Lana being gone doesn't affect me. Chloe is so much hotter. Lex not being there kills things, especially with everything taking place in Metropolis. Rumor had it that Rosenbaum and the rest of the cast were going to be paid less. That combined with his desire to do something else (like theater) caused him to leave. The new chick, Tess Mercer, might be interesting, or forced, I dunno. I'm not sure about Annette O'Toole. There just wasn't much story with her beyond the forced romance between her and Lionel.
