cmill216 said:
I honestly have never envisioned Smallville ending with Chloe still alive. I really really would be happy if she lived, but I'm just not so sure it's gonna happen.
I think I'd be fine with either option. If they have her die trying to protect Clark, which seems like the most likely option they'd go with her, then I think that's a great death for her. But if they spin her off, or have her just take off to be some foreign correspondent or something similar.. Meh. I guess I'm just not as invested in her character as the others.
A few more thoughts I'm reposting from the Planet because I'm too lazy to retype.
Regarding the Ollie/Lex flashbacks: I thought they (actually, "he" since this ep was written by DeKnight) did an excellent job really contrasting the differences in the two boys - both privileged rich kids with the world at their feet - who opt to take very different paths. The death of Duncan was a catalyst for Ollie, remember.. he is the one that pulled Lex off when he was beating Duncan. Ollie and Lex were both deeply burdened with the guilt, but Ollie changed his life, "scrubbing his hands," whereas Lex is more than happy to do as Lionel suggested and just forget about the whole thing. Ollie being an arrogant little **** in prep school just doesn't seem like a big stretch - but most kids do change as they mature, and have more life experiences. Ollie changed for the better, and Lex is still the kind of guy that has no qualms about betraying his best friend.
Duncan is an interesting study too: the poor scholarship kid who has the same boyscout qualities that Lex finds so appealing in his other best friend later in life.
How deliciously evil is it that Lex is now demanding all the research that Lionel has been doing on Duncan, with no regard for his former best friend being treated like a living guinea pig for the last 10 years?