So they bring in Conner Kent into smallville.  They got most of the details right which works for me..here's my beef.  You have a show that's on it's final legs...what do you do, you bring in younger characters in hope of doing a potential spin off.  The only two shows I know of that did spin offs that worked well were Buffy/Angel and Doctor Who/Torchwood.  History hasnt been too kind to some spin offs in TVland. 
 
So my question is, was the original plan to make Alex Luthor a hybrid changed at the last minute to Connor because Michael Rosenbaum was just confirmed to be returning or was it planned to put Connor in there for the rest of the season?  Was this to dangle another Smallville spin off in our face?  I personally think the rest of the season should be I dunno...about SUPERMAN....my plan is to watch the rest of the season, call it a day, the cow's milked dry, time to close the barn