The plot in the episode is a typical comic book plot but the real story is in the doubts both Lois and Clark suffer from. The theme of the whole episode is on fear of commitment. It's a bit of a comidy as usual, it's funny seeing the dreams both of the main characters have which of course are in the form of a couple of Classic TV shows I Love Lucy and Dragnet; and the movie franchise James Bond. The parodies are key on with the characters psyches although the James Bond fantasy that Lois has is ironically funny since Teri Hatcher was in a James Bond film.
But it's also a through examination into the theme. We see a parallel between both Lois and Clark and the villianous couple played well by Johnathan Frakes (Star Trek: Next Generation) and Genie Francis (General Hospital). They portray a couple the seems all too perfect, from common interests, thinking alike, and always happy since they always wear smiles on their face like plastic toy figurines. But we see underneth this idalistic facade of the perfect couple lies an emptyness, there seems to be no real pashion or any feeling for that manner. Could explain why they have this constant need to collect things to fill in a pashionless void.
That's why Clark and Lois are a couple that are destined to make it, because both of them don't have a perfect relationship. Both are different in both interests and characteristics; they've ran into some bumps in the road which consist of fear, fights, disagreements, like/dislike, rifts and obsticles. But these things always make their love survive and continue to get stronger.
A facinating moment was when both of them are caged, and are a mere distance away from each other, so close yet so far. Obviously this is a metaphor for the rift both of them have created in their relationship which was created by fear. And the protective forcefield symbolism of their own doubts about one another. Both have a long and facinating conversation about where their relationship is going and the fear they both feel. The camera uses close up shot of their faces while their talking, it gives us the feeling of physical closeness as if their both litterally touching one another through their words. And the last moment doesn't disapoint as they both execute a Macgyver like excape.
Like any healthy couple if they can get out of that situation, then they can get out of any situation. And thats why these two work.
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