I actually really enjoyed the third and fourth episodes of this arc. The first two were depressing, with Lois's hair looking really terrible and lots of crying. But the third and fourth, while, yes, they didn't make a lot of sense, had Clark looking very nice in that black Kryptonian outfit, lots of interesting super-battles, and great scenes between Lois and Clark in Smallville (I've always loved that "do you think danger is what makes our relationship work?" conversation). Plus, without this arc, we'd never have the wonderful "Ad Astra Per Aspera" story, and that's a favorite of mine, even if it does make me cry.
