1) Lana’s not dead. She pulled a David Copperfield, and got into that vehicle that was passing by her car.
(Aside: Folks on the Web LOVE to hate Lana. But she’s too beautiful to hate. 🙂 )
2) Chloe will either be dead, alive or dead-but-a-permanent-part-of-Lois. And wouldn’t the third be crazy??? From the very beginning, some rabid “Smallville” fans have been theorizing that somehow Chloe would morph into Lois. Erica Durance joining the show killed that idea……until now. Hmmm…….. 🙂 I love Chloe, but her essence transfer would be a “solution” to the problem of her on this show—taking up Lois’ historic space. And it would give this Lois a boost in the attributes and characteristics she needs to be a proper part of the Superman mythos.
3) Lionel’s not dead. Just knocked out.
4) Clark will find a way to kick Bizarro‘s ass, and he won’t put on a costume to do it.
5) This was a strong ending to a weak season.
May 18th UPDATE: Understand that Chloe’s alive and will be on next season.
Says Al Gough, “Smallville”‘s executive producer, in this interview (which I didn’t read carefully enough yesterday):
The idea that Chloe had a power was always something in the back of our minds, but we didn’t want it to be a cheap trick, we wanted the audience to be invested in the character and her relationship with Clark, and if we were going to do it, it was to deepen the character, which we think it does, and will allow us to keep exploring Chloe in season 7. You’ll see her power first manifest in the season finale.
Okay, there goes the theory. For now. 🙂
P.S. I guess it means NOBODY died after all. Oh, well, I would cry “gyp,” but it was an entertaining hour, so…….
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I think Lana should live, and end up with Clark.
Kyra, I think the former will happen, but not the latter. From my observation, the producers try to tinker with the Superman story without significantly altering it. And in all the stories for at at least four decades, Lana is the girl Clark left behind.
I love Lana, and I hope Clark enjoys at least a season of happiness with her before he goes on to his destiny as Big Blue. Frankly, I’d also like to see him and Chloe together at some point, too, but perhaps I’m just greedy. 🙂
i do hope chloe and clark do end u together. i think they make a perfect couple.
I would very much like to see Chlark happen as well, even though I think the ship would be very short.
that whole chloe into lois thing, yea that would be amazing! i definitely thought that ever since lois was on the show!! then clark and chloe could still be together!