I've been so fed up with his characterization the last few years, but this sort of broke through all that.

Oh, good. I can't tell you how much that means to me. Because I have shared that horror at what Clark has become in the last few seasons - I cringe each time I try to watch an episode - and the first line of this popped into my head today as a way for me to justify the terrible character-limbo the writers have given Clark, lately. And if what I wrote made sense to you, I'm very happy.