This had the potential to go all pear shaped and nuclear boomy in a big hurry.
I must say that I've never heard or read anything like that phrase. Is that a British-ism or something from the Buffyverse? I understand the 'nuclear' part, but the 'pear shaped' threw me for a second.
And Rayne teaching Lois magic like teaching a kid to drive with a Ferrari? That has tons and tons of potential! Maybe - just maybe - Lois is going to veer towards the 'dark side' during this story, surely without realizing what she's doing. Even if she doesn't, making her more powerful than Clark on some non-personal level is a very interesting twist.
And Spike not being around while Willow tries to destroy the world? Who could
not tell him about that? He'd hear about it from anyone and everyone on either side of the Slayer-demon conflict.
I liked how Bill very calmly put himself in position to defend Lois without coming on all superhero-like. Another difference between Bill and Clark. And Clark's response when he flies in the window, that 'she screams, I show up, it's a Pavlovian response' was really funny. He's taking this whole situation very calmly, but after his experience in Buffy's world, I shouldn't be surprised.
The lack of supernatural activity actually bothers me. It may mean that things are going to heat up very quickly and very abruptly. I just hope everybody's insurance premiums are paid up.
