Michael Rosenbaum moves out of Smallville

Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor) won't be a season regular for next year. (Smallville fans should already know this). In contrast to Gene Hackman's menacing but comical Lex in the 1978 Superman movie (which is also entertaining, but for other reasons), Rosenbaum's Lex is intelligent, approachable yet threatening. Lex's character was written better in earlier seasons, but Rosenbaum has continued to bring depth, sympathy, and believability to his character.

I don't know how they're going to write Lex out of Smallville. It's not like the writers can send him to Metropolis. Clark, Lois, and Chloe already spend a lot of time in the city.

This excerpt from the article is interesting:

In season eight, Clark will face his ultimate challenge with the appearance of the legendary, unstoppable destroyer Doomsday, who appears on Smallville for the first time. As comic book fans know, Doomsday is notorious for being the only character in the DC Comics universe to have killed Superman.

I don't read comics, but I did see the animated Superman: Doomsday film that came out last year. The movie was entertaining enough, and the battle between Superman and Doomsday was epic. If a full-fledged Superman died at the hands of Doomsday, what exactly is Smallville's Clark supposed to do? He doesn't know how to fly yet. He has some experience fighting super-powered villains, but he hasn't gone up against anyone near Doomsday's level. I'm not sure the show can pull it off unless they fast-forward ten years or so.

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