Your hook worked for me too.
I'm intrigued... Paris... so much potential (although i too had that eiffel tower scene from Supes 2 in my head)...
I'm curious to see how you find 'excuses' for Superman and/or Clark to end up in Paris as well, or pull Lois back to Metropolis...
I really like the timeframe... there was so much brushed over in Season 2 that could have been....
Looking forward to the next part!