The premiere episode of season 10 was bit disappointing. I really thought that Clark would start to fly. But instead he died and was brought back to life. I think it would have been better if doomsday killed him a couple seasons back and was brought back to life. At least it would somehow be similar to the comics.

Lex Luthor is back it is an older version of Lex. I thought that somehow Michael Rosenbaum would return to the series. That would be a great he does return. Instead the series introduced clones of Lex Luthor. The older Lex Luthor died after setting up a bomb in the daily planet and setting the field on fire while Lois is in it.  Before he died, he told Clark that he has all the memories of original Lex Luthor. He also said that the original Lex planned to harvest parts of the clones to heal his body but died before he could do so.

A younger Lex Luther clone was saved by Tess Mercer and was brought to the Luthor Mansion. We have to wait if he will be a big part of the series. Clark was able to talk Jorel again. Jorel told Clark that he had faith in him since he was his son. But Clark has too much pride and that he is not doing what Jorel intended of him. Jorel also told Clark that he will face a great evil.

John Schneider guest stars in this episode as Jonathan Kent. He told Clark to do what he does best that is to prove Jorel wrong. But he again warned Clark of the evil that he has to face. Oliver (Green Arrow) was abducted last season by an unknown organization. In order to find Oliver, Chloe has to put on Doctor Fate’s helmet. In the end of the episode Oliver was released. But his released came with a price – Chloe’s freedom. The episode ended with a preview of Clark’s next great opponent.

I was excited when I watched last season’s finale. But when I watched this season’s premiere, I lost some of my interest. The green arrow arc is one of the series weaknesses in my opinion. It is great to have other superheroes guest once in a while. But having another superhero as a mainstay takes away the spotlight from Superman. Does this mean that we would have to wait a few more episodes before Clark eventually fly? If this is indeed the final season of Smallville, I think it 20 episodes would not be enough to wrap it up.