Fates of Several Decided on 'Smallville' Season Premiere

The Season 7 premiere of Smallville felt like the tally of who lives and who dies as the fates of several characters were left in the balance during the season finale last spring. However, fans had to wait to the final minutes to discover the fate of Lana Lang Luthor (Kristin Kreuk). *** The following might contain some spoilers***

Lana lives! Unless of course, you are reading the certificates of death in the morgue. Don't you wonder how the medical examiner confirmed her death? Did they find a body in the explosion? If so, who was it? And how did it get in Lana's car?

Meanwhile, Lana is in hiding halfway around the world. In the final few minutes we see a blond-wigged Lana strolling through China. Someone please tell me the purpose of wearing a disguise if you are going to take it off and stand in front of a window.

But never fear, Lana will be back in Smallville before you know it and she has her sights set on Clark (Tom Welling). That is if it really is Lana! According to Kristin at E!Online (www.eonline.com/gossip/kristin), cloning played a part in Lana's survival. I wonder if that means she wasn't responsible for the explosion that she supposedly died in. Real or not, except to see a darker Lana. And I thought she was already rivaling Lex in her manipulating and ruthlessness last season.

On the other hand, Chloe (Allison Mack) dies. After Clark rescues her and Lois (Erica Durance) from the dam, Chloe is rushed to the hospital where she's declared dead. Then she comes back to life on the slab in the morgue -- that would freak anyone out.

We don't know yet how Chloe survived, or rather resurrected. In fact she isn't talking to anyone about what happened in the lab in the dam. I'm not sure if she's in denial or if she really just doesn't understand it herself. But I doubt that Lois will leave it alone for long.