You definitely know how to keep your audience hooked. Despite the fact that Diddi keeps Lois and Kent from having a meaningful talk, I like how Clark is gently being reeled into Lois' family. Lois won't let Clark distance himself from her despite his best efforts to be respectful of her time with her son.
Also, despite the fact that you haven't fully explained Lois' marital status, you definitely left us some nice breadcrumbs in this section.
1. Lois is not sleeping with her husband, and we get the sense that she never has. Her behavior has made it clear that she feels perfectly free to love another without guilt, but it is nice to have more information.
2. Names are a means of explaining status. It would make sense that Lois would have to be taken in by a family in order to have a place in the tribe. Clark should have asked what his name would be.
3. Matymbou does not seem to be married to anyone else besides Lois because of his name. Why would he choose to be in a marriage which is really more of a friendship? Is he still grieving or can a person have multiple names (and, therefore, spouses).
Overall, the Bangala naming system is an interesting one, but the nature of it seems to erase all past relationships. Diddi, for example, lost all ties to his birth mother and father with his name change. Conceivably, his name could change a few more times during his life.
As always, I'm interested to see where this goes. I hope Lois has time to talk to Clark after Diddi goes to bed.
