I've Loved smallville from day one but i feel that recently it's been slowing down for it's inevetable end. Allison Mack has always been one of my favorite actor of the show. As a whole the cast works extremely well with each other and as thy're characters. I had hope for chloe to have had more of a change and be more appreciated by the writers after her "death" but it seems she's been placed way in the back of writers interest. I feel the writers of the show should attempt to go back to their earlier principles (in my opinion they had other fates for the characters-chloe,lex,martha,lionel etc.)- in addition please kill Erica Durance, i like her as an actress but i hate her L.Lane

I too found AM's performance stellar. Her Gretchen was subtly different yet you KNEW which was which.

This role must have taken a toll on her both physically and mentally. At points she shakes as if in true subconscious anxiety and fear, which when someone tries to duplicate it either looks fake OR it takes a toll on the body as you make your muscles do it. (And I'm sure take after take after take must have had her really worn out at the end.)

As far as the "disapearing body" I think they just forgot to drop him in the special effects and add the thud sound effect. When the camera pans to full and Lois walks to Chloe to untie her you can see the body. Plus Chloe and Lois look down.

True, Lana is weak. But let's face it, good acting or not, Chloe never makes it into Superman's life. She's gonna go somewhere else; heaven or another state are the obvious choices. Even the name Pete Ross shows up now and again in the comics. I always used to think it was a strange name growing up as a kid, because it was always so close to Pete Rose, a childhood idol of mine (prior to the gambling).
Chloe ain't gonna make it, folks. Clark marries her cousin, and she doesn't even make it to the wedding?! Enjoy it while it lasts, 'cause Chloe's leaving. It's just a matter of time.

I totally wish Lana had been the one taken out during Reckoning. This whole Clark and Lana thing is getting annoying. He needs to move on and realize Chloe is way cooler than Lana.

As for the acting duel between Allison Mack and Kristen Bell, Kristen Bell is on Veronica Mars. Do you mean Kristen Kreuk? Cause Allison could so take her on any day of the week and twice on Sundays.

I totally agree. Allison Mack is so under-rated and under-used on this show -- has been from the beginning. It's always Lana, Lana, Lana. This episode was not that great, but it really allowed Mack to step forward and show her talent. Somone needs to grab this girl up and give her a show she can shine on.

the body was in the bathroom wall of lois apartment.

Wow... I mean, I love Allison Mack as much as the next guy, but saying she'd win hands down against KB is one heck of a statement. I agree with Ryan that between Mack and Rosenbaum that there is a whole lot of underrated talent on the show.

You couldn't pay me to pay attention during this show. I tried, but kept getting distracted by whatever was on my laptop at the time. The show was fairly linear, with very few tweaks from the regular FOTW episodes we've seen over the years.

I guess I was confused, because I thought Clark and Lana broke up at the end of the Reckoning, but I must have messed that one up.

Two other things... They didn't find the corpse in a 'padded' room...... Or am I just missing a joke. Also, I was suprised to see them actually follow Chloe to see her mother, and then not pay us off by showing a face. I don't know if that was a circumstance of "Saving it for another day when they could afford a name guest star" or "leaving something for our imagination.

Yes, it was paint by numbers horror, and it was still decent watching.

No question on Ms. Mack's acting ability; I'd put her up toe to toe in an acting duel with Kristen Bell and I'm confident Allison would win.