Forget The Titans

Synopsis for the upcoming Smallville episode "Cyborg":

A sympathetic doctor releases a half-human/half-machine subject named Victor who was being held captive and experimented on by LuthorCorp. While making his escape, Victor is struck by Lana's (Kristin Kreuk) car. After watching him walk away without a scratch, Lana calls Clark (Tom Welling) to investigate. Clark befriends Victor and promises to help him find his girlfriend, but Lex (Michael Rosenbaum) traps Victor and takes him back to LuthorCorp.

My question: Is getting hit by a car while walking through Smallville the default method of demonstrating that you have superpowers on this show? Seriously.

Bigger question: Why do comics fans settle for this embarrassing series?