Originally posted by Queen of the Capes:
Even more importantly, consider the suddenly different tone of Chip Off the Old Clark. Having a checkered past before you get engaged is one thing. Consider instead that this man married young, has been chained to a wife and child for ten years, suddenly gets a double identity and the freedom to go where he pleases...and that's about when this woman claims Superman knocked her up.
That's harmless fun.
But Clark traveled the world between college and the Planet. And he moved on when he has helped too much. On the other hand, we know what happened with Lana in the Alt-U. Lois isn't the one to make him deny his powers. So how does this work? In all the other Alt-Beginnings that have him raising a child and no Lois, he isn't Superman. But in the Pilot, Lois comes up with the change of clothes. So, will he already be Superman? Or will he have to deny his powers for the sake of family? Will even he *tell* her? Now, that could backfire, him not telling her for ten years.
Of course, there is the floating-in-your-sleep bit. And Season 1: what about the whole Luthor-Setup. Is he still going after Lois with all the fallout for the Planet? *)
To be frank, I can't really see the story fast forwarding over their early stages of their career. But I'm more then willing to read the proof that this could work after all
Either they both work at some minor news paper, perhaps even different ones, due to their family and Lois doesn't get into investigative predicaments. Then how do they get the stories and the Planet once S1 starts.
Or they would both have to be at the Planet from the get go with Clark being her partner once the Kerth-stories start to come in. He certainly couldn't sit on the sidelines while his wife has to get out from under the JoD by her self. Which brings us back to the Becoming-Superman-Issue.
Michael
*) But what if Lois really were to be galactically stupid and not blinded by love? She doesn't know. And she doesn't recognize him for two years. But he still comes up with lame excuses. And since her body would still know her husband, she would be drawn to Superman, perhaps being torn apart by guilt and lust and anger at Clark for lame excuses. Which would allow for his lame excuses to go somewhat unchallenged. Well, as much as they did in on the Show. It would also explain why Luthor thinks he can push his way in.
