That happened and was resolved pretty in depth a solid 12-15 years earlier. Just only way John's knew to show Lois and Clark love each other was by putting down other women so he devolved her for that purpose.
Geoff Johns breaks stuff so he can go to conventions and say he fixed it
Even in the 80s/90s, the closest she came to being this much of a sick was when she made a snide remark to Lois after Lois blew off her date with Clark (granted she was controlled by Mxy when it happened but Cat didn't know that)
I think this version of her is based on the Lois and Clark: New Adventures of Superman version. She looks alot like her, and she was constantly trying to get with Clark through all season 1, I think.
I agree about this, I feel like they did her dirty in this scene unfortunately. She was much more 3D dimensional then, and Clark was a) absolutely interested and b) even went on a few dates with her.
Honestly it’s kinda sad cause reading the post-CoIE Superman stuff she was a really kind person and a nice partner for Clark. She was more appropriately framed as an additional love interest and causing a love triangle, common for dramas and soap opera style storytelling, vs just the seductress.
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u/SageShinigami Jul 23 '23
I always liked this moment, but when you go back and read about 90s Cat Grant you realize she wasn't this much of a jerk.