just stick to the main plot there, sidekick.
For this month's challenge at picspammy. With eight seasons worth of caps to choose from, this could quickly get out of hand, so I decided to choose strictly my favorite character-based moments. Meaning: not my favorite Chloe outfits, not my favorite Chloe hair, no moments where she was mindwhammied, and no shippiness (except for the ones where shippiness and awesome coincide).
Just Chloe, being awesome.
1x01: Pilot
"It started out as a scrapbook and it just sort of...mutated."
"What is it?"
"I call it the Wall of Weird. It's every strange, bizarre and unexplained event that's happened in Smallville since the meteor shower. That's when it all began, and the town went schizo."
1x14: Zero
"Since you continue to play obstructionist, I've had to find information through other means.
For instance, I found that your adoption was done through Metropolis United Charities.
But this is the strange part: they were only in business for six months.
And as far as I can tell, your adoption was the only one they handled."
"I can't believe you did this, Chloe."
"You didn't know? I just assumed your parents told you. Weren't you interested?"
"Why would I be? My biological parents are either dead or didn't want me!
The point is you're prying into my private life!"
"...I was just trying to be thorough..."
"Hey, you saw a story and you went right for it. That's what journalists do."
"You're right. You're right. And I didn't think about how it would hurt you.
And as much as journalistic instinct rebels, I would much rather have a friend than a subject.
So I'm dropping the whole thing."
"Thank you."
"Can I ask you a question? ...totally off the record?
Do you ever wonder about your biological parents?"
"Every day of my life."
1x15: Nicodemus
"Clark, there are other girls out there that don't require crossing an emotional minefield."
"Yeah, but I can't just turn off my feelings for her."
"You know, the choice is yours. You can either sit in your loft and play with your telescope...or move on."
1x21: Tempest
"I'll drive, Clark."
"There goes the whole Prince Charming vibe."
"Cinderella was never exactly my role model."
2x07: Lineage
"I am not giving you an exclusive on my life!!"
"You're not even curious that she might be your biological mom?"
"Why are you so obsessed about my mother! Do I ask you questions about yours?"
"...no. I guess not."
"Yeah, that's because she hasn't shown her face here in years!
You want to find someone's mother, find your own!"
"I know where she is, Clark. The difference is, she's not interested in me..."
2x16: Fever
"So in yet another classic maneuver to avoid emotional intimacy, I wrote my feelings down so that I could read them to you.
...thereby eliminating embarrassing eye contact."
2x19: Witness
"There is no 'we,' anymore, Clark! There's only me! And this paper was my whole life!
It was the one place I could come to when everyone and everything let me down,
and now, I don't even have that anymore!!"
2x22: Calling
"Mr. Luthor, I don't know what your interest is in Clark. But you can take the job offer
and shove it down your thousand-dollar pants."
3x01: Exile
"Clark, you were not forced into exile! You ran away from your problems!
You are not being noble, you're being a coward!"
3x07: Magnetic
"A good reporter always thinks on her feet."
3x18: Truth
"I have your entire confession on my voicemail. And the only person who has the password is me,
so if I were you, I would reconsider my father's employment situation!"
"You're going after the truth. Chloe, there's nothing wrong with that."
"Unless it hurts the people you care the most about. I'm just afraid that one day I'm gonna push too hard,
and I'm not gonna get the chance to say I'm sorry."
"Today's not that day."
4x07: Transference
"Look, I'm only saying this to you because I care about you, but I think you should go and look for help."
"...?"
"Some psychological help."
"...Chloe, I totally appreciate you looking out for me, but I really don't think I need to talk to anyone."
"Well, then, how are you gonna explain all of this?! 'Clark Kent: crackhead?'"
"Chloe, I don't do drugs!"
4x09: Bound
"Let's reenact the event! ...come on, big boy, it's for the cause of truth and justice,
push me up against the wall!"
4x12: Pariah
"Clark...why didn't you just tell me?"
4x13: Recruit
"I just have a feeling that you're destined to do a lot more in this world than just score touchdowns."
"Chloe, you've been saying a lot of weird things to me lately. What makes you think I'm destined to do anything?"
"Just a hunch..."
4x19: Blank
"A lot of people would betray you if they knew."
"But you wouldn't. Would you?"
"Never."
4x21: Forever
5x03: Hidden
"We never talked about Lana--"
"Yeah, that's because we don't have to. I'm a big girl, now."
5x05: Thirst
"She never did print the article, but I don't care. I got in on the ground floor of my dream.
