In tonight's two-episode-long story, someone is killing the group's members one by one, and the surviving few need to team up with Clark to stop the killer. It's an old chestnut, one that gets used a lot in comics (including Justice Society comics), although this doesn't seem to mimic any one comic book storyline as far as I can tell. The surviving members of the team include second-generation hero Stargirl, alien and/or reincarnated god Hawkman and the mystical Lord of Order called Doctor Fate (who is not a robot, despite his robot voice and clearly electronic light-up eyes in the commercials). Sleep-gas-dispensing detective The Sandman appears to be one of the victims, and The Martian Manhunter, John Jones, makes a welcome return as well, although making him wear his superhero costume is pushing it a bit. There's even a special guest-star: Pam Grier plays Amanda Waller, the head of a secret military organization who's known in the comics for her antagonistic dealings with the super-powered community. Whether Jackie Brown can save this two-parter from being a cheap-CGI snoozefest remains to be seen -- even with all the new costumes running around, the show still features a lot of shots of people's heads having long, drawn-out, pause-filled conversations with each other. On the bright side, Lois Lane is only in one of tonight's two episodes! Now that's what I call absolute justice!

Smallville: Absolute Justice airs tonight at 8/7 C on the CW. For more, possibly less-sucky options, check out our Week in Preview!