Chloe manufactured Zod crisis to bring back JLA - SPECULATION

[DorothyFan1]

I believe Chloe is responsible for bringing Zod and his minions to Earth. There's no way could this be blamed on Lois Lane. Yes, Lois was wearing the ring...but there's no evidence she knows enough about MANIPULATING people and circumstances which could have caused such huge repercussions on Smallville.

I think Chloe used her skills in manipulating Kryptonian technology to cause Zod and his minions to come to Earth. Why? Well, if you recall last season Clark told Chloe "goodbye" and the Justice League disbanded. What better way to bring them all together then by having Chloe creating circumstances which encourages the disbanded JLA members to come back?

This is sneaky Chloe at her finest hour. She deliberately endangers the world so this "crisis' she created allows the Justice League to reform to stop the emergency. It was all Chloe. I think this is the "cool twist" that's being hidden from everyone. We've been given hints and clues about Chloe's growing "power". One of those words used by SP was the word "manipulating" in the Season 9 write up regarding Chloe.

After reading and putting together the clues...I think this is it - Chloe is able to cause time line rifts and lets her "manipulate" people and circumstances and allows her to generate a "crisis" which would force Clark Kent out of his funk and come back to stand for what's right and accept his destiny.

A further refinement of my theory: Dr Emil Hamilton will figure this out and spill the beans of Chloe's plan to Clark Kent. Once this happens...Chloe's punishment will be to lose her job as Watchtower...giving it to Martian Manhunter (there you go...fulfilling canon). From that point on...it's anybody's guess what will happen to Chloe.

[Moonshayde]

If you watched Doomsday, Tess is the one that let Zod and his people out of the orb.

[Michael Scarn]

Well Lois wearing the ring had nothing to do with Zod being released,she just went to the future so I don't see why she is being brought up, it was Tess who released Zod from the orb. So far the only manipulation I can see on Chloes part is the fact she was spying on Oliver through a cam in his belt. Also the setup she pulled on Oliver in Roulette. I have yet to see any evidence of Chloe of causing time line rifts the only possible device that can cause such a thing is the legion ring itself, unless you are saying she is in possesion of it still and is using it.

[DorothyFan1]

Originally Posted by Moonshayde

If you watched Doomsday, Tess is the one that let Zod and his people out of the orb.

Tess doesn't have the know how of Kryptonian technology to know what she's doing. It's clear Tess didn't understand what from what about the Orb. She certainly couldn't tell whether the voice talking to her was genuine or not.

No...the larger context of Season 9 is the reformation of the JLA. This was not on Tess' agenda - unless we get word Tess and Chloe are working together (which is still a distinct possibility but not much to go on) we have to suspect it's Chloe who is behind this.

Chloe felt the weight of the world on her shoulders and thought it was all her fault the Justice League disbanded. So she manufactures a "crisis" to give the Justice League members the incentive to reform and stop the "problem". Chloe has the skills to understand Kryptonian symbols and certainly has the ability to manipulate circumstances to suit her aims. It was all Chloe. In my opinion.

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Originally Posted by Michael Scarn

Well Lois wearing the ring had nothing to do with Zod being released,she just went to the future so I don't see why she is being brought up, it was Tess who released Zod from the orb. So far the only manipulation I can see on Chloes part is the fact she was spying on Oliver through a cam in his belt. Also the setup she pulled on Oliver in Roulette. I have yet to see any evidence of Chloe of causing time line rifts the only possible device that can cause such the thing is the legion ring itself, unless you are saying she is in possesion of it still and is using it.

Which is still a very distinct possibility.

[DavidB1111]

An interesting theory. I believe Chloe could really be manipulating events throughout the season.

Check my thread about it.

[kari916]

Tess had the orb I don't even know if Chloe knows about the orb so I don't think Chloe had anything to do with Zod and his minions clones being in the future.

[map_1984]

this doesnt make sense....

[shamville]

Brainiac control chloe in ep. 7 of season 8 and bloodline she use his powers on crystal. Maybe in between there brainiac had use her find the orb and did what she did to crystal in bloodline.

