For the intents and purposes of the show’s storyline, that’s an obvious yes. But if you’re looking for Michael Rosenbaum, there’s been no indication of that. And having Lex Luthor appear as scarred beyond recognition is a good way to cover things up.
Lex is trying to get the Prometheus treatment that gave Lana her superpowers. Watch Heroes, guys. Wide-scale distribution of powers leads to bad things. In tonight’s episode, Requiem, Lex is again threatening to destroy Clark.
And there is an appearance by classic Superman villain The Toyman, reminding us how important Lex Luthor is to the Super-mythos. Supes …read more

Two classic Superman villains worked overtime to ruin Clark Kent’s life in the newest Smallville episode Persona. New SFUniverse columnist Brian Allen gives his take on this one.
I ordinarily have mixed feelings about reimaginings of classic comic book baddies for TV. But I have to say I love the new take on Bizarro, or as they seem to be calling him, “The Lost Phantom.” To paraphrase Arsenio Hall’s barbershop character in Coming to America, his creator named him Bizarro, I’m gon’ call him Bizarro. In the comics the Super Duplicate, despite all his powers has become something of a …read more