I loved the stronger, more inquisitive Lois. I especially liked her 'discussion' with herself about her 'date' with Clark. In a very short period of time she went from 'Not my type' to 'Good for her, just what she needed'. If she had more 'discussions' like this with herself in the series she might have avoided many of the issues she had in the last part of Season 1 and first part of Season 2.
Mike
