We're just a little over a day away from Reckoning, the epic 100th episode of Smallville. This is the one where Jor-El makes good on his promise to collect a life in exchange for Clark's miraculous resurrection earlier in the season. I've been warning you guys for months that this episode is going to have huge, huge ramifications on the show, but now I'm beginning to think that that's not even going to come close to describing what's about to go down. This is going to be the turning point for not only Clark and his journey, but for Smallville in general. If you want to be shocked tomorrow, don't watch the link over on AOL's media page; they give away  a couple of huge spoilers and strongly hint at the death in the family. Regardless, make sure you tune in tomorrow to spend those final moments with --

Paula Abdul is returning to American Idol after successfully fending off allegations that she slept with and helped coach contestant Corey Clark. Yes, we all know that, don't we? Now folks are speculating over whether or not Idol watchers will still stick by Paula's side after this whole fiasco. I think Abdul came out of this more or less squeaky clean, and I doubt the show will suffer at all. As publicist Michael Lavine so nicely put it, "It's an entertainment show and people know that in their core," he said. "Like wrestling, it's not serious sports. It's not Watergate, it's not Monica Lewinsky."