Superman didnt need to be psychic to know something was off. Yes, Tom Welling was again and again asked to reprise his role of Clark Kent from the immensely popular television series Smallville in the Arrowverse after the shows 10 seasons concluded. However, Welling only returned to play the part of the young Superman a single time, because he knew that the tone the new CW series were all giving off was wrong where Smallvilles version of Clark, aka Kal-El, was concerned. Welling elaborated during a segment for his and Michael Rosenbaums Talk Ville podcast by saying: