fictional character television series portrayed continually appearance season premier crusade series finale began guest star season promoted series regular status beginning season character created comic books love interest alter ego superman adapted television fourth time character adapted live action television series comes town investigate apparent death cousin start fourth season finding alive forced high complete remaining credits high school failed achieve series progresses interest journalism grows writing couple articles season landing job season finally hired daily planet season seven seasons seven relationship depicted brother sister relationship characters heads season begins realize falling love clark season official couple season relationship goes midseason pair engaged series developers envisioned bringing character end season creative team right storyline bring hired portray iconic female reporter comic books interpretation designed similar traits leading female characters film described fiercely independent critics favorably compared version live action performances character film television role makes appearance season crusade comes investigating supposed death cousin investigating death gone pair uncover truth alive witness protection trial man evidence orchestrated death parents discovers truth sends kill clark stop killer allowing testify leave father informs failed achieve high school credits enrolled high complete twelfth grade year staying begins attending convinces reporter torch effort help earn remaining credits help episode devoted clark manages remaining credits ahead schedule attend vacate bedroom season fanatic running state senate asks campaign manager witnessing charge campaign manager fires published statement goes values fragile continues duties requested governor place suffers fatal heart attack season discovers interest journalism struck barn door falls sky story bought tabloid newspaper gives job reporter begins romantic relationship night queen job gets way relationship oliver setting elaborate scheme prove clark oliver wise plan clark dresses throw oliver trail oliver forced leave metropolis track experimental facilities episode justice relationship comes end season prototype discovers experimental research army soldiers best friend result decides phantom begin looking projects season seven looking research projects discovers alien spaceship attempt craft news story situation lands job daily planet basement alongside cousin daily planet begins new relationship editor episode wrath relationship comes scrutiny blue seeing reason workers doubt true ability journalist believing secret grant true identity finally agree ways season premiere believes responsible arrest goes mansion search files location eventually discovers whereabouts arrives alongside clark save takes clark wing teaching reporter accepts daily planet sitting desk directly feelings clark stronger season progresses admitting episode committed love clark stating oliver episode bride felt way episode shares kiss clark interrupted arrival clark girlfriend season finale successor physical fight daily planet fight picks legion ring falls clark desk instantly transported time place season returns future suffering visions earth having overrun aliens led blue season clark officially begin romantic relationship begins assisting heroic endeavors trust clark shaken thinks clark jealous relationship understand need find value life work ultimately clark true identity season finale clark relationship reaches peak tenth final season clark finally confesses secret isis begin relationship free secrets proposed marriage episode beacon help rallies faithful fans registration act helping clark preserve secret identities convinces clark develop alter ego way hiding true identity heroic episode prophecy given clark powers day wedding gift biological father realizes devotion clark greatest weakness calls wedding series finale clark convinces life makes stronger ceremony interrupted sudden invasion earth convinces military bomb home world allowing clark finally embrace destiny defeat portrayal series developer contends producer intention bring iconic needed good reason supposed death end season appeared reason explains casting role looked superman film series inspiration wanted actress pretty smart came wit dozens actresses auditioned role tape showed felt found right executive producer describes tough sexy direct plus according chemistry came set afternoon hit friends developing brother sister relationship set casting forced start filming days hired time prepare role initial agreement portray character total episodes discussion planned use character insisting clark having romantic relationship feature film division cleared character episodes character cleared episodes creative team decided plant kent home provide constant annoyance clark separate physical appearance producers highlights added hair shared similar coloring character development storyline series writer discusses writing staff chose develop character pilot miles established clark best friends best aspects introducing future love interest introduce enemy constantly going butt heads gon like think chose different wasn intimidating grow person everybody sees screen later season writers chose start path investigative journalism version character gets start working tabloid newspaper writer felt tabloid beginnings good additional character established season perry good adds depth character showing struggled reporter know love steps closer ultimate destiny daily planet writers continued evolve character having grow black white mindset begin seeing shades gray writers wanted character realize middle road taken season sees clark taking job daily planet chance character step involved case acting mature taking charge mentor clark transitions new job describes eighth season lesson clark realizing different people wants life save day believes applies explains got confidence journalist inside going god truly love clark love characteristics developing characteristics version writers took inspiration leading ladies cinema example character raiders lost describes character having sophisticated experience considered adult rest cast believes embodies characteristics creative team wanted version specifically fact lot nervous energy trying find nervous energy brings role actress relates sassy independent nature conversely describes character coming school hard knocks street smart capable woman believes character fiercely independent time afraid admit flaws human feel sorry having flaws goes detail identifying character vulnerable adding slightly buddytv characterizes fast talking woman petty care goes describe afraid getting trouble dig relationships key relationships clark husband comics characters relationship constant development describes relationship clark season bit melting ice characters continue butt heads audience growing attraction time need according season clear character realizes attraction characters represents greater relationship believes self imposed walls thought clark romantic notion instant immediately joke ready type actress sees season soon characters love getting know describes relationship season precursor future relationship clark sees dynamic oliver willingness accept oliver secret identity relationship clark far season concerned relationship clark audience describes character willing official label relationship pair learned deal moments feel uncomfortable instead point believes clark satisfied identifying brother sister friendship label trying discover truly feel reception nominated saturn award nominations category performance came season following year end seventh season ign compared actresses portrayed character past decades recognizable version film incarnation played previous live action television version portrayed rated highest phillips acknowledges best representation personality claims best overall embodiment character apart beauty phillips states makes intelligent capable funny dangerously curious exactly type woman fall named reasons watch eighth season moody believes best versions character plays tough sexy makes portrayal better buddytv actress performance stylized delivery lines actresses 1940s comedy era media appearances series continued comic book medium season written wrote television series story continues lives life clark known world superman involvement clark allows meet elusive batman subsequently learn secret identity batman partner teams amazon princess agent accepts assignment africa investigate mysterious reports surrounding known angel plateau caught terrorist attack arrival saved revealed investigates acquainted learns abilities protect children people exploit tries fact clark relationship find targeted enemies send defeat helps powerless defeating reveals knows relationship clark saw engagement ring hid receives blessing
Lois Lane (Smallville)