Kyla Thanks!
Virginia It also reminds us that just last *week* Clark was "happily" married to Lana. He hasn't had real closure from that relationship and he's already falling head-first into this one. Time heals all wounds, and even though Clark has super healing abilities, I still believe he needs time.
Yes.
Um... Clark... She doesn't know about your differences.
Neither did anyone in his old world (except Lana) - but he still felt alienated. That's the point.
John I was hoping Clark would at least tell her his name was Clark, but I guess not yet.
Why would he do that when he's moving further and further away from 'Clark' and his old life?
Laura They've come a long way in a short time.
They have.
Kate I think alt-Clark obsesses even more than Canon-Clark.
Bob In the story ...
Clark swiped at his eyes with his left hand. "I've gone over it so many times," he said. "I don't know whether it was something I did or whether it was just me. Perhaps there is something about me that meant she could never be happy with me."
Bob's comment ...
I read this as an outright lie. Based on everything we know about this Clark, he knows - or at least he certainly thinks he knows - exactly why Lana left him. Lana left him because he's an alien and all the baggage that came with that. By claiming confusion, he's deceiving Lois.
Or perhaps it's the musings of a very confused man. Initially, he certainly accepted that Lana left him because of who he was. But now he's had time, distance, and Lois to help him re-assess. He's reached the point where he doesn't know anymore. Which is exactly what he says.
Then, he starts the next sentence with 'perhaps'. I see the second sentence as him offering an opening. He shies away from bringing up his differences, but he offers a half-hint, which, if Lois probes, he'll be forced to respond to.
Clark is (probably reluctantly) allowing hope to enter his thoughts. If he truly believed (at this stage) that no woman could be happy with him because he's an alien, he should walk away now.
But hope has budded - which is confusing him further. Is it possible it wasn't just him being an alien that chased Lana away?
At this point, he doesn't know. He's not trying to deceive Lois - he's trying to get things sorted in his own mind.
This is all very nice, and if this was part 18 of 20, I wouldn't be so worried. But all things considered - including that question mark after the 18 - I have a feeling that there should be a storm warning in the forecast.
The only reason for the '?' after the 18 is that I've almost totally whittled away my buffer. If I was pushed to guess the total number of parts, I would say '25'.
Amy It doesn't seem totally unreasonable that his powers aren't back yet. It's been, what, five days? The first exposure canonically takes a long time, and this was a doozy of an exposure.
True.
John So he seems to heal at the speed of plot,
Given the inconsistencies in the show, I think that's reasonable.
Thanks to everyone who commented.
Corrina.
