The "What happened to Kara?" discussion....

[This_Star_Sol]

I realize she's not returning, as much as this grieves me I have accepted this fact, but come on!

Clark's only surviving relative is trapped in a place worse than death....hmmm lets just forget about that

LV's performances should have earned the character I bit more recognition than this!

[red_sun1938]

Yeah, not even a "where's kara?" from Clark to MM. I wasn't a huge Kara fan but it's like she wasn't even on the show the way she was swept under the carpet.

[alejandrita439]

well, doesnt clark think that she is dead or something like that..?
because in arctic, when he confronts brainic

[wheelman]

Hi Everyone. :)
I feel like I woke up from a dream and I can't remember what happened last season. ( lol )
Did they ever explain what happened to Kara...or is she just not going to be around ?

[This_Star_Sol]

well, doesnt clark think that she is dead or something like that..?
because in arctic, when he confronts brainic
When he asks Brainiac if he killed her he shes that he has trapped her in a place far worse than that....

[redkryptoniteisthebest]

In "Arctic" it was revealed she was in the Phantom Zone.

[Meteror Freak]

After re-watching season 7 and now facing a season 8 without kara, i can honestly say that I kind of missed her. After eliminating the three LL's, I'm not sure it was wise to get rid of Kara as well. I will miss all the kryptonian-ness of the show.

[Princess_Kara]

Well, I'm sorry I could be wrong, but it is my understanding near the end of the last episode in Season 7, Kara was floating(trapped) in the infamous phantom zone crystal in outer space. From what I have heard she will only be in a few episodes this season (unfortunately). I wish she would be in the majority of the episodes. I love her character,and appreciate the way she enhances Clark's incredible journey.

[wheelman]

Thanks for the info.
I'm still surprised they did'nt even mention her name tonight.

[KalEl's Destiny]

Yeah I thought Kara got kind of hosed not even being mentioned...even like, "Hey Clark your cousin is MIA too any idea on where she could be?" Just like a little sending off. Maybe they will do this in upcoming episodes though as they continue to build the bridge and move on with this season...

[lauraforever]

She's not in the recap, she doesn't get one teensie mention. Not even Chloe asks about her to Clark. How long were they gone? A month? Surely you can mention that? Since they both disappeared 'round the same time.

OKAY! OKAY! "I lost my powers, I lost my friends...." uhm, was "I lost my cousin" TOO Much to ask to include?

[maddib]

In "Arctic" it was revealed she was in the Phantom Zone.

we, the viewer know that, but Clark sure as heck doesn't and as one of the posters above mentioned, Brainiac did tell him she was in a place worse than death but that was the end of the conversation about her.

My one quibble regarding the premiere was that she wasnt mentioned in passing. Even just one line from MM to say he is actively looking for her or trying to think where she could be (yes I know the Phantom Zone).

[Estro-gen X]

She's not in the recap, she doesn't get one teensie mention. Not even Chloe asks about her to Clark. How long were they gone? A month? Surely you can mention that? Since they both disappeared 'round the same time.

OKAY! OKAY! "I lost my powers, I lost my friends...." uhm, was "I lost my cousin" TOO Much to ask to include?

Clark doesn't care. He didn't really care in season 7 either. What I hate that the show has done is that Clark separates himself from his kryptonian heritage as if he's ashamed of it. Clark is not Kal-el. They are in such a rush to make him superman they've forgotten what superman is. He's the kryptonian as much as he is the farm boy. He's someone whose comfortable being kal-el because thats as much his name as clark kent. In his apathy towards kara he's basically cut himself off completely from krypton.

[KaraClarkfan]

i was looking forworth that they would say something about kara and they didn't. it's like she did even existed

[Cromartiefan]

Kara's the new Shelby - except that we know why Kara's not appearing...

[baltazor]

They will be addressing that matter in the episodes to come i imagine. Anyway they had a lot of ground to cover and Kara would just complicate things more...
Anyway without his powers or the FOS there is only so much Clark can do...

[Super Maverick]

yeah way to leave a storyline hanging!

[costas22]

It wasn't nicely done.This show isn't about Kara but everyone hates loose ends.Was it so difficult to have Clark show some concern?And it wasn't just in Odyssey.Think back to Arctic.Ever since Clark beat Brainiac he didn't bother looking for her.He could have went to the FOS to ask about her and Lex could have found him there.That coulh have woked better IMO.

