Clark learns that Alexander has a new identity and some surprising abilities and Lionel means to get his son back at any cost. And Darkseid finally makes an appearance!

With an episode title like “And Then There Were None” and an obvious riff off the great sci-fi movie ‘The Thing,’ it didn’t take much to realize there were going to be fatalities … and boy were there.

You’re Ted Danson … why in the world do you want to be buried next to Larry David? And why would either of them want to be buried next to Larry’s agent? There should at least be a private NBC sitcom section in the cemetery.

I detected some Jeff Bingham in the belittling of the WNBA players, like when one of the other New York boyfriends said to Timmy: “They’re elite athletes making thousands of dollars, playing in front of … hundreds of cheering fans.”

‘Idol’ pares down (up?) 13 contestants for us to quibble and worry over for the remainder of the season. All my choices made it … but I was shocked by one addition to the group.

There are a lot of fun guest spots that Patricia Heaton’s and Neil Flynn’s old costars could do. Here are two I’d love to see: Ray Romano as an old boyfriend of Frankie’s, and Zach Braff as a kid Mike used to bully. Am I right?

Smash and grab evil-doers? Sweet-smelling hoochie mamas? Enough with the dipstick baddies! Let’s bring on some dastardly intrigue … and ‘NOF’ sets the stage to do just that.