there was a comic once when star labs explained to superman why he doesnt grow older... its because he did all his growing in his youth, (physically) and that kryptonians must age that way in yellow sun(they were hypothesizing). They also told him that he would most likely outlive the planet earth
well he has to have aged from childhood to adulthood along with the rest, thus being the same age as lana and pete and whatnot. But even on the Lois and Clark series, STAR labs told Lois that'd shed grow old and she wouldnt even see a change in him.. cuz she kept seein herself as 80 in the mirror
Just curious...when the boy see's clark's death (or doesn't see it) what exactly does he say?
Does he say that his death is unclear, or that there isn't a death...because perhaps the reason he doesn't see his fate is because his fate isn't decided...because he hasn't chosen his path (perhaps part of that is his alternate self we see this season, Kal-El).
Perhaps he will die but at that point he had a choice for how his life gets carried out (choosing to be Kal-El or Clark, or perhaps jsut choosing to "save the world" or just be a normal person).
I mean, obviously he could have seen "You die when you get exposed to some rock for to long when you are older" because there is always the possiblity in the future when he is fighting evil people that one of them will kill him with the help of krptonite, so he could have seen that fate.
remember, clark isn't indestructable...you can kill him if you use krptonite....so it would kinda ruin any thrill of future movies or stories of superman...because it would prove that no matter who he fights, they won't defeat him....kinda boring now
Anyway, i rambled a bit, hopefully someone will be able to answer my original question...about his dual fates.
That pretty much is the basis of this thread; will Clark die.. which in a way encompasses you question into it.
In my opinion, the fate of Clark CANNOT be seen, as the power of the child extends only to certain grounds. Due to the fact that Clark is not human, being able to see his demise is impossible.
The other thing, which helps us not take that boy into serious consideration, is that the extent of his power cannot be specifically explained.
From that episode you can assume he can see the fates of HUMANs...because he say deaths and then they occured, but that only happened with humans...since clark was the first alien he touched, and he didn't see his death then it could be a power that can somehow read human fates but not the fates of others.
That or clark's connection with kryptonite and how kryptonite gave the boy his powers might be conflicting with what the boy sees.
The TV series i don't think was brave enough to take such a step as to say "Clark will not die"...i think the assumption from that episode was that we do not know what will happen...if you were supposed to get the ide athat he won't die, it would ruin any suspence in any future movies.
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