I was miffed also. I haven't seen a lot of this season, mostly because I'm continually tired of the games of teen television, at least the non_Whedonesque variety. Many would suggest, at least, that Buffy, for example, is a teen drama... and it has certain accoutrements in common w/ the teen drama, not the least of which would be the painfully beautiful people pretending to be youngsters... However, it's just soooooo much better than that. I don't get miffed at the tragedy. Somehow, the way Whedon plants his plotlines, I don't feel robbed by a romantic parting or bad news. It just becomes more sumptuous.
Smallville is a lesser animal. :boring: I still get curious, but I, too, think they're none too bright when they'll eliminate the better characters, and w/o the same finesse that the Buffy or Angel series managed.
I just want Lex to finally be all Lex and for Supes to be Supes and for the whole debacle to just die... LOL! BTW, I'm not bitter. No. Not at all. :fighting1