Smallville Spoilers
Show Summary
Smallville tells the tale of a teenage Clark Kent in the days before he was Superman. It is the town where he came from where very strange things started happening with his arrival in a spaceship in the midst of a meteor storm of green rocks. Clark must deal with a variety of individuals given powers by the green rocks, keep his powers a secret, cope with his friendship with a young Lex Luthor, and balance the two girls in his life, Chloe and Lana. The show also shows us how Lex Luthor develops from a friend of Clark’s and kinda-okay guy to (presumably) the villain who will plague Superman in his later years. (Source: Tv.com)
Episode Spoilers
8.01 - Odyssey - Sept 18
New spoilers from the Comic-Con preview:
- Lois dresses as a maid to infiltrate the Luthor mansion.
- Green Arrow shoots Clark for some reason. (Kryptonsite.com)
Entertainment Weekly’s Michael Ausiello dropped a big bomb in his latest “Ausiello TV” vodcast: Chloe says yes to Jimmy’s proposal, setting the stage for a possible wedding later this season. (Kryptonsite.com)
Chances are good for Tom Welling fans that we will see an unshaven Clark as the story picks up a few months after the previous finale. (Kryptonsite.com)
TVGuide:
- Clark’s rescuers will be none other than the Justice League. Expect to see not only Justin Hartley as the Green Arrow; Alan Ritchson will be returning as Aquaman, Alaina Huffman is back as the Black Canary, and Phil Morris makes his return as John Jones, the Martian Manhunter.
- The magazine also reveals what Clark’s surprise is for Lois: He’s taking the job at the Daily Planet, right acros from her desk. “This season’s theme is ‘double identities’,” executive producer Kelly Souders told TV Guide. “It’s about the Superman identity emerging as Clark Kent tries to maintain a normal life — or the appearance of a normal life.”
- “The cameraderie as they work side-by-side that everyone loves from the DC Comics and all the Superman lore is going to come to fruition this year,” Souders continues. “The two of them are thrown together in some unfortunate situations for Clark. She becomes a little bit of an obstacle to him saving the world, when he’s on a deadline.” (Tvguide.com)
The “Researcher,” “Scientist,” and “Guard” roles are involved with Chloe’s storyline.
- When Clark returns to Metropolis, he’ll have a big surprise for Lois.(Kryptonsite.com)
The new season begins several months after the events of the Season 7 finale.
- Casting is currently underway for “Kat,” a young, eager assistant for Tess, who also makes her first appearance in this episode; and “Nikolai,” a man who works on a boat with Clark near the Arctic. Roles also now being cast include a Researcher, a Scientist, and a Guard.
- Clark is brought home by some possibly-surprising rescuers.
- Oliver Queen (Justin Hartley) returns in this episode. (Kryptonsite.com)
Season Spoilers
New: Get ready for a Jimmy/Chloe/Doomsday triangle, although I have a feeling I know which suitor will ultimately win her heart: the one who doesn’t turn out to be a serial killer! Just a hunch. (Ausiello)
New: Kreuk’s five-episode stint as Lana will kick off in early November. “She’ll come back at a very inopportune time for Clark,” he hints. In the meantime, while Ms. Lang’s off “giving Clark some space,” the man who would be Super will be growing closer to Lois. “They’ll be working together this year at Daily Planet,” Peterson says, “and some friction is going to come out of that.” Not to mention several winks to classic Superman lore — beginning in the season premiere. Teases Peterson: “There might be a phone booth moment between the two of them.” (Ausiello)
New: Clark and Chloe. “We definitely touch on [her feelings for him],” he says. Adds fellow EP Todd Slavkin: “They’ve been best friends for a long time, and Clark would never get in the way of her pursuing her happiness. But oftentimes, feelings have a way of creeping in. That’s all we’ll say.” (Ausiello)
The writers are going into more of the Metropolis/Lois-and-Clark storyline and moving away from Smallville. Clark is going to work at the Daily Planet, and with Green Arrow (Justin Hartley) coming back, you can bet your sweet booty that more members of the Justice League will be popping up again. (Kristin, EOnline)
Michael Rosenbaum will not be returning as a series regular for Season 8. Negotiations are continuing to try and bring Allison Mack back next year. Kristin Kreuk will be back for at least part of Season Eight. (Source: Kryptonsite.com)
Tom Welling, Aaron Ashmore, Laura Vandervoort, and Erica Durance are all still said to be signed and expected to return for the show’s eighth year. John Glover was also still on contract, though we saw from “Descent” that there was a change in plans. (Source: Kryptonsite.com)
Two new characters have been announced for Season 8:
-Doomsday: In season eight, Clark will face his ultimate challenge with the appearance of the legendary, unstoppable destroyer Doomsday, who appears on “Smallville” for the first time. As comic book fans know, Doomsday is notorious for being the only character in the DC Comics universe to have killed Superman. (Source: Kryptonsite.com)
-Female villain: Doomsday won’t be Clark’s only nemesis in the upcoming season. The executive producers are tight-lipped about a new female villain they will be introducing, but they can say she will be familiar to many fans and will set her sights on Clark in ways Lex never could. Intelligent, brilliantly manipulative, and dangerously sinister, our gorgeous new villain has one more weapon in her arsenal: Her mutual attraction with Clark may prove to be as deadly as kryptonite for him. (Source: Kryptonsite.com)
Nearly everyone is expected to return for Season 8 except Michael Rosenbaum and Kristen Kreuk. Both actors have informed producers that they don’t intend to return as series regulars next season. However, they are open to doing limited engagements, and those details are being worked out as we speak. (Source: Ausiello)
