Oops. Of course -- I had been thinking of the conversation from SV, not GGGoH. I think it's time for a re-watch of the series... Thanks for the correction.
I'll take this opportunity (after I have wiped the egg off of my face) to say that the phrase "strange visitor from another planet" has always bothered me. I know it goes back a long way, but it never seemed to me to be appropriate. The word "visitor" implies that the individual is planning to stay only for a possibly long, possibly undefined, but finite length of time, after which s/he intends to leave. It is Clark's intention to call Earth his home for the rest of his life; therefore, a phrase such as "strange resident from another planet" or "strange immigrant from another planet" would be much more fitting.
Last edited by Lynn S. M.; 04/18/21 09:15 PM.