"Them? You want to wear a ring, too?"
"Unless you're against it," Clark said.
"I think it's great when a man is willing to openly declare that he isn't available," Lois said.
"I doubt I've ever been *available*," Clark said. "Certainly not from the second I met you."
"And you're never going to be available again," his wife declared with a cheerful kiss to the end of his nose.
"Therefore I need a ring. So do you."
"This means a lot to you, doesn't it?" she said.
Maybe I'm reading more into it than you intended, but I'm surprised that Lois is surprised that Clark wants to wear a wedding ring. Is it not common in Australia for men to wear them? In the US, it's generally expected that men will wear one, to the point where it raises eyebrows if they don't want to. Not to say that there aren't men who don't like them (or work with heavy equipment so it wouldn't be safe, etc.), but the default expectation in the US is that a man will wear a ring, too.
"If he had a close relationship with his mother, he would be more likely to empathise with a mother's anxiety for her son and perhaps try to ease her worries by sending reports."
It would also explain why Moyne felt the need to kill him ... (Grrr, Moyne is dead and we can still find new reasons to hate him.)
"Lois," he said. "I give you this ring to signify my love for you and my total commitment to our marriage. This ring circles without end, as will the seasons of our love." He pushed the gold band the length of her finger and then took the engagement ring and nestled it next to the wedding band.
Lois picked up the other ring. "Clark," she said. "This is for you - the man who captures my heart with his gentle strength, the man who inspires me with his unfaltering integrity, the man I am honoured to call my husband. I love you, Clark." With a tremulous smile, she slid his ring into place.
Awww! Saying vows in front of Sam and Mike was a very romantic touch. Sweet!
"I'm saying Superman has to be a little bit set apart. He has to be good and strong and true - you're all of those things naturally - but he also has to be a little bit mysterious. He has to be a fantasy that no one will ever truly know."
Heh, this Lois could have had a nice heart to heart with S1 canon-Lois and set her straight on a few things.
"You can do this," Lois said. "Clark is my hero. Superman can be the world's hero."
Awesome line.
I've always felt that's why canon-Lois fell in love with Clark. Superman was everyone's hero, but Clark would anything for her and her alone.
As for the preview -- Yikes! I hadn't expected that. Though it would be funny if Superman just looked at her blankly and -- completely truthfully -- said, "I have no idea what you're talking about."
Kathy
