Wonder Woman Lynda Carter Flies into ‘Smallville’ Next Week
Lynda Carter to Guest Star as Chloe Sullivan’s Absentee Mom
The next new installment of Smallville, April 19′s “Progeny,” promises to be a very special episode indeed as everyone’s favorite small-screen Wonder Woman, the still ravishing Lynda Carter of the 1975–1979 ABC/CBS series, checks in to play Moira Sullivan, the estranged mother of young Clark Kent’s (Tom Welling) loyal best friend and confidante Chloe Sullivan (Allison Mack).
As longtime viewers know, Chloe initially believed that her mother abandoned her and her father when she was two, but subsequently discovered that Moira was in fact residing in a psychiatric facility as a result of mental illness. Considering the always prevalent connection between inexplicably odd behavior, a hallmark of psychological disorders, and so-called meteor rocks in Smallville, it didn’t take too much effort for fans to guess that the Sullivan women possess unique traits. According to series writer Steve DeKnight, in the case of Chloe, who first became suspicious of kryptonite’s possible irrevocable effect on her in the February 15 episode “Freak,” this previously unexplored development will be elaborated upon in the May 17 sixth-season finale “Phantom.”
Spoilers Ahead—Proceed with Caution
Carter’s appearance as Moira will certainly serve as a build-up to the later revelations involving her daughter when the episode reveals the elder Sullivan has a meteor rock-influenced ability of her own that Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum) intends to exploit for—Surprise!—his own personal gains.
The April 16–22 edition of TV Guide lays to rest all notions that Moira might possess any Wonder Woman-type powers or accessories, however, such as the infamous, to-die-for invisible airplane, killer set of bulletproof bracelets, or handy magical Lasso of Truth. Since Warner Bros. is in the process of developing a big-screen movie based on the character—you know, the one that Buffy the Vampire Slayer creator Joss Whedon abandoned in February over the oft-mentioned, mysterious “creative differences”—the film studio isn’t allowing the free use of the character. That’s too bad because the magic lasso in particular would be a mighty darn nifty tool to help combat habitual liar and all-around sleaze Lex.
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Smallville currently airs Thursdays on the CW at 8pm EST
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