Continuity mistake: When Nuclear Man sees the newspaper, it smooths itself between shots.
Continuity mistake: When Clark hears Lois' cries for help he is by the edge of the subway platform. A frame later he is a meter away.
Continuity mistake: Position of thumb changes when Superman carries the Statue, before he is attacked by Nuclear Man.
Continuity mistake: Pavement swaps from dry to wet when the SWAT van is attacked.
Continuity mistake: Before the cop cars drive backwards and crash, all the cops around the cars disappear.
Continuity mistake: Nuclear Man's hair becomes shorter when he approaches to read the newspaper.
Continuity mistake: During the Metropolis attack, the sky alternates from cloudy to sunny.
Continuity mistake: Nuclear walks towards the newspaper with Lacy's picture and moves his right arm to grab it. A frame later his arm is still, resting by his side.
Continuity mistake: Before Nuclear Man sees Lacy's picture he flies up and produces a big cloud of smoke, which disappears a frame later from a different angle.
Continuity mistake: Lacy flirts with Clark and places her left hand all along his shoulder. A frame later her hand is close to his neck.
Continuity mistake: At the hotel Jeremy walks to meet Mr. Warfield. In the first angle of him entering there's a bellboy walking in front, yet a frame later, from a close-up, the bellboy is now standing still a couple of meters behind.
Continuity mistake: Nuclear Man kicks Superman and sends him flying hundreds of meters away from the Statue of Liberty towards the sea, but Superman's cape falls down straight from above the torch.
Continuity mistake: When Superman activates his laser vision to cut a mountain he moves his head from right to left, but from his POV the laser beam hasn't appeared yet, plus when it does its position doesn't match Superman's head.
Continuity mistake: Lois opens Clarks's door and stands in the shadows talking to him. The amount of light by the door swaps from gloomy to totally lit depending on the angle, with no order whatsoever.
Continuity mistake: Superman holds the tip of the mountain with his body straight, as if standing on air, yet a frame later his body is laying along as when he flies.
Continuity mistake: When Nuclear Man first shows up, a sculpture to his left appears and disappears between shots.
Continuity mistake: Amount of rock from the cut-out mountain standing out from crater differs between the first and second shot.
Continuity mistake: Lex greets Nuclear Man extending his hand parallel to the floor. A frame later the hand is tilted sideways, perpendicular to the floor.
Continuity mistake: A US flag appears and disappears from Lacy's table when she flirts with Clark.
Continuity mistake: When Superman is locked inside a block of ice, the first shots shows it's semi-transparent, but a frame later it's opaque.
Answer: Lacy had gotten tired of her dad's newspaper, big-city life and decided to move to Smallville because she wanted to experience life at a much slower pace and even decided to live on a farm.