Smallville
AI Woke Score
No detectable agenda — story first.
confidence: high
Audience Score
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The Verdict
Smallville is a straightforward early-2000s superhero coming-of-age drama that stays largely faithful to the Superman mythos. It contains essentially no identity messaging—female characters are competent without anti-male framing, casting fits the setting, and there's no preaching. The story's deviations from canon are typical reboot creative choices, not agenda-driven.
What the AI Flagged
Each axis scored 0–100, with the receipts. The headline score weights the worst offense, so a single egregious element isn't diluted by the rest.
Identity Swaps
10Characters are largely faithful to DC canon with no high-profile identity swaps of established figures.
Girlboss & Male Demotion
15Female characters like Lois, Chloe, and Lana are competent but the show centers on Clark; no message diminishing men.
- Clark Kent is the clear central hero
- Chloe and Lois are capable but not flawless girlboss archetypes
LGBTQ+ / Trans / Non-Binary Content
8Predominantly heterosexual relationships; minimal to no prominent LGBTQ+ content.
DEI Casting
20Some diverse supporting casting (Pete Ross, later additions) that fits a modern small-town setting without overriding lore.
- Pete Ross portrayed by a Black actor as Clark's friend
Preachiness
10A coming-of-age superhero drama focused on identity and destiny rather than activist sermonizing.
Anti-Masculinity / Anti-West
8No framing of masculinity or the West as toxic; traditional heroism is celebrated.
Source Betrayal
20Reimagines Superman's teen years with new plot liberties, but these are creative reboot choices, not identity-driven rewrites.
- Clark's romance with Lana Lang as central teen arc
- Lex Luthor as friend-turned-villain origin
