Essays

Smallville Technical Analysis

Stand by Me: Shot Composition & Chlois

A fairly comprehensive look at the mise en scene of the major ships on the show, with a focus on the peculiar use of two-shot and how it is used to up the partnership nature of the Clark/Chloe relationship.

Canon: Pilot - Phantom.
Time After Time: A Licensed Music Analysis

Pep Singer looks at the use of music over the past six season; how it's used, what motifs reoccur, and what it means in terms of the narrative of the show.

Canon: Pilot - Phantom
Reckoning: A Sign Of The Future

rjchasez looks at exactly what fate did in Reckoning: who it targeted, how it worked, and theorizes exactly why a certain character was always safe.

Canon: Pilot - Zod

Why Is Lois Blonde: How a Casual Fan Found Chlois Theory

A long time Superman fan comments on the devolution of her favorite character, and the want to find a better alternative.

Canon: Pilot-Vessel
What's Wrong With Lois Lane?

A long time Superman buff LunarKnightz talks about how she became said-Superman buff and how the current retellings of Superman via Smallville and Superman Returns are actually killing her heroine; she's not happy about it.
Some Achieve Greatness: Part I - An Overview of Evidence

A break down at the major canonical evidence of the theory by season; outlined with images, both Smallville & Superman canon references.

Canon: Pilot - Lexmas
Some Achieve Greatness: Part II - An Overview of the Appeal of Chlois

A look at the major reasons that Chlois is and remains such a compelling endpoint for the Smallville Universe; part two of Massena's "Some Achieve Greatness" series.

Canon: Pilot - Lexmas
A Cinderella Story : The Case for Chlois

A basic introductory overview of the theory, what it adds to the story, and why it's plausible. Covers most basic arguements from both sides from the season three, pre-season four era.

Canon: Pilot - Gone

A Disguise So Thin: Historical Cases of Mistaken Identity

It isn't just Chloe who is lost in the annals of history - some examples of historical figures lost, confused, or controversially identified over the course of time.
The Destiny Project

We all know that Clark Kent is destined to be a hero, and Lex Luthor a villain, but just how often is this 'destiny' thrown about anyways? And what specifically does this destiny mean? A look at the word usage, whom has a destiny, and what exactly the foretold future is according to the dialog from the Pilot until Doomsday.
Ezra Small's Zodiac

Ezra Small is an in-show Nostradamus; a spoilery source who puts out puzzles for the fans (stemming from the SV production office.) Massena takes a look at certain piece and shows some possible insight they've created into the 'core four' of the series.

Canon: Pilot - Vessel.

Sometimes She's Blonde: Disguises in Comics

In the Pre-Crisis DC Universe, it wasn't uncommon for Lois Lane to hatch out alter-egos, or have sudden amnesia for stories, or in order to get to Superman. This is a look at those stories where Lois ends up hiding in plain sight, and the vast majority have one singular thing in common: hair color.