<<<DJ hugs Sue>>>
The thing that struck me most about that scene the first time, and every time, I've ever watched it is the *emotion* on both of their parts.
Yes!
To me that scene was *never* about what Clark, or Superman, was doing. It was about Lois - what she was willing to do for *Clark*.
Oh yes, definitely!!
Lois knew, she absolutely positively *knew* before he froze her that he was Clark. She knew and she gave him one last watery smile and then closed her eyes because, to her, it wasn't about him being Superman. It was about helping three people that she loved
Oh heck, yes!!!
It was never Clark's idea to freeze her. Clark wanted her to get on a plane and leave town. The idea was hers - and hers alone. To deny her (as Superman) would have been to lessen something that only *she* could do for him.
YES, YES, YES!!! Most definitely!
Thank you for making those points, Sue. I know I've told you before that deathfics aren't my personal favorite... I have to be in the right mood for one... But I do read them. And do find many of them to be very moving and often times to have a very deep thought or point behind them - Terry's "She" is a wonderful example.
I haven't read everything on this board or the archive, but of what I have read, I haven't read anything (that was of *serious* nature) that trivialized Lois's death... or Clark's for that matter. They are both *equally* important, to not only each other, but the very basis for what the *basic* story and THIS PLACE is all about. For if we didn't have Lois... or we didn't have Clark... then we sure as heck couldn't have a "Lois & Clark". And that's the point of this particular fandom - it celebrates "Lois & Clark" -- not particularly the Superman mythos... and not particularly Lois & Superman... but "LnC - Lois & Clark - The New Adventures of Superman".
But anyway, I'm rambling at this early morning hour... I shouldn't have woken Babbles yet... so I'll shut up.
I thought you captured the trueness of that episode scene here, so well. <sniffle>
Thanks.
-- DJ
