Splitsville for Clark and Lana

So, is the off-and-on relationship between Clark Kent and Lana Lang finally off for good? On last night’s “Smallville,” Clark (Tom Welling) told Lana (Kristin Kreuk) that he didn’t love her. It was a lie, of course, but it was Clark’s way of ending things before Lana got hurt yet again. That’s always been one of the fascinating things about the series: At its heart, it’s a love story — but one doomed to end in failure, since we know Clark ends up with Lois Lane. But can we please not have any more altered-personality stories? Last night saw Clark hypnotized by a super-hypnotist; other episodes have seen Clark or others altered by red kryptonite, spells, funny critters that live in caves and anything else you can think of.