Well.
That was - different.
I'm not sure how to react yet. Clark finds his mother (she finds him, actually), he reconciles with her, she dies in his arms, and now he's going back to Krypton using a few glowing rocks and a sun lamp?
And that's just the end of part ONE???
You have gone over to the dark side!
Oh, and I see that Perry knows "the secret." He has to. Why else would he insist that Clark go to Krypton and take Lois with him? Why else would he refuse Clark's resignation with such force? For a story? Sure, he wants the story of the century, but that can't be the whole reason. He's got to know. He just doesn't want Clark to know that he knows. Besides, this way he has plausible deniability. If Clark and Lois ever decide to bring him in on the secret, he can act surprised.
I'm with Marcus and James on the disease thing. Unless we want to read about a repeat of the Europeans wiping out entire native American villages (by accident, mind you; they didn't know about microorganisms causing disease until the mid-19th century), Bernie had better sterilize Clark and Lois and the inside of the ship like nobody's business. And there better be a ladies' room on board, because Lois will have diarrhea like she's never even thought about before.
I'm glad Lara heard Clark tell her that he loves her before she died. And it seems that this bridge crosses both ways. Maybe the multiple-part thing was why the total part count changed so quickly from the first post to the third or fourth. I'm ready to start on the next part, Queenie. You can send it directly to me so I can admire your characterizations and plot twists. You can put Bernie's grief in part two alongside Clark's. After all, Kal-El isn't the only who who lost someone in this story.
