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Originally posted by borednow
While you may have us Lois fans with Chloe's experience in journalism is greater then Lois'... talent on the other hand. Lois' first article in Smallville got her fans and a "It changed how I view the world!" letter. This was in the show. This is cannon. Her Green Arrow articles got national attention, while writing at a no respect Tabloid her name and picture of Green Arrow was picked up and used all over. Lois went digging for the space ship and scooped the combined efforts of Kara, Clark, and Chloe in finding it. They had super speed and super hearing and super hackz0r skills and she still got there first! The girl has TALENT. She may be a slow typist but she is a good writer.
She's suicidally devoted to chasing after her leads, even before she ever thought to write about them she was always investigating this way, that's what makes her a great journalist, it's an iconic Lois Lane trait, get stories by being stupidly brave and diving into danger. That's why she is successful. That type of attitude is what gets you killed or gets you famous.
Chloe is more sensible. She's less of a hot shot hot head and more of a brainy researcher. There is nothing wrong with that, but you are less likely to succeed by that method just by the fact that Lois' stories will always be more in the thick of it in turns of perspective. Lois' story about the same event would be more exciting to read. Chloe would research the fighting ring, find out about it, watch the movies, dig in find out who the people are, send out her informants. Lois would research the fighting ring, dress up in a cat suit go there and fight one of the guards. Lois has a more visceral story. Chloe may be more experienced, she has been argued to be a more talented writer, smarter, and a nicer more likable person then Lois, I don't necessarily agree but it's arguable, but in the end Lois has her persistence and down right insane way of chasing after stories that has the potential to sky rocket her to fame.
Chloe is also allowing herself to be bogged down by Clark's and her own secrete. She's put other things ahead of her journalism career, biased on her proud smile at Lois getting the interview with Lex, I think maybe she is realizing and accepting that her priorities have changed since she was a child. I think she will always be an investigative paranormal researcher, but she might only moonlight as a reporter rather then living and breathing the smell of news print.
I don't think this episode deserves a "poor Chloe!" plea at all. Other then when she thought she was going to be blown up Chloe was happy a lot in this episode. She was happy for Lois, and indeed helpful. She was happy she got the acceptance, friendship, and I believe proof of love she wanted from Jimmy (You may believe all you want that she would chose Clark if she could but personally do not view it that way, she may always love Clark but that doesn't mean she will always be in love with Clark. I truly believe she has fallen in love with Jimmy, and would chose to be with him). She also got to let go of the weight she was carrying keeping her meteor power all to herself.
So in my opinion we have had more then enough proof that Lois is talented to make her career into the DP believable by Smallville standards of believability. We've been given plenty of evidence as to why this doesn't have to be a zero sum game for Lois and Chloe. Been given plenty of reasons why we don't have to assume that Chloe is going to end up bawling and eating chocolate ice cream at Lois and Clark's wedding and every time Lois gets a journalism award. Chloe can be a founding member of the justice league. She can date other boys. She can have other priorities in her life other then getting front page articles at the DP and still be happy. She can even still be getting front page articles at the DP in the future. There are more reporters in the bull pen then just Lois and Clark. She just has to make the choice that that is what will make her most happy and go for it.
While you may have us Lois fans with Chloe's experience in journalism is greater then Lois'... talent on the other hand. Lois' first article in Smallville got her fans and a "It changed how I view the world!" letter. This was in the show. This is cannon. Her Green Arrow articles got national attention, while writing at a no respect Tabloid her name and picture of Green Arrow was picked up and used all over. Lois went digging for the space ship and scooped the combined efforts of Kara, Clark, and Chloe in finding it. They had super speed and super hearing and super hackz0r skills and she still got there first! The girl has TALENT. She may be a slow typist but she is a good writer.
She's suicidally devoted to chasing after her leads, even before she ever thought to write about them she was always investigating this way, that's what makes her a great journalist, it's an iconic Lois Lane trait, get stories by being stupidly brave and diving into danger. That's why she is successful. That type of attitude is what gets you killed or gets you famous.
Chloe is more sensible. She's less of a hot shot hot head and more of a brainy researcher. There is nothing wrong with that, but you are less likely to succeed by that method just by the fact that Lois' stories will always be more in the thick of it in turns of perspective. Lois' story about the same event would be more exciting to read. Chloe would research the fighting ring, find out about it, watch the movies, dig in find out who the people are, send out her informants. Lois would research the fighting ring, dress up in a cat suit go there and fight one of the guards. Lois has a more visceral story. Chloe may be more experienced, she has been argued to be a more talented writer, smarter, and a nicer more likable person then Lois, I don't necessarily agree but it's arguable, but in the end Lois has her persistence and down right insane way of chasing after stories that has the potential to sky rocket her to fame.
Chloe is also allowing herself to be bogged down by Clark's and her own secrete. She's put other things ahead of her journalism career, biased on her proud smile at Lois getting the interview with Lex, I think maybe she is realizing and accepting that her priorities have changed since she was a child. I think she will always be an investigative paranormal researcher, but she might only moonlight as a reporter rather then living and breathing the smell of news print.
I don't think this episode deserves a "poor Chloe!" plea at all. Other then when she thought she was going to be blown up Chloe was happy a lot in this episode. She was happy for Lois, and indeed helpful. She was happy she got the acceptance, friendship, and I believe proof of love she wanted from Jimmy (You may believe all you want that she would chose Clark if she could but personally do not view it that way, she may always love Clark but that doesn't mean she will always be in love with Clark. I truly believe she has fallen in love with Jimmy, and would chose to be with him). She also got to let go of the weight she was carrying keeping her meteor power all to herself.
So in my opinion we have had more then enough proof that Lois is talented to make her career into the DP believable by Smallville standards of believability. We've been given plenty of evidence as to why this doesn't have to be a zero sum game for Lois and Chloe. Been given plenty of reasons why we don't have to assume that Chloe is going to end up bawling and eating chocolate ice cream at Lois and Clark's wedding and every time Lois gets a journalism award. Chloe can be a founding member of the justice league. She can date other boys. She can have other priorities in her life other then getting front page articles at the DP and still be happy. She can even still be getting front page articles at the DP in the future. There are more reporters in the bull pen then just Lois and Clark. She just has to make the choice that that is what will make her most happy and go for it.
But Lois has always been terrific, I agree with you. 
Though sometimes she did manage to piss me off. 
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