James Marsters

Question: Can you please bestow some Smallville news upon us? - Mary

Ausiello: First off, the show is kicking ass on Thursday nights. We’re talking triple-digit gains over what WB had been averaging on Thursday nights last fall. It has also reclaimed its position as WB’s most-watched show, a miraculous feat considering its formidable competition on that night. And wait until you see what producers have in store for sweeps. On second thought, don’t wait - just keep reading! (SPOILER ALERT!) Tensions between Clark and Braniac spike, culminating in an explosive fight; look for Lois to go undercover as a stripper to investigate the murder of a young girl; Martha contracts a mysterious disease from the planet Krypton and is given hours to live; and we’ll find out what happens when Clark has a run-in with Silver Kryptonite (read: paranoid much, Clark?).