People say you can't help who you love, and they may be right. Ascribe whatever religious or Darwinian explanations you want, but maybe we are built to love each other unconditionally, and to defend each other even when we know it's wrong. But as Chloe learned last week on Smallville, when the loved one in question isn't simply a tragically flawed person but a murderous alien superpower you can't expect everyone to be polite and tell you they're a wonderful guy. You have to be prepared for the fact that all of your friends will want him dead.

This Thursday Smallville returns with the penultimate episode of the season, "Injustice." Smallville's CW producers released a new clip from the episode, illustrating Chloe's big change in direction.

According to the official press release, "Chloe (Allison Mack) returns and begs Clark (Tom Welling) to kill Davis (Sam Witwer), claiming he can no longer keep the beast under control. Tess (Cassidy Freeman) has assembled a team of meteor freaks, including Plastique (guest star Jessica Parker Kennedy), to track down Davis so Clark can kill him. However, things get out of hand once Tess' team discovers she is double-crossing them."



Is Chloe being completely sincere this time? Or is she willing to fool Clark once again in order to protect the man she loves? From the clip she legitimately looks scared for her life, filthy and desperate. Maybe she's finally seen things get out of control with Davis. Maybe he's crossed a serious line. But with matters of the heart it's rarely that simple, especially in TV dramas and superhero stories, so I'm still waiting for the left hook.



Watch Smallville this Thursday night at 8PM.

-Henry Jenkins, BuddyTV Staff Writer
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