Oh Bop! I could feel the depth of your discomfort through the fiber optic cables. I'm so happy you've found a way to feel better about Clark & Lois!
Note: what's below is stuff I typed up at work throughout the day. I figured you'd be one of the only people interested in reading it. LOL.
Enchanted. That's a good way to describe Clark's response to Lois in Bride. He's under her spell and yet it's he who seems to hypnotise her. Just... gah!
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It's amazing how skillfully Bride was constructed to make us feel what Lois was feeling. In short, like her, we are left wondering about those 'moments', wondering whether we read it wrong, wondering if we imagined that Clark reached out to her, wondering if trying to make a connection will always turn out so dreadfully wrong. But, unlike Lois, we also get to see a glance of the other side of things. Granted, it's less obvious how Clark feels, but it's important for him that Chloe's wedding go down without a hitch (he even says so in so many words) and Lois is making it happen that way. Did you see how totally jived Clark was by Lois' mad managerial skills? God! How happy he is when he greets Oliver!
I wonder what would have happened during the cufflinks scene if Lois hadn't filled the silence with her banter? Clark didn't seem remotely inclined to stop gazing at Lois.
When he talks about his not being able to master his cufflinks, he knows he's leaving himself open to ribbing by Lois. But he's also indirectly asking her to come forward.
His is not a blank face. That's plain, unadulterated interest, completely focused on Lois. *squee* Clark never hesitates in this episode. He turns Oliver down flat and says being at the wedding is more important than going after Lex, he chooses to keep the drive away from Oliver, he remains committed to the choice he made to remove his 'secret' from Chloe's memory, and he never avoids physical or eye contact with Lois and goes so far as to initiate it.
I was thinking about the Clois hospital scene in Zod earlier and it seems to me that since that day (a very empowering one for Clark), Clark has never really avoided Lois - with the notable exception that proves the rule - Crimson. Lois is the one who grows uncomfortable with the UST between them. Her reaction is to deflect the tension with a humorous putdown or by defending herself with an offense (punching him in the arm).
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Date: 2008-11-26 01:09 am (UTC)Note: what's below is stuff I typed up at work throughout the day. I figured you'd be one of the only people interested in reading it. LOL.
Enchanted. That's a good way to describe Clark's response to Lois in Bride. He's under her spell and yet it's he who seems to hypnotise her. Just... gah!
* * *
It's amazing how skillfully Bride was constructed to make us feel what Lois was feeling. In short, like her, we are left wondering about those 'moments', wondering whether we read it wrong, wondering if we imagined that Clark reached out to her, wondering if trying to make a connection will always turn out so dreadfully wrong. But, unlike Lois, we also get to see a glance of the other side of things. Granted, it's less obvious how Clark feels, but it's important for him that Chloe's wedding go down without a hitch (he even says so in so many words) and Lois is making it happen that way. Did you see how totally jived Clark was by Lois' mad managerial skills? God! How happy he is when he greets Oliver!
I wonder what would have happened during the cufflinks scene if Lois hadn't filled the silence with her banter? Clark didn't seem remotely inclined to stop gazing at Lois.
When he talks about his not being able to master his cufflinks, he knows he's leaving himself open to ribbing by Lois. But he's also indirectly asking her to come forward.
His is not a blank face. That's plain, unadulterated interest, completely focused on Lois. *squee* Clark never hesitates in this episode. He turns Oliver down flat and says being at the wedding is more important than going after Lex, he chooses to keep the drive away from Oliver, he remains committed to the choice he made to remove his 'secret' from Chloe's memory, and he never avoids physical or eye contact with Lois and goes so far as to initiate it.
I was thinking about the Clois hospital scene in Zod earlier and it seems to me that since that day (a very empowering one for Clark), Clark has never really avoided Lois - with the notable exception that proves the rule - Crimson. Lois is the one who grows uncomfortable with the UST between them. Her reaction is to deflect the tension with a humorous putdown or by defending herself with an offense (punching him in the arm).