It had been assumed that season eight would likely be the last of the CW’s hit TV series "Smallville". After all, we had lost Lex Luthor and Clarks main squeeze Lana Lang who were central characters, as the actors who portrayed them, Kristin Kreuk and Michael Rosenbaum, had left the series. And eight seasons is a pretty long run for a show focusing on Clark Kent’s pre-Superman days, also a large number of fans felt the show’s quality had dipped drastically by Season 7.