Actually, since Clark has not sent Lois on a wild goose chase at the Metropolis Reclamation facility but used Superman to thwart Lois getting a story, he is probably a little closet than the other Clark was at this point.
What he does not realize is that this Lois is exactly, or almost exactly, like the Lois he first met, maybe one Kerth Award behind (I am not even sure of that) but essentially the same person. The difference is that she has not had 2+ years of Clark changing her, seen the fall of Lex Luthor and so much else.
I do hope that this Clark does not have to see Lois engaged to Luthor, but we shall see.
