Well, DJ, I can't say that I liked it, seeing as it was all scary and gross and stuff, but given your previous storyline I think it's realistic, and you've got me hooked. As Ann pointed out, it's the kind of nightmare that sticks in your brain like a burr inside your sock. And I can see a little of how this is going to impact his relationship with Lois.
Speaking of Lois, won't she suffer some guilt, too? Won't she (almost falsely) think of herself as the "other woman" in some unguarded moments? When Clark tells her of the dream and of all the little, itty bitty details of Lana's death, won't she feel some (almost completely false) responsibility? Remember, Clark told her about Lana's wreck, but he didn't give her a moment-by-moment description of the events leading up to the tragedy. She'll eventually demand them, especially if Clark's dreams keep coming (and I'm pretty sure they will). Then she'll blame herself, and she can have a doozy of a dream, one that will match Clark's dream horror for horror.
Ann, please don't condemn Clark too hastily. After all, he's just spent several days being hammered by the loss of his childhood dreams and fantasies. Lana's dead, Lois has declared her love for him, he's leaving his home town and moving to Metropolis, he's taking on a new job, and that's more than a hundred points of stress right there. Medically, that's enough to produce insomnia and mild psychosis in a normal human. Add to that the newness and stress of deciding how to handle being Superman, and you've got the makings of a full-blown meltdown pending.
I hope to see the first real post soon, DJ. I can tell it's going to be my favorite kind: a bumpy ride.
