was a copy editor, so I aaaaaaalways notice stuff like that, they just jump out at me.

Anyhow, sorry to stray from the topic, but I couldn't resist :D

[eas]

You're welcome.

I know it's very silly, why keep the author anonymous?

Maybe the byline is at the bottom? Like this... "- Lois Lane, DP staff reporter".

Personally, I think that the props department got lazy. :lol:

I think that people can interpret it any way they want, obviously. But, even as a huge Lois Lane fan, I don't think she wrote the article. I do think that the props department (and director) would have been sure to show that it was written by Lois Lane, if it was. If nothing else, they'd use it later in promotional stuff, like they've used her Green Arrow story and the barn door story from "The Inquisitor". Plus, I think that Clark would mention that it was Lois's article. And that Chloe would have a moment of "what the hell?" if she saw that Lois wrote an article about a subject she didn't even know about.

We know that both Jimmy and Lois knew about it (and had probably read the article) but there wasn't a mention by either of them that Lois wrote the original article.

So, really, I don't think she did. Nor do I think she's going to write a follow up about the bullet until she figures out the whole story. For her, there isn't anything worth writing about, yet. At least that's the way I see Lois. To me, what makes Lois different from a random reporter is that she's not going to just report that people now know that Swann was shot before she was dumped into the lake. Lois Lane will report who shot her, when they shot her, why they shot her, and what's being done about the killer and what's going to happen next. To her, this is just the tip of the iceberg and she's not going to talk about the tip when she can write about the whole iceberg. :)

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I agree. This show always has the worst newspaper articles. I remember in "Tempest" there was a headline that spelled "Cited" as "Sited." Stupid prop department.

Or what about the headline when Lionel was out of jail in Season 4? I don't remember it exactly, but they said he was found "innocent" when, in reality, the charges were dropped.

[WickedJenn]

Maybe the byline is at the bottom? Like this... "- Lois Lane, DP staff reporter".

Personally, I think that the props department got lazy. :lol:

I think that people can interpret it any way they want, obviously. But, even as a huge Lois Lane fan, I don't think she wrote the article. I do think that the props department (and director) would have been sure to show that it was written by Lois Lane, if it was. If nothing else, they'd use it later in promotional stuff, like they've used her Green Arrow story and the barn door story from "The Inquisitor". Plus, I think that Clark would mention that it was Lois's article. And that Chloe would have a moment of "what the hell?" if she saw that Lois wrote an article about a subject she didn't even know about.

We know that both Jimmy and Lois knew about it (and had probably read the article) but there wasn't a mention by either of them that Lois wrote the original article.

So, really, I don't think she did. Nor do I think she's going to write a follow up about the bullet until she figures out the whole story. For her, there isn't anything worth writing about, yet. At least that's the way I see Lois. To me, what makes Lois different from a random reporter is that she's not going to just report that people now know that Swann was shot before she was dumped into the lake. Lois Lane will report who shot her, when they shot her, why they shot her, and what's being done about the killer and what's going to happen next. To her, this is just the tip of the iceberg and she's not going to talk about the tip when she can write about the whole iceberg. :)

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Or what about the headline when Lionel was out of jail in Season 4? I don't remember it exactly, but they said he was found "innocent" when, in reality, the charges were dropped.

I have to rewatch that scene but the more I think about it, you're right.

And yeah, if the charges were dropped, it should allude to that much, either that or "acquitted" or something...:lol:

[Twitch]

Maybe the byline is at the bottom? Like this... "- Lois Lane, DP staff reporter".
Doesn't look like it.

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I think that people can interpret it any way they want, obviously. But, even as a huge Lois Lane fan, I don't think she wrote the article. I do think that the props department (and director) would have been sure to show that it was written by Lois Lane, if it was. If nothing else, they'd use it later in promotional stuff, like they've used her Green Arrow story and the barn door story from "The Inquisitor". Plus, I think that Clark would mention that it was Lois's article. And that Chloe would have a moment of "what the hell?" if she saw that Lois wrote an article about a subject she didn't even know about.
Exactly, I think if she wrote the article they would have made it very clear.

