so SV villains can end up in Gotham? Well, that's not clear from Smallville-verse. It is true of future comics canon though, which I think is what cbrownjc was talking about. In Clark's young days, yes they often wound up in Belle Reve. However, Clark has seen with his own eyes how terrible that place is and is concerned about it and I think is moving towards a different option (that's my fannish take on that, but I'm sure the show has shown his emotional journey about Belle Reve for a reason). i.e. Clark is maturing into his future self who will try and find compassionate containment for villains.
They just keep coming back! Hee! Well, you've hit on a central paradox in any superhero universe. On the one hand, the heroes have a 'victory' method that represents them overcoming the bad guy, and on the other hand the villains just keep coming back. I don't think death is a solution, as come ON! how many times have villains come back from the dead in these universes?! The point is that Clark is putting them in the place that is most secure. They're always going to need more plots though so yeah.... they could come back.
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Date: 2009-05-12 11:48 pm (UTC)Well, that's not clear from Smallville-verse. It is true of future comics canon though, which I think is what
They just keep coming back!
Hee! Well, you've hit on a central paradox in any superhero universe. On the one hand, the heroes have a 'victory' method that represents them overcoming the bad guy, and on the other hand the villains just keep coming back. I don't think death is a solution, as come ON! how many times have villains come back from the dead in these universes?! The point is that Clark is putting them in the place that is most secure. They're always going to need more plots though so yeah.... they could come back.