As for Lana, she disappeared in the season 7 finale, with Clark Tom Welling finding a goodbye video where she breaks up with him and explains that the world needs him more than she does. None of the three returned as series regulars in season 8. Some have wondered why Smallville had to lose Lex, Lionel, and Lana in just one season.
Tom Welling and Allison Mack had theirs extended, but both Kreuk and Rosenbaum wanted to leave the show. Kreuk, who played the lead character in Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-li during the filming of season 7, arranged to appear in less episodes toward the end, which is why she was in a coma for part of the season. Kreuk had decided to part ways with Smallville once her contract was up so that the actress could move on to other projects.
They said they wanted someone who had comedic timing, charisma, and a sense of danger. The fact that Michael could play with his comedic side in the role really sold him on it. Over the course of his seven years on Smallville, he slowly grew into the evil Lex Luthor we all know. But eventually, he had enough and got up and left, leaving the show in a quandary. Michael made it clear that he was done with the show except for coming back for the series finale as a 'courtesy' to the fans.
But the truth is Warner Brothers who owns The CW really didn't want him to leave. Peter took me to dinner because he tried to get me to do two more seasons of Smallville. I was very polite and respectful.
In an interview with TV Line, Michael also claimed he wanted to get into writing, directing, and producing his own material. I had six seasons I was contracted to, and I ended up doing another season, which was seven. I felt like I felt like they could have wrapped it up in many ways, and that was it for me. And I don't think they ever really tried to really bring me back.
They never really tried to give me an offer I couldn't refuse. It just felt like, you know, I was done, and they maybe didn't really care as much.
And the show went on without me. Using the Kryptonian pentagon he had acquired, he brought down the entire fortress on both him and Kent. By Season 8, Luthor was missing and ultimately declared dead, though the character eventually resurfaced, without Rosenbaum in the role. A badly scarred Lex appeared throughout the season, only to meet his ultimate fate in a truck explosion.
Things looked grim for a little while so, when his return was officially confirmed, people like myself were delighted by the news. You've got next Friday to shoot me.
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