(And I can tell ya, when the episode first played, we were all waiting in line to get ourselves kryptonite bats so we could whack some sense into him. [Wink]
Here, here, Pam!
And this:
It's not that it makes sense, it's that it's completely nonsensical -- so people keep trying to fix it [Smile]
I don't think I've ever read a post-Contact fic which suggested that what Clark did was the right thing to do.
So true...
Is it in character? Sadly, yeah, I think so. He's an idiot on a semi-regular basis, especially when it comes to obsessing and taking too much responsibility and being way too noble for his own good.
But we love him anyway.
And I totally agree with that, too.
-- DJ