I enjoyed it but for me there were more questions than answers. How does this affect his decision to go public? Now that he knows there's something out there that can affect him, what does that do to his thoughts regarding his powers?

CLARK: No. I'm just worried I'm a jinx.
JONATHAN: A jinx?
CLARK: Yeah. Let's face it, ever since she's known me, Lois's been kidnapped, frozen, pushed off buildings, almost stabbed, poisoned, buried alive and who knows what else, and it's all because of me.
-"Contact" (You're not her jinx, you're her blessing.)