Wow, that was...intense!
Poor Jonathan. HAving to witness all of this going on and like..he has to tell all of this to Martha and then they have to sort it all out with Clark. He just realized they might be well over their head with this one, yet they still feel absolutely committed to it. Becoming new parents is hard enough, even more so for a kid of some years. Add all the trauma...it's going to be an absolute hard ride for them. ANd they don't even know about the fancy superpowers that will kick in at some point, maybe some of them already have. And like...that's frightening enough for a stable child. One with this Clark's background? Yeah, that's gonna be a shitshow.
I'm convinced JM will do their best, as per usual. It won't be smooth sailing though, for all of the three, that's for sure.
One wonders if the Petersons were aware of Clark's dependency to the sun, given they locked up the windows and all that, or if this is just part of their general abusive behavior. (and if so, could that mean the development of powers has been prolonged as a result?) The morbid part of me would really like to know some more about their motivations doing what they did. Since they're dead and Clark is too young to have a frame for all that, we probably never will though. Not that that makes it any better.
So, JM basically have to start from scratch. And they also have a social worker on their trail to whom they have to prove they have that one. Which will...not be easy. Let's hope the lady in this case is smart enough to get it probably won't get any better for little CLark anywhere ele, too. (though she might want to bring him somewhere to a foster parent who has experience with this kinds of issues so that might be something to deal with)
Aaanyway...that wil be a wild ride. I'm so in for that.
