Before Clark Kent meets Lois Lane in Metropolis, he grows with Lana Lang in Smolville. That's how Superman Mitos goes, and this romantic journey was not shown nowhere than in the CW series "Smallville".

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Lana Lang, played by Christine Krauk, is one of the most important characters on the show, serving not only as Clark Kent's romantic partner of Tom Welling, but also as a dear friend of some of the most important characters on the show. However, at the end of the 7th season, Lana, in an attempt to make sure Clark is the best heroic version of himself, gives him a warm goodbye to him and Smolville, with Krauk effectively leaving the show, just returning to five-episode, next season to give A. Second The tragic end of the story of Lana-Clark.

Behind the scenes, it is widely believed that Krauk's contract about this time is simply finished and finished. After her departure in 2008, the actor sincerely admitted that although she enjoyed Lana's series and image, it was simply time to split into other projects. As he explained during a Metro Interview:

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"I love people and it's a wonderful show at work, but I realized that there were things I couldn't do because of Smolville.

All things reviewed, from a strict story, Lana's departure felt natural, especially since Lois Lane at Erika Darnes became a more prominent match and the series was preparing for her latest chapters.

Christine Krauk was not the only actor to leave Smolville during this time. In fact, around Season 7 is when much of the original main team of the show left the series.

Annette O'Tooli (played by Martha Kent) did not appear in seasons 7 and 8, and made only minor appearances in the last two seasons. The seventh season saw Lionel Lucri of Johnon Glover, killed (though the actor will return as an alternative version of the character in season 10). Michael Rosenbaum, played by Lex Luthor, left Smolville After season 7 (although he returned to the epic presidential arrival in the series final) for various reasons, from his contract that executes his course by wanting to move to various projects so as not to offer their salary increases. .

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As for Krauk, the actor had no qualifications to get out of the show. During 2024 Fan panelShe gave a thorough judgment as to why he refused to return for the tenth and last season of the show and how she was satisfied with Lana's overall character:

"There is no dirt. I just wanted it to be excluded in an imaginary country. I wanted it to live her life that went to live and I didn't want to get it back (...) I really fought with all the things on the Trianglebuilding Triangle (...) I just couldn't see how we were back and closing this - how.

For every longtime fan who wants to read more, be sure to read as "Smallville" almost received a series of Spin-Off "Justice League".

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