To Ann: "Charlotte's Web" is a children's story about a barnyard spider who decides to help a young piglet become famous so he won't end up as a side of ham and bacon. She weaves words into her webs in order to call attention to Wilbur (the piglet), who captures the attention of the humans around him with his intelligence and physical agility. But it turns out that Charlotte has sacrificed herself for Wilbur's survival, since those literary webs don't capture enough insects for her to feed both herself and her children. It's a very sweet story about friendship and sacrifice, and it's filled with other fun characters too.
I think the speculation of "Lane Lane" being the site of the fatal accident is interesting. Or, maybe it's the road to the cabin which Joe couldn't get Lois to go to but which will house both Lois and Clark for the duration of the storm and a bit longer. And yes, Lana will probably screech like a banshee when Clark gets back, but I doubt Joe would be excessively concerned except for Lois's safety. Of course, he might be upset that Clark got to the cabin with Lois before he did.
I wonder if Lex Luthor is also a student here? He'd certainly know enough chemistry to spike a young woman's beverage, and if he runs true to form he wouldn't have any moral or ethical roadblocks to overcome. And he'd surely have the financial resources to get anything he wanted, and he'd probably feel immune from prosecution with all his (or his daddy's) money.
I just thought about something. If Clark and Lois end up at the cabin with Sam and his new trophy girlfriend, how will they sleep? I got the impression that the cabin isn't much more than a love nest and too small for more than a couple.
But I have to admit that I figured they'd be snowed in somewhere when Clark saw the old car. I envision the tires being so bald that you can see the air inside them. CD player doesn't work, heater does, but maybe the defroster doesn't work so well, and now Clark's down with green-K (I didn't see that coming at all) and can't help drive. It's a recipe for a slapstick comedy, or maybe a French bedroom farce.
Or for a Clark-Lana near breakup.
And I echo Ann's concern for Lois. She's not reacting like a potential victim here. Maybe she's in denial, maybe she's sure that nothing permanent happened, maybe she's ignoring the situation hoping it will just go away, but you've hinted that this will have cascading consequences down the road.
Ooh! If Lois is pregnant and they're at the cabin alone, people are going to assume that they took advantage of the situation and each other. Wow! You're almost forcing these two together!
I already wanted to read the next two posts. Now I really want to read them!
