What would life be like for Clark Kent (Tom Welling) on Smallville if everyone knew that he is actually a Superman? What if there were a journal that held every detail about Kal-El, Krypton and Clark Kent? Well, in an upcoming episode Tess Mercer (Cassidy Freeman) discovers there is such a journal, and it's not at all clear that she can be trusted with that info...
We just chatted up Cassidy about Tess' arc this season, and not only does she hold the key to Clark's secret but she's in grave danger herself and may not even be back next season...
Tess and Clark are going for a little flight, and the episode is called "Turbulence"—plane crash anyone?
Ding, ding, ding! It's me and Clark. I approach him in a very different way than Lex did; I see Clark as an opportunity for security in a way that I've never felt before. I, like everybody else, need a hero, and I'm looking to Clark for that.
Does Tess know about Clark's powers?
She knows what she's read, she's knows what she's seen, she knows what she's heard, but she wants him to trust her.
Wait, read?
Tess uncovers Lionel Luthor's diary, and she learns everything.
Clark shouldn't trust her then, right?
That's a good question. We've seen that Tess can kill people, but she's not predictable. You can't really count on her to be one way or the other, but she does things she feels she needs to, even if that means doing a really, really evil thing.
Fans want to see more of Tess this season—what can they look forward to?
There's another episode coming up which is called "Eternal," directed by James Marshall. It's super Tess-heavy, probably the most I've ever been in an episode. I say more words than I've said the entire season, and Tess and Davis finally meet.
Davis Bloome or Doomsday?
Both.
Is she in danger?
Yeah, she gets bitch-slapped. She definitely presses buttons. She's out there; she's like f--k all, I want to know the truth.
It's nice to see a little love connection with Oliver and Tess as well.
We do have an interesting relationship. We haven't touched on the romance of that; I think their romantic relationship lives in a certain time, and it may live again, but right now she's trying to live her life without a man or a father figure or anyone telling her what she should or shouldn't do.
Is Lex really dead? Could he show up in the finale?
No one is ever really dead on Smallville, just like no one is ever really human.
They've taken to humanizing you, though.
I am one of the only humans on the show, really, or the only person who hasn't been affected by Kryptonite or Brainiac. I love that about Tess; when she's doing bad things, you're rooting for her, and then when something horrible happens to her, you kind of feel bad for her in a way.
The finale is still untitled, but do the writers have a plan now that they've been picked up for a ninth season?
They were doing "choose your own adventure." They were doing either a series finale or season finale. So now that we know that we're going another season, they've had to pull things over to a season finale.
The show is picked up for the ninth season, but are you?
I officially have not had the invite back, but I hope that I'm back. I think that it would be awesome to have Tess back. That scene when she's talking in the mirror to Lex and she shuts him off, that was really her turning point for me, because before she was this character that was always looking for Lex. She was really in the show to take on that role because Michael Rosenbaum left, and that's the moment she starts to build her own character.
Promise you will not die this season.
I hope not. If they don't bring me in [for the next season], I will promise you that I will storm into the production office, and there will be a beatdown until they put me in the show.
UPDATED 3/14/09: Some of the character names of Tess's Injustice Gang have changed, and they may actually end up with names of characters familiar to the DC Universe.
Smallville
Number of deaths: 2
Time frame: Season finale
The scoop: One of the deceased is a long-running character. The other isn't. One is a man. The other...
a long-running character, huh? my vote's on Chloe...i'm still remembering that one scene from "Legion": "Clark, we don't have any records of a 'Chloe Sullivan..."
The other one...hmm...well i don't think it'll be davis, b/c my bet is on after losing the battle to clark, he'll [as Doomsday] figure out some way to hide within the Earth to revive himself, leading up to the Superman/Doomsday movie. plus, i remember seeing a Jimmy Olsen in the old Superman tv series back from the 50's...hmmmm....AHA!
Here's an idea: Davis himself, the human form, dies in the battle, but Doomsday would still be alive, following my theory above...that would then make more sense...Davis DOES die, but Doomsday doesn't...I think I may be onto something here... __________________
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It can't be Davis if the name of the finale is Doomsday(and again-he can't be killed-as much as they've changed from the comics for the show, they don't generally destroy the continuity quite on that level). Not impossible but entirely not likely.
On that same note, Tess is not quite so lucky as she already has a mark against her from another source-the animated movie of(appropriately enough) Superman:Doomsday. Lex nonceremoniously pops a cap in her dome in that one. I still have my notion she's either a clone or cyborg of some sort, so I can see her getting offed without long term consequences(Lexcorp can just whip up another if need be).
They can't kill Jimmy any more than they could off Lex or Lois or Kara-I know, I know-Lex is 'dead'. What I really know actually is 'not really'.
Chloe has been something of the heart of the show from the beginning and provided Clark with what he needed to grow as a character besides what his parents could offer or his best buddy Pete. I wouldn't exactly call her expendable, but there is the unfortunate possibility of this happening.
Aside from Tess being likely, some others for your consideration:
Lana. With her newfound powers she might just wind up in a situation she can't handle or perhaps the radiation she absorbs might kill her. Not sure exactly where that fits with the story, but it's a possibility nonetheless.
Martha. Someone who knows who Clark is(like Lex) could conceivably do this to get at Clark. Not sure of the connection here either, but still possible.
John Jones. Dead in the comics could equal dead on the show, which by extension brings us to..
Bart/Impulse. If the Justice League is getting involved more in the upcoming episodes, we could wind up with a casualty.
Any number of 'meteor freaks'. Tess is organizing her own 'Injustice League' presumably with most of Lex's previous findings and files at her disposal. We might get somebody we haven't seen in a while ranging anywhere from Mikhail to actually Pete.
Sky's the limit folks-use your imaginations. __________________
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Ausiello: John Schneider, Annette O'Toole, and John Glover are back! Sort of! The Smallville vets will appear via flashback in the April 2 episode, which delves into Davis' backstory. Is it old footage? New footage? CGI? No comment, no comment, and no comment!
Quote: John Schneider, Annette O'Toole, and John Glover are back! Sort of! The Smallville vets will appear via flashback in the April 2 episode, which delves into Davis' backstory. Is it old footage? New footage? CGI? No comment, no comment, and no comment!
UPDATED 3/23/09: At least two Justice Leaguers will be returning for this episode, in addition to (of course) Clark and Oliver, who are series regulars.
I'm gonna need an old priest and a young priest. THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS YOU!! THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS YOU!! LOL. Anyway, got more news on the finale.
Episode #8-22: "Doomsday" May 14, 2009
Director: James Marshall
UPDATED 3/24/09: It seems Ausiello was right - there may be some Legionnaires showing up in the finale as well.
- Spoilery details from an ET Online interview with Cassidy Freeman: "It is very hush-hush," the actress who plays she tells ET. "They only give you your scenes, but they won't tell you what is going on."
- Freeman confirmed to ET that the Justice League will be returning in the finale.
- As for who is dying: "They are not even telling us," she says. "They are holding off as long as they can [letting us know] who is coming back next year. The show is going into season nine. I don't know if Tess Mercer is going into season nine."
not AC, not AC, No Bloody Aquaman, not AC, not AC.... __________________
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Got this on the finale. Must...solve...mystery!!
Question: Any Smallville finale spoilers that don't involve the Grim Reaper? --Graham
Ausiello: The fight scene between Doomsday and Clark is going to be big. One might even call it ginormous.
Question: Any clues on the Smallville vet getting killed off in the finale? --Brad
Ausiello: The **r*** ***** ** *** *****.
Have to translate I can't read backwards. Barely can forwards.
