I did enjoy that the Lex clone mentioned Clark's pride, since this is a belief that Lex Luthor has in the comic books. He believes that Superman loves being the hero and essentially needs it.
I also did enjoy the scene with Johnathan and Clark, but I was expecting the scene while Clark was having a near death experience, so I'm a little annoyed that Clark's "I see dad people" power was never quite explained. Was Johnathan a spirit or was Clark imagining things?
Smallville needs to step it up. This is the last season. Special effects and guest stars is fine, but we need some really great story telling or it'll be a traumatic fall from season 9.