Yeah I bet the actor playing pete really WAS crying in that scene and was doing no acting because your hunch is correct,he was kicked off the series so that was his last episode.No surprise he got kicked off because pete didnt add anything to the show,he was just there,he was HORRIBLY underutilized. as i said many times before,they should have given HIM much more screentime than they did and gave chloe LESS screentime so that he WOULD have had a purpose being in that show.

as i have said before,this show could have even been better than it was had they done it THAT way.

chole wasnt even a character in the comicbook for god sakes. when that one poster came on and taked about the show,i was relieved that he did not give a spoiler for you and say that he was only there the first 3 seasons,i was afraid he would open up his big mouth and spoil it all for you.
Yeah Clark was about to tell Lana the truth to keep her from leaving but after seeing what happened to Pete,he had a last second change of mind afraid she would be in danger and that would happen to her as well in the future sometime.you kept saying that petes life was now in danger and he was at risk knowing clarks secret,how right you were.
Lionel and lex both know clark has some kind of secret so clark has to really becareful now.Remember when pete said-CLARK LEX AND LIONLE BOTH KNOW,I DONT KNOW HOW MUCH LEX KNOWS BUT HE KNOWS.
Yeah that indeed is a good comparison Lionel to Hillary,he indeed WILL take everybody down with him just like her.
whats interesting about this episode is if you go back and watch season 2 episode 8 titled RYAN,you get to hear ryan talk about how knowing clarks secret is a strain for pete and he worries that he might slip up and tell someone.
the writers REMEMBER that moment because the siologue of pete and clark in this episode fits right in with that scene,one time the writers knew what they were doing with no brain farts for a chance.