No, I haven't seen it, but I understand the concept (what I'm thinking of is Jenn's Handful of Dust fic, and basing on what you described, the're about the same) and I'd agree with you if Clark showed any indication of actually having fun with what he was doing. But he doesn't.
Ah. I actually haven't read 'Handful of Dust' yet (it's on my storage card, waiting to be read...), but the Superman of the Justice Lords isn't really 'having fun' doing it. He got fed up one day with the bad guys always getting back out, beating the system, paying people off, whatever (okay, one specific bad guy was the last straw, and I'm sure you know who I'm referring to ;) ), and he finally decided that instead of just capturing bad guys, they were going to stop them with finality. And until the world is nice and orderly, the Justice Lords run things with an iron hand. Of course, humans being humans, things will never be 'nice and orderly'. The creepiest part is when we find out that after the somewhat messy way he stopped Lex, he's honed his technique and lobotomizes enemies with his heat vision. Neat, quick, probably not overly painful -- but creepy!
[They also get nice, sexy costume changes (except for the bell thing Hawkgirl uses as a helmet...), and Diana has a nice, practical, short hairstyle that looks DAMNED good on her.]
He keeps hating his gifts, he keeps feeling helpless cause there's nothing he can do, he keeps feeling *guilty* because he can't save everyone and has to pick and choose what he does and hurt people in the process.
If Clark *didn't* have that reaction, then yes, I'd agree with you that he is far more of a danger than I think he is, at this point. But as it is, (to me, anyway) Clark reads as a very reluctant hero, being pushed into his destiny by his guilt over the meteor rocks that came with him to Smallville. And I don't think a very reluctant anything can later, in turn, become a deadly anything, because he doesn't have the drive or the desire for it.
I don't think he's a danger at this point, but I can definitely see him growing up to be the Superman who gets fed up and takes that final step over the line. I don't see how his reluctance and guilt now will keep him from becoming disillusioned, weary, and finally just plain fed up with people 'using' the justice system to get away with crimes or just going out and committing them again once they serve their time. The Superman in 'A Better World' doesn't intentionally set out to be a world dictator, he just knows what's best for people, and has the power to enforce it...
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Ah. I actually haven't read 'Handful of Dust' yet (it's on my storage card, waiting to be read...), but the Superman of the Justice Lords isn't really 'having fun' doing it. He got fed up one day with the bad guys always getting back out, beating the system, paying people off, whatever (okay, one specific bad guy was the last straw, and I'm sure you know who I'm referring to ;) ), and he finally decided that instead of just capturing bad guys, they were going to stop them with finality. And until the world is nice and orderly, the Justice Lords run things with an iron hand. Of course, humans being humans, things will never be 'nice and orderly'. The creepiest part is when we find out that after the somewhat messy way he stopped Lex, he's honed his technique and lobotomizes enemies with his heat vision. Neat, quick, probably not overly painful -- but creepy!
[They also get nice, sexy costume changes (except for the bell thing Hawkgirl uses as a helmet...), and Diana has a nice, practical, short hairstyle that looks DAMNED good on her.]
He keeps hating his gifts, he keeps feeling helpless cause there's nothing he can do, he keeps feeling *guilty* because he can't save everyone and has to pick and choose what he does and hurt people in the process.
If Clark *didn't* have that reaction, then yes, I'd agree with you that he is far more of a danger than I think he is, at this point. But as it is, (to me, anyway) Clark reads as a very reluctant hero, being pushed into his destiny by his guilt over the meteor rocks that came with him to Smallville. And I don't think a very reluctant anything can later, in turn, become a deadly anything, because he doesn't have the drive or the desire for it.
I don't think he's a danger at this point, but I can definitely see him growing up to be the Superman who gets fed up and takes that final step over the line. I don't see how his reluctance and guilt now will keep him from becoming disillusioned, weary, and finally just plain fed up with people 'using' the justice system to get away with crimes or just going out and committing them again once they serve their time. The Superman in 'A Better World' doesn't intentionally set out to be a world dictator, he just knows what's best for people, and has the power to enforce it...