"Smalville" - the season cliffhanger

(If you taped last night’s “Smallville” and haven’t watched yet, read no further.)

So, Lana’s dead, Chloe’s dead, Lex is arrested (again) and Clark has an evil counterpart (yawn.) Last night’s “Smallville” was the season finale, so now we have the summer to ponder all of the characters’ fates.

Lana? That’s an easy one. Her death was faked, possibly by her. It was the only way she was going to escape Lex’s clutches. Chloe? Well, we seem to have finally discovered her meteor-related powers. Whether it’s a one-time power and she died bringing Lois back to life, that’s another question.

I groaned near the end to see Clark facing evil Clark. I guess you could see it as a tribute to the third Superman movie, which had a similar plot development, but that movie doesn’t really deserve a tribute. And I’m totally sick of alternate personalities on “Smallville.” But the scene at the very end - Bizarro Clark! - redeemed it all.