Just a quick observation... Actually, Kae and I agree with those of you who say that both Lois and Superman acted out of character in this instalment. Of course they did. Lois is grieving for the loss of her best friend and the man she loved, whom she saw gunned down in front of her in horrific, terrifying circumstances - the stuff of nightmares. Clark has just had almost the worst thing possible happen to him. No, he's not dead, but the life he's known
all his life is over just the same. So neither of them is in their right minds.
And when we're in a state of extreme shock, when we've been through trauma, when we're desperately trying to pretend that the worst hasn't happened while at the same time wondering how on earth we're going to go on, we
do crazy things. Irrational things. Things we would never dream of doing when in our right minds. Things which are completely out of character for us... because at times like this the last thing we do is act
in character, as if nothing out of the ordinary had happened.
The bereaved mother who suddenly shoplifts. The woman whose baby died who kidnaps someone else's baby. The grieving widow who sleeps with a friend simply because he's there and she needs someone to hold her and chase away the loneliness - all things the person would never dream of doing under normal circumstances.
Both Lois and Superman are grieving right now, for the loss of a relationship that can never be the way they want it to be. Both are feeling painfully alone and need the comfort that the other can offer.
No, neither Lois nor Superman has made a conscious decision to make love. Neither was, at that moment, really aware of what they're doing. And, yes, one thing everyone's right about is that the aftermath won't be nice.
Wendy
