Ditto to the Yay! and joyous dancing for the new posting schedule. That is about my only saving grace right now. I am *desperate* for a turn around in Clark's behavior and thoughts.
I know that he felt something akin to remorse at the end of 63, but after everything else, it made very little impact on me. He's been so spiteful--refusing to wear the John Deere shirt, complaining about having to buy diapers, referring to Chris as 'her' son, etc--that his little speech at the end to the baby still felt cold. What Clark doesn't seem to realize is that you can love a child regardless of how you feel about his/her parent. In his current mindset, Clark is the worst kind of step-parent/parent. He purposely distances himself from Chris, physically, mentally, and emotionally. If he's ever going to be convincing, he's got to drop all of the qualifiers (biological, step, etc). All he is doing is making excuses for not growing up.
It's sad, but Lois's comment about being better off as a single parent is true. I think that Lois will be easier to forgive than she should be, but she'll want Chris to feel accepted by Clark more than she'll worry about her own relationship with Clark. On the other hand (no pun intended), I'm thinking that she'll be increasingly protective of Chris as time passes. She'll be aware that Chris won't be able to protect himself against Clark's detachment. It's too painful to imagine a toddler who is in love with his daddy not understanding why daddy holds himself back.
Poor baby. Resentfulness and bitterness are hard walls to dissolve once they get built. Clark needs to make huge strides in the opposite direction if it will be effective (and before it's too late).
Yay, the Planet! Rehalia as Lois's boss makes me laugh. Lois didn't reveal her true relationship to Clark--methinks that might be an issue later. Oh yeah,
to Clark's impressions of the nanny (she's like Lana). He's already working harder at liking other people than rebuilding his friendship with Lois.
Fabulous ride you're taking us on, Carol!
~Sonia
