Brilliant! And yet, all I can think of is that this now requires a long, angsty follow-up story about Clark being in love with a woman it hurts to be near.
You know, Queenie, that was my exact same reaction. And then I started wondering, what if Clark met Lois before he even knew what Kryptonite was? What could he think?
OTOH, what he had already encountered Kryptonite before he met the Poisoned Lois? So at least then he would have an idea, and he could x-ray her (from afar) and see the chips buried under her skin.
But not knowing about kryptonite at all - that's harsh.
