I don't usually bring up meeting people online. It depends on the people. I have a couple of friends who fancy themselves supercool and made fun of me. I don't tell them anything anymore. If people press me I usually say it's people I talk to about Smallville (since most people know I'm a Smallville freak). My parents would definitely freak, I usually just say I'm going out with friends they don't know and hope they won't press.
RE: Lana, I agree with what Pun said above. I think Lana serves to remind Clark that he's different. That he's an alien. Even before he knew he was one she (and the necklace) made him feel like an outsider, looking in at the life he really wants. I think Chloe and Lex would be interested in alien Clark, see him as a mystery or discovery. I think Clark could deal with that. Pete see alien Clark as cool, like a toy with cool powers he can play with. Lana is wary of alien Clark. We saw how she reacted to Clark tossing the 3 frat boys in her defense, she was fairly outraged at first. She was scared of him. Lana serves to remind Clark of what most of humanity/society is like. It reminds him that people will be scared of him and ultimately teaches him why he has to have a secret identity.
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Date: 2003-05-23 07:19 am (UTC)RE: Lana, I agree with what Pun said above. I think Lana serves to remind Clark that he's different. That he's an alien. Even before he knew he was one she (and the necklace) made him feel like an outsider, looking in at the life he really wants. I think Chloe and Lex would be interested in alien Clark, see him as a mystery or discovery. I think Clark could deal with that. Pete see alien Clark as cool, like a toy with cool powers he can play with. Lana is wary of alien Clark. We saw how she reacted to Clark tossing the 3 frat boys in her defense, she was fairly outraged at first. She was scared of him. Lana serves to remind Clark of what most of humanity/society is like. It reminds him that people will be scared of him and ultimately teaches him why he has to have a secret identity.