MikeMOne big difference, to me, is that canon Lois would have just sat and complained the entire 2 days that she was stuck at the airport where this Lois dove in and created many great human interest stories that the Planet could use. The old sage about lemons and lemonade...
You know, I didn't even think about that? She would have been screaming bloody murder and driving people nuts. Because Lois saw the human element she was able to write a number of compassionate stories. That whole scene is based partially on my own and my brother's travel experiences. Believe me, being in an airport without heat in the dead of winter is no laughing matter.
