I'm not saying Clark's true nature is a pissy little klepto bully. But deep down inside, we all have a little minion that stores up all the things we never say and all the things we know we shouldn't think...but just pull out some red-K and watch the minion blow...
Hey, I really like Jen's theory!
There are two possibilities here, as far as I can see. (Yeah, yeah... shove it down my throat later, DJ, when it turns out I was completely wrong...) Anyway, clearly Clark is being manipulated one way or another, or that nifty little black sedan wouldn't be on the scene of the crime every time Superman is on the scene to commit a crime! So the first possibility is that the sedan people are controlling him like a puppy. Pulling his strings, as it were. And that would be scarily, horrifyingly good, except that the second alternative is better! And that is that those "sedan people" just give Superman a waff of
something, be it Red K or Seven-Sins perfume or whatever. And as Supes breathes this in, or as its rays manipulates his brainwaves or something, his inhibitions and his self-control will pretty much evaporate. And then all the bad little thoughts and wishes and grudges and suppressed selfish wishes just get a free rein. That's a fascinating possibility!
It's interesting that we apparently have a
guilty Superman here, but an innocent Clark! Because Clark has no idea what his alter ego is up to. And as long as he remains unaware of what he is really doing in his Superman persona, he simply can't change his ways!
One more thing. It's not correct to describe the "flawed" Superman as the "true" Superman. In this part, we saw Superman waver in and out of self-control and self-awareness. The Superman who is aware of himself is not committing crimes. It's the Superman who is being manipulated by the "sedan-people" who becomes a dark and scary person.
And Jen.... That "pissy little klepto bully" was so funny!
Ann
