I have a band rehearsal on WEd nites too, so I tape it - God forbid my VCR doesn't work!!
I took think that Erica is giving Smallville an edge it didn't have before. Erica's Lois seems attracted to Clark but of course would never admit it - Clark's "doth protest too much" to Lana when he tells her he can't stand Lois - yeah, right! Lois is everything Lana isn't - Lana is a china doll, Lois is alive and vibrant and wouldn't we all love to be Lois Lane?
I wish they would just get rid of these FOTWs and I would have like to have seen the murder trial -
I wish the writers would stay away from Kryptonite-induced freaks - but I'm happy Lois is there! Yeah!