since1938:

This parallel is perfect, that’s what it is, and I applaud the writers for making it.  These two women have been so important in Clark’s journey and they represent something very important for the Smallville mythos in particular: Clark’s longing for love and acceptance and the realization of that love and acceptance.  In the Pilot gifs, this is a fantasy Clark has after the homecoming debacle where he didn’t get to dance with his dream girl.  That was the perfect moment he didn’t get to have.  But those Finale gifs right there—he is walking down the aisle to marry the love of his life (Clark’s words), this woman that accepts all of him without qualification, who sees both his human and Kryptonian sides as equally amazing parts of him (Abandoned), his equal in every way that matters and she loves him as unconditionally as he loves her.  It’s the actualization of his perfect moment from the Pilot.  He got everything he dreamed of.  And I was crying like a baby for my boy who is now a man.

SMALLVILLE “Pilot” (Original Air Date: October 16, 2001)

And would that I might endure his agony, as well as mine…

tvandme:

We didn’t find you, Clark, you found us.

requested by showyousometacos 

annwelling:

noembra:

Tom Welling #Superman the one and only 

andthentheyhadhotsexonthecouch:

#and in two perfect scenes smallville tells us everything you need to understand about the most important elements of clark kent’s journey and his identity. the cornerstones, if you will: martha and jonathan kent and lois joanne lane. this is not to diminish the importance of other people in his journey: lana, pete, and in the specific context of smallville: lex and chloe—these people are important too. lex especially was set up as a foundational part of clark’s journey at a particular moment in his life, and their first meeting is a shadow mirror of these two, similar but not quite the same and there’s a reason for that obviously. and better people have spoken of it, so i won’t get into it. at the end of the day, superman, clark kent is not defined by his enemies in the way that many heroes and heroines tend to be. he’s not defined by loss either. that’s why he’s pretty unique in the larger pantheon of DC heroes. moving on. so it’s these two relationships right here that rest at the core of his identity - the first, his parents, is the formative. they teach him the values; the principles that gird his mission; they teach him how to use his strength to help others; to be humble; to understand the responsibility he has as an adopted citizen of this earth. they helped to build the foundation of who superman is, who clark kent is. and then there is lois. she grounds him. in smallville we saw this with them in such a literal way from the start and it’s one of my favorite elements of the relationship because lois always treated him like a man. even better, a boy, nothing special - just clark kent, nothing more and nothing less. if there’s ever a risk that he loses his touch with humanity, with himself she brings him down to earth, sometimes with a well-aimed kick when he needs one. if he finds himself lost, it’s lois who brings him back (like can this scene be more literal as a metaphor?). it’s lois, with all her very human flaws and her tenacity, her strength, her compassion and pursuit of justice that reminds him what it is he’s fighting for. it’s lois with her love (and yes, sex goes here too) that allows him to rest, to be nothing more than a man, and gives meaning to clark kent the man and therefore superman the hero. like this is some powerful stuff here and smallville, more than any other medium, has captured it the best. the writers might do dumb things, i can’t deny it, but in this they are 100% flaw-free, they GET IT. it all comes back to clark kent, and it’s what makes clark kent tick that makes superman the better and more inspiring hero. every other medium could learn a lesson or 20 from it. #this is stunning. #actually crying

↳Pilot

“What are you trying to tell me Dad? That I’m from another planet?”

3lzyx:

- Body of Proof 1x01

He found us.

The stars, the moon,
They have all been blown out,
You left me in the dark.
No dawn, no day,
I’m always in this twilight,
In the shadow of your heart. 

tombs25:

Smallville Parallels

1.01 Pilot
Clark to Jonathan: “I’d give anything to be normal.”
10.16 Scion
Clark To Lois: “The only thing that has ever made feel … normal is you.”

durance:

1.01: Pilot.