Uploaded April 2012 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
There is something so powerful, and so uplifting about the character of Chloe Sullivan - a character who, I think, represents humanity in all its flaws, and beauty, and was someone the audience could relate to on many different levels because of how similar she was, and how strong, loyal, and true she was. She was so incredibly inspiring. No matter what was thrown her way, Chloe always managed to keep her head high, and power through it. You know, whether she was in High School, dealing with the love she had for someone that was never returned, or whether she was within the walls of Watchtower, protecting superhero vigilantes -- there was always something to latch on to, and understand and interpret that reflects your own life, something you've been through, something you're going through, but eventually, something, like Chloe, that you're going to hold your head up high and power through. I mean, who hasn't had feelings for someone who doesn't notice them back? Who hasn't locked themselves away from the world for however long because of something they were going through? On a show about superheroes, about good versus evil, and about meteor infected metahumans -- Chloe represented humanity.
Part of, if not the entirety of Chloe's journey related to identity - to find who she was, inside and out. A few people hated how it seemed the character was forced into all these roles - sleuth, reporter, therapist, watchtower - but on that theme of humanity, it takes a while to understand who you are, and what you believe in, what you don't believe in, what you'd fight for, and what you wouldn't. Chloe was trying to find who she was - was she Superman's best friend? Was she an intrepid reporter? Was she the world's greatest detective? Was she a superhero? You know, her entire jourey shows her morals, and shows her integrity, and her willingness to fight for what she's most passionate about - whether its fighting for a job at the Daily Planet, or fighting to save her friends from anti-vigilante government attack! The character is so true to what Allison Mack said - "Chloe represents strength and honesty, and I think that her most important value is love and loyalty, and she has upheld that above anything else in the last ten years."
Despite how brief Chloe's final stint on Smallville was, she finally understood, after everything she's been through, and after all the battles she had fought - she understand WHO she was, and WHO she wanted to be, and most importantly, how she wanted to live up to those values. Chloe very much stayed true to that - she became a reporter, fulfulling her greatest passion in life, while at nights she searched for up-and-coming heroes who need that little extra push, for someone to believe in them - someone to inspire them. And in the end, us Chloe fans got to see where she ended up -- happy, in love, married, with a child to raise and protect and fight for, in a secure job as a reporter by day and hero by night. I think that line, where she something along the lines of "inspiring [people] to greatness" -- It reflected Chloe's story so much, and really said straight out loud to the audience to LOOK at what Chloe has been through, see all the pain she's suffered through, all the hardships she's overcome - what she's lost, what she's had to do, and look at where she is now... happy. content. alive.
I'm not sure I managed to grasp all of this into this video, but I thought the song was perfect for such a wonderful character. And you know, most people tuned in every week of Smallville looking up to Clark as their hero, but for me, every week I was looking up to Chloe. IMO, she's the strongest character on this show - on any show I've seen, to be honest - and while that strength isn't represented in a roundhouse kick, or the ability to throw cars up in the air with bare hands, it was shown through her ability to keep her head held high - to never give up, and to always keep going. And she did - through all 10 seasons, through 202 episodes, right up until the series finale.
There is something so powerful, and so uplifting about the character of Chloe Sullivan - a character who, I think, represents humanity in all its flaws, and beauty, and was someone the audience could relate to on many different levels because of how similar she was, and how strong, loyal, and true she was. She was so incredibly inspiring. No matter what was thrown her way, Chloe always managed to keep her head high, and power through it. You know, whether she was in High School, dealing with the love she had for someone that was never returned, or whether she was within the walls of Watchtower, protecting superhero vigilantes -- there was always something to latch on to, and understand and interpret that reflects your own life, something you've been through, something you're going through, but eventually, something, like Chloe, that you're going to hold your head up high and power through. I mean, who hasn't had feelings for someone who doesn't notice them back? Who hasn't locked themselves away from the world for however long because of something they were going through? On a show about superheroes, about good versus evil, and about meteor infected metahumans -- Chloe represented humanity.
Part of, if not the entirety of Chloe's journey related to identity - to find who she was, inside and out. A few people hated how it seemed the character was forced into all these roles - sleuth, reporter, therapist, watchtower - but on that theme of humanity, it takes a while to understand who you are, and what you believe in, what you don't believe in, what you'd fight for, and what you wouldn't. Chloe was trying to find who she was - was she Superman's best friend? Was she an intrepid reporter? Was she the world's greatest detective? Was she a superhero? You know, her entire jourey shows her morals, and shows her integrity, and her willingness to fight for what she's most passionate about - whether its fighting for a job at the Daily Planet, or fighting to save her friends from anti-vigilante government attack! The character is so true to what Allison Mack said - "Chloe represents strength and honesty, and I think that her most important value is love and loyalty, and she has upheld that above anything else in the last ten years."
Despite how brief Chloe's final stint on Smallville was, she finally understood, after everything she's been through, and after all the battles she had fought - she understand WHO she was, and WHO she wanted to be, and most importantly, how she wanted to live up to those values. Chloe very much stayed true to that - she became a reporter, fulfulling her greatest passion in life, while at nights she searched for up-and-coming heroes who need that little extra push, for someone to believe in them - someone to inspire them. And in the end, us Chloe fans got to see where she ended up -- happy, in love, married, with a child to raise and protect and fight for, in a secure job as a reporter by day and hero by night. I think that line, where she something along the lines of "inspiring [people] to greatness" -- It reflected Chloe's story so much, and really said straight out loud to the audience to LOOK at what Chloe has been through, see all the pain she's suffered through, all the hardships she's overcome - what she's lost, what she's had to do, and look at where she is now... happy. content. alive.
I'm not sure I managed to grasp all of this into this video, but I thought the song was perfect for such a wonderful character. And you know, most people tuned in every week of Smallville looking up to Clark as their hero, but for me, every week I was looking up to Chloe. IMO, she's the strongest character on this show - on any show I've seen, to be honest - and while that strength isn't represented in a roundhouse kick, or the ability to throw cars up in the air with bare hands, it was shown through her ability to keep her head held high - to never give up, and to always keep going. And she did - through all 10 seasons, through 202 episodes, right up until the series finale.
![Black Siren { laurel lance } Who Are You? [5x10]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/UcSJJhsb7fY/mqdefault.jpg "Black Siren { laurel lance } Who Are You? [5x10]
Spoilers for ARROW SEASON 5 (5x10)
So, Im still over here struggling to deal with the fact that these dumb ass writers killed Dinah Laurel Lance / Black Canary. And Im hopeful — despite a certain up-and-coming storyline involving a random named Tina — the actual person in line to carry out the legacy of the Black Canary is Earth-2 Dinah Laurel Lance, also known as Black Siren. I think Who Are You offered a platform to redeem the character. It posed that question to her, and its up to her to sit with it and figure it out. Does she want to spend the rest of her life in a cage? Does she want to keep getting used by villains like Prometheus and Zoom? Or does she want to live for something greater? Do something better? Hopefully we get to see her redeem, and hopefully they keep the Black Canary to its rightful owner: Dinah Laurel Lance.
Anyway, the idea for this video came when I heard the song. Its called Dark by Siv Jakobsen. I wanted to do something that explored this idea of *our* Laurel being a shadow to Black Siren, and mirroring a path that she could potentially go down. And this song kind of worked in my favour.
Im still pretty hopeful that this version of Laurel will be the next Black Canary. Ive lost hope that Laurel will be brought back, but theres still a part of me that sees them pushing Siren in this direction. Let me know your thoughts on the topic, and I hope you enjoy the video!")