...okay, so it's actually the basement. But it's the Daily Planet!
The paper of record for kings, presidents, and prime ministers!
...not to mention future superheroes.
The way I look at it, I had no place to go but up, up, and away..."
5x07: Splinter
"But you know that I would never tell Lionel your secret. I'd never tell anyone.
I'd die before I'd ever betray you."
5x08: Solitude
5x10: Fanatic
(Chloe reacting to the Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex theory.)
5x13: Vengeance
"Nooo! Nooo! Please help!"
"Gimme your purse!"
"Nooo! Noooo! Nooo! Please help meeee! HELP MEEEEE! ...all right, you know what? We've taken this show on the road all over town, and this obviously isn't working!"
"It's because you're not screaming loud enough."
"Clark! I have freaked out every alley cat within a four block radius!"
5x17: Void
"What happened?"
"Well, I was looking for Lana and I found your...body, I figured if the green stuff killed you, the other one would bring you back."
"..."
"What? You were already dead! I figured I'd take a chance!"
"Chloe, what happened?"
"Lex died."
"What?!"
"Don't worry! I brought him back to life!"
5x21: Oracle
"Wait, Clark, the alarm! I cloned the the transponder from Lionel's keyboard so we could override the digital cipher!
...I need a night life."
6x03: Wither
"This girl can't lose you twice in one month...!"
6x10: Hydro
"Look, I'm sorry I had to take a two-second breather from hiding the fact that
you are an alien from another planet to protect someone else for a change! God!"
"I am impressed. Here you were sitting on a story that could have earned you a major headline.
You chose to protect your friend instead."
"Not a hard decision to make when you actually care about someone."
"Well, it's values like that, that keep your career in the basement."
6x11: Justice
"I already told you, I don't know anything."
"Don't sell yourself short, Doctor. I think you're a very knowledgeable man. In the last few months, over a dozen patients have been transferred out of the high security wing at Belle Reve, and I believe that's your signature on all the paperwork. ... Where are they transferred to? Is Luthorcorp involved? Does this have anything to do with 33.1?"
"(pulls gun)"
"...okay, I'll take that as a 'no comment.'"
"We trust each other. Clark tells me everything. Well, almost everything. I did have to find out about your green leather fetish on my lonesome. ...don't worry, I didn't say anything to Lois! Though you may want to consider it...?"
"Let's just stick to the main plot there, sidekick."
6x15: Freak
(The dialogue in this scene is frankly too dumb for quotes, but who cares how dumb it is when Chloe is hardcore enough to be up for rummaging around her insides with a kitchen knife. I love how she reacts as if Clark is a total girl for not wanting to fry her: "brb getting knife, why do I have to do EVERYTHING around here myself!")
6x18: Progeny
"Believe me, I can pull this trigger a lot faster than you can flinch."
"My mother sacrificed everything to protect the world from scum like you.
And if taking you down means spending a little quality time behind bars? Sign me up."
"You know, I thought you might say that. That's why there's a Plan B firmly in place. A plan that makes prison look like a picnic."
6x19: Nemesis
"Hey, Clark, it's me. Again. Where are you? I feel like your stalker ex-girlfriend. Even though I was never your girlfriend. It was just an analogy. A bad one. ...this is awkward. Okay. ...call me!"
7x01: Bizarro
7x02: Kara
"What I know? Sure, Lex, here's what I know: you need some serious psychological help."
7x07: Wrath
"I would do anything for Clark."
"Even kill. What a lucky guy."
7x12: Fracture
"I've been sitting here, literally, trying to think about what to say at your funeral."
"Well, let's both be glad that I'm alive, 'cause I know how you hate giving speeches."
7x14: Traveler
"Out of all the planets across the universe you decided to send your only son to this one. To Earth. You trusted us to protect him. Now, please, Jor-El, I need you to trust me. I love your son! He's in danger, and he needs our help!"
7x15: Veritas
"That's right. You're an intensely spiritual man. You amassed all the power a human could, until you found out about Clark. Befriending him is the closest thing you'll ever get to seeing God."
7x18: Apocalypse
"Don't do this! We need you! I need you!"
"Chloe, you'll be fine. Once I'm gone, you'll have no idea I was ever here."
"No! I'm not letting you off that easy! You're going back to Krypton now! Before it's too late!"