Personally, I think that the props department got lazy. :lol:
This makes the most sense. :lol:

[eas]

Doesn't look like it.

http://i27.tinypic.com/2e5455d.jpg


Cool, thanks. Wow, you're just ready with all the screen captures, today!!! Awesome.

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And yeah, if the charges were dropped, it should allude to that much, either that or "acquitted" or something...:lol:

Yeah, I don't remember what it was exactly, but I remember that it took me 2 seconds to go, "Wait, that's not right at all!!"

[AlwaysRight]

They probably didn't put a name on it because they want people to go on message boards and discuss if it was her article or not :P

[eas]

They probably didn't put a name on it because they want people to go on message boards and discuss if it was her article or not :P

:lol:

No, I think that's why they did the gratitutious boob shot.

[Twitch]

Sorry I just had to do it! :rotfl:


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[eas]

Sorry I just had to do it! :rotfl:


Like I said, you're quick with the images! :D

[Twitch]

So did anyone realize right away that it was Lois bending down and trimming the plants when Lionel was walking to his office? I sure didn't, I only got it when they showed Jimmy hiding behind the plant. I think they did an excellent job with that.

I wasn't expecting them to be undercover like that, it was great. :)

[eas]

So did anyone realize right away that it was Lois bending down and trimming the plants when Lionel was walking to his office? I sure didn't, I only got it when they showed Jimmy hiding behind the plant. I think they did an excellent job with that.

Yeah, I didn't get it, at first. I mean, I did think it was odd that they were showing the worker, but I thought the girl was going to attack Lionel. Then the zoom in on Jimmy and, two seconds later, Lois pops up onscreen with the hat! I squealed! I loved it... and thought that ED looked gorgeous.

I love when Lois goes undercover. So very iconic of her.

[Twitch]

She did look gorgeous as usual, I'm going to look for a few caps. :D


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[redraven]

The Lois scenes were *great* especially the ones with Jimmy.

Why did you quote my post when you said this? I'm not allowed to think that the Lois scenes in this ep were a little boring? :confused:

[WickedJenn]

Yeah, I didn't get it, at first. I mean, I did think it was odd that they were showing the worker, but I thought the girl was going to attack Lionel. Then the zoom in on Jimmy and, two seconds later, Lois pops up onscreen with the hat! I squealed! I loved it... and thought that ED looked gorgeous.

I love when Lois goes undercover. So very iconic of her.

I didn't get it at first either, I was like, who is that guy peering throught the plant? Then I realized it was Jimmy and then Lois.

Lois was fantastic in that scene, I loved it.

[Superhuman_Devotion]

I really liked Lois this episode, her scenes with Jimmy were great. She looked really nice too.


So did anyone realize right away that it was Lois bending down and trimming the plants when Lionel was walking to his office? I sure didn't, I only got it when they showed Jimmy hiding behind the plant. I think they did an excellent job with that.

I wasn't expecting them to be undercover like that, it was great.
I didn't realize at first either, they did a good job with that.

[morethanmeetstheye]

You know, it's kind of cool that you can actually read the "Prominent Metropolis Citizen Dies a Suspicious Death" article. Someone actually took the time to create a full backstory for Patricia Swann...

Apparently, she graduated from MetU with a Master's in Cultural Anthropology, and a Minor in Physical Anthropology. She started the Swann Foundation, which takes a holistic approach to stemming drug addiction, and founded several awards programs. Patricia also spent three years working in Relief Programs in South Africa, recieved numerous awards for her humanitarian work, and traveled extensively.

Usually they just repeat the same information and make it look like an article, or put it just enough out of focus that they aren't obligated to write anything of meaning.

It's fun to see that they put some thought into it when it wasn't meant to have an impact on the plot of the story. It's very detailed of them...even if they did neglect to print a byline.

[TheLeague]

The Lois scenes were *yawn* except for in the 2nd, I think it was, where Jimmy said he thought Isis was sexy. :p

quiet lana fanboy! :lol::mad:

[eas]

Why did you quote my post when you said this? I'm not allowed to think that the Lois scenes in this ep were a little boring? :confused:

Yeah, of course, you are. Everyone has a different reaction to the different parts of the show.

