I had to laugh at the "red shirt" comment - when you saw those guys on the show, beaming down to a planet with Capt. Kirk - you just knew they weren't going to make it back to the Enterprise.

And kudos for going in a totally new direction!

Still wondering: what's the big trauma in Clark's past; how can he convince Lois that Luthor is bad news; what's the scoop on Project Nemean Lion; has Lex gotten hold of any of Clark's DNA by some strange means - maybe he found the spaceship? Why hasn't the globe spoken to Clark yet? Will there be some thing that makes Clark decide that he can't keep exposing himself to meteor rock, that he has to be available at top potential at every moment?

Ah, so many questions!