Wow. What a surprise in the last few sentences. And of course, the "Lois now has superpowers" conclusion was set once the lightning bolt came into play.
And if Lex were the bad guy in this, he really is a complete wacko. How can he run around all lovey dovey and yet order Lois killed. Is he completely wacko? Since the answer to that would be no (probably), I can't wait to find out what's going on.
Michael