TVGuide.com recently caught up with Smallville Executive Producer Kelly Souders, who revealed that more people bite the dust in Season 9.

“You will see more people than you can imagine die in the first 12 [episodes]. Luckily it’s Smallville, so not all of them stick,” Souders said. The showrunner would only give three hints:

• Is this in the present or the future? “A little bit of both.”
• Might this be one of Lois’ visions? “There might be a few people who pass away in her visions, too.”
• Are any of the main characters the victims? “You can’t make me ruin that. I promise you all the people you love to watch, you will still be loving to watch in episode 18, 19, 20, 21.”