Superman Movieverse Forum

I liked the part when Ben showed Lois and Richard their rooms, and said what he did about people staying in the same room after their married. and Lois' relieved look on her face when she realized they wouldn't be sleeping in the same bed. HA!

I try to feel bad for Richard, I do! But it's so easy not to..

jj_the_elusive wrote on Jan 5^th, 2009 at 1:52am:
I understand, but I'm really trying to be fair with him.  I won't prolong his agony any longer than necessary.

Bellarata wrote on Jan 5^th, 2009 at 4:32am:
Well, it won't drag out the conflict with Richard too long, but note that time moves much slower in the Family Reunion universe than it does here:  Over the past six months, barely nine days have passed in the FR Universe.  I promise I won't drag that out any longer than absolutely necessary.

Bellarata wrote on Jan 5^th, 2009 at 4:32am:
Thank you for the wonderful compliment.

Given all the comments I've gotten at some of the other fanfiction sites, I felt compelled to post my response here as well.  It will show up on the other sites when I post this chapter there Thursday (1/15/2009).

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Just a couple reminders to everyone who’s been following the story:  First, Richard’s a good man trying his best to deal with an extraordinary situation that he doesn’t have all the facts on.  His arguments with Lois don’t make him any less the good man presented in the Superman Returns film.  It’s simply a side-effect of the upheaval in their personal relationship and not even a saint would hold his tongue when confronted with all of that.

Second, time doesn’t move very fast in the Family Reunion universe.  Remember, it’s still only the sixth day since the paternity revelation, and that hasn’t left a lot of time to consider life changing decisions.  Such decisions require at lot of time and attention, and weighing the pros and cons before doing something impulsive that could dramatically affect other people around you.  It wouldn’t be fair to anyone to rush that, and our principals here aren’t.  The relationship issues may not be moving as quickly there as some would like, but as I said, time doesn’t move very fast in this universe.

Brin_Londo5 wrote on Jan 11^th, 2009 at 9:12pm:
I think most people missed that, and a lot them were wondering why the Lois/Richard situation was dragging out so long.

Brin_Londo5 wrote on Jan 11^th, 2009 at 9:12pm:
And his arguments with Lois doesn't change that.

Brin_Londo5 wrote on Jan 11^th, 2009 at 9:12pm:
Many have presented strong arguments for and against that being the OTP in the Superman universes.  I have my preference, but I'll try not to be too biased by it and stay true to the characters.