Smallville Population Grows by Two

So, next season on Smallville (the show about Superman's teenage years), Lois Lane will show up for at least 13 episodes. More, if "her character works well within the context of the show." There's part of me that says they'd better make it work, because if you're making a show about Superman and you mess up the relationship with Lois Lane, you've got a problem. But it is Teen Superman, so...

It'll certainly have a different dynamic to his on-again/off-again relationship with high-school sweetheart Lana Lang. With that one, there's an element of tragedy, because we know it will never truly work out, and that he will eventually meet and marry Lois Lane. With this, no matter how bad things get, we know a happy ending is eventually in the cards for the characters, even if we don't get to see it in the series. (And, really, the best part of the show is the tragedy of the Clark Kent/Lex Luthor friendship, watching it, knowing it'll all end in tears.)