TV Blog: Smallville "Descent"

So now we begin what will be the swan song of both Lex Luthor and Michael Rosenbaum on Smallville, the final five episodes of the season that will finish Luthor's journey toward being the super-villain we viewers have always known he'd become, while also bringing to a close Rosenbaum's active involvement in the series. Of course, it's possible he could return for a few spot episodes next year, as Kristin Kreuk (Lana Lang) is slated to do, he will certainly not be a regular. Tonight's episode, "Descent", begins with the death of a major character--the trailer leaves very little doubt who the victim is--and apparently deals with the aftermath and how this act moves Lex from the "morally bankrupt" category to the "diabolically evil" category.

For me, I know I'll miss John Glover's presence on the show, but this is something that needed to happen to the Lex character, so I'm looking forward to it in that respect. In the last few years I've had no trouble whatsoever loathing Lex, but now the "true" evil will emerge, and it will be all the easier.

For the last four episodes, anyway.