[tmchale1970]

Im sorry IMHO this speculation is absurd,it is up there with "is Chloe pregnant" and " will Chloe become a Green Lantern" nuff said out.It would be bloody cool if this happend though

[DorothyFan1]

Originally Posted by tmchale1970

Im sorry IMHO this speculation is absurd,it is up there with "is Chloe pregnant" and " will Chloe become a Green Lantern" nuff said out.It would be bloody cool if this happend though

You mean like...this could be the "cool twist"? It's possible and I don't think this theory can be discounted. It jibes with the hints about Chloe that we've been given so far. Words like "manipulation" and "power" can be used ambiguously...but I think my theory ties things up nicely.

Of course it's possible I'm entirely wrong. But that's why this is called the speculation forum.

[Dustmite]

[Jack-El49]

The last half of Season 8 demonstrated that Chloe can create a crisis without manufacturing one but this crisis has no linkage to Chloe. The defeat of Doomsday released Zod and his minions. Why that is has yet to be explained but Tess had control of the orb well before Doomsday's defeat while Chloe and her boyfriend were dashing about the countryside eluding the authorities like Bonnie and Clyde.

I know that Chloe is the McGuyver of Technology and can reposition Chinese satellites in geo-synchronous orbit with a garage door opener but to assume she could do the same with Kryptonian technology - even if some were present and available to her is just exaggerating her abilities a wee bit too much. If she was so accomplished with alien technology, she could have used the Legion Ring to return and save Jimmy and not bothered Clark with it.

[Estro-gen X]

I think the photos we have for Kandor offer a different explanation

[DorothyFan1]

I know that Chloe is the McGuyver of Technology and can reposition Chinese satellites in geo-synchronous orbit with a garage door opener but to assume she could do the same with Kryptonian technology - even if some were present and available to her is just exaggerating her abilities a wee bit too much. If she was so accomplished with alien technology, she could have used the Legion Ring to return and save Jimmy and not bothered Clark with it.

I hadn't thought about this. Very good point. However I wasn't thinking along the lines of Jimmy being the reason why this theory should be discarded. I was thinking along the lines of Chloe's overall sense of ends justifying the means by manufacturing an artificial crisis to bring back the JLA may have been her ultimate purpose.

Chloe already knew about Zod...something I doubt even Tess was aware of...unless I'm mistaken. Chloe certainly has enough knowledge of Kryptonian technology to rig the FOS to give her information about Krypton's history thanks to her recent brush with Brainiac.

So with Chloe's growing sense of entitlement and her desire to be proven right may have caused her to think she could resolve the dissolution of the JLA and Clark Kent's disappearance by engineering this crisis to cause them to come back together. Of course if I'm right and Zod realizes it was Chloe Sullivan all along who caused this...Chloe will have earned Zod's wrath and getting placed on Zod's hit list.

[smallvillefreak1x1]

No, Chloe is not responsible for this. He came out of the orb, we don't know why yet. I don't even know how you can link this to Chloe.

[DorothyFan1]

Originally Posted by smallvillefreak1x1

No, Chloe is not responsible for this. He came out of the orb, we don't know why yet. I don't even know how you can link this to Chloe.

Very simple. There are two things that come to mind on this theory. Last season we had a very strange but memorable meeting between Chloe and Tess. Their scene together was so odd I couldn't help but think there was some kind of subtext we were supposed to pick up from this.

Then Cassidy Freeman drops a hint this year about a possible scene or two regarding her character and Chloe. (Don't jump me over this as I can't find the original link that offered this tip. Again I might be wrong here...but this is what I've read.) This made me perk up because if this is true...then whatever it is that happens between them is probably something that has to do with what may have been arranged between them in Offscreenville.

I really do think Chloe and Tess are coordinating their efforts to bring the JLA and tying it in with Tess' attempt to infiltrate Zod's organization. I'm probably wrong as there's a spoiler photo showing a woman (head shot not shown) wearing a Kandorian symbol. This suggests either Tess is a traitor or she's still working with Chloe (my theory) to bring down Zod.

[Jade4813]

Originally Posted by DorothyFan1

I believe Chloe is responsible for bringing Zod and his minions to Earth. There's no way could this be blamed on Lois Lane. Yes, Lois was wearing the ring...but there's no evidence she knows enough about MANIPULATING people and circumstances which could have caused such huge repercussions on Smallville.

I think Chloe used her skills in manipulating Kryptonian technology to cause Zod and his minions to come to Earth. Why? Well, if you recall last season Clark told Chloe "goodbye" and the Justice League disbanded. What better way to bring them all together then by having Chloe creating circumstances which encourages the disbanded JLA members to come back?

