I
wanted to talk about this because my blog is based around one of her
beloved characters, Chloe Sullivan from Smallville. Well, when I first made this blog, I kinda based it around Chloe Sullivan and what she stood for, hence the reason why this blog is called Watchtower, which was her moniker in Smallville.
Months
ago, I had heard about something that I thought was so crazy that it
had to be a rumor. Yes, I thought it was a rumor back then. I did not
want to think that a person who played my favorite character of all
time would be involved in something like this. Now, I don't think
it's a rumor. I think it is a shame, though, that she was into
something like this.
Allison
Mack is supposedly a part of a cult called NXIVM. The leader of the
cult, Keith Raniere was supposedly her mentor. She was arrested along
with Keith and could face 15 years to life. Allison pleaded not
guilty and was released to her parents on bail for $5 million
dollars. I am not gonna get into all of the details about what I know
because I am not here to talk about that. I'm here to talk about
Chloe Sullivan.
As you
may know, and as I just mentioned above, Chloe Sullivan is a
character from Smallville. She, the character, is Clark Kent's best
friend through the whole series. I admired Chloe, I looked up to
Chloe. It may seem silly to look up to a fictional character, but in
all honesty, I had no one else to look up to when I was younger. And
as you can see here, sometimes, looking up to real people can be
disappointing. All I can say is, good thing I did not look up to
Allison Mack as a person. I just looked up to her character. I still
do. I said this on my personal Facebook, the actors/actresses are not
responsible for their characters, the writers are.
I'm
not completely ignorant about what happened. I do think about it
sometimes. But, I also think about the times that Chloe Sullivan gave
me something to hang onto. Chloe Sullivan was the reason why I kept
watching Smallville, and me wanting to know what happened next for my
favorite characters outweighed my own problems. It gave me a reason
to live. She (Chloe) gave me a reason to live.
Chloe
was (and still is) important to me. To me, Allison Mack and Chloe
Sullivan are two different identities. Allison may end up being
guilty, but it doesn't change who Chloe is at all. So, for those who
still read this blog, I'm keeping it around, since this is based on
the character, not the actual person that played the character.
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