Ann said this about one of Carol's posts:
In the previous FDK thread, Carol said this about who told the media about Lois, Clark and Chris:
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Originally, Lana had an evil little grin on her face, but that changed. At this point, I honestly don't know who it was, but I don't think it was Lana.
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Interesting. So if Clark is going to choose Lois over Lana, he is going to have to do it because he loves Lois and can't live without her, not because Lana is so bad that that he can't live with her.
In my opinion, that makes it a better story.
When I first started reading this story, I admit, I WANTED it to be Lana's fault that she and Clark broke up. I didn't want Clark to be the bad guy, and it's easy to villianize Lana for that reason. It's also been quite popular in fandom to villianize her simply because she isn't Lois but she was supposed to be Clark's first girlfriend.
But looking at it now, I like it that Lana isn't a bad person at that it wasn't her fault about her and Clark. It makes Clark's choice more realistic and more "true" to his heart. His choice, ulitimately, is less forced. (Although like I've said before, I still wonder what Lana thinks of aliens... That would certainly have an effect on her relationship with Clark!)
Oh, and I had wanted to comment on Ann's post in the previous feedback thread, which also dicusses Lana.
I think Clark loves Lana because of her blond good looks. Possibly more than that, however, he loves her because of all the love he has invested in her and his commitment to her. I think that's it, he loves his own commitment to her (and her commitment to him, the way it used to be). But what if she is a not-so-good girl whose beauty will fade, and only her spite will remain?
I don't mean to pick a fight with you, Ann, but I disagree with this.
I think that is really belittling Clark to assume he is that shallow, first of all.
I also don't see the evidence for it.
In the first place, objectively speaking, I don't think Lana or Lois are more attractive than the other. Lana tells Clark point-blank that she is worried about Lois being his roommate because she IS A BEUATIFUL WOMAN. Clark acknowledges this to Lois. Certainly Lana is blond and Lois has brown hair. But does that make one more beautiful than the other? (I admit some men have preferences, but still...)
Lois has probably fulled out some since having a baby, but Clark doesn't seem to think that makes her unattractive.
To conclude, if he was only interested in Lana's looks, there would be no reason why he wouldn't decide to "hook up with Lois" once he marries her. Because she's beautiful as well. So why not bed the woman he's with?
Furthermore, earlier in the story, there were these passages,
I watched as Lana sat on the floor with the four and five-year-olds. She was totally in her element. The twelve or so children were completely captivated with her and the story she was reading. It was the second story of the morning and I was sure it wasn't going to be the last.
I was leaning against one of the tables, legs stretched out in front of me crossed at the ankles.
I couldn't take my eyes off of her. She was beautiful and, someday, she was going to be a great mother to our kids and a great preschool teacher.
So Clark loved Lana because she was good with kids. Sounds like a good reason to me.
And this
She tore my heart out when she said that and I pulled her to me, her tears soaking my shirt. When the torrent finally slowed, I spoke. "I know you've rarely come in first at whatever you try, but you are smart. You're funny. You're beautiful. You care about people. You care about *me*. You worked hard to get through high school when you did. You bought your own car even though your parents probably would have because you didn't want the strings that came with it. You always try so hard and you always do so well, even if someone else does just a bit better."
"Second at state in the 100 and 200 meters. Vice President of the Senior Class. Co-captain of the cheer squad. Second in the art contest. Second in line for the Lucy Lane Memorial Scholarship. The only reason I'm here is because number one went somewhere else."
"You were better than all but one person. How many hundreds of girls wanted that scholarship and didn't get it? You got a scholarship for girls who want to make a difference in the world and you outlined how you wanted to do that in your essay. That's why they chose you. You love little kids and you're going to be a great teacher. You can change the lives of those kids. You can give those little girls approval where you didn't get any. You can give them hope that they can be anything they want to be and not *just* the wife and mother your parents expected you to be. You're going to be a great wife and a great mom, but you're so much more than that. You've always been number one to me and you always will be," I said gently.
So she got a scholarship. She's smart. And he's proud of her for that, and for what she wants to do with her life. Sounds like another good reason to love Lana.
After he and Lois got married, when he was still wallowing for her, there was also this
Not just Lana my girlfriend or Lana the woman I planned on spending my life with, but Lana my *best* friend. The one person I'd always told everything to, except the Kryptonian stuff, of course. If I got into a fight with my parents, she was the one I'd turned to. If I did poorly on a test or when my essay came in third behind one with serious grammatical and spelling errors, she was the one I'd called.
So she had been his best friend for along time. Sounds like another good reason to love her.
Let me clarify, however. I do agree with you that Lana can be spiteful. I write that off as an eighteen-year old girl who believes she was betrayed by the man she wanted to marry. Still, that is a problem with her.
And that's one reason why I don't think Clark and Lana belong together. I want Lois and Clark together just like any other FoLC. One of the main reasons why I love the show and fic, is because I love their relationship.
But assuming that Clark loved Lana just because of her looks is belittling him and a long time relationship he believed would last a lifetime, and had reasons for believing that.
