TV Blog: Smallville: "Arctic"

I'm sorry, Clark. But this glowing orb is my ticket off this sinking ship of a show. Now you've got to carry this gig all by yourself.







SPOILER ALERT!!! STOP READING IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED LAST NIGHT'S (5/15/08) EPISODE!!!

That's it? That's Lex Luthor's great swan song, his final triumph? That's Michael Rosenbaum's grand exit from this series that he's been a part of for SEVEN years? By literally bringing the house of cards down on top of not only Clark (Tom Welling), but himself as well, leaving them both buried in the ice of the Arctic?

Oh, and let's briefly cover the other "hanging" plot threads for next season:

1) Chloe's (Allison Mack) going to prison for hacking government computers;

2) Kara's (Laura Vandervoort) trapped in the Phantom Zone (something of a season finale family tradition in the House of El--hey, it worked for getting Clark out of the picture at the end of Season 5!);

3) Lana (Kristin Kreuk) broke up with Clark via DVD (OUCH!! Guess it's better than email or text message break-up, though);

4) Jimmy's (Aaron Ashmore) ... well, Jimmy's still lame;

and 5) Lionel Luthor (John Glover) ... is still dead.

Well. That was disappointing.

That had to be the most UNDERWHELMING season finale I've seen for ANY show in quite some time. I have even LESS enthusiasm for next season than I did before last night's show aired, and I didn't think that was possible. Of course I'll tune in, because I'll want to see what preposterous explanation they're going to pose for Lex's absence, something like Clark saying, "I couldn't find Lex in all the snow and ice ... he must be dead!" Yes, Smallville fans, after seven years of quality hissable performances from Michael Rosenbaum, his character will in all likelihood get the same treatment Jason Teague (Jensen Ackles) got at the start of Season 5, presumed dead and buried even though we never see a body. At least Ackles got a consolation prize from the CW, a starring role in Supernatural.