Wow. Seriously? Oh, I dunno...I think calling 'em on the phone might be preferable to putting the planet in peril just to get some friends talking again.

But, hey, you want to argue that Chloe's psychotic enough to put the world at risk instead of trying a less extreme option, who am I to stop you?

This is sneaky Chloe at her finest hour. She deliberately endangers the world so this "crisis' she created allows the Justice League to reform to stop the emergency. It was all Chloe. I think this is the "cool twist" that's being hidden from everyone. We've been given hints and clues about Chloe's growing "power". One of those words used by SP was the word "manipulating" in the Season 9 write up regarding Chloe.

After reading and putting together the clues...I think this is it - Chloe is able to cause time line rifts and lets her "manipulate" people and circumstances and allows her to generate a "crisis" which would force Clark Kent out of his funk and come back to stand for what's right and accept his destiny.

A further refinement of my theory: Dr Emil Hamilton will figure this out and spill the beans of Chloe's plan to Clark Kent. Once this happens...Chloe's punishment will be to lose her job as Watchtower...giving it to Martian Manhunter (there you go...fulfilling canon). From that point on...it's anybody's guess what will happen to Chloe.

Thus making Chloe certifiably INSANE as well as a villain.

Hey, why not? I think they should go for it. They're over half way there as it is right now.

[Vergon6]

The only way Chloe could be responsible for this if Brainiac was still controlling her, which we know is not the case at all. Zod and his disciples once they have their powers are way too much for the JLA to handle, and Chloe would have nothing to gain from releasing the Kandorians. Tess wanted to use Chloe when she had her Brainiac abilities, that's all. Tess is far more responsible than Chloe ever will be. I think the Chloe 'twist' was the revelation that she was responsible for the game Oliver was thrown into in "Roulette".

If she wanted to create circumstances for the JLA to come back together, I'm sure she could think of something far less dangerous than releasing a bunch of an army that is loyal to Zod and would be virtually unstoppable once they get their powers back.

[DorothyFan1]

Originally Posted by Jade4813

Wow. Seriously? Oh, I dunno...I think calling 'em on the phone might be preferable to putting the planet in peril just to get some friends talking again.

But, hey, you want to argue that Chloe's psychotic enough to put the world at risk instead of trying a less extreme option, who am I to stop you?



Thus making Chloe certifiably INSANE as well as a villain.

Hey, why not? I think they should go for it. They're over half way there as it is right now.

I think if they go this direction...sadly I do see the producers wanting to figure out a way to get rid of Chloe Sullivan which allows them the maximize the ratings just long enough to get to Season 10...even if this means destroying everything AM has done with the Chloe Sullivan character.

I hope this doesn't happen as such a scenario I think would be absolutely horrifying and disgusting. A complete travesty of justice to the Chloe Sullivan character. But notice...my theory NEVER suggested this direction was to mean Chloe actually becomes the villain...but you grabbed onto my analysis to say that's what's coming.

Because I've put hints and clues together to frame a theory which seems to match the scenarios being suggested for the second half...it's logical to "assume" they might need to bring Chloe Sullivan out of the shadows for this part of the Smallville season. I would hope AM's Chloe Sullivan finally gets to shine and we're being "told" by the producers that episodes 10 - 16 are Chloe heavy...or at their coy wording "blossoming".

Well, all of this remains to be seen. However I believe the crucial part of all this will be the buildup leading up to the episodes. The producers will need to hype and promote the upcoming episodes...as this will be crucial to identifying what's going to happen. It's here where we'll finally get a sense of what they're going to do with the Chloe Sullivan character. Since nothing has been done with Chloe during this half...that second half will decide everything...not only for Chloe Sullivan's resolution as a character for Smallville...but most probably...whether or not Smallville gets renewed. This is just my opinion.

[darkphoenix21]

This is an extreme exaggeration. Seriously why would she put the entire world in danger like that knowing what she's been through with Clark/Lex meteor freaks and other superpowered villians.

Last we saw Chloe at the end of last season was with Davis trying to protect Clark. She couldn't get away from the guy or she feared the beast would be released. The only other place she was featured in was at the Watchtower; this season 90% of her screen time has been at Watchtower. She hasn't been anywhere near the mansion from the end of last season and so far this season.

And didn't someone steal the orb at the beginning of "Doomsday" which by espisode's end mysterily reappeared outside the mansion releasing Zod and his minions.