I was looking at the Soul Mates episode thread, and it reminded me of a conversation I once had with an elderly friend who believed in the concept of soul mates. He said that he had lived 13 times and his wife 12, and that he and his wife had been together in all 12 of her incarnations. He also said that it wasn't always a good thing--apparently he was pretty awful during at least one incarnation (supposedly he murdered his wife with an ax during the American Civil War).
That brings to mind a potential L&C soul mates plot bunny: What if during one or more incarnations Lois or Clark (or both) had turned out, for whatever reason, to be a horrible person? How would that affect them in that incarnation, and how would it affect them in future incarnations?
"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad."
"How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.”
- Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
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