I just watched the Smallville season ender. The show ended in a cloud of meh. Several very predictable things happened, of which I thought the Lana voiceover vanishing act was the lamest. The show is frustrating to me on several levels. If Clark is being menaced on all fronts where the hell is his protector Martian Manhunter? Has his disappearance ever been explained? Plus I am getting really tired of the Kryptonian device deus ex machina. After all the coolness with the proto Justice League and so on for the show to spiral into this mess is really sad. Especially in light of shows like LOST that realize they are having some problems and turn around and fix them. Smallville better seriously get their act together when they come back for the next season.