But, if you go to a thread that clearly supposed to be about people talking about how Lois was their favorite part of the show and then say that you thought it was boring, you're going to get weird looks. That would be like me going into a "Lana is great" thread and saying that I think she's completely useless to the plot and I fast forward through all her scenes. It's true - I do feel this way and I'm entitled to. But no one's gonna be happy that I posted it. :)

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You know, it's kind of cool that you can actually read the "Prominent Metropolis Citizen Dies a Suspicious Death" article. Someone actually took the time to create a full backstory for Patricia Swann...

[...]

It's fun to hear that they put some thought into it when it wasn't meant to have an impact on the plot of the story. It's very detailed of them...even if they did neglect to print a byline.

Wow, I didn't realize that. How did you read it? Did you just fine tune the image? I think it's interesting that every character graduates from MetU.

[redraven]

quiet lana fanboy! :lol::mad:

I'm not a boy, thanks, and...no. I like to voice my opinions. :)



Yeah, of course, you are. Everyone has a different reaction to the different parts of the show.

But, if you go to a thread that clearly supposed to be about people talking about how Lois was their favorite part of the show and then say that you thought it was boring, you're going to get weird looks.

Well, at the time there were hardly any active threads and I just wanted to say what I thought. It's not like I bashed any characters or anything.


That would be like me going into a "Lana is great" thread and saying that I think she's completely useless to the plot and I fast forward through all her scenes.
That actually happens all the time. :lol:

[curiosity]

Lois is listed in the next episode. :)

[Twitch]

Lois is listed in the next episode. :)
*Does a happy dance*

It's cruel to make us wait 3 weeks for the next epi though.

[AlwaysRight]

*Does a happy dance*

It's cruel to make us wait 3 weeks for the next epi though.

For Lois fans that's the norm, new episode or not :P

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Well, at the time there were hardly any active threads and I just wanted to say what I thought. It's not like I bashed any characters or anything.


There was the Jimmy is a pervert and Lois and Jimmy threads:P

That being said i think a lil negativity in a thread never hurts, it usually makes the pro-topic people go out in all force. that being said i like to argue alot so :)

[ginnyfan]

Lois is listed in the next episode. :)

*hugs*

Yay! Lois. Now I have a reason to look forward to the next episode.

[AlwaysRight]

I found a screencap for you guys.

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To add more to the side that she didn't write the article, When she saw the picture of Patracia dead, she quickly told Jimmy, ok you better make sure that camera's loaded with anmo because i got tommorow's headline "Daughter of Nobel Winning Astronomer Murdered."

I never picked this up the first 10 times I watched because i was to busy looking at her boobs, but i think it was on purpose they made her come up with the headline right away when seeing one picture of Patrica dead(with the "Big Cool Headline" on the Screen). Going into the mind of Lois, i guess she realizes that the Title of the Article is what sells the paper, she just want to find that title, then will go out to find evidence to prove in her article.

The Headline on the paper is not the one she came up with and i assume Lois will come up with an article exactly titled "Daughter of Nobel Winning Astronomer Murdered."

[neo0721]

lois is hot the way she looked when she was writing that article and they showed her up and down "lol i'm sweating"

[morethanmeetstheye]

Wow, I didn't realize that. How did you read it? Did you just fine tune the image? I think it's interesting that every character graduates from MetU.

No, I just looked at it on this thread. :)

Hmm, you're right, now they just have to send Kara to MetU...

[Odysseus]

Lois was definitely awesome.

I loved the part when Lionel storms into his office past two random gardeners...who then look up and turn out to be Lois and Jimmy. Loved that part. It was really cool to see the first Lois-investigates-while-Jimmy-tags-along plot. It was very comic book-like for both their characters. :D

[AlwaysRight]

Lois was definitely awesome.

I loved the part when Lionel storms into his office past two random gardeners...who then look up and turn out to be Lois and Jimmy. Loved that part. It was really cool to see the first Lois-investigates-while-Jimmy-tags-along plot. It was very comic book-like for both their characters. :D

I loved Jimmy taking pictures and Lionel yelling at him to stop and he still going along

[borednow]

Jimmy and Lois, Dynamic Duo is great!

