Louis's Lane's Biography

Lois Lane makes her first appearance in season four, when she comes to Smallville investigating the supposed death of her cousin, Chloe Sullivan (Allison Mack).[3] While investigating Chloe’s death with Clark Kent (Tom Welling), the pair uncover the truth that Chloe is still alive, but in witness protection until Lionel Luthor’s trial, and that Lionel (John Glover) knows the truth and has sent someone to kill her. Lois and Clark stop the would-be killer, allowing Chloe to testify against Lionel. Before Lois can leave Smallville, her father informs her that she failed to achieve all of her high school credits, and that he has enrolled her in Smallville High so that she can complete her twelfth grade year.[4] Staying with the Kents, Lois attends Smallville High, where Chloe convinces her to become a reporter for the Torch, in an effort to help her earn some of the remaining credits.[5] With Lex’s help, Clark manages to get Lois her remaining credits ahead of schedule so that she can attend Metropolis University, and vacate his bedroom.[6]
In season five, Jonathan Kent (John Schneider), who is running the state senate, asks Lois to be his Chief of Staff after witnessing her take charge against his former Chief of Staff, when they publish stories that go against Jonathan’s values.[7] Lois continues her duties under Martha Kent (Annette O'Toole), who is requested by the Governor to take Jonathan’s place, after he suffers a fatal heart attack.[8] In season six, Lois rediscovers an interest in journalism after she is almost struck by a barn door that falls out of the sky while she is having a morning jog. Her story is bought by the Inquisitor, a tabloid newspaper who also gives her a job as a reporter.[9] She also begins a romantic relationship with billionaire Oliver Queen (Justin Hartley), who, unbeknown to her, masquerades at night as the vigilante Green Arrow.[10] Queen’s "job" as Green Arrow often gets in the way of their relationship. Eventually, Lois deduces that Oliver is Green Arrow, setting up an elaborate scheme to prove it. Clark and Oliver are wise to her plan, however, and Clark dresses up as Green Arrow to throw Lois off Oliver’s trail.[11] When Oliver is forced to leave Metropolis to track down all of Lex’s experimental facilities his relationship with Lois comes to an end.[12] At the end of the sixth season, Lois discovers that Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum) has been doing experimental research on army soldiers, one of which was her best friend.[13] As a result, Lois begins looking into Lex’s LuthorCorp projects.[14]
In season seven, while looking into Lex’s research projects, Lois discovers an alien spaceship. Her attempt to craft a news story out of the situation lands her a job at the Daily Planet – in the basement alongside her cousin Chloe.[15] While at the Daily Planet, Lois begins a new relationship with her editor, Grant Gabriel (Michael Cassidy).[16] Their relationship comes under scrutiny from Chloe and Lex, with Chloe seeing it as reason for co-workers to doubt Lois’s true ability as a journalist, and Lex wanting to keep the secret of Grant’s true identity hidden.[17] Eventually, the two agree to part ways.[18] At the start of season eight, after Chloe is arrested by the Department of Domestic Security, Lois believes that Lex is really behind the abduction and goes to his mansion to search his files for her location. She eventually discovers whereabouts and arrives, alongside Clark, who also discovered Chloe’s location, to save her.[19] Lois also takes Clark under her wing, teaching him how to be a reporter, after he accepts an internship at the Daily Planet, sitting at the desk directly across from Lois.[20] Her feelings for Clark become stronger as the season progresses, admitting to Oliver that she has never felt this way about someone before, as well as almost sharing a kiss with Clark before being interrupted by the arrival of Clark's ex-girlfriend, Lana Lang (Kristin Kreuk).[21]

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