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.
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…
