I can't believe everyone was saying how great the first episode was. It had some great moments for sure but still had some crappy/lazy writing moments that bugged me and took me out of the episode. Of course, should be used to that by now but...
How come Clark didn't go splat on the pavement since he was "human" at that point? If he had at least removed the dagger on the way down, I could have bought him hitting the ground and surviving even with his powers in a weaker state.
Once the dagger was removed wouldn't Clark have needed more time to revive? The cuts didn't heal until the sun recharged him yet he hopped up and came back from the brink of death right away?
What happened with the portal from the Book of Rao? Did it close by itself? Did someone remove the Book from the panel or is it still there? Wouldn't Clark have been sucked in after the dagger was removed?
I hope that maybe the Book of Rao answers will be touched upon in upcoming episodes at least but I was rather disappointed that it was completely ignored since was a major part of last season and the finale.