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May 16, 2007: “Smallville” Interviews with Al Gough, Phil Morris, and Aaron Ashmore

iF Magazine has published an interview with co-creator of "Smallville", Al Gough, in which he discusses the season 6 finale, ideas for season 7 and whether or not there'll be a season 8. Here's an excerpt from the interview...

iF: There's been less and less of Lois Lane [Erica Durance] this season since Oliver Queen went off to pursue his JLA activities full-time - are there plans to make her more integral next season?

GOUGH: Absolutely, part of that was because after the Green Arrow run, Erica went off to shoot a movie, but I think you'll see that she will play an integral part in the season finale, and next year we will really start to see the Lois we all know and love.

iF: It was revealed this season that Chloe is herself a "meteor freak", but as yet, apart from her mother's ability to control her in "Progeny," her abilities have yet to manifest themselves. Why was the decision made to do this, and will her powers be revealed this season, as has been rumored?

GOUGH: The idea that Chloe had a power was always something in the back of our minds, but we didn't want it to be a cheap trick, we wanted the audience to be invested in the character and her relationship with Clark, and if we were going to do it, it was to deepen the character, which we think it does, and will allow us to keep exploring Chloe in season 7. You'll see her power first manifest in the season finale.

Read the complete interview at the iF Magazine website.

Meanwhile, Chuck from the Krypton Fan podcast alerts us to the fact that his latest episode (#77) includes an interview with the Martian Manhunter from "Smallville", Phil Morris. And if you missed it, Chuck interviewed Aaron Ashmore (who plays Jimmy Olsen on "Smallville") two weeks ago in episode #75.