7x19: Quest
IN CONCLUSION: I kind of love Chloe. And the days when the show sucked a little bit less in a significantly more enjoyable silly way, and Chloe was not a pod person. LET'S ALL BASK IN NOSTALGIA TOGETHER. Feel free to share any of your favorite moments I missed here in the comments!
Just Chloe, being awesome.
1x01: Pilot
"It started out as a scrapbook and it just sort of...mutated."
"What is it?"
"I call it the Wall of Weird. It's every strange, bizarre and unexplained event that's happened in Smallville since the meteor shower. That's when it all began, and the town went schizo."
1x14: Zero
"Since you continue to play obstructionist, I've had to find information through other means.
For instance, I found that your adoption was done through Metropolis United Charities.
But this is the strange part: they were only in business for six months.
And as far as I can tell, your adoption was the only one they handled."
"I can't believe you did this, Chloe."
"You didn't know? I just assumed your parents told you. Weren't you interested?"
"Why would I be? My biological parents are either dead or didn't want me!
The point is you're prying into my private life!"
"...I was just trying to be thorough..."
"Hey, you saw a story and you went right for it. That's what journalists do."
"You're right. You're right. And I didn't think about how it would hurt you.
And as much as journalistic instinct rebels, I would much rather have a friend than a subject.
So I'm dropping the whole thing."
"Thank you."
"Can I ask you a question? ...totally off the record?
Do you ever wonder about your biological parents?"
"Every day of my life."
1x15: Nicodemus
"Clark, there are other girls out there that don't require crossing an emotional minefield."
"Yeah, but I can't just turn off my feelings for her."
"You know, the choice is yours. You can either sit in your loft and play with your telescope...or move on."
1x21: Tempest
"I'll drive, Clark."
"There goes the whole Prince Charming vibe."
"Cinderella was never exactly my role model."
2x07: Lineage
"I am not giving you an exclusive on my life!!"
"You're not even curious that she might be your biological mom?"
"Why are you so obsessed about my mother! Do I ask you questions about yours?"
"...no. I guess not."
"Yeah, that's because she hasn't shown her face here in years!
You want to find someone's mother, find your own!"
"I know where she is, Clark. The difference is, she's not interested in me..."
2x16: Fever
"So in yet another classic maneuver to avoid emotional intimacy, I wrote my feelings down so that I could read them to you.
...thereby eliminating embarrassing eye contact."
2x19: Witness
"There is no 'we,' anymore, Clark! There's only me! And this paper was my whole life!
It was the one place I could come to when everyone and everything let me down,
and now, I don't even have that anymore!!"
2x22: Calling
"Mr. Luthor, I don't know what your interest is in Clark. But you can take the job offer
and shove it down your thousand-dollar pants."
3x01: Exile
"Clark, you were not forced into exile! You ran away from your problems!
You are not being noble, you're being a coward!"
3x07: Magnetic
"A good reporter always thinks on her feet."
3x18: Truth
"I have your entire confession on my voicemail. And the only person who has the password is me,
so if I were you, I would reconsider my father's employment situation!"
"You're going after the truth. Chloe, there's nothing wrong with that."
"Unless it hurts the people you care the most about. I'm just afraid that one day I'm gonna push too hard,
and I'm not gonna get the chance to say I'm sorry."
"Today's not that day."
4x07: Transference
"Look, I'm only saying this to you because I care about you, but I think you should go and look for help."
"...?"
"Some psychological help."
"...Chloe, I totally appreciate you looking out for me, but I really don't think I need to talk to anyone."
"Well, then, how are you gonna explain all of this?! 'Clark Kent: crackhead?'"
"Chloe, I don't do drugs!"
4x09: Bound
"Let's reenact the event! ...come on, big boy, it's for the cause of truth and justice,
push me up against the wall!"
4x12: Pariah
"Clark...why didn't you just tell me?"
4x13: Recruit
"I just have a feeling that you're destined to do a lot more in this world than just score touchdowns."
"Chloe, you've been saying a lot of weird things to me lately. What makes you think I'm destined to do anything?"
"Just a hunch..."
4x19: Blank
"A lot of people would betray you if they knew."
"But you wouldn't. Would you?"
"Never."
4x21: Forever
5x03: Hidden
"We never talked about Lana--"
"Yeah, that's because we don't have to. I'm a big girl, now."
5x05: Thirst
"She never did print the article, but I don't care. I got in on the ground floor of my dream.
...okay, so it's actually the basement. But it's the Daily Planet!
The paper of record for kings, presidents, and prime ministers!
...not to mention future superheroes.
