^ Yes I think that's the tragic thing for me and it took me a long time to accept it. But if we remember and look through all the seasons, he always viewed his powers as a burden and although I am happy with the growth that he received during season 9-10 when he finally became the hero that I knew he could be since he embraced who he was, it still was true to him.

So in my headcanon, Clark accepted who he was but Lois became pregnant and he decided to give away his family to be a full time father and return to the farm just like how the Kents raised him.


And you had 3 Smallville writers actually write the scene. So it wasn't even Marc who wrote the scene... and co-creator Alfred Gough even signed off on it. So that mean they all loved the direction or at least felt it rung true to him.