I think they will go somewhere with it eventually, I figure we'll all be tired of the kick the Chloe by the time we get there.

It is a pointless time filler -- they literally have nothing left.

It seems like they're retooling this year so Clark's lightbulb moment is now set up with the new triangle, so he can go at the end, "Lightbulb! Lana Nois is bad for me and Chloe is awesome! ALSO MAYBE WE SHOULD MAKE OUT!"

EXACTLY. That is exactly what I think they are doing. And we're going to have to wait for it. Which everyone and their dog is tired of waiting for.