[Meteror Freak]

The same thing happened last year with Lana's death. Lois for example showed less concern for Clark when she thought Lana was dead, then when Clark and Lana broke up in the finale. It didn't make any sense. You would think that Clark would be so worried not knowing what braniac did to his cousin.

[Princess_Kara]

Of course, they will eventually come back to the Kara storyline. I hope they will show concern for her at least by the next episode. I understand that Smallville is supposed to be mainly about Clark, but to me seeing who Clark will become should include Kara. Their development to becoming the greatest heroes in the world should be intertwined, in my opinion.

[stenochick]

It was weird to not even mention her. Clark seemed so happy and had that swagger, but really, did he forget that he had a cousin? because either he thinks that she is dead or he thinks that she is suffering somewhere. either way, he would want to do something about it.

Odyssey should have been 90 minutes or done in two parts so that they could have showed more of Clark with the Russians, and him being concerned about Kara, yet still happy by the end that he is working at the DP.

[Estro-gen X]

It wasn't nicely done.This show isn't about Kara but everyone hates loose ends.Was it so difficult to have Clark show some concern?And it wasn't just in Odyssey.Think back to Arctic.Ever since Clark beat Brainiac he didn't bother looking for her.He could have went to the FOS to ask about her and Lex could have found him there.That coulh have woked better IMO.

Even after veritas Clark is all about Lana which is fine but laid on way too thick considering his only blood relative was just abducted by a psycho robot and they are doing who knows what. Of course Lana's status quo was more important:rolleyes: Even around Action when Kara storms off and he doesn't care. He is adamant she would be back despite hardly knowing her

[Yasise]

Thanks for the info.
I'm still surprised they did'nt even mention her name tonight.

There was just no time for that - the whole episode was too much packed already and too much rushed, IMO. No place for Kara IMO.


i was looking forworth that they would say something about kara and they didn't. it's like she did even existed

Well, that's actually typical for Smallville. Once a character is gone, out of what reason ever, it's like they've never existed in Smallville at all. Think of Martha Kent. She's not dead, but Clark, her loving son doesn't mention her at all or call her on the phone, like Lionel did once for example.


..... "I lost my powers, I lost my friends...." uhm, was "I lost my cousin" TOO Much to ask to include?

"I lost my powers, I lost my friends, I lost my birth parents, I lost Krypton, I lost my earth parents, I lost my cousin....

I guess, there wasn't enough time, to mention all of them and it would have been too much, too sentimental, too corny, wouldn't it?

Actually I'm glad, that Kara's gone and is going to stay gone for most of this season.

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Even after veritas Clark is all about Lana which is fine but laid on way too thick considering his only blood relative was just abducted by a psycho robot and they are doing who knows what. Of course Lana's status quo was more important:rolleyes:

so true!

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...........Odyssey should have been 90 minutes or done in two parts so that they could have showed more of Clark with the Russians, and him being concerned about Kara, yet still happy by the end that he is working at the DP.

That would have been awsome! It's really a shame that they rushed through all of it and left so many open questions.

[Polomontana]

She wasn't in the opening credits, did she get the boot? If she did, why?

[costas22]

Laura is not coming back as a series regular.She will film an episode rounding of her storyline.The official word is that they didn't feel they could do anything more with Kara so they didn't bring her back.Personally,i think it could be a budget-relagted issue.It's no secret that the show has a tight budget.

[MBrittan]

Phantom Zone

[theexxs]

I missed her a lil bit! I think she wasn't even named on the season premiere! I hope the chapter the producers are hoping to give her to be better than 'Hero'!

[JLedge]

You know, I feel like after the first 8 episodes of S7, they did a real diservice to the character of Kara.

I don't think Laura V. was a bad actress like a lot of people say. I just think her character was handled so poorly. First amnesia, then she disappeared with Brainiac for a few episodes, then she was in the Phantom Zone. Of course, the long lapses in between episodes due to the strike made this even worse.

I wish she could have been incorporated into this season more. I understand she can't be the main focus because it has to be about Clark, but I think her storyline could use more than one episode to wrap up. If storylines became too crowded for Kara this season, she could always go off with the JL and return occasionally like they do.

[Ginx]

I also felt like they could have done more with the character. It was good having her around so there was the possibility of her teaching CK but then she was always somewhere else......

It will be interesting to see where they go with the character. I always thought that they could make her part of the JL and then she'd be working the other side of the world while CK worked the other - thus explaining her disappearance.... but I don't know... her not being mentioned at all in the premiere was a tad odd for me......