The way I look at it, I had no place to go but up, up, and away..."
5x07: Splinter
"But you know that I would never tell Lionel your secret. I'd never tell anyone.
I'd die before I'd ever betray you."
5x08: Solitude
5x10: Fanatic
(Chloe reacting to the Man of Steel, Woman of Kleenex theory.)
5x13: Vengeance
"Nooo! Nooo! Please help!"
"Gimme your purse!"
"Nooo! Noooo! Nooo! Please help meeee! HELP MEEEEE! ...all right, you know what? We've taken this show on the road all over town, and this obviously isn't working!"
"It's because you're not screaming loud enough."
"Clark! I have freaked out every alley cat within a four block radius!"
5x17: Void
"What happened?"
"Well, I was looking for Lana and I found your...body, I figured if the green stuff killed you, the other one would bring you back."
"..."
"What? You were already dead! I figured I'd take a chance!"
"Chloe, what happened?"
"Lex died."
"What?!"
"Don't worry! I brought him back to life!"
5x21: Oracle
"Wait, Clark, the alarm! I cloned the the transponder from Lionel's keyboard so we could override the digital cipher!
...I need a night life."
6x03: Wither
"This girl can't lose you twice in one month...!"
6x10: Hydro
"Look, I'm sorry I had to take a two-second breather from hiding the fact that
you are an alien from another planet to protect someone else for a change! God!"
"I am impressed. Here you were sitting on a story that could have earned you a major headline.
You chose to protect your friend instead."
"Not a hard decision to make when you actually care about someone."
"Well, it's values like that, that keep your career in the basement."
6x11: Justice
"I already told you, I don't know anything."
"Don't sell yourself short, Doctor. I think you're a very knowledgeable man. In the last few months, over a dozen patients have been transferred out of the high security wing at Belle Reve, and I believe that's your signature on all the paperwork. ... Where are they transferred to? Is Luthorcorp involved? Does this have anything to do with 33.1?"
"(pulls gun)"
"...okay, I'll take that as a 'no comment.'"
"We trust each other. Clark tells me everything. Well, almost everything. I did have to find out about your green leather fetish on my lonesome. ...don't worry, I didn't say anything to Lois! Though you may want to consider it...?"
"Let's just stick to the main plot there, sidekick."
6x15: Freak
(The dialogue in this scene is frankly too dumb for quotes, but who cares how dumb it is when Chloe is hardcore enough to be up for rummaging around her insides with a kitchen knife. I love how she reacts as if Clark is a total girl for not wanting to fry her: "brb getting knife, why do I have to do EVERYTHING around here myself!")
6x18: Progeny
"Believe me, I can pull this trigger a lot faster than you can flinch."
"My mother sacrificed everything to protect the world from scum like you.
And if taking you down means spending a little quality time behind bars? Sign me up."
"You know, I thought you might say that. That's why there's a Plan B firmly in place. A plan that makes prison look like a picnic."
6x19: Nemesis
"Hey, Clark, it's me. Again. Where are you? I feel like your stalker ex-girlfriend. Even though I was never your girlfriend. It was just an analogy. A bad one. ...this is awkward. Okay. ...call me!"
7x01: Bizarro
7x02: Kara
"What I know? Sure, Lex, here's what I know: you need some serious psychological help."
7x07: Wrath
"I would do anything for Clark."
"Even kill. What a lucky guy."
7x12: Fracture
"I've been sitting here, literally, trying to think about what to say at your funeral."
"Well, let's both be glad that I'm alive, 'cause I know how you hate giving speeches."
7x14: Traveler
"Out of all the planets across the universe you decided to send your only son to this one. To Earth. You trusted us to protect him. Now, please, Jor-El, I need you to trust me. I love your son! He's in danger, and he needs our help!"
7x15: Veritas
"That's right. You're an intensely spiritual man. You amassed all the power a human could, until you found out about Clark. Befriending him is the closest thing you'll ever get to seeing God."
7x18: Apocalypse
"Don't do this! We need you! I need you!"
"Chloe, you'll be fine. Once I'm gone, you'll have no idea I was ever here."
"No! I'm not letting you off that easy! You're going back to Krypton now! Before it's too late!"
7x19: Quest
IN CONCLUSION: I kind of love Chloe. And the days when the show sucked a little bit less in a significantly more enjoyable silly way, and Chloe was not a pod person. LET'S ALL BASK IN NOSTALGIA TOGETHER. Feel free to share any of your favorite moments I missed here in the comments!