After spending seven years in one evildoers clutches or another, Kristin Kreuk took some time off from “Smallville” to pursue other interests. Namely creating her very own philanthropic organization called Girls By Design, a social networking site that aims to empower teens and give them an outlet for their creativity.

As for Kristin it turns out that she couldn’t resist coming back to play Lana Lang, Clark Kent’s childhood sweetheart, one last time and wrap up her storyline once and for all. But will fans like how everything plays out, and is Lana really going to die? Read on to find out!

PopWrap: I know fans were thrilled you decided to come back, albeit for a short time, was it equally exciting for you to return?
Kristin Kreuk: I left during the strike so it was strange parting — coming back was really lovely. As was getting to take a storyline from beginning to end. In a five episode arc, I could see the beginning, middle and end of Lana’s journey and I could reach greater depth with it. We collectively found a way to make Lana’s parting really amazing and it was such a wonderful experience for me and “Smallville” hasn’t been that from the start. I came into this at 18, I’ve grown a lot.