Lana Lang was a lot of things...

She was smart.
She was perky.
She was popular...

But the one thing Lana Lang surely was, was confusing.

No one knew the real Lana Lang.
She just kept changing.

So most of Smallville gave up.
They simply decided to just adore her exotic look.

The reason for this was very simple.
She was like a roller coaster.

She would go from...

Happy to sad to strong to victim to evil to hero to---
Oh, never mind, this list could go on for days.