According to TVGuide.com’s Mega Buzz feature, and senior editor Adam Bryant, well, here’s the quote.
What more can you tell me about the Smallville premiere? — Allen
ADAM: I can tell you that it ends with a twist that executive producer Kelly Souders says “rocks [Clark’s] world and sends him on a different trajectory. … He realizes that he’s not the guy that everybody looks to when they think of Superman, an inspirational totally pure-hearted guy. That’s not who Clark Kent is right now, and that becomes very clear to him.”
They are just loading this season up, aren’t they?