Kristin Kreuk spoke out about Smallville episode "Thirst" for objectifying her character, Lana Lang. Smallville sometimes missed the mark with episodes lacking in plot, like the "Thirst" Halloween special. The show occasionally leaned into objectifying its characters, deviating from Clark Kent's moral foundation.

Kristin Kreuk has recently spoken out about an episode of Smallville where she felt uncomfortable due to the objectification of her character, Lana Lang. Smallville was first released in 2001, long before the Dceu and Dcu ever came to be, and it helped to establish the largest portion of Clark Kent's origin story, his high school years. While most Superman movies and shows will briefly touch on his upbringing, and focus more on his alien heritage and his escape from Krypton as a baby, the formative years that Clark spends in school make him the man he will eventually become.

Yes, his powers are due to the fact that he is an alien,...