...I only go to the Item World when I'm, um, bored...? ^^;;;

I've seen all the easier endings (good, normal, the ones where Flonne or Etna kills you) though there's a few more left (nooooo I don't need to see those! really I don't!)

And yes, Merlin is in some ways the redemption of Smallville. (Well, at least if you're an Arthur/Merlin fan. I'm sort of a Morgana/Gwen fan, so...! :P)