David: So basically, Lois breaks up with Clark because she realizes that she’s being unfair by forcing him to prioritize his time between saving people and being with her. I wish I’d remembered to take a picture, since I actually crushed an empty beer can in my hand when this happened. If this is reversed in the finale, it’s a cheap, last-second dramatic device that’s totally unnecessary and just screwing with the viewers.
Chris: And of course it’ll be reversed, because we’ve seen them in the future in this very season, and they’re married. Either way: absolutely pointless.
Chris: And of course it’ll be reversed, because we’ve seen them in the future in this very season, and they’re married. Either way: absolutely pointless.
—Chris Sims and David Uzumeri on
Smallville ("Prophecy")
Smallville ("Prophecy")