Clark's secret seems to be deadly - but can he keep it from the one he truly loves?

"Isis"

"So far, this is shaping up to be the best season of Smallville yet"

Huge things are happening on Smallville. Clark is suddenly a more confident person, in all but one aspect: Should he tell Lois the truth? It’s not an unfounded doubt. Everyone who has borne his secret has had their lives turned upside down, ending with them disappearing, leaving forever, or dead. So why on earth would he tell the person he loves more than anyone that he’s an alien from another world come to save mankind and be their protector? Oh, the things we do for love.

Lois has been struggling with the knowledge that Clark is the Blur. She wants to tell him, but doesn’t want to rush him if he’s not ready. And at that same time, Clark is asking Oliver advice on whether or not he should tell her. Oliver tells him flat out that she loves him, and that he’s a lucky man for that love and for that, she deserves to know. But the opportunity for both of them is shot to hell by an interrupting Cat Grant, who is still trying to drive a wedge between Lois and Clark. Lois heads off to finish getting ready to cover an exhibit of Egyptian artifacts hosted by Oliver, and Clark is looking for any excuse to get away from Cat, who is suddenly interested in a missing artifact from the exhibit – the pendant of Isis. A necklace that just happened to end up in Lois’ luggage from her trip to Egypt. Lois finds it, puts it on, and winds up possessed by the spirit of Isis, who is still on her quest to find the heart of Osiris (you can look up Egyptian mythology on Wikipedia to get the whole story behind that).

Meanwhile, Tess is having young Alexander tested to see if there are any issues with the boy who would be Lex. The specialist she called for wants to take Alexander to an institute for constant observation, which she agrees to. But before long, the maternal instincts kick in, and she is wondering if she made the right decision.

Lois/Isis finds the heart of Osiris at Luthorcorp with the rest of the exhibit. But she is discovered by Cat, who sees her use of super powers, and believes that Lois is the Blur. She then goes to Tess with the story, but is laughed out of the room, only to strengthen Cat’s resolve. There is a moment in this scene, though, where Tess is looking at a picture of Alexander, and Cat mistakes him for Tess’ son, and tells her she recognizes the face of a worried mother, only to confuse Tess even more.

In an effort to stop Isis from resurrecting Osiris and unleashing the underworld upon the earth, Clark and Oliver have to accept help from Tess, much to Oliver’s disliking. Clark confronts her, but is taken as a vessel for Osiris’ spirit, and is saved by Green Arrow. In the end, the two heroes stop her and save Lois. But Cat has seen enough and believes that she has enough proof of Lois being the Blur.

Clark and Oliver start to show a little more trust in Tess, and give her the reigns of Watchtower. She accepts, and suddenly feels a little love that has been missing in her life. She tells the specialist that she will be keeping Alexander, which leads to a very touching scene between her and the boy, ending with him telling her that he loves her. Is this the last we’ve seen of evil Tess? I wouldn’t bet on it, but for now, it’s nice to see her softer side.

Cat confronts Lois by stabbing her in the hand with a pen. Lois tries to punch her, only to be stopped by Clark. The two bicker and Cat tells Lois that she has the photographic proof of her other lifestyle. But Clark is able to destroy the phone with the pictures before she can show anybody. This round goes to Lois and Clark.

Our happy couple winds up in a spare room with Clark treating Lois’ wound. The topic of the Blur is too hot to ignore, and we get the feeling that once again, Clark is going to wuss out on telling her. As she’s about to hop in the elevator, Clark starts to explain that too many bad things have happened to those who have known about him. He fears for the safety of anyone who has that knowledge, and finally tells her the words we’ve been waiting to hear: “I am the Blur” (sure, not as punchy as “I am Superman”, but it’ll suffice). She tackles him into a bag of shredded paper, kisses him passionately, and says, “What took you so long?” All we get then is Clark’s stunned look, and end credits.

So far, this is shaping up to be the best season of Smallville yet. In fact, ratings have been so good that producers are allegedly debating the possibility of trying to get everyone back for an eleventh season. Whether that happens or not is merely conjecture at this point, but that hardly matters. This season is terrific. And maybe Zack Snyder should think about the possibility of using Smallville as a launching point for the new Superman movie. Just a thought.

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