I was really glad to see Clark open up and face his own grief for his own losses, and admit (if only to himself) that his life has been, and still is, very hard in a lot of ways. I think he needed to do that. He's been strong for everybody else for so long now. I guess it's been bothering me that this poor Clark has had so little emotional support up to this point.
And really, it was great to see Lois offering comfort to Clark. Props to her for that. But at the same time, she's still saying she isn't ready to let him in. Sigh. Well, maybe working this "case" together will work its usual L&C magic, and draw them closer.
I think we all (characters and readers) needed the release that this part offered, because I have the feeling that things are going to get tense again...
