Lex Luthor, Lana Lang, Chloe Sullivan and Clark Kent are all missing after the climactic events of Smallville's seventh season. Their absences have not gone unnoticed. Green Arrow, Black Canary and Aquaman - who all know the secret of Clark's powers - are on the hunt for the missing Kryptonian, while the new CEO of LuthorCorp, Tess Mercer, searches for Lex.
Only one of these searches will achieve rapid results. You can't really have Smallville without Clark Kent, after all. Together with Green Arrow and his other allies, Clark also rescues Chloe, reuniting the team that's been in place since the show's first episode.
This done, Clark decides that the time has come to move on from his life in rural Kansas. He takes up an internship at the Daily Planet newspaper in Metropolis, where he will be working closely with frequent verbal sparring partner (and frequently the best thing about this show) Lois Lane.
Of course, wherever Clark goes, super-powered villains always seem to come out of the woodwork. Not all of these are coincidental. An enemy whom Clark thought destroyed is still out there - and for once, I don't mean Lex Luthor, though we can't count him out, either.
Season eight of Smallville sees the departure of two major cast members: Lana Lang appears in only four episodes, while Lex Luthor doesn't appear at all, beyond us seeing the back of his head a couple of times. Adjusting to the loss of major players can be tough for a show, and given how charismatic Michael Rosenbaum was as Lex Luthor, you might expect the show to struggle. I'm pleased to say though that it does a pretty solid job of making the transition. Tess Mercer is a worthy replacement for Lex, and that was probably the thing they needed to get right. Lana Lang's story had become rather played out - the writers didn't seem to know what to do with her other than make her Clark's star-crossed lover - and her departure finally opens up the window for Clark and Lois to begin drifting together.
If you've enjoyed Smallville to date, I think you'll enjoy this season, too.
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