I really love Oliver. What a sweet kid. Of course, growing up with Lois and Clark he's more mature (and responsible) than his years. I'm a bit surprised that Clark didn't call his folks and talk to them about what happened after the balloon incident and waited WEEKS before telling them. It's sad that he doesn't confide in them any longer. Oliver's reaction to Lois telling Martha was hilarious, though.
I'd love to see more with Oliver. Either another story when he's a teenager and has more control with his powers (perhaps learning to fly vertically instead of horizontally). Or an epilogue showing the emergence of a rumored new hero, and Oliver rolling his chair across the room to scoff at the water-cooler talk.
Telling someone that their grandson can fly (sort of) & shoot fire from his eyes is something that should be done in person and you can't see reactions over the phone. By waiting he was able to witness their reactions and answer their questions with the information learned from Dr. Klein. Now that Oliver is in on the secret more frequent trips to Smallville are possible. He, Oliver & Lois will be visiting a lot more regularly now.
Oliver was trying to keep the secret.
I have thought about an older Oliver. I don't know if I'll ever do anything with it though.
Thanks for the comments.
