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'Smallville' final season: Tom Welling wants Lex and Lana to return

By Carina Adly MacKenzie

    

May 20, 2010 4:25 PM ET

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tom-welling-upfronts-getty.jpgOn May 20, Tom Welling took the stage at the CW upfront presentation at Madison Square Garden to announce that the upcoming Season 10 would be the final season of "Smallville." Zap2it caught up with Welling on his way in to find out more about Season 10.

"Clark and Lex," Welling answered immediately when asked about his hopes for the final season. "Maybe a Lana/Clark/Lois triangle again, who knows. I want to see a lot of the people that the fans know from the show come back to see those relationships."

There may be a slight snag in those plans, though. Michael Rosenbaum (Lex Luthor) recently tweeted, "Sorry... I've already stated that I'm not returning. I'd never lead you guys on like that. I appreciate your support."

Despite Rosenbaum's reluctance, Welling is holding out hope that Rosenbaum and Kristin Kreuk (Lana Lang) will be back to say goodbye to "Smallville." "I'd like to think [chances are] good, but my reality sometimes is different than other realities. I hope they know that we want them back, and I know we're going to do everything we can to see them again."

Welling is thrilled to have made it to Season 10 with "Smallville," but he doesn't sound like he's completely ready to go. "Ten is a great number," he says. "Eleven's a great number, too, so who knows."

Hear more from Tom on his experience directing "Smallville" episodes, and on the new CW show he's executive producing, "Hellcats," in the video below.



"Smallville" fans -- what are your hopes for Season 10?

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Lex-yay
Lana- nay

Cooolll | May 20, 2010 4:22 PM

he makes me melt. ahhh.

claire | May 20, 2010 4:43 PM

of course people do not want Lana Lang..... well I do not want her to come back but totally for different reasons than other people online.
Kristin Kreuk is beautiful and her role as Lana Lang just rocked the myths, people do not want her back because they are scared to see her shine again!
I do not want her back even if Tom wants too, but we know why he wants to do that. he wants her to come back to shove it down her throat and the clark and Lana fans that he as well as Clark Kent have moved on from her after everything she gave to her character and to his character. well it doesn't work that way Mr. Welling!
she was a part of beautiful story and we hope she won't be back for Mr. Welling to seal the deal for her and kill it for those who believed in the Clark and Lana story!
there are bunch of people who are truly disappointed in him. we could have resepected him for this final season, but he has to bring the Kristin Kreuk triangle to kiil what is left of the beautiful memories to the fans who watched the whole years only for the current writers and Mr. Welling himself to want to kill it once and for all!

Angela | May 20, 2010 5:01 PM

I can see why he loves playing dark Clark... it seems like fun.

Ryan | May 20, 2010 5:02 PM

I don't know...I think Smallville needs to move on completely from Lex and Lana (although I adore Lex) especially since this is there last season I don't think there's time for a Clark/Lana/Lex triangle now is the time for Clark and Lois. Maybe a few seasons ago this could work but not anymore.

Katie | May 20, 2010 5:05 PM

obviously people do not want Lana Lang to come back because they are scared that she will outshine the lois after last season. some want her to come back just for Mr. Tom Welling/Clark Kent to tell her that he moved on, and she is left in SV with nothing! and Mr. Tom himself wants her back for the latter excuse as well. well I do not want her to come back for total different reasons. I do not want her back so Mr. Tom Welling to rub it in her face and in her fans face and in those who always believed in the Clark and Lana story that he does not care anymore.
there are people out there who are really disappointed in his statement regarding the coming of Kristin kreuk! he wants to stomp on the last of the beautiful memories that the CLANA arc held for the fans who watched all these years!
I hope he will have it good, but be sure that many are not happy with him anymore!

Angela | May 20, 2010 5:08 PM

while i do not dislike lana like some i think her story had a fairly decent ending and she would only hurt the lois clark love. If she did come back i would only want it for one and that would be for clack to for sure pick lois over lana. As for lex need him back for last half of the season build up to him til mid season then make him the big bad.

CHASE | May 20, 2010 5:11 PM

do not come back KRISTIN KREUK,,, Tom welling does not care for the Lana Lang to come back, he is only pimping the Clark and lois, and since that did not do the story good, he wants to bring the Clark and Lana fans to bring the beautiful days of SV only to rub it in their face and her face!
shame on you Tom Welling, we thought you appreciate the Clark and Lana arc!

Perryyan | May 20, 2010 5:32 PM

The CW has the hottest guys...

Latricia | May 20, 2010 5:49 PM

What a great guy Tom is. Every actor needs to be as humble and professional as he is.

PC81 | May 20, 2010 5:52 PM

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