The thing about S2 that I always hated was the systematic need to ruin Chloe's character in order to prop up Lana's. Chloe was more popular in S1 so in S2 the writers tried to make Chlie completely unlikeable, and at the same time, they started the beginnings of the Lana worship where she never did anything wrong and when she did, she was excused and regarded as faultless.
And you mention Lana's sudden bio-dad appearing and then never being heard of again--that's what happened to all of the story lines the writers pulled out of their asses to try and keep Lana relevant. (S3 Lana wanted to study art, S4 witch Isobel, S5 Lana wanted to study astronomy, S6 Lana was suddenly an equal to the Luthors) The storylines just fizzled out.
heh, I prefer season 1 too! a lot of my head chloe stems from that season. :D I never got what everybody's big problem with the freaks of the week storylines was, sure it's not overly original and some of the freaks were just ridiculous but a lot of genre shows, especially a bit older ones, have that in the first season, kinda like an introduction to the world you entered with the show, plus we got chloe investigating those freaks. I don't mind it because it also usually means that the first season is more lighthearted than the others and gives you the chance to focus on the regular characters and get to know them.
And it really annoys me that they flipped the switch, for the first time, on so many of the characters so early on in the series.
"And both of you, treat me better!" - one of my all time favourite chloe moments EVER! period!
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And you mention Lana's sudden bio-dad appearing and then never being heard of again--that's what happened to all of the story lines the writers pulled out of their asses to try and keep Lana relevant. (S3 Lana wanted to study art, S4 witch Isobel, S5 Lana wanted to study astronomy, S6 Lana was suddenly an equal to the Luthors) The storylines just fizzled out.
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I never got what everybody's big problem with the freaks of the week storylines was, sure it's not overly original and some of the freaks were just ridiculous but a lot of genre shows, especially a bit older ones, have that in the first season, kinda like an introduction to the world you entered with the show, plus we got chloe investigating those freaks.
I don't mind it because it also usually means that the first season is more lighthearted than the others and gives you the chance to focus on the regular characters and get to know them.
And it really annoys me that they flipped the switch, for the first time, on so many of the characters so early on in the series.
"And both of you, treat me better!" - one of my all time favourite chloe moments EVER! period!
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