I just love that Lex shoots Lois. It is the best development ever. He is so trying to negotiate things to make himself the hero that it backfires, literally. That is the scene in the first season, pre-fly hard I hated the most, so I just have to say I love, love, love the redo.
On rereading that I know it looks bad, but I think this is a much better development. I do think that Clark is a lunk-head for not telling Lois that Menken accused Lex of being behind the whole thing. I guess he could only know that as Superman, but he probably could fuge the details enough to make it work. OK, maybe not yet, but soon.
I think Clark is wise to open up to Lois. Now he just has to hope she never goes to Smallville to investigate.
