I love the idea that Wells set this up to inspire alt-Clark and build up his confidence. Not only does alt-Clark not have his Lois (or didn't), the whole world knows who he is. That's a lot to deal with.

Aw- alt-Clark gets his Lois afterall. It would be interesting to see how this Lois interacts with Clark when she knows his identity at the first meeting. (Hint, hint..)

Joan