What's interesting about Chloe is that originally she's bogged by tropes that I highly dislike: the smart-talking best friend who's pining over Clark, and who pushes her feelings to the forefront all the time. I actually rooted for her and Clark, which if the circumstances had been different, I'd have disliked her and the ship that never was. But her character evolves; she's not that trope, she defies it slowly, becoming a well-rounded female character.

I love Lana as well. I think Lana is a victim of being the writers' favorite, so she's unfortunately buried beneath the Mary Sue trope, but if you take that away, you find a deeply flawed, determined, bright, and compassionate character who wants to fight for what she believes in and who wants to escape the confines people put her in by expecting her to be a particular person. Lana is a great character, in my opinion, who was just a victim of poor writing choices. Her arc in season 8 was integral, as much as it caused a dissonance in the narrative, because it gave her the opportunity to become the full-fledged hero we knew she always would be.

Equally, Lois is a strong female character. I wish the writers, just as I wish they didn't bury Lana beneath the Mary Sue trope, developed her early on. She was sort of projected as the sexy, fast-talking, street-smart, hardened girl, and we only see some really powerful development for her from season 8 onwards. I love seeing how Lois has a much softer side, how loyal she is, how much of a leader and a role model she is at the Daily Planet, and how kind she is.

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