Interesting ... this almost has become two different stories put together, the first half and the second half.
Definitely diabolical of Tempus to make Lois relive difficult parts of her past, and whether he's planned it this way or not, he ends up tormenting Clark just as much by having him miss Lois by only moments each time. I wonder what scenes she'll need to relive next.
A continuity question, though -- don't Lois's parents get divorced the Christmas when she was 12, not 16? I had to go back and check the date on the scene when I got to that part, because it threw me a bit. (But yikes for Lois if Lucy is already dating teenage boys at 12. No wonder she worries about her!)
Kathy