Mixed feelings....but damn important episode, nonetheless! Yeah, it is a quite important episode, THAT's for sure.
Two BIG things, that were the core for this show since the very first episode, are finished; the Lana & Clark romance that dragged (yes, DRAGGED) on for 7,5 seasons, and Lex Luther's arc, Clark's greatest nemesis, but started as his best friend.
I can't believe they actually killed off the character. A Superman/boy story without Lex is like a bar without beer...
Yes, I know, Rosenbaum, who did a greattt Lex Luthor job, decided to leave the show (whyyy!) - but they could have easily worked it out other ways. For example, just keeping the Lex myth going on, like they did so far in season 8, and let the viewers believe he's still the one behind the scenes, pulling the strings. If they dragged the love story about Lana & Clark for sooo freakin' long up until she get superpowered herself so she can finally bang Clark again and help him in the saving, I'm pretty sure they can pull this off for just 3 seasons... Haven't seen the next 2 seasons yet, but they could have connected the story about the Prometheus suit until the show's final, where Rosenbaum returns, and building it up that Lex finally gets a hold of the kryptonite powered suit from Lana and using it against Clark in a final battle...
OR, just get a real good lookalike decent actor for some episodes, which would be believable with a story about Lex massive plastic surgery due to his injuries... Just ANYTHING but NOT kill him off, with him sitting trapped and injured in a truck (and by Green latex Arrow, of all people, wtf?!)...
Okay, but then again, it wás kinda a good way to end the Lana arc, with one last victory from Lex....
I felt so bad for Lois, everyone, both the plot and one creating it, just ignores like she doesn't exist anymore since a couple of episodes....while that build up towards that almost kiss in 'Bride', was great. But BAM! Gone... And not a word about Davis and Doomsday for some time...weird. Only Lana was clearly important here.
Also, it seems they didn't really look into working another way around to diffuse the bomb (as there álways is one!)...for a love that lasted 7,5 years, they decide a bit too fast in my opinion. But hey yeah, it is and always will be, a teen SHOW lol...
But this episode, cause of the above, somehow sorta feels then like the show's final...or ar least a Smallville 'before' this, and the Smallville 'after' this episode.
Still can't wait to watch Rosenbaum's final appearance - glad he at least did that for the fans!