Lois & Clark Forums Forums General Discussion Lois & Clark Things I didn't get.

I agree with Sheilah on the sneaking up thing. I don't think Clark can hear absolutely everything all the time; calls for help are something he tunes in for. Like when you hear someone say your name in a whispered discussion, but don't actually know what they're saying about you.

As for him not being immovable, I understand that he's not rooted to the ground but I keep thinking about Jonathan slamming that baseball bat into his chest. Although, I suppose you're right and I can chalk it up to tension. When I'm holding myself from moving, I tense up and all of my focus is on whatever I'm trying not to move for, waiting for the second I can get to it (think of playing "Red Ligh, Green Light"). I think I'm much easier to shove then than at a normal time. Thanks for the help figuring this out guys; it actually helped explain a few more questions about Clark's attention and how that affects his powers and whatnot!

This isn't something I didn't get, but rather something silly that just always made me sad: When Jonathan does Matha's chores in Chi of Steel, he "makes" dinner and Lois says it's the best Chinese she's ever had. I was just wondering if anyone else had the same suprising indignant reaction to that as I did, b/c I was hurt before I could stop myself from being silly. I was like "What?! What about Clark's takeout from Shanghai?" lol, stupid, I know but LnC just did that to me.

Mara, that's exactly how I reacted, too, but I've since decided that Lois was using a bit of polite hyperbole.

Me too. I thought the same thing. I was like, Lois, how could you say that when Clark flew you Chinese food from halfway around the world. She had told him it was incredible.

Yay! I'm not alone! And I'm not crazy!

...unless...

...we're all crazy...

Maybe she was just trying to encourage the Jonathan's efforts.

Then again there are those people who aren't shy about using superlatives.
My mother exclaims fairly often that the present subject matter is the worst thing she ever heard. :rolleyes:
Some people are same with praise.


Hmm.. there is another thing. Clarks apartment seems to be in a basement. You go in from the street down a stair correct? But assuming he has windows shouldn't just about anyone see into the apartment? The landlord in the Pilot talks about the quietest building Metropolis and suggest he should walk around in the buff, which would imply that it's difficult look in. Then in the episode with Diana Stryde they climb UP into Clarks apartment. Is it some kind etage?

Both Lois's and Clark's apartments change to fit the storyline. For the most part, Clark's apartment has been seen on the ground floor. There's a short stair that takes you to his doorway as seen in "Church of Metropolis" when Lois peeks into Clark's apartment or in "And the Answer Is..." when Lois catches Clark in his burglar clothing.

Other times, it's on the top floor. In "All Shook Up", suddenly Clark's apartment is on the top since you can see the arch of his bedroom as the Kents take Clark out to the balcony to practice flying.

When Clark first finds his new apartment in "Neverending Battle", Lois bursts in from street level as you can see behind her. Yet in the same episode, it looks like Clark's front door is in a hallway. Most other episodes show Clark's front door accessible only from outside. In "Whine, Whine, Whine", it's clear Lois is standing outside when Clark opens the door.

Lois's apartment moved primarily because of a prop error. Originally starting off as apartment 105 (ground floor), it moved to 501 (fifth floor) after a prop person mixed up the numbers. It stayed that way. Then in "Operation Blackout", Lois was pushed out her window, falling off a skyscraper seemingly as tall as Lex Towers.

Go figure.

Thank you RL you know your way around Clark's apartment.
Glad I don't have to strain by spatial abiltity to make sense of things.

Yeah, that one always seemed weird.

I never realized she stayed at the ground floor. When Clark is flying outside her apartment in the pilot I got the impression that it was at least the second floor. Why have four locks on the door if anyone can get in through the window?

The Blackout thing was funny. Actually I didn't think she was home when she fell a hundred feet down on the flagpole.

1. Why does Clark say "Thank you, I appreciate it" When Lois tells him he wouldn't be her first choice for bodyguard in Witness?

i always assumed this was because he knew her first choice was Superman. so he said 'thankyou' because he IS superman.

I don't know. I always wondered about that one too. I sort of took it to mean that he thought maybe Lois cared about him enough that she wouldn't want to risk him being her body guard? But I'm sure he guessed it was Superman. She'd rather risk Superman then him.

Someone asked a FFQ a while back and got quite a few responses. It was a fun discussion. I found a website with lists of bloopers, the apartment thing being one of them. Here\'s my post in that thread; it's got a few interesting facts about Lois's apartment quoted from the website I mentioned.

Sara

In requiem for a superhero you have Jimmy saying that Lane and Kent sounds better then Kent and Lane

"Tradition. Abbott and Costello. Martin and Lewis. Straight man always goes first."

Could someone explain to me why Lois is more straight then Clark?

I always thought it was because Lois was much more serious at that time. She didn't joke around with the rest of the people at the Planet. That's why in HiM, everyone thought she was tracking down a story when she went to the Lexor to relax. Intense, focused, no sense of humor about her work--all of that made her the "straight man" of the pair.

I still don't get it. I could understand it as a seniority thing or the ladies first, but while Clark isn't as intense or focused as Lois he is pretty darn straight as well.

Leaping in here:
You've got the wrong defition in mind for "straight".
In comedy the guy who tells the joke is the comedian and the guy the joke is told to is the "straight man". For a joke to work, both are necessary, but the comedian gets the accolades.
An ancient example: Jack Benny was straight man to Gracie Fields.
Costello and Lewis were the comedians; Abott and Martin were their straight foils.
Hope this helps.

Artemis

Thank you Artemis. That explains why Lois didn't appreciate the metaphor.