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Ten Things I'd Like To See In Season 8
Written by Craig Byrne - KryptonSite Webmaster

WARNING: Some spoilers for Season 8 may be within.

With the eighth season of Smallville approaching in a little over a month, message forums and blogs are full of people talking about what they'd like to see in the new year. This gave me the inspiration and the chance to share my own preferences for what I'd like to see in the eighth season.

I do go into this with a few rules - none of my preferences are shipper-based; so you won't see "I want xxx and yyy together." I'm also not including things that have already been announced, such as the appearances of Green Arrow and the Justice League, Martian Manhunter, Clark at the Daily Planet, and that sort of thing. I also am not including things that seem impossible, like Clark in the Superman suit. This is just me - a long-time Superman fan majorly into Smallville - sharing my opinion. Here's what I'd like to see, keeping in mind that I'll probably forget something along the way:

10. The Daily Planet: Show us why. Neither Clark Kent nor Lois Lane have college degrees; neither does Chloe, though it's said that she's working on it in Offscreenville. So how did they manage to get articles - possibly even front-page ones - into the Daily Planet? Did Perry White do a favor for Clark? Does the General have top-secret information about somebody? I understand that at times certain circumstances have put them into the paper, and I recognize that they're just in the basement, but the Daily Planet is supposed to be the greatest newspaper in the world - so what did they do to get in at such young ages to such a competitive workplace?

9. Less love triangles and more action. The spoilers that seem to leak out first are the relationship-based ones, and those are the ones that get the fandom riled up and bickering with people the most. But you know what? I don't care if Clark is with Lana/Lois/Chloe/Maxima/Shelby/Lex/whoever this week. I want to see him embracing his destiny and being Superman. The soap opera stuff isn't and never was really for me.

8. A photo gallery. I'm tired of looking at the same old pictures from Season 6. The word on the street is that new shots have been taken - and I will welcome them. On that same note, they might want to re-shoot the shots for the opening titles, since there are so many new cast members this year.

7. Give the Green Arrow his own show already. I don't want GreenArrowVille to take over Smallville, but I do think Justin Hartley is leading man material and deserves his own series already. I'm tired of The CW lining him up for subpar projects when there is one that I know everyone would like to see. Bonus if the Black Canary comes along, double bonus if it's a Justice League spin-off... it's been a few years since Justice was canned; is the title available again?

6. Proper resolution for Kara. They're not really going to leave her in the Phantom Zone, are they? Plus, Laura Vandervoort was really good in the role, and seemed popular... so I hope we have not seen the last of her. A Green Arrow/Supergirl team-up like those seen in Justice League Unlimited would be welcomed, too.

5. Heroic Clark. Not "Clark goaded by the Green Arrow," and not "Clark who needs Chloe to tell him how to properly be a hero." Superman is the greatest hero there is, or rather, should be... and it's never fun to see the show when even the most minor characters seem more heroic than he is. Let's see him relishing doing the right thing, unencumbered by his romantic entanglements and instead becoming the hero we all know him to be.

4. Martha Kent & Perry White. I include these two together because Annette O'Toole and Michael McKean are married in real life, and if you get one, you should just get them both. The presence of Martha Kent was sorely missed in Season 6, and I have a lot of trouble comprehending how Clark could go missing for a few months and Martha would not be looking for him. (Hopefully there will be a line in the premiere that she was looking for him in Offscreenville) As for Perry, that episode was such a fantastic guest shot, and Michael McKean did a terrific job... not to mention, the Daily Planet needs him. If McKean is unable or unwilling to return, maybe his lookalike Harry Groener (Buffy's Mayor) is available.

3. Forgotten Characters. In addition to Martha and Perry, there have been many characters from the first 7 seasons who were interesting and/or forgotten. Where's Lucas Luthor? Wouldn't he come to town and claim what may rightfully be his after the death of his father and the disappearance of Lex? How will Gabe Sullivan react to his daughter's imprisonment? Can we see Aunt Nell again because she was positively creepy in Millennium? I'd also give the show's producers major bonus points if they give us a way-back callback - like, say, including Jeremy Creek (Adrian McMorran) in the series' final episode.

2. More Justice Leaguers. I'm glad to hear that Black Canary, Aquaman, and the Green Arrow will be in the Season 8 premiere. But what about Impulse and Cyborg - especially Bart, who was one of the most entertaining characters to speed through the series? I'd love to see Smallville's take on the Green Lantern as well, and while we're on the subject of characters who have been written excellently by Geoff Johns, how about someone lesser-known, like Booster Gold? I also really wish that someone at Warner Bros. would finally allow Smallville to have Bruce Wayne, even if it's for just one episode, and even if it's a cameo - it would give us long-time watchers something to really enjoy.

And now, the #1 thing I'd like to see in Season 8...

1. Michael Rosenbaum. I cannot stress this enough: the #1 thing that I think most fans would agree on is that a return appearance by Michael Rosenbaum as Lex Luthor in Season 8 is a must, especially if it is the last year - you can't end it with Clark and not Lex. I keep hoping that a big announcement that Michael is coming back is coming soon. So, TPTB and Michael, make it happen, please?

And if it is the final season... and this is not meant as part of my Top Ten, though perhaps it should be... I hope Smallville has a good and appropriate ending and that the show's creators have time to prepare and build toward the end. I'd hate it if the show was coasting, expecting to get to Season 9, and then we'd get no real end. ALF did that to me, and for that I've never forgiven them... heck, even Lois & Clark didn't do their fourth season expecting it to be the end.

Thanks for reading. Now let's hope at least one of these things comes to pass....

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