As we mentioned earlier this year, Laura Vandervoort (as “Supergirl”) is only coming back for a single episode. Given the vast cast changes, this really hurts the show.
As TV Squad pointed out, any talk of a “Supergirl” spinoff died a few years ago, that’s apparently not going to happen.
Continuing to fill the void left by Lex Luthor’s departure, another villain has been added for Season 8. This time it is Maxima, who will be played by Charlotte Sullivan.
This goes with the additions of Tess Mercer (new owner of the Luthor estate) and Doomsday (aka Davis Bloome). How will this all work together? We’ll find out in a few short weeks.
Justin Hartley, known on the show as both Oliver Queen and the “Green Arrow”, will be back as a regular character in season 8.
Given the departures of Michael Rosenbaum and Kristin Kreuk, this is certainly good news for Smallville fans.
BuddyTV has a nice article that looks at the problem of villains in Smallville. Now that Lex Luthor (Michael Rosenbaum) is leaving the show, there is a big opening for the role of “primary villain”.
There is some talk of having Doomsday fill that gap, but that seems unlikely. There are also reports that a “sexy female villain” will arrive this season. Maybe the two of them combined could work out well.
Either way, it seems likely that we’ll miss Lex more than we realize…
In a rather quiet move, Laura Vandervoort (Supergirl) announced that she’ll no longer be a regular on the show. She’s “sure they’ll bring me back for one or two” episodes this season. That’s at least a little good news, since her character is currently trapped in the otherworldly prison.
The loss of Supergirl is just another in a seriess of shake-ups for this season. At least Chloe is coming back.
After losing a few big stars this season, things looked pretty bleak. It also appeared that Allison Mack (aka Chloe) might not return, either. Fortunately, that idea can be put to rest as she has signed a deal to come back for Smallville’s 8th season.
As BuddyTV suggests, her agent probably scored a good deal for her, since they had the leverage gained when Michael Rosenbaum (Lex) and Kristin Kreuk (Lana) left this season.
