Simply Everything

By Peter K. Lam

Tom Wellings as Clark Kent and Allison Mack as Chloe Sullivan

I was sad to find out today that Allison Mack, who plays Chloe Sullivan A.K.A. Watchtower, has decided not to return as a season regular for the tenth and final season of “Smallville!” She is one of my most favorite characters on the show. When “Smallville” started nearly nine years ago, Chloe was just Clark’s best friend who happened to catalogue Smallville’s strange happenings on what she called the Wall of Weird. I didn’t ever expect her character to grow into such an integral part of the “Smallville” mythos. Her complex nature and strong heart turned her into a fan favorite.

As followers of the Superman comics know, there is no such character named Chloe Sullivan in Clark’s past. This knowledge has always made fans fearful that the show creators would one day kill off Chloe’s character. I can honestly say that I gasp and wrench whenever Chloe’s life is in danger because you never know if that’s the last time you’d ever see her character again. Luckily Chloe has stuck around and rather than disappear into limbo, she became Watchtower, the central command of the future Justice League of America. Gotta give some props to the “Smallville” executive producers because that was a pretty brilliant take on her character. Her intelligence and ability to just coordinate and be the backup for any situation truly makes her a watchtower.

Since Chloe Sullivan will be returning for several episodes of the tenth season, hopefully they don’t jack up her character at the very end like killing her off then having the JLA name their headquarters Watchtower in her honor. That would be an absolute waste of a brilliant character. Chloe deserves a proper send off and definitely should be part of the pantheon of DC heroes. I can’t wait for next season! There’s going to be lots of fun and action.

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