Great call about Clark discussing guilt with Chloe. I agree that that was the most complex emotion he was experiencing and therefore his opening up to her was one of the most significant emotional breakthroughs in the episode. The other, for me, was him turning to Martha and crying in her arms. I was so relieved because the two of them need to grieve together, at least briefly, to reconnect as a family.
In many ways Clark's phase of denial was a natural stage of grief, and I found Lana's behaviour presumptuous partly because of her insistence that he move through that phase so quickly. On the other hand, I was fearful that he would remain in that phase. I did want him to process his grief, be it alone or with someone else, but I think I most wanted him to reach out to Martha a bit more, which he did by the end of the ep.
I suspect this episode hit buttons for many people because it dealt head-on with grief and emotional processing and we all have our own sensitivities about that.
(Mine was definitely the 'all griefs are equivalent' theme running through the ep, which I baulked at, but I'm trying to bite that back! I know it's just a personal issue of mine.)
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In many ways Clark's phase of denial was a natural stage of grief, and I found Lana's behaviour presumptuous partly because of her insistence that he move through that phase so quickly. On the other hand, I was fearful that he would remain in that phase. I did want him to process his grief, be it alone or with someone else, but I think I most wanted him to reach out to Martha a bit more, which he did by the end of the ep.
I suspect this episode hit buttons for many people because it dealt head-on with grief and emotional processing and we all have our own sensitivities about that.
(Mine was definitely the 'all griefs are equivalent' theme running through the ep, which I baulked at, but I'm trying to bite that back! I know it's just a personal issue of mine.)