['Smallville' – Harvest']

A clan of killer cultists made trouble for Lois and Clark, and Tess discovered Alexander's dark side on last night's episode of 'Smallville.'

Erica Durance's spirited performance was the best thing about this ep's goofy A plot, which featured a blue kryptonite-lovin' religious cult bent on sacrificing Lois to their vengeful god. Durance's eyes and voice really sold the terror in Lois' heart when she was stuck under that raging blue fire and surrounded by an army of Cletuses and Jebediahs.

But it was Lois' defiant and independent spirit that got her in trouble in the first place. During a drive out to the country to cover the Cherry Festival (!), Clark revealed that he pulled some strings to get her out of town and keep her from covering the anti-hero protest in Metropolis. Lois, as we all know, is the poster girl for the pro-hero mindset (It's not really a "movement" yet, is it?). Clark was only trying to protect her from the potentially violent wackos on the other side of the issue. (Geez, when did Metropolis become such a hotbed of ideological conflict?)

But Lois is Lois. She didn't appreciate Clark's sneaky efforts to keep her safe, and she sent him walking in the hot sun after their tire blew out on the road. Hoping to get back to Metropolis, she hitched a ride to the nearest train station from a creepy little country girl on a horse and buggy.

But, of course, little Charlotte took Lois straight into a dangerous village of the damned instead. What followed was a pretty standard "Lois needs rescuing" plot with a small twist – Clark lost his powers thanks to the villagers' steady diet of blue kryptonite-laced water.

The developments with Alexander and his obsession with Clark helped save 'Harvest' from being lumped in the filler pile. Tess' worst nightmares came true when Lex's memories took over Alexander's mind, starting him on a path to eventually become the world's most dangerous baddie. "He's not just a clone - he is Lex Luthor," she said, moments before Alexander shaved of his ginger locks in front of the mirror (buah ha ha ha ha!).

Now we have two burning questions concerning little Lex 2.0: Will his body degenerate in a few weeks like the lab tech warned, or will he grow up to fill out a power suit? And will he eventually become Michael Rosenbaum, the great actor who played Lex for several seasons before leaving the show a few years ago? Fingers crossed.

The most exciting moment of the night, especially for fans of Lois and Clark's love connection, came before the reveal of Alexander's bald head. After five seasons of "will they or won't they?" speculation, Lois and Clark finally did the deed (but not before lighting a million candles, of course).

It's great to see these characters finally being completely honest with each other – Clark started to answer all of Lois' questions about Krypton and he even gave her Prof. Swann's diary (No, Lois, that time you hit your head and ended up in the Phantom Zone wasn't a dream; it actually happened!).

On one hand, this was probably the weakest ep of the season so far – the killer cult plot was pretty lazy, Oliver was missing, and there was no mention of Darkseid. But the Tess-Alexander storyline and the intimate scene between our favorite power couple made 'Harvest' a "can't miss" episode.

Other thoughts/favorite lines:

- I missed Oliver this week, and I even sorta missed Cat Grant. I guess Kery Lynn Pratt's performance is growing on me.

- The villagers' masks reminded me of the Scarecrow's mask from Christopher Nolan's Batman flicks. Pretty scary.

- "He will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger!" It's hard to tell if Lois was quoting the Bible or Pulp Fiction, but her speech to the villagers was still pretty awesome.

- "Whattayasay you speed us away from these children of the corn, hunny?"

- "You think horse and buggy girl is gonna hurt me? What is she gonna do, dimple me to death?"

Smallville' airs Fridays at 8PM ET on The CW