WARNING:Stop reading if you have not watched the season finale ofSmallville.
Everyone else, onward and downward…
Talk about dodging a tall loophole with a single bound.
Im referring, of course, to the death of Jimmy Olsen at the hands of a de-Doomsdayed Davis.
The show later revealed (or strongly implied?)
that the shutterbugs younger brother is, in fact, therealJimmy.
When did you find out that Jimmy wasnt long for this world?
AARON ASHMORE:About six months ago, right around the time we finished
shooting Bride.
Thats what I originally heard.
I
didnt know that that was necessarily going to happenthisseason.
It
happened a little sooner than I had anticipated.
ASHMORE:Of course.
I really enjoyed working on the show; to be sent
off kind of sucks.
But, at the same time, it works great for the story.
And all things run their course.
I guess Jimmy onSmallvillehad run his course.
Any chance hes not really dead?
ASHMORE:I dont think so.
Not that Ive heard.
Did you think you were safe
because of that?
That was my first reaction.
That being said,
Smallvillehas taken some little turns here and there from the comic books.
So, Jimmys little brother is therealJimmy, right?
ASHMORE:Thats how I read it.
What reason did producers give you for killing him off?
But the producersreallywanted to bring the
character in because they thought they could do some interesting stuff
with him.
How do you think fans will react to Jimmys death?
ASHMORE:Its a mixed bag.
It depends if you like Jimmy or not.
Hes not the hero; hes the everyman.
And I always questioned why
people got so annoyed by that.
But I think its a nice way for him to go.
He had a lot of good
qualities as well, but he took a dark turn at the end.
Ill be
interested to see how people take it.
Are you a Chlark fan?
ASHMORE:Abso… well…. romantically, I dont know if it would
work.
Thats yet to be seen.
But theres a very strong bond between
those two characters.
And you’re able to see it in the show.
The connection is really, really nice.
Whats next for you?
ASHMORE:Im headed to L.A. tomorrow to hit the job hunt.
I m in
Toronto right now, where I just shot an episode ofThe Bridge.
Its a
Canadian-produced television show that CBS picked up.
Its a procedural
cop drama and I get to play a beat cop, which was really sweet.
Its
tough after being out of the audition game for three years.
Im going
to try and see what the options are.