Who's going to take care of Shelby anyway? MM?

[The Red Aaron]

What happened to Kara? Who cares, I care more about Shelby than some prissy supermodel that flies.

[One-Winged-Angel]

Clark will rescue her from the phantom zone later this season

[JLedge]

You know, I feel like after the first 8 episodes of S7, they did a real diservice to the character of Kara.

I don't think Laura V. was a bad actress like a lot of people say. I just think her character was handled so poorly. First amnesia, then she disappeared with Brainiac for a few episodes, then she was in the Phantom Zone. Of course, the long lapses in between episodes due to the strike made this even worse.

I wish she could have been incorporated into this season more. I understand she can't be the main focus because it has to be about Clark, but I think her storyline could use more than one episode to wrap up. If storylines became too crowded for Kara this season, she could always go off with the JL and return occasionally like they do.
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[CallMeClark]

That didn't even come to my mind. :lol:

Good point. Clark had a lot on his plate though...

[Estro-gen X]

Clark will rescue her from the phantom zone later this season

Its about 3/4 of the way down his to do list

1. feed shelby
2. meet deadline
3. annoy lois
4. ask chloe for help
5. play ball with shelby
6. mope about lana
7. go for a beer with the guys (soda for bart)
8. begin search for only living relative who is suffering a fate worse than death
9. put feet up in the barn

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[One-Winged-Angel]

Its about 3/4 of the way down his to do list

1. feed shelby
2. meet deadline
3. annoy lois
4. ask chloe for help
5. play ball with shelby
6. mope about lana
7. go for a beer with the guys (soda for bart)
8. begin search for only living relative who is suffering a fate worse than death
9. put feet up in the barn

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10. Randomly fight the Green arrow.
11. Remind himself how big an idiot he is for not listening to Jor-El (for the 17th time)
12. Work part time at russian trading harbours.

[Hopefulsuicide]

your kidding yourself if you think Shelby is that high up on the list :p

but yeah, all that crap about 'your my cousin, i care about you' sure went out the window...

it was really dissapointing, they mentioned Lana, they even had images of the Kents, MM came back, everything was wrapped up so nicely, but not even a mention of Kara... and i'm guessing she won't be mentioned in the next episode either... so is she just gone forever? they ever going to wrap that up...

in fairness i think i would be able to forgive them for that... i might just forget season 7 ever happened actually :lol:

[Estro-gen X]

your kidding yourself if you think Shelby is that high up on the list :p

but yeah, all that crap about 'your my cousin, i care about you' sure went out the window...

it was really dissapointing, they mentioned Lana, they even had images of the Kents, MM came back, everything was wrapped up so nicely, but not even a mention of Kara... and i'm guessing she won't be mentioned in the next episode either... so is she just gone forever? they ever going to wrap that up...

in fairness i think i would be able to forgive them for that... i might just forget season 7 ever happened actually :lol:

clark will put the food out but thats no guarantee shelby will turn up:lol: He's too busy forming the legion of superpets with streaky, beppo, comet and proty

[stenochick]

Its about 3/4 of the way down his to do list

1. feed shelby
2. meet deadline
3. annoy lois
4. ask chloe for help
5. play ball with shelby
6. mope about lana
7. go for a beer with the guys (soda for bart)
8. begin search for only living relative who is suffering a fate worse than death
9. put feet up in the barn

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[flying_girl]

clark doesnt know what happened to kara and you dont know hes not worried about her, maybe he is quietly worrying. he has more of a chance of finding out what happened to her at a newspaper than a farm. and by the way, he doesnt need to rescue her, she is from the house of el she could shed some blood and get her self out, its not like there are any phantoms left to bother her there or leave when she leaves.

[TheANIMAL (marcus)]

Brainiac told Clark exactly what happenned to Kara, he knows roughly what to do to get her back but for the time being whilst he can't reach the phantom zone he has other things to do.

[Kardiac]

Kara is stuck in a plothole hanging out with Caitlin from the second season of "Heroes" and making sure Shelby gets fed. They receive occassional video-taped messages from Lana where she tells them that they can't be friends anymore before darting off to some mysterious location or another. I hear that Pete Ross drops in sometimes when he's taking a break from his quest to find any other ethnically-diverse characters in the Smallville universe.

I just hope they're not trapped in the "dream" season of "Dallas"... there's no escaping that one.

[yoda1138777]

I Miss Supergirl!