See - the Martha/Lionel thing is still there -- as is the knowledge that the Kents are not the Waltons - but no one is explicitly saying it. But dude - I see it and it is there and you just have to actually watch those scenes.

Unlike the Lana thing - I think this is something the creators actually get - that while, for the most part the Kents are really good bunch of people, sometimes lines get crossed and ultimately the person that will pay for that is Lex. I really think this is the story they are telling. So quit fast-forwarding that shit and watch the end of Rosetta again and watch the expression on Bo Duke's face as soon as Clark can't see him. That is not a man who is certain he is right. That is just a Daddy who is scared.