Well, at least Ultimate barely focused on the school and it was mostly a (badly executed) team show while the 2017 one made everything about SCIENCE...
It just feels weird that they keep pairing him with superpowered characters or characters he has no relationship with instead of his legit supporting...
The show is it's own thing.If Smallville ever starts again.it will use og show and just that.I don't think either comic nor the ending in arrowverse...