They are so much fun to watch just diving into a story.

[morethanmeetstheye]

I loved Jimmy taking pictures and Lionel yelling at him to stop and he still going along

I love that when Lionel demanded him to put the camera down, Jimmy kept looking over at Lois as if he was waiting for her to spur him on or tell him to stop. He wanted her to tell him what to do next...it made me laugh.

[svtwamedfan05]

I loved the Lois scenes where she was snooping and investigating, especially when she was dressed like a plant caretaker with Jimmy, lol.

My second favorite part was Lex, and how he's tracking down the mystery of Veritas.

I also liked Clark, but poor Clark is stuck in a boring story with Lana. Even the Braniac story was boring to me because it was all about what he did to Lana, and how Clark is now hurt and sad yet again over Lana. Yawn.

Finally something positive about Lois and something I can agree with. Thank you so much for bringing up some positivity for Lois. It is very rare to see any here.

[curiosity]

Finally something positive about Lois and something I can agree with. Thank you so much for bringing up some positivity for Lois. It is very rare to see any here.

Lois is the best part of the show. IMO. She brings out the best in Clark, she's funny, and I wish she was in every episode.

I do like the other characters also, Chloe is great. We need more Chloe and Lois. :) And we always need more Clark.

[Odysseus]

I loved Jimmy taking pictures and Lionel yelling at him to stop and he still going along

That part was hilarious. :lol:

[Twitch]

lois is hot the way she looked when she was writing that article and they showed her up and down "lol i'm sweating"
You weren't the only one who was sweating! :lol:

I loved Jimmy taking pictures and Lionel yelling at him to stop and he still going along
Hehe that was really funny, Jimmy cracks me up.

Jimmy and Lois, Dynamic Duo is great!

They are so much fun to watch just diving into a story.
Indeed, we need more of the Dynamic Duo! ED and AA work so well together, can't wait to see more.

Lois is the best part of the show. IMO. She brings out the best in Clark, she's funny, and I wish she was in every episode.

I do like the other characters also, Chloe is great. We need more Chloe and Lois. And we always need more Clark.
Lois and Chloe scenes are always nice, gotta love the ChoLo. But yeah we definitely need more Clark and Lois, it's been too long!

[Odysseus]

You weren't the only one who was sweating! :lol:

Hehe that was really funny, Jimmy cracks me up.

Indeed, we need more of the Dynamic Duo! ED and AA work so well together, can't wait to see more.

Lois and Chloe scenes are always nice, gotta love the ChoLo. But yeah we definitely need more Clark and Lois, it's been too long!

I gotta agree with everything you said here. :)

[svtwamedfan05]

Lois is the best part of the show. IMO. She brings out the best in Clark, she's funny, and I wish she was in every episode.

I do like the other characters also, Chloe is great. We need more Chloe and Lois. :) And we always need more Clark.

I totally agree on everything you said. In fact Lois is the one that keeps me coming back for Smallville

[AlwaysRight]

Lois is the best part of the show. IMO. She brings out the best in Clark, she's funny, and I wish she was in every episode.

I do like the other characters also, Chloe is great. We need more Chloe and Lois. :) And we always need more Clark.

They should just have Jimmy, Clark, Lois and Chloe drive around in a van with Shelby solving mysteries

[skylar]

Just to finally see Lois after a few episode made her and Jimmy part more exciting to watch. ED(Lois) lights up the screen.

[AlwaysRight]

Just to finally see Lois after a few episode made her and Jimmy part more exciting to watch. ED(Lois) lights up the screen.

Lois is definantly good for breaking up the tension and darkness of the show at times

[WickedJenn]

Lois is definantly good for breaking up the tension and darkness of the show at times

Totally concur with that.

[LuckyLois]

This is why ED-Lois is so good for the show. She can play comedy, serious, and emotional scenes. She needs more scenes with Clark though.

[WickedJenn]

This is why ED-Lois is so good for the show. She can play comedy, serious, and emotional scenes. She needs more scenes with Clark though.

Definitely!