It's starting to sound like "Flashback" is the story of future-Lois being dropped into her ten-year-younger body and having to deal with all the weirdness that will naturally ensue. Not only will she have to deal with a younger Clark (who is not her husband), she'll have to change how she deals with a younger and flakier Jimmy, a crazy Lucy, and a different (but much the same) Perry.

On a side note, I recently looked at an ep from season one and one from season four. Lane White was in both of them, and I was struck by how quickly he seemed to age in three years. It makes me wonder if he wasn't feeling the effects of some illness even then. And he did such a wonderful job in the role that I didn't spot the changes until I did a side-by-side comparison.

Okay, back to this story. I was actually a little let down when I found out that it was Tempus playing "switch-the-Lois" games instead of an actual memory loss. I'm ready to hear the explanation of how Lois' personas were swapped without the attached bodies being exchanged with them.

And I'm ready for the next installment. Bring it on as soon as it's ready!


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- Stephen King